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08-20-2007, 06:32 AM
Excerpts from www.star-telegram.com:
Getting ready
GOP leaders are trying to make sure everything is ready for the big event, working on everything from agendas and programs to a final push to get people registered.
They've been so busy they couldn't even send anyone to the Iowa Straw Poll on Aug. 11, where Romney came out on top.
All this has happened as one corporate sponsor, Lockheed Martin, has expressed concern about its $10,000 donation to the event.
"Since the scope of the event has changed, we're re-evaluating our participation at this time," company spokesman Joe Stout said.
Stout commented after another Lockheed Martin worker was quoted in an online newsletter as saying that the company is disappointed that the "top tier" candidates won't be present. And some have expressed concern that local Republican leaders such as U.S. Rep. Kay Granger aren't part of the event.
"Lockheed Martin sponsored the poll early because it is being held in our hometown and we do support the political process," Eric Fox, senior director of government relations for Lockheed Martin, told the Quorum Report. "We are an eyelash from asking for the full 10K back."
Stout said Fox's comments did not necessarily reflect the position of Lockheed Martin. Fox did not return calls from the Star-Telegram. Granger's office has since said she will have a speaking role at the straw poll, although the details are still being worked out.
Klingler said the party appreciates the sponsors and volunteers who are helping.
"Lockheed Martin is [a] valued corporate partner in this event. Any discussion of resources donated we believe are between that partner and RPT," Klingler said, referring to the Republican Party of Texas.
Planned protests
As many as 5,000 protesters from across the nation, including parents of troops who died in war, and Iraq veterans opposed to the war, are expected to show up. A block has been set aside for protests on Main Street between Eighth and Ninth streets.
"We are calling this the American People's Poll on Iraq and the Texas Town Hall," said Alyssa Burgin, spokeswoman fro the Austin-based group Texans for Peace, which is helping organize the protest. "We want everyone to see how many people there are in the U.S. who are opposed to the course in Iraq.
"If you can just win them over to your side ... that's what we're trying to do. One citizen at a time, one officeholder at a time. ... We want to make them understand the best thing they can do to support the troops is to bring them home."
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Looks like there will be a GREAT BUNCH OF PEACE LOVERS attending who need Ron Paul literature!
What a campaigning opportunity....Anyone that can get there, please go!
Getting ready
GOP leaders are trying to make sure everything is ready for the big event, working on everything from agendas and programs to a final push to get people registered.
They've been so busy they couldn't even send anyone to the Iowa Straw Poll on Aug. 11, where Romney came out on top.
All this has happened as one corporate sponsor, Lockheed Martin, has expressed concern about its $10,000 donation to the event.
"Since the scope of the event has changed, we're re-evaluating our participation at this time," company spokesman Joe Stout said.
Stout commented after another Lockheed Martin worker was quoted in an online newsletter as saying that the company is disappointed that the "top tier" candidates won't be present. And some have expressed concern that local Republican leaders such as U.S. Rep. Kay Granger aren't part of the event.
"Lockheed Martin sponsored the poll early because it is being held in our hometown and we do support the political process," Eric Fox, senior director of government relations for Lockheed Martin, told the Quorum Report. "We are an eyelash from asking for the full 10K back."
Stout said Fox's comments did not necessarily reflect the position of Lockheed Martin. Fox did not return calls from the Star-Telegram. Granger's office has since said she will have a speaking role at the straw poll, although the details are still being worked out.
Klingler said the party appreciates the sponsors and volunteers who are helping.
"Lockheed Martin is [a] valued corporate partner in this event. Any discussion of resources donated we believe are between that partner and RPT," Klingler said, referring to the Republican Party of Texas.
Planned protests
As many as 5,000 protesters from across the nation, including parents of troops who died in war, and Iraq veterans opposed to the war, are expected to show up. A block has been set aside for protests on Main Street between Eighth and Ninth streets.
"We are calling this the American People's Poll on Iraq and the Texas Town Hall," said Alyssa Burgin, spokeswoman fro the Austin-based group Texans for Peace, which is helping organize the protest. "We want everyone to see how many people there are in the U.S. who are opposed to the course in Iraq.
"If you can just win them over to your side ... that's what we're trying to do. One citizen at a time, one officeholder at a time. ... We want to make them understand the best thing they can do to support the troops is to bring them home."
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Looks like there will be a GREAT BUNCH OF PEACE LOVERS attending who need Ron Paul literature!
What a campaigning opportunity....Anyone that can get there, please go!