The Lee Fisher for Senate campaign has been one long, disgraceful slog thus far, with Lee needing to empty out his already small war chest to beat back a challenge in the Democrat primary from Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (who had about $14.92 on hand at any given time in the race). Then Lee miscounted by about 48, when he WAY overestimated his grassroots support at the Northland Independence Day Parade last month on Twitter before disgracefully sneaking off the parade route, which would have been fine except that some people apparently have cameras AND internet access to see the nonsensical number counting (a crowd estimate that would have made the DC Police proud). On top of that, Lee is now on his third campaign manager, and has lost both his Communications Director & Research Director, at least one of whom went to work on another Senate campaign with a better shot at winning. To take the cake, though, media pundits and Democrat bigwigs took notice, culminating in this fantastic video summing up the smoking wreckage that is the Democrats’ best shot at winning a Republican-held seat in the US Senate, in an open contest to boot, against an opponent who had never run statewide versus Lee’s approximate 53 statewide ballot appearances (that number subject to Lee’s own counting practices). Check it out:
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Lee Fisher is on a roll (just not a good one!)
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010We need $100 million in green signs to know the government is spending OUR money?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
We’ve all seen them–the lovely green signs lining our roads and highways over the past year plus, letting us know that this government construction project is being paid for by the government. And we’re all really glad to know that, because normally there is a lot of confusion about who is paying the tab on road construction. Finally, someone in Congress is taking notice of this nonsense–Congressman Aaron Schock was on the FOX Business Channel to take the Obama Administration to task on the continued government waste of our tax dollars. Here are a few quick notes from Cong. Schock’s takedown of the ARRA signs:
-ARRA was supposed to be the largest allocation of funds for infrastructure projects since President Eisenhower, yet only 8% of the funds are going to infrastructure projects.
-These signs, with mandated design requirements cost anywhere from $300 to $10,000 a pop. Yep, $10,000. One sign, or funds for a year of college education at a state university in Ohio, with change.
-Over $20 million has been spent on signs already, and $100 million has been allocated over the life of the bill.
-”It is an insult to the intelligence of the taxpayers to suggest that we need to tell them that a public works project, that a road project, is their tax money at work. Think if every unit of government did that…the amount of overhead and unnecessary expense that would be coming in addition to the already costly public works projects that you all pay for with your tax money. Its ridiculous. But it is, it is the same propaganda, narcissism, self-aggrandizing promotional stuff that is indicative of the Obama Administration.”
Check out the video from Congressman Schock, and pass it along via the Sociable bar below to Facebook or Twitter!
Don’t Put It On Our Tab gaining momentum
Tuesday, July 13th, 2010Back in May, the College Republican National Committee launched an online effort called Don’t Put It On Our Tab, with an accompanying online petition and video, all designed to draw attention to the partisan politics transcendent issue of the rapidly ballooning national debt, which is now well over $13 trillion. Now, they’re back at it with a follow-up video entitled “America is not too big to fail”, and coverage all over the internet, including this great piece penned by CRNC Chairman Zach Howell over at the Daily Caller, where the following passage is taken from:
“Given their political record, it’s not hard to conclude that our Democratic leaders live in an alternate economic reality. Although their philosophies are based on illusions, the consequences of their policies are very real. The president’s confrontational stance toward American business and the fear of future increases in interest rates and taxes have depressed private sector job growth. America’s economy is becoming increasingly government-centric, while private sector initiative has been shackled by burdensome new regulations and uncertainty.
If our government doesn’t end its spend-now, pay-later approach, we will suffer the same fate as Greece. We are big, but we are not too big to fail. Our nation’s prosperity is not the result of our government’s ability to tax and spend its citizen’s wealth—it is the result of American ingenuity, innovation and entrepreneurial energy.”
And here is the brand-new video, America is not too big to fail:
Pass it along, share it with your friends on Facebook or Twitter using the Sociable bar below, and make sure you sign the petition at CRNC.org/petition to tell Congress don’t put your debt on our tab!
Lee Fisher’s Grassroots Slowmentum
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010So, Lee Fisher recently tweeted about showing up with “50+” volunteers at the Northland 4th of July Parade. Unfortunately for Lee, this is the 21st century, and people have a) cell phone cameras, and b) Al Gore’s Internet. Here’s a quick take from the Ohio GOP on the Democrat’s great hope for the US Senate, Lee Fisher, and his “grassroots slowmentum”:
Later in the day, Lee showed up at the Westerville Independence Day Parade, where he had a whopping 8 walkers (along with 8 for Ted Strickland/Yvette McGee Brown, and 5 for David Pepper). Most of the state representative campaigns we saw in parades this weekend had more volunteers marching with them than that! These are statewide candidates, with paid staff, and supposedly extensive astroturfing grassroots networks. Now, for what a real campaign looks like when they go marching in parades, check this out, from the Portman for Senate campaign:
Ted Strickland should be worried!
Sunday, May 23rd, 2010The Republican Governors Association is up on the air in Ohio with a retort to Ted Strickland’s lame copy & paste of the 2008 SEIU ad attacking John McCain, calling the Governor out on his attempt to change the subject. As all of our mothers used to say, if you don’t have anything good to say, you probably shouldn’t say anything at all, which is clearly the advice Ted is taking when it comes to his record. All of the attack ads in the world won’t change that 427,000 Ohioans are out of work since Ted Strickland took office, we are facing an $8 billion budget hole in 2011, and the Governor simply does not appear to take any of the challenges facing Ohio seriously.
Check out the video that is up on the air in Ohio:
Tell Congress–Don’t put it on our tab!
Sunday, May 16th, 2010Check out this great new video from the College Republican National Committee on the national debt and how much every college student owes to Uncle Sam’s tab:
You can join the chorus of students calling on Congress to stop putting their spending spree on our tab–sign the petition at www.crnc.org/petition and become a fan on Facebook of Don’t Put It On Our Tab!, too.
Here are a few quick facts on the national debt, specifically as it applies to students:
Consider this:
-The 2010 budget deficit was a record $1.56 trillion;
-Total national debt is approaching $13 trillion dollars;
-President Obama’s budget doubles the debt in 5 years and triples it in 10;
-The government will spend $5.7 trillion in interest on the debt over the next decade and by 2020 will pay $916 billion a year in interest; and
-There is $76 trillion in unfunded entitlement liabilities – that’s $250,000 for every single American
-As of right now every student walks out of the classroom and into the tax-paying ranks owing $117,682 for the national debt, and with the government spending an estimated $6.8 million per minute, the problem is only getting worse. The time to act is now. Young people deserve a prosperous future. Don’t put it on our tab.
Stay tuned–we’re headed to PA-12 this weekend for Tim Burns!
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010Next Tuesday is Election Day in Pennsylvania, and most notably in the 12th Congressional District on the outskirts of the Pittsburgh area in Southwestern PA, where voters will have a real choice for the first time in over three decades. This seat has been held by Democrat Jack Murtha for that time, and his passing created the vacancy that this special election will fill. Democrats are running a former Murtha staffer who spent his time in DC working to pass a liberal agenda, and waited until after healthcare reform passed to come out and say he opposed it but does not support a repeal. Sounds a bit fishy, to say the least. Republicans have found a gem of a candidate in Tim Burns, who has not made the race about Jack Murtha, but rather about the fact that voters there share many of the same fiscally conservative, pro-gun, pro-life views that he holds.
PA-12 is even more interesting, given that voters there voted for John McCain in 2008, and polling shows both Burns tied or in the lead against Critz along with President Obama being rather unpopular, too. This race is going to come down to turnout, which is why College Republicans will be able to make a serious impact on it this weekend. Stay tuned for videos and blog posts from the road, and follow our Twitter feed at twitter.com/OhioCRs as well for the latest updates.
Here are a few videos talking about Tim Burns:
TV ad from Tim Burns campaign, talking about his roots in Johnstown and his core values:
Web ad from Right Change about derailing the Pelosi/Obama agenda:
Video from Tim Burns’ appearance on “Hannity” on April 27, with guest host Tucker Carlson:
As the Kasich/Taylor for Ohio team gets ready to roll again, a look at the first trip to all 88 counties
Wednesday, May 12th, 2010This video is now about ten days old, but it is great nonetheless. John Kasich and Mary Taylor recently completed their tour of the entire state–all 88 counties at least once–on April 28, and this short piece shows a few highlights of the past 11 months on the campaign trail as John and Mary fight to bring a new way and a new day to the great state of Ohio. Tomorrow morning will bring the first statewide bus tour for the Kasich/Taylor team as John and Mary make stops in Delaware, Marion, Findlay, and do a live webcast from the Western Ohio Reagan Dinner in the evening. Here is the 88 Counties video for your viewing pleasure:
We’ll be hitting the road to a few of the stops tomorrow, and hopefully with capture some great video to bring back later this week. If you want to find out more info about the bus tour and how close it will be to your neck of the woods, check out http://blog.kasichforohio.com/ or email events@kasichforohio.com for the details.
Lee’s lame jobs record–in his own words
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010Lee Fisher was responsible for focusing on economic development and job creation as Lieutenant Governor and formerly as the Director of Development. In his run for US Senate, he has emphasized his record on jobs, and we couldn’t be happier about Lee’s willingness to embrace his record, or lack thereof. Unfortunately for Lee Fisher, his attempts to paint GOP candidate Rob Portman as responsible for the loss of over 430,000 Ohio jobs on HIS watch simply runs contrary to his own words. Check out this great piece of work from the NRSC on Lee Fisher, in his own words:
Make sure to check out www.FisherWrongforOhio.com for more on Lee’s miserable record.
Another Young Gun “Contender”, Tom Ganley, appears on Huckabee to talk about run for Congress & taking on the Mob
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Tom Ganley has made a name for himself in Northeast Ohio as a small businessman, creating a successful chain of car dealerships throughout the area, and now he has decided to take a stand and run for Congress to replace second-term Democrat Betty Sutton in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, which is made up of parts of Lorain, Summit, Cuyahoga, and Medina Counties. But this isn’t the first time Tom Ganley has taken on corruption–it turns out that he volunteered with the FBI to take down over 20 members of the Cleveland Mafia, essentially wiping out their organization all while a $1 million contract was out on his life. Mike Huckabee, host of FOX News weekend program “Huckabee” had Tom Ganley and the FBI Special Agent who worked with Tom on the case, Bob Freedman, on his show to discuss how he put it all on the line for what was right. Now that Tom is running for Congress, this quote sums it all up:
“If I didn’t back down to the mafia [when they were] threatening my entire family…I am certainly not going to back down…in Congress.”
Watch the video for yourself, and then make sure to visit www.TomGanley.com to see how you can help send Tom to Congress this fall!
OH-16 Young Gun “Contender” Jim Renacci profiled on CNN
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010Yesterday, CNN’s American Morning profiled Jim Renacci, a Republican candidate in Ohio’s 16th Congressional District looking to replace freshman Democrat John Boccieri. Jim is a great candidate who was part of our 2010 Convention back in April via video, and is not a career politician, but rather a small businessman who sees the opportunity to stand up for what is right. Jim has been working very hard on the campaign trail, including taking several district-wide tours, knocking on lots of doors, and hosting a town hall with renowned conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt recently in Canton. Check out the video below, and look out for more from him on the campaign trail!
If you are in the 16th District, which encompasses all of Wayne and Stark Counties, as well as large portions of Ashland and Medina Counties, please make sure to sign up as a volunteer to help Jim’s campaign this summer at www.RenacciForCongress.com and pass along the video via your Facebook Wall! In fact, you can click on the Mashable tool bar below and share it without ever leaving this page!