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 | Quote for September 05, 2008 |
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"Education is the civil rights issue of this century. Equal access to public education has been gained, but what is the value of access to a failing school? We need to shake up failed school bureaucracies with competition, empower parents with choice, remove barriers to qualified instructors. . . And I intend to give it to them. Some may choose a better public school. Some may choose a private one. Many will choose a charter school. But they will have that choice and their children will have that opportunity."
--U.S. Senator John McCain
comments while accepting the Republican Party’s
nomination for President of the United States
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 15:08:35 CDT
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| McCain Goes Small-Town With ‘Change Is Coming’ Campaign |
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FOXNews.com
Published: 09-05-08
 CEDARBURG, Wis. — John McCain and running mate Sarah Palin — fresh from a rousing sendoff Thursday night at the Republican National Convention — hit the campaign trail running Friday, trying to win over voters with their new “Change Is Coming” mantra.
McCain and Palin were loudly cheered and applauded when their “Straight Talk Express” bus rolled into Cedarburg, Wis., a suburb of about 11,000 people near Milwaukee.
Campaign officials said it chose the small Wisconsin community because it wanted to kick off the final sprint to November in “small town America,” like the one in Alaska where Palin once was mayor.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 15:04:43 CDT
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| Angry Readers Dump Us Magazine Over Palin |
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By Courtney Hazlett
The Scoop - MSNBC
Published: 09-05-08
  ST. PAUL, Minn. - Three celebrity weeklies — OK!, People and Us Weekly — featured Sarah Palin on their cover, but one of those magazines is reportedly losing subscribers because of it.
Us Weekly, which unlike People and OK!, chose a rather caustic cover line (“Babies, Lies and Scandal”) is said to have lost thousands of subscribers in just the first 24 hours following the printing of the issue.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:59:29 CDT
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| At McCain’s Convention, Big Money Still Talks |
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By MICHAEL LUO – New York Times
Published: 09-05-08
  ST. PAUL — Of all the whales at the Republican National Convention this week, Robert Wood Johnson IV, the billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and owner of the New York Jets, may be the biggest.
He wore a thick stack of credentials around his neck all week, providing access to many of the convention’s most exclusive sanctums. He shared a skybox at the Xcel Energy Center with Rick Davis, the manager of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign. More significantly, he was the only top fund-raiser with his name emblazoned on his own hospitality suite, the “Woody Johnson Minneapolis-St. Paul 2008 Host Committee Private Lounge.”
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:52:53 CDT
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| Christian Coalition of America Says: ''Sarah Palin Seals the Deal |
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Published: 09-05-08
She's Neither Bitter About Guns Nor Religion"
  Christian Coalition of America, represented at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota last night by top Christian Coalition leadership, said that "Governor Sarah Palin sealed the deal with the Republican Party and many Independents as she proved she is neither bitter about guns nor religion," a dig at a speech to San Francisco Democrats by the leader of the opposition ticket earlier this year.
Governor Palin and her family -- who has been under withering political fire for the past few days by left-wingers -- provided evidence last night that she has what it takes to be Vice President of the United States. After an 8 minute standing ovation when she was introduced, Governor Palin, with great humor, demolished the arguments that she would fold under pressure and showed that she would be more than a capable foe for her counterpart on the Democrat ticket.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:44:36 CDT
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| Once Opposed, Conservative Talk Radio Now Backs McCain |
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By Eric Pfeiffer, CQ Staff
Published: 09-05-08
 A long string of radio talk show booths line the way into the St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center and many of the firmly conservative hosts have surprisingly kind words for Republican presidential nominee John McCain , especially for his newly selected running mate, Sarah Palin .
“The response this week has been very positive,” said Lars Larson, host of the conservative Lars Larson Show, broadcast from KXL radio in the traditionally liberal enclave of Portland, Ore. “My role here is to tell people what is going on.”
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:34:12 CDT
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| Research Declares Winner in the Texas and California Economic Rivalry |
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Published: 09-05-08
Gov. Perry to join renowned economist Laffer for unveiling of report
  AUSTIN – The Texas Public Policy Foundation will release a report on the economic policies of California and Texas and how they affect each state’s prospects for growth at an Austin luncheon on Tuesday, September 9th.
Texas and California are the two economic heavyweights of the United States. These two states host the corporate headquarters of 110 of this year’s Fortune 500 companies and contribute almost 22% of the United States’ gross domestic product. The stakes in this economic rivalry are high, yet the economic policies these states pursue are vastly different.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:26:44 CDT
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| From the 2008 Republican National Convention |
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Congressman Jeb Hensarling
United States Congressman (TX-05)
Published: 09-05-08
 St. Paul, MN -- Today, Congressman Jeb Hensarling provided the following update about Wednesday night's session at the 2008 Republican National Convention:
"First of all, I can honestly say that I am truly proud of the excitement surrounding both political parties' conventions. Republicans, Democrats and Independents can take pride in the fact that our political process is the most open and transparent in the history of the world.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:22:03 CDT
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| Rep. Alonzo Urges Applicants for the 2008 Washington Youth Leadership Seminar |
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Published: 09-05-08
"Si Se Puede Ser Verde! " in D.C.; Hosted by LULAC - For all High School Juniors & Seniors - - Deadline to Apply is Sat, Sept. 13
 AUSTIN, TX - Today, Texas State Representative Roberto R. Alonzo today urged all high school juniors and seniors to take advantage of a wonderful youth leadership seminar taking place in Washington, DC, Wednesday-Sunday, October 1-5, 2008, being hosted by the League of United Latin American Citizens' (LULAC) National Educational Service Centers (LNESC).
"The 'Si Se Puede Ser Verde! Washington Youth Leadership Seminar offers a once in a lifetime chance for young students to voice their opinions to national leaders who can indeed make a difference. Open to high school juniors and seniors, the program challenges participating youth to focus on their own leadership development and continue to work when they return to their home communities.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:13:24 CDT
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| Hannity Joins Jam-Packed Summit Line-up |
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Tony Perkins - FRC Action Update
Published: 09-05-08
 Adding to an already star-studded program, conservative talk show host Sean Hannity confirmed today that he will speak at the premiere pro-family event of the year, FRC Action's Values Voter Summit.
Hannity, who daily broadcasts "The Sean Hannity Show" and co-hosts Fox News's "Hannity and Colmes," will speak on Saturday morning, September 13, joining a list of who's who that includes Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.), Bill Bennett, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney, Lou Dobbs, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), Chuck Colson, Stephen Baldwin, Roger Hedgecock, Kate O'Beirne, Michael Medved, Phyllis Schlafly, Star Parker, and others!
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:10:18 CDT
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| Gov. Perry Awards $3.9 Million to Drug and Violence Prevention Programs |
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Published: 09-05-08
 AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry awarded $3.9 million in grants to 72 programs dedicated to drug and violence prevention and development of student academic achievement. Funds are provided through the federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Fund and are distributed by the Governor’s Criminal Justice Division (CJD).
“Giving our students the opportunity to learn and grow in a protected environment is essential to the development and productivity of Texas youth,” Perry said. “This funding will promote safe communities and schools by encouraging youth to make healthy life choices and helping those on a path of self destruction find their way back toward becoming good citizens.”
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 14:04:56 CDT
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| Sarah Palin, Our Energy Answer |
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By Lawrence Kudlow
Published: 09-05-08
 The No. 1 economic issue this election is gasoline prices at the pump. The tax-hike effect of surging oil on global markets that has translated to a huge spike at your local gas station has drained the economy of its vitality. It has damaged consumer purchasing power, made it tougher to pay mortgages on time, worsened the credit crunch, raised the inflation rate, undermined corporate profits and thrown stocks into the first bear market in five years.
Of course, with all the political hoopla from the Denver Democrats, it's easy to forget the populist revolt against high gas prices at the pump. Sen. Obama never mentioned skyrocketing pump prices or their devastating economic impact on ordinary working-class folks. But this is the energy election.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 13:42:02 CDT
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| Why Obama's ''Community Organizer'' Days Are a Joke |
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By Michelle Malkin
Published: 09-05-08
 Rudy Giuliani had me in stitches during his red-meat keynote address at the GOP convention. I laughed out loud when Giuliani laughed out loud while noting Barack Obama's deep experience as a "community organizer." I laughed again when VP nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin cracked: "I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a 'community organizer,' except that you have actual responsibilities."
Team Obama was not amused. (Neither were the snarky left-wingers on cable TV who are now allergic to sarcasm.) They don't get why we snicker when Obama dons his Community Organizer cape. Apparently, the jibes rendered Obama's advisers sleepless. In a crack-of-dawn e-mail to Obama's followers hours after Giuliani and Palin spoke, campaign manager David Plouffe attempted to gin up faux outrage (and, more importantly, donations) by claiming grave offense on the part of community organizers everywhere. Fumed Plouffe:
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 13:38:46 CDT
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| Democrats in Trouble |
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By Dick Morris & Eileen McGann
Published: 09-05-08
  The convention floor was abuzz all yesterday with the news of the CBS poll showing a dead tie (42-42) in the presidential race. And the poll, conducted through Wednesday, couldn't reflect the impact of John McCain's speech, or the full impact of Sarah Palin's late Wednesday night. It reflected opinions only after the Democrats' convention, Barack Obama's incredible speech, the Palin selection and the early, Gustav-depressed GOP gathering.
That augers ill for the Democrats. Tonight's polling could bring evidence that the Obama candidacy is in big trouble.
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 13:29:07 CDT
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Posted on Friday, September 05 @ 13:45:17 CDT
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