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The Young and the Restless for Tuesday, January 21 was preempted due to impeachment proceedings in the United States Senate. The soap opera took to Facebook to make the official announcement even though viewers throughout the four U.S. timezones previously reported either seeing impeachment breaking news or a rerun about Kristoff St. John and his character Neil’s death from last spring.

The election of Audra Shay to chairwoman of the Young Republican National Federation in July shined a national spotlight on what is typically a quiet, biannual occurrence for an organization that purports to represent a key GOP constituency. What was widely perceived as Shay’s overt racism attracted unprecedented attention to the YRNF, provoking multitudinous questions about Shay’s suitability for the top job and the nature of the 10,000-member-strong organization. “Audra Shay and The New Ice Age of the Young Republicans,” read one Huffington Post headline, shortly after the July convention in Indianapolis. “Recent events have made one wonder about the...

Pike County - Young Republicans in Pike County have formed a chapter of the Pennsylvania Federation of Young Republicans (payrs.com) and the Young Republican National Federation (yrnf.com) in Pike County. The Young Republicans reach out to registered Republicans between the ages of 18 and 40 and is the oldest political youth organization in the country. The Pike County Young Republicans (PCYR) will give young voters in the area an opportunity to become more involved in local, state, and national politics while also giving them the ability to let the party know what is important to young voters today. The PCYR...

From Right At Home Blog: Why would he say that? What awful thing have they done? Answer: asking John Tanner to come out of hiding and meet with his constituency. This is the intelligent discussion Democrats are engaging in. Disagree with them, you’re a Nazi. *The Democratic Party Chairman of Madison County in Tennessee has called Young Republicans there "brownshirts" for sending out a petition to garner support for a John Tanner town hall meeting regarding healthcare. The story can be found at the above link at the Nashville Post Politics Blog.

AU students protest Barney speech About 130 American University students have signed an online petition of sorts asking the school's administration to withdraw an invitation to Barney Frank, who is slated to deliver a commencement address at AU's School of Public Affairs in a few weeks. The students blame the fiery House Financial Services chairman for the financial meltdown, singling out his longtime support of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae as contributing to the severity of the crisis and magnitude of bailouts. "Many of us are having trouble finding a job and are finding our ability to get into grad...

The University of Mary Washington is scheduled to hold a rally with both Obama and Joe Biden at their historic Fredericksburg, Virginia campus on Saturday, September 27, at 5:15 PM. The university's bookstore is selling 1,000 Obama / Biden t-shirts at their bookstore starting today (Friday). T-shirts have the university's logo on the front and has the words " Obama was there, Biden was there, I was there, UMW 08 " on the back. Cost: $9.99. Profits from the t-shirts go to the university's bookstore. The idea for the campaign slogan t-shirt came from the university's bookstore manager, Kathy Underwood,...

"Organizers of the Republican convention demanded that a group of young Republicans take down their "Build The Fence" signs, a reference to a border fence to fight illegal immigration, while at the Xcel Center last night."

Silicon Valley Young Republican Federation: Please Attend our Fundraising bbq http://www.young-republicans.org ^ Posted on 07/19/2007 9:10:01 PM PDT by crazygoptheri Silicon Valley Young Republican Federation Location: Hellyer Park 985 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95111 US View Map | Find a Hotel When: Saturday, August 11, 5:00PM Phone: (408)243-4761 SVYRFC Annual BBQ Location: Hellyer Park, 985 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose When: Saturday, August 11, 2007 Time: Speaker series starts at 5pm New venue this year: Hellyer Park - Shadow Bluff picnic site. Invited guests include: Major Eric Egland (Reserve) (website). Chuck Page, Saratoga City Councilman Dean Andal, former Assemblyman, BOE...

Home page of Young Republicans YRs to Welcome Romney & Hunter to Florida Convention(Fred Crashed YRs?) Looks like Fred Jump the Shark because even in his video he said he was not schedule to be there! He was not officially schedule so did Mitt really pack the house or did Fred crash? A Duel: Thompson and Romney Videos 1- Gov. Romney: Conservatism Is A Philosophy Of Strength- Video 2- Fred Speech (was to be in Fort Lauderdale)- Video

Monday, July 09, 2007 Romney Rising Posted by: Hugh Hewitt at 11:08 AM Romney's strong effort in Iowa is producing an interesting strategy from the MSM eager for a long campaign and perhaps soon from other GOPers, which is to simultaneously attempt to downgrade the importance of the caucuses while setting up Romney to lose the expectations game.  The Politico's story, "Does Romney Have Iowa Locked Down," is exactly the sort of story Mayor Giuliani and Senator Thompson love to see as it both puts in play a meme that, if repeated, diminishes the excitement around the first-in-the-nation contest while also setting the bar...

If you subtract the 100 or so "guests" former Gov. Mitt Romney brought with him to stuff the ballot box in Florida on Saturday night, Fred Thompson won another straw poll. As Erick Erickson over at RedState pointed out on Saturday, Romney, struggling in the polls everywhere he isn't spending money on media buys, is reduced to also buying up straw polls to promote his candidacy. He will have plunked down close to an estimated $5 million to make the Ames Republican Straw Poll in Iowa next month a personal political rally (no other major GOP candidate will be participating),...

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, run" from the crowd of 350 greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. "It makes me feel like the waters are pretty warm," Thompson said afterward. He has formed an exploratory committee to gauge support for...

The Young Republican National Federation's annual convention ends tonight in Ft. Lauderdale with the announcement of its straw poll results -- a poll that, in all likelihood, Mitt Romney will win, and then use to tout as an example of how Young Republicans are enthusiastic about his campaign. But Romney had a few legs up. For one thing, the Young Republican's executive director, Jon Woodward, is the St. John's County chair for Romney. The convention's chief organizer is Brian Graham, who is also a Romney backer. Romney's campaign helped to sponsor tonight's dinner. And the YRNF convention corporation, according to...

Not yet a 2008 candidate, Fred Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, Run," greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee from many among the 350 people at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. Actor and former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson, right, followed by Rep. Adam Putnam, R-Fla, left, arrives at the Capitol Hill Club on Capitol Hill in...

Thompson Wows Young Republicans By BRENDAN FARRINGTON,AP Posted: 2007-07-07 16:11:28 Thompson energized young Republicans with a speech Saturday that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy pronouncements. He branded Democrats as "the party of despair." Chants of "Fred" and "Run, Fred, Run," greeted the actor and former GOP senator from Tennessee from many among the 350 people at the Young Republicans National Convention. The crowd interrupted his nine-minute speech with wild applause and mobbed him when he left. "It makes me feel like the waters are pretty warm," Thompson said afterward. He has formed an exploratory committee to gauge...

Former Senator Fred Thompson thanked the New York Times and Hillary Clinton campaign Saturday for some publicity in the “Scooter” Libby case. Thompson, speaking before the Young Republican National Convention Saturday in Hollywood, Florida, told the crowd how he had been an early supporter of Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s legal defense. “I didn’t know Scooter, but I knew an injustice when I saw one,” the former actor told the crowd. He went on to offer some word of thanks for the publicity about his support of Libby. “The New York Times and the Hillary Clinton campaign have got us number one...

HOLLYWOOD - Republican Senator Fred Thompson spoke to the Young Republicans Saturday and hinted a run for the presidency, but did not make an announcement. He said he is “raising seed money” and “getting people together.” “We’ll be making a decision in the not too distant future,” he said. Speaking of the 2008 elections, he said “we’ll win this next election, like so many we have before.” Thompson thanked the Young Republicans for their support, noting that he started a chapter of the group as a young man after reading “Conscience of a Conservative,” by Barry Goldwater. Thompson said in...

Silicon Valley Young Republicans Federation Weekly Alert September 9, 2006 Presidents Message Well the summer is over and the fall campaign begins. Before we get into the political season, lets reflect on the events of 9-11 and what would have happened if a Democrat was in the White House and not President Bush. Even in a place like the Bay Area where the name George W. Bush is the same as plague to many he is respected for the way he handled things during that difficult period. That is why I am resolved to help the Republican Party in November...

With the passing of Labor Day, both campaign season and football season are here. As both seasons get into full swing, the Wake County Young Republicans are sponsoring a GOP Tailgate Contest. The contest encourages Republican football fans throughout North Carolina to show their support for the GOP’s candidates by hosting Republican-themed tailgate parties at college and NFL games in North Carolina. “The GOP Tailgate Contest provides conservative football fans with a way to show their support for Republican candidates while rooting for their favorite football team,” says Dave Reynolds, Chairman of the Wake County Young Republicans. “We invite Republican...

Hello everyone !!! I hope everyone is enjoying the week. The month of September is going to be one busy month for us and I am going to need everyone's help. On Saturday September 9th we will be walking for our friend Mike Wasserman in Los Gatos we will be walking for him from 9am-1pm then after the walk we will be heading over to the Santa Clara County Republican Rally with WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Governor of California. The event will be starting one pm and it will end around three. I will be sending you the location...