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The election of Audra Shay to chairwoman of the Young Republican National Federation in July shined a national spotlight on what is typically a quiet, biannual occurrence for an organization that purports to represent a key GOP constituency. What was widely perceived as Shay’s overt racism attracted unprecedented attention to the YRNF, provoking multitudinous questions about Shay’s suitability for the top job and the nature of the 10,000-member-strong organization. “Audra Shay and The New Ice Age of the Young Republicans,” read one Huffington Post headline, shortly after the July convention in Indianapolis. “Recent events have made one wonder about the...

Pike County - Young Republicans in Pike County have formed a chapter of the Pennsylvania Federation of Young Republicans (payrs.com) and the Young Republican National Federation (yrnf.com) in Pike County. The Young Republicans reach out to registered Republicans between the ages of 18 and 40 and is the oldest political youth organization in the country. The Pike County Young Republicans (PCYR) will give young voters in the area an opportunity to become more involved in local, state, and national politics while also giving them the ability to let the party know what is important to young voters today. The PCYR...

From Right At Home Blog: Why would he say that? What awful thing have they done? Answer: asking John Tanner to come out of hiding and meet with his constituency. This is the intelligent discussion Democrats are engaging in. Disagree with them, you’re a Nazi. *The Democratic Party Chairman of Madison County in Tennessee has called Young Republicans there "brownshirts" for sending out a petition to garner support for a John Tanner town hall meeting regarding healthcare. The story can be found at the above link at the Nashville Post Politics Blog.

AU students protest Barney speech About 130 American University students have signed an online petition of sorts asking the school's administration to withdraw an invitation to Barney Frank, who is slated to deliver a commencement address at AU's School of Public Affairs in a few weeks. The students blame the fiery House Financial Services chairman for the financial meltdown, singling out his longtime support of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as contributing to the severity of the crisis and magnitude of bailouts. "Many of us are having trouble finding a job and are finding our ability to get into grad...

The University of Mary Washington is scheduled to hold a rally with both Obama and Joe Biden at their historic Fredericksburg, Virginia campus on Saturday, September 27, at 5:15 PM. The university's bookstore is selling 1,000 Obama / Biden t-shirts at their bookstore starting today (Friday). T-shirts have the university's logo on the front and has the words " Obama was there, Biden was there, I was there, UMW 08 " on the back. Cost: $9.99. Profits from the t-shirts go to the university's bookstore. The idea for the campaign slogan t-shirt came from the university's bookstore manager, Kathy Underwood,...

"Organizers of the Republican convention demanded that a group of young Republicans take down their "Build The Fence" signs, a reference to a border fence to fight illegal immigration, while at the Xcel Center last night."

Silicon Valley Young Republican Federation: Please Attend our Fundraising bbq http://www.young-republicans.org ^ Posted on 07/19/2007 9:10:01 PM PDT by crazygoptheri Silicon Valley Young Republican Federation Location: Hellyer Park 985 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95111 US View Map | Find a Hotel When: Saturday, August 11, 5:00PM Phone: (408)243-4761 SVYRFC Annual BBQ Location: Hellyer Park, 985 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose When: Saturday, August 11, 2007 Time: Speaker series starts at 5pm New venue this year: Hellyer Park - Shadow Bluff picnic site. Invited guests include: Major Eric Egland (Reserve) (website). Chuck Page, Saratoga City Councilman Dean Andal, former Assemblyman, BOE...

Home page of Young Republicans YRs to Welcome Romney & Hunter to Florida Convention(Fred Crashed YRs?) Looks like Fred Jump the Shark because even in his video he said he was not schedule to be there! He was not officially schedule so did Mitt really pack the house or did Fred crash? A Duel: Thompson and Romney Videos 1- Gov. Romney: Conservatism Is A Philosophy Of Strength- Video 2- Fred Speech (was to be in Fort Lauderdale)- Video

Monday, July 09, 2007 Romney Rising Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 11:08 AM Romney's strong effort in Iowa is producing an interesting strategy from the MSM eager for a long campaign and perhaps soon from other GOPers, which is to simultaneously attempt to downgrade the importance of the caucuses while setting up Romney to lose the expectations game.  The Politico's story, "Does Romney Have Iowa Locked Down," is exactly the sort of story Mayor Giuliani and Senator Thompson love to see as it both puts in play a meme that, if repeated, diminishes the excitement around the first-in-the-nation contest while also setting the bar...

If you subtract the 100 or so "guests" former Gov. Mitt Romney brought with him to stuff the ballot box in Florida on Saturday night, Fred Thompson won another straw poll. As Erick Erickson over at RedState pointed out on Saturday, Romney, struggling in the polls everywhere he isn't spending money on media buys, is reduced to also buying up straw polls to promote his candidacy. He will have plunked down close to an estimated $5 million to make the Ames Republican Straw Poll in Iowa next month a personal political rally (no other major GOP candidate will be participating),...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, run" from the crowd of 350 greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. "It makes me feel like the waters are pretty warm," Thompson said afterward. He has formed an exploratory committee to gauge support for...

The Young Republican National Federation's annual convention ends tonight in Ft. Lauderdale with the announcement of its straw poll results -- a poll that, in all likelihood, Mitt Romney will win, and then use to tout as an example of how Young Republicans are enthusiastic about his campaign. But Romney had a few legs up. For one thing, the Young Republican's executive director, Jon Woodward, is the St. John's County chair for Romney. The convention's chief organizer is Brian Graham, who is also a Romney backer. Romney's campaign helped to sponsor tonight's dinner. And the YRNF convention corporation, according to...

Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, Run," greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee from many among the 350 people at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, right, followed by Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla, left, arrives at the Capitol Hill Club on Capitol Hill in...

Thompson Wows Young Republicans By BRENDAN FARRINGTON,AP Posted: 2007-07-07 16:11:28 Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, Run," greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee from many among the 350 people at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. "It makes me feel like the waters are pretty warm," Thompson said afterward. He has formed an exploratory committee to gauge...

Former Senator Fred Thompson thanked the New York Times and Hillary Clinton campaign Saturday for some publicity in the “Scooter” Libby case. Thompson, speaking before the Young Republican National Convention Saturday in Hollywood, Florida, told the crowd how he had been an early supporter of Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s legal defense. “I didn’t know Scooter, but I knew an injustice when I saw one,” the former actor told the crowd. He went on to offer some word of thanks for the publicity about his support of Libby. “The New York Times and the Hillary Clinton campaign have got us number one...

HOLLYWOOD - Republican Senator Fred Thompson spoke to the Young Republicans Saturday and hinted a run for the presidency, but did not make an announcement. He said he is “raising seed money” and “getting people together.” “We’ll be making a decision in the not too distant future,” he said. Speaking of the 2008 elections, he said “we’ll win this next election, like so many we have before.” Thompson thanked the Young Republicans for their support, noting that he started a chapter of the group as a young man after reading “Conscience of a Conservative,” by Barry Goldwater. Thompson said in...

Silicon Valley Young Republicans Federation Weekly Alert September 9, 2006 Presidents Message Well the summer is over and the fall campaign begins. Before we get into the political season, lets reflect on the events of 9-11 and what would have happened if a Democrat was in the White House and not President Bush. Even in a place like the Bay Area where the name George W. Bush is the same as plague to many he is respected for the way he handled things during that difficult period. That is why I am resolved to help the Republican Party in November...

With the passing of Labor Day, both campaign season and football season are here. As both seasons get into full swing, the Wake County Young Republicans are sponsoring a GOP Tailgate Contest. The contest encourages Republican football fans throughout North Carolina to show their support for the GOP’s candidates by hosting Republican-themed tailgate parties at college and NFL games in North Carolina. “The GOP Tailgate Contest provides conservative football fans with a way to show their support for Republican candidates while rooting for their favorite football team,” says Dave Reynolds, Chairman of the Wake County Young Republicans. “We invite Republican...

Hello everyone !!! I hope everyone is enjoying the week. The month of September is going to be one busy month for us and I am going to need everyone's help. On Saturday September 9th we will be walking for our friend Mike Wasserman in Los Gatos we will be walking for him from 9am-1pm then after the walk we will be heading over to the Santa Clara County Republican Rally with WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Governor of California. The event will be starting one pm and it will end around three. I will be sending you the location...

2006 YR Hob Nob This 2006 YR Hob Nob was a great success. Thanks to all of the candidates, campaigns, and volunteers that made the event possible. A very special thank you goes to Suzanne Delaney and Kathy Reid. Suzanne and Kathy spent countless hours preparing for the event and did a great job! The results YR Hob Nob straw poll are as follows: Governor Austin Brooks 2 Charlie Crist 117 Richard Paul Dembinsky 0 Tom Gallagher 48 Vernon A. Palmer 0 Berthram B. Samuel 0 Joseph Smith 0 Michael W. St. Jean 0 U.S. Senate LeRoy Collins 26 Katherine...

The Silicon Valley Young Republicans Federated would like for you to attend this event this August.This is a funraiser to help raise funds for many Pro Troop causes. SVYRF Club Socials SVYRFC Annual BBQ Location: Sanborn Skyline County Park, Saratoga When: August 12, 2006 Registration: starts at 3pm Food: 4pm Program/Speakers: 5pm Clean-up: 8pm Confirmed Speakers: Claude Parrish, BOE member and Republican candidate for State Treasurer Mike Wasserman, Los Gatos town councilman, former Los Gatos mayor Elsie Gufler, Republican candidate for CA Assembly District 19 Larry Hileman, Republican candidate for CA Assembly District 24 Rob Smith, Republican candidate for CA...

The Silicon Valley Young Republicans Federated would like for you to attend this event this August.This is a funraiser to help raise funds for many Pro Troop causes. SVYRF Club Socials SVYRFC Annual BBQ Location: Sanborn Skyline County Park, Saratoga When: August 12, 2006 Registration: starts at 3pm Food: 4pm Program/Speakers: 5pm Clean-up: 8pm Confirmed Speakers: Claude Parrish, BOE member and Republican candidate for State Treasurer Mike Wasserman, Los Gatos town councilman, former Los Gatos mayor Elsie Gufler, Republican candidate for CA Assembly District 19 Larry Hileman, Republican candidate for CA Assembly District 24 Rob Smith, Republican candidate for CA...

Silicon Valley Young Republican Federated Location: Sanborn Skyline County Park 16001 Sanborn Rd, saratoga, CA View Map When: Saturday, August 12, 5:00pm Phone: Svyrfc-408 243 4761 Greetings: The Silicon Valley Young Republicans Federated would like to invite everyone to attend our event to help raise money for the troops on august 12th. We are co-sponsering this event with the California Republican Assembly unit in santa clara county. We would feel honored if you can attend or if you can not attend you can donate. SVYRF Club Socials SVYRFC Annual BBQ Location: Sanborn Skyline County Park, Saratoga When: August 12, 2006...

Young Republicans buck conventional campus wisdom By Curtis Miller In the 1960s, pot-smoking, tie-dyed hippies made up the university alternative lifestyle of an era. Today, staunch young conservatives are looking to find a similar niche on the other side of the political spectrum. In a country run by Republicans, college conservatives are steadily becoming a counter-culture to be reckoned with and more than the footnote they formerly were presumed to be. According to one study from the Harvard Institute of Politics, before the 2004 election, as many as 31 percent of college students were identifying themselves as Republicans, in comparison...

The Young Republicans of Allegheny County notified the media a day in advance. They were staging a lighthearted protest to egg on Howard Dean outside the Democratic Party fund-raiser at the Church Brew Works in Lawrenceville last night. Once the TV cameras were rolling, however, the Republicans' competitive "Scream Off" -- to spoof Dean's infamous yowl after last year's Iowa caucuses -- got upstaged by a group of not-so-funny anarchists, who ripped up their placards and tried to outscream the GOP screamers. The competing media stunts deflected at least some attention from the main event, a speech by the new...

The San Francisco Young Republicans (yes, they do exist!) are holding an event on Sunday, September 11th, to honor our men and women in uniform. We would like to invite 10-15 enlisted men and women to join us for a free Giants/Cubs baseball game along with free food and drinks before the game on Sunday, September 11th, at SBC Park. The game starts at 1:05 PM, and we will meet at another location at 11:00 AM for tailgating. Please pass this along to any soldiers you know in the Bay Area who might be interested. This is a non-partisan event,...

We face a serious situation in North Carolina. If our state "government" has its way with our county, we will be the first in the state to have a toll road on false premises. Over the past 15 years, Union County has sent over a half billion dollars in gas tax money alone to Raleigh. In that same period, we received 20% of that money back. Ironically, 15 years ago was the last time our county voted a Democrat State Senator. Now we are being told that the ONLY way to get a road in is to have it as...

I think that the day of the young conservative has definitely arrived, especially in the Tarheel State, and that can spell certain panic for the leftists in North Carolina. Today, the College Republicans of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte held a "affirmative action bake sale", in which cookies were sold based on sex and race. For a white male, a cookie cost $5, whereas a black female paid $1.25. According to the president of the club, this was merely showing that labeling and filling a "quota", even after the civil rights movement, were still the norm. I firmly...

Monday, January 31st, 2005 UCYR’s Take Stand Against Proposed Toll Road Monroe, N.C.- With an NCDOT decision looming about the proposed US 74 Bypass as to whether the road will be an state funded bypass or a toll road, the Union County Young Republicans are spearheading the effort for a state funded bypass. Last November, after the group’s efforts to help Republican candidates win the vast majority of local races, the club’s members took a unanimous vote to support a state funded bypass in Union County. “We find it troubling that the citizens of Union County have paid their ‘fair...

02/06/05 By PETER J. HOVANEC www.enquirerjournal.com Staff Writer MONROE The Union County Young Republicans are the latest group to publicly criticize the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the N.C. Legislature for considering the Monroe Bypass, or Monroe Connector, as a toll road. "We find it troubling that the citizens of Union County have paid their fair share of taxes, only to be told that the money isn¹t there to build the road,² said club chairman Nick Polyzos. "We know where the money has gone < but we would like to have the appropriate officials tell the people where it...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 - With President Bush sworn in, the parade route clear and the ballrooms empty, a group of up-and-coming Republican fund-raisers stayed in town on Friday to meet with party officials and discuss what they could do next to raise money. The "Mavericks" are a group of about 95 fund-raisers around the country, each of whom is under 40 and raised at least $50,000 - some much more - for President Bush. Together, they brought in about $11 million. As a result, they are being courted by the party, and are likely to hear from candidates for Congress...

As re-elected chairman for our Young Republican club, there are some challenges that we face this new year. After electing new officers, our number one objective is to expand our club and include new faces in our club. After being tossed into the deep end of the pool last year, with what was probably the most critical election that we will see in our lifetime. Having been able to elect Republican officials, we set our sights on expanding our sphere of influence in our county, by encouraging young people to become politically active in their communities. Another issue this year...

Hello Folks, AirBorne senior here, I have planned my vacation time to be off that week before the election. I am planning to go down to NYC--with various posters and signs to get some " coverage" from some certain ' areas" of the media. Any other person not afraid to walk around and have their face shown on TV, or willing to spend a day or two in Manhatten please PM me here. I know it is HARD for most Conservatives to be able to afford the time to try to " campaign " during the day, considering that MOST...

Here is what the media that was there said: Swift Boat Veterans stop in Monroe 10/6/2004 10:51 PM By: Shawn Flynn, News 14 Carolina WATCH THE VIDEO Swift Boat Veterans The anti-Kerry group has a new advertisement that will start airing this weekend. MONROE, N.C. -- The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, a group that has consistently questioned the integrity of presidential candidate John Kerry, stopped in Monroe on Wednesday night. Group members like Steven Gardner addressed a small crowd at the National Guard Armory. Gardner served with the Democratic senator in Vietnam and continues to be outspoken about his...

After 16 year old Hanna Buckley proposed the slogan 'Young Republicans Aren't Girlie Men' for her club last month, Sean Bulson, principal of Bethesda High School shot it down.Decrying what she considers censorship, Hanna told us: 'I didnt think it was offensive to anybody. It's just a quote from Arnold!'Buslon, citing the school district 'human relations and anti discrimination policies' said he didn't want to give the term an official blessing.'The slogan struck me as insensitive at best,' he said.'In one way, it's anti-gay, and I'm certain I could find people that say it is anti female. I know there...

Penn State Republicans Greet Dave Matthews Band Concertgoers, Friday October 1st About six o’clock Friday evening, over thirty Republicans greeted concertgoers at the entrance of the Bryce Jordan Center at Penn State. While the Young Republicans from Penn State held down the corner at University Drive drawing cheers and jeers from the passing traffic, a few of us strung out along the walk to the main entrance of the center. I had with me my battle scared Bush/Cheney sign from the September engagement with Teresa admires and the Mothers Opposed to Bush (MOB) thugs at Swab Auditorium. Some people in...

IN ENEMY TERRITORY: WATCHING THE DEBATE IN A NYC EAST VILLAGE BAR [Posted Friday, Oct. 1, 2004] Last night I watched the debate with a group of rabid, Kerry lovers in a bar in the East Village. My local Young Republican Club very smartly organized a party with both Democrats and Republicans to gather around eight to ten large televisions in San Marcos Bar and Restaurant on Saint Marks Place. This was, to put it bluntly, humbling and painful. Imagine listening to liberals -- already hungry for red meat -- howling and jeering at everything Bush said, catching every nuance...

The Union County Young Republicans(NC)will be hosting a First Ladies of Union County event, honoring prominent women in local, state and national level positions. Confirmed for the event as of now include Judy Davis, the mayor of Monroe and Sandy Moore. This is an event to promote female Republican candidates and to also inspire younger women that hard work can pay off if they are pursuing an elected office. The event will take place Thursday night, October 14th from 7-9 pm at the new Arts Center on Main Street in downtown Monroe. Open to the public. If you live in...

1100 Volunteers trained today Reminiscent of Iowa and New Hampshire three years ago, 1,100 volunteers converged in Austin today for a training session before descending on five battleground states next month.

As many of you might read or heard from here or through the local paper, Young Republicans in Union County(NC) was to hold a welcoming party for Dr. Rice this coming Monday. However, due to security reasons and requests from Washington, we must cancel the welocming party. I know many of you were looking forward to it, but we as Republicans must honor their wishes. I deeply apologize for this, and I hope you understand. Thanks.

Several calendar events for the Union County Young Republicans Club Union County Young Republicans September Meeting will be Thursday, September 9 at Dale Jarrett Ford, Indian Trail. at 7:00 PM All Republicans Welcome Please contact Nick Polyzos for more information Also 9-11 Rally for Remembrance motorcycle rally, held on 9-11. This is going to be a special day, remembering those that perished in 2001, and will never be forgotten. Our start time is at 12 PM at the BMW Ducati dealership in Stallings and will end at Iron Horse Motorcycles in Monroe. For anyone interested in helping out or participating,...

It would be a shame if the TV networks chose not to rebroadcast Wednesday morning’s RNC Youth Convention. It’s not that the remarks of Ari Fleischer, Andy Card, David Dreier, and those fetching Bush twins were newsworthy in themselves — rather, it was that several thousand young GOP attendees managed to liven up the joint with near-incandescent fervor. The people out in the U.S.A. would benefit from seeing what kind of people the next generation of GOPers really are. They are, of course, scrubbed and clean-cut kids, lugging homemade signs (CHENEY ROCKS!) and suits dry-cleaned especially for the occasion. As...

NEW YORK - Young Republicans gathered here for their party's national convention are united in applauding the war in Iraq, supporting the U.S. troops there and calling the U.S. mission a noble cause. But there's no such unanimity when they're asked a more personal question: Would you be willing to put on the uniform and go to fight in Iraq? In more than a dozen interviews, Republicans in their teens and 20s offered a range of answers. Some have friends in the military in Iraq and are considering enlisting; others said they can better support the war by working politically...

Just saw a melee on the convention floor. Some protestors infiltrated and started putting up anti-Bush banners and just got the crap kicked out of them on live TV...

Is there a website that exists for "young Republican"? I live in Shorewood, Wisconsin. My neighborhood is strongly liberal and democratic. I have six kids. My middle son (12), is very interested in politics. I have shared many articles from this website with him. He would love to be able to communicate with teens who share the Republican point of view. Most of his classmates are Democrats and hate GW. Any advise on where to send him?????

Fellow Republicans, We seem to have an issue that seems to have struck a nerve in the local Democrats. From a reliable source, I was told that Democratic candidate Beth Troutman, opponent to U.S. Representative Robin Hayes in the 8th District, has heard that "The UCYR's do not like me and are calling me evil", as were her words at a Democratic function. It was also reported that she got this info from our website. That is a lie! Our website is not for the use of a negative campaign against a candidate. Our campaign is used only as a...

More evidence of Kerry supporters abusing young Republicans. What, you may ask did the Republicans do to make the Kerry supporters mad? They were dressed up like flip-flop sandals.

Sunday at noon Wolicy Ponk, Wardaddy and I dropped in on the Nashville Coalition for Peace and Justice as they waged a demonstration just south of downtown Nashville. These activists busy themselves with a variety of projects for our mutual benefit. Some of those projects include: returning voting rights to convicted felons, overturning Tennessee’s death penalty, opposing the marriage amendment, preventing law enforcement from using racial profiling (“He looked a like a man”), and promoting everyone’s favorite street performers, The Women in Black. They also wish to involve the U.S. (under UN supervision) in Africa’s ethnic cleansing problems. Last week...

They were just children when he was president. But last June, Ben Domenech and his wife, Caroline, waited six hours to walk past the casket of Ronald Reagan as it lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda. "My wife and I were both born in the '80s, and when we were young, the only president we ever remembered was Ronald Reagan," said Domenech, a 22-year-old speechwriter for Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas). That devotion to Reagan's legacy is a defining characteristic of Domenech and five other young Republicans, ages 22 to 35, profiled in the Journal-Constitution today, on the eve of...

We are pleased to announce that YR's will be holding a bike rally for those that lost their lives on 9-11. Completely apolitical, we will come together as Americans to remember those that fell on that horrible day and to pray for them and those that they left behind. The rally is scheduled for Saturday, September 11th at high noon. All proceeds will go to the cause.