The President’s Lowest Ebb - The New York Sun

The President’s Lowest Ebb

Editorial of The New York Sun | June 8, 2015

The Supreme Court ruling in the so-called Jerusalem passport case certainly hands a disappointing bar mitzvah gift to Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky. He is the American who was born at Jerusalem in 2002 and sought American papers listing his birthplace as Israel. He acted under a law passed almost unanimously by Congress requiring that such papers be granted. It took two trips to the Supreme Court for the judicial branch to reach a conclusion, and the youngster lost.

To the young man — and his heroic parents — all Americans who love Israel owe a debt of thanks. We were rooting for them all the way. But it may yet be that in the long run the big winner in the case will be the Jewish state. For one result of Zivotofsky v. Kerry, as the case came to be called, will be that those Americans born in Jerusalem who want documents listing their birthplace as Israel will have to become Israelis. That is, in a way, a restatement of the raison d’etre of Zionism.
 
http://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-presidents-lowest-ebb/89186/

Walk for Israel on May 31st with Colorado Jewish Republicans.

Dear Friends

Sign up with the Colorado Jewish Republicans to Walk for Israel on May 31 at 10AM. It is FREE to register and we want the greater Jewish community to know where the GOP has always been when it comes to supporting our friends in Israel. Simply put "Colorado Jewish Republicans" in the Organization field when you sign up on line.

Sincerely,

Dan Kopelman

President, Colorado Jewish Republicans

www.j-gop.com

May 22 - Downtown Lunch-and-Learn in time for Shavuot

Shavuot Lunch-and-Learn Downtown Denver B'H Dear Friends This is not a J-GOP event, but one we encourage your attendance and participation. Want to Lunch-and-Learn in time for Shavuot? Buffet Lunch $10 Thursday May 22nd  12:15 - 1:15 910 16th St (2nd Floor Conference Room) RSVP to lalinthecity@gmail.com Join Rabbi Zalman Popack and unveil a deeper dimension of the Ten Commandments Project of Chabad

J-GOP Meeting Wed, May 20 - Speakers Peg Brady and Randy Corporon

Today is Jerusalem Day in Israel, celebrating the unification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli control over the Old City after the June 1967 Six-Day War.

We have not one, but two speakers. Both are perfectly timed for recent events. First Peg Brady will give a presentation on the Magna Carta on its upcoming 800th anniversary. The Magna Carta is largely known as the original secular document where rulers are said to be held to the same laws as the subjects, but it is more than that and Peg will give us a rundown of this amazing document. Additionally, she the unofficial scribe for the Western Conservative Summit and can talk a little about that as well.

Second, Randy Corporon is a Colorado native who has gone from High School drop out, to business owner, to Radio talk show host, to Attorney and to Tea Party leadership (and he also happens to be a great speaker). He holds Republican elected officials feet to the fire and has his finger on the pulse of Colorado politics. Thank you Geri for getting both of these speakers lined up.

We are once again promotional partners for the Centennial Institute's Western Conservative Summit on the weekend of June 26 through 28 (http://www.ccu.edu/centennial/western-conservative-summit/). This year we have not only purchased booth space, but have been working with the local Chabad to accommodate Jewish participants beyond having kosher meals to having an organized Friday evening candle lighting, minion and Kiddush as well as an early Shabbat service and Kiddush. For security and planning reasons, they can not have people at the conference center that are not attending the conference, however, anyone in the Jewish community who wants to come to the Summit and the Shabbat can get a Silver Pass (basic ticket into the Summit) for 50% off! Go to the Summit Registration website and select the Silver Pass 50% discount - it's typically just for veterans, educators, and clergy, but because many speakers would be missed by those attending services, they are making this discount available (use promo code "mishpocheh").

For attendees, there is a special hotel rate at the Hyatt Regency directly across from the Colorado Convention Center (https://aws.passkey.com/event/11270643/owner/21829/home) and an assortment of event passes are available here: http://www.yesevents.com/wcs2015.

We have 2 discount passes available in addition to 4 credentials to the exhibitor area and need volunteers. Please let me know by replying to this email if you can help out during the weekend.

Please join us for the May 20 meeting and bring a friend as well as your questions and comments.

For June, board member Geri Zahner has also lined up William Perry Pendley, Esq of Mountain States Legal Foundation (an often featured organization of GOPAC).

If you have not already done so, remember dues are due. If you have not paid the $36, please visit www.j-gop.com and do so at your soonest convenience. Anyone wishing to be on the board, or who would like to take on the role of outreach and/or programming should reply to this email.

Sincerely,
Dan Kopelman
J-GOP President
 

P.S. We now have a Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoJewishRepublicans?ref=br_tf Please visit it, like it and share it.

P.P.S. Don't Forget. Get your own j-gop.com email account!  Are you tired of getting nothing but spam in your Gmail, AOL or any other email account? Is it time to separate your work email from your personal email? Or would you like to simply let others know you support the Jewish Republicans? Well, now is your chance with your own [your_name_here]@j-gop.com!  For only $18 per year for members (or $36 per year for non-members) you can have your own, fully featured, private, secure, professional email account hosted by Network Solutions. Visit http://mail.jgop.com to see more, but sign up through our PayPal to ensure our organizations benefits from your support.

J-GOP Meeting Wed, April 15 - GOP Chairman Steve House

Chag Sameach! We hope you had a meaningful Seder this Passover season.

We have the new Colorado Republican Party Chairman, Steve House, as a speaker this month. He replaced Ryan Call in an election with no equal in recent history for the State GOP. Colorado has seen much change in its political leanings over the last few decades between campaign finance reforms, voter reforms and competing tax initiatives, our state's political leaning can only be described as chaos.

Many hope a new direction with less top down and more local initiative will bring things back in balance. We will be hearing from the new chairman about what is being done and how we can make a difference. Bring your questions and concerns as well as your ideas!

Please join us for the April 15 meeting and bring a friend as well as your questions and comments.

The Western Conservative Summit 2015, "Your Story: Freedom Alive," is coming up on June 26-28 at the Colorado Convention Center. We have a booth location that is prominently located in the main area and need volunteers to staff it (it is easy to do and gets you right in the middle of the action). Because we are a summit partner once again we will have some discounts available and will let you know what they are soon. Simply reply to this email if you are interested. (BTW - We are putting together something special for the Jewish attendees, hopefully, for Friday night and Shabbat more news in the weeks ahead).

If you have not already done so, remember dues are due. If you have not paid the $36, please visit www.j-gop.com and do so at your soonest convenience. Anyone wishing to be on the board, or who would like to take on the role of outreach and/or programming should reply to this email.

Don't Forget. Get your own j-gop.com email account!  Are you tired of getting nothing but spam in your Gmail, AOL or any other email account? Is it time to separate your work email from your personal email? Or would you like to simply let others know you support the Jewish Republicans? Well, now is your chance with your own [your_name_here]@j-gop.com!  For only $18 per year for members (or $36 per year for non-members) you can have your own, fully featured, private, secure, professional email account hosted by Network Solutions. Visit http://mail.jgop.com to see more, but sign up through our PayPal to ensure our organizations benefits from your support.

Sincerely,
Dan Kopelman
J-GOP President
 

P.S. We now have a Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoJewishRepublicans?ref=br_tf Please visit it, like it and share it.

J-GOP Meeting Wed, Mar 18 - Tom Tancredo

We hope you had a happy Purim last week.

We have Tom Tancredo speaking at our meeting on March 18. A Colorado native, former middle school teacher, former Colorado Legislator, former small business owner, former Department of Education regional director, former president of the Independence Institute, former Member of Congress, former Presidential Candidate, former Colorado Gubernatorial candidate and long time friend of Israel and the Jewish people (did you know he used to shuttle goods to Jewish refusenicks in the former USSR). Tom will talk to us about life after politics, current events and his latest crusade to stop the Unconstitutional Presidential Amnesty to Illegal Aliens in our country.

Please join us for the March 18 meeting and bring a friend as well as your questions and comments.

If you have not already done so, remember dues are due. If you have not paid the $36, please visit www.j-gop.com and do so at your soonest convenience. Anyone wishing to be on the board, or who would like to take on the role of outreach and/or programming should reply to this email.

We are looking forward to seeing you on the 18th!

Don't Forget. Get your own j-gop.com email account!  Are you tired of getting nothing but spam in your Gmail, AOL or any other email account? Is it time to separate your work email from your personal email? Or would you like to simply let others know you support the Jewish Republicans? Well, now is your chance with your own [your_name_here]@j-gop.com!  For only $18 per year for members (or $36 per year for non-members) you can have your own, fully featured, private, secure, professional email account hosted by Network Solutions. Visit http://mail.jgop.com to see more, but sign up through our PayPal to ensure our organizations benefits from your support.

Sincerely,
Dan Kopelman
J-GOP President
 

P.S. We now have a Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoJewishRepublicans?ref=br_tf Please visit it, like it and share it.

J-GOP Meeting Wed, Feb 18 - State Rep Jack Tate

Our February 18 meeting will feature freshman Colorado State Representative Jack Tate of House district 37 (most of Centennial). In real life he is an engineer and will be able to give us his views from the perspective of a new member of the State House as well as a business owner. Please join us and bring a friend or two to engage in this unique discussion.

Last month, Speaker of the House, Republican John Boehner, has invited Bibi to address Congress on March 3 about Iran. The negotiations with the Iranians over their nuclear program is an issue of vital importance to our country, Israel and the world. Israel has the world's best intelligence on Iran, and knows well Iranian nuclear threat. -more here-

Call and let Colorado's US Senators and your US House Member know they should support this important event in spite of the Presidential temper tantrum (just a hint, is it not the Republicans who are joining in the Obama opposition):

Senator Michael Bennet (D) 202-224-5852,
Senator Cory Gardner (R) 202-224-5941,
Rep. Diana DeGette (D, 1st district) 202-225-4431,
Rep. Jared Polis (D, 2nd district)  202-225-2161,
Rep. Scott Tipton (R, 3rd district)  202-225-4761,
Rep. Ken Buck (R, 4th district)  202-225-4676,

Rep. Doug Lamborn (R, 5th district)  202-225-4422,
Rep. Mike Coffman (R, 6th district)  202-225-7882,
Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D, 7th district)  202-225-2645

If you have not already done so, remember dues are due. If you have not paid the $36, please visit www.j-gop.com and do so at your soonest convenience. Anyone wishing to be on the board, or who would like to take on the role of outreach and/or programming should reply to this email.

We are looking forward to seeing you on the 18th!

Don't Forget. Get your own j-gop.com email account!  Are you tired of getting nothing but spam in your Gmail, AOL or any other email account? Is it time to separate your work email from your personal email? Or would you like to simply let others know you support the Jewish Republicans? Well, now is your chance with your own [your_name_here]@j-gop.com!  For only $18 per year for members (or $36 per year for non-members) you can have your own, fully featured, private, secure, professional email account hosted by Network Solutions. Visit http://mail.jgop.com to see more, but sign up through our PayPal to ensure our organizations benefits from your support.

Sincerely,
Dan Kopelman
J-GOP President
 

P.S. We now have a Facebook site: https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoJewishRepublicans?ref=br_tf Please visit it, like it and share it.

J-GOP Meeting tonight with speaker Krista Kafer

Join us 6:30pm tonight at East Side Kosher Deli and talk about the SOTU and the political future in Colorado.
https://chumly.com/n/2a0f967

Qatari man, once held as enemy combatant by US, returns home | Fox News

www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/18/qatari-man-onc...-home

A well-to-do convicted Terrorist co-conspirator is quietly freed by the Obama Administration. Is anyone surprised? Looks like this would be a new Democratic campaign contributor.

"Ali al-Marri was arrested in December 2001 while attending graduate school in central Illinois. He was held without charge for nearly six years in a U.S. Navy brig in South Carolina before eventually pleading guilty and receiving a sentence of just over eight years behind bars.ADVERTISEMENTADVERTISEMENT

Al-Marri's nephew, Saleh Garallah Kahlah al-Marri, said Sunday that his uncle returned home to the small energy-rich country the previous evening and was greeted by representatives from the Qatari interior and foreign ministries." a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/manage.../0/US Qatar Enemy.jpg
https://chumly.com/n/2a0ac47

Obama to call for new tax increases in State of the Union address | Fox News

www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/01/18/obama-to-call-...dress

Obama and the Leftist Socialist class plan an assault on Job Creators and people who work hard so their children can have a better chance to pay for education and living in the future. Beware, your investments are about to be jeopardized by economic idiots who promise "from each according to their means, to each according to their needs."

"The president's proposals, which also include eliminating a tax break on inheritances, are likely to be cheered by the Democratic Party's liberal base when they are announced Tuesday night in his State of the Union address. However, the tax increases are all but certain to be non-starters with the new Republican majority on Capitol Hill."


https://chumly.com/n/2a0b071