The RNC just announced an upcoming tech summit. Details below!
The Republican National Committee is hosting a Tech Summit on Friday, Feb. 13 (yes, we know) at our National Headquarters. This is an open invitation to participate. Please use this form to sign up.
We look forward to a full day of your ideas. Speakers will be given 5 minutes to present suggestions and opportunities for advancing the GOP's technology efforts.
Registration is open until Wed., Feb. 11 at 11 p.m. ET.
Time blocks for each area of interest will be communicated via e-mail no later than Thurs., Feb. 12 at Noon ET.
If you can get here, we'll hear you!
If you're unable to attend please send thoughts via e-mail to ecampaign@gop.com and put "Tech Summit" in the subject line or call 202-863-8728.
310 First Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
If you can't attend in person please send thoughts via e-mail to ecampaign@gop.com and put "Tech Summit" in the subject line or call 202-863-8728.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Alpha Phi Alpha on Steele Election
Statement of Herman “Skip” Mason, Jr., General President of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. on the selection of Michael Steele as Chairman of the Republican National Committee
Thursday, February 05, 2009
"This selection by Republican after a majority of Americans elected Barack Obama as the nation’s first African-American president stands as an example to all Americans; especially African Americans that the dream of our Alpha Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to become a reality.
"On behalf of the thousands of men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the country’s oldest African-American Collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity, I offer congratulations to Chairman Steele in becoming the first African American to head the RNC.
"Our fraternity is proud to have among its ranks Democrats, Republicans and Independents. We recognize the historical significance of Mr. Steele’s election in the history books and celebrate with America and the world the spirit of change that continues to permeate the fabric of our society and culture.
"Alpha Phi Alpha has always been at the forefront of national and world issues affecting human kind supplying voice and vision to concerns of those who often have no voice and are rarely seen. We stand ready to continue to help influence the change in which we seek through our various initiatives and partnerships that serve to directly address the issues of education, health, and civic and social justice.
"Again, we congratulate Chairman Steele and wish him much success."
Thursday, February 05, 2009
"The selection of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele as chairman of the Republican National Committee is yet another milestone in the long journey for freedom and justice in America. What’s more, he was not the only African-American candidate for the post; former Ohio Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell offered his name too.
"This selection by Republican after a majority of Americans elected Barack Obama as the nation’s first African-American president stands as an example to all Americans; especially African Americans that the dream of our Alpha Brother Martin Luther King, Jr. continues to become a reality.
"On behalf of the thousands of men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the country’s oldest African-American Collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity, I offer congratulations to Chairman Steele in becoming the first African American to head the RNC.
"Our fraternity is proud to have among its ranks Democrats, Republicans and Independents. We recognize the historical significance of Mr. Steele’s election in the history books and celebrate with America and the world the spirit of change that continues to permeate the fabric of our society and culture.
"Alpha Phi Alpha has always been at the forefront of national and world issues affecting human kind supplying voice and vision to concerns of those who often have no voice and are rarely seen. We stand ready to continue to help influence the change in which we seek through our various initiatives and partnerships that serve to directly address the issues of education, health, and civic and social justice.
"Again, we congratulate Chairman Steele and wish him much success."
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Greer Appoints Steve Burton to RPOF Finance Team
Tallahassee–Republican Party of Florida Chairman Jim Greer today announced the appointment of Steve Burton to serve as Co-Chairman of the RPOF Statewide Finance Committee during the 2008-2010 Election Cycle.
“The RPOF is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Burton as Finance Co-Chairman,” said Chairman Greer. “Steve has been an active member of the RPOF Statewide Finance Committee for the last two years and as a longtime supporter of the Party, has a great deal of experience in organizing and coordinating major fundraising events.”
The appointment serves as a continuation of Chairman Greer’s enhancement of the RPOF fundraising structure in advance of the 2010 Election. Last week, Chairman Greer announced the appointment of Ambassador John Rood as the Party’s new Finance Chairman.
“In recognition of these challenging times, the RPOF has to be more innovative in fundraising ideas,” said Chairman Greer. “I am confident that Steve will work in conjunction with Ambassador Rood and our in-house finance team to ensure that the RPOF continues to remain ready to aide our candidates throughout the coming cycle.”
Steven G. Burton is Managing Partner of Broad and Cassel’s Tampa office, Chairperson of the Computer and Technology Practice Group and a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He served as outside general counsel to the Speaker of the House from 2003-2004 and has served as legal advisor for three separate Speakers of the House of Representatives. Additionally, Burton drafted technology legislation signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush in 1999 and also served as an advisor to the U.S. Congress on technology legislation issues.
“The RPOF is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Burton as Finance Co-Chairman,” said Chairman Greer. “Steve has been an active member of the RPOF Statewide Finance Committee for the last two years and as a longtime supporter of the Party, has a great deal of experience in organizing and coordinating major fundraising events.”
The appointment serves as a continuation of Chairman Greer’s enhancement of the RPOF fundraising structure in advance of the 2010 Election. Last week, Chairman Greer announced the appointment of Ambassador John Rood as the Party’s new Finance Chairman.
“In recognition of these challenging times, the RPOF has to be more innovative in fundraising ideas,” said Chairman Greer. “I am confident that Steve will work in conjunction with Ambassador Rood and our in-house finance team to ensure that the RPOF continues to remain ready to aide our candidates throughout the coming cycle.”
Steven G. Burton is Managing Partner of Broad and Cassel’s Tampa office, Chairperson of the Computer and Technology Practice Group and a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He served as outside general counsel to the Speaker of the House from 2003-2004 and has served as legal advisor for three separate Speakers of the House of Representatives. Additionally, Burton drafted technology legislation signed into law by Governor Jeb Bush in 1999 and also served as an advisor to the U.S. Congress on technology legislation issues.
Chamber Poll: Governor Crist Has High Approval Rating
A new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll shows Governor Charlie Crist with a 73 percent approval rating, an increase from the 68 percent approval polled by the Chamber in November 2008. The poll was conducted for the Florida Chamber Political Institute by Public Insight Research, the polling arm of Cherry Communications. The poll surveyed 610 Likely Florida Voters from Jan. 30 – Feb 1, 2009 and had a +/- 4% margin of error.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Governor Crist Invites Students to Participate in Sunshine Week Essay Contest
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today announced Florida’s 2009 Sunshine Week “Government in the Sunshine” Web site and invited Florida students in grades 9-12 to participate in the Florida Sunshine Week essay contest. Sunshine Week, March 15-21, 2009, celebrates the State of Florida’s dedication to making state and local government more accessible to the public.
“Transparency and openness within all levels of government are crucial to the best services to citizens,” Governor Crist said. ”Sunshine Week is an excellent time for Florida’s students to learn more about government accountability and good government.”
About the Essay Contest
The essay contest is open to all Florida school students in grades 9-12, and winners will be notified the week of March 9, 2009. The first place winner will receive a $3,500 scholarship, the second place winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship, and third place will receive a $1,500 scholarship. All winners will be invited to attend an event at the Governor’s Mansion. The essay topic is: “Describe the various public records available under Florida's open government laws and how access to these records strengthens citizens' civil rights and liberties.”
Guidelines
• Each student may enter only one essay, no longer than 500 words and typed or handwritten in print, rather than cursive writing.
• Essays must include the student’s name, home address, telephone number, school the student attends, grade level and essay title.
o Essays must be accompanied by a parental waiver form, which can be found at www.flgov.com/og_sunshine. For electronic entries, the parental waiver may be typed, but if chosen as a winner it will be verified.
Entries must be e-mailed to SunshineEssay@myflorida.com or mailed to the Executive Office of the Governor, Attention: Sunshine Week Essay Contest, 400 South Monroe Street, The Capitol, Suite PL-04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001. Entries must be received or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 23, 2009.
About Sunshine Week
In 2002, Sunshine Sunday was launched by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors in response to increased public and legislative awareness of the open government laws. After Florida’s trailblazing actions to establish Sunshine Laws, many other states have adopted Sunshine Sunday, which resulted in the American Society of Newspaper
Editors designating a Sunshine Week, which started in March of 2005.
Governor Crist’s dedication to Sunshine Laws is clearly evident. In his inaugural address, Florida’s 44th Governor made open government a top priority. He quoted President Abraham Lincoln, pledging that under his watch Florida government would be “of the people, by the people and for the people.” The next day, in his first Executive Order, Governor Crist established the Office of Open Government and charged it with providing the Governor’s office and all state agencies the tools necessary to serve the people of Florida in a professional and efficient manner.
For more information, please visit http://www.flgov.com/og_home.
“Transparency and openness within all levels of government are crucial to the best services to citizens,” Governor Crist said. ”Sunshine Week is an excellent time for Florida’s students to learn more about government accountability and good government.”
About the Essay Contest
The essay contest is open to all Florida school students in grades 9-12, and winners will be notified the week of March 9, 2009. The first place winner will receive a $3,500 scholarship, the second place winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship, and third place will receive a $1,500 scholarship. All winners will be invited to attend an event at the Governor’s Mansion. The essay topic is: “Describe the various public records available under Florida's open government laws and how access to these records strengthens citizens' civil rights and liberties.”
Guidelines
• Each student may enter only one essay, no longer than 500 words and typed or handwritten in print, rather than cursive writing.
• Essays must include the student’s name, home address, telephone number, school the student attends, grade level and essay title.
o Essays must be accompanied by a parental waiver form, which can be found at www.flgov.com/og_sunshine. For electronic entries, the parental waiver may be typed, but if chosen as a winner it will be verified.
Entries must be e-mailed to SunshineEssay@myflorida.com or mailed to the Executive Office of the Governor, Attention: Sunshine Week Essay Contest, 400 South Monroe Street, The Capitol, Suite PL-04, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001. Entries must be received or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 23, 2009.
About Sunshine Week
In 2002, Sunshine Sunday was launched by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors in response to increased public and legislative awareness of the open government laws. After Florida’s trailblazing actions to establish Sunshine Laws, many other states have adopted Sunshine Sunday, which resulted in the American Society of Newspaper
Editors designating a Sunshine Week, which started in March of 2005.
Governor Crist’s dedication to Sunshine Laws is clearly evident. In his inaugural address, Florida’s 44th Governor made open government a top priority. He quoted President Abraham Lincoln, pledging that under his watch Florida government would be “of the people, by the people and for the people.” The next day, in his first Executive Order, Governor Crist established the Office of Open Government and charged it with providing the Governor’s office and all state agencies the tools necessary to serve the people of Florida in a professional and efficient manner.
For more information, please visit http://www.flgov.com/og_home.
Pelosi Didn't Get the Memo
From our friends at the NRCC:
DCCC Dismisses Obama’s Calls for Bipartisanship
Washington Post Editorial: Politics, Still Strangled: Did the DCCC miss Mr. Obama's memo?
SPIN CYCLE:
Pelosi Proclaimed Congress Must “Work in a Bipartisan Way and Build Consensus”
“The challenges before us are formidable. Some can be solved immediately; others will take more time.
“To solve all of them, we must govern from the middle – reaching across the aisle to work in a bipartisan way and build consensus.
“We will work together with greatest civility.” – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Speech at Bipartisan New Member Dinner, 11/17/08
RINSE CYCLE:
Dems Only Willing to Offer up More of the Same, DCCC Plays Partisan Politics as Usual
“PRESIDENT OBAMA says he wants a new era of bipartisanship. Among the areas where he is sure to need bipartisan help are foreign aid and fixing the nation's credit system. So why is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee taking cheap shots at Republicans for their votes in those two areas?
“The hits come in radio ads that the DCCC began running yesterday against 28 Republican incumbents for their opposition to Mr. Obama's stimulus bill. That's fair enough; the stance on the bill is a major fault line between the two parties. But the ads also contrast the Republicans' opposition to stimulus with their votes ‘to bail out big banks,’ in some cases, and for ‘building new schools in Iraq,’ in others. ‘Times are tough,’ one ad says. ‘Tell [Rep.] Thad McCotter to put American jobs first.’
“The first reference is to last fall's vote on the Troubled Assets Relief Program, which Mr. Obama and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chief of the DCCC, both supported -- and rightly so. The second is to a 2005 vote on emergency funds for Iraq that passed 386 to 43, again with Mr. Van Hollen in the majority -- again, rightly so. A spokeswoman for the DCCC says the ads are merely seeking to draw a contrast between past and present votes, and the White House has said that Mr. Obama isn't going to start refereeing others' commercials.
“Well, okay. But when he reaches out to Republicans for help on, say, Afghan reconstruction or the next slice of funds to rescue the banking system, he shouldn't be surprised if they reply, effectively, ‘How dumb do you think we are?’”
DCCC Dismisses Obama’s Calls for Bipartisanship
Washington Post Editorial: Politics, Still Strangled: Did the DCCC miss Mr. Obama's memo?
SPIN CYCLE:
Pelosi Proclaimed Congress Must “Work in a Bipartisan Way and Build Consensus”
“The challenges before us are formidable. Some can be solved immediately; others will take more time.
“To solve all of them, we must govern from the middle – reaching across the aisle to work in a bipartisan way and build consensus.
“We will work together with greatest civility.” – Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Speech at Bipartisan New Member Dinner, 11/17/08
RINSE CYCLE:
Dems Only Willing to Offer up More of the Same, DCCC Plays Partisan Politics as Usual
“PRESIDENT OBAMA says he wants a new era of bipartisanship. Among the areas where he is sure to need bipartisan help are foreign aid and fixing the nation's credit system. So why is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee taking cheap shots at Republicans for their votes in those two areas?
“The hits come in radio ads that the DCCC began running yesterday against 28 Republican incumbents for their opposition to Mr. Obama's stimulus bill. That's fair enough; the stance on the bill is a major fault line between the two parties. But the ads also contrast the Republicans' opposition to stimulus with their votes ‘to bail out big banks,’ in some cases, and for ‘building new schools in Iraq,’ in others. ‘Times are tough,’ one ad says. ‘Tell [Rep.] Thad McCotter to put American jobs first.’
“The first reference is to last fall's vote on the Troubled Assets Relief Program, which Mr. Obama and Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), chief of the DCCC, both supported -- and rightly so. The second is to a 2005 vote on emergency funds for Iraq that passed 386 to 43, again with Mr. Van Hollen in the majority -- again, rightly so. A spokeswoman for the DCCC says the ads are merely seeking to draw a contrast between past and present votes, and the White House has said that Mr. Obama isn't going to start refereeing others' commercials.
“Well, okay. But when he reaches out to Republicans for help on, say, Afghan reconstruction or the next slice of funds to rescue the banking system, he shouldn't be surprised if they reply, effectively, ‘How dumb do you think we are?’”
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