Friday: 5th District Debate at UVA - Support DENVER!

SEP 28

Virginia 5th Congressional District Debate

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· Hosted by The Lawmakers and 3 others

• Friday at 6 PM – 8 PM 3 days from now · 59–77°F Rain Showers

• Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (UVA) 235 McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 Show Map

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The University of Virginia Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL), College Republicans at UVA, University Democrats at UVA, and the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy will co-host a nonpartisan debate between the Democratic and Republican candidates vying for Virginia's 5th Congressional District seat in the November midterm elections. Democrat Leslie Cockburn and Republican Denver Riggleman will face off on Friday, Sept. 28, at 6:00 p.m. EDT in the Great Hall of UVA's Garrett Hall. The debate will be moderated by CEL Director Craig Volden and Batten School professor Gerald Warburg.

The debate is free and open to the public but tickets will be required due to limited seating. The ticket request portal will open through the UVA Arts Box Office at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 and remain open until all tickets are distributed. Tickets will be required for entry, along with a valid government photo ID. Tickets may be printed at home or picked up at the Arts Box Office (located within the lobby of the Drama Building at 109 Culbreth Road) beginning Monday, Sept. 17 through Friday, Sept. 28 between 12:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

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Sept. 12th: Don't miss this -- a public forum on human trafficking with Rep. Ann Wagner

News from Representative Brat Website Subscribe To Newsletter Constituent Services Legislative Resources Press Shop About Dave Contact Dave Dear Friend, It is my honor to invite you to a public forum on human trafficking I'm hosting along with Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02), a key leader and author of three key pieces in the fight to end this modern day slavery. It's a sad fact that human trafficking happens just under our noses, and we are often unaware of those being afflicted. In this Internet era, the storefront for trafficking has moved from the streets to online. So when I learned that Rep. Wagner had introduced the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act, or FOSTA, that would shut down trafficking sites like Backpage.com and shady parts of Craigslist, I immediately offered to help promote the bill. Through a bipartisan effort, FOSTA received enough support in both the House and Senate to make it to the president's desk and get signed into law in April. Rep. Ann Wagner and I would be delighted if you were able to attend our public forum to learn about  the positive impact FOSTA has made already as well as what else Congress can be doing to make sure this modern form of slavery comes to a swift and judicious end. Keynote Speaker:      U.S. Representative Ann Wagner Second District of Missouri Author of the Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act Panelists:                  Special Agent in Charge, Adam Lee Richmond FBI Field Office Rosalinda Rivera, Executive Director New Life for Youth When: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Time: 1:30-3:00 p.m. Place: Richmond Community Church 11801 Nuckols Rd, Glen Allen, VA 23059                                                            Please Register Here Thank you, Congressman Dave Brat   Washington DC Office 1628 Longworth HOB Washington, DC 20515 Phone: (202) 225-2815 Glen Allen Office 4201 Dominion Blvd, Suite 110 Glen Allen, VA 23060 Phone: (804) 747-4073 Spotsylvania Office 9104 Courthouse Rd. #249 Spotsylvania, VA 22553 Phone: (540) 507-7216

Media Bias Blowout

By Gary Bauer

In yesterday's report I wrote about the left-wing media's role in dividing the country.  Contrary to Jim Acosta's pontificating, many reporters these days are not true journalists in the sense that they do not impartially report facts.

And with the rise of Donald Trump, many reporters gleefully dropped the charade of objectivity.  The New York Times acknowledged the media's anti-Trump resistance with an August 2016 column entitled, "Trump Is Testing the Norms of Objectivity In Journalism."

Well, with its latest hire of Sarah Jeong as a member of its editorial board, it seems the Times has abandoned common decency too.

Jeong's Twitter feed is littered with bigoted rants against white people.  [WARNING: Graphic Language.]  I'll share just one from November 2014:

"Dumba** f***ing white people marking up the internet with their opinions like dogs p*ssing on fire hydrants."

It would have been amazing if the New York Times had not done its due diligence before it hired Jeong.  But it quickly issued a statement defending her.

In fact, the Times admits that it was well aware of her social media history.  And they hired her anyway because she was just defending herself from online "harassment" and criticism.

That excuse doesn't pass the straight face test.  Jeong has also tweeted lots of disgusting anti-police rants too.  (I seriously doubt cops were trolling her.)  And still the New York Times hired her.

Martin Luther King, Jr., must be rolling over in his grave!

Why are forces on the left trying so desperately to divide us over what matters the least -- the pigment of our skin?  It was Dr. King's dream, and one I believe most Americans share, that we judge one another not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character.

Every civil rights group should denounce the hiring of Jeong.  Racism of any kind is wrong, and it should be rejected by all people of goodwill.

Here's the good news.  The left's race-baiting may no longer be working.

The latest Rasmussen poll finds that Trump's support among black Americans has risen from 15% last year to 29% now.  His support among Hispanics is rising too.

VISIT GARY BAUER ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Urgent Message About California Wildfires from NFRW President Jody Rushton

August 3, 2018

'Send your donations to this immediate crisis.'

Northern California is again experiencing wildfires burning out of control. Thousands of homes are affected and many of our members and their communities have been evacuated. The National Federation of Republican Women sends heartfelt prayers and is actively involved in supporting efforts to help those in need. Federated Republican Women's Clubs in California are working alongside first responders and local charitable organizations to provide aid and shelter to the victims of this devastation. I am asking our members throughout the country to band together to send donations for this immediate crisis. Donations may be sent to: Chief Mike Johnson Anderson Police Department P.O. Box 1804 Anderson, CA 96007-1804 Please include that you are a member of the National Federation of Republican Women and to which club you belong. Thank you for your continued prayers for those affected by these fires. Jody RushtonNFRW President

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN
President: Jody Rushton   |  124 N. Alfred Street  |  Alexandria, VA  22314

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100 Days to Defy History

Week of July 30, 2018

With the midterm elections less than 100 days away, Republicans are primed to defy history by holding both the House and the Senate. The grass-roots efforts of Republican women and other activists will be key. Now is the time to connect with local campaigns so you and your club are ready to put boots-on-the-ground in September. Watch for National Days of Action and Republican Leadership Initiative (RLI) trainings in your area.

Whether you are on the campaign trail or just talking to family, friends, and neighbors, remind them the U.S. is reaping the rewards of Republican pro-growth policies, including tax relief and regulatory relief.

• The economy grew 4.1 percent in the second quarter of 2018 – the largest single-quarter growth in four years.
• With disposable income up 3.5 percent and 1.2 million new jobs since tax relief, Americans report their highest level of economic confidence in 14 years.
• Unemployment dipped to 3.9 percent, near an 18-year low, and under President Trump, unemployment among women dropped to its lowest point in 17 years.

Read more here.

 

 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF REPUBLICAN WOMEN

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The facts on Russia and election security

The White House
1600 Daily
August 3, 2018

The media talks a lot about Russian meddling and election security, but they don’t talk much about what President Trump is actually doing to confront it. Here are just a few of his Administration’s recent actions to protect the integrity of our elections:

• The President chaired National Security Council meetings on May 3 and July 27 to coordinate his whole-of-government approach to election security.

• In March 2018, the Administration imposed sanctions against 16 Russian entities and individuals for their roles in interference in the 2016 election. 

• The Department of Homeland Security is working with all 50 states, local governments, and the private sector to bolster defense against cyber operations targeting voting. 

• The Administration provided on-site cybersecurity support to states during the 2017 elections.

• The Justice Department and FBI continue to investigate and disrupt any threats to election systems, while alerting potential victims and targets.

How President Trump is strengthening the security of our elections

Not in the headlines? The Administration’s tough stand on Russia

Sunshine and Wind are Free... They Just need Your Subsidy

Solar Power Is Harming Taxpayers & Consumers

The federal government subsidizes solar energy much more generously than other sources of electricity.  According to a study by the University of Texas at Austin, the coal industry received federal subsidies of $1.06 per megawatt hour in 2016; the oil and natural gas industry received federal subsidies of $0.91 per megawatt hour; the nuclear industry received federal subsidies of $1.30 per megawatt hour; and the wind industry received federal subsidies of $12.74 per megawatt hour while the solar industry received federal subsidies of $61.31 per megawatt hour.

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 Solar, wind and greed

Wind and solar power are the welfare dependents of the energy world.

Every turbine and panel that goes up raises the cost of electricity for the community it (allegedly) serves.

Take a look at this hard-hitting editorial at CFACT.org that reveals the hypocrisy of the wind and solar crowd. They cash in on the mandates, subsidies and feed-in tariffs, without which not a single one would be built.  Then they lump themselves in with highly efficient natural gas to bury their true costs.  Then these companies use politicians to block efficient coal, oil and nuclear and even the natural gas that is powering America's genuine energy revolution.

Last winter Boston had to resort to a Russian natural gas tanker to keep the lights and heat on after Big Green politics blocked bringing in American gas via pipeline.

It's time to cut out the subsidies and mandates and force wind and solar to compete in a free and fair market.

Of course, competing in a free and open marketplace might well spell their doom.  They know this, which is why they demand Big Government go to bat for them -- a much easier course of action than having to actually prove themselves worthy of the mega-dollars they rake in.

Gray Lady Hypocrite Lowers Standards for Libs, Again

New York Times Hire: "It's Kind of Sick How Much Joy I Get Out of Being Cruel to Old White Men"

Daniel Greenfield

Yes, Chi-Comms Love Dems

Senator Diane Feinstein had her own personal Chinese SPY working for her for almost 20 years.

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Email of the Day: The Salty Sailor

The views this mother has about Donald Trump are much like many others.  Her characterization of Trump as the "Salty Sailor.”    She has written many great books about her son and family...

                         

Comment from KAREN VAUGHN, mother of Aaron Vaughn, Navy Seal, killed during operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan on Aug. 6, 2011 when the CH-47 Chinook helicopter in which he was riding was shot down.

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The Salty Sailor

                           

 "Sometimes God uses the no-nonsense, salty sailor to get the job done.  Appreciating what the man is doing doesn't mean we worship the salty sailor or even desire to be like the salty sailor.  It doesn't even mean God admires the salty sailor.  Maybe He just knows he's necessary for such a time as this.  I believe with all my heart that God placed that salty sailor in the White House and gave this nation one more chance in November 2016.

                            

Donald Trump is what he is.  He is still the man he was before the election.  And without guilt, I very much admire what that salty sailor is accomplishing.  He's not like me.  That's okay with me.  I don't want to be like him.  I will never behave like him. I know we've NEVER had a man like him lead our nation. It's crazy and a little mind blowing at times.  But I can’t help admire the ability he has to act with his heart rather than a calculated, PC, think tank-screened, carefully edited script.

                         

 I still believe that is WHY he became our President and WHY he's been able to handle a landslide of adversity and STILL pass unprecedented amounts of good legislation for our country AND do great works for MANY other nations, including Israel.  I'm THRILLED with what he's doing for my nation, for the cause of Christ (whether intentional or unintentional, doesn't matter to me), and for the concept of rebuilding America and putting her FIRST.  I will not be ashamed of my position because others don't see him through the same lens.

                           

Should it matter to me if a fireman drops an f-bomb while he's pulling me from a burning building?  Would I really care about what came out of his mouth in those moments?  Heck no!  I'd CARE about what he was DOING.  He wasn't sent there to save my soul and I'm not looking to him for spiritual guidance.  All I'm thinking in those moments is, "Thank you, Jesus, for sending the fireman."

                         

  This man is crass.  Okay. He's not careful with what he says.  Okay. You feel offended that he's not a typical statesman. Okay.  But he is rebuilding the nation my son died for...the nation I feared was on a fast track to becoming a hopeless cause.      Forgive me if I'm smiling.

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