Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Quote of the Day


“Barack Obama spent much of the last five years urging Joe Biden not to run for president out of fear that he would embarrass himself. Now that Biden is the only candidate left in the Democrat field, Obama has no other choice but to support him. Even Bernie Sanders beat him to it. Obama was right in the first place: Biden is a bad candidate who will embarrass himself and his party. President Trump will destroy him.”


Brad Parscale
Trump 2020 campaign manager

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Media Myths & Hollywood Hoaxes

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

By Gary Bauer

The New York Times, the Huffington Post and MSNBC's "Morning Joke" – I mean "Morning Joe" – are all pushing a story that President Trump is promoting hydroxychloroquine because he has a financial interest in the company that manufactures the drug. 

Predictably, some Hollywood celebrities are once again demanding Trump's impeachment over this latest example of fake news. 

Here are the facts:

  • There are three Trump family trusts. Each of those trusts own shares in the Dodge & Cox mutual fund. 
  • According to the president's financial disclosure forms, the Trump family trusts listed their interests in the Dodge & Cox mutual fund in the lowest investment range – between $1,000 and $15,000. 
  • So the three family funds together have a minimum of $3,000 to a maximum of $45,000 invested in the mutual fund. 
  • Dodge & Cox also files financial disclosures forms, and it holds a 3.3% stake in the company that manufactures hydroxychloroquine.
  • So the Trump family interest is 3.3% of $3,000 or 3.3% of $45,000. At most, the president's financial stake in the drug company is about $1,500. 

It is beyond ludicrous that the left-wing smear machine believes that our billionaire president is promoting a specific drug over $1,500. He routinely donates his presidential salary, which far exceeds that amount.

UVA College Republicans Updates




Good afternoon,


We hope everyone has been doing well and is remaining in good health and even better spirits during this challenging time. If you haven't yet heard, UVA has transitioned to online classes for the remainder of the semester, so all of our on-Grounds events for the remainder of the academic year have been cancelled accordingly. Despite these difficulties, we've still found some creative ways to keep our members connected.


Zoom Meeting

On March 26th, we held our first meeting since spring break via Zoom, an online video chat app. Attendance was remarkably high given the circumstances and everyone was really excited to see one another. In fact, it was so successful that we're having a CRs debate over Zoom tomorrow night and will also be holding our elections on the platform next week. While we are certainly disappointed that we must end our year without any further in-person meetings, we're finding ways to continue moving forward.



That's all we have for you now. Please let us know if we can be of assistance during this difficult time and we'll do our best to help out in any way we can.


If you would like to donate to support our efforts to grow our conservative community, you can do so by clicking the following link or by mailing cash or a check payable to "The College Republicans at the University of Virginia" to 304 14th St. NW #25, Charlottesville, VA 22903. 

 

Stay right,

The 2019-20 Executive Board

Matthew Nalls, President

Cameron Cox, Vice President of Campaigns and Advocacy

Garrett Scocos, Vice President of Operations

Chris Tomlin, Secretary

Matt Ryan, Treasurer

Devan Coombes, Director of Communications and Recruitment

Chloe Sparwath, Outreach Coordinator

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Media Malfeasance

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

By Gary Bauer


Watching the nightly press briefings as the president takes an hour of questions from hostile reporters leaves one with the impression that the media are more interested in fighting the administration than the coronavirus. 

If anyone else were president right now, every media outlet and every commentator would be saying to any critics, "This is the time for unity in America. This president is trying to save lives and his critics are just making his job harder." 

Sadly, there are no such calls for unity. In fact, the talking heads are increasingly unhinged in their criticism, as evidenced by Anderson Cooper's outrageous rant on CNN last night.

Cooper accused the president of "hijacking" the press briefing, and he blasted Trump's alleged "reprehensibly irresponsible response to this virus." He accused the president of using the press briefings "to lie, to deflect, to attack, to bully and cover-up" for his administration. 

Exactly how is Trump doing that? By subjecting himself to a barrage of questions from reporters day after day after day? 

Anderson Cooper should be fired for his editorializing. 

Sometimes I wish the president would not subject himself to this "gotcha game." But I know in these unprecedented times that millions of Americans are glad our president speaks regularly to the public and makes himself available to the media in order to explain what is going on, unlike the previous president. (Politico once got excited when Obama allowed two unscripted questions!)

A free press is essential to our republic. But it would be nice if we also had a fair press for a change.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Looming COVID-19 Economic Crisis and the RPV's Actions


Our state government and the news media right now are focused on the spread of the COVID-19 virus, social distancing and face masks.  However, a separate catastrophe is looming and few in our leadership seem to be reacting effectively.  The gathering COVID-19 economic maelstrom is both an immediate crisis and a deeper, longer term danger.  We are facing wide-spread immediate suffering followed by a years-long depression once the virus subsides.  THis result isn't inevitable.  Yet, our State government is not reacting and the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV), as our spokesman, is giving them a pass.

 

Our immediate issue is getting money into the hands of those hit hardest by the crisis.  Small businesses are the bedrock of our economy.  They can survive only a short time without cash flow before they go bankrupt and disappear.  Too, 25% of Virginians live paycheck-to-paycheck; 40% can't afford a $400 emergency.  They all need supplemental income right now to survive the next several weeks.  The money is available.  The bottleneck is government bureaucracy; it can't process applications at the speed needed.

 

Our State government has yet to set up any emergency apparatus to process loans, unemployment, or insurance applications.  For the bureaucracy, it is business as usual.  Why isn't the Governor shifting personnel from other State agencies to process loans?  For example, why aren't idled DMV employees helping process loan and unemployment applications?  And, equally important, why isn't the RPV Chairman using his bully pulpit to prod the Governor to do that which is so desperately needed by the citizens of this State?  Why is our Chairman so silent?

 

Our longer-term need is to preserve as much of our economic structure as possible during the crisis; it will determine our capacity to recover once the crisis has passed.  Our Democrat-controlled General Assembly passed massive tax increases during their least session.  Especially hit were restaurants, the hospitality industry, the entertainment industry, gasoline, and energy production – all of which dis-proportionally hit the lower income sector and rural areas.  These same sectors are the most in jeopardy right now.  Does our Governor think that, now, raising their taxes at the height of the economic calamity will result in anything other than their collapse?

 

The General Assembly couldn't have foreseen the current economic crisis when they passed the tax increases earlier this year.  But, given our new reality, why hasn't our Governor walked back the tax increases to adapt?  Do the Democrats prioritize protecting their tax increases over preserving the economy?  Our leaders in Richmond are petitioning the Federal government for fewer restrictions on Federal aid.  Yet, none of them talk about – shock of horrors – the Republican solution of cutting spending or reducing taxes.  Why are we not calling for that responsible reaction?

 

No government has ever taxed and spent it was way out of a recession.  Economies climb out of recession by reducing government burdens on the private sector and letting it do what it does best: produce prosperity.  Yet, our Chairman is not clamoring for this policy from the State government.  Instead, he is strangely silent.  Groups such as the Middle Resolution and the Tomas Jefferson Institute have identified dozens of actions that our State government could do to help our business survive this crisis.  Why aren't we, as the RPV, demanding that the state government act on these proposals and do that which is so desperately needed?

 

Bureaucracies will not react to sudden change unless forced to.  We see that in the Virginia State government right now.  Too, no bureaucrat has ever been fired for not rocking the boat.  We see that in the leadership of the RPV right now.  These two traits are going to permit real, but unnecessary damage to Virginia during the COVID-19 crisis.  We could be working to protect Virginians right now by demanding answers from our Governor, identifying problems, and proposing solutions.  However, the RPV leadership is willingly silent – as usual.

 

I am running for Chairman of the RPV.  If elected, I promise you that I won't be silent when the State needs to be prodded to do the right thing.  I will speak up so that the RPV members will know that their voices are heard, so that uncommitted voters know where we stand, and so that Democrat leadership is held to account when it strays from what is best for Virginia.  That is what leaders do.   I ask that you vote for me at our State convention to be the next RPV Chairman so that, in times like this, I can speak out for us.   


Best regards,

Mike Schoelwer 
Chairman, Lancaster County Republican Committee
Candidate for Chairman of the Republican Party of  Virginia

Looming COVID-19 Economic Crisis and the RPV's Actions


Our state government and the news media right now are focused on the spread of the COVID-19 virus, social distancing and face masks.  However, a separate catastrophe is looming and few in our leadership seem to be reacting effectively.  The gathering COVID-19 economic maelstrom is both an immediate crisis and a deeper, longer term danger.  We are facing wide-spread immediate suffering followed by a years-long depression once the virus subsides.  THis result isn't inevitable.  Yet, our State government is not reacting and the Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia (RPV), as our spokesman, is giving them a pass.

 

Our immediate issue is getting money into the hands of those hit hardest by the crisis.  Small businesses are the bedrock of our economy.  They can survive only a short time without cash flow before they go bankrupt and disappear.  Too, 25% of Virginians live paycheck-to-paycheck; 40% can't afford a $400 emergency.  They all need supplemental income right now to survive the next several weeks.  The money is available.  The bottleneck is government bureaucracy; it can't process applications at the speed needed.

 

Our State government has yet to set up any emergency apparatus to process loans, unemployment, or insurance applications.  For the bureaucracy, it is business as usual.  Why isn't the Governor shifting personnel from other State agencies to process loans?  For example, why aren't idled DMV employees helping process loan and unemployment applications?  And, equally important, why isn't the RPV Chairman using his bully pulpit to prod the Governor to do that which is so desperately needed by the citizens of this State?  Why is our Chairman so silent?

 

Our longer-term need is to preserve as much of our economic structure as possible during the crisis; it will determine our capacity to recover once the crisis has passed.  Our Democrat-controlled General Assembly passed massive tax increases during their least session.  Especially hit were restaurants, the hospitality industry, the entertainment industry, gasoline, and energy production – all of which dis-proportionally hit the lower income sector and rural areas.  These same sectors are the most in jeopardy right now.  Does our Governor think that, now, raising their taxes at the height of the economic calamity will result in anything other than their collapse?

 

The General Assembly couldn't have foreseen the current economic crisis when they passed the tax increases earlier this year.  But, given our new reality, why hasn't our Governor walked back the tax increases to adapt?  Do the Democrats prioritize protecting their tax increases over preserving the economy?  Our leaders in Richmond are petitioning the Federal government for fewer restrictions on Federal aid.  Yet, none of them talk about – shock of horrors – the Republican solution of cutting spending or reducing taxes.  Why are we not calling for that responsible reaction?

 

No government has ever taxed and spent it was way out of a recession.  Economies climb out of recession by reducing government burdens on the private sector and letting it do what it does best: produce prosperity.  Yet, our Chairman is not clamoring for this policy from the State government.  Instead, he is strangely silent.  Groups such as the Middle Resolution and the Tomas Jefferson Institute have identified dozens of actions that our State government could do to help our business survive this crisis.  Why aren't we, as the RPV, demanding that the state government act on these proposals and do that which is so desperately needed?

 

Bureaucracies will not react to sudden change unless forced to.  We see that in the Virginia State government right now.  Too, no bureaucrat has ever been fired for not rocking the boat.  We see that in the leadership of the RPV right now.  These two traits are going to permit real, but unnecessary damage to Virginia during the COVID-19 crisis.  We could be working to protect Virginians right now by demanding answers from our Governor, identifying problems, and proposing solutions.  However, the RPV leadership is willingly silent – as usual.

 

I am running for Chairman of the RPV.  If elected, I promise you that I won't be silent when the State needs to be prodded to do the right thing.  I will speak up so that the RPV members will know that their voices are heard, so that uncommitted voters know where we stand, and so that Democrat leadership is held to account when it strays from what is best for Virginia.  That is what leaders do.   I ask that you vote for me at our State convention to be the next RPV Chairman so that, in times like this, I can speak out for us.   


Best regards,

Mike Schoelwer 
Chairman, Lancaster County Republican Committee
Candidate for Chairman of the Republican Party of  Virginia

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Every Friday: STAND In Prayer For America



Join us in Prayer for America!

Please put it in your schedule!!! Friday at 12 Noon (ET) Weekly!

 

Bishop E.W. Jackson