Pennsylvnia Federation of College Republicans

Mike Ubbens and myself were able to go to a John McCain event about a month ago in Wilkes Barre/Scranton. Our crew of College Republicans were interviewed by local papers, NPR (did anyone hear me on NPR??), and The Wall Street Journal. Pretty exciting! I finally got the pictures on to the computer. It’s a good thing I am NOT going to school for photography. The only video I got was McCain blowing his nose so thats obviously not going up. Anyway here are the pictures for your viewing pleasure

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My advice: Get out there! Get to events! If you feel comfortable do some interviews but always be polite, educated on the topic and well spoken Check out this picture. CR’s totally took over the stage!

As the world turns its head towards Beijing, Russia has seized the opportunity of an occupied limelight and invaded Georgia. I cannot say I’m surprised. Just the hour or so of research I’ve done on the Ossetia-Georgia conflict shows that something was eventually to happen. With no ceasefire in sight and the quick advance of Russian troops beyond South Ossetia, things may escalate further.

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This past Friday, August 1, something miraculous happened in the House of Representatives. Instead of grabbing their ankles for the Democrats’ adjournment resolution, House Republicans decided to act like Conservative and began a five hour protest on the House Floor. The reason for this unprecedented display of patriotism was Pelosi and Co.’s refusal to allow a vote on off-shore drilling. She turned off the C-SPAN cameras, the mics, and the lights. But she couldn’t silence our voice. The People were invited to our House. They were allowed on the Floor to join in the revolt. Representative after Representative gave stirring speeches. When it was over, the Sons of Liberty left the Floor to cheers of “USA! USA! USA!” And they’re still in Washington, working to bring energy independence to the country, demanding President Bush or Pelosi bring Congress back.

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One of the most powerful and valuable projects that I have ever participated in throughout my years in college is the 9/11 Never Forget Project. This program, which is sponsored by the Young America’s Foundation, centers around a memorial created to remember all of those who perished on September 11^th, 2001. The memorial involves a display of 2,977 flags, one for every person who died that day. It is important to note that this project, even though it is commonly sponsored by College Republican groups, is not a political event in nature; anyone is welcome to participate in this event.

As the President of the Robert Morris University College Republicans, I headed up this project on our campus. We brought together volunteers of every political belief and spent three hours on Monday, September 10^th, 2007, creating the tribute on the front lawn of our student center. On Tuesday, September 11^th, all of the students, faculty, and staff were asked to participate in a moment of silence (which was voluntary) as the bells on campus chimed at 9:11am. We left the memorial up until the afternoon of Friday the 14^th to give the campus community a time to reflect. We received several wonderful comments (from individuals of various political beliefs) and it is something that we look forward to doing again this year.

As I stated before, this IS NOT a political event. Those that try to make this project out to be a political event are missing the point. The point is to make light of a major event that happened in the lives of college students today. My parents can remember where they were when they heard that John F. Kennedy, Jr. had been assassinated; our generation can remember where they were when we heard that the Twin Towers had fallen. I have found that this particular event brings people of all beliefs together, regardless of what anyone may say.

If you are interested in hosting this event at your school, please contact Patrick Coyle from the Young America’s Foundation at 1-800-USA-1776.

Politico.com is reporting that the Democratic National Campaign Committee plans to spend $554,000 in TV advertising on behalf of current congressman Jason Altmire in the 4th district as he tries to fend off a challenge from former congresswoman Melissa Hart.

The DCCC is dispatching $35 million to buy ads in 31 districts nationwide. They’re spending less than a third of that money helping out their incumbents. It seems pretty clear that the Democrats are nervous about their ability to hold onto this seat. They ought to be! Congresswoman Hart is running a strong, issue-focused campaign and an excellent grassroots effort.

If you’d like to get involved, there are several opportunities to help with door-to-door efforts in the next few weeks:

Saturday 7/12, West Deer Township (Allegheny County), 4 PM - evening
 
Saturday 7/19, Pine Township (Allegheny County), 10:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Sunday 7/20,  Indiana Township  (Allegheny County),12: 30 PM - evening
 
Saturday 7/26, Mercer County, meeting at 10:00 AM in Hermitage
Sunday 7/27, West Deer Township 12:30 PM - evening
 
Satuday 8/2, Murrysville, Delmont and Export (Westmoreland County), 1030am - evening
Sunday 8/3, Murrysville, Delmont and Export, 12:30 PM - evening
 
Also, on Friday 8/1, Congresswoman Hart will be walking in West Deer Township Community Day Parade and needs a few volunteers to walk with her. Line-up is at 6 PM.

For more information or to RSVP, please contact Mike McMullen at mpmreferee@yahoo.com