Thursday, March 18, 2010

New Jersey Budget Message

This past Tuesday, newly elected Governor Chris Christie of New Jersey delivered his budget proposal to the New Jersey State Legislature. His message includes tax cuts, curbing government spending, increasing government efficiency, and accountability. The speech is a little lengthy, but is exactly what every politician should deliver to their constituents. Thanks to Marina for sharing!

Governor Christie's Budget Message

President Proposes School Reform

The Hill article does a decent job at summarizing President Obama's new School Reform proposal. The recent "controversy" surround the RI school is also touched on. On the whole, this plan sounds like a good one.....finally President Obama, a sound plan. However, more digging will need to be done to fully understand the proposal. Congress also has to take up the proposal and approve the funding.

Obama Announces $900 Million for Failing School Turnaround

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

More Alumni News

Here is a brief from the "Dave Talan Newsletter" about former RWU CR Chair Jason Mattera:

JASON MATTERA, former Chair of the Roger Williams University College Republicans and state Chair of the College Republican Federation of R.I., now works in D.C. as the national spokesman for Young America's Foundation (YAF), America's leading conservative youth organization.

Jason recently wrote his first book, "OBAMA ZOMBIES, How The Liberal Machine Brainwashed My Generation". The publisher, Simon & Schuster, describes the book as follows: "The behind the scenes story of the jaw-dropping lengths Barack Obama and his Liberal Machine went to create a legion of iPod-listening, MTV-watching Obama followers on whom to build a winning electoral coalition - and a potentially long-lasting political realignment in American politics. More than just a polemical book of cutting commentary, Obama Zombies uncovers the true story of the methods and tactics the Obama campaign unleashed on youth culture. Chock full of personal interviews and mountains of original research, this book uses the energy of Jason Mattera's trademark YouTube-style video "Ambush Interviews" to expose the hypocrisy of clueless young liberals and lazy Democratic officials."

The book will be available in bookstores and on-line on March 30.

RWU CR Alumni News

Two Alumni of the College Republicans at Roger Williams University, Parker Lacoste and Chris Syrek, have started a new political consulting firm in Rhode Island. Lacoste, first a Campaign Manager for Zaccaria For Congress and then Assistant to the President at the Ocean State Policy Research Insitute, and Syrek, who was in the financial industry, are both Alumni of the RWU Class of 2008. Both were Executive Board members of the CRs at RWU and influential student activists.

The consulting firm, Candidate Coaches, is a division of Liftline Group, LLC. The firm is available to "coach" potential political candidates seeking local and state election on a variety of aspects.

Visit their website to get more great details! www.candidatecoaches.com

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

An Inconvenient Tax

The Moving Picture institute, an organization that has developed all sorts of tremendous documentaries and films, is release a new film called "An Inconvenient Tax."

Watch the trailer and visit the website:
www.aninconvenienttax.com

An Inconvenient Tax - Trailer from Life Is My Movie Entertainment on Vimeo.

Red Skelton's Pledge of Allegiance

Friday, March 5, 2010

NYT Slams Mattera

Here is a link to a New York Times article that goes along with Jason Mattera's CPAC speech. Watch the video, then read the article, the come to your own conclusion.

CPAC Speaker Bashes Obama, in Racial Tones