News from the NHGOP

In This Issue

1. First-in-the-Nation Celebration with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell
   
2. Special Election Alert
3. Let your voice be heard!
4. News and Press Releases
5. Upcoming Events

 

NHGOP Fundraiser with Gov. Bob McDonnell

You're invited to join the NHGOP on Monday, September 26, 2011 for a First-in-the-Nation Celebration with Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell

Monday, September 26, 2011

The Grappone Center
700 Constitution Ave, Concord

5:00 PM VIP Photo Reception
5:30 PM General Reception

Tickets are:

$100 per person for the general reception

$175 per person for VIP photo reception (includes general reception)

Purchase Tickets Online Today!

Event Sponsorships:

Presidential Sponsorship: $5,000
Platinum Sponsorship: $2,500
Gold Sponsorship: $1,000
Silver Sponsorship: $500

Please make checks payable to: The NH Republican Party

Mail to:
NH Republican Party
10 Water Street
Concord, NH 03301

For more information, contact Matt Mayberry at 969-7077 or by email at mattmayberrynh@gmail.com or Jacob Avery calling 225-9341 or via email at jacob@nhgop.org

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Special Election Alert

The special election on September 20 is quickly approaching and we need YOUR help!

Here's how you can help:

• Literature drop this Saturday and Sunday! We will be meeting at 9:00 am on both days at Short Stop Restaurant located at 584 Turnpike Road in New Ipswich. Click here for directions.
• On Monday, September 19 ALL DAY long the NHGOP will be hosting a phone bank at our office on 10 Water Street in Concord.
• If you are unable to attend a phone bank at NHGOP HQ you can take a phone list and make calls from the comfort of your homes.
• The election is on Tuesday, September 20 and we will need help all day. There are opportunities to volunteer in district, in Concord and at home.

If you would like to volunteer or know of others please email jacob@nhgop.org or call 225-9341.

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Let Your Voice Be Heard

As an activist we know that you're tuned in to the fact that all politics is local. With that in mind, we thought we'd remind you that it's never been easier to let your voice be heard in support of limited government and low taxes! The NHGOP website has a built in feature that allows you to write a letter to the editor to your local papers with the click of a mouse!

To get started, click here enter your zip code, select the newspapers you'd like to send your letter to and type away! Don't forget to fill out the required fields or your letter won't be published!

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News and Press

• NHGOP Statement on Governor Lynch's Decision not to Run for a Fifth Term
  Thursday, September 15, 2011
• DNC Launches TV Ads in NH to Promote Stimulus II - Will Governor Lynch Finally Weigh In?
  Wednesday, September 14, 2011
• NH Republican Party's Reaction to Democrats Dirty Tricks
  Monday, September 12, 2011
• Statements from the Republican Congressional Delegation on President's Address to Congress
  Friday, September 09, 2011
• Ann McLane Kuster Calls for Increased Spending Ahead of Obama"s Speech
  Thursday, September 08, 2011

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Upcoming Events

• Coos County GOP Septemberfest
  Saturday, September 17, 2011
• DerryFest Republican Booth
  Saturday, September 17, 2011
• Literature Drop for David Simpson, Hillsborough 03
  Saturday, September 17, 2011
• AFPF-NH Hosts Breifbart & O'Keefe Panel Discussion
  Saturday, September 17, 2011
• NRCC Annual Steak Out with Andrew Breitbart & James O'Keefe
  Sunday, September 18, 2011

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The Bass Report

Dear Friend,

Fall is upon us and Congress is back in session. My top priority continues to be jobs, jobs, jobs. We must get the economy moving by getting the government out of the way so the private sector can create jobs.

I spent August traveling across the Second Congressional District visiting small and large businesses and talking with owners and employees. Getting their advice and hearing of the challenges they face everyday in this tough economy are all lessons I returned to Washington with this month.

At a time when our economy desperately needs job creation, business owners across the District are left wondering what regulations and taxes President Obama and the Democrats will impose on them next. This uncertainty is a job killer. Hearing this message constantly during my travels in August has only strengthened my commitment to working with both Republicans and Democrats in taking the right steps to get our economy back on track. These steps include ensuring tax rates are low and the tax code is fairer and simpler, that businesses are not bogged down with over regulation and that the government lives within its means just like every New Hampshire family has had to do.

The far-left organization EMILY’s List is back! This uber-liberal group has again endorsed Ann McLane Kuster, the Democrat we defeated in 2010, and is raising out of state money for her campaign. Please click here to help me fight the attacks from groups like EMILY’s List by making a $25 contribution today.

On the trail...

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Sugar Hill on August 13. Thanks to Eric and Karen Jostrom along with the Grafton County Republican Committee for hosting me at their “End of Pork” pig roast. Great friends, good food and a thoughtful discussion of the issues facing our nation today. It’s always a pleasure to be in the North Country.

It was a terrific night at the ballpark with a super crowd of friends and the New Hampshire Fisher Cats on August 22. Bass supporters from Berlin to Salem to Keene turned out for an exciting game followed by a fantastic display of fireworks. Thanks so much to everyone who was able to join us!

The burgers and hot dogs were grilled to perfection at the Salem-Windham Republican Labor Day Picnic. Good to see so many friends, including Senator Chuck Morse, Sheriff Mike Downing, House Majority Leader DJ Bettencourt, and Everett McBride.

The picnic has long been considered the unofficial start of the Presidential Primary season and this year’s event did not disappoint. Many of the Presidential campaigns had booths set up and attendees included Jon Huntsman, Buddy Roemer and Ann Romney.

Many thanks to the Hillsborough County Republican Committee for allowing me to join their meeting this past Saturday morning at the Hancock Town Library. Great discussion! Really enjoy visiting with local Republican committees.

From the papers...

Thanks to Marilyn Huston of Keene for the kind words in her letter to the editor in the Keene Sentinel on August 22. Here’s a bit of what she wrote...

“By now many readers may have caught onto the “Bass Bashing” being orchestrated by Ms. Kuster and the Democratic Party in preparation for Kuster’s attempt to unseat Congressman Bass in 2012.

On July 1, Mackenzie Clark, wrote a letter stating that Congressman Bass chose polluters over people and claims that Bass is out to dismantle the Clean Air Act.

I believe Ms. Clark makes this statement because Bass voted for the Energy Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 910). This is an absurd assumption, as this vote wasn’t a vote on the legitimacy of climate change or about preventing policies from being implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

H.R. 910 was a vote to reestablish congressional authority over policies pertaining to the regulation of greenhouse gas emissions...

Having supported Congressman Bass since the beginning of his congressional career, I know of no one who can claim that he is anything other than an environmentalist with the utmost regard for individual and collective stewardship of the environment.

Mackenzie’s irresponsible false accusation that Bass gutted the U.S. environmental policy when instead, Congressman Bass has made sure that citizens will play a vital role in watching over this very important bill that affects each and every citizen across the country.

Beware of the mantra that is coming from those with an agenda who are willing to pass along false information to further their purpose for the 2012 elections.”

Few things are as powerful as a letter in the newspaper showing support for the work I am doing both in New Hampshire and Washington. Please consider sending a letter to the newspapers in your area backing our fight against big government and big spending.

If you need assistance with how best to submit your letter, please don’t hesitate to contact Brad Blais at brad@votebass.com and he will be happy to help.

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Paid for by the Bass Victory Committee

NHDP - #FITN News 9/12/2011

This Week's NH #FITN News & Headlines

Union Leader: GOP contenders come out fighting 

Boston Globe: Debate fact check 

Nashua Telegraph editorial: Quite the debut for 'Ponzi' Perry 

Union Leader: Presidential hopeful McCotter makes pitch for support

Union Leader editorial: Palin's decision: Time for an announcement

Boston Globe: Romney adviser pushes coal, has link to industry

Fosters op-ed: Romney is wrong on job creation 

Nashua Telegraph: Gingrich criticizes Obama jobs plan, media focus at Exeter event

Union Leader editorial: NH gives what media deny 

Boston Globe: DNC chairwoman to headline N.H. Democratic convention 

State News & Views

Concord Monitor editorial: Congress should pass the jobs bill

Fosters op-ed: Air pollution claims lives, costs jobs

Concord Monitor: N.H. GOP leader an old hand

Fosters op-ed: N.H.'s Tea Party dead wrong about jobs

Concord Monitor: Federal funds to aid family planning care

Union Leader: Senate upholds Lynch veto blocking RGGI repeal

Nashua Telegraph: Senate shoots down Voter ID plan

Santorum For President - Presidential Update!

**DEBATE ALERT** The Reagan Foundation, with POLITICO and NBC News will host the fourth GOP Presidential Debate on Wednsday September 7th at 8:00 PM EST.  Coverage of the debate can be seen on the MSNBC News channel and will host all major 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates.  YOU ARE INVITED! Come watch the debate with fellow conservatives at our New Hampshire HQ's located at 273 South River Rd. Bedford, NH 03110.  Debate watching party will start at 7:00 PM with food and drinks.  Please RSVP with Kristin at Kbeaulieu@ricksantorum.com  The Five That Could Win Written by: Craig Robbinson With the straw poll in Ames now in the rear view mirror, the presidential campaign in Iowa is entering a new stage. Looking back, Ames seems like it was the first round of the NFL playoffs. A few candidates, Rick Perry and Mitt Romney, got first round byes. The rest needed survive the straw poll to get to the next round.  Those who advanced, Michele Bachmann, Congressman Ron Paul, and former Senator Rick Santorum, now will square off against Perry and Romney. Others could emerge, but it’s doubtful. Read More:  http://theiowarepublican.com/2011/the-five-that-could-win-the-iowa-caucuses/ Santorum: I 'absolutely' can win By Colby Itkowitz, Call Washington Bureau HARRISBURG — As Rick Santorum tells it, the national media is to blame for his invisibility, Rick Perry is not a real conservative and "gay jihad" is an accurate description of his harshest critics.  And when he wakes up in the morning, despite every poll saying otherwise, he "absolutely" believes he's the man who will face President Barack Obama in the 2012 general election. Read More:  http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-pa-rick-santorum-2012-fundraisers-20110830,0,7484286.story Don’t count out the rest of the GOP field yet By Jennifer Rubin (Washington Post) The national media have virtually proclaimed the Republican presidential race to be a two-man fight between Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney. They point to national poll numbers, which are largely fed by huge media coverage and name identification, as evidence that Perry is now the front-runner and the rest of the field is kaput. Even Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) is finding it hard to maintain the media spotlight and her standing in the polls. Read More:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/right-turn/post/dont-count-out-the-rest-of-the-gop-field-yet/2011/03/29/gIQAYH90iJ_blog.html

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AFPNH - Hear from and meet Andrew Breitbart on Saturday, September 17

Granite State Gatherings August 31 – Frank Guinta at Hillsborough County Republican Committee event at Manchester Country Club at 6:30PM. Click here for more information. September 1 – Jon Huntsman at Politics & Eggs at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester at 8AM. Click here for more information. September 3 – Rick Perry at John and Chuck Stephen House Party, Five Highview Circle in Manchester at 1PM. September 3 – Rick Perry at Senator and Mrs. Gordon Humphrey House Party, 78 Garvin Hill Road in Chichester at 4PM. Click here for more information. September 5 – Annual Salem/Windham GOP Labor Day Picnic at Salem-Derry Elks Lodge #2226 at 3PM. Click here for more information. September 8 – John Bolton at Nashua Republican City Committee September Meeting. AFP-NH is proud to serve as a sponsor for this event. VIP Reception at 5:30PM, Meeting at 7PM at the Crowne Plaza Nashua. Click here for more information. September 10 – Carroll County GOP Committee Lobster Bake at Pierce Camp Birchmont in Wolfeboro at 11AM. Click here for more information. September 10 – Seacoast Republican Women’s 12th Annual Chili Fest at Bittersweet/Scamman Farm at 3:30PM. Click here for more information. September 12 - Rochester 9.12 Project Meeting at Salmon Falls Church of Christ in East Rochester at 6:30PM. September 13 – Deerfield GOP Town Club Meeting at Library Church Street at 6PM. Click here for more information. September 13 – Southern New Hampshire 9.12 Project Monthly Meeting at Windham Senior Center at 7:30PM. September 17 – Andrew Breitbart and James O’Keefe at AFPF-NH Discussion on “The Rise and Fall of Traditional Media” at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester at 9:30AM. Click here for more information. September 17 – Coos County Republican Septemberfest at Mason Farm in N. Stratford at 11AM. Click here for more information. September 18 – Cheshire County 5th Annual Republican Shoot at Cheshire County Fish and Game Club in Keene at 10AM. Click here for more information. September 18 – NRCC Annual Steak Out at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Nashua at Noon. Click here for more information. September 18 – Concord Republican City Committee and Merrimack County Republican Committee host a Salute to Stretch Kennedy at the Hopkinton Home of the Honorable Richard Kennedy at 3PM. Click here for more information. September 19 – Bedford GOP Committee Annual Sit-Down Breakfast at Manchester Country Club in Bedford at 7AM. Click here for more information. September 19 – Plaistow Area GOP Town Committee Meeting at Plaistow Public Library at 7PM. Click here for more information.

First, I am excited to announce that nationally known author, commentator and publisher, Andrew Breitbart will be joining the Americans for Prosperity Foundation New Hampshire panel discussion entitled, “The Rise and Fall of Traditional Media” on Saturday, September 17! Mr. Breitbart, who almost singlehandedly removed Congressman Weiner from office after he lied dozens of times will come to NH and join investigative journalist and filmmaker, James O’Keefe, for what I am sure will be an educational and engaging discussion on the state of the media. The discussion will take place on Saturday, September 17 from 9:30AM to Noon at Southern New Hampshire University in Manchester. Tickets are only $25/person and can be purchased by going to THIS LINK. Space for this event is very limited so please get your tickets NOW!! Secondly, congratulations to Bill Morrison of Ossipee who submitted the closest guess to Oscar the AFP-NH moose’s estimated live weight! For the record, Oscar’s estimated live weight was 1250 pounds and his estimated age was 5 years old. His height is 7 feet at his front shoulders and the width of his antlers is 60 inches, making him the third largest 'Bull' Moose taken in New Hampshire in 1994 both in weight and width of antlers. Thank you to everyone who submitted their guesses on Oscar’s live weight. We will give out the first clue in our Tracking Oscar Contest next week so please stay tuned! Third, as Labor Day approaches, it seems appropriate to assess the economic situation in the Granite State. Earlier this year, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University ranked New Hampshire as the “freest state” in the country based on public policies that affect individual freedoms in the economic, social and personal spheres. Additionally, the state’s unemployment rate for July was 5.2%, below the national average of 9.1%. While these indicators are positive, we believe there is more to be done. AFP-NH remains committed to removing barriers to economic prosperity for the people of New Hampshire. Most notably this includes working to override Governor Lynch’s vetoes of the state’s Right-to-Work legislation and RGGI withdrawal. Both of these override votes may come up during the upcoming special legislative sessions. Rest assured that we will keep you posted on any action that needs to be taken with regard to these important measures Finally, please review our Granite State Gatherings section for details on other scheduled events around the Granite state. Happy Labor Day! Sincerely, Corey R. Lewandowski State Director Americans for Prosperity New Hampshire P.S. Please check out our website where you can view pictures from recent events, read our press releases and make an online donation t