6/14/2011

Weiner Disgrace Shows Power of New Media

Erik Telford
Townhall

In the days before the rise of the conservative new media, Anthony Weiner very likely could have prevailed with his lies, claiming he was “hacked” and successfully killed the story of him tweeting a lewd photograph of himself. But perseverance by Andrew Breitbart forced Weiner’s tale to unravel rapidly, and it’s now just a matter of time before he’s forced out of Congress. There is a lesson here for anyone who has a few spare minutes a day and wants to have an impact on civic life in America: online activism works. The more citizens who become activists, the more they can drive stories that will have a major impact and change the course of the country. It’s surprisingly easy to do…

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Read YCC’s own Michael New on NRO’s “The Corner”

Should Social Conservatives Worry about the Next Generation?

June 13, 2011 12:03 P.M.

By Michael J. New
National Review Online

CNN’s Belief Blog recently posted an article about the Public Religion Research Institute’s survey on the attitudes of young adults toward abortion and same-sex marriage. The article painted a pessimistic picture for social conservatives. With regard to abortion, the views of young adults are similar to those of their parents. Many young adults dislike abortion and are receptive toward pro-life arguments, but feel uncomfortable with banning abortion entirely. Even worse, most young people, even those who identify themselves as Christian, seem sympathetic toward same-sex marriage…

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On College Campuses, Obama’s Not Cool Anymore

BY ELSPETH REEVE
ATLANTIC WIRE

JUN 06, 2011

President Obama poll numbers are nearing the levels he enjoyed in 2008, with one glaring exception: young people. Especially young white people. His approval rating is at 56 percent approval rating among people ages 18 to 29. That’s higher than the 51 percent national average, but that’s a decline of 10 points compared to the 2008 exit polls, according to the National Journal’s Ronald Brownstein report. And if you want a look into the reason for the slump in one of the demographic groups that most strongly embraced Obama in 2008, it may be this: Obama’s simply not cool anymore…

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To every pro-life woman out there who pines for that little blue Tiffany & Co. box one day, think twice.

And just say no.

Whoever thought that accepting jewels from Tiffany’s would be somehow connected to the abortion industry? But who knew that Tiffany & Co. is on the list of Planned Parenthood’s corporate sponsors?

Tiffany and Co. should be the pro-life industry’s newest target. A big red bulls-eye on that little blue box.

Full article at townhall.com

February 15, 2011

by Stacy McCain

Robert Stacy “The Other McCain” McCain discusses CPAC and Reaganpalooza on his blog…

link: We’ll Always Have CPAC

January 25th, 2011 1:45 pm ET

By Justina Uram

Hundreds of thousands of pro-life demonstrators from across the nation took to the frosty streets of Washington, DC yesterday for the March for Life.  The March marked the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a 1973 Supreme Court decision, which held that women have a constitutional right to an abortion in the early stages of pregnancy and that the criminalization of abortion violates a woman’s right to privacy.  The March for Life has been held annually in Washington, DC since 1974…

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AP-mtvU Poll: College students’ Obamamania wanes
By ALAN FRAM – AP   2:17 PM 10/13/201
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obamamania that gripped college campuses two years ago is gone.
An Associated Press-mtvU poll found college students cooling in their support for President Barack Obama, a fresh sign of trouble for Democrats struggling to rekindle enthusiasm among many of these newest voters for the crucial midterm elections in three weeks.

Forty-four percent of students approve of the job Obama is doing as president, while 27 percent are unhappy with his stewardship, according to the survey conducted late last month. That’s a significant drop from the 60 percent who gave the president high marks in a May 2009 poll. Only 15 percent had a negative opinion back then.

Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as Democrats
By KIRK JOHNSON
Published: September 2, 2010

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack Obama.

Though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties: far fewer 18- to 29-year-olds now identify themselves as Democrats compared with 2008.

“Is the recession, which is hitting young people very hard, doing lasting or permanent damage to what looked like a good Democratic advantage with this age group?” asked Scott Keeter, the director of survey research at the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan group. “The jury is still out.”

By NICHOLAS J. ROHRHOFF

In mid-term elections, voter turnout defines success. To win, it is imperative to target likely voters and mobilize sympathetic yet diffident constituencies to the polls. Barack Obama’s successful courtship of young voters in 2008 cast John McCain’s GOP as the party of yesterday — a group of old, white men out of touch with an increasingly diverse and engaged youth — never to regain electoral clout. This was not a triumph in the battle of ideas.

Because the adolescent prerequisite of peer affirmation to consider anything persists in this age group, conservative policies were not even entertained by many young voters as potential solutions to America’s problems.

The Obama campaign manipulated this phenomenon brilliantly by wooing young voters not with policy prescriptions but retail politics. Before the Iowa caucuses, he skipped an AARP event to attend a hip-hop concert. And he was far ahead of other candidates in high-tech outreach through e-mail, YouTube and social networking media. Read Full Article!

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

A momentous deal to cap property taxes was all but done, but Gov. Chris Christie was taking no chances, barnstorming the state to commiserate with squeezed homeowners and keep pressure on the Legislature.

Outside a farmhouse here in central New Jersey last week, buttoned up in a dark suit despite the triple-digit heat, Mr. Christie promised to tackle rising pension costs, transportation financing, municipal spending — all while poking fun at his opponents, the news media and, mostly, himself.

When a reporter suggested that the governor do a rain dance, he said, “Don’t want to miss that, baby.” Read Full Article!