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September 18th, 2006
So we'll be doing a little tabling in the coming week and we are easy to find, look for angry students giving dirty looks, offensive gestures, and lots of spitting on the sidewalk; we'll be at the table with the blue and red elephant. Our goals for the year are recruitment, bringing Lars Larson and the next (moderate Republican) Governor of Oregon Ron Saxton, to campus.
We enjoy bringing speakers to campus and some have been known to be politically right of center, hence our title of Republicans.
Last year we hosted:
Janet Folger |
nationally known pro-life radio host and author |
US Army |
informing us of opportunities available to officers and enlisted soldiers |
Charlie Schiffman |
Executive-Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Portland, on a speech about the history of Israel and the concept of Zionism |
Goli Ameri |
(former 1st Congressional candidate out of SW Portland) has returned from Europe (quoting wikipedia) "as one of three public members of the United States' delegation to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, which meets annually in Geneva, Switzerland. Ameri has also been invited to speak at events on Middle East issues nationwide, including a testimony before the United States Senate.
In the summer of 2005, President Bush appointed Ameri as the head of the United States' delegation to the United Nations General Assembly, which is headquartered in New York City. She was sworn-in by U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton in late September, 2005 and served until the end of the session in December. She was confirmed by the United States Senate for this position on May 26, 2006."
Goli is an engaging and familiar personality in the Oregon Republican community and is known for her intellect and graceful charm. Goli is very cool. In 2005 she came to PSU and spoke at one of our meetings about her election, and it's not unlikely that she'll return this year to talk about her experience at the United Nations, an occasionally partisan subject to say the least. It should be fun and very interesting. |
| Tom Cox |
Tom is running for Metro, district 4 out of Washington County. He has not visited us but after speaking with him, many of us strongly back his election to public office. Metro is a metropolitan government organization that is typically noted for their decisions regarding city roads and highways and the infamous urban growth boundry which can have a notorious affect on Portland's housing/real estate prices. |
May 30th, 2006
New officers Elected:
Jeremiah Hoffman was elected President, Lucy McVicker Vice President, Mark Eggleston Treasurer, Paige Norwood Secretary, and Robert Hyett Webmaster.
May 11th, 2006
College Republican Elections!
Elections will be held in Smith 328 at 4pm on Tuesday, May 16th.
Freedom Week Thursday, June 8th in the Park Blocks
Join the CR's and other student groups for a day of Freedom Fun.
January 20th, 2006
Janet Folger coming to PSU Feb. 7th
Sponsored by the Portland State University College Republicans and Students For Life
February 1st, 2006
Shirley Parsons Campaign Kickoff this Thursday, Feb. 2nd
Embassy Suites Hotel
9000 SW Washington Square Road, Tigard
4:30 pm
Parsons, 52, is a background investigator with the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training. She previously served as a detective with the Portland Police Bureau, where she investigated homicides, child abuse cases and many other crimes.
"As a 26-year veteran of the Portland Police Bureau, I have spent my career helping people and trying to keep our streets safe," Parsons said. "As I look at the make-up of the current legislature, I see few people who have the same kind of real-world experience that I can bring to the table."
Voter registration in House District 35 is tightly split between Republicans and Democrats, making the district an attractive target for Republicans, who lost the seat in 2004 when then incumbent Max Williams, R-Tigard, left the legislature to direct the Department of Corrections and Galizio survived conservative challenger Susan Gallagher.
The Oregon GOP views this as an important race and a strong PSU representation at her rally in Tigard would be great.
January 9th, 2006
Welcome back!
Meetings will be a half-hour earlier this term, sorry about the change: 3:30pm to 4:30pm, every other Tuesday starting January 10th. On the right there's a schedule.
State Elections
This upcoming 2006 election year is as big as 2004, especially for us in Oregon.
We have the gubernatorial race, and on that note, Shirley Parsons, a former Portland Police Detective, hopes to win House District 35 against "first-term incumbent Larry Galizio, D-Tigard, who currently represents the
district that includes Tigard, King City and portions of Beaverton and Portland."
Oregon Republican Committee Meeting
CR's are encouraged to attend and have a voice. It's at the West Salem Roth Hospitality Center at
1130 Wallace Rd NW
Salem, OR 97304, 9am mingling and start at 10:30 to go until lunch at noon (reserved lunch is $15 though there are cheaper alternatives nearby.)
December 1st, 2005
Study hard and do well in our final week! There will be no more meetings this term or during the break. Winter term meetings will occur during similar hours and rooms, every other week and will be announced.
Keep in mind that we have a race for Oregon Governor in less than a year. Once the preliminaries are decided, help out the Republican nominee with some volunteered time as we can certainly win this.
November 29th, 2005
We had our final meeting of the term today with our guest, Oregon College Republican Chair, John Swanson.
Please note that that there will be no more meetings this term.
October 29th, 2005
The student senate is pushing for ammendments to the constitution that will allow them to have influence over student fee committe allocations of student fees.
They will be meeting this Monday at 3pm in Smith Center room 296.
If this sounds like an important issue, please show up and voice your concern.
Also: This Wednesday, Nov. 2, Portland radicals are planning a protest in Pioneer Square over the Republican victory one year ago. Let's be very happy that day, wear our Bush or College Republicans shirts and maybe do something celebratory. October 28th, 2005
We will welcome the US Army to our meeting on November 15th. Iraq veterans will be sharing stories about their time in the military. We will have plenty of questions and there will be short film clips and pictures. Also, there will be a presentation by US Army recruiters with various opportunities for college students and those of us nearing graduation. We are working on getting some free food.
October 27th, 2005
Many of us were appalled by an article that appeared in our campus newspaper, the Vanguard. While titled, "A City Divided" on Jerusalem's three religions, it quickly became an angry, ignorant rant against Jews. The article and several responses can be found here:
Anti-Jewish article
This is the second time in as many years PSU has been in the spotlight of Anti-Semitic controversy. Last year, David Irving, a leading Anti-Semite and Holocaust denier quietly came to PSU for a lecture and book signing. In defense of the University, PSU rented his organization a conference room in their University Place Hotel to hold his lecture and while some of us find this surprising, our university did not financially sponsor it. Here's a link to the article:
Holocaust denier at PSU
Links to other responses of the "A City Divided" article:
Jewish Student Union
PSU Faculty including critics of Zionism
President Daniel O. Bernstine and others
Our viewing of the pro-Israeli film, "Relentless" was planned months ago and couldn't come at a better or possibly worse time. The film is a few years dated but gets the point across. At the conclusion, Bob Hornstein of the Jewish Federation of Portland will give a lecture concerning the Israeli/Palestinian conflict from when the film left off to present day. The details are on the right and it's a free event open to everyone. Free food will be provided.
October 19th, 2005
More stuff!
Remember to look to your right for meeting times and dates, they are every two weeks, Tuesday's in Smith Center 333 at 4pm. To contact us email psucrs@gmail.com or call President Mario Campbell at 503-708-1668.
On November 11th-12th some of us are heading to the Young America's Foundation West Coast Conference. On November 7th, look for our College Republican display case on the ground floor hallway of Smith Center, just follow the sound of breaking glass.
That same evening at 6pm in Smith Center 238 we are hosting a free viewing of the Pro-Israeli film, "Relentless". Bob Hornstein from the Jewish Federation of Portland will give a short lecture afterwards and answer questions regarding this complex issue.
This year will witness a pro-military theme at our meetings with representatives from most, if not all branches with lectures, stories, and opportunities in the US military. Some of us CR's are proud to have served in the Marine Corps, Navy, and Army Infantry.
The Portland Spectator is looking for student written articles on subjects such as: student life, politics, current events, and personal experiences of campus ideological bias. Email Shah at portlandspectator@gmail.com for advice, article submissions or questions.
September 26, 2005
Welcome back!
Our booth at
Party in the Park was among the best with easily the most free stuff. We
gave out a great deal of Coke and Odwalla products in response the ongoing
boycott by left-wing groups on campus. Meetings will be EVERY OTHER
Tuesday at 4pm and usually on the third floor of Smith Center. Our first
meeing is this Tuesday, October 4th in Smith Center room 333. We look
forward to meeting everyone from last year in addition to meeting new
members.
May 26, 2005
New Officers elected!
Mario
Campbell was elected as Chairman, Amanda Newberg as Vice-Chairman, Lucy
McVickers as Tresurer, Allie Renonder as Outreach/Event Coordinator and
Paige Norwood as Secretary.
January 25, 2005
We will be welcoming Goli
Ameri at our meeting on May 5th.
January 21, 2005
Our counter-protest march was
awesome! Take a look at some raw video of the event and local news
coverage. Please be aware that the video contains some less than tasteful
language and images.
Counter-protest video PSU CR's on KOIN
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Meetings every Tuesday 4pm
Starting September 26th
Smith Center 3rd floor
Videos
President Clinton gets upset about being subject concerning 9/11
After Bush won the election in 2004, on inaguration day a large protest took place by the local leftists. The PSU CR's staged a counter-protest.
Two local news channels covered our protest, supporting Bush.
Useful Links
Republican National Committee
(www.rnc.org)
George W Bush
(www.georgewbush.com)
Oregon Republican Party
(www.orgop.org)
College Republican National Committee (www.crnc.org)
National Federation of Republican Women (www.nfrw.org)
Republican National Hispanic Assembly (www.rnha.org)
African-American Republican Council (www.aarlc.org)
Young America's Foundation
(www.yaf.org)
Conservative Political Action Committee (www.cpac.org)
Heritage Foundation
(www.heritage.org)
National Rifle Association
(www.nra.org)
Leadership Institute (www.leadershipinstitute.org)
Independent Women's Foundation (www.iwf.org) |
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