Anyway, on to more important things:

• CPAC! Yall will be leaving around 6P on Wednesday 2/17. Please check CPAC’s website for a full list of speakers. If you have any questions please contact Gary or Brenden.
• T-Shirts! We should be getting them by the end of the month. Cost is $12. Bring your money or give it to an e-board member to get your shirt! Yay!
• Next Week: NO MEETING! Instead on Wednesday 2/10 we will be having a debate with the other political clubs on campus. The debate will be about education in the U.S. and Matt Gilson will be representing us since he’s running for Board of Education. Duffy Grad Lounge @ 8:30P!

Having solved all the nation’s serious problems, The One™ has decided to take on Real Injustice!

Obama Takes on the BCS

I am sure that Clinton re-tread Holder will handle this with the same deft touch he used with the FLAN, Mark Rich, and more recently the black panthers, Gtmo, KSM, the Underpants Bomber,  etc.

BTW – from Powerline (after the jump)….

This bonehead is making a mess of things because he doesn’t have anyone with real world experience:

And he says:  “I am not an ideologue.”

At tonight’s meeting we went over everything CPAC related. By this point everyone should have had their money turned in and their forms signed. CPAC is from February 17-20. If you have any questions/comments/concerns about this please feel free to email me or another e-board member.

Other news after the jump:

• Looking for an internship? Let us know! Gary has interned/has connections almost all over NJ and would have no problem setting up an internship for you. Political Science majors could probably get course credit for this!
• Congrats to freshman member Matt Gilson for running for Board of Education in Rutherford! Woo! If you haven’t already, become a fan of Matt on Facebook!
• We discussed potential upcoming speakers, t-shirts and charity work that we can do to boost our image as a club.
• New meeting time: Tuesdays @ 8:30P. Same location: Fahy 124
• Education Debate between other political clubs: February 10th. Our rep will be Matt Gilson.

Okay, I hope everyone has a wonderful rest of their week!

Ron Paul speaking @ CPAC 2009.

CPAC (Conservative Political Activist Conference) will be February 18-20th 2010 in Washington DC.
We are putting in a program proposal for $2K from the Finance Committee/SGA. The main expenses are going to be food, transportation, hotels and registration. If we can get most of it covered (aka hotels) by the school then you’re looking at spending around $125 total. If we don’t get it covered the price will go up considerably since hotels are going to be pricey. Either way we will fundraise and this is going to be a great event. Gary and Brenden have lots of connections for tours and anyone interested in politics at all will really get a lot out of this!

Important: In order to ask for money from the Finance Committee we need a list of people who are seriously committed on going…meaning you MUST register for this event BEFORE Thanksgiving Break. Once you register please forward your registration info to brenden.higashi@student.shu.edu.

Important CPAC links:
Register: http://www.cpac.org/registration.html
Apply for Scholarship: http://www.cpac.org/student.html
Follow CPAC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cpacnews

More meeting news after the cut!

Other news:

T-Shirts! Yay! The design is really cool and I think you guys will like them a lot. We have already been approved for $700 to put towards the shirts so we should have them before the end of the semester. We will sell them for $12. Before we sell them to the general public we will sell them @ 2 CR meetings so you guys can get first dibs and wear them to pique interest!

(Potential)Fundraisers:

Toys for Tots (co-sponsored w/ Allies) -We would do this the week after Thanksgiving Break, but publicize it before hand so everyone has a chance to get a toy over break.

USO (United Service Organizations) Concernt In case you’re not familar with the USO here’s a little blurb:
“The USO is a congressionally chartered, nonprofit organization, and is not a part of the federal government. Since 1941, the USO mission has remained the same: to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to service members and their families.”
This would be our big fundraiser for the year, bring in a bunch of local bands and sell tickets for $5 and have all proceeds go to the USO.

The point of all these activities is to boost our image on campus and do something good!

Other news:

Anyone intersted in any sort of political internship? Email Gary: glaspisa@gmail.com
Huckabee Show- might go see him sometime this semester or next semester in NYC
Slavic Club is hosting a Fall of the Berlin Wall  event tomorrow (11/12) @ 6P in Fahy 236
Interested in writing for the Liberty Bell, SHU’s only political newspaper? Email: editors.libertybell@gmail.com


Have a great weekend everyone and feel free to email me or any other e-board members if you have any questions/comments/concerns!

Big ups to David Zolezzi, who made 256 calls!

Also, Gary La Spisa and Ricky Tracy both particpated in the Health Care Debate. Good job guys!

Gary La Spisa and Ricky Tracy @ the Debate.

Phonebank tomorrow in Fahy 108 (if we get kicked out we’ll move it to Fahy 330) from 6-9P.

Remember, if we win, the Top 15 Callers will go to the Election Night party with VIP Access!

Congrats to last night’s Top Callers:

Garrett Morano- 19
Rickey S.- 18
Ricky Tracy- 14
Christian Gomez- 14
Gary La Spisa- 12

• 800 calls made…we were only 200 short of our goal. Let’s try to make that up tonight!
• What is the goal? Goal is to make 10K calls before Election Day.
  • We are in competition with other schools, whatever school makes it to 10K first will have the opportunity to send its Top 15 callers to the Election Night party…with VIP Access!
• We will be making calls every Wednesday and Thursday night from 6:00-8:30P up until Election Day.
  • Please always check your emails because the room might change. I will always email the updated room information to you guys!
• New constitution was ratified. You can read it here.
• Voter Registration- If you are not registered to vote in NJ, GET REGISTERED. You will not lose residency in your home state. It is imperative that you register because every vote for Christie will help! Click here to get a form which includes free postage…just fill it out and stick it in the mailbox.
• Freshman Representative- If you are interested in the position, please email me so I can put you on the list. (If you already emailed me, I put you down!) Freshman Rep is a great way to get involved!
• Internships- Want to intern? You can do it for school credit or not. If interested email me and I’ll get you in contact with the right people. Internships are a great way to help out and get your first taste of politics!

Getting the word out for Chris Christie!

Hey guys!

A big thank you to everyone who came out tonight for the phone bank. It was a ton of fun, and Amanda Gasperino, former SHU CRs president (and current Statewide Political Director for the Chris Christie for Governor campaign) was here to help us out. Together we made over 2000 calls!

Congrats to Matt Gilson, who made the most calls…I think over 200. He won an autographed Chris Christie poster.

Photos to come, and next week we will be ratifying our new constitution and also electing a Freshman Representative to our E-Board.

Thanks again, and see you all next week!

Check out the Fbook page for more photos.

Seton Hall University College Republicans E-Board w/ Jay Webber

Last night, NJGOP Chairman and Assemblyman for the 26th District, Jay Webber came out and spoke at our inaugural meeting of the 09-10 school year.

Jay Webber spoke out about the gubernatorial race in NJ this year, between Republican Chris Christie and incumbent Democrat Jon Corzine. Jay kept his presentation very topical, talking about how he wants to fix the economy of NJ, where Corzine has created a $9 billion dollar deficit. Additionally, Corzine has raised property taxes 17%, making it more and more expensive to live in NJ. Webber envisions lowering the taxes so that NJ student residents can stay in NJ after graduation and find jobs in their home state.

This is a really exciting race for NJ Republicans, who haven’t won a statewide race since 1997. Jay mentioned that the election is a means to an end, not an end in itself and that the work doesn’t end once the race is won…it’s just the beginning.

Up until November the SHU College Republicans are going to be working out hardest to help Chris Christie win the race. Kelly Smoke, the Essex County Regional Field Director also spoke to us about how she is willing to help us help the NJ GOP. She can provide call sheets and cell phones for us to make calls as well as literature for us to walk around South Orange, knocking on doors to promote Christie. If you’d like to contact Kelly directly, her email is kelly@njgop.org.

In other news, keep checking the blog for constant posts  from the e-board. Also, feel free to comment. This website is an open forum to discuss politics and other topics of importance to us students.

Check back soon for an updated calendar on the website for upcoming events and activities. Additionally, video footage was taken of Jay’s speech so as soon as I get that edited, I’ll post it up here for your viewing pleasure.

I look foward to seeing everyone next week!

Cynthia

P.S. Become a fan of Seton Hall College Republicans on Facebook! You can see more photos from Jay Webber’s appearance as well as other updates!