by Matthew Bultman, Chronicle Contributor | Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:30 am
Kenneth Abramowitz, at podium, addressed the Queens Village Republican Club at a meeting in Glen Oaks last Thursday on issues surrounding national security and the image of GOP presidential candidates. Photo by Matthew Bultman
Date: Thursday, February 4th, 2016
Time: 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Place: Knights of Columbus, 263-15 Union Tpke., Glen Oaks, NY 11004
The Republican National Committee (RNC) just released a new Republican Leadership Initiative (RLI) commercial featuring Pierry Benjamin who will be the recipient of our prestigious Youth of the Year Award at our upcoming gala Lincoln Dinner on February 28, 2016 at Antuns of Queens Village. A TV version of this video will be featured during the National GOP Presidential Debates on January 14th which will be aired on the Fox Business Network, and on January 28th which will be aired on the Fox News Channel.
This is the most important year for each and every one of us and for our country as well. For my New Year’s resolutions, besides the health and happiness of my wife, my family and friends, and other personal items, this is the year I resolve to build the Club and the grassroots Republican Party and win elections here in Queens, and to unleash my maximum potential for the greatness of our city, state and nation. This way, I will be joining millions of other patriots who are fighting to restore our country to the values and ideals that made America great. I look forward to working together with all of you in 2016!
Happy New Year!
Phil Orenstein
President
Queens Village Republican Club
By Robert Golomb
Kurdish freedom fighters, quietly allied with America, made international headlines this year when they liberated from the beastly rule of ISIS the Syrian city of Kobani in January, and again ten months later when they freed the Iraqi city of Sinjar. That rule which began with ISIS’ invasion of those two cities in late 2014 had been brutal: Christians and Kurds in both cities had been murdered and raped in countless thousands. Their liberation by the Kurdish freedom fighters one year later had saved countless others from the same fate. It was a liberation that, it was said by some at the time, was made mainly possible by the Kurdish/ American alliance.
Our Club over the decades has been known as the producer of the most lavish Republican political event of the year: the annual Lincoln Dinner. Our Club revived this exciting event around 1994 after a hiatus of several years. Today it is once again the event to be at and be seen at. A sampling of past bold face headliners include: Florida Congressman Lt. Col. Allen West, Mayor Bloomberg, Mayor Rudy Giuliani, NYS gubernatorial candidate and author Herb London, anti-Islamist firebrand Pam Geller, CUNY board member and lightning rod Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, Weekly Standard editor William Kristol, just to name a few.
Our very future depends upon a huge turnout at the polls. Our only weapon is voting. If we want to save our country from enduring another four years of Obama’s policies under a Clinton administration, we Republicans need to speak out, spread the message and vote in great numbers starting with the GOP Primaries. We need to talk to our neighbors and friends and bring them into the conversation. There is no time for apathy on our critical journey to save our nation and way of life.
Frederick R. Bedell Jr., wrote “A Christmas Memory” which was first published in Newsday in 2009. He has updated this sweet story year after year and this year we present it as the front page article in the January issue of the Queens Village Eagle and herewith on the QVGOP website. Mr. Bedell is the Grand Knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus Council #5911 and a member of the Queens Village Republican Club. We wish all our members and friends a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy the story.
Our Club held a forum on this topic several months ago. This is an update. The City Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 16. Hundreds showed up for a room that only held 150. Some waited 9 hours to speak, others never got to speak at all. Most were against the two proposals: MIH (Mandatory Inclusionary Housing) which will require that a certain number of apartments in new buildings be “affordable”. Critics charge that the definition of affordable can be as high as $3,000 a month. Just a giveaway to De Blasio’s developer friends.
By Joseph R. Concannon
Not one year ago, elected officials from all levels of government were flaunting the progressive left’s notion that police officers were not to be trusted. Whether it was President Obama, former Attorney General Holder or Mayor de Blasio, they didn’t miss a beat to bang hard on the drum with great indignation, fueling disrespect for law enforcement in every corner of our nation. Can this type of dangerous rhetoric be harmful to your health? Police officers certainly think so. It’s been a terrible year.
