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“I know that Congress has low approval ratings. I wouldn’t approve of Congress, because we haven’t done anything.” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D)
This video is hilarious and informative at the same time.
Rep. Eric Cantor’s (R) new media team has been very active. These are things that CRs could be making constantly to fill a major void in the GOP’s campaign apparatus. I really encourage CRs around the nation to go grab iMovie, Final Cut Pro, or some other video editing software, and start cutting some clever YouTube videos.
We all remember the giant Flip-Flops and Flipper the dolphin trailing John Kerry around to his fundraisers, speeches, and rallies. They were so eager to help the good Senator, that they seemed to never leave his side and were constantly appearing on TV to represent his positions.
Of course, Flipper couldn’t have done it all by himself, he needed CRs to don the costume and trot into enemy territory - but hey, that’s what we’re for! CRs are made to do bracketing events!
The post below captures a perfect example of the Rhode Island CRs pulling off a spectacular bracketing event. They took an issue that Hillary really didn’t need to have in the press, and made it the story of the event by injecting some dry humor into the situation and having a few dozen CRs there to make he point. Congrats!
Bracketing is like putting bookends on either side of an opponent’s event to make sure that the story coming out deals not with how great a fundraiser Hillary had, but instead that she has always been a supporter of the war and will continue to be. The purpose is to expose the truth to the people watching at home, and humor usually is the most effective way of accomplishing this in a short 10 second shot on the nightly news.
College Republicans nationwide should be engaging their local political scene with such bracketing events. Don’t wait until next fall to get started; now is the time to excite your membership, dust off that old Flipper costume, and storm the enemy’s barricades! The public deserves to hear the truth!
PS: Remember to always bring your video camera (or digital camera at the very, very least) and capture the whole thing on film. Do a little editing for quality’s sake and throw it up on YouTube for the world to see. You can then include the link in any post-event press releases.
The Rhode Island College Republicans have gotten some attention from the Washington Times this morning for their event thanking HRC for her 2002 vote to authorize action in Iraq.
I’d like to thank…
This year, the CRNC is giving out its award via a YouTube video. The winners are in the vid above, and each will receive a small block grant from the CRNC for their tremendous work this year. As we move into 2008, all CR organizations will have opportunities to be rewarded for their hard work through incentives from the national organization. Recruitment, voter registration, GOTV, and activism on campus are where CRs can make an impact all over the nation.
So, congratulations to this year’s winner and let’s all get to back work!
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Don’t tell me about text fees, just do it!
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It’s over - took less than an hour for this administration’s first CRNC National Board Meeting to adjourn. The board quickly went through the proposed agenda. As promised by the administration during campaign season, we passed a constitutional amendment to amend Article Three, Section Six, Subsection Two by inserting the following after the last sentence:
“The Budget and Finance Committee shall select one of its members to keep minutes of all meetings. The minutes shall be filed with the Secretary of the CRNC, and shall be made available to any members of the National Bard no less than three business days after a written request has been made. The request shall be submitted to the CRNC Executive Director, and shall include information regarding the document requested and the preferred method of deliver.”This amendment, proposed by Midwest Vice-Chairman Justin Smith, is just one of the many ways our administration is making sure we’re transparent and open about the inner-working of the College Republicans.”
Chairman Charlie Smith presented the 2007-2008 budget, which set ambitious fundraising and programming goals. More than ever before, resources will be sent out to the states and chapters through the Field Program, the new STORM network, and through OnePage Events that will allow chapters to become part of nationwide events all run on the same day.
As the meeting adjourned at 9:37 a.m., Chairman Charlie Smith and Executive Director Ethan Eilon launched into a presentation of the struggles and success experienced since taking office on July 15th. They also outlined our plan going forward.
Exciting and innovative initiatives are in the works for College Republicans across the nation!
Stay tuned to hear some of those highlights…
Hey, and welcome to the new blog for the CRNC! We’ve needed one of
these for a long time, and now we’ve got one.
Be sure to check back often to find news and opinion brought to you by
the individuals within the CRNC. We’ll be posting regularly with
updates about CR activity, news we find interesting, and some
provocative opinions.
So, here it is! Our new, interactive blog from the College Republican
National Committee!