“Out with the old in with the new” was the theme at the Queens Village Republican Club 144th Anniversary Lincoln Dinner. All the cool Republicans and WalkAway Democrats gathered together to celebrate and promote the Grand Old Party with new people young and old with new ideas in moving forward and fighting to make our city, state and country great again. Video compilation by Michael Ferrara.
Dr. Lester Jackson author of “Equal Justice for Victims: A Blueprint for the Rightful Restoration of Capital Punishment,” will speak on the topic: The Slaughter of 870,000 Innocent, Law-Abiding People in the United States During the Last 47 years: why It Happened and How to Stop It.
Lester Jackson is the author of numerous articles about capital punishment, the Supreme Court, and American politics. 21 have been published by American Thinker. His articles also have been in Enter Stage Right, Restoring Liberty, Red State, Intellectual Conservative and elsewhere. His major articles can be found here. Most recent articles can be found at Homicide Survivors. A former college teacher, he holds a New York University Ph.D. in political science.
Thomas Zmich and Karina Moreno will talk about the MAGA Queens movement. Thomas, a Gulf War Veteran and Queens native, is the president of MAGA Queens, and the Vice President is Karina, who immigrated from Ecuador in 2000 and is the candidate for Republican District Leader of 30AD.
MAGA Queens was founded August 2018 to help spread the word of President Trump’s America First Agenda. They support our President’s agenda of pro-God, pro-life, and pro-America First policies. The short-term goal is to support all candidates who agree with this agenda, in the November election. The long-term mission is to unite all Americans, put America First, and build a united voter base of support for Trump in 2020, and the future political climate in Queens, NY.
Other speakers to be announced.
Press Release
March 19, 2019
Charlie Vavruska
On March 16, 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez starred in a Jackson Heights education town hall meeting. While it was formally organized by Jackson Heights People for Public Schools, AOC was the highlight and the reason most attendees showed up. Many radical progressive education proposals were presented, e.g., stop suspensions, eliminate standardized testing, remove white teachers.
During the town hall several speakers criticized the SHSAT (Specialized High School Admissions Test). The SHSAT is an objective and merit based test used as the sole admissions criteria for the Specialized High School including Stuyvesant, Bronx Science and Brooklyn Tech are among the best high schools in the country. In recent years, Mayor de Blasio has been critical that the majority of students admitted to the Specialized High Schools are Asian and few are Black and Hispanic.
The SHSAT criticisms elicited raucous protests from a group of vocal Asians parents. These Asians parents held up signs which read “Anti SHSAT = Anti Asian”, “Equity! A Code Word for Anti Asian” and “Stop Progressive Asian Racism”. Many of the AOC acolytes seem dumbfounded by the ferocity of the Asian parents who feel the SHSAT is a opportunity to achieve the America dream and feel their merit based culture is under attack by progressives. At one point a panelist said the SHSAT was anti immigrant, causing one protester to begin shouting in broken English, severely undermining the panelist’s argument.
Yesterday, the SHSAT results were released and Mayor de Blasio and his progressive followers instead of celebrating the achievement of hard working students have used it as a opportunity to engage in further racial division.
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By Joseph Concannon
A Happy Saint Patrick’s Day to one and all! Today I remember and hold deeply in thought and pray for the life of a good friend, Bernadette Ferguson. Bernadette is showing the courage and persistence of our patron saint of Ireland. Saint Patrick, born in Roman Britain, was kidnapped by Irish pirates at age 14 and made a slave in the home of druids and pagans in Ireland. Despite his circumstances, Saint Patrick courageously persisted though circumstances which were challenging to say the very least. Skipping the trials and triumphs of Saint Patrick, today he stands out as one of the most famous saints in the world.
Bernadette Ferguson is a current member of our club and a regular at our monthly meetings. Bernadette is a proud Republican through and through. Almost a year ago, my friend Bernadette was involved in an auto accident not too far from her home here in Bellerose, NY. Anyone viewing the crash scene would have been amazed to learn that Bernadette was still alive. By August, months after the accident, Bernadette’s brother Patrick included the undersigned, and other club members, family friends in her updates and the daily challenges. Bernadette is a fighter, a strong woman of strong Catholic faith. We all pray for her full recovery, and to welcome her back to an independent life.
Saint Patrick and Bernadette both suffered many challenges. Saint Patrick’s started at a very young age and Bernadette as well with health issues. Both are tremendously courageous and stubbornly persistent. For those of us who are Irish we’d have it no other way! Bernadette is fighting for life every day and for the improved quality of her life. Patrick, Bernadette’s brother, smiles from ear to ear every time he sees her and reports back to us. Bernadette is always surrounded by a family of deep love and compassion. Bernadette’s friends from Astoria keep tabs on her and talk to us upon visits just to let us know it’s a long road but Bernadette is fighting!
The shamrock is a symbol of the Trinity (The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit) in the Catholic faith. The shamrock is often used to illustrate the Trinity. The shamrock is a three-leaf plant. Today, we look for the four-leaf shamrock which is in Irish folklore a symbol of Irish luck. We wish to extend to Bernadette and her family near and far the luck of the Irish as she toils each day with the challenges to reclaim her health and brighten all our days with her wonderful humor and a great smile.
For Bernadette in the name of Saint Patrick we pray:
“Christ be within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ inquired, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.”
A heartfelt Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all in our club, families and friends. Our political challenges today pale in the face of what Saint Patrick and today’s modern-day heroes just like Bernadette Ferguson face every day. Please do remember, all politics is local and what you do today will count for years to come. Elections have consequences and voting matters.
