NOT Good Enough, NOT Smart Enough… (by George Scoville at Liberty Pundits)
LibertyPundits By George Scoville | @stackiii Do as I say, not as I do. And then thank me for it with generous donations. The trio of Senator Franken, DNC Chairman Tim Kaine, and Illinois State Treasurer and Senate hopeful Alexi Giannoulias did a little GOP-bashing during the Democratic County Chairmen’s Association breakfast on Wednesday this week, apparently in the midst of the Illinois State Fair. Most notably, Senator Franken attacked the GOP by denouncing remarks made by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich in response to President Obama’s support for the right of the Park51 group to build a Muslim cultural center approximately two blocks from the Ground Zero site where the World Trade Center stood until September 11, 2001: Franken said conservative opposition to the mosque is “one of the most disgraceful things that I’ve heard.” “I don’t know how many of you have been to New York, but if a building is two blocks away from anything, you can’t see it. It’s a community center. They’re going to have a gym. They’re going to have point guards. Muslim point guards,” Franken said, to laughter and applause. “They (Republicans) do this every two years. They try to find a wedge issue, and they try to work ...
The Next Generation: Alana Kane
Blessed with a gift for working with kids and a passion for politics, Alana Kane is wasting no time utilizing her talents as she is currently majoring in social studies education at Purdue University. As a firm believer in civic virtue, Alana places a great deal of value on voting, staying well-informed and helping others learn more about our government. As a result, she looks forward to helping students become more civically active and says, “It’s important that students understand their government and that they have support for what they believe.” Ultimately, Kane hopes to spread her love of government so that students will learn how important it is to preserve the freedom our founding fathers fought to protect. Kane came to this conclusion after being involved in the “We the People” program at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana. The program provides mock congressional hearings in which students are required to be extremely knowledgeable on the Constitution. As part of the program, she presented extensive papers on political topics before a panel of judges. Kane focused on modern day functions of the branches of government as well as why we chose the type of government we have over others. ...
Elizabeth Blackney Joins Smart Girl Summit 2010
by Kristin Patras With 18 years of political experience in her back pocket, Elizabeth Blackney is using her vast amount of knowledge to make her mark on the political scene. Elizabeth first became intrigued with politics when she participated in a class trip at age 11 with other honors students from her school. The trip took Elizabeth all the way to Washington D.C. where she and her classmates received a Capital tour from none other than Newt Gingrich. Since then, the “unapologetic” Dick Cheney supporter has worked on behalf of dozens of campaigns, become a media maverick, and even authored her own book titled Sex, Lies, and Politricks. While on the campaign trail, Elizabeth had the honor of contributing to numerous diverse races including the 2004 Presidential race. During that race, Elizabeth had the exciting opportunity to experience what it was like working for the Bush campaign. She also considers Bob Schaffer’s run for Senate back in 2004 one of her favorite campaigns. In addition to working on campaigns, Elizabeth served as the Political Director for Blog Talk Radio’s election coverage in 2008. As the Political Director, she managed over 100 hosts, booked guests such as John McCain and Sarah Palin, coordinated publicity, ...
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