HRC Weekly - Volume XI Issue I

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The HRC Weekly
Harvard Republican Club Bulletin
Volume XI, Issue I -- Week of September 18th, 2005

This week’s contents:

I. General Meeting - Wednesday (tomorrow) at 10 PM!

II. Poker Night - Saturday!

III. "Ownership and Opportunity" - Wednesday!

IV. Intern for Gov. Romney

V. Intern for State Sen. Scott Brown

VI. RA for Ben Ginsburg

VII. Buy a T-Shirt

VIII. Pay Dues

New - Weekly Action Item

Quote of the week...

"Roberts is a qualified, talented, and mainstream candidate. While we often hold what most wouldn’t consider conservative views, this is not the time to be overly ideological. President Bush’s nominee ought to be confirmed by a large bipartisan vote despite his silence, and perhaps even because of it."

- The Harvard Crimson, in its editorial published Monday endorsing Judge Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. You can read the complete editorial here: http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=508505

TOP PHOTO: Professor Gregory Mankiw (L) talks to HRC members during the club's annual Ice Cream Bash on Thursday, September 15th. Professor Mankiw was Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors and will teach Ec-10 this year. Meanwhile, to the right, a cutout poster of President Bush sports an HRC T-shirt. (Photo by HRC Membership Director Meghan Grizzle)

BOTTOM PHOTO: Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts, second left, arrives for the start of his confirmation hearing in the Caucus Room of the Senate's Russell office building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Sept. 12, 2005. Joining Roberts, from left, Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Roberts' son Jack, daughter Josie, wife Jane Sullivan Roberts, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the ranking Democrat on the committee. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

I. General Meeting - Wednesday (tomorrow) at 10 PM! - Our first general meeting of the semester is this Wednesday at 10 PM in the Forum Room at Lamont Library. Freshmen should meet at 9:45 at the John Harvard Statue if you don't know where the forum room is. If you want to get involved with HRC this semester, make sure you're there. Our meeting will include an overview of what HRC does, the opportunity to talk with HRC leaders in small groups and the opportunity to join club divisions that interest you. We'll also have snacks, so make this your study break!

You might it useful to look at the freshman flyer we handed out in our door-to-door campaign this week: http://hcs.harvard.edu/~gop//photos/freshman-flyer.gif.

II. Poker Night - Saturday! - HRC will be putting on a poker night this Saturday night from 10 PM to 1:30 AM in the Loker Coffee House in Loker Commons. Buy-ins are $5 and there will be refreshments.

III. "Ownership and Opportunity" - Wednesday! - Former HUD Secretary and '96 GOP Vice Presidential nominee Jack Kemp will deliver a speech entitled "Ownership and Opportunity" tomorrow at 6 PM in the Piper Auditorium of the Graduate School of Design. Mr. Kemp has a history of advocating tax, Social Security and education reform and founded the Empower America think-tank with William Bennett and Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick. The speech will be followed by a reception at 7 in the Stubbins Room.

IV. Intern for Gov. Romney - Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's office is currently accepting internship applications for the fall semester. Internships can be in many parts of the office, including the Press Office, Constituent Services and Appointments. Some internships may also be in the Lt. Gov.'s office. Email a resume to Christina Bain at masstomaine2004@hotmail.com along with the hours you can work.

V. Intern for State Sen. Scott Brown - HRC helped Sen. Brown win a special election by only 291 votes, and now he's invited us to apply for internships! Internships can be for between 6 and 30 hours per week. General intern duties include drafting constituent correspondence, researching legislation, and compiling news clips and interns will be given flexibility to focus on a subject of interest. Internships are unpaid. Please fill out the form available at http://hcs.harvard.edu/~gop//Documents/Scott_Brown_Internship_App.doc and email it along with your resume to emily.abell@state.ma.us.

VI. RA for Ben Ginsburg - Ben Ginsburg, who was National Counsel for Bush/Cheney '00 and '04, is now a fellow at the IOP. He is looking for research assistants for a project he is conducting on Florida election litigation in 2000 and a broader project about the media coverage of politics. To apply, send a resume and brief writing sample to Patrick Bumatay at pbumatay@law.harvard.edu no later than September 27th.

VII. Buy a T-Shirt - You can buy an HRC T-shirt for $10 by emailing John Souther at souther@fas.harvard.edu to arrange for payment and shipping/pickup.

VIII. Pay Dues - If you haven't paid your $5 dues for the year yet, you can do so by mailing it with your name and email address to Meghan Grizzle, 195 Leverett Mail Center, Cambridge, MA 02138. Paying dues gets you a membership card, priority in our events and other benefits.

Weekly Action Item

Starting this week, the HRC Weekly will begin to include Weekly Action Items that you can complete to help the Republican Party accomplish our goals for America.

This week's Action Item is very simple - please write a letter to your senators asking them to vote to confirm Justice Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. You can find your senator's email address at www.senate.gov. If you want to get more involved, visit www.JudgeRoberts.com.

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