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CITY COUNCIL: EVEN THOUGH I’VE LOST FRIENDS HERE’S WHY I’M RUNNING AS BLACK REPUBLICAN

BY RUPERT GREEN 
SEPTEMBER 23,2017

The Black Star News, P.O. Box 1472, New York, N.Y., 10274 

Five months ago I stated my intention to run for City Council in District 27 Queens (St. Albans, parts of Hollis, Cambria Heights, Queens Village, Addisleigh Park, Jamaica, and Springfield Gardens) as a Republican.

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Trump Wins!!

By Frederick Bedell

The most unlikely candidate for president, President-Elect Donald J. Trump, has achieved a monumental upset against Hillary Clinton. He now has won the most powerful position in the world. And added to the fact he never ran for public office before. Yet he has done so because of his love for the America and the American people. President-Elect Donald Trump ran for the highest office in the nation because he believes America could do better for the hard working people who he believed were forgotten. Hillary Clinton lost in part because she ran against a man who had a greater vision and a dream for all Americans. Now is the time to unite America, regardless of what divides us with so many problems that need to be addressed. I believe President-Elect Donald J. Trump is the personification of his slogan which is,” Make American Great Again.” That is because he has a dream that he believes can be achieved. In closing let me wish President-Elect Trump success, for  “We the people are counting on you!”

Frederick R. Bedell Jr.
Glen Oaks Village, N.Y.

All Politics is Local – Get Out and Vote!

By Phil Orenstein

Moses Maimonides

We believe one person’s actions can make a difference. Moses Maimonides, a preeminent medieval Jewish philosopher, said it best: “Each person should see himself as though the entire world is on a delicate balance, and with one deed, he or she can tip the scales.” Although some of us may feel we are too tiny and insignificant to change the world, there is something we can all do to make a real difference: vote and encourage others to do the same!

Voting matters. Some elections have been decided by just a handful of votes. Republican David Storobin won a special election for State Senate in Brooklyn a few years ago by a mere 13 votes. The Father of the Constitution, James Madison believed that voting matters and helped establish the first political party, the Republicans, although it had no relation to the modern GOP established in 1854. In fact, he said it is so crucial, that “the government equilibrium of power would face collapse” without “an informed and engaged electorate.” Madison believed that all power in America ultimately resides with the people.

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Mark Cipolla, Republican and Conservative Candidate for New York State Senate District 11

Read all about Mark Cipolla’s candidacy in the Queens Chronicle: “GOP backing lawyer against Sen. Avella”

Mark Cipolla will be a featured speaker at the next General Club Meeting:
Thurs. Sept 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus/St. Anne’s Council
263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004

Mark Cipolla is the Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Senate in District 11 which is in Northeastern Queens. When asked about the reason he chose to enter the race, he said: “I am tired of seeing career politicians allowed to treat “their” office as theirs, not “ours.” I am tired of seeing career politicians run unopposed because the cost of running a campaign against an incumbent is perceived as cost prohibitive and the uphill battle too daunting.”

One of our biggest issues is corruption in Albany and as Mark has stated: “the first step in ensuring that our government operates ethically is to demand that our elected officials are challenged on their record when up for re-election. Without serious challengers we provide career politicians with immunity to act in their self-interest, not in our best interest.”

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Jarret Freeman, Republican Candidate for New York State Senate District 14

Read all about Jarret Freeman’s candidacy in the Amsterdam News: “Jarret Freeman—From Penn State wrestler to wannabe politico”

Jarret Freeman will be a featured speaker at the next General Club Meeting:
Thurs. Sept 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus/St. Anne’s Council
263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004

Jarret Freeman is the Republican candidate for New York State Senate in District 14 in Eastern Queens. A passionate community activist born and raised in Eastern Queens, Jarret bases the motivation of his campaign on inclusivity, increasing community participation in local politics, and, above all, putting the needs of the community residents first.

His core tenet is to make New York more competitive and create an environment where our businesses flourish. He believes in the need to create incentives for businesses to want to stay in New York and for others to be attracted to come into our state. He believes New Yorkers have been taxed enough it’s urgent to decrease the income tax for our state which hovers at 13% which is the highest for any state in the nation.

Jarret is an award-winning international relations, diplomacy and policy specialist, experienced in the public, private and non-profit sectors. He is also a philanthropist and social entrepreneur. He’s a leader passionate about education, policy and the young people of our future. He has taught in 5 countries and traveled to nearly 20 speaking around the world at conferences and seminars about vital policy decisions affecting the young people of our global community.

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Ira Harris, Republican Candidate for New York State Assembly District 24

Read all about Ira Harris’ candidacy in the Queens Chronicle: “I want to listen to the people’s problems and be a candidate for the people, not a candidate for Albany.”

Ira Harris will be a featured speaker at the next General Club Meeting:
Thurs. Sept 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus/St. Anne’s Council
263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004

Ira Harris is the Republican candidate for New York State Assembly in District 24 whose boundaries snake through Eastern Queens to Richmond Hill. He is running against David Weprin, a career politician, who gets re-elected due to the popularity of his family name. Although the doubters said it couldn’t be done, we proved the doubters wrong when our current Queens County GOP Chairman, Bob Turner defeated David Weprin in a special election and was elected to Congress a few years ago.

Ira is a father, an entrepreneur, 40-year resident of Queens, a job creator and a tax cutter. Ira is one of us. As a life-long small business owner, he has experienced the hard knocks and trials of daily life and the world of business that many of us have gone through. His triumph over adversity and debilitating illness, without the help of big government largesse, forged the conservative values in his life that he cherishes to this day. As a community activist he has been an upstanding role model and a problem solver for many people in his life. He is now ready to take the next step to be an outspoken leader and citizen representative for our community. He will bring much needed reform to Albany while representing our district and the needs of our community above the interest of all others.

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Harry Wilson, 2018 Gubernatorial Candidate

Harry Wilson, the former Republican, Conservative and Independence party nominee for NYS Comptroller in 2010, is considering a 2018 run for NYS governor. He will be a guest speaker at our Club’s September 1st Meeting. He is an inspiring and brilliant speaker and stands strong on American principles. Here is his biography. 

Harry Wilson will be a featured speaker at the next General Club Meeting:
Thurs. Sept 1, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Knights of Columbus/St. Anne’s Council
263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004

Harry Wilson was born and raised in upstate Johnstown, NY. Harry’s mother and paternal grandparents all emigrated to Johnstown from their native Greece, making Harry a first-generation Greek-American. Harry’s father, Jim, was a bartender at his brother’s restaurant, and Harry’s mother, Niki, was a stay-at-home mom until Harry was 11, when looming college commitments led her to take a job operating a sewing machine at a local factory.

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Congressman Chris Gibson: Almost A Sure Bet to Be Running for NYS Governor in 2018

By Robert Golomb

“ If I decide to run against Andrew Cuomo in 2018, I am confident that I will beat him”, 19th CD (which covers near Albany and its eastern, western and southern surrounding areas) Republican Congressman Chris Gibson stated, as we began our interview in midtown Manhattan last week. Gibson’s use of the conditional conjunction “ if”, though, could fairly be described as questionable: In February the congressman formed what is now a well -staffed gubernatorial exploratory committee. That exploratory committee, which launched a website GibsonforNY.com, is already  producing a broad range of position papers and reaching out for support to NYS Republican officials, has convinced many within Republican and Democratic camps throughout the state that Gibson is all but assured to enter the race.

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US Senate Candidate Wendy Long & Pundit Ryan Girdusky to Headine QVGOP Meeting

Next General Club Meeting: Thurs. April 7, 2016 at 7:30 pm
Meeting at: Knights of Columbus/St. Anne’s Council
263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004

We have more than a few outstanding candidates running for national, congressional and New York State offices here in Queens and we all need to pitch in and help them win the election. This is an extraordinary wave year for Republicans to win elections at all levels due to interest in Trump and the presidential races, bringing out voters from all across the political spectrum, including disaffected Republicans, Independents and Democrats who are crossing over.

Wendy Long is the nominee of the Republican, Conservative, and Reform Parties for United States Senate in New York and she will be speaking at our April 7th club meeting. She is running to “end the career of Chuck Schumer,” and as she says, “the reign of the ruling class and reclaim our right to life, liberty, security and prosperity.” Wendy Long, a staunch articulate, conservative Republican, clerked for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, and we are proud to say, is a member of the Queens Village Republican Club. She ran in 2012 as the Republican and Conservative candidate for U.S. Senate, and this time we can help her win by spreading her profound message about standing up to the politics of the status quo and going on the attack after Schumer. Visit her website www.wendylong.com and view her insightful announcement video, and follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Let’s get rolling to end Chuck Schumer’s career!

Other local GOP candidates who will be speaking at our April 7th and future meetings include Mike O’Reilly, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran, and former Delta airline pilot who is a Republican running for Congress in New York’s 5th District in Eastern Queens against Greg Meeks, a career politician who carries a lot of baggage. It’s high time that a strong Republican is standing up to Rep. Meeks, because the people are fed up with politicians traveling to the Caribbean and far off vacation spots on the taxpayers dime, using the District as his own personal piggy bank while ignoring the needs of his constituents. Other speakers include Marvin R. Jeffcoat, Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army (Ret.) and past Commander of Queens County VFW, who is considering a run for New York State Senate in the 12th District, Senator Jack Martins, Republican and Conservative candidate for Congress running the 3rd District, the seat that Rep. Steve Israel will be retiring from, and others.

The presidential primaries have seen record numbers of Republicans turning out so far, and Democrats have seen their lowest numbers at the polls in decades. Over one million more Republican than Democrat voters reportedly came out to vote in the primaries so far. Right before the Massachusetts primary, 20,000 Democrats bolted the party and joined the Independence and Republican Parties. It’s never happened before in America’s heartland, that such great numbers of Democrats are switching to Republican to vote in the presidential primaries. 1000 blue collar workers switched parties to vote for Trump in Youngstown, Ohio. In fact, so many blue collar workers say they are voting for Trump, that the Teamsters, one of America’s biggest workers’ unions, normally loyal to the Democrats every year, will be withholding their endorsement of any candidate, Democrat or Republican in this year’s election.

A peaceful revolution is going on in America now that is benefitting the Republican Party. The silent majority is standing up and fighting back at the voting booth. Millions of people are coming into the GOP, getting registered as Republican and pouring into the polling sites. We have four elections this year in Queens, NY, starting with the Republican Presidential Primary on April 19th. We the people will not be silent. We will not be intimidated. We will come out to vote in record numbers here, and save the New York City, State, and America.

March 16, 2016
Contact: Patrick Egan
patrick@wendylong.com 917-268-1840

U.S. Senate Nominee Wendy Long:
Senate should not act upon
Merrick Garland nomination to U.S. Supreme Court

New York, New York (March 16, 2016): U.S. Senate Candidate and former U.S. Supreme Court clerk Wendy Long, the nominee of the Republican, Conservative, and Reform parties to oppose U.S. Sen Chuck Schumer in November, responded to President Obama’s nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court:

“The Constitution says the President shall nominate judges. But those judges are appointed to office only if and when the Senate consents. The Constitution does not require the Senate to do anything if it chooses to withhold its consent. Doing nothing equals no consent. That is perfectly constitutional and in in fact saves a lot of time and resources.

“Judge Merrick Garland seems like a goodman. That does not mean he should be elevated to the Supreme Court, especially for the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia, when Americans’ rights such as the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment and the expansive use of executive power to alter immigration and other laws is at stake, and especially in the midst of a contentious presidential and Senate election.

“There is no way that Obama and Chuck Schumer would allow anyone to ascend to the Supreme Court whom they were not confident would be a vote for their liberal activist agenda that has already done so much damage to our country and our Constitution. They can now live with the precedent they have created for blocking judicial nominees they did not like. Ultimately this is for the people to decide, and we shall see whom they elect as our next President and Senators.

“It is much more decent to Judge Garland not to put him through the wringer of a confirmation process that is ultimately going nowhere. He has a job to do, meanwhile, on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Let’s let him get back to it.

“As far as his confirmation vote to his current post goes, it is worth remembering that Justice Clarence Thomas was unanimously confirmed by the Senate to the same court that Judge Garland sits on.”

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