Apr 242010

4-23-10 MCRC Briefs

MARICOPA COUNTY

REPUBLICAN BRIEFS

RepComm@cox.net

www.maricopagop.org

April 23, 2010

Brewer signs far-reaching immigration bill; thousands protest http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/23/obama-ariz-immigration-measure-misguided/

Arizona Governor Signs Tough Immigration Enforcement Bill http://newsmax.com/Headline/arizona-governer-signs-Immigration/2010/04/23/id/356730

Obama Blasts Arizona Immigration Bill http://newsmax.com/Headline/Obama-Arizona-Immigration-Bill/2010/04/23/id/356696

CNN POLL: “Do you agree with Obama that Arizona’s new law is misguided.”

The vote is on right side, part way down the page. http://www.cnn.com/?gtbb=1

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 9am – 5pm. April 26, 27, & 28. Volunteer Project: Data Entry (Just entering names and addresses into Excel). Come and go as you please. Let Office Manager Carolyn Leff know when you will be there. Arizona Republican Party Hdqtrs, 3501 North 24^th St., Phx. Contact: Carolyn Leff cleff@azgop.org or 602-957-7770

LD4 Helps Grijalva Opponent: After viewing AZ Congressman Raul Grijalva’s pleas to boycott Arizona http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/apr/20/business-boycott-arizona-urged-over-immigration/, LD4 Chairman Lyle Tuttle sent a message to the LD4 PCs suggesting they write a check for $10 or $20 to “Ruth McClung for Congress,” to help remove Grijalva from office. Hoping to present McClung with a stack of contribution checks in the immediate future, Tuttle penned, “If we have just 300 of our PC’s give an average of $15, we can give Ruth a total of $4,500 – and in CD-7, that amount can make a difference!” Anyone else wanting to help with this effort can send their checks – made out to “Ruth McClung for Congress” – to Lyle Tuttle, Chairman, LD – 4 AZ GOP, 11662 W. Pincushion Ct., Surprise, AZ 85374. For more detail contact him at L.tuttle@cox.net H = 623-583-2354 C = 623-451-6928 Skype = lyle.tuttle www.azld4gop.org

John S. McCain, Will You Please Go Now? http://michellemalkin.com/ or http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126214004

Conservative Columnist Michellel Malkin Makes Cover of Townhall – See full story below.

Ariz. Immigration Debate Pressures McCain http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/US-Border-Politics/2010/04/22/id/356521

A Massive Flow of Illegals http://dateline.radioamerica.org/?p=5525

AZ REP Political Campaign Volunteers – designed to get Arizona Republican candidates and volunteers together. Kopp, founder and creator Lisa Kopp lisa_kopp357@hotmail.com

Phoenix council may delay property-tax funded city projects

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/04/23/20100423phoenix-property-tax-projects.html link for your Council person’s Phone/Email:

http://www.phoenix.gov/mayorcouncil/index.html

Brewer pledges border assistance, demands federal help http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/22/brewer-pledges-border-assistance-demands-federal-help/

Experts: Arizona years away from economic recovery http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/22/experts-arizona-years-away-from-economic-recovery/

Three finance experts appointed to retirement board http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/22/three-finance-experts-appointed-to-retirement-board/

Senate passes bill requiring equal treatment for churches in zoning http://azcapitoltimes.com/blog/2010/04/22/senate-passes-bill-requiring-equal-treatment-for-churches-in-zoning/

New Home Sales Jump From Record Low – Sales of new homes surged 27 percent last month, bouncing off the previous month’s record low and blowing past expectations as better weather and government incentives boosted sales. http://www.kpho.com/tu/5PcPxgAGN.html

Businesses outside Arizona have a skewed view of state http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/04/26/story10.html

Qwest sale to CenturyTel has implications for Arizona http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2010/04/19/daily57.html

Second Navy SEAL found not guilty in Iraq assault case http://email.foxnews.com/t?ctl=4435:871547D22B8506434AEAC31A79339FCB&

Retired Army general: Lt. Col. Lakin has ‘valid point’ http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7385

Graham: Muslims ‘Enslaved’ by Their Religion http://newsmax.com/Headline/graham-islam-prayer-pentagon/2010/04/22/id/356615

GOP Ramps Up Attacks On SEC Over Porn Surfing: Republicans are stepping up their criticism of the SEC following reports that agency staffers surfed pornographic websites while they were supposed to be policing the nation’s financial system. http://www.kpho.com/tu/5Pd8H0Khm.html

Obama Lies about Campaign Donors http://www.westernjournalism.com/?p=7386

James Carville is calling Republicans “reptiles?”By Michelle Malkin http://michellemalkin.com/2010/04/22/james-carville-is-calling-republicans-reptiles/

Message from AZ GOP Chair Randy Pullen: President Obama Part of the Problem, Not the Solution – AZGOP Chairman Chastises President On Immigration Comments

Phoenix, AZ – Randy Pullen, Chairman or the Arizona Republican Party and Treasurer of the Republican National Committee, chastised President Barack Obama today for his inaction on the border. “Not only has President Obama done nothing to secure our southern border, the President and the Secretary of Homeland Security have been a hindrance to those efforts,” said Pullen.

Pullen continued, “Now with landmark immigration legislation on Governor Brewer’s desk, President Obama chooses to be critical, yet doesn’t provide any constructive solutions to our nation’s border problems. Both he and Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, have ignored calls from Governor Brewer to put federal troops on the border and to take action to enforce the laws of our country. SB 1070 is Arizona trying to protect its citizens when we have an irresponsible federal government unwilling to take action.”

“The only thing that is ‘misguided’ is President Obama’s understanding of the situation on our southern border and his failure to lead,” concluded Pullen.

Michelle Malkin – Conservative Columnist and frequent FOX News Guest Makes Cover of Townhall Magazine – She’s the subject of racist rants from left-wingers.
She has been assaulted by some of America’s nastiest political activists.
She had her home address published by progressive crazies.
She and her family moved from the D.C. area to get away from the threats.
She’s been spat on, screamed at and cursed by ever-so-tolerant liberals.
So she must be doing something right.
Its Michelle’s spirit, courage and feistiness that makes us proud to announce that May issue of Townhall features an exclusive profile and interview with this conservative warrior, written by Hot Air’s Ed Morrissey.
Michelle Malkin has been making a killing doing what she does best: exposing the corruption and lunacy of America’s liberals. And the Left can’t stop her.
Most people know her as a conservative firebrand who has written best-selling books, including “Culture of Corruption,” which dealt with the shady characters that have populated the Obama administration, and “Unhinged,” which exposed the lunacy of the Left. She has been a regular analyst and contributor on Fox News for years. Week in and week out, her columns are always among the most read on Townhall.com. And her eponymous blog reaches millions of readers.

Michelle is where she is because she’s smart, brave, intelligent and right. But she didn’t get there overnight or without sacrifice.
She knowingly puts herself in the line of fire from the far-Left day after day; gets up at 4am to make a drive to Denver just to do a morning news hit on Fox News; invested countless hours and lots of money to create one of the most popular conservative websites in the world: HotAir.com; supports American troops and paid for a trip for her and a Hot Air producer to report from Forward Operating Base Justice in Baghdad; and invests hours of research and writing (and re-writing) for her top-selling books
Oh, and she’s a mom and wife who has kept her priorities in tact.
Here’s a taste of Michelle and Ed’s conversation that you can read in the May issue:

She would hardly seem like the type who gets vulgar hate mail on a constant basis. What causes the kind of rage and calumny Michelle regularly receives, both in her in-box and in person? Her 2005 book “Unhinged” described some of the disgusting insults she regularly received during the years preceding its publication. Did her success as a pioneer in New Media soften some of the personal attacks? Not really, Michelle tells me in an exclusive interview for Townhall.
“Death threats, racial epithets and sexually explicit taunts are par for the course,” Michelle explains. “I still post an occasional ‘Hate Mail of the Day’ on my blog, but always more out of amusement than anger.”
Her impassioned opposition to Barack Obama has certainly stoked more outrage on the Left, although Michelle found herself more amused by the increased indignation of the “entitlement liberals” who demanded that she stay on the minority reservation. “If not for pioneers like Barack Obama, you wouldn’t be where you are today,” she hears from people who clearly don’t realize that Michelle has been a national figure far longer than President Obama.
“I never cease to be amazed at the claim of entitlement liberals hold over minorities, women and minority women.” She calls these eruptions of outrage “ululations of the aggrieved.”
Not all of the threats come from the Left. Michelle covered the 2008 Democratic Convention in Denver and expected to get challenged, but the most disturbing experience involved an altercation with conspiracy-theory extremist radio host Alex Jones. While attending a demonstration of “anarchist loons trying to levitate the Denver Mint,” Jones charged out of the crowd toward Michelle.
“This bug-eyed hulk came stalking up and screaming at me about how I was a threat to his First Amendment rights,” Michelle recalls. “He was spoiling for a fight with a 5-foot-2-inch, 100-pound mom; his clenched fists, bulging neck veins and spittle-flecked face were, I must say, rather disturbing.”
That and other incidents have been lessons learned for Michelle, who now carefully considers safety when conducting business. “Conservative speakers have long known they are potential targets and magnets for fame-seeking trolls,” Michelle notes. “But I won’t be covering another DNC gathering without a bodyguard, that’s for sure.”

People like Michelle Malkin need to be more than just thanked and admired by those of us on the right–they need to be held up and supported.

American Values - Gary L. Bauer Words Matter
During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama got very defensive when Hillary Clinton suggested he was an empty suit running on just words and hopeful rhetoric. He gave a blistering speech, saying, “Don’t tell me words don’t matter,” and then offered some of the most inspiring quotes from American politics, like “We hold the truths to be self-evident…” It was a very effective rhetorical retort.
Given Mr. Obama’s understanding of just how important words are, and the Left’s accusations that conservatives are guilty of sedition, today’s Wall Street Journal took the president to task for his own use of over-the-top rhetoric aimed at demonizing certain segments of America. Here’s a sampling of what the Journal described as “Obama’s ad hominem method and the politics of polarization:”

In December the president lashed out at the banks, saying that he “did not run for office to be helping out a bunch of fat cat bankers on Wall Street.” He went on to accuse them of causing the financial crisis. Government intervention with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac caused the crisis, not the banks.
When AIG paid bonuses in 2009, Obama had a fit, saying, “This is a corporation that finds itself in financial distress due to recklessness and greed. How do they justify this outrage…” We later learned that Congress protected the bonuses in the stimulus bill.
When the government tried to take over Chrysler and bondholders objected, Obama vilified them, saying, “a small group of speculators were hoping that everybody else would make sacrifices, and they would have to make none.” They simply wanted their legal contracts to be honored.
And, of course, with the healthcare debate, the president threatened to “call out” anyone who was making “bogus,” “wild” or “false” claims against his socialized medicine bill.
I realize that “Big Oil,” “fat cat bankers” and health insurance companies make easy political piñatas. Demonizing business may be an easy way to score points with hard-left activists, but our economy depends on a thriving free market. And these industries employ many Americans, good and decent people who are paying their taxes and working hard to support their families. The president should work a little harder on providing hope and inspiring Americans, rather than bashing businesses and playing the politics of envy and class warfare.

A Nation Gone Under?
The assault on America’s religious heritage continues. The Army admitted yesterday that it might rescind Franklin Graham’s invitation to speak at a Pentagon National Day of Prayer event. According to the Associated Press, “Muslim employees at the Pentagon were offended by the invitation.”
In response to this news, National Day of Prayer Chairman Shirley Dobson issued a statement, saying, “It is time to say, ‘Enough is enough.’ America is engulfed in bloody wars on two fronts, where men and women are fighting and dying for the cause of liberty. They need, and deserve, the prayers of people of faith during their time of sacrifice. We … ask the American people to defend the right to pray in the Pentagon… We can be silent no more.”
Yesterday, Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA) organized a press conference attended by more than two dozen members of Congress in defense of the National Day of Prayer. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA), a co-sponsor of the bill Ronald Reagan signed designating the first Thursday in May as the National Day of Prayer, said, “What brings us together today is a misguided court decision which threatens the longstanding tradition of this country. I urge the Obama administration to appeal this decision and to dedicate the best and brightest minds of the Justice Department to this case.”
Today, the Justice Department announced that it would appeal the decision. As Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) said, “What’s next? Declaring the federal holiday for Christmas unconstitutional?” Unfortunately, this is the same Justice Department that has called for the Defense of Marriage Act to be overturned and that dropped the 2008 voter intimidation case against the Black Panthers.
When the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia reached an impasse, Benjamin Franklin exhorted the delegates to prayer. Ronald Reagan warned us, “If we ever forget that we’re one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under.”
My friends, Shirley Dobson is right. Men and women of faith must speak up and get involved in the public policy debates that are impacting our liberty. Are you registered vote? How about all your friends at work and at your place of worship? If you are not registered to vote, or if you know someone else who is not registered, please click this link and register today.

CONTACT YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS:

Phone or e-mail www.callcongressnow.com http://www.contactingthecongress.org/

Senate http://www.senate.gov Congress http://www.house.gov/

President Obama: 1-202-456-1111 and 1-202-456-1414

Toll-free congressional switchboard number: 1-866-220-0044

Toll free: Senators & Representatives at 1-877-851-6437 & 1-866-220-0044

Toll call: 1-202-225-3121

AZ Sen. Jon Kyl 1-202-224-4521 AZ Sen. John McCain 1-202-224-2235

Congressman Trent Franks: http://franks.house.gov/

Gov. Jan Brewer, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Telephone (602) 542-4331 Toll Free 1-(800) 253-0883 Fax (602) 542-1381 http://azgovernor.gov/Contact.asp