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Newsletter of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County, Florida – March 2011

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN


House Speaker Newt Gingrich Addresses Palm
DINERSTEIN-- Beach County Republicans at Lincoln Day Page 6
ON WISCONSIN!

Great Scott, as in Scott Walker,


governor of Wisconsin. He’s young, new,
fresh, low-key and has nerves of steel.
Fifty years of taxpayer abuse and the
bankrupting of America has landed
squarely on his desk. All rational people
see Governor
Walker’s
proposals as
modest and
commonsense.
When they
become law the
public employee
union members
will still out earn
Sid Dinerstein their private sector Photo courtesy of St. Lucie County Republican Party

financial supporters.
The public sector employees will still pay Florida Atlantic University College Republicans
less money for better health benefits and a
more generous pension. But that’s not Host Rep. Allen West at Boca Raton Campus
enough for them. They want it all –
forever. So they brought out the big guns,
up to and including President Obama.
They’re hoping to win in the streets what
they lost at the ballot box. They took
these modest proposals and nationalized
them. So now lots of states will get to
vote on similar issues. It’s coming to
Ohio, New Jersey and, of course, Florida.

Florida, governed by another Scott,


Rick, will soon be known as “Wisconsin
on the Ocean.” Governor Rick Scott,
Senate President Mike Haridopolos and The Republican Club of the
House Speaker Dean Cannon are the right Northern Palm Beaches
guys at the right place at the right time. If
the unions don’t like Scott Walker, -West addressed FAU students, Installs New Leadership
they’re going to really hate Rick Scott. supporters, and the news media, -State Rep. Pat Rooney Swears in Officers
Governor Scott fired first. He scuttled brushing aside talk of a 2012
20,000 make work “jobs” by shooting the Presidential run. More on Page 8 -Please See Page 3

-See “On Wisconsin!” Continued on Page 4….


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REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY

March 2011 issue of the Newsletter, published


monthly by the Republican Party of Palm Beach
County. The views and conclusions expressed herein
are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the opinions of the editorial staff, REC Board of
Directors, or the Palm Beach County Republican
Executive Committee. Letters to the editor are
welcomed but should be no longer than 500 words and
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
may be edited for length and content. All submissions
Officers are property of their respective authors and may not be
reproduced without prior permission of the author.
Sid Dinerstein, Chairman Any comments, questions, or other feedback should
Margi Helschien, Vice Chair be directed to michael.barnett1@gmail.com.
Michael A. Barnett, Secretary
Ira Sabin, Treasurer
Fran Hancock, State Committeewoman
Peter Feaman, State Committeeman REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
PALM BEACH COUNTY
In This Issue….
NPB RepublicansIn This Issue…
…………………………………………....…. 3 Mission Statement
REC Membership Report……….……………………………3
The
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Palm 4 The Republican Party of Palm Beach County is
A Haman in Every Generation…………………………….
Beaches……………………………………….……..….………2 3 5 committed to promoting Republican ideals and
Lincoln Day Report
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American……………………………………….……..….……… principles; recruiting and electing qualified
The
The Grapevine ……………………………………………….…..
Commissioner’s 4 7 candidates for public office; developing a
Report……………...……………..……….......3
Allen
I’m AWest at FAU………………………………….…….……
Republican 5 8 grassroots organization that will motivate the
Jew...And Proud!…………..……....……….…...4
FAU
What’sCollege Republicans
Happening in PalmUpdate 6 9
Beach…….…………..…….. electorate to vote; and raising the funds
County.……………...………...5
Americans Are Mind
Club Elections Controlled……………...…..…...…..
Update……………………….………….……..……..38 9 necessary to complete these objectives.
Letters
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Feature……………………….………….……..……..3
Profiles in Conservatism ………………………..…………. 1011
A Citizen’s Advice to the Governor..……………………...………...5 www.pbcgop.org
No Ground
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© 2011 REPUBLICAN PARTY OF PALM BEACH COUNTY


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CHARLES MILLER TAKES THE HELM AS


PRESIDENT OF THE REP. CLUB OF THE
NORTHERN PALM BEACHES
The Republican Club of the Northern Palm Beaches kicked off
the year at the Yardhouse Restaurant in Palm Beach Gardens on
January 31st. Florida State House Representative Pat Rooney
swore in the recently elected officers of the club.

Afterward, Representative Rooney


spoke about his first two months
in office and gave his first
impressions of our new Governor
From Left: Rep. Pat Rooney, Marilyn Parmet, 1st Vice
Rick Scott. The meeting was very President, Richard Russell, Treasurer, Cindy Tindell, 2nd
well attended, and many new Vice President, and Ken Cote, Secretary
members joined the club. In
attendance were also Commissioner Karen Marcus and State Senator Ellyn Bogdanoff, as well
as George Carter, candidate for Mayor of Riviera Beach (which includes Singer Island). For
more information on George’s campaign please contact www.carter4mayor.com. Also present
were our Republican Party County Chairman Sid Dinerstein, State Committeewoman Fran
Hancock, and Secretary Mike Barnett.

The Republican Club of the


Northern Palm Beaches will
hold its next meeting on
Monday, March 21st at
Frenchman's Reserve Country
Club in Palm Beach Gardens. The speaker will be Former
Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. The
following meeting will be Monday, May 2nd when we host
Former United States Senator George LeMieux. RSVPS to
each meeting may be made to marmaid12@aol.com. Please
come and bring a friend!

Left to right: Immediate Past President Linda Gore, County


Chairman Sid Dinerstein, Rep. Rooney, President Charles Miller,
and Treasurer Rich Russell

REC MEMBERSHIP REPORT


From your Asst. Vice Chairs Sue Snowden and Marilyn Parmet

Recently at the Republican Executive Committee mail invitations to send to these “Super Voter” households
meeting of February 9th your Membership Vice Chairs made to invite to become REC members. REC Committeeman
a very successful personal appeal for funds to be used for Jay Goldfarb volunteered to help us with the mailings
mailing purposes. Mark Hoch, our Political Director, found through his printing business (Many thanks to Jay).
almost 600 precincts without any representation on the
REC. Mark also identified approximately 3,000 “Super Additionally, we have made appeals to members of
Voter” households in which both HUSBAND and WIFE various GOP clubs throughout the county to become REC
were consistent, reliable voters in these unrepresented members. We continue to ask all REC members to look
districts. In one night we collected $600 from the members within your own list of friends to invite new members to
of the REC. We will use that money to pay for hard copy join the REC. Thank you.
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THE GREATEST REPUBLICAN Progress in America, our uncompromising


by Margi Helschien commitment to democracy and the promise of our
Vice Chair, Republican Party of Palm Beach County future is what makes America great. And as the
Winner of the Jean Pipes Award, 2011 founding fathers before us believed, God is a major
factor in the creation of this nation.
Being a Republican means understanding that we
believe in having equal rights, equal justice, and equal The Greatest Republican does not give up. Every
opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, age, sex, day you are back out defending our country. You
or national origin. It means believing in lower taxes, attend town hall meetings, you write letters to the
less regulation, and that the proper function of editor, and you join and support local Republican
government is to do for the people those things that groups. You make sure your elected officials are being
have to be done but cannot be done by individuals. held accountable.

Being a Republican From walking with candidates, making phone calls


means you love your for candidates, sign waving, fundraising, and attending
country. You tea parties, you do not give up, and you get up day
understand that we after day every election cycle. You give with money,
have checks and with your time, and you give from your heart!
balances between the
different branches of You are a veteran; you serve in the military. You
governments and that are a doctor, a lawyer, a plumber, a factory worker, a
each political side has teacher, an unemployed worker, and a business owner.
different views and You are a mom, a dad, an aunt, an uncle, a grandma,
opinions. Robert Taft and a grandpa. You are a brother, a sister, and a friend.
believed in the Margi Helschien And, the Greatest Republican is YOU!
"Federalism" model of
the American Republic. His faith was in basic
American values and the abilities of the people to seek - ‘On Wisconsin’ Continued from Page 1
Liberty. Achieving this goal requires that such liberty
is founded upon an economic system based on free bullet train, thereby saving Floridians billions in cost
enterprise, a political system based on citizen overruns and eternal operating deficits. President
participation, and national independence and Obama wanted us to borrow money we don’t have,
sovereignty for our country. from countries we don’t like, to buy trains we won’t
ride. Coming soon will be modified Teacher Tenure,
The Greatest Republican understands, as Ronald budget caps and immigration reform. And to cap it all
Reagan once said in 1964 “If we lose freedom here, off, look for the legislative dynamic duo: Reverse Card
there is no place to escape to. This is the last stand Check and Tort Reform, the end of the taxpayer
on Earth.” And this idea that government is beholden support of the Democratic Party. They might actually
to the people, that it has no other source of power have to go to work.
except to sovereign people, is still the newest and most
unique idea in all the long history of man's relation to The lines in the sand are clear. It’s “We the people”
man. We Republicans believe in America’s capacity versus “We the unions.” Do the taxpayers work for the
for self-government; we will never abandon the unions or do the government employees work for the
American Revolution and confess that a small, taxpayers? It’s coming here – and soon. As Joyce
intellectual elite in a far-distant capital can plan our Kaufman admonishes: “Stay on the wall.”
lives for us better than we can plan them ourselves.
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A HAMAN IN EVERY that attacked Israel as they came out of Egypt, of whom
God told Moses to destroy and blot out their memory.
GENERATION
We see that same spirit of Amalek at work in our modern
By Rabbi Ira Brawer time, whether it be in a Hitler, or an Ahmadinejad. The
T his month we celebrate the festival of Purim. While story is the same. “Lets get rid of these people because they
there are many themes associated with this festival, one of are the problem in the world”. But God has a different
the overriding themes is the incredible victory that God view. God says that Israel is inscribed on the palm of His
brought to His people Israel at a most difficult time. But hand. He says that she is the apple of His eye, and that
has not this been the story throughout history? It seems that those who come against her will be destroyed.
in every generation a Haman has arisen to plot the
destruction of the Jewish people. In every case, God has As we celebrate Purim this year, let us remember that
thwarted that plan. It often seems to go back to the there are still those that plot Israel’s destruction. And at the
accusation that Haman made about the Jews before the same time, God still has His hand upon her. As the prophet
King: “There is a certain people dispersed and scattered Isaiah wrote 2700 years ago:
among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom
whose customs are different from those of all other people “All who rage against you will surely be ashamed
and who do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s and disgraced; those who oppose you will be as
best interest to tolerate them” (Esther 3:8). And so nothing and perish. Though you search for your
Haman’s lies convinced the king to issue the decree to enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage
destroy the Jewish people, and Haman even was willing to war against you will be as nothing at all” (Isaiah
pay the cost out of his own money. The plot would have 41:11-12). As was Esther for her time, so have we
been successful had not Mordecai and Esther intervened. “come to royal position for such a time as this”, to
Of course we know that even though God is not mentioned take a stand and assert our kingly and priestly roles to
once in the Book of Esther, yet His hand is present pray and support Israel.
throughout. He brought about a great deliverance and
victory, and the tables were turned on Haman and his sons, I would like to extend an invitation to all to attend our
who were hanged. As a result, we celebrate this great event upcoming “Israel Mandate” conference. For more
every year. information please go to:

However, it is important to remember that this http://floridaisraelmandateconference.eventbrite.com/


demonically inspired attempt to destroy the Jewish people
has been repeated throughout history, even to today. We This will be an especially important time of teaching on
read in Psalm 83 about how Israel’s enemies conspired to Israel in these times. And of course, join us for our Purim
destroy her. They are portrayed as God’s enemies: celebration on March 19.

“O God do not keep silent, be not quiet, O God, be Blessings,


not still. Rabbi Ira
See how your enemies are astir, how your foes rear
their heads. Ira Brawer is the Rabbi of Ayts
Chayim Messianic Synagogue in Boca
With cunning they conspire against your people; they Raton, which he founded in 1992 along
plot against those you cherish. with his wife Gloria. Rabbi Ira has
been a member of the REC since 2002
“Come”, they say, “let us destroy them as a nation, and has volunteered in numerous
that the name of Israel be remembered no more” political campaigns on behalf of
(Psalm 83:1-4). Republican candidates. He is the
father of 5, and lives in West Boca
along with his wife and 3 of his
The psalmist goes on to describe an alliance of nations who children. The congregation meets on
are plotting against Israel. One of those nations is Amalek, Saturday mornings at 10:30 am at
from whom Haman was descended. These are the people Grace Community Family Outreach Center at 600 West Camino
Real in Boca Raton. Ira can be reached at rabbi@acmsboca.org.
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for her enthusiasm for our Party and for building up one of the
LINCOLN DAY DINNER largest Republican clubs in the County. George, a long-time
party activist, member of the Republican Liberty Caucus, and
FEBRUARY 2011 member of the Republican Club of Central Palm Beach
County, was credited for his involvement in establishing term
WEST PALM BEACH, FEBRUARY 24, 2011-- The 2011 limits for Palm Beach County commissioners.
Palm Beach County Lincoln Day Dinner was by all measures a
grand success. Held at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach,
over 600 people attended the annual Party fundraiser,
organized by the event Chairwoman Gay Hart Gaines. Guests
had a chance to mingle beforehand, sipping fruit punch and
watching Congressman Allen West give an interview to the
local television media. Greg Langowski and Anita Carbone
were hard at work,
meeting guests at
the front table, who
included REC
committee members
from throughout the
county, College
Republicans, Young NEWT ADDRESSES THE CROWD
Republicans,
Seasoned Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich gave his remarks,
Republicans, Palm employing a mix of wit, humor, and intellect. Introduced by
Beach County Club his long-time friend and event chair Gay Gaines, Mr. Gingrich
Presidents, elected said he hasn’t yet made a decision to run for President in 2012.
office holders, and candidates for the upcoming municipal
elections. Chairman Sid Dinerstein was Master of Gingrich spoke on the rights and powers of the individual and
Ceremonies during the dinner, introducing several Palm Beach the sovereignty of the states. He mentioned the need for
County elected officials, presenting this year’s Jean Pipes creating a fundamentally new system centered around the
Award winners, and generally keeping everything in order as individual rather than on the federal government. For
usual. Notable guests included Republican Party of Florida example, Gingrich suggested that Medicaid be block-granted
Chairman Dave Bitner, Congressmen Tom Rooney and Allen back down to the states and taken completely away from the
West, Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos, Former federal government, which has micromanaged and
Florida House Majority Leader Adam Hasner, and Radio Talk mismanaged the program almost into insolvency. The
Show Host Joyce Kaufman. Medicaid system will eventually need to be replaced, but a
new system will more likely emerge when there are 50 states
THE JEAN PIPES AWARD each experimenting with the program.

The most closely- Another example Gingrich cited would be to replace


guarded secret in the unemployment compensation with a “worker-retraining
County, this year’s program.” Gingrich said he wants help those who truly need
winners were known it, but that we should never again pay people simply to sit and
only to Chairman Sid do nothing. All Americans, said Gingrich, must be free to
Dinerstein and pursue the American dream, but the right to pursue happiness
Executive Director is all we were promised. “What are our rights?” asked
Greg Langowski. The Gingrich. “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…. tied to
prestigious Jean Pipes the work ethic.”
Award was presented
by last year’s winners, But above all, Gingrich said he wants to see power returned to
Linda Gore and Jay the individual, who in turn will decide how much power to
Goldfarb, to Margi Helschien and George Blumel. Margi, as surrender to the government. “You loan power to the state; the
Vice Chair of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County and state never loans power to you…” he said to a thunderous
President of the Boca Raton Republican Club, was recognized applause.

--Photos courtesy of Mort Kuff


561-374-9330
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Volusia Tax Reform has an executive board made


THE GRAPEVINE up of professional business leaders, who meet
--by Rosetta Bailey, Correspondent regularly to discuss strategy, legislative actions and,
formulating ideas to bring about reform and
accountability. The group’s research committees
TRUTH IN EDUCATION look in-depth at proposals made by local and state
PROTEST leaders. It also has a budget review committee for each
of their local governments. This is a pretty intense group
Recently, Alison Rampersad of organizations at their best. You can find them online at
contacted me, your Grapevine www.LowerTaxesNow.org.
Correspondent, about the Florida Department of
Education-approved Social Studies textbooks being used Patchett went on to tell us about the "FLORIDA
in our county’s schools. In those texts, over 200 excerpts FOREVER PROGRAM" and the purchasing of city,
were identified by Citizens for National Security as county and state property, known as "AGENDA 21".
having pro-Islam, anti-Judeo/Christian biases. As a Patchett urged us to do our own research to get the
result, a protest against the Palm Beach County School complete picture of the intentions of those promoting
Board was set for February 22nd. But the protest was Agenda 21. She informed us that the local City Manager
cancelled once it was learned that the School Board’s runs government, makes all the decisions, and is not held
Social Studies Department decided to comply with the accountable. Patchett’s most important point to us was to
group’s request to require that classroom teachers get involved; to get on a board, any board, just to take
properly explain to the students what the errors are in the part in our local government.
new textbooks and why they are erroneous. Alison
instead decided to attend the protest in Tallahassee, at the CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE
Florida Department of Education, which focused on
keeping pressure on the textbook publishers to publish January 29th was the first of the monthly meetings in
the correct information and not factual errors. 2011 for Dean Taffel’s Constitution Committee. The
discussion was on Central Banking, how it started, and
FT. LAUDERDALE TEA PARTY where we are today with the banking system. It was an
enlightening and informative session with a power point
After standing on the corner with our signs to stop presentation by Dean, who outlined the banking systems
abortion, my husband and I attended a meeting at the Jib throughout history, from the
Room to listen to Margie Patchett, Babylon Empire period to the
a motivational speaker from present day. Included was the Sir
Daytona who shared a wealth of Josiah Stamp (President of the
information with our small group. Bank of England), the second
Patchett started the Volusia Tax richest man in the world in the
Reform group (VTR), an 1920's, and Charles Lindbergh Sr.,
advocacy and action organization Dean also spoke on the Federal
made up of a diverse group of Reserve Act, legal tender law, and
citizens wanting to address the federal reserve notes. The
soaring property taxes, rising fees discussion could plainly be
and rampant corruption that is summed up as follows: “Whoever
destroying home values, killing controls the money controls the
jobs and the overall economy. country.”
VTR’s mission statement according to their website is The Constitution Committee meets the last Saturday of
"to promote greater government efficiency in an effort each month at Cardello's Italian Restaurant, Lake Park,
to improve our economy and the quality of life for Florida. Be sure to read Dean Taffel’s article Americans
Floridians." Are Mind Controlled below on page 9.
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WEST FOCUSES ON LIBYA, THE opportunity to adopt security measures similar to what
the Israelis employ, and that our focus now is completely
ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE, wrong. TSA officials are requiring travelers to empty
& U.S. SECURITY their water bottles and remove their shoes. “We are
doing things that
BOCA RATON -- Congressman Allen West visited the make us feel
Boca campus of Florida Atlantic University to address good, but it’s
students, faculty, media, and supporters. The event was really not doing
hosted by the FAU College Republicans and moderated anything.” West
by Professor Marshall DeRosa, who runs the James said that instead,
Madison Leadership Institute on campus. Radio talk we should be
show host Joyce Kaufman gave the introduction. engaging in
“trend analysis”
During the question and focusing our
and answer session resources
Alexis de Armas, left, and her mother Carmen
Congressman West where the de Armas with Congressman Allen West.
was asked about the problems are.
existence of Islamic The proper method is to study the trends and behaviors of
terrorist training the enemy, as West did while serving in Iraq and
compounds located on Afghanistan.
American soil, being
operated by the Following the question and answer session, one of the
Muslims of America audience members, a West supporter, asked the
organization. West Congressman if he would consider running for President
responded, saying: in 2012. Congressman West laughed off the suggestion
"The world is a very but did reportedly say, “I will do whatever the American
fragile place right people want me to do.”
now...the Middle East
is a powder keg. This “You must start training up the next generation of
Islamic movement cannot co-exist with democracy…. leaders,” said West. “I’m not staying up there for any 20,
We cannot afford to close our eyes, but there are some in 30 years. You have about 6 to 8 years of me and that’s
Congress who do not understand the ideology behind this it…I’m coming home….” West continued, “ I want to be
movement..." part of this great America that I’ve been protecting. Who
do I hand the baton off to?”
Regarding Libya and Egypt—West said that the United
States’ position in these situations is to be “very
forthright in not allowing the wrong actors to take over in
these situations…I am very concerned about the power of
the Muslim Brotherhood.” The Muslim Brotherhood, he
continued, spawned off many Islamic terrorist
organizations. West stated that we should be less
concerned about the Egyptian army generals and more
worried about the people down at the rank and file level
where agitation can begin to bubble up, as we have
already seen. West also stated that the U.S. must
improve its intelligence gathering abilities, criticizing the
CIA’s failure to see this turmoil happening well ahead of
time.

Regarding transportation security, Congressman West FAU College Republicans: L-R: Eric Lupo, Treasurer,
said that after 9/11 the U.S. missed the window of Ashley Anastasi, Executive Director and former West
Intern, and Jeffrey C. Arnold Jr., Club Vice President and
newly elected Palm Beach County REC Committeeman.
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FAU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS table all week and posting signs to direct people to our
meetings. FAU College Republicans are back!
UPDATE
Monday club meetings start at 5pm and are held in
By Eric Lupo and Jon Taylor the Sugar Palm Room upstairs of the Student Union at
FAU Boca campus. The Thursday evening meetings
After a nearly three year hiatus, Florida Atlantic start at 6pm and are held in the Queen Palm Room in
University has a College Republican chapter once the same building. Committee meetings start 30 min
again! Our founders, Ashley Anastasi and Jon Taylor, prior to the general meetings.
were instrumental in bringing the club back and
worked diligently to give FAU students a more If you would like to assist the group in any way,
sensible option than the College Democrats. At the please contact our Secretary Eric Lupo. He can be
beginning of this year, the club had no members, and reached at 954-895-0065 and via email at:
now we are proud to announce that our roster includes elupo@fau.edu.
over 100 members. FAU College Republicans were
recently recognized by the Florida Federation of
College Republicans (FFCR) as an official chapter. AMERICANS ARE MIND
Due to having over 100 members the club will be able
to send nine representatives to the annual FFCR CONTROLLED: EVIDENCE FROM
convention. In addition, five of our FAU College THE HORSES' MOUTHS
Republicans traveled to Washington DC to attend
CPAC 2011 and had a wonderful time hearing rousing by Dean Taffel
speeches and soaking up the rich history of our
nation’s capitol. Are Americans “independent free thinking people in
charge of their own destiny”? If you think the answer is yes,
then think again? If you think that OTHER Americans are
mind controlled but you are not, then you may want to
rethink that as well.

In a 1961 speech at the California Medical School to


the Tavistock Group (a mind control experimentation
organization), Aldous Huxley, a United Nations consultant
and the author of Brave New World , said:

"There will be, in the next generation or so, a


pharmacological method of making people love
their servitude, and producing dictatorship without
tears, so to speak, producing a kind of painless
concentration camp for entire societies, so that
people will in fact have their liberties taken away
from them, but will rather enjoy it, because they
There are many opportunities ahead for the club. will be distracted from any desire to rebel by
We are participating in the Students for Concealed propaganda or brainwashing, or brainwashing
Carry on Campus annual empty holster protest, as well enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this
as filing a bill with the Student Government to allow seems to be the final revolution."
A&S fees to fund firearm education and safety classes.
We have invited Congressman Allen West to speak to Huxley was talking about the essentials of what he and
our group [see Page 8], as well as other local other members of his collective would call a “scientific
politicians. Finally, we are spreading the word about dictatorship”. About ten years earlier another member of the
our chapter on campus by hosting an informational collective, famed 'philosopher' Bertrand Russell, in his book
-See “Mind Controlled” on Page 12….
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Council of Trustees
Mr. & Mrs. Louis F. Bantle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Jaffin
Mr. & Mrs.Richard DeVos Mr. & Mrs. William M. Matthews
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney F. Dinerstein Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Rosen
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Greenberg Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Seidel
Mr. John Herrick Mr. & Mrs. Leo Vecellio, Jr.
Thank You for Your Support!

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


Thank You Party’s belief in their Messiah and Obama’s own
narcissism drove them to put Obama in front of the
Lincoln Day is "the" annual fundraiser for the cameras – and the world – to give commands to Hosni
Republican Party of Palm Beach County. The success Mubarak, running down whatever remained of
of this event rests on the shoulders of the person in Mubarak’s credibility and further deteriorating the
charge. He/she must be a decision maker, a problem respect the world used to have for America. And, as is
solver, an arbitrator, a social director, and must usual for the leftists, the opposite of their intentions
especially be a calm, cool negotiator. We are all occurred. Mubarak reacted and sent in agents
fortunate to employ such a person. This past Lincoln provocateurs to raise the heat, and now the conflict is
Day had all the drama one can imagine, or not, that is infinitely more intense and volatile than it was or likely
part of organizing a large event. It is a tribute to the had to be. Yes, Egypt needs change, but that change
dedication, quick thinking, organizational skills, most probably could have been better manipulated in
calmness and wonderful sense of humor belonging to secret and made to appear that it was “made in Egypt”.
Greg Langowski that this year’s Lincoln Day was as Instead, King Obama’s narcissism, his NEED for
successful, in all aspects, as it was. Thank you Greg. adulation - especially from Muslims, wrecked any
chance of that and only intensified the anti-Israel and
-REC Member, Name Withheld anti-American factors in this crisis.
*** That “shining city on a hill” a REAL President once
referred to, sure looks a lot less shiny to the rest of the
Obama’s Missteps Worsened Egypt Crisis world today.

Barack Obama could have put as much pressure on Perry Birman


Boca Raton, FL
Hosni Mubarak as he wanted to - but behind the
Perrybirman@bellsouth.net
scenes. That way Mubarak could have saved some
face and left with his own respect intact. Respect is
key to Muslims and Obama made Mubarak into a
puppet – or tried to make him into one. The Democrat
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PROFILES IN CONSERVATISM
REC Members Elected February 9, 2011

Joyce Vedral, a PhD in English Literature (NYU),


taught in the New York City school system, grades K-
12, and then became a professor of English Literature,
teaching at Pace University (NY). At one point, Joyce
started to gain weight and nothing seemed to work, so
she consulted with bodybuilders and experimented with
their techniques, reinventing them for “real people”
(specifically women, then later for men). Shortly
thereafter, she became a certified personal trainer and
later, put her secrets into book, video and DVD form.
But that’s just the beginning. From the time Joyce first
appeared on the Sally Jesse Raphael show in 1991 to the
present, her books, videos and DVDs have sold nearly two million copies. Her books have been on
the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists four times and have been bestsellers in
Australia and several other countries.

A Bronx native, Joyce pulls no punches and knows how to get to the point. What you see is what
you get. She is a sought after guest and has
appeared frequently on Oprah, Montel
Hugh W. Brown served our country in the United States Air Force, from 1998 Williams, and Today. In addition, she is in-
to 2002 and is currently employed in the finance industry. Hugh is also in the Florida demand on the lecture circuit. She has lectured
Gubernatorial Fellows, a group founded by Gov. Bush that seeks to ensure Florida's for the RNC! In addition to her fitness books
greatness by actively educating and cultivating its future leaders. Hugh joined the and DVD’s, Joyce has also written popular
REC because he wants to see the Party be more diverse in leadership positions and motivational books for adults and teens.
provide more outreach to minorities in Florida in the upcoming elections.

Joseph Preston was born and raised in West Palm Beach. Jeffrey C. Arnold, Jr. “Born and raised in South
He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, with a degree in Florida, I came to appreciate the awe of politics through the
Finance, and Nova Southeastern University, with a Master of fervent teachings of morality from my father Jeffrey Craig Arnold
Business Administration. He will graduate this spring with a Sr. My mother Sandra Jane Arnold always taught me the love of
Master of Accounting from Gardner-Webb University. He has the written word as well as the living word which has served me
worked in local government as ever since. After High School I came to Florida Atlantic
a budget Analyst and Financial University and started as a Pre-Med student, and after the 2008
Analyst and has also been an general election I immediately switched to Political Science due
auditor of the Federal Grants to my involvement in the
programs. He is currently race. My volunteering for the
employed as a financial John McCain campaign
software consultant, working opened my eyes to the
with federal, state and local gullibility of some people who
governments. are considered educated. I
made it my mission to teach
Joseph, through various jobs, those people the true way to
has had opportunities to travel prosperity through hard work,
all around America. He has seen what the numerous government individualism, and due
programs have done to this country. As an auditor of grant diligence. I hope one day to
programs, he was able witness government waste first hand. Joe be a federal judge so as to
believes that the government cannot continue to support people practice judicial restraint
who have no desire to help themselves. He wants to help the Party rather than the judicial
recruit more young people to grow the future of the Party. He activism seen throughout the
believes in the fiscal responsibility of the government, and that country today. Non-partisan
it’s not the government’s job to support everyone. He wants to judges are an integral part of
fight for our rights established by the Constitution, which has the U.S. justice system and I
enabled us to be free. want the chance to administer justice in a way that does not
‘reinterpret’ the constitution but rather simply clarifies that which
“I am a Republican!” - Joe was known through stare decisis.”
Republican Party of Palm Beach County Page 12

-“Mind Controlled” Continued from Page 9….

The Impact of Science on Society, made the Edward Bernays, known as "The Father of Public
following statements: Relations", was the nephew of Sigmund Freud and a top
consultant to CBS network founder William Paley. In his
“… of modern methods of propaganda.... the 1928 book Propaganda Bernays wrote this:
most influential is what is called 'education'.”
“Those who manipulate the organized habits
“It is to be expected that advances in physiology and opinions of the masses constitute an
and psychology will give governments much invisible government which is the true ruling
more control over individual mentality than power of the country…. It remains a fact that in
they now have even in totalitarian countries.” almost every act of our daily lives, whether in
the sphere of politics or business, in our social
“Diet, injections, and injunctions (political conduct or our ethical thinking, we are
correctness) will combine, from a very early dominated by the relatively small number of
age, to produce the sort of character and the sort persons…. It is they who pull the wires which
of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable, control the public mind, who harness old social
and any serious criticism of the powers that be forces and contrive new ways to bind and guide
will become psychologically impossible. Even the world…. As civilization has become more
if all are miserable, all will believe themselves complex, and as the need for invisible
happy, because the government will tell them government has been increasingly
that they are so.” demonstrated, the technical means have been
invented and developed by which opinion may
An indispensable component of the propaganda be regimented."
that Russell refers to above is the ubiquitous world of
mass media. Let's get some history on that: We live in a blue pill society in which adults, to
their detriment and grave danger, believe numerous
First, in 1917, Representative Oscar Callaway of absurd fairy tales implanted in them by scientific means
Texas entered the following into the Congressional referred to by the experts cited above. To hear more
Record : about this, come to the next regularly scheduled meeting
of the Constitution Committee at Cardellos Italian
"In March 1915, the J. P. Morgan interests, the Restaurant (S.E. Corner of 10th Street & Northlake Blvd.
steel, shipbuilding and powder interests, and In Lake Park) on March 26 at 12:30 pm for lunch (8.99 +
their subsidiary organizations, got together 12 tax & tip).
men high up in the newspaper world and
employed them to select the most influential
newspapers in the United States and sufficient
number of them to control generally the policy --Dean Taffel: born in New
of the daily press of the United States." York City; attended Brown
University; a student of
"Emissaries were sent to purchase the policy, government since age 8;
national and international, of … 25 papers.... watched the first ever televised
[A] n editor was furnished for each paper to national political conventions
properly supervise and edit information gavel to gavel; a political
regarding the questions of preparedness, activist for 40+ years; grass roots educator and organizer
since 1988; co-founder of ESTEEM, an education watchdog
militarism, financial policies, and other things
group [NY State]. Current Education Chairman and 3 ½
of national and international nature considered
year past President of the Constitution Committee. Founder
vital to the interests of the purchasers…"
of the 10th Amendment Coalition of Florida; campaign
consultant; self-taught educator on matters of government,
"This policy also included the suppression of history, propaganda & mind control.
everything in opposition to the wishes of the
interests served."
Republican Party of Palm Beach County Page 13

NO MOSQUE at GROUND ZERO! Executive Director on how to tell the story of 9/11”
ACT! for America and the Christian Action said Mr. Sullivan, eliciting loud gasps from the
Network Lead Opposition to Construction Effort. horrified audience.

Boynton Beach, FL, Temple Shaarei Shalom. February As he said in the film, Sullivan reiterated that radical
17, 2011 -- Tom Trento of the Florida Security Islamists have a long history of constructing mosques
Council hosted a very important talk on the proposed on the ruins of its
mosque to be built near the site of the former World defeated enemies. “You
Trade Center, where 2,753 innocent people lost their can all see the
lives. Also invited to speak was Andy Sullivan frightening symbolic
(pictured in the blue hard hat), a construction worker nature of the ground zero
who witnessed the attacks of 9/11 first hand. He was mosque.”
directly across the street working a construction job
and watched the first plane strike the North Tower. Criticizing the City’s
decision to allow the
Sullivan, Trento, and Jason Campbell of the Christian construction of the
Action Network presented a special screening of mosque at the former
“Sacrificed Survivors: The Untold Story of the Ground Burlington Coat Factory
Zero Mosque.” In building, Sullivan said
the film, many of “The whole narrative of the ruling class just
the 9/11 survivors steamrolling over the will of the people has got to
discussed the pain stop…and we can stop it….we have to show up at
they’ve endured these town halls, at these meetings…” To learn more
from losing their about stopping the ground zero mosque you can visit
friends and family Andy’s website at www.bluecollarcorner.com.
to terror. They also
expressed fervent
opposition to the THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
construction of a REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE
“victory” mosque at the site, which remains to this day
a burial ground for many victims whose remains have COMMITTEE
never been recovered. Particularly touching were the
images of the youngest victim of the attacks, a two The Republican Executive Committee (REC) will
year-old girl named Christine Hanson. She was meet the 2nd Wednesday of every other month in
traveling with her parents Peter and Sue Kim aboard 2011. All REC meetings begin at 6:45 PM and are
Flight 175, which crashed into the South Tower of the held in the 6th Floor County Commission Chambers
World Trade Center. of the Palm Beach County Governmental Center. The
next meeting will be April 13.
After the film, Mr. Sullivan updated the audience on
developments concerning the 9/11 Memorial—that If you would like information on volunteering for one
members of the NYPD and NYFD who perished will of our several Republican Party committees, or if you
not have their ranks inscribed with their names on the would like to contribute financially, visit our website
Memorial. Additionally, reported Mr. Sullivan, the at www.pbcgop.org or call (561) 686-1616.
memorial project’s executive directors have been
consulting with Saudi scholars on the appropriate Bring your Republican friends to the next REC
language to be placed on the Memorial walls. Thus, meeting and sign them up! We are always accepting
words such as “jihad” and “Islam” will not be found at new REC members who have the grassroots
the Memorial. “These Saudis are directing our determination to help our candidates win in 2012!
Republican Party of Palm Beach County Page 14

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