UGA College Republicans to host first 10th Congressional District Republican Primary Debate
posted by Greg Wilson @ 1:15 Thursday, April 24, 2008
On Saturday, May 3rd at 2 p.m. the University of Georgia College
Republicans will host the first debate between the candidates for the
10th Congressional District Republican primary. Congressman Paul Broun
and State Representative Barry Fleming will face off in 90-minute
debate to be held at the Dean Rusk Center on historic North Campus.
The Debate will consist of opening statements, questions from the
panelists, college republicans, audience members and closing
statements. The panelists for this debate are Mary Kay Mitchell, news
director for WUGA, and Walter C. Jones, Bureau Chief for Morris News
Services.
"We are very excited to host the first debate between State
Representative Barry Fleming and Congressman Paul Broun," said Laura
Stone, Chairman of the UGA College Republicans. "This will be a great
opportunity for voters in the 10th Congressional district to get to
know the candidates better."
The event is open to the general public and the doors to Larry
Walker Room in the Dean Rusk center will open at 1:45 p.m. Seats will
be first come-first serve. A reception will follow the event.
A
map of north campus and the Dean Rusk center is located here>posted by Greg Wilson @ 1:30 Thursday, March 20, 2008
On April 12 and 13th the UGA College Republicans will be hosting a
Youth Leadership School sponsored by the Leadership Institute at the
Student Learning Center, in Athens, GA.
This two day long class has been called the bootcamp of politics. It
covers grassroots organizing, activism, campaign training, and college
campus organizing. It is a great class for those wishing to get more
involved in politics and campaigns.
For those traveling, The Leadership Institute will cover hotel and gas
expenses(if you bring a group and carpool). The fee also includes 5
meals and course material.
This is an amazing opportunity for our chapter and the entire southeast.
Register today! Feel free to contact me with questions
gjwilson0ATgmail.com
Registration Link
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posted by Greg Wilson @ 11:30 Friday, February 22, 2008
This article ran in the Red and Black on thursday. While the author underestimated the attedance by 70, it was a decent article.
By: BRIAN MINK
Posted: 2/21/08
Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, once the third-ranking Republican in
the country, spoke Wednesday about Islamic fascism in the 21st century.
The College Republicans invited the former Pennsylvania senator to
speak as part of his tour of colleges across the country, and the
speech drew a crowd of about 100 people to the Student Learning Center.
Santorum lost his 2006 reelection bid to the U.S. Senate after being
elected to the position twice. While in office, he created a national
controversy in 2003 with comments about homosexuality during an
interview with the Associated Press.
Wednesday, he explained his views on Islamic extremism.
"This is America's hour. No one else will help us," he said, drawing
parallels between the present war and World War II. "Those who live
history rarely recognize the historical moment they're in."
Santorum called on the United States to recognize differences between
Western civilization and radical Islam. He blamed liberals for
downplaying the threat of jihadism, but said conservative leaders -
including President George W. Bush - are to blame for not educating the
public about the nature of the threat.
"We have to be able to have the courage to define the enemy ... and we
can't be politically correct," Santorum said, noting he views the enemy
as a sect of radical Islam, rather than all Muslims.
The key to winning the war, he said, is to engage mainstream Muslims in
solving the problem. The United States also should condemn countries,
such as Saudi Arabia, that claim to be allies of the United States but
undermine its objectives in the Islamic world, he said.
"A non-muslim cannot solve the problem within Islam," said Santorum,
"We have no idea of the complexity of what we're dealing with."
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