Representative Carroll Endorses Gutierrez for Congress

ORLANDO, FL -- State Representative Jennifer Carroll announced her endorsement of businessman Armando Gutierrez for Congress today. "The Republican Party has been searching for innovative young leaders, and we have found one in Armando Gutierrez. He's what the GOP needs in Washington to bring fresh ideas and strong conservative leadership," stated Representative Carroll. "We need a bold and aggressive leader to take on Alan Grayson. Armando Gutierrez has what it takes to win."

"Jennifer Carroll is a true asset to the Republican Party," said Gutierrez. "She's a businesswoman, a veteran, a mother, and a role model for our youth. I'm honored to have her support as I fight to bring common sense leadership to Florida's Eighth Congressional District"

Representative Jennifer Carroll was elected in 2003 as the first African American female Republican elected to the Florida House of Representatives. Carroll serves as Chairman of the Republican Party of Florida African American Republican Leadership Council. She enlisted in the United States Navy in 1979 and served for 20 years. Carroll served as a jet mechanic and worked her way up through the ranks to retire as a Lieutenant Commander Aviation Maintenance Officer; receiving Meritorious Service Medal; two Navy Commendation Medals; two Navy Achievement Medals; National Defense Service Medal; Overseas Ribbon; two Coast Guard Special Operation Ribbons; and Expert Pistol Medal. Carroll also served as Executive Director of the Florida Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Jeb Bush and was appointed by President George W. Bush to the Veteran’s Compensation and Disability Commission.

Armando Gutierrez is endorsed by a growing number of Republican leaders, such as former RPOF Chairman Al Cardenas, George P. Bush, Congressman Tom Rooney, Congressman Gus Bilirakis, Congressman Aaron Schock, State Senator Steve Wise, State House Majority Whip Carlos Lopez-Cantera, State Representative Chris Dorworth, State Representative Bryan Nelson, State Representative Charles Van Zant, State Representative Erik Fresen, State Representative Mike Weinstein, former State Representative Randy Johnson, former Orange County Commissioner Tom Dorman, GOAA Board Member Jose Colon, and the Florida Federation of Young Republicans.

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Rand Paul Hawesville Tea Party VIDEO

Rand supports fiscal security. Published on 27 November 2009 by David Adams in General News

Kentucky voters are learning that Rand Paul is the one U.S. Senate candidate who will stand for them on economic issues against professional politicians of both parties owned by special interests.

From The New York Times:

“Dr. Paul said he intended to keep his campaign focused on the federal bailout, taxes and jobs, which, he said, are topics that concern Kentucky voters far more than social issues.”

That’s why the average contribution to Rand’s campaign is still under $100 despite the fact he is leading in the polls. Kentuckians understand government helps create jobs by getting out of the way, not by “stimulating” the economy with money borrowed from foreign lenders.

Senator Tom A. Coburn, M.D.Medicaid VIDEO

SERVICE MEMBERS HOME OWNERSHIP TAX ACT OF 2009 MOTION TO PROCEED. Text From the Congressional Record. Mr. COBURN. Probably not. But the Senator sparks one question. Think about this, and I have experienced this as a physician. I care for patients and they lose their job, they have a financial catastrophe, and all of a sudden they become dependent on Medicaid. We continue to see those patients. But do you know what normally happens?

You lose your insurance, you loss your job, you come on hard times and go on Medicaid. You can't go back to the doctor you had before because they are not taking new Medicaid patients. So somebody you have been with for 15 years, all of a sudden you can't get back in because they are not going to pay enough for them to care for you. It is a discriminatory system that says we will send you down the line.

That doesn't mean there are not truly caring physicians in this country, but it has to be said, outside of pediatrics, if you want to look at quality parameters, the Medicaid population ends up going to the less-qualified, the less-experienced, the less-good-outcome physicians in this country.

The video and text of the congressional proceedings are in the public domain.

Congressman Mike Pence Weekly Republican Address 11/26/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Congressman Mike Pence Weekly Republican Address 11/26/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

I’m Indiana Congressman Mike Pence.

Across the country gas prices and home utility bills are on the rise again. During these difficult economic times, higher energy prices impose a great hardship on families struggling to make ends meet. Unfortunately, the Democrat majority in Congress is embracing a national energy tax that will lead to even higher energy prices and massive job losses for the American people.

President Obama even admitted that under his energy plan, utility rates would ‘necessarily skyrocket.’ If the Democrats’ cap-and-trade bill were to become law, estimates suggest that the average American family would face up to $4,300 a year in extra energy costs and anywhere between 1.8 [million] and 7 million American jobs could be lost.

That’s a heavy price to pay for a plan that will do very little to clean up our environment, since manufacturers will probably ship their plants, and their pollution, to countries with less stringent environmental safeguards. This national energy tax amounts to an economic declaration of war on America’s families, small businesses and family farms. The American people know we can do better.

This past week, House Republicans introduced the American Energy Act. It’s an ‘all of the above’ energy plan that offers energy independence, more jobs and a cleaner environment, without imposing a national energy tax.

The Republican energy plan calls for more domestic exploration for oil and natural gas, a renewed commitment to clean, emissions-free nuclear energy, investments in renewable and alternative energy technologies, and incentives to spur greater conservation among individuals and businesses.

The American Energy Act is the comprehensive energy solution this country desperately needs to achieve energy independence, create good jobs and help our environment.

During these difficult times, the American people don’t want a national energy tax out of Washington, D.C. We want a 21st century answer to our nation’s energy needs. The ‘all of the above’ strategy of the American Energy Act is that answer. For more information about the American Energy Act, log on to http://gop.gov. I’m Mike Pence. Thanks for listening.

Doug Hoffman Concedes in NY-23 Race

This photo was taken in front of the Mobil gas station where Doug worked as a teenager. Today this property serves as his campaign headquarters.

Dear Friends, Today, Tuesday, November 24, 2009, it is with a heavy heart that we declare this election over. We will formally end this election and not ask for a recount. This was a difficult choice to make because so many people have put their faith, hope and aspirations into our campaign. Yes, there seem to have been many vote counting problems, missed vote counts and, as was recently reported by the Gouvernour Times, software problems in the computerized voting machines.

Despite these incidents, I do not believe the voters of NY-23, or New Yorkers in general, would be well-served by a disruptive and costly recount that would most likely not change the election outcome.

I know many are disappointed and even angry. To those I say now is not the time to look back, but to focus on the future and ensure that next year we win back this district decidedly. Know this decision was not an easy one. I did not want to let down those who worked so hard, donated so much and shared their enthusiasm for retaking our country with common-sense conservative values.

And rest assured, our energies are now directed toward 2010. This election, in which a third party candidate narrowly lost, showed that principles do matter. Special interests do have an Achilles’ heel, the American people. Main-street conservatism’s voice is now echoing through the government chambers and boardrooms that shape America. By most measures, this campaign was a success and I have you all to thank for this. And all of us have to thank the Conservative Party of New York State for nominating a candidacy like ours.

We take away lessons from this year’s campaign that will make us stronger and more competitive in the future. Next time we will be better prepared. Many people forget that our campaign only began in earnest three months ago. Most campaigns of this stature take at least a year to prepare. In three months, we almost toppled an entrenched political system and successfully defied the conventional thinking of the elite political punditry. Citizen government is making a comeback in America.

I thank everyone who participated in this campaign and urge each one of you to stand with me in the future. We have a calling that we must answer. My opponent in this race quickly abandoned the promises he made to his voters. Within the first hour of being sworn in by Nancy Pelosi, Bill Owens broke 4 campaign promises … so much for change in Washington. We must resoundingly defeat him next year and, with your help, I promise to help restore our nation’s faith in elected officials when we win.

But there is more to do than just win back NY-23 in 2010. We must work to help other like-minded citizen candidates win across the country. We need to make time to help other candidates who are working for the principles we hold dear… other fiscal, common-sense conservatives. Together we can successfully take back our great nation, one legislator and one member at a time. We need more than one common-sense conservative voice in the echo chamber of liberal, spend thrift cacophony if we are to redirect our great country.

I would also like to commend those election commission officials who worked tirelessly and may have taken offense to an unfortunate and poorly worded fundraising email that was sent out toward the end of our campaign. As we tried to make sense of the false vote counts and stories of so/ftware viruses in the voting machines, we never intended to imply the election commissioners had somehow acted improperly. This was never our intention and, on the contrary, the election commissioners went above and beyond to uphold their duty to ensure a fair election took place. I owe them a debt of gratitude for all they have done.

So where to now? Full speed ahead to 2010. This gives us time to carefully articulate and communicate thoughtful positions on issues that impact the great people of our district and ensure that our campaign promises are NOT broken. Best of all, it allows me to work hand-in-hand with the many supporters who shared their ideas, their concerns and their dreams with me.

We need to continue to stand united because we cannot spend our way out of recession or tax our way to prosperity. We must continue to fight to protect our liberties and protect those who are yet to be born. We must protect our country against terrorists and protect the sanctity of marriage. We must fix our corrupt tax code, our immigration policy and our educational system. Most of all we must defend the free enterprise system that made America the greatest and most prosperous country in the world. Although I’m conceding an election today, I do it with the certainty that we will win back this seat a year from now. I am certain of this because our mission is too big, the country’s problems too dire and the American people are too smart.

Thank you for all you have done and will continue to do. “We the people” are retaking America.

Sarah Palin Congress Never Ceases to Amaze

Really? A tax on national defense? I hear liberal Congressional proposals and I, like most Americans, wonder if they’re serious. We’re going to put a price tag on security?

With Congress and President Obama spending money on everything at breakneck speed, it’s interesting that they are only now getting nervous about spending – but only when it comes to providing the necessary funds to complete our mission in Afghanistan. They don’t need a new “war tax” to fund a strategy for victory in the war zone. They simply need to prioritize our money appropriately.

I find it telling that the Pelosi-Reid Congress is only cost-conscious when it comes to our national defense. Scary. Nonsensical. Unacceptable.

- Sarah Palin

Martha Stewart Calls Sarah Palin A 'Dangerous Person' VIDEO

In case you haven't heard, convicted felon Martha Stewart today launched into an attack on Gov. Sarah Palin in an interview with CNN Headline News' "Showbiz Tonight" program. Stewart called Palin "boring," "very dangerous," and "a real problem" among
other things.

This is where things stand in America - where the news media propagates attacks made by liberal Hollywood or New York celebrities against any meritorious conservative who poses a threat to their political agenda. And yes, Martha Stewart, Gov. Palin is indeed "a real problem" for liberals like yourself, and that is why you attack her so viciously.

Video: From CNN: Martha Stewart Calls Sarah Palin A "Dangerous Person" - 11/21/09 and NewsPoliticsAmerica

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SNL Mocks Obama, China would like their money back VIDEO

China Cold Open, Saturday Night Live SNL Mocks Obama, China would like their money back. SNL mocks Obama, the stimulus, Cash for Clunkers and the debt.

10 Things You Should Know About the Health Care Bill FULL TEXT

Health Care Bill FULL TEXT in PDF format

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell made the following remarks (as prepared) on the Senate floor Friday regarding the importance of getting it right on health care reform:

“Democrats have spent six weeks behind closed doors putting together a trillion-dollar experiment in government-run health care that raises premiums, raises taxes, and cuts Medicare. We’ve now had less than 48 hours to look through this 2,074-page bureaucratic nightmare. But here are 10 things that every American should know about this bill.

• The Democrat bill includes nearly half a trillion dollars in new taxes that hit virtually every American, including middle class families making less than $250,000 a year.

• The Democrat bill would increase insurance premiums for individuals and families.

• The Democrat bill cuts Medicare for seniors by nearly half a trillion dollars ($465 billion) and limits the choices that millions of seniors now enjoy.

• The Democrat bill won’t lower health care costs according to the Congressional Budget Office.

• The true cost of this bill over 10 years, when fully implemented, is about $2.5 trillion.

• Under the Democrat bill, if you like the health insurance you have, you may not be able to keep it.

• The Democrat bill would let government bureaucrats dictate what kind of health plans Americans must purchase and what benefits they can receive.

• The Democrat bill creates a government plan that CBO has said would have higher premiums.

• The Democrat bill would, for the first time in history, allow federal programs to pay for elective abortions.

• Finally, Americans should know that this bill doesn’t have the common-sense reforms that they have been asking for all along, like getting rid of junk lawsuits and leveling the playing field when it comes to health care taxes.

“Americans want reform. But higher premiums, higher taxes, and cuts to Medicare to create more government isn’t reform. Yet that’s precisely what they’d get with this Democrat bill.” ###

Senator Mike Crapo Weekly Republican Address 11/21/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Senator Mike Crapo Weekly Republican Address 11/21/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

This is Senator Mike Crapo from Idaho. Americans are calling on Congress for health care reform because they can no longer tolerate its skyrocketing cost.

They want us to stop the punishing increases in insurance premiums and health care costs that, year after year, are driving families across this nation to the edge. And, they want us to ensure that they have meaningful access to quality health care.

But, when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid finally revealed the 2,074-page bill that has been crafted for weeks now behind closed doors, that’s hardly what we got.

This two-thousand page bill will:

• Drive up the cost of health care insurance and medical care, not down;
• Increase taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars;
• Cut Medicare for senior citizens by hundreds of billions of dollars;
• Grow the federal government by over $2.4 trillion in new spending;
• Push the needy uninsured into a failing Medicaid system;
• Impose a damaging unfunded mandate on our struggling states;
• Leave millions of Americans uninsured; and
• Establish a massive governmental intrusion into management of our health care economy.

This is not true health care reform, and it is not what the American people want. This bill will result in higher premiums and higher health care costs for Americans - period.

A significant number of these provisions violate President Obama’s promise to the American people, namely that lower- and middle-class Americans would not see a tax increase under his proposals.

And, yet, this bill clearly breaks that promise as it taxes a wide range of Americans: the uninsured and the insured; families with so-called high value insurance plans; employers who create jobs or provide retiree drug coverage; individuals who need medicines or medical devices; and many others. It also levies fines and penalties on individuals, families and businesses.

Medicare faces cuts of nearly $500 billion to create the new government entitlement, even though Medicare is already facing enormous unfunded liabilities and looming insolvency. These cuts will reduce access to and the quality of care our seniors receive from a number of Medicare providers, including hospitals, nursing homes, home health and hospice services.

And, as they see their access to and quality of care reduced, seniors enrolled in the popular Medicare Advantage plans will also lose many of the benefits that they enjoy today.

We are already experiencing record deficits and debt, and yet, this bill creates a massive expansion of government, growing the size of the federal government by over $2.4 trillion over ten full years of implementation.

The legislation pushes 15 million people into the failing Medicaid system rather than giving them access to health insurance.

And, in addition to forcing the neediest of the uninsured into a failing entitlement program, this expansion will result in $25 billion in unfunded Medicaid mandates on the states, which are already struggling financially. This mandate further jeopardizes state budgets as it forces them to drive up spending.

The bill creates a government option insurance company and establishes unprecedented expansion of governmental control over health care. It establishes the government as the determiner of what kind of insurance Americans can purchase. It also imposes new federal mandates on all Americans.

The first mandate would apply to the individual: buy insurance or the IRS will collect a fine from you. Then, on employers: face a penalty if you don’t provide a government-approved health plan. The bill imposes $28 billion in new taxes on employers who don’t comply. Those new taxes would be passed along to employees in the form of reduced wages and lost jobs.

You’re going to hear a lot about this bill. That’s why I encourage you to read the bill yourself and form your own opinion.The bill is available on my website as well as a number of other Internet sites. Take a close look at how the bill is funded and who and what it covers and doesn’t cover and how it may impact you and your family. It’s a real eye-opener!

In recent months, I’ve heard from many Idahoans in my home state about health care, and they echo what Americans want in health care reform--lower costs and better quality.

What Americans really want is the kind of step-by-step reforms that Republicans have been advocating for years — common-sense ideas like the ability to purchase insurance across state lines, allowing small businesses to pool together to offer more affordable health insurance to their employees; changing the incentives in our system from numbers of procedures to quality of outcomes; eliminating pre-existing condition limitations, equalizing the tax treatment of insurance; eliminating waste, fraud and abuse and promoting wellness and prevention programs that encourage people to make healthy choices.

These are the kinds of reform that make sense and would really make a difference for all Americans. Thank you for listening. ###

McMorris Rodgers' Expresses Concern About New Federal Mammogram Guidelines VIDEO

Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers expresses her concern about the new federal mammogram guidelines which will turn back the clock on the war on breast cancer.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Screening for Breast Cancer

Summary of Recommendations: The USPSTF recommends against routine screening mammography in women aged 40 to 49 years. The decision to start regular, biennial screening mammography before the age of 50 years should be an individual one and take patient context into account, including the patient's values regarding specific benefits and harms. Grade: C recommendation.

• The USPSTF recommends biennial screening mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years. Grade: B recommendation.
• The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the additional benefits and harms of screening mammography in women 75 years or older. Grade: I Statement.
• The USPSTF recommends against teaching breast self-examination (BSE). Grade: D recommendation.
• The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the additional benefits and harms of clinical breast examination (CBE) beyond screening mammography in women 40 years or older. Grade: I Statement.
• The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the additional benefits and harms of either digital mammography or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instead of film mammography as screening modalities for breast cancer. Grade: I Statement.

Rand Paul: Try, Convict and Lock Up Terrorists In Guantanamo

BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY – Leading United States Senate candidate Rand Paul today criticized the Obama administration’s decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center and try terrorism suspects in United States Civil Courts. “Foreign terrorists do not deserve the protections of our Constitution,” said Dr. Paul. “These thugs should stand before military tribunals and be kept off American soil. I will always fight to keep Kentucky safe and that starts with cracking down on our enemies.”

Dr. Paul believes in strong national defense and thinks military spending should be our country’s top budget priority. He has also called for a Constitutional declaration of war with Afghanistan.

For Immediate Release, November 19, 2009

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Paul-Grayson Amendment Passes Committee

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Ron Paul (TX-14) is pleased to announce that his and Congressman Grayson’s amendment based on HR 1207 has passed in the Financial Services Committee by a vote of 43-26 and will be included in major banking reform legislation.

The Paul/Grayson amendment:
· Removes the blanket restrictions on GAO audits of the Fed
· Allows audit of every item on the Fed's balance sheet, all credit facilities, all securities purchase programs, etc.
· Retains limited audit exemption on unreleased transcripts and minutes
· Sets 180-day time lag before details of Fed's market actions may be released
· States that nothing in the amendment shall be construed as interference in or dictation of monetary policy by Congress or the GAO

“While HR 3996, if passed, will grant sweeping new powers to the Federal Reserve, at least with this amendment attached, it won’t be acting in secret anymore. This is a major victory for Federal Reserve transparency and government accountability. I am very grateful to Congressman Bachus and all the other Members who were so supportive and helpful in this effort," stated Congressman Paul. ###

For Immediate Release, November 19, 2009

Governor-Elect Christie Announces Chairs of Transition Task Force on Budget and Taxes

Task Force to Get to Work Addressing New Jersey's Fiscal Challenges Trenton, NJ - Governor-Elect Chris Christie today named two budget and fiscal experts to chair a special Transition Task Force on Budget and Taxes and asked them to get to work immediately on developing recommendations to help address New Jersey's fiscal challenges.

The Governor-Elect named Richard H. Bagger of Westfield, an executive at Pfizer Inc and a former Chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee, and Robert E. Grady, a Livingston native, former aide to Governor Thomas H. Kean and former top official at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as Co-Chairmen of the task force.

"Addressing the problems facing New Jersey's economy is my highest priority, " Christie said, "and with these two experienced budget and fiscal experts helping me spearhead our efforts we are able to get to work right away."

The Task Force Co-Chairmen will help develop recommendations to address the fiscal deficit that state experts have estimated at over $8 billion for the coming fiscal year 2011, and to respond to the shortfall in projected state revenues in the current fiscal year 2010. They will recruit additional Task Force members and staff experts to address various components of the State's fiscal emergency.

Bagger served in the New Jersey Assembly from 1993 to 2002 and in the State Senate from 2002 to 2003. He was Chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee from 1998 to 2002. He was a former Councilman and Mayor of Westfield. Currently, he serves as Senior Vice President for Worldwide Public Affairs at Pfizer Inc. Earlier in his career, Bagger served as Assistant General Counsel of Blue Cross/Blue Shield and was an attorney with the law firm of McCarter and English.

Grady served as Chief of Staff to former U.S. Representative Millicent Fenwick, as Director of Communications for former Governor Thomas H. Kean, and as Deputy Assistant to the President and Executive Associate Director of OMB in the Administration of former President George H.W. Bush. For the last decade, he had been the partner in charge of venture capital investing at The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest private equity firms. Before retiring this summer and joining Cheyenne Capital Fund, a private equity firm, he served as Chairman of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) in 2006-2007 and as a professor at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business from 1994-2004. ###

For Immediate Release Thursday, November 12, 2009. Contact: Maria Comella 609-341-3000

Governor-Elect Bob McDonnell Announces Senior Advisors to Transition

RICHMOND- Virginia Governor-elect Bob McDonnell announced today senior advisors to the transition. The advisors will assist the five official transition Co-Chairs, as well as the transition staff, with preparations for McDonnell taking office as the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia on January 16th. In addition, McDonnell announced four additional transition staff appointments. The appointments can be found at the bottom of this release.

The senior advisors are listed below.

For more information on the McDonnell Transition Co-Chairs, and the members of the transition staff, please visit: www.mcdonnelltransition.com

Senior Advisors to the Gubernatorial Transition

Michel Zajur- Richmond

Michel Zajur is the founder and President/CEO of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

W. Heywood Fralin- Roanoke

Fralin is chief executive officer of Medical Facilities of America. He is the Rector of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia.

Ed Gillespie- Fairfax

Gillespie volunteered as General Chairman for McDonnell for Governor. He served as Counselor to President George W. Bush during the last 18 months of the Bush Administration and is former Chairman of both the Republican National Committee and the Republican Party of Virginia.

Frank Atkinson- Richmond

Atkinson is Chairman of McGuireWoods Consulting LLC and a partner in McGuireWoods LLP. He served as Counselor and Director of Policy in Governor George Allen’s administration.

Betsy Beamer- Richmond

Beamer served as Secretary of the Commonwealth in Governor George Allen’s administration.

Thelma Drake- Norfolk

Drake represented Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2004-2008. She formerly served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996-2004.

Tom Davis- Fairfax

Davis represented Virginia’s 11th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1995-2008. He served as Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee from 1998-2002.

Diana Cantor- Richmond

Cantor, a lawyer, CPA and former investment banker at Goldman Sachs is a managing director of NY Private Bank & Trust. She served as the founder and Executive Director of the Virginia College Savings Plan from 1996-2007, an independent state agency. She is the wife of United States Congressman Eric Cantor, the House Republican Whip.

Glen Huff- Virginia Beach

Huff is the founder and a co-managing shareholder of Huff, Poole & Mahoney, P.C. in Virginia Beach

Dave Barrett- Richmond

Barrett is the Vice Chairman of The Virginia Family Foundation

Chuck Cunningham- Fairfax

Cunningham is director of federal affairs for the National Rifle Association.

James S. Cheng- Fairfax

Cheng is President of Totus Lighting Solutions. He formerly owned Computer and Hi-Tech Management, Inc. (CMH).

Judy Ford Wason- Williamsburg

Wason headed “Virginians for McDonnell” during the 2009 campaign. She was Executive Director of “Virginians for Mark Warner” in the 2001 gubernatorial race. She served as a Special Assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs for President Ronald Reagan, and managed Senatorial campaigns for former Senators Paul Trible and John Warner. She currently is involved with a number of Virginia civic and community groups, including the Christopher Newport University Center for Public Policy.

In addition to the announcement of Senior Advisors to the transition, McDonnell also continued making a number of transition staff appointments.

Today he announced the following positions:

Crystal Cameron: Chief of Staff to the First Lady-Designate

Taylor Thornley: Deputy Director of Communications

Andrew Lamar: Legislative Liason

Brandon DeGraaf: Community Relations Assistant ###

Press Release: Contact: J. Tucker Martin, Phone: (804) 786-4100 Email: Tucker.Martin@Gov-Elect.Virginia.Gov

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Rudy Giuliani: Sarah Palin On Newsweek "Good For The GOP" VIDEO

Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani responds to Sarah Palin's "Newsweek" cover on ABC's "This Week."

"Being on the cover of "Newsweek" is good for the GOP," Rudy said. A derivative of what he giddily told CNN's John King the same morning that Sarah Palin "is great for the Republican party." On whether or not Palin is qualified to be President, Rudy responds: "That's gonna develop, she's got two, three years."

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Rudy Giuliani: "Sarah Palin Is Great For The Republican Party" VIDEO

From CNN: Rudy Giuliani: "Sarah Palin Is Great For The Republican Party" - 11/15/09
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Ann Coulter on Sarah Palin VIDEO

Conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter spoke to Harry Smith about Sarah Palin's media tour for her new book "Going Rogue," and her political influence.

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Flip Flop Mary Landrieu VIDEO

Liberal group HCAN is trying to convince Senate Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor that they can vote for government-run health care before they vote against it.

As a new series of RNC videos point out, that tactic has been tried before, and now lives in campaign election infamy.

Note to Senate Democrats: A vote for cloture is a vote for government-run health care.

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Flip Flop Blanche Lincoln VIDEO

Liberal group HCAN is trying to convince Senate Democrats Blanche Lincoln and Mark Pryor that they can vote for government-run health care before they vote against it.

As a new series of RNC videos point out, that tactic has been tried before, and now lives in campaign election infamy.

Note to Senate Democrats: A vote for cloture is a vote for government-run health care.

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Congressman Mark Kirk Weekly Republican Address 11/14/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Congressman Mark Kirk Weekly Republican Address 11/14/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Good morning, this is Congressman Mark Kirk of Illinois.

Congressman Mark Kirk of Illinois

When I returned home from active duty in Afghanistan, I dedicated my congressional service to helping families with health care. We can lower health care costs and provide coverage for Americans who lack insurance by enacting key reforms that already help thousands of families in many states. First, we could start lowering costs by reining in lawsuits in America. We are the most litigious country on earth. Lawsuit reforms can save billions in healthcare costs alone. In New Jersey, without lawsuit reform, it costs over $5,500 per patient to provide insurance.

In California, with some of the strongest lawsuit reforms, insurance costs half as much as it does in New Jersey. Congress should enhance the effective reforms of many states by enacting lawsuit reforms for our entire country.

Second, Congress should grant the right to each American to buy coverage from any state in the union – especially if you find a plan that has a lower cost or is more flexible for your family or your small business.

Third, we should give states the tools to create their own innovative reforms that lower healthcare costs.

I also offered an amendment – the Medical Rights Act – standing for the principle that Congress shall make no law interfering with the decisions you make with your doctor.

Unfortunately, all of these common sense Republican reforms were rejected by Speaker Pelosi. The Pelosi health care bill has no significant lawsuit reforms and does not guarantee your medical rights from government waiting lines or restrictions.

In the teeth of the Great Recession, the Pelosi bill would impose ten new taxes on the American economy.

The top combined tax rate for my state of Illinois would be four percentage points higher than France. The Democrat bill levies new taxes on health insurance, income and even pace makers.

The bill also cuts health care for seniors – my parents and many of yours – with $500 billion in cuts for Medicare doctors, hospitals and advantage patients. The bill even cuts Medicare for skilled nursing, wheelchairs and hospices.
In sum, the Pelosi bill opens a new trillion-dollar entitlement just as our national debt tops $12 trillion. Ignoring the future needs of Social Security and Medicare, the bill creates a new massive spending program, supported by heavy taxes and cuts to senior health care.

We need to back the common sense health care reforms I outlined and reject a government takeover of our family health care.

This is Congressman Mark Kirk of Illinois. Thank you for listening. God Bless you and God Bless America. ###

Sarah Palin On Oprah November 16th

Oprah on November 16th Posted Yesterday at 7:56pm

"Willow, Piper, and I are in Chicago and just wanted to let you know that I had a great conversation with Oprah today. We taped the show for Monday, November 16th, and enjoyed it so much that we went way over on time. The rest will air on Oprah.com. Oprah was very hospitable and gracious, and her audience was full of warm, energized and (no doubt) curious viewers."

- Sarah Palin

Let Your Voice Be Heard: A Message From Congressman Mike Pence VIDEO

Congressman Mike Pence released the following video, urging all Americans to rise up and let their voices be heard in opposition to the Pelosi health care plan. "This Is Your Moment, Now Is Your Time, Let Your Voice Be Heard."

FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT:

"As President Ronald Reagan said: ‘Since the American founding, we have been a people with a government, not the other way around.'"

"Now comes the Pelosi plan for a government takeover of health care. It is a freight train of runaway spending, bloated bureaucracy, mandates and higher taxes.

"If the liberals in Washington have their way, they will forever change the relationship between the government and ‘we the people.'

"If the Pelosi plan for a government takeover of health care passes, we will each become dependent on the political class in Washington for the provision of services of the most urgent and personal nature.

"Illness, our own, or more importantly the illness of a parent, or a spouse, or a child, has the capacity to suspend our priorities.

"What was important before the crisis grows dim in the harsh light of disease affecting a loved one.

"The Pelosi health care plan targets us when we are most vulnerable.

"The Pelosi health care plan makes us dependent on the state at the most urgent moment in the life of our family.

"Their hope: that little by little, we'll yield our freedoms and our resources to the ever-growing appetite of the federal government.

"After years of runaway federal spending, borrowing, bailouts and takeovers, it's easy to give way to despair; but I assure you: there is a remnant that still cherishes freedom, personal responsibility and limited government all across this land.

"I have seen it in the faces of ordinary Americans who have traveled to rallies, town halls and tea parties. I have read it in my mail. I have heard it from friends and neighbors who have lost their jobs but not lost their faith in America.

"The time has come for those who still cherish our ideals-the ideals of our founding: life, liberty and the pursuit of the American dream-to arise.

"Wherever you are, whoever you are, let your voice be heard.

"Republicans in Congress who are standing in the gap, cannot do this alone.

"I often tell my colleagues that a minority in Congress plus the American people equals a majority.
"‘We the people' have the power to stop out-of-control spending at the federal level.

"‘We the people' have to power to stop the Pelosi health care plan, in its effort to take over one-sixth of the American economy.

"And ‘we the people' have the ability to protect the finest health care system this world has ever known and demand real health care reform that will reduce the cost of health care without growing government.

"I appeal to you not as Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives, but as Americans.

"You cherish freedom, you fear the crushing weight of big government and debt that Congress and this Administration are leaving to our posterity, and you still believe that the strength of this nation is in the character and courage and ingenuity of the American people, and not the politicians and the bureaucrats.

"This is your moment, now is your time, let your voice be heard."

Congressman Peter Roskam If Healthcare Bill Is So Fabulous, Why Criminalize Those Who Want To Opt-Out? VIDEO

Congressman Peter Roskam: Pelosi's Version of Law & Order, Government Mandate or Jail

November 11, 2009 -"We've heard from the majority all afternoon, and not one of them have told us why you need to criminalize people to coax them into a plan that's fabulous? It makes no sense." -

Roskam Condemns Passage of Pelosi Healthcare Overhaul.

Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL) issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representative’s narrow passage of H.R. 3692, Speaker Pelosi’s healthcare bill, 220-215:

“Tonight’s vote is incredibly disappointing, though just the latest example that Democrats simply aren’t listening to Americans. The Pelosi healthcare overhaul will not only cost $1.3 trillion, adding to our debt and bankrupting future generations, but the resulting policy will mean increased health costs for families, deep cuts for seniors in Medicare, new taxes and more jobs lost.

With super majorities in both houses and the presidency, the Democrats could have made easy work of health reform legislation. Instead, Speaker Pelosi lost 39 Democrat votes, struggling to send this misguided legislation limping out of the House, and demonstrating just how bad this bill is. Democrats missed an incredible opportunity to work with Republicans toward implementing bipartisan reforms that would lower cost and increase access without seriously increasing taxes and our national debt.” ###

Anita Dunn 'Fox News...wing of the Republican Party' will step down VIDEO

Anita Dunn, the White House Director of Communications, to President Obama has announced today that she’ll be leaving her post at the end of the month, her deputy, Dan Pfeiffer is to replace her.

"Fox News...wing of the Republican Party"


"opinion journalism masquerading as news."

"The reality of it is, fox news often operates as either the research arm or the communications arm of the Republican party,"

Dunn began her career in the Carter White House, first as an intern for White House Communications Director Gerald Rafshoon and then worked for chief of staff Hamilton Jordan. She worked on the campaign of Senator John Glenn (D-OH), and on Capitol Hill before joining the firm founded by Bob Squier and Bill Knapp in 1993. She has been the top adviser to Senator Bill Bradley (D-NJ), including serving as the chief strategist for his presidential campaign, Senator Evan Bayh (D-IN), and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD).

She was hired by then Senator Barack Obama in 2006 to direct communications and strategy for his political action committee, The Hopefund. This move signaled to many that Obama was nearing a run for the presidency. While advising Hopefund and Obama in 2006, she was instrumental in the preparations for the launch of Obama for America, and brought many key staffers to the Obama campaign with whom she had worked in Bayh's and Daschle's offices.

Video Credit: CNN's Reliable Sources and PoliticsNewsPolitics

Image Credit: Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Biography from: Anita Dunn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Health Care Reform Chart

Health Care Reform: 31 New Federal Programs, Agencies, Commissions & Mandates.

House Republicans, led by Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) and House Republicans on the Joint Economic Committee (JEC), have created the chart below detailing the bureaucratic nightmare of the House Democrats’ $1.5 trillion health care plan that relies on massive tax hikes on small businesses and job creators in the midst of a deepening economic recession - and will cause as many as 114 million Americans to lose their current coverage.

The chart identifies at least 31 new federal programs, agencies, commissions and mandates that accompany the unprecedented government takeover of health care in America.

Americans want health care reform - and House Republicans agree - but the Democrats’ go-it-alone, tax and spend attitude isn’t the way to improve the best health care system in the world. House Republicans have a plan that will reduce costs, expand access and increase the quality of care in a way we can afford - without raising taxes on small businesses or middle class families.

Sarah Palin: The Pelosi Bill Was Rammed Through on Saturday, But Sunday’s Here

We’ve got to hold on to hope, and we’ve got to fight hard because Congressional action tonight just put America on a path toward an unrecognizable country.

The same government leaders that got us into the mortgage business and the car business are now getting us into the health care business.

Despite Americans’ decisive message last Tuesday that they reject the troubling path this country has been taking, Speaker Pelosi has broken her own promises of transparency to ram a health “care” bill through the House of Representatives just before midnight. Why did she push the 2,000 page bill this weekend? Was she perhaps afraid to give her peers and the constituents for whom she works the chance to actually read this monstrous bill carefully, if at all? Was she concerned that Americans might really digest the details of a bill that the Wall Street Journal has called “the worst piece of post-New Deal legislation ever introduced”?

This out-of-control bureaucratic mess will be disastrous for our economy, our small businesses, and our personal liberty. It will slam businesses at a time when we are at double-digit unemployment rates – the highest we’ve seen in a quarter of a century. This massive new bureaucracy will cost us and our children money we don’t have. It will rob Americans of more of our freedom and further hamper the free market.

Make no mistake: we’re on course to have government commandeer one-sixth of our economy. The people who gave us Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now want to run our health care. Think about that.

All of us who value the sanctity of life are grateful for the success of the pro-life majority in the House this evening in its battle against federal funding of abortion in this bill, but it’s ironic because we were promised that abortion wasn’t covered in the bill to begin with. Our healthy distrust of these government leaders made us look deeper into the bill because unfortunately we knew better than to trust what they were saying. The victory tonight to amend the bill and eliminate that federal funding for abortion was great – because abortion is not health care. Now we can only hope that Rep. Stupak’s amendment will hold in the final bill, though the Democratic leadership has already refused to promise that it won’t be scrapped later.

We had been told there were no “death panels” in the bill either. But look closely at the provision mandating bureaucratic panels that will be calling the shots regarding who will receive government health care.

Look closely at provisions addressing illegal aliens’ health care coverage too.

Those of us who love freedom and believe in open and transparent government can only be dismayed by midnight action on a Saturday. Speaker Pelosi’s promise that Americans would have 72 hours to read the final bill before the vote was just another one of the D.C. establishment’s too-common political ploys. It’s broken promises like this that turn people off to politics and leave them disillusioned about the future of their country.

But despite this late-night maneuvering, many of us were paying close attention tonight. We’ll keep paying close attention. We need to let our legislators in Washington know that they still represent us, and that the majority of Americans are not in favor of the “reform” they are pushing. After all, this is still a country “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” We will make our voices heard. It’s on to the Senate now. Our legislators can listen now, or they can hear us in 2010. It’s their choice.

- Sarah Palin

Ron Paul: Healthcare "Reform" Will Make a Flawed System Immeasurably Worse VIDEO

Congressman Ron Paul's Texas Straight Talk for November 9, 2009.

Governor Haley Barbour Weekly Republican Address 11/10/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Governor Haley Barbour Weekly Republican Address 11/10/09 VIDEO FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Weekly Remarks by Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, as provided by the Republican National Committee.

Hi, I’m Haley Barbour, governor of Mississippi, and I’m pleased to give the weekly Republican address.

This past week’s been a momentous one in American politics. It marked the first anniversary of President Obama’s election.

This week also saw the first big elections since this administration and its Democrat majority in Congress took control of our federal government. The results made clear the American people don’t like where the Democrats are trying to take our country.

Virginia and New Jersey elected new governors Tuesday, and in both cases, voters chose Republican governors to succeed the Democrats elected four years ago. Both are states that President Obama carried by large margins last year.

Virginia’s Bob McDonnell, a conservative who focused his campaign on jobs and economic growth – the issues that concern most Virginia voters – won by nearly 20 points, as Republicans swept all statewide offices.

In New Jersey, moderate Republican Chris Christie defeated incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine, despite several campaign visits by the president. Independents voted overwhelmingly for the Republican in both states.

Independents, most of whom voted for President Obama only a year ago, are concerned where his policies are taking our country. Don’t take my word for it.

Rep. Jim Cooper, senior Democrat in Tennessee’s congressional delegation, called the election result "a wake-up call for Congress." "A tidal wave could be coming," he said.

Democratic Congressman Dan Boren of Oklahoma made his views plain when he told the Wall Street Journal: "Voters sent a clear message that the administration and the Congress need to focus on the economy. We need to focus on creating jobs right now, and you don’t do that by raising taxes on small businesses."

The Washington Post’s David Broder, dean of American political writers, identified a crucial factor in Tuesday’s voting. Broder wrote, "The more worried voters were about keeping or finding a job, the more likely they were to vote Republican."

Americans think economic growth and job creation are priorities 1, 2, 3 and 4. Despite all the trillions of dollars in spending by this administration and Congress, voters see little progress on jobs.

And, these elections came before it was announced that the unemployment rate had risen to 10.2%, the highest in 26 years.

Americans’ concerns are greatly increased because Washington hasn’t been focused on economic growth and creating jobs. Instead, all the talk and attention has been on healthcare reform.

And now that the Democrat leadership has settled on a healthcare bill, what have Americans learned?

This healthcare bill will cost another trillion-plus dollars. The bill will increase your health insurance premiums. It will cut Medicare spending for seniors by $500 billion, and it will clobber small businesses, which create most new jobs.

Indeed, the National Federation of Independent Business, the organization of small businesses, projects the healthcare reform proposal pending in the House will mean 1.6 million fewer jobs – that’s right, it would cost 1.6 million people their jobs.

Isn’t it easy to see why Americans sent that wake-up call on Tuesday?

Now, the question is, did Democrats in Washington hear it?

Will they listen to folks like Democratic Rep. Michael Michaud of Maine, who said after the elections, "People want jobs. We have to start focusing on jobs and the economy"?

The best time to start’s now. The House Democrats’ healthcare bill should be withdrawn and reworked. There are many reforms that enjoy overwhelming bipartisan support in both houses of Congress.

Great improvements can be made without a government-run healthcare system; without gigantic tax increases that fall primarily on small businesses; without a $500-billion cut in Medicare spending; without higher insurance premiums; and without costing 1.6 million people their jobs.

Governors, including many Democrats, also realize this Democrat plan will result in tens of billions of dollars of state tax increases because it would greatly expand Medicaid and make state governments pay more than $30 billion that our states don’t have.

Americans are a whole lot smarter than politicians give them credit for. Americans want and need jobs. Congress has been focused on health and energy legislation that will cost millions of jobs.

Hopefully, Tuesday’s fire alarm will get Washington’s eye back on the ball: back on job creation and economic growth. I’m Governor Haley Barbour. Thanks for listening. ###

Ron Paul on The Glenn Beck Show VIDEO

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No Compromise, On Friday, Congressman Ron Paul and Dr. Rand Paul appeared on The Glenn Beck Show with guest host Andrew Napolitano to discuss the Republican Party's future, third parties, and the important of putting principle over politics.

Ron Paul and his son Rand chat with Judge Andrew Napolitano on the growing rift between libertarians and Republicans.

Club for Growth Charlie Crist Federal Stimulus Bill TV Ad VIDEO

Day After Crist Says He “Didn’t Endorse” Stimulus, TV Spot Corrects the Record.

WASHINGTON - The Club for Growth today released a TV advertisement encouraging Florida Governor Charlie Crist to set aside his big government record and embrace pro-growth policies to revive Florida's economy.

The ad, which will air soon on Florida television stations, details the consequences of Crist's embrace of big government spending, and comes one day after Crist told CNN that he never endorsed the $787 federal stimulus bill this year. The ad states:

"Since Charlie Crist helped pass Barack Obama's spending program, nearly two hundred thousand Floridians have lost their jobs. Unemployment is the highest in decades. Personal income's down. And the deficit in Washington is three times larger."

"Yesterday, Charlie Crist said he never endorsed the stimulus, but that's simply not true," said Club President Chris Chocola. "Crist embraced the stimulus, and Florida's economy has suffered for it. The Club for Growth's ad sets the record straight, and we encourage Floridians to remind their governor that jobs are created by free markets and competition, not big government spending and debt."

Club for Growth® and Club for Growth® PAC - 2001 L Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20036 202-955-5500 Attribute work as: "This information reproduced from Club for Growth".

Michael Steele GOP victories Virginia and New Jersey VIDEO

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave remarks in reaction to the GOP victories in the Virginia and New Jersey Gubernatorial elections.

Ann Coulter Keith Olbermann VIDEO

Ann Coulter and the Red Eye team on Keith Olbermann.

Chris Christie Acceptance Speech FULL TEXT VIDEO

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UPDATE 11/06/13 - - Chris Christie Acceptance Speech 2013 FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT and VIDEO - "Thank you, New Jersey, for making me the luckiest guy in the world,"

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New Jersey Governor-Elect Chris Christie (R) Delivers Acceptance Speech - 11/03/09 FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

" Ladies and gentlemen thank you so much. Thank you so much all of you -- here tonight. Thank you so much. Thank you so much."

" My -- economy get through this. -- first I want election. They're that good. Now. I want I want Alexia I want to let you all -- I want -- all about."

" I want to -- although. I wanna let you all know that about forty minutes ago. I received -- call of congratulations. From governor Jon Corzine."

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" Now. -- Not help please don't."

" C'mon now. -- and the governor's call with gracious. I thank him for -- years of service to the state. He pledged he pledged he pledged a smooth. He pledged a smooth transition. To the new -- administration."

" Okay."

" Now now I'd like to I'd like you'd indulge me in just a few bank --"

" I want to thank you for it. --"

" Like you tells me if you -- I wanna bank. -- Great former Republican governors who stood with me governor Tom -- governor Christie Whitman thank you very much. It. I want to thank. My great friend. And my campaign chairman state senator Joe --"

" It the I want to thank the future of the Republican Party are Republican state chairman."

" And most of all most of all. I want to thank the most important people in my life. My wife Mary pat. -- for my four great children Andrew and Sarah. Patrick in -- it. -- effect -- that bill who is here with me tonight. I think you all know my brother Todd."

" Okay."

" And my sister gone I love them both thank you very much. You know and -- New Jersey New Jersey. Is extraordinary place. Here I am. -- guy who was born in -- forty -- years ago. Two parents two parents struggle to make ends meet brought me home. To a fourth floor walk up apartment on the corner south -- avenue and fourteenth street. At five years later. Five years later they moved this the Livingston because they want our family that the best public education we could possibly have. And everything. That I've been lucky enough to become. The foundation with -- for back. In those schools in those years by great teachers. Have by -- great parents. Who gave us the values that allowed me. To be standing in front of you tonight. At the 55 governor stated --"

" Okay."

" But you go I think -- all before. The selection tonight it's not about me. And it's not back him. And candidly. It's not about many -- you. This election. Was. And is. About the future of the state we love the great state of New Jersey. "

" And I."

" because. Because for me and for most of you. We've already had a great New Jersey life. Great New Jersey life and what we want to do is to make sure that everyone in New Jersey has the opportunity for that great New Jersey life and even more importantly. That our children and our grandchildren. Have the opportunity for that great -- life because. If we continue on the path we're on. That will not be possible. We are in a crisis. The times are extraordinarily difficult. But I stand here tonight. Full of hope. For our future. Full of expectations. And dreams. Not just for my children. But for all the children of New Jersey -- are gonna get to work to make that happen starting tomorrow."

" Because tomorrow. Because tomorrow. Together. We begin to take back New Jersey. "

" It. Tomorrow we're gonna take back -- Jersey for our families tomorrow we're gonna take back New Jersey for our friends. Tomorrow we're gonna take back New Jersey for our neighbors tomorrow we're gonna take back New Jersey for the least fortunate among us. Who do not want the government to fix every problem they just want to give a hand up so they can build opportunity for themselves."

" Tomorrow. Tomorrow. We begin. To build that greater New Jersey for our children and grandchildren. Because you see. I want my children. To raise their children. In this state. I want your children to raise their children in this state. So tomorrow. Tomorrow begin the task of fixing our broken state and I tell you. I can tell you I can tell you that they've and I -- Kim and I are ready for the task given the higher ready for the task. Now. I will tell you. The campaign. The camp we went rules seem easy. Compared to the path that lie ahead of the -- Thursday. We know the challenges we face -- over the next four years. Ever work cut out there are no easy answers. These difficult problems. But you know on the campaign throw -- and I really learned. Was that the suffocating taxes. And the government that was out of control. Has -- threatened completely out of touch tomorrow starting tomorrow. We're gonna pick -- up and we are gonna turn it upside down. Now. Over the last week only been on that campaign -- I've met a number of people and I -- tell you about just a few of them you can understand what we really -- front of us. Just today. I met a man from Hamilton with his two children. Who's a small business owner. Who with tears in his eyes told me if you don't win. -- this this is gonna go broke. I don't know what I'm gonna do with my children. We're gonna have to leave the state -- I was born and raised. This election tonight it's about him and his children. This week this week I met a senior citizen for ten -- A man who was nine years old. Who grabbed -- by the -- instead. A minding your sold. You better do everything you said it's not going to be here for years without -- hole to fill it. Tonight that election is about him. And couple weeks ago I met a farmer from violence. Who was a fourth generation. Farmer. In that town. And he's fit to be you know mr. Christie if this continues. I'm gonna have to be the one who gives up the farm that's been in my family for four generations. And -- feel like a break in the heart. Of my father. My grandfather. And my great grandfather. Tonight. That election is this election is about him. We need to make New Jersey more affordable and we need to do it now. And you know. You know -- be naysayers who say that. Kim and I are gonna be able lower taxes. That we're not gonna be able lower spending that we're not -- be able to cut onerous regulation but we're not gonna be able to get government back under control. Well let me tell yeah these were the same people who wait years ago when I became US attorney. Said that you couldn't fight corruption in New Jersey. Well they were wrong then that. And they are wrong now. -- kid a kid and I. Given Iowa -- without regard to party or politics. We will do it without regard to what section of the state you're from. What you're it's your race -- your ethnicity. What's your gender. Without regard to any of that because new Jersey's problems are too big. To any more conduct the petty politics of yesterday. No matter whose idea it is if it's a good one -- and I'll figure out how to get it done."

" Okay."

" Now let me say one more thing about the people of the state of New Jersey. You know you know for you know for years. For years and years and years. The Talking Heads on television. Commentators in the newspapers said you cannot. Win an election in New Jersey. Without being. Personally. Negative without doing smear attack ads on the character of your opponent now it now -- February. In February when -- for governor I said. But I knew that this campaign. Would get into the gutter. And that I would not follow my opponent that -- got -- And I told you then I did not know where that was a winning strategy or losing strategy. But I told you it was my strategy and -- worked too hard I've worked too hard. Over my life. To give away my integrity for any job not even this one."

" Okay. Okay."

" And let me tell you that's. Through bear overwhelming. -- work tonight. The people of New Jersey said no more -- negative personal campaign. --"

" In the face of a thirty million dollar onslaught. That consisted of almost exclusively. Negative personal can't -- campaign against me. My family and my friends the people of New Jersey decided enough is he now."

" And and so now. -- out to all. Of those pundits out there. -- all of those experts on politics. I beg you. Let's turn the page let's put the petty politics of the past behind us and it started a new era of hope. And -- to -- New Jersey. "

" because. I was born here. And I was raised here. And this is the state that I love. And I'll tell you I have known from minute one of this campaign. That we can change New Jersey. So tomorrow. Let's roll up our sleeves. Let's get to work. At the hard task ahead of us what we will know. That at the end of these four years. I promise you one thing. That we will restore. Your hope. And your faith. And your trust. In New Jersey thank you very much."

by Christopher Christie

RNC MICHAEL STEELE STATEMENT ON GOP VIRGINIA BOB McDONNELL VIDEO

November 3, 2009 CONTACT: Press Office 202-863-8614

WASHINGTON – Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement today:

“Tonight, Republicans made history in Virginia. In a state that had been in the Democrats’ column after the 2008 election – and in DNC Chairman Tim Kaine’s own backyard – Republicans swept all three top state offices in Virginia for the first time since 1997. These significant victories speak to the fantastic campaigns run by Republicans across the Commonwealth and the voters’ clear rejection of liberal tax and spend policies that Washington Democrats are trying to force on Americans.

“Governor-elect Bob McDonnell’s common-sense conservative message of less spending, lower taxes and more responsible government clearly resonated with voters. His opposition to the Democrats’ plans for higher taxes, government-run health care and a job-killing ‘cap and trade’ bill was rewarded by Virginia voters with a victory tonight.

“Lt. Governor Bill Bolling was reelected tonight to be Virginia’s chief job creation officer and continue promoting a legislative agenda that focuses on the things we Republicans believe in – keeping government small, improving the quality of health care for Virginians, and keeping taxes low for families and businesses to make certain that Virginia remains a great place to do business.

“Virginia voters’ selection of Attorney General-elect Ken Cuccinelli to be Virginia’s top law enforcement officer ensures that public safety will be a top priority in the Commonwealth, Virginia’s second amendment rights will be protected and small businesses will be sheltered from excessive regulation.

“This is the first time since 1997 that the Republican Party has swept all three top state offices in Virginia and I believe that it highlights the desire of Virginians to have strong Republican leadership guiding their Commonwealth.

“The Republican Party’s overwhelming victory in Virginia is a blow to President Obama and the Democrat Party. It sends a clear signal that voters have had enough of the president’s liberal agenda. The Republican Party and our grassroots supporters have renewed strength in Virginia, and I look forward to working with Governor-elect McDonnell and Republicans across the state to build on our momentum.”

RELATED: Michael Steele GOP victories Virginia and New Jersey VIDEO FULL PRESS CONFERENCE Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele gave remarks in reaction to the GOP victories in the Virginia and New Jersey Gubernatorial elections.

RNC RELEASES NEW RADIO AD ENTITLED “ECHO” ON ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK PODCAST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 2, 2009. CONTACT: Press Office. 202-863-8614

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) today announced a new radio ad entitled “Echo” on the elections in New York. The ad encourages New York voters to vote for conservative candidates on Election Day. The RNC is supporting Doug Hoffman in New York 23 and local Republican candidates. The radio ad will run Monday and Tuesday in North Country media markets.

Listen to the audio of the radio ad here: “ECHO” ON ELECTIONS IN NEW YORK. MP3 for PODCAST

FULL TEXT TRANSCRIPT

Time: 00:60

Voice: “The eyes of the nation are on the North Country.”

Voice: “What we decide on Tuesday, will echo from Albany to Washington.”

Voice: “Whose side are you on?”

Voice: “The Pelosi/ Paterson tax and spend train wreck?”

Voice: “Or do you believe in Republican conservative values, like thrift, personal responsibility, and family.”

Voice: “Let’s tell the liberals, enough is enough.”

Voice: “No more bailouts, taxes and budget busting spending.”

Voice: “It’s time to create jobs, with proven conservative ideas like lower taxes.”

Voice: “Let your voice be heard, join the movement to bring real conservative change.”

Voice: “Tell the politicians, no more, we won’t let you bankrupt America.”

Voice: “We need conservative leaders who stand up for our values.”



Voice: “Fight Back! Vote conservative, it matters like never before.”

Voice: The Republican National Committee is responsible for the content of this advertising. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee. Paid for by the Republican National Committee. www.gop.com.

AD FACTS

The Ad

Voice: The eyes of the nation are on the North Country. What we decide on Tuesday will echo from Albany to Washington.

The Facts

Special Election In New York’s 23rd Congressional District “Taking On National Importance.” “The Nov. 3 contest in upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District, a sprawling, 11-county area … a possible gauge of Obama’s coattails. Obama, who carried the district by 5 percentage points in his landslide victory in New York last year, forced the special election when he named the incumbent, Republican John McHugh, his Army secretary.” (“23rd District Race Taking On National Importance,” The Associated Press, 10/18/09)

The Ad

Voice: Whose side are you on? The Pelosi/Patterson tax and spend train wreck?

The Facts

Since Pelosi Passed $787 Billion Stimulus In February, Over 2.6 Million Americans Have Lost Their Jobs. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 11/1/09)

* Since Pelosi Passed Stimulus In February, Nearly 130,000 People Have Lost Their Jobs And Unemployment Has Risen Over 14 Percent In New York. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, Accessed 11/1/09)

Pelosi’s Government-Run Health Care Experiment Will Be Paid For By Hitting Americans, Small Businesses With $734 Billion In Tax Increases On Income, Payroll, Medical Devices, And Over-The-Counter Drugs. (“Estimated Revenue Effects Of Possible Modifications To The Revenue Provisions Of H.R. 3962, The ‘Affordable Health Care For America Act’,” Joint Committee On Taxation Publication, 10/29/09)

Pelosi Passed National Energy Tax That Could Mean Nearly 1 Million Jobs Lost Per Year. “Overall, a cap-and-trade system that reduces annual GDP by 0.34 percent per year can be expected to reduce U.S. employment by roughly 964,900 jobs per year, reduce household earnings by $37.8 billion, and reduce total U.S. economic output by $136.1 billion.” (Andrew Chamberlain, “Who Pays For Climate Policy? New Estimates Of The Household Burden And Economic Impact Of A U.S. Cap-And-Trade System,” Tax Foundation, 3/09)

Under Paterson, New York’s State/Local Tax Burden Second-Highest In Nation, Business Friendliness Ranks 49th Out Of 50 States. “Currently estimated at 11.7% of income, New York's state/local tax burden percentage is the 2nd highest nationwide, well above the national average of 9.7% … New York ranks 49th in the Tax Foundation's State Business Tax Climate Index.” (“Research Areas: New York,” Tax Foundation, Accessed 11/1/09)

In December, Gov. Paterson Proposed “The Biggest Tax Hike In State History” With 137 Tax Increases Totaling $121.1 Billion. “Gov. Paterson yesterday socked New Yorkers with a mind-boggling 137 proposed new and hiked taxes on everything from beer to cab rides to iTunes downloads and movie tickets. The doomsday, $121.1 billion plan represents the biggest tax hike in state history and slashes services across the board - while still increasing spending by $1.4 billion.” (Brendan Scott, “Gov’s Tax & Spend Shocker,” The New York Post, 12/17/09)

Paterson’s Proposed Tax Hikes Target Specific Products With High Tax Rates. “Many of the negative components of the Paterson plan fall into two categories: provisions that make the tax code more complicated, and provisions that single out disfavored goods or activities for punishment. Paterson would impose new, special taxes on sugary drinks, beer, wine, cigars, luxury cars, yachts, furs and airplanes.” (Josh Barro, “New York Governor David Paterson’s Tax And Fee Proposals A Mixed Bag,” Tax Foundation, 1/22/09)

The Ad

Voice: Or do you believe in Republican conservative values, like thrift, personal responsibility, and family.

The Facts

Republicans Offers Solutions To Balance The Budget. “Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) issued the following statement after the RSC introduced a responsible, solutions-based budget proposal that counters President Obama’s radical, big-government agenda. The RSC proposal provides for a balanced budget that reduces national debt by more than $6 trillion compared to the President’s plan. It also provides $1.2 trillion in tax relief, ends bailouts, reduces non-defense discretionary spending each year, and takes an honest look at the biggest challenge to our financial stability: health entitlements.” (Republican Study Committee, “RSC Offers Responsible Budget Solution: Less Debt, Less Government, More Freedom,” Press Release, 4/2/09)

Republicans Use “Conservative Check Card” To Review Legislation For “Lower Taxes,” “Personal Responsibility” And “Stronger Families.” “The RSC reviews each piece of legislation under consideration on the House floor using six guiding principles, printed on our ‘Conservative Check Card’ and listed below: … Lower Taxes - Does the bill promote individual responsibility in spending, or reduce taxes or fees? Personal Responsibility - Does the bill encourage responsible behavior by individuals and families and encourage them to provide for their own health, safety, education, moral fortitude, or general welfare? … Stronger Families - Does the bill enhance the traditional American family and its power to rear children without excessive interference from the government?” (“What Is RSC?” Republican Study Committee, Accessed 11/1/09)

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Democrats Take “Unprecedented Role In Reshaping The Auto Industry” With 60% Government Ownership In General Motors. “It will be the largest industrial bankruptcy in U.S. history and the fourth-largest overall and comes as smaller rival Chrysler won approval to sell most of its assets to Italy's Fiat, moving Chrysler closer to a quick exit from court protection. A New York dealership owned by General Motors Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection early Monday, beginning the wave of court filings expected in Manhattan bankruptcy court as the automaker starts a complex reorganization that the government insists can be completed within three months. The government will end up with a 60 percent ownership stake and an unprecedented role in reshaping the auto industry.” (“General Motors Files For Bankruptcy Protection,” The Associated Press, 6/1/09)

* But GM Remains “Challenged” With “Relatively Weak” Recovery Plans. “General Motors … fresh out of bankruptcy, will remain challenged in the United States by relatively weak plans to bring new cars and trucks to market, according to an annual competitive analysis released Wednesday by Banc of America Securities-Merrill Lynch. The report -- called Car Wars -- predicts: GM's market share losses ‘are likely to be greater than expected’ because the company is not replacing its lineup as fast as the industry and key rivals … Less than a week after the new General Motors emerged from bankruptcy, the report says GM’s business assumptions are overly optimistic and further restructuring might be required.” (Tim Higgins, “Analysis Finds GM, Chrysler's Plans Weak,” Detroit Free Press, 7/16/09)

House Dems’ Bill Will Impose $460 Billion Income Tax Increase, That Will Hit Many Small Businesses, Killing Jobs. “This [surtax] would hit job creators especially hard because more than six of every 10 who earn that much are small business owners, operators or investors, according to a 2007 Treasury study... America’s successful small businesses would pay higher tax rates than the Fortune 500, and for that matter than most companies around the world ...” (“Estimated Revenue Effects Of Possible Modifications To The Revenue Provisions Of H.R. 3962, The ‘Affordable Health Care For America Act’,” Joint Committee On Taxation Publication, 10/29/09; Editorial, “The Small Business Surtax,” The Wall Street Journal, 7/14/09)

* High Taxes Discourage The Hiring Of New Workers. “The lack of U.S. job creation is a big problem, but the quickest way Washington could help would be to stop imposing more financial burdens on hiring. And if Democrats really want to reduce taxes on labor, the cleanest way would be to reduce the payroll tax rate. They could finance a permanent payroll cut by using the $300-$400 billion or more in unspent stimulus money, rather than continuing with the transfer payments and pork barrel spending that have failed so miserably to create jobs.” (Editorial, “Job Creation 101,” The Wall Street Journal, 10/12/09)

Democrats’ Budget Will Create Historic $9 Trillion Deficit Over Next Decade, Nearly As Much Debt As America Has Taken In Entire Nation’s History Up To July 2008 ($9.5 Trillion). (“An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2010,” Congressional Budget Office, June 2009; Public Debt, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 7/20/09)

* Increasing Debt Places “Fate Of Our Economy” On America’s Debtors, Making Nation Vulnerable To Another Large Financial Crisis. “[W]e are paying an increasing proportion of this interest to foreigners rather than to our own citizens. A little more than half our debt is owned by people in other countries, primarily the Japanese and the Chinese ... the present state of affairs perches the fate of our economy rather precariously on the opinion of other nations. If the Chinese decided, for economic or political reasons, to curtail their financing of our debt, our financial markets would be spooked, and a stock-market crash and recession might not be far behind.” (Isabel V. Sawhill, “Ignoring Debt Makes It Get Worse,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/30/06)

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Tax Cuts Lead To Job Creation. “Dependable lower tax rates are the only policy that allows businesses to plan ahead and invest in expansion and hiring. The expansion of private business is the only way to increase economic growth and create jobs. … Tax cuts are a far superior way to unleash the productive forces in the economy and expand job growth.” (Guinevere Nell, “The ‘American Option’ Is Good For Small Business,” The Heritage Foundation, 2/2/09)

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Democrats’ Budget Will Create Historic $9 Trillion Deficit Over Next Decade, Nearly As Much Debt As America Has Taken In Entire Nation’s History Up To July 2008 ($9.5 Trillion). (“An Analysis of the President’s Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2010,” Congressional Budget Office, June 2009; Public Debt, www.treasurydirect.gov, Accessed 7/20/09)

* Increasing Debt Places “Fate Of Our Economy” On America’s Debtors, Making Nation Vulnerable To Another Large Financial Crisis. “[W]e are paying an increasing proportion of this interest to foreigners rather than to our own citizens. A little more than half our debt is owned by people in other countries, primarily the Japanese and the Chinese ... the present state of affairs perches the fate of our economy rather precariously on the opinion of other nations. If the Chinese decided, for economic or political reasons, to curtail their financing of our debt, our financial markets would be spooked, and a stock-market crash and recession might not be far behind.” (Isabel V. Sawhill, “Ignoring Debt Makes It Get Worse,” The Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/30/06)

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Republicans Leaders Stand Up For Conservative Values By Review Legislation For “Lower Taxes,” “Personal Responsibility” And “Stronger Families.” “The RSC reviews each piece of legislation under consideration on the House floor using six guiding principles, printed on our ‘Conservative Check Card’ and listed below: … Lower Taxes - Does the bill promote individual responsibility in spending, or reduce taxes or fees? Personal Responsibility - Does the bill encourage responsible behavior by individuals and families and encourage them to provide for their own health, safety, education, moral fortitude, or general welfare? … Stronger Families - Does the bill enhance the traditional American family and its power to rear children without excessive interference from the government?” (“What Is RSC?” Republican Study Committee, Accessed 11/1/09)

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