tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37348932007-11-06T16:32:36.580-05:00New York Young Republican Club, Inc.Karolnoreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1113191772455326262005-04-10T23:54:00.000-04:002005-04-10T23:56:12.456-04:00WE Moved!We just revamped the main YR website to include a fully-integrated blog. Therefore, we will no longer be using this website for any blogging activity. Please come see our new site with our great new blog - and more!Slant Pointnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1111900733161544142005-03-22T00:16:00.000-05:002005-03-27T00:18:53.163-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 3/21/2005 NYYRC General Meeting - April 14, 2005 Our guest speaker will be Dr. Herb London, President of the Hudson Institute and former candidate for NYC Mayor, NYS Comptroller and NYS Governor. Dr London, who recently stepped down from the John M. Olin chair at NYU, was in one of the closest state-wide races in NY history in 1994 when, running for State Comptroller, he lost the election by a mere RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1109186986595287112005-02-23T14:23:00.000-05:002005-02-23T14:31:12.823-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 2/21/2005 NYYRC General Meeting - March 10, 2005 Our speaker will be Stephen J. Milloy, the publisher of JunkScience.com. As the name implies, JunkScience.com debunks the faulty scientific data and analysis used by special interest groups to advance, and often hide, their true agendas. Some of Mr. Milloy's favorite targets include the sensationalist media, personal injury lawyers, enviromental RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1107891237592097112005-02-08T14:24:00.000-05:002005-02-08T14:38:01.230-05:00Joseph Skelly on IraqJoseph Skelly, a NYYRC Board of Advisors member now serving in Iraq, wrote the following article for National Review on the elections in Iraq. We Will Never Forget This Day Election day in Iraq. By Joseph Morrison Skelly Baghdad, Iraq — A few weeks ago the election season opened with a bang in Baquba, a city of 280,000 people located on the eastern edge of the Sunni Triangle. On the RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1107890644507848932005-02-08T14:18:00.000-05:002005-02-08T14:24:04.506-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 2/07/2005 NYYRC General Meeting - February 10, 2005 Our guest speaker will be Henry Stern, the former Commissioner of Parks under Mayor Giuliani. Mr Stern is the founder of NY Civic, one of the leading non-partisan good government groups focusing on issues that affect NYC and NYS. His daily writings on the NYCivic.com website are often reprinted on the opinion pages of the major NY newspapers. Mr. RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1106119155954734642005-01-19T02:09:00.000-05:002005-01-19T02:43:22.070-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1/17/2005Ronald Reagan Birthday Celebration and Awards Reception - February 3, 2005 Scopa Madison Avenue (between 27th & 28th streets) 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm Cocktail or Business Attire Requested Honorees Include: Joe Scarborough, Former Congressman and MSNBC TV Host Master of Ceremonies: Robert George, NY Post Please join us for this very special event as we honor one of America's greatest RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1104868276079200022005-01-04T14:41:00.000-05:002005-01-04T14:51:16.080-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1/04/2005NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS1. NYYRC General Meeting - January 13, 2005 Our guest speaker will be former Jersey City Mayor and candidate for Governor of New Jersey Bret Schundler. Mayor Schundler is a true reformer and conservative and will share his unique experiences of governing as a republican in a very blue city. As a leading candidate for NJ Governor, Bret needs our help. If you can makeRonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1103268715096992032004-12-17T02:27:00.000-05:002004-12-17T02:31:55.096-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS and other GOP noticesNYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. NYYRC Holiday Party - Wednesday, January 29, 2004 Cap off the Holidays with the Young Republicans at our annual Holiday - New Years Party Wednesday, December 29, 2004 Katwalk 2 West 35th Street @ Fifth Ave Second Floor 7:30pm - 10:30pm $10 for Members $20 for Non-Members rsvp to info@nycyr.org Come to THE republican NYC holiday bash of 2004 RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1103268341918333762004-12-17T01:55:00.000-05:002004-12-17T02:25:41.916-05:00 Petition for Academic Freedom at ColumbiaColumbians for Academic Freedom have launched a petitition asking the university to investigate political bias and protect students who report it. I hope that you will consider signing the petition. Please help ensure that the university takes this issue seriously. Although the petition is not meant to further conservative ends directly, it will help conservatives at Columbia. The petition and RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1101875898213053992004-11-29T11:36:00.000-05:002004-12-08T14:02:24.383-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS and other GOP noticesNYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. NYYRC General Meeting - December 9, 2004 Our guest speaker will be political guru Dick Morris. Mr. Morris will use his extraordinary experience in the world of politics to analyze the 2004 elections and offer his insights on where we go from here. Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Place: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmens Club 283 Lexington Ave (bet 36th & 37th St), RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1099985960080149542004-11-11T15:12:00.000-05:002004-11-15T03:01:56.996-05:00 NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 11/08/2004NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. NYYRC General Meeting - November 11, 2004 Speaker change) Our guest speaker will be Mark Molesky, author of the book "Our Oldest Enemy, A History of America's Disastrous Relationship with France." Mr. Molesky, who co-wrote the book with National Review's John Miller, demonstrates that France has never been our friend, has always been our rival, and has often been RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1099034266614731082004-10-25T03:15:00.000-04:002004-11-02T17:56:53.343-05:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 10/25/20041. Election Day Party Join us for a celebration party as George W. Bush is reelected to serve four more years as President of the United States. We have a spacious hotel suite and will have some beverages (including the adult kind) and snacks. Only the basics so feel free to bring any additional food or drinks to your liking. The room number is 904. The room is rented under the names Robert RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1098344896896220712004-10-18T03:42:00.000-04:002004-10-21T03:48:16.896-04:00YR Newsletter: October 18, 2004NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. Election Day Save the date. On election day, Tuesday, November 2, 2004, after you have spent the day with one of our local candidates helping to get the vote out, we will gather to watch election returns and party the night away. Details soon. 2. NYYRC General Meeting - November 11, 2004 Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Place: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1097610929385719722004-10-12T15:53:00.000-04:002004-10-12T15:55:29.386-04:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS and other GOP noticesNYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. Presidential Debate Watching Party - October 13, 2004 On Wednesday, October 13 the NY Young Republican Club and friends will gather to watch the final debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry. According to most analysts, the series is tied at one each. This final debate will be crucial for President Bush to close the deal with many swing RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1096312519557437262004-09-27T15:04:00.000-04:002004-10-05T19:40:29.330-04:00NYYRC NEWS and EVENTS and other GOP noticesNYYRC NEWS and EVENTS 1. Presidential Debate Watching Party - September 30, 2004 On Thursday, September 30 the NY Young Republican Club will join with Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century and the Young Democrats to watch the first debate between President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry. This debate, the first of three, will be broadcast from the University of Miami and will RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1095586374033964542004-09-19T05:31:00.000-04:002004-09-19T05:32:54.033-04:00Waiting for the RevoltNew York Sun Staff Editorial September 17, 2004 New York's state government has operated so poorly for so long that the dedicated citizens who pay attention to what goes on at Albany tend to seize on the merest sign of hope. So it was with the results of Tuesday's primary elections, in which three - count 'em - three incumbent legislators lost the nomination of their own party, which RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1094773481531831782004-09-09T19:38:00.000-04:002004-09-09T19:44:41.533-04:00The Republican Party's Diminishing Strength in New Yorkby Gerald Benjamin June 7, 2004 As befits a conservative crowd, the Republican Party has not rushed into New York City. The party was founded on July 6, 1854. It will open its first national nominating convention in New York City on August 30, 2004 — just over a century and a half later. The GOP says that it is finally coming to New York because we offered "the best package of goods and RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1094060728474336232004-09-01T13:38:00.000-04:002004-09-01T13:45:28.473-04:00Left at the gate - Spirited young GOPers ignored by party elders Some of the most interesting and energetic Republicans in New York won't be in Madison Square Garden this week. They're young party outsiders who have been running spirited campaigns in politically hostile districts for the last few years, only to be thwarted at every turn - primarily by leaders of their own party. The dispute appears to be based on ideology. The young, self-styled urban RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1093413060337025692004-08-25T01:40:00.000-04:002004-08-31T20:06:13.286-04:00YR News- Convention Edition1. Brooklyn Convention Party - Monday, August 30, 2004 Friends of Bob Capano, The Urban Republican Coalition and Young Republicans Invite you to Celebrate & Watch the First Night of the Republican Convention at Peggy O’Neill’s 8123 5 Avenue Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Monday, August 30, 2004 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Complimentary Buffet & Drink Specials !! (Karaoke After the Convention)RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1092942100224278242004-08-19T14:56:00.000-04:002004-08-19T15:01:40.226-04:00Dog Eats AFT Homework A teachers union's dishonest study of charter schools. BY WILLIAM G. HOWELL, PAUL E. PETERSON AND MARTIN R. WEST Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT It is not unusual for interest groups to issue misleading reports that further their political agenda. And for this reason, newspapers generally ignore them, treat them with great skepticism, or make sure they vet the study with RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1092723542598524112004-08-17T02:01:00.000-04:002004-08-17T02:19:02.596-04:00Edwards' malpractice suits leave bitter tasteBy Charles Hurt THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published August 16, 2004 The American Medical Association lists North Carolina's current health care situation as a "crisis" and blames it on medical-malpractice lawsuits such as the ones that made Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards a millionaire many times over. One of the most successful personal-injury lawyers in North RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1092722442483774842004-08-17T01:52:00.000-04:002004-08-17T02:00:42.483-04:00John Kerry’s Bodyguard of LiesBy Thomas Lipscomb NEW YORK -- Winston Churchill often repeated Stalin's observation that "in wartime truth is so precious that she should always be attended to by a bodyguard of lies." And now that the Democratic National Convention has ended with Kerry's acceptance speech concentrating on his four-month service in the Vietnam War 35 years ago, rather than his service during the past 35 years, RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1085732120631637472004-05-28T04:10:00.000-04:002004-05-28T04:15:20.633-04:00Cycle of Violence, My A--! By Deborah Weiss Apparently, some liberals in Washington, DC are referring to Al Qaeda's beheading of Nick Berg, as an act, which occurred in the "cycle of violence." Those who talk about a cycle of violence seem to think that somehow both the United States and Israel brought the violence upon themselves. It is our fault that the enemy is murderous. We RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1078335493483212442004-03-03T12:38:00.000-05:002004-03-03T12:40:48.123-05:00 The New York Sun Setting Straight Kerry’s War Record By THOMAS LIPSCOMB Mr. Lipscomb, the founder of Times Books, was the publisher of Admiral Zumwalt’s best-selling book, On Watch. Senator Kerry recently wrote a letter to President Bush complaining, “You and your campaign have initiated a widespread attack on my service in Vietnam, my decision to speak out to end that war,” and RonLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14153955273265055016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734893.post-1068051572788066762003-11-05T11:59:00.000-05:002004-06-16T22:09:53.763-04:00I know we're all hurting in New York today after yesterday's election results, but we've got to look at the big picture. We won the governerships of Mississippi and Kentucky and there is 2004 to look forward to. So, if yesterday's election taught me anything, its that I want Bush to win in 04 more than ever. It's going to be a tight race and he will need all the help he can get. There is a Karolnoreply@blogger.com