Bush Campaign Throwing 'Party for the President' [conference call with DICK CHENEY on 4/29]

Men's News Daily ^ | April 9, 2004 | Jimmy Moore [Talon News]

[RonDog]

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Bush Campaign Throwing 'Party for the President'

By Jimmy Moore
Talon News
April 9, 2004

The Bush campaign is organizing a "National Party for the President Day" on Thursday, April 29 at 8:00 p.m. EST to allow supporters to gather together in unity behind President George W. Bush.

"Across the country, supporters of President Bush will gather in homes, restaurants and community centers to stand up for our President," Bush campaign manager Ken Mehlman wrote in an e-mail to Bush supporters recently.

The free events are scheduled to take place in cities across the country, including in personal homes and at local restaurants.

The Bush campaign has even set up a special surprise for supporters who are able to get 5 or more people to attend their party.

Mehlman said their party "will include a conference call with a senior [Bush] campaign leader" at 8:30 p.m. EST.

He added, "This special guest will answer questions and deliver a political briefing on the progress of the campaign."

Describing the purpose of the "National Party for the President Day," Mehlman explained it "is a simple, volunteer event that brings together local friends and neighbors who support the President."

People who decide to host one of these parties will receive a package of materials from the Bush campaign, including an exclusive video about the campaign, bumper stickers, miscellaneous campaign materials and a signed letter from Bush.

"These fun, informal events will help grow the President's strong base of support in local communities throughout the country and bring the President one step closer to victory in November," Mehlman concluded.

He continued, "We have a hard fight in the days ahead and the President needs your help."

Even Vice President Dick Cheney is encouraging people to join him in the "National Party for the President Day" to cheer on the president to victory in November.

"On that day, I will be joining thousands of parties across the country on a live conference call to talk about the clear choice voters face this November and the importance of the grassroots effort that will lead us to victory," Cheney revealed. "The President and I are counting on grassroots activists, like you, to act on the commitment we all share."

Cheney said he will try to call as many of the parties as possible on April 29.

The goal of the Bush campaign is to have 2004 parties commemorating President Bush on April 29. At press time, there were 2,046 parties planned for that day and nearly 4,000 overall.

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[RonDog]

And here is an UPDATE, in an e-mail from www.georgewbush.com:

Have you ever been on a conference call with the Vice President of the United States?

On April 29th, you will get the chance.

On that day, Vice President Dick Cheney will host a special conference call for National Party for the President Day. This event will show the strength of President Bush's support in thousands of neighborhoods and communities nationwide.

Will you and your friends join the party and be on the call?

WHAT: National "Party for the President" Day

Hosting a party is easy and it doesn't cost a thing. Click below to learn more:

http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/Party

DAY: Thursday, April 29th

TIME: There are now two ways to join this exciting conference call with Vice President Cheney!

The call can be heard live at 5pm Pacific Daylight Time.

- or -

You can listen to a replay of the call at 7pm Pacific Daylight Time.

Whichever way you choose, join the party and help bring President Bush one step closer to victory.

And don't miss this exclusive opportunity to hear a campaign briefing direct from the Vice President.

Sincerely,

Ken Mehlman
Campaign Manager

[OldFriend]

Sounds like the perfect date.......it's my birthday!!!

[RonDog]

See also these PREVIOUS threads:

AMERICANS PARTY FOR PRESIDENT
			Posted by luckycin On News/Activism 04/21/2004 2:32:59 AM PDT teamleader ^ | 04/21/04 | luckycin
Ohio/West Virginia Freepers throwing a "Party for the President"
			Posted by WVNan On News/Activism 04/06/2004 1:05:37 PM PDT with 19 comments Self | 4/06/04 | WVNan
David C. Osborne (Tallahassee, Florida) - Hosting a Party for President Bush !
			Posted by davidosborne On News/Activism 04/03/2004 12:01:19 AM PST with 16 comments georgewbush.com ^ | TODAY | David C. Osborne
www.georgewbush.com asks: Are YOU hosting a "Party for the President" on Thursday, APRIL 29?
			Posted by RonDog On News/Activism 04/01/2004 11:49:32 PM PST with 26 comments www.georgewbush.com ^ | 2004 Bush-Cheney ’04, Inc.

[RonDog]

From http://www.georgewbush.com/Party/PartyEvent.aspx (party numbers as of 4/1/04):

Party for the President  < Home

A Party for the President is a grassroots tool that brings together people who support the President. Parties all across the nation can be easily organized and coordinated here on http://www.GeorgeWBush.com/Party/.

• Sign up to create
  your own Party for the President!
  
  
• Use your Zip Code to find parties planned for your area, or enter another Zip Code to search other areas:

  ZIP CODE: RequiredInvalid Zip

	Help us reach our goal of 2004 Parties for the President on Thursday, April 29! Join thousands of Bush supporters and a senior campaign leader on a nationwide conference call at 8pm EST. Sign up now to host one of these fun, informal parties to help re-elect President Bush!

	Parties you have been invited to: You currently are not invited to any parties. Why not host your own Party for the President? Click here to create.				Check out photos and quotes from parties you have attended.

CREATE A POSTER

DOWNLOAD BROCHURE

BUY PARTY PACKS

GET YARD SIGNS

	1,409 parties planned for Thursday, April 29! 3,082 total parties for President Bush!

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Paid for by BUSH-CHENEY '04, Inc.

© 2004 Bush-Cheney ’04, Inc.

Parties for the President are informal, grassroots "parties" attended by supporters of President Bush with virtually no cost to the host or those in attendance and are not official Bush-Cheney '04 events. To comply with federal law, Parties for the President hosted at a person's home must be paid for by the person hosting the event and the cost cannot exceed $1,000. The person hosting the event cannot share the cost with others or ask others to help pay. A Party for the President hosted at a public location such as a restaurant requires that each person in attendance pay for the food or drink they consume to comply with federal law.

[RonDog]

From www.georgewbush.com/Party/,
it appears that THURSDAY, April 29 will be just the FIRST of MANY pro-Bush gatherings.

SOME of these "Parties for the President" will apparently be RECURRING events, such as the ones hosted by our good FRiend, Genevieve:

• Genevieve's Party for the President
4/29/2004 - Beverly Hills 

  • Thursday, April 29, 2004
  • Thursday, May 27, 2004
  • Thursday, June 24, 2004
  • Thursday, July 22, 2004
  • Thursday, August 26, 2004
  • Thursday, September 23, 2004
  • Thursday, October 28, 2004

[Feiny]

Genevieve is throwing ALL those dinners?
I am sure I can make it to at least one of those...thnaks for the ping.

[Saundra Duffy]

Let's roll . . . .

[Fiddlstix]

[RonDog]

Genevieve is throwing ALL those dinners?

She **is** a "party" animal, eh? :o)

Not sure that we should call these "DINNERS," though; they are supposed to be "PARTIES."

If you can, please try to make it for the FIRST one, on Thursday, April 29.

[SevenofNine]

COOL Dubya come to my hood

Rack itt Rondog

YO YO Texan in da hood

[Rockitz]

Genevieve is throwing ALL those dinners?

Just the first one on the 29th in BH.

[RonDog]

COOL Dubya come to my hood

Not quite.

These "Parties for the President" (over TWO THOUSAND of them) will be held all across the USA...

...but the President himself will only be able to visit a FEW of them, if any.

The VICE President, however, will be at ALL of the "parties" - LIVE via telephone conference call.

[RonDog]

Genevieve is throwing ALL those dinners?

Just the first one on the 29th in BH.

That is not the way that it is listed on the website.

THEY say that she will be hosting all of the above.

Perhaps the President's team just ASSUMED that she would also support multiple future events.

[TheSpottedOwl]

Thanks for the ping, Ron. I don't think I'll be able to attend anything right now.

[Feiny]

Well, I signed up to be invited to the one next Thursday, but then the site prompted me submit my info to host a party. Strange set up....I really hate the poll at the bottom. They really limited the choices as to what issues are most important.
It says:

Click here to tell us the issues that are most important to you.
Compassion Energy Homeland Security
Economy Environment National Security
Education Health Care Social Security


Of course National Security is important, but what happened to tax cuts, tax reform, spending cuts and deregulaton?

[RonDog]

LOL!

The SAME THING happened to me, the FIRST time that I subnitted a request for an invitation.

I thought that it was just ME. :o)

(Then I sent in a SECOND request, and THAT one went through O.K.)

This GWBush website is not quite as "user-friendly" as the one that JF'nK inherited from the Dean-iacs.

See also their nation-wide "BAKE SALE" promotion, from:

Kerry National Headquarters Sicks Cops on Freepers,
Kristinn to Be On Fox News This Afternoon
D.C. Chapter of FR ^ | 4/17/04 | L_von_Mises
Posted on 04/17/2004 12:03:06 PM PDT by L_Von_Mises

The DC Chapter of Free Republic set up a Viet-Cong Vets for Kerry bake sale in front of Democrat Presidential candidate John Kerry's national headquarters in Washington DC this afternoon. The Kerry campaign responded by calling the D.C. police to shut down the bake sale.

When the D.C. police arrived they ordered the DC Chapter to shut down the protest in 15 minutes or they would ticket them for occupying a public space without a permit. At that point the police would then disperse them themselves.

Due to the short notice, and the fact that it would be a small group, the DC Chapter did not apply for a permit.

Kristinn is scheduled to appear on Fox News this afternoon for an in-studio interview. The interview should air sometime between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm today. As more details become available, they will posted here.

Kudos to those that attended.
The honor roll is Kristinn, Angelwood, TGSLTakoma, TBP, Trueblackman, and Staytrue.

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From http://action.moveonpac.org/bakesale/:

On Sat., April 17, all across the country, thousands of people will organize bake sales to raise money for MoveOn PAC's campaign to Take Back the White House. While George Bush raises money mostly from wealthy donors, we will demonstrate the broad-based grassroots support supporting MoveOn PAC and John Kerry.

Whether you can organize an event, bake something, or help out selling things, we can use your help. If you create a new bake sale, others may sign up to help. If there is already a bake sale in your neighborhood, you can sign up to help with it, or hold your own.
Click here to schedule a new event.

Sell 100 cookies, brownies, or pieces of pie--you're a Pioneer!
If you top 200 items sold, you're a Ranger.

And all you have to do is find a place to hold it and some friends to help you bake things.
See--it's a piece of cake!

Click on the image above
to see a map of sales in your state.

CLICK HERE for the rest of that thread

[leadpenny]

RonDog,
Here is an absolutely fantastic one-minute Bush campaign ad. A friend of mine sent the link to me in an email. It's safe and it is awesome. First I've seen it.

http://members.cox.net/macallan_the/GW/GWBush1_Start.htm

[WVNan]

UPDATE ON THE PARTY FOR THE PRESIDENT--NEWARK, OHIO

This is the last chance to reserve your seat at the party for the President by Ohio/West Virginia Freepers. Place: Cherry Valley Lodge, Newark, Ohio (they have a web site). Time: 12:00 Noon-3:00 p.m. April 29th.

We have reserved a private room and the lodge will set up a Deli Buffet for us for $15.95 per person. The catch is, we must have a definite commitment because the lodge will charge us for the number we give them whether they show up or not. Contact me (WVNan) by Freepmail ASAP.

[WVNan]

P.S. Kentucky, Penn. and Ind. Freepers are invited too.

[rwfromkansas]

I tried to get invited to one, but he doesn't return my invite.

It sounds like Dick Cheney is the one who will be in the conference call since he said he will.

"He added, "This special guest will answer questions and deliver a political briefing on the progress of the campaign.""

Cheney will be answering questions, not just talking and hanging up???? Wow.