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Friday, October 10, 2008

Aiken County Republican Rally

Last nights old fashioned Republican Rally was a great success and a good time was had by all. The Aiken Standard reported on the event but unfortunately chose to use the word "dozens" to describe the attendance thereby giving the false impression that only a few Republicans turned out for the event. In fact there were around three hundred enthusiastic attendees. On the other hand the Augusta Chronicle also covered the event and gave an accurate, fair and balanced report.which is repeated below:

GOP hopefuls rally in Aiken

By Michelle Guffey| South Carolina Bureau

Friday, October 10, 2008

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AIKEN --- Republicans in Aiken County were out in force Thursday night, showing their support for the Grand Old Party and its candidates on the November ballot.
About 300 party members gathered under a tent at the Aiken Horse Park for the county party's first candidate rally.
"This is taking an opportunity to act on people's enthusiasm and excitement," said Dennis Saylor, the local party chairman. "We decided to have a rally to bring people together and let them know that the party's alive." Local Republican government officials and candidates running in the Nov. 4 election attended the rally, including U.S. Reps. Joe Wilson and Gresham Barrett and state Sen. Shane Massey and Greg Ryberg.
Mr. Wilson faces Democrat Rob Miller on the ballot for the 2nd Congressional District; Mr. Barrett is challenged by Democrat Jane Ballard Dyer in District 3; Mr. Massey faces Democrat Greg Anderson in state Senate District 25; and Mr. Ryberg is unopposed in District 24.
With the smell of barbecue wafting through the air and the sounds of the AAA Homeschool Band providing the dinner music, candidates milled through the crowd, shaking hands and politicking.
As the stock market suffered another day of losses, Mr. Barrett pleaded with the crowd.
"Please don't give up on the Republican Party," he said, telling the crowd it was time for the party to take off the gloves and to get back to its roots.
"When we get back to Washington, if we're going to get out of this, we're going to have to start calling out names," Mr. Barrett said.
Mr. Saylor said people seem to be taking an interest in the election, as evidenced by the increase of registered voters.
In Aiken County, registered voters rose from about 81,000 in January to more than 90,000 last week.
Reach Michelle Guffey at (803) 648-1395, ext. 110, or michelle.guffey@augustachronicle.com.

ACORN Voter and Registration Fraud

Last night a federal judge issues a temporary restraining order against Ohio's Democrat Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner for not following the state's registration laws in regard to the ACORN voting scandal. In short, the law requires that decentalized voting offices (there are about 85 of them in Ohio) must verify that a newly registered person is listed in some of the other state records - i.e. that they exist. Apparently, Brunner has not allowed access to these records and insists that the registrations stand without verification. This morning, Powerline quoted from a New York Post article that:

A man at the center of a voter-registration scandal told The Post yesterday he was given cash and cigarettes by aggressive ACORN activists in exchange for registering an astonishing 72 times, in apparent violation of Ohio laws.
"Sometimes, they come up and bribe me with a cigarette, or they'll give me a dollar to sign up," said Freddie Johnson, 19, who filled out 72 separate voter-registration cards over an 18-month period at the behest of the left-leaning Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Acorn is Becoming a Major Issue

ACORN is rapidly becoming a major issue, and we hear that they are here in Aiken. All Americans should be outraged at this obvious voter/registration fraud and attempt to steal the U.S. presidential election. A new website has been created at and there is an online petition demanding investigation. You can access the petition either by visiting the website Stop Acorn or taking this direct link Acorn Petition

Posted by Marianne October 10

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Sarah Palin-An expert on America's Energy Needs

The current version of Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale College, has printed an adaptation of a speech by Alaska Governor Sarah Palin this past August. The Governor proves that she is an expert on America’s energy needs and resources and how to match the two. The entire article can be found at http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis.asp

Here are some highlights, quoted or paraphrased from Palin’s message:

When Alaska was purchased from the Russians for two cents an acre in a deal known as “Sewards Folly” the agreement was that we pull our own weight. … Now we’re earning our keep, largely by tapping our energy resources such as crude oil and liquefied natural gas.

…. As we consider where our country’s energy will come from in the future, Alaska can and must be a big part of the answer. In fact, Alaska has already begun to take the lead on a sorely needed national energy policy. Groundbreaking history was made when Alaska’s lawmakers voted to award TransCanada Alaska a license to proceed with…the building of a natural gas pipeline. Once constructed, this pipeline will supply four to four-and-one-half billion cubic feet of natural gas per day—roughly six percent of America’s demand.

Just to provide some perspective, Alaska has tens of trillions of cubic feet of natural gas under the surface, especially on the North Slope. Alaskans have longed for the right to access our gas and more of our oil to assist in supplying the U.S. market…This $30-40 billion infrastructure project—which will be built by the private sector—is one of the most exciting and progressive events in Alaska’s history.

This is a good start, but Alaska has much more to offer in the way of resources. And let me tell you clearly that we can do so in a way consistent with good environmental stewardship.

Because of the lagging economy, Americans do not have time for “all talk and no action.”

Alaskans find it incredibly frustrating that others—many of whom have never even set foot in our state, much less lived here—dictate how and when we can best use our own resources. Whether over the barren tundra or in our majestic mountains, we have a strong history of responsible development. To date, Alaska has sent more than 15 billion barrels of oil, safely and efficiently, to the lower 48. One look at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System illustrates that development and wildlife can and do coexist.

I’ve heard it said by some politicians that Alaska doesn’t have enough oil to make a difference. I can tell you honestly that we do have enough. And while consultants and experts debate the current energy crisis, Alaska is already preparing for its next role—providing American consumers with a safe and secure domestic source of crude oil and natural gas. In fact, if energy imports were curtailed completely, Alaska could provide our nation with seven years of crude oil independence and an eight-year supply of natural gas. These are numbers that reflect known and recoverable oil and gas deposits.

Congress can make it possible to take advantage of these resources right now, by streamlining access to offshore areas. As usual, outside interests are throwing up roadblocks and manipulating the legal system to achieve their agenda. But we need to bring some sanity back to the legal and permitting processes in the area of energy production.

In calling for bans to be lifted in order to get our nation out of the chokehold of high oil prices and dependence on the Middle East, I am certainly not rejecting the idea of alternative and renewable resources. I believe that we need to move in that direction, ultimately weaning ourselves off of fossil fuels. But we can’t do it overnight—or even over a decade.

We must open ANWR and lift the ban on offshore drilling. The science and technology to harvest our resources responsibly and safely are in hand. The time for congressional action and leadership is now.

I believe that, if elected, Senator McCain and Governor Palin will pursue a program to free American away from the economic drain and securoity vulnerability of dependence on foreign oil. If elected, Senators Obama and Biden will only deepen the current energy crisis.

Posted by Marianne Pecoraro

Share the Truth with Your Friends

Senator Obama has never been forthright concerning his association with unrepentant terrorist William Ayers. The liberal media has never fully investigated the connection. Finally the truth is being told. Please share this Youtube video with your friends. A link for the video that you can email is The Truth about Ayers and Obama

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Barack Obama's Accomplishments as Senator

This is old but very funny.

How to Win a Debate

The video moves pretty fast so you should use the pause button when the various documents appear so that you can read them.While you are here today check out the 4 videos in the video bar on the right hand side of this web page.