Republican National Convention Blog NYC 2004
NYC Starts Issuing Protest Permits for GOP Convention
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Update 6/29/04 Penn Station, subway, business, pedestrian closings
Republican National Convention Blog NYC 2004
Update 6/29/04 Penn Station, subway, business, pedestrian closings
2. Where is the Republican National Convention 2004 being held? Madison Square Garden will be the main site. MSG is located in Manhattan, New York, USA and is bordered by Seventh and Eighth Avenues, 31st and 33rd Streets.
3. What street, business, and transportation closings and restrictions are expected? Republican Convention street closing map one, this map represents the first days street closings and the less extensive closing conditions that will apply for off hours. Republican Convention street closing map two, this map represents the more extensive street closing rules that will apply when the convention is in session. The Official NYC RNC street closings press release, with full details. Latest press Release For Penn Station, subway, business, pedestrian closings
4. Who will speak at the RNC 2004? Here is the Official Prime Time list of speakers for the 2004 Republican Convention. This list is not all inclusive. For the Latest exclusive list updates, more RNC FAQs.
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Monday, June 28, 2004
Street Closings, Strippers, and Star Speakers
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Strippers Gearing Up for GOP Convention
Escort Services and Call Girls Want GOP
Giuliani and Pataki get prime time convention roles
Maps of Street Closings During Republican National Convention
3. What street, business, and transportation closings and restrictions are expected? Republican Convention street closing map 1, this map represents the first days street closings and the less extensive closing conditions that will apply for off hours. Republican Convention street closing map 2, this map represents the more extensive street closing rules that will apply when the convention is in session.
UPDATE 6/28/04
The official Republican Convention 2004 Speakers list. More to follow
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Sunday, June 27, 2004
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NYC is bracing for GOP's big night
more by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on traffic, security, and impact on the city.
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Friday, June 25, 2004
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City Traffic Plans Announced For The Republican National Convention
Georgia Sen. Zell Miller, the highest profile Democrat to endorse President Bush for re-election, will speak at the Republican National Convention
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Tuesday, June 22, 2004
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Suite101.com Exclusive: Fleischer to speak at RNC 2004
For Immediate Release:
Wednesday June 9, 2004
Contact Person: sookietex
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e-mail: sookietex@nyc.rr.com
URL: http://www.suite101.com/topic_page.cfm/9806/4854
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer Confirms he Will Speak At Republican National Convention NYC 2004
New York, New York Tuesday June 8, 2004
Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer speaking at a gathering sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition, at the landmark East Park Synagogue 164 E 68 Street NYC, confirms he will speak in support of President George Bush at this summer's Republican National Convention. Admission to the event was free to the general public as a result of the generous donations of dues paying members of the Republican Jewish Coalition.
In a 20 minute Q&A session following a 30 minute speech sponsored by the New York Chapter of the Republican Jewish Coalition held at the East Park Synagogue 164 E 68 Street NYC, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer confirmed as an exclusive to Suite101.com Contributing Editor sookietex, that he will be speaking in support of President Bush at this summer's Republican National Convention. According to annonymous sources from the RNC Communications Department, the "official schedule of convention speakers will not be available until mid-July".
850 persons [East Park Synagogue has a seating capacity of 1000] had assembled to hear Mr. Fleischer speak in support of President Bush, and the Bush administration's domestic and foreign policies; particularly as they relate to Israel, the war in Iraq, and the worldwide fight against terrorism.
Mr. Fleischer [who's remarks were interrupted several times with applause] received multiple introductions from RJC president Michael Sharp, RJC leadership council member Lori Trantz, RJC executive director Greg Menken, and reknowned scholar, diplomat and Holocaust survivor Rabbi Arthur Schneier.
When asked by Suite101.com Contributing Editor sookietex if he would be speaking at this summer's Republican National Convention, Mr. Fleischer smiled and responded "Yes I will. I am happy to do anything I can to help the Republican party and President Bush".
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Current RNC FAQs
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1. Who will speak at the Republican National Convention 2004?
President George W. Bush, and the [yet to be chosen] winner of the "Stand Up and Holla" contest sponsored by MTV and the GOP are confirmed. To date [June 2, 2004], from the office of RNC Communications Department Spokesperson Rori Patrise Smith there's "no confirmation"---but rumored speakers are; NYS Governor George Pataki, NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, and even though he considers suggestions he would be asked to speak to be "presumptuous"---Georgia Senator Zell Miller [who gave the keynote address for President Clinton at the 1992 Democratic Convention] Annonymous spokespersons from the RNC Communications Department say "an official schedule of convention speakers will not be available until late July 2004".
2. What security will be provided, anticipated for the Republican National Convention 2004 at Madison Square Garden and what will it cost?
The Secret Service is expected to take the lead role of security for the Republican National Convention 2004. Also handling security for the convention; The Joint Terrorist Task Force, and 10,000 NYPD officers including the Hercules Unit which has chemical and bio-hazzard training and uses air, and sea support, and bomb-sniffing dogs. Security will extend to all 5 NYC burroughs. There has also been mention of installation of remote controlled cameras as well as state of the art facial recognition devices in subway tunnels, and possible person-by-person searches of anyone entering Penn Station. The cost of security for the Republican Convention is expected to reach $76 million dollars [$59 million for overtime, $17.5 million in other costs]. According to NYPD commissioner Ray Kelly this is $29 million more than had been originally estimated, and $12 million more than the $64 million the host committee expects to raise to cover all other costs put together. The Federal government has agreed to pay $24.9 million for security; NYC has allotted $25.9 million for overtime costs. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne asserts the estimated cost for security for the RNC alone is accurate at $47 million, with the remainder being used for security for the rest of the city and other events during the convention period [The US Tennis Open, and Yankee and Met home games]. An enclosed pedestrian bridge [estimated cost $1 million] connecting Madison Square Garden to the Farley Post Office is under construction. This will allow convention delegates, the media, postal employees, and others who have been cleared by security, access to the Main Post Office, Madison Square Garden, and Penn Station [located below MSG] without having to be outside. For more on security for the Republican convention click here
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Friday, June 04, 2004
Historic RNC FAQs
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3. How did the elephant become the symbol of the republican party? In 1874 the democratic party promoted the [false] belief that President Ulysses S. Grant would seek an unprecedented third term. Harper's Weekly cartoonist Thomas Nast's editorial cartoon depicted the democrats as a jackass trying to frighten the republicans who were depicted as an elephant. Both symbols stuck to their respective parties
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Wednesday, June 02, 2004
Historic RNC FAQs
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2. Who were the first minority delegates selected
to attend an RNC? In 1868 P.B.S. Pinchback
and James J. Harris were the first African American
delegates to a Republican National Convention,
and participated in the nomination of Ulysses S. Grant
for president.
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Historic RNC FAQs
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1. Who founded the Republican party?
In 1854 the Kansas Nebraska Act was signed. This was in response to the Missouri Compromise of 1820. The Missouri Compromise legally, geographically and politically divided the United States at the 36 degree, 30ft parallel between The North and The South. In 1854 the Kansas Nebraska Act was signed. It allowed settlers to decide if their states would legally sanction or abolish slavery. To stem the threat of pro-slavery settler's en masse migration across the North-South parallel, Northerners Horace Greeley, Salmon Chase, and Charles Sumner proposed the formation of a new political party. Several meetings were occurring simultaneously around the country; Bangor Maine, Friendship NY, and Washington DC, so some discussion remains to this day as to the actual date of this event, but the facts indicate February 28, 1854 in Ripon Wisconsin [northwest of Milwaukee Wisconsin], as the specific day, date and place the Free Soil Party and the Conscience Whigs [Whig Party Northerners] formed an alliance and held the first proto-Republican Party meeting. March 20, 1854, Ripon Wisconsin resident Alvan E. Bovay and several dozen other Ripon citizens met to disolve the local Whig party. Previously, Bovay had written to New York Tribune editor Horace Greeley to suggest "Republican" as the name for the new party formed by the anti-slavery coalition. The anti-slavery coalition, was now comprised of the Free Soil, Conscience Whigs and Temperance parties. The name "Republican" had been mentioned a number of times around the country for the preceding 20 years. A five member committee was formed at the March 20, 1854 Ripon Wisconsin meetting, but the name "Republican" was not formally adopted for the proposed party at that time. 1:00pm Thursday July 6, 1854, over 3,000 representatives arrived in Jackson Michigan to attend the State Convention. The Free Soil Party was officially desolved [pledging loyalty to the Republicans]and delegates in committee officially changed the name of the anti-slavery coalition to The Republican Party. A 13 plank platform was drawn in committee. 10 of the 13 planks addressed the abolishment of slavery---one specifically calling for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law. The delegates also called for economic reform, and nominated the first state Republican ticket. Following the Jackson Michigan State Convention, the Republican Party swept Michigan State elections in November 1854. June 17, 1856 was the first official National Republican Party Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Veteran [a major and a general], Senator, mapmaker, and explorer, 'Pathfinder' John C. Fremont, was nominated as the Republican Party's Standard bearer at the first Republican National Convention. James Buchanan defeated Fremont, who was asked to run again 10 years later. Mr. Fremont respectfully declined the later nomination, fearing it would cause dissent among the party faithful.
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