Newsletter: Have you looked at our National Debt lately?

Benton Co. Republicans, 4/5/2010

U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 05 Apr 2010 at 08:05:33 AM GMT is:
The estimated population of the United States is 308,136,932
so each citizen's share of this debt is $41,471.53.

The National Debt has continued to increase an average of $4.10 billion per day since September 28, 2007! Concerned? Then tell Congress and the White House! ∴ Do you have any questions about the National Debt or this Debt Clock? Here are some answers. The Treasury Department's Bureau of Public Debt also has their own Public Debt FAQ.

National Debt -- In the News
16 Oct 09 - Obama team makes it official: Budget Deficit hits record. By a lot. (USA Today)
15 Oct 09 - Greenspan: U.S. National Debt, not weak dollar, is the concern (Blogging Stocks)
12 Oct 09 - Opinion: Taking the National Debt Seriously (Wall Street Journal)
8 Oct 09 - U.S. Deficit hits record $1.4 Trillion (BBC News)
5 Aug 09 - National Debt cap will need to rise, Treasury predicts (Washington Post)
3 Jul 09 - Mountain of Debt: Rising Debt may be next crisis (ABC News)
9 Jun 09 - America's sea of red ink was years in the making (New York Times)
20 Mar 09 - US Federal Deficit soars past previous estimates (Washington Post)
20 Mar 09 - Congressional Budget Office: US Deficit ballooning to record $1.7 trillion (Christian Sci Monitor)
17 Mar 09 - National Debt hits record $11 Trillion (CBS News)
27 Feb 09 - Americans mixed on Obama Budget and fret over Deficit (Reuters UK)
26 Feb 09 - Proposed 2010 Budget available for review (Whitehouse.gov)
26 Feb 09 - Budget chief explains Obama's $2 trillion for Deficit reduction (Wall Street Journal)
26 Feb 09 - Obama plans huge shifts in spending -- and a $1.75 trillion Deficit (New York Times)
24 Feb 09 - Editorial: Massive debt is Obama's long-term challenge (San Jose Mercury News) [Sorry, can't access this article]
23 Feb 09 - Deficit concern jumps ... among the GOP (Washington Post)
22 Feb 09 - Obama plans to slash U.S. Budget Deficit by 2013 (Bloomberg)
9 Oct 08 - Maxing out the National Debt Clock (US News & World Report)
In addition, the United States Congress has created nearly $100 Trillion… $100,000,000,000,000.00… in unfunded mandates, such as Medicare, Social Security, Obamacare, and other government programs. Congress promises these benefits to you and me, but the U.S. government does not possess the funds to pay for them.

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DID YOU KNOW...
You can learn about all the candidates on the Republican Primary ballot by going to http://bentongopcampaign.blogspot.com/ Click on the candidates’ pictures and their description will pop up.

Benton County Republican’s website and Benton County Republican Women’s website are being recognized by the Oregon Republican Party for their outstanding layout and content. Let’s give a big THANK YOU to PJ Hunter for using her talents to create websites to be proud of!

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www.RegisterYourOutrage.com!


YOU CAN HELP...
We’re all looking forward to Sandy’s delicious barbecue that he cooks up for us each August. Sign up to help Sandy and John as they get ready to give us an even bigger and better Republican get-together! Just reply HERE and let us know that you’ll help them.


You’re needed! Let’s work together and invite people who are fed up with Pres. Obama and his agenda to register as Republicans so they can vote in the Republican Primary election next month. We need YOU to help us. Please reply HERE with your contact information and tell us that you’ll help. Thank you!!

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BENTON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CALENDAR

SATURDAY, APRIL 10: Pre-Tea Party Rally in Albany from 11 to 1 p.m. Location: The Original Breakfast, 3225 Santiam Highway SE, Albany. Take exit 233 off I-5. It’s on the west side of the freeway. Please park in the back. Jeff Kropf will speak at 11:30, and after Jeff speaks we’ll walk the sidewalks in the area and show off our signs. Warm up for the Tax Day April 15 rallies in Corvallis and Salem. There’ll be a prize for the best sign!

THURSDAY, APRIL 15: Tea Party Rally at the Oregon State Capitol, 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 15: Join the National Tea Party Rally from 4 to 6 p.m. in Corvallis. All across the nation, patriots will be speaking out with signs expressing their concerns about what is happening to our nation. Meet in the Hollywood Video parking lot (don’t park in front of the store…save space for their customers), then spread out to surround the block on Harrison, VanBuren, 3rd and 4th Streets. This will be a gigantic rally, and you’ve got a lot to say! Make signs on the issues that concern you. We need YOU to help save this nation!!

THURSDAY, APRIL 15: Benton County Republican Executive Committee meets at 7 p.m. at Republican Headquarters, 1760 S.W. Third Street in the Millrace Center.

FRIDAY, APRIL 16: SOLD OUT! Hear Karl Rove, former Deputy Chief of Staff and Advisor to Pres. George W. Bush. Mr. Rove will speak at the Ronald Reagan Tribute Gala, Friday, April 16, 2010, Bend. Mr. Rove is author of “Courage and Consequence—My Life as a Conservative in the Fight.”

MONDAY, APRIL 26: Benton County Republican Women meet at 277 NE Conifer Blvd. in the Club House at 11:30 a.m. Learn more about candidates in the Republican Primary election. Brown baggers welcome.

TUESDAY, APRIL 27: Americans For Prosperity (AFP) meets at Belle Vallee Wine Cellars, 804 NW Buchanan St. (upstairs), 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Directions: Turn east of the old Jiffy Lube building, follow the Belle Vallee signs around to the back.

SATURDAY, MAY 1: Primary election ballots arrive in your mailbox. They must be returned to the Benton County Elections office by 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18.

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Have you read Conservative Victory by Sean Hannity?

Sean Hannity has been sounding the alarms about Obama and his agenda from the start. Now—in his first new book in six years—he issues a stirring call to action. Hannity surveys all the major Obama players—from the president's affiliation with radical theology to his advisers' history of Marxist activism, repression of the media, support for leftist dictators, and worse. He exposes their resulting campaign to dismantle the American free-market system and forfeit our national sovereignty. But he draws on the examples of Ronald Reagan and the GOP's Contract with America to show how conservatives can unite behind this country's most cherished principles and act now to get America back on the right track—while we still can.

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Benton County AFP Chair: A message from Linda

Hello All,
Remember to always have your petitions available wherever you are, at whatever function you attend. We still need many signatures. Please walk your neighborhoods, and precincts gathering as many as you can. As always urging the signers to do so carefully, so their signatures will not be thrown out. Remember to get your petitions to me, no later than Monday, by noon, as I need to turn them in by Monday afternoon. Remember any questions you might have, call me at 740-1736, or 754-0203.

Upcoming schedule of important events:

Tuesday morning, August 18th, we will be meeting no later than 7:30 at the Republican Headquarters (1760 SW 3rd, by Curves) parking lot, and leaving no later than 7:45, preferably before that. We will go to the Defazio Town Hall meeting in Junction City from 9:00-10:00. My guess is they will possibly be sending in liberals from Corvallis, and Eugene to keep us from getting a seat and asking questions. We need everyone to come out. Make sure your cell phones are charged and ready to take pictures, or if you have a small camcorder, that would be great as well. We can bring our petitions and hopefully will be able to get some signatures.

Tuesday evening, August 18th AFP will have our first local Town Hall meeting. It will be held at the Salbasgeon Suites, 1730 NW 9th St, in the McKenzie Room. It will begin at 6:30. We will be privileged to have with us, Jeff Kropf, State Director of Americans For Prosperity. Please encourage your family, friends, neighbors, and strangers to all come out for that. We must SUPPORT our local efforts. Let's get our first Town Hall off to a great start, and make this a standing room only event.

Thursday August 20th, Americans For Prosperity, have been invited to attend the Republican barbecue at the Philomath Frolic Rodeo grounds, in Philomath. It will feature Sandy's fabulous barbecued tri-tip steak, and chicken. Adults $15.00, children, under 12, $7.50, and Children under 3 are free. Everyone is invited. There will be special activities for the children, and a great time will be had by all.

August 25th will be our 4th Tuesday of the month AFP meeting, beginning at 6:15, at King Tin Restaurant. 1857 NW 9th Street.

Sept. 17th, is Constitution Day. We will be having a Constitution Day Tea Party in front of the Courthouse, from 4:00-6:00 pm. Be making your signs, bring your flags, and start telling your family, friends, neighbors and strangers about this important event. We will have a few extra signs and flags. Let's make this an even bigger one than our Tax Day Tea Party.

You HAVE made a difference. I realize there are lots of activities and events scheduled. I am asking you to mark these dates on your calendar, to make an extra effort to be there. We cannot take a day off. These people, who are purposefully and methodically dismantling the America that we know and love, are not going away. They will persevere, until they accomplish what they have set out to do, unless WE stop them. They have a bigger foothold than any of us ever imagined, and we must be ever vigilant and involved, to fight fiercely, for our freedom.

Thank you all for all you do. YOU have made a difference.

Linda Weimer
Benton County Chair Americans For Prosperity Read More......