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College conservatives say the excitement of a historic presidential election — which could send the first black American to the White House — has become clouded by an atmosphere of intimidation and hostility on campus. “People on campus who say they’re the most tolerant, they simply do not walk the walk,” said Brand Kroeger, chairman of the George Washington University College Republicans and head of the D.C. Federation of College Republicans. Mr. Kroeger said he has been flooded with calls from students who feel they cannot express their views in favor of Republicans for fear of being shouted down. GW...

An elections official said she has received between five and 10 complaints about Tuesday's judge of elections at precinct 25 in the HUB-Robeson Center -- College Democrats President Enrique Ortiz. Centre County Elections Office department clerk Jodi Neidig, who was in charge of recruiting elections officers for the HUB, said she "can guarantee" Ortiz will never work for Centre County during another election. She said she was "extremely disappointed" in the way precinct 25 was run as a whole. Ortiz, speaking on behalf of himself and not the College Democrats, said the HUB polling place was "horribly run" and an...

Pro-Abortion Kerry’s Lecture Cancelled at CUA Due to “Scheduling Conflict” CUA Vice-President denies that invitation was extended By Meg Jalsevac WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - LifeSiteNews.com reported last week that Catholic University of America's (CUA) newspaper 'The Tower' had revealed that the College Democrats at CUA had received the necessary permission from the administration and subsequently invited pro-abortion Senator Kerry to lecture at the University. In its current issue released just today, The Tower newspaper is now reporting that according to both the Senator's congressional office and the College Democrats, "Sen. John Kerry will not speak at the...

Students say Democrats misunderstood By CHRISTOPHER LEONARD, Associated Press Writer1 hour, 19 minutes ago College Democrats sound a lot like the 1960s British rock band, the Animals, who sang — "I'm just a soul whose intentions are good, please don't let me be misunderstood." While a tangible sense of optimism was evident Friday at the three-day College Democrats National Convention, several students expressed frustration, saying voters simply don't understand the Democratic Party and its priorities. Many of the 400 in attendance were upbeat about the party's prospects in the midterm elections, especially with polls showing a preference for Democratic candidates....

The California Young Democrats with a coat hanger and a smile visited the offices of California State Legislators to deliver a message celebrating the fact that the number of abortion related deaths has decreased since the passage of Roe v. Wade. But what they don’t mention is the fact that over 45 million babies have been killed in the process. Read More... Craig DeLuz Visit The Home of Uncommon Sense... www.craigdeluz.com

A member of the Stanford Democrats aids a student in signing up for the upcoming California special election. The Stanford Democrats, in partnership with Stanford Students for Choice, held a noontime Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally in White Plaza yesterday to inform, register and empower students to vote in California’s Nov. 8 special election. Under overcast skies, the organizers managed to gather between 30 and 40 people, with many more passersby briefly stopping to listen. Stanford Democrats President Margot Isman, a sophomore, kept the event moving and high energy. “Let’s get registered,” she screamed to the crowd of onlookers....

Continuing his Maine Denial Tour, Al Franken has kicked the nerve factor up a notch with a shameless weekend speech to Bowdoin College Democrats. While the young, eager Brunswick-based students soaked up rhetoric faster than SpongeBob SquarePants, Franken somehow still managed to disappoint them, by refusing to answer any questions. Why? As Frank Chi, campus Democrats co-president, explains in the Times Record:

Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards repeated his pledge to provide free tuition for first-year college students as he accepted an endorsement from the president of College Democrats of America on Wednesday. “Young people are going to play a critical role in this campaign and this election,” Edwards said during a conference call, speaking from Philadelphia with College Deomocrats President Ashley Bell and reporters. Bell said his organization doesn’t formally endorse candidates during the nomination process, but he offered his personal support to the senator from North Carolina. “I want an affordable education, I want a job after I graduate, and...

<p>Civilization as we know it is coming to an end soon. This is not the wacky conclusion of a religious cult, but rather the result of diligent analysis sourced by hard data and the scientists who study global “Peak Oil” and related geo-political events.</p>

Al "It's the Jews' fault" Sharpton spoke today at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, sponsored by the College Democrats and State Rep. Yaphett El-Amin, D-Dist. 57. Rep. El-Amin introduced him, after the usual tirade about "Bush spending on war instead of keeping schools open", referring to the recent school closings at the St. Louis public school district. Then, Fat Al gave his speech. First, he gave his campaign promises: Repealing Bush's "tax cuts for the wealthy", and give healthcare, education and jobs to the poor. Then he spoke about how President Bush "misled us" into this war, and how he...

<p>BATON ROUGE - Gov. Mike Foster charges on the radio that if Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco is elected governor, her husband "would be the most powerful man in Louisiana."</p> <p>Vernon Parish voter Neil Nash calls a news office to say he's voting for "that woman Blanco because we don't need this 32-year-old foreigner in the mansion."</p>

(CNSNews.com) - The president of the College Democrats of America is facing criticism from Indian-Americans for "despicable" comments he made about a Louisiana Republican gubernatorial candidate of Indian descent. In an e-mail Tuesday, College Democrats President Ashley Bell, a law student at Louisiana State University, informed students of the upcoming governor's election between Democrat Lt. Gov. Kathleen Blanco and former Bush administration official Bobby Jindal, who was born a Hindu. "On Saturday -- we nominated Kathleen Blanco the Lt. Governor to be our nominee to take on Bush's personal 'Do Boy' Bobby Jindal," Bell wrote. "Jindal is Arab American and...

One of their support emails: -- BiG 03 ---------- Bell-Geldon for CDA www.BiG03.com With convention only a few days away - We wanted to wish everyone a safe trip into DC and remind you to BYOB -- Bring Your Own Beads!! BiG 03 is having a "No Turning Back" Mardi Gras Party on Friday night after the YDA event in the BiG 03 Presidential Suite of the Hyatt!!!!! The Beer and Liquor is on us so bring as many Party Gras Beads you may have! Come dressed to Party not Politic as we will have authentic "Hurricanes" straight from Burbon...

On Location Martin Sheen, who plays President Bartlet On NBC's "The West Wing," joined a College Democrats rally yesterday on the Hill. Two other would-be presidents were also in attendance: Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle and Sen. Joe Lieberman.