Phone banking is done every Monday – Thursday evenings from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM. Your help is greatly needed with reaching out to voters.

The call center is located at 1702 N. Collins Blvd., Suite 166, Richardson, TX 75080.

Please consider donating some of your time! We need all the help we can get to win these November elections, and a lot is at stake!

This event will take place on Wednesday, September 29, from 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM at 4512 Belclaire Ave. in Dallas (home of Shane Egan).

Hosted By
The Honorable Ken Paxton, State Representative, District 70
Monty Bennett

*List incomplete at time of posting. Host Committee will be recognized on signage at the event.

Host Levels:
Platinum Level Host – $2,500
Gold Level Host – $1,000
Silver Level Host – $500

Individual Ticket – $40

Payment for the event can be made at http://www.mattrinaldi.com/donate.html. To pay with a check, please fill out the form at http://www.mattrinaldi.com/donate.html, and mail check to:

Matt Rinaldi Campaign
P.O. Box 631201
Irving, Texas 75063

For more information, please contact Cecile Newberry-Fernandez at 214-893-0564 or cecileemily@hotmail.com.

This is going to be a great event! It’s taking place at the Fort Worth Convention Center Arena, and Ann Coulter will be the keynote speaker. Entry to this event is FREE.

Event Details (taken from 912 Project Fort Worth) –

12:00 PM: Doors Open
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Wake Up America Tea Party Event
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM: VIP Reception with Ann Coulter (there is a cost associated with this private reception)

The theme this year is Preserving the U.S. Constitution. After you attend the event, you will be fired up to get the liberals out of elected office on November 2, 2010 and to let them know that we are no longer silent, and we are not going away. Come out to help save the U.S. Constitution and protect your inalienable God-given rights.

Other speakers currently include: Brigitte Gabriel, Krista Branch, Debra Medina, Suzanna Hupp, Adrian Murray, Stephen Broden, and Lloyd Marcus. Find out more about the speaker lineup at http://www.912ftw.org/detail.php?id=258

Bring your signs, prepare to be energized, and show them that we are no longer silent!

You can now pre-reserve a free ticket for the 912 Project Fort Worth – Wake Up America Tea Party. There are a limited number of tickets for the event, so please reserve one today. By pre-reserving, you will be guaranteed a ticket. You can get your ticket by going to http://store.912ftw.org/product_info.php?products_id=58

Its not just the words we say, or the gist of the message its how we string them together. A “turn of phrase” might be the most powerful political tool currently in existence.

I started thinking about this after hearing a very active conservative in a blue district get in a conversation with a voter. The Republican candidate he was volunteering on behalf of has a very liberal opponent has held the same office for upwards of fifteen years. He kept telling voters we need “change” in this district. Even hearing the word “change” in this context made my skin crawl. The word was accurate but still brought to mind the overwhelming campaign message of Barack Obama.

I was convinced at this point that Republican do not know how to market themselves or their message. We are slow on the pick-up, choose to use the same tired phrases instead of creating soundbites that voters can truly get behind. The liberal blogs create messages faster than we can respond, putting out mindless bite-sized phrases any Democrat can quote. They spread across the internet faster than Hurricane Earl’s windspeed. And by the time conservatives can even react, they’ve already created three-tiers of counter arguments and more slogans than anyone person should bother regurgitating.

Then I had a discussion with a frustrated Progressive. She said, “Republicans own debate because we let them choose the language to frame the discussion.” I balked. Democrats think we coin words that frame social debates? I protested that Democrats ruled the war of words. She began to point out examples: pro-life instead of anti-abortion, illegal immigration instead of undocumented workers, second amendment rights instead of pro-violence (her words) or pro-gun (my words). She said these phrases are created by the conservative think-tanks that Republicans sink their money into. She claimed that Democrats do not fund these kinds of organizations and Republicans tend to have bigger individual backers. I pointed to Soros and she countered that he tends to give money to movements like DKos or MoveOn instead of research-based institutions which I couldn’t argue with. The fact that Republicans and their think-tanks could have an effect not just on policy but on actually political debate was a though I hadn’t entertained before.

Of course, both political sides twist words when creating ad hominem attacks on opponents (both of their own party and the opposing side). These might be the most vicious examples of word selection with a specific desired effect. These are the kinds of phrases like “Well my opponent voted against saving children’s lives” when the bill they voted against also had an unaffordable price tag and unnecessary bureaucracy attached. The turns-of-phrase tend to discredit and smudge the facts. And both parties are guilty of it.

The mastery of language is the key to great marketing. We are seeing more and more that without great marketing a campaign is doomed. No matter how great the argument or even the candidate, it is words that will win the final war in the hearts and minds of the American voters. And for conservatives to win we must better master the Art of Words. We cannot rely on our think-tanks to make the Democrats nervous, we can’t even rely on the supremacy of our logic, we win on overall messaging and the turn-of-phrase.

**We need your help with parade preparations**
Monday, September 6th
6:00 am – 8:00 am
Campaign Office, 9543 Losa Dr., Dallas TX 75218
Park in back and ring the bell
RSVP to Ronda@kennethsheets.com or 214-478-8731

Lisa DeWitt
Candidate for the 292nd Judicial District Court

When:  Thursday, September 16th
Where:  Trece Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Lounge
Address: 4513 Travis Street, Dallas
Time: 5:30PM – 7:00PM
Cost per Individual:  $50 ($25 for Dues Paying YR Members)*
Hosted By
Dallas County Young Republican
Log Cabin Republicans of Dallas
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Cecile Newberry-Fernandez at 214.893.0564 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              214.893.0564      end_of_the_skype_highlighting
cecileemily@hotmail.com
For online payment, check instructions, to contribute, or to volunteer, please visit http://lisaforjudge.com/contributevolunteer.
*Please note that Lisa has voluntarily chosen not to accept campaign contributions in excess of $500 (10% of the $5,000 maximum allowable by the law) from any lawyer who regularly appears in matters pending in the 292nd Judicial District Court.

The event will take place at:

Royal Oaks Country Club
7915 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231

Event starts at 9:00 AM and ends at 1:00 PM.

POWER: The Power Of Women to Elect Republicans

8:00 AM: Registration
9:00 AM: POWER Keynote Address: Angela McGlowan
9:25 AM: POWER Presentation: Develop Your “Elevator Speech” – Amy Clark
9:55 AM: POWER Presentation: The Keys to November Success – Denise McNamara
10:20 AM: BREAK
10:35 AM: POWER Presentation: “Win Them Over” – Chris Davis
11:00 AM: POWER Presentation: “Turning the Internet Red” – JeniMcGarry/Kat Rice
11:25 AM: BREAK
11:40 AM: Lunch – Closing Address “Ready, Set, Go” – Jeb Hensarling/Introduction of Candidates – Jonathan Neerman
1:00 PM: Adjourn Program

Your participation in these walks can make a difference.

Saturday, September 4, 9:00 AM to 12:00 NOON – Lakewood, Forest Hills, White Rock Lake

Location: Home of Ruth Chamber, 7010 Wildgrove Ave., Dallas, TX 75214
Coffee and refreshments at 9:00 AM, walk begins at 9:20 AM
Joining us: Kenneth Sheets, Danny Clancy, Wade Emmert, and Jeb Hensarling
Precinct captain for walk: Ben Linke (214-534-3942)

The rest of the walks for this next week will also be in Lakewood, Forest Hills, and the White Rock Lake area.

All will be leaving from Bayles Elementary School, 2444 Telegraph Ave., Dallas, TX 75228. Please RSVP to 214-717-1315 for each walk:

Sunday, September 5, 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Precinct captains for this walk will be Ben Linke (214-534-3942) and Vicky Sanger (214-500-9893).

Tuesday, September 7, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Precinct captain for this walk will be Ben Linke (214-534-3942).

Thursday, September 9, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM – Precinct captains for this walk will be Ben Linke (214-534-3942) and Vicky Sanger (214-500-9893).

The GOP is trying to reach out to republican, independent, and independent-minded democrat voters who are sick and tired of how things are going in our country right now.  These efforts not only help get the conservative message out, but also help the party identify those individuals that are interested in helping / donating, or that would like additional information about the candidates running in their area.

This is why your help is so critical—these people need a friendly voice on the other end talking to them about the issues, and why it’s important that they get out and vote for republican candidates all the way down the ballot!

Our first phone bank night is coming up soon on August 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Richardson phone bank—1702 N. Collins Blvd., Suite 166, Richardson.  We’ll have some food and some drinks waiting for you!  Hope to see you there!

We’ll have a similar event on September 30, and will tell you more about that in the weeks ahead.

Congressional Budget Office: Eight years of the Iraq war has cost less than Stimulus Act.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/30/cbo-years-iraq-war-cost-stimulus-act/