The Becker Report
Volume II, Issue XVIII
November 25, 2007

Published by:
John Becker
Republican State Central Committeeman
Ohio's 14th Senate District
Clermont, Brown, Adams, Scioto, and Lawrence Counties
513-753-6440
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Tim Rudd, Clermont County GOP Chairman
Paul Hall, Brown County GOP Chairman
Harty Wallingford, Adams County GOP Chairman
Rodney Barnett, Scioto County GOP Chairman
Ray “Moose” Dutey, Lawrence County GOP Chairman

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Election Results
For the most part, it was pretty much a year for incumbents.
Congratulations to the victors.

The following was sent to me by a friend:
A little history lesson: 
It's just a short one, only 6 questions. If you don't know the answer, make your best guess. You don't need paper or anything. Answer all the questions before looking at the answers.
Who said it?
 1) "We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good."
 A.  Karl Marx
 B.  Adolph Hitler
 C.  Joseph Stalin
 D.  None of the above

 2) "It's time for a new beginning, for an end to government of the few, by the few, and for the few...and to replace it with shared responsibility for shared prosperity."
 A.  Lenin
 B.  Mussolini
 C.  Idi Amin
 D.  None of the Above

 3) "(We)...can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people."
 A.  Nikita Khrushev
 B.  Josef Goebbels
 C.  Boris Yeltsin
 D.  None of the above

4) "We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own...in order to create this common ground."
 A.  Mao Tse Dung
 B.  Hugo Chavez
 C.  Kim Jong Il
 D.  None of the above

 5) "I certainly think the free-market has failed."
 A.  Karl Marx
 B.  Lenin
 C.  Molotov
 D.  None of the above

 6) "I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in (the) entire economy that they are being watched."
 A.  Pinochet
 B.  Milosevic
 C.  Saddam Hussein
 D.  None of the above

Answers:
 (1) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  6/29/2004
 (2) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  5/29/2007
 (3) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  6/4/2007
 (4) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  6/4/2007
 (5) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  6/4/2007
 (6) D.  None of the above.      Statement was made by Hillary Clinton  9/2/2005

Be afraid.  Be very, very afraid

Past Events
November 19, 2007
Mars Hill Academy hosted a rally for Mike Huckabee.
It was a pleasure to shake hands with Mr. Huckabee as he worked his way through the crowd of about 500 enthusiastic supporters.
Some of the best known people in the audience included Tom Brinkman, Phil Heimlich, Bob and Liz McEwen, and Anthony Munoz.

November 13, 2007
About 40 people attended the Scioto County Central Committee meeting.
A number of issues were discussed including election results and precinct petitions.
Chairman Barnett established a technology committee to improve communications and the Party website.
He also established a bylaws review committee and a recruiting committee.
Mr. Barnett also named several offices that that did not have a Republican candidate.

HUCKABEE WINS!!!
I conducted an impromptu straw poll to get an idea of which presidential candidates were most and least popular among the membership.
Mike Huckabee was the clear favorite followed by Fred Thompson. Only one member liked Mitt Romney.
It is interesting to note that I specifically asked about Rudy Giuliani and found no backers.
Agreement was universal that Hillary Clinton would be the Democrat nominee.

Future Events
November 28, 2007
Clermont County Central Committee Endorsement meeting at 7:00 pm at the Eastgate Holiday Inn

November 29, 2007
Chairman Bennett's annual Christmas Party in Columbus from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

November 30, 2007
GOP State Central Committee meeting in Columbus at 9:00 am

December 5, 2007
Breakfast reception for Clermont County Prosecutor, Don White at Eastgate Receptions at 7:30 am for $150

December 6, 2007
Scioto County Christmas Party at the Friends Center for $20
Social at 6:00 pm and Dinner at 6:30 pm

December 11, 2007
Scioto County Central Committee meeting at 7:00 pm in New Boston

January 4, 2008
Filing deadline for March Primary Election

January 16, 2008
Deadline to apply for a seat on the Clermont County Board of Elections

February 1, 2008
Clermont County Lincoln Day Dinner at the Eastgate Holiday Inn
Social at 6:00 pm and dinner at 7:00 pm
Keynote Speaker: Rob Portman

March 4, 2008
Primary Election Day

September 1 - 4, 2008
Republican National Convention at the Xcel Energy Center in Minneapolis, MN