An economics professor at a local college made a statement that he had never failed a single student before, but had once failed an entire class.

That class had insisted that Obama’s socialism worked and that no one would be poor and no one would be rich, a great equalizer.

The professor then said, “OK, we will have an experiment in this class on Obama’s plan”.

All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same grade so no one would fail and no one would receive an A.

After the first test, the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students who studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were happy.

As the second test rolled around, the students who studied little had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they wanted a free ride too so they studied little. The second test average was a D! No one was happy.

When the 3rd test rolled around, the average was an F.

The scores never increased as bickering, blame and name-calling all resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit of anyone else.

All failed, to their great surprise, and the professor told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.

Could not be any simpler than that….

By Christopher N. Malagisi

Last week, President Obama announced an initiative to give $250 to each Social Security recipient. He stated this would make up for the lack of a cost-of-living increase in Social Security checks next year, but a congressional estimate put the price tag at $14 billion. While it seems like a noble effort, there must be a minimal level of healthy skepticism in regards to its curious timing: We are funding a new government initiative when our federal deficit is reaching new heights.

I, like many young Americans, have living grandparents in their late 80s — and I certainly want the best for them. When the holiday season approaches, in predictable fashion, they insist they need nothing — what would my sister and I like instead? Read full article!

October 15th, 2009
By Rachel Hoff

The love affair between Barack Obama and young Americans may be on the rocks. Recently released figures from the Department of Labor reveal staggeringly high joblessness numbers among America’s youth. Indeed, 53.4 percent of young Americans are without a job – a post-World War II high.

With over half of 16-24 year olds jobless, even after stimulus package after stimulus package supposedly meant to create jobs, one has to wonder how Barack Obama’s approval ratings are doing among his strongest supporters. Unsurprisingly, the answer is “worse.” According to Gallup, approval of President Obama among young adults aged 18 to 29 fell 11 points this summer. While the President’s approval ratings have fallen recently among all age groups, this drop was the sharpest decline of any age demographic.

And yet, President Obama still gets his strongest support from young Americans, with 60 percent of people under 30 still approving of the job he is doing. But the recent economic and public opinion trends provide a huge opportunity for Republicans to make up some ground with the youngest generation of voters. The GOP’s challenge, however, is to stay on message as they sweet talk young Americans.

For the past two years, the economy and jobs have consistently been at the top of young voters’ list of most important issues. Even before this financial crisis began, when unemployment rates were not so alarmingly high, young Americans ranked “jobs and the economy” as their number one issue. In November 2007, 18 percent of 18-29 year olds put it at the top of their list; by September 2008, that number climbed to 29 percent. And the economy certainly tops the priority list now, with skyrocketing unemployment and America’s youngest workers facing weeks, months, and even years of joblessness that could have detrimental effects on their long-term earning potential. There are 1.1 million job seekers that are new to the workforce and have not found a job.

A survey by the Young Republican National Federation at the beginning of this year showed that 23 percent of Young Republicans wanted their party to focus on job creation and the economy. Only 6 percent of these young party activists thought the GOP should focus on social issues. (And social conservatives were well represented in the survey.) For young voters of all social stripes, it seems it is a matter of priorities.

Recession or no recession, young Americans care most about jobs. And if Republicans take advantage of this opportunity to talk competently and confidently about the economy, the party has a chance to break young America’s love affair with Obama and win these voters back to the GOP.

As a candidate, Barack Obama captured the hearts, minds, and votes of the youngest Americans, in no small part simply by talking to them. In many ways, President Obama has stopped talking to young people, largely leaving them out of important conversations likehealthcare reform as he focuses on senior citizens. And we all know that communication is the key to any healthy relationship. It’s time for the GOP to start communicating with young voters – and it is abundantly clear what these voters want to talk about.

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YCC Happy Hour - The “Not Evil Just Wrong” Cinematic Tea Party!

Thursday, October 15, 2009
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Hawk & Dove (two back rooms on 1st floor)
329 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC

Happy Hour Specials:
$2.00 Domestic Bottles
$2.00 Rail Drinks
$2.00 Miller Lite Draught
$3.50 Pint of the Nite
$8.00 Miller Lite Pitcher
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Fellow Conservatives & Enviro-Concerned Young Professionals,

Come join the Young Conservatives Coalition, the Conservative Inclusion Coalition & George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management as we promote the world premiere release of “Not Evil Just Wrong” - a critical response to Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth.”

On Sunday, Oct 18th at 8pm, go to their website at www.noteviljustwrong.com and press PLAY! Order your Party Pack as well which includes a DVD, movie poster, and your very own piece of red carpet! This is a world record attempt to be the largest international movie premiere!

As “Cap & Trade” is still being debated in the Senate, conservatives will now have an edu-tainment medium to help stop the global warming hysteria. And if teachers want to show “An Inconvenient Truth” in their classrooms, they can now show “Not Evil Just Wrong” as a fair and balanced approach to discussing environmental politics!

Please feel free to spread the word and invite your friends! The filmmakers have been invited and we will let you know if they are able to attend.

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Co-Sponsor Information (please check them out!):

1.) Conservative Inclusion Coalition

-The coalition is a working group of the various ethnic, racial and faith communities who make up the center-right coalition. Formed in the summer of 2008, the working group meets monthly to strategize on how best to include all Americans in the conservative movement. The working group includes heads of various conservative advocacy organizations, congressional staff, and grassroots activists. For more information, please contact Suhail Khan at skhan@inclusioncoalition.org.

2.) George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management (GSPM)

-GSPM seeks to improve politics by educating students and professionals in the tools, principles and values of participatory democracy, preparing them for careers as ethical and effective advocates and leaders at the international, national and local levels - in a non-partisan environment. If you are interested in studying at GWU, visit their website at www.gspm.org.

Also, visit their “Politics Under 30″ initiative at www.politicsunder30.org. Their mission is to help the young people of today become the political leaders of tomorrow.” Feel free to contact Founder & Director Bryce Cullinane at Bryce222@gwu.edu or (202) 994-4717.

We graciously thank our co-sponsors for their contributions and willingness to join the Young Conservatives Coalition as we continue to foster youth activism and public policy education.

WSJ.com - Opinion: Al Gore’s First (and Probably Last) Q&A
The Nobel Prize Winner Takes a Few Questions

Before President Obama won his Nobel Peace Prize, the real signal that the Norwegian Nobel committee had become politicized was its 2007 prize to Al Gore, largely for his global warming film “An Inconvenient Truth.”

For a public figure, Mr. Gore has been strangely reluctant to answer questions or debate the more controversial parts of his work. But over the weekend, he deigned to take a few questions during a meeting of the Society of Environmental Journalists in Madison, Wisconsin.

Read Full Article at WSJ.com - Opinion: Al Gore’s First (and Probably Last) Q&A

Something terrible is happening… Overpaid celebrities don’t have a big enough voice when it comes to Healthcare Reform. And Joe Biden is really a unicorn.