Foxborough Republican Town Committee
is pleased to welcome
Michael Graham
Talk Radio 96.9 FM host and Boston Herald Columnist
Thursday, January 8, 2009
7:00 p.m.
at the Lafayette House
Route 1, Foxborough, MA
We can’t think of a better way to kick off the New Year than to have a conversation with Michael Graham about the future of the GOP! Seats must be purchased in advance before January 1, 2009, first come first served basis. Republican Town Committee Members (includes any local RTC): $20 per person; Non-Republican Town Committee Attendees $25; Seniors $10.00
All proceeds will go the Foxborough Republican Town Committee. For questions please call
Chair of the Foxborough Republican Town Committee ~ Angela Davis at 508 740 2953
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Michael Graham
Upon graduation from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, Graham spent six years touring the national comedy club circuit, performing with stars like Robin Williams and Jerry Seinfeld.
He spent the next six years as a Republican political operative, running federal, state and local election campaigns from Chicago to the Carolinas.
Since 1999, Graham has been a successful radio talk show host, a career that’s taken him from Charlotte, North Carolina to Washington, DC. He’s currently the top-rated mid-morning host in New England, broadcasting “The Natural Truth” from the studios of WTKK-FM in Boston, MA.
He’s the author of three books, most recently REDNECK NATION: How The South Really Won The War. For 15 years, Graham wrote the popular “Usual Suspects” column for newspapers across the Southeast, then began writing regularly for the Boston Herald in 2007. Graham is also a contributor at National Review Online, and his work appears regularly at websites like RealClearPolitics, InstaPundit, and Jewish World Review.
Graham’s unique life experiences have turned him into (in the words of a former editor of Radio and Records magazine) “the perfect Frankenstein monster for the modern media—informed, funny, and smart.”
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FOXBOROUGH REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE contact us at adavisff@gmail.com
Friday, December 5, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
November 4th is Election Day!
Calling all Republicans in Foxboro, Mansfield & Norton, on Tuesday November 4, 2008, this is the day we must vote and show our support for our Excellent local Republican Candidates:
•for State Representative Jay Barrows, who is up for re-election this year. He has been a tireless advocate for our tri-town area, as evidenced by his 100% voting Record on Beacon Hill for the past two years. We are proud and thrilled to have Rep. Barrows on Beacon Hill working hard for us every day of the week!
*Also up is Jon Rockwood (R) of Walpole, a terrific candidate for State Senate, be sure to cast that vote for Rockwood. Jon and his wife Christy have been true community builders in their town of Walpole and Jon has put in much time here in Foxboro. We are very excited to have Rockwood on that November 4th ballot!
•Jeff Beatty (R), U.S. Senatorial candidate, taking on the Kerry Machine and if anyone watched his debate on NECN last week it was remarkable to see Jeff in action, clearly ready for the job and ready to go! Vote for Jeff! Dynamite candidate.
Lastly my friends, lets remember the McCain/Palin ticket. There is no better man to represent our country, defend our interests and rebuild our economy. In John McCain we trust and believe, and his running mate Sarah Palin is a formidable choice. A fulll-time working mom, clearly qualified and just the right choice to accompany McCain into office.
God Bless them all for putting themselves into these races, and the understanding that to serve this country is a noble and honorable call to action. To them we are all grateful and owe each of them a debt of gratitude.
My very best to you,
Angela F. F. Davis
Chair, Foxborough Republican Town Committee
Republican Strategist & Writer
•for State Representative Jay Barrows, who is up for re-election this year. He has been a tireless advocate for our tri-town area, as evidenced by his 100% voting Record on Beacon Hill for the past two years. We are proud and thrilled to have Rep. Barrows on Beacon Hill working hard for us every day of the week!
*Also up is Jon Rockwood (R) of Walpole, a terrific candidate for State Senate, be sure to cast that vote for Rockwood. Jon and his wife Christy have been true community builders in their town of Walpole and Jon has put in much time here in Foxboro. We are very excited to have Rockwood on that November 4th ballot!
•Jeff Beatty (R), U.S. Senatorial candidate, taking on the Kerry Machine and if anyone watched his debate on NECN last week it was remarkable to see Jeff in action, clearly ready for the job and ready to go! Vote for Jeff! Dynamite candidate.
Lastly my friends, lets remember the McCain/Palin ticket. There is no better man to represent our country, defend our interests and rebuild our economy. In John McCain we trust and believe, and his running mate Sarah Palin is a formidable choice. A fulll-time working mom, clearly qualified and just the right choice to accompany McCain into office.
God Bless them all for putting themselves into these races, and the understanding that to serve this country is a noble and honorable call to action. To them we are all grateful and owe each of them a debt of gratitude.
My very best to you,
Angela F. F. Davis
Chair, Foxborough Republican Town Committee
Republican Strategist & Writer
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
New Hope, New Change
Clearly the McCain/Palin ticket is asserting itself in a way that Obama never saw coming.
Sarah Palin was a wildcard, and we are tremendously lucky to see her on the political forefront of 2008. The short list was comprised of names like Pawlenty, Romney, Ridge. I first heard terrific feedback about a "rising star" named Sarah Palin in the GOP back in the Spring of 2008. A good friend and a republican strategist in the party said to keep an eye on her. That she was a formidable challenger should she choose to start her ascension on the GOP ladder.
During the spring, I was busy along with many of my Massachusetts GOP colleagues launching Mitt Romney's Presidential bid. We held our weekly conference calls, did our grassroots work, did our phone banking, and when Mitt suspended his bid we were greatly disappointed.
Friday August 29, 2008 came as a powerful moment in our history. When a strong female republican leader had a place on a ticket.
Palin’s nomination reinforces an important point. There are many terrific GOP women out there, thousands of them, who have been around a long time. Why are they unnoticed? Perhaps the liberal media/bias is not interested in picking up stories about conservative women who are activists, leaders, and legislators in the country. As a Republican woman in Massachusetts, Governor Jane Swift can speak first hand to the miserable experience of having to tolerate the vicious attacks on her leadership, life choices, and family. In defense of this, could someone please tell me where all the "sisters" have gone? Where are my sisters? Where are all the feminist liberal women run organizations that should be crying “FOUL” and defending Palin. Are they that upset that they will not come out of hiding and support another sister because she is a Republican? Un-enrolled women between the ages of 30-50 should be outraged at the way Palin is being treated. She has been attacked, discriminated against, and scrutinized for her career choice, and the liberal media has fueled it. As far as I can see, whether you are a stay at home mom or a commute away from the office mom, we all work! No matter how you slice and dice it, it is work raising a family. It is also a personal choice as to how a mother chooses to engage in her work, and raise a family. What works in my home for my husband and I may not work for my neighbor. And the criticism women have endured for taking their personal choices is unfair, as Palin is proving. Power to Palin for changing diapers while she's on a conference call. She's what I like to refer to as a female warrior: a strong woman that can do anything! Show us a task, and we'll get it done. I am surrounded by women like that and impressed by their stamina, focus, and determination. Not to mention their intelligence and grace.
Palin possesses a wealth of leadership experience as a Governor, a mayor, a mom and PTO activist. As Governor she lowered taxes, consistently put money back into the wallets of her constituents, where it belongs, and said “NO” to the corporations and pork barrel spending. And with an approval rating of 85% in her own state who’s to say she doesn’t lead well? By the way, you can fit 5 Delawares inside Alaska! Further, Palin holds the key to drilling for oil. She understands and supports alternative energy sources, and she realizes that is a long term goal, which we need to methodically phase into our nation’s energy plan. And so in the interim, we need to increase domestic production and decrease our dependency on foreign sources.
Sarah is just like you and I.
And maybe that is was has energized the base and lit a fire in the bellies of us soccer moms.
She believes that the people’s will should be done. And we need to maintain our strength economically and defend our foreign interests. She understands the need to keep our nation safe from the terrorist attacks and warfare that some would wage on our soil. And that at the end of the day, we as parents have the right to choose the basic principals and values that are important to teach our children, that we are not leaving that to the public school system, and that sex education has no place in the K-4 curriculum.
Now that the economy and the wallstreet bailout has taken center stage, focus seems to have shifted temporarily away from the Palin phenomenon. The Wall Street and banking woes are concerning. It is particularly amusing (or not, pending on viewpoint) to see Congressional Rep. Barney Frank (MA) bad mouthing those involved in the foreclosure/mortgage crisis when he is the same fist banging Rep that spearheaded legislation to force lending and mortgages to individuals that should have been termed unqualified. Shame on him.
Make no mistake about it, though. The styrafoam columns are indeed back in the Hollywood studio and there are no props left for Obama to use. Camera is on him and there’s a heightened awareness of his liberal agenda and solutions to remedy our country’s greatest challenges.
Let me be clear: this is not a race about race. This is a race about taking our country in the right direction, successfully navigating the future of our economy, military, education and spending. Protecting the freedoms of our people and upholding the constitution in a constructionist methodology, not legislating from the bench.
This is about my children, your children, the elderly, the poor and middle class America. This is about people who have basic needs that are not being met.
The majority of soccer moms that I see on a weekly basis are excited about Palin and they want the McCain/Palin ticket to win.
It’s a ticket they can believe in.
It is change they can believe in.
Palin and McCain are that change, and we believe in them.
I am looking forward to January 21, 2009 when I can watch the inauguration with my daughter.
-Angela F. F. Davis,
Foxborough Republican Town Committee Chair
Barrows Campaign Advisor
Sarah Palin was a wildcard, and we are tremendously lucky to see her on the political forefront of 2008. The short list was comprised of names like Pawlenty, Romney, Ridge. I first heard terrific feedback about a "rising star" named Sarah Palin in the GOP back in the Spring of 2008. A good friend and a republican strategist in the party said to keep an eye on her. That she was a formidable challenger should she choose to start her ascension on the GOP ladder.
During the spring, I was busy along with many of my Massachusetts GOP colleagues launching Mitt Romney's Presidential bid. We held our weekly conference calls, did our grassroots work, did our phone banking, and when Mitt suspended his bid we were greatly disappointed.
Friday August 29, 2008 came as a powerful moment in our history. When a strong female republican leader had a place on a ticket.
Palin’s nomination reinforces an important point. There are many terrific GOP women out there, thousands of them, who have been around a long time. Why are they unnoticed? Perhaps the liberal media/bias is not interested in picking up stories about conservative women who are activists, leaders, and legislators in the country. As a Republican woman in Massachusetts, Governor Jane Swift can speak first hand to the miserable experience of having to tolerate the vicious attacks on her leadership, life choices, and family. In defense of this, could someone please tell me where all the "sisters" have gone? Where are my sisters? Where are all the feminist liberal women run organizations that should be crying “FOUL” and defending Palin. Are they that upset that they will not come out of hiding and support another sister because she is a Republican? Un-enrolled women between the ages of 30-50 should be outraged at the way Palin is being treated. She has been attacked, discriminated against, and scrutinized for her career choice, and the liberal media has fueled it. As far as I can see, whether you are a stay at home mom or a commute away from the office mom, we all work! No matter how you slice and dice it, it is work raising a family. It is also a personal choice as to how a mother chooses to engage in her work, and raise a family. What works in my home for my husband and I may not work for my neighbor. And the criticism women have endured for taking their personal choices is unfair, as Palin is proving. Power to Palin for changing diapers while she's on a conference call. She's what I like to refer to as a female warrior: a strong woman that can do anything! Show us a task, and we'll get it done. I am surrounded by women like that and impressed by their stamina, focus, and determination. Not to mention their intelligence and grace.
Palin possesses a wealth of leadership experience as a Governor, a mayor, a mom and PTO activist. As Governor she lowered taxes, consistently put money back into the wallets of her constituents, where it belongs, and said “NO” to the corporations and pork barrel spending. And with an approval rating of 85% in her own state who’s to say she doesn’t lead well? By the way, you can fit 5 Delawares inside Alaska! Further, Palin holds the key to drilling for oil. She understands and supports alternative energy sources, and she realizes that is a long term goal, which we need to methodically phase into our nation’s energy plan. And so in the interim, we need to increase domestic production and decrease our dependency on foreign sources.
Sarah is just like you and I.
And maybe that is was has energized the base and lit a fire in the bellies of us soccer moms.
She believes that the people’s will should be done. And we need to maintain our strength economically and defend our foreign interests. She understands the need to keep our nation safe from the terrorist attacks and warfare that some would wage on our soil. And that at the end of the day, we as parents have the right to choose the basic principals and values that are important to teach our children, that we are not leaving that to the public school system, and that sex education has no place in the K-4 curriculum.
Now that the economy and the wallstreet bailout has taken center stage, focus seems to have shifted temporarily away from the Palin phenomenon. The Wall Street and banking woes are concerning. It is particularly amusing (or not, pending on viewpoint) to see Congressional Rep. Barney Frank (MA) bad mouthing those involved in the foreclosure/mortgage crisis when he is the same fist banging Rep that spearheaded legislation to force lending and mortgages to individuals that should have been termed unqualified. Shame on him.
Make no mistake about it, though. The styrafoam columns are indeed back in the Hollywood studio and there are no props left for Obama to use. Camera is on him and there’s a heightened awareness of his liberal agenda and solutions to remedy our country’s greatest challenges.
Let me be clear: this is not a race about race. This is a race about taking our country in the right direction, successfully navigating the future of our economy, military, education and spending. Protecting the freedoms of our people and upholding the constitution in a constructionist methodology, not legislating from the bench.
This is about my children, your children, the elderly, the poor and middle class America. This is about people who have basic needs that are not being met.
The majority of soccer moms that I see on a weekly basis are excited about Palin and they want the McCain/Palin ticket to win.
It’s a ticket they can believe in.
It is change they can believe in.
Palin and McCain are that change, and we believe in them.
I am looking forward to January 21, 2009 when I can watch the inauguration with my daughter.
-Angela F. F. Davis,
Foxborough Republican Town Committee Chair
Barrows Campaign Advisor
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Representative Barrows’ Office Vandalized
Representative Barrows’ Office Vandalized
The Mansfield campaign office of State Representative Jay Barrows (1st Bristol District, Foxborough-Mansfield-Norton) was broken into on Friday night June 27, 2008.
The campaign utilizes a small office area at the Barrows Insurance Agency for storage and materials. None of the insurance records, documents, or equipment was touched during the break-in, and the security and integrity of all customer information has been confirmed to be completely intact and unimpeached.
Only Barrows’ campaign information was targeted by the vandals. Campaign records and documents were accessed and scattered about the office. An assessment of the extent and nature of the damage done is underway now. A Police Report has been filed.
The Mansfield campaign office of State Representative Jay Barrows (1st Bristol District, Foxborough-Mansfield-Norton) was broken into on Friday night June 27, 2008.
The campaign utilizes a small office area at the Barrows Insurance Agency for storage and materials. None of the insurance records, documents, or equipment was touched during the break-in, and the security and integrity of all customer information has been confirmed to be completely intact and unimpeached.
Only Barrows’ campaign information was targeted by the vandals. Campaign records and documents were accessed and scattered about the office. An assessment of the extent and nature of the damage done is underway now. A Police Report has been filed.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Objective & Informed Media Outlets
At a recent Foxborough RTC gathering, we received an excellent update on fair and objective media from a member that recently attended a gala in D.C. for the Media Research Center. MRC is a media watchdog group that monitors the news outlets such as NPR, CBS and so on to expose media bias.
While youtube.com and other internet hot-spots are enjoying major attention, there are those slowly gaining momentum such as www.mediarearch.org and www.eyeblast.tv.
Of interest in terms of print media there are those that believe "The Economist" is a great way to further delve into what is happening in the world today that impacts all of us. To hear not just both sides of a debate domestically, but a universal and global perspective. For others, WSJ remains a good source. I am slowly chipping away at my stack of periodicals, I confess I am some months behind playing catch up. Time is a true commodity.
There is so much to learn from others, and I continue to have a profound and deep respect for my friends and colleagues who sit on many sides of various issues.
Important to note I have been enjoying long lived debate courtesy of the Feinsteins and their international off spring. On a daily basis we continue to debate oil dependency, increasing federal deficits & spending, the right to prosecute career criminals to the fullest extent of the law, defend ourselves, free speech, and health care. Through these debates and engaging of those who do not necessarily agree I am reflective on a daily basis about where the solutions and answers are. And how do we navigate the next 2, 5, 10-20 years as a super power, a nation of caring people and peaceful people. And how do we take care of our own nation, it's children, and elderly.
Perhaps it is worth reminding us all, in the end, we all want the same thing. Peace, health, prosperity, safety, community, and how do we arrive at a place that works for us all. We do live in a great nation, and the future of these issues is deeply influenced by the incoming administration and President.
That said, there is blatent bias from media, and until the silent few take their turn to speak up, the stories continue their spin cycles.........Clearly no lack of opinion out there, but a demonstrated lack of unbiased reporting.
Tim Russert left this earth and now there is a void. Peggy Noonan penned a great tribute to him in the WSJ soon after his passing and talked about Russert's outstanding virtues, and how he truly valued equal time, and an equality of approach. She was right. And looking back, it is such an enormous loss.
-Angela Forster Davis, Chair, Foxborough Republican Town Committee
While youtube.com and other internet hot-spots are enjoying major attention, there are those slowly gaining momentum such as www.mediarearch.org and www.eyeblast.tv.
Of interest in terms of print media there are those that believe "The Economist" is a great way to further delve into what is happening in the world today that impacts all of us. To hear not just both sides of a debate domestically, but a universal and global perspective. For others, WSJ remains a good source. I am slowly chipping away at my stack of periodicals, I confess I am some months behind playing catch up. Time is a true commodity.
There is so much to learn from others, and I continue to have a profound and deep respect for my friends and colleagues who sit on many sides of various issues.
Important to note I have been enjoying long lived debate courtesy of the Feinsteins and their international off spring. On a daily basis we continue to debate oil dependency, increasing federal deficits & spending, the right to prosecute career criminals to the fullest extent of the law, defend ourselves, free speech, and health care. Through these debates and engaging of those who do not necessarily agree I am reflective on a daily basis about where the solutions and answers are. And how do we navigate the next 2, 5, 10-20 years as a super power, a nation of caring people and peaceful people. And how do we take care of our own nation, it's children, and elderly.
Perhaps it is worth reminding us all, in the end, we all want the same thing. Peace, health, prosperity, safety, community, and how do we arrive at a place that works for us all. We do live in a great nation, and the future of these issues is deeply influenced by the incoming administration and President.
That said, there is blatent bias from media, and until the silent few take their turn to speak up, the stories continue their spin cycles.........Clearly no lack of opinion out there, but a demonstrated lack of unbiased reporting.
Tim Russert left this earth and now there is a void. Peggy Noonan penned a great tribute to him in the WSJ soon after his passing and talked about Russert's outstanding virtues, and how he truly valued equal time, and an equality of approach. She was right. And looking back, it is such an enormous loss.
-Angela Forster Davis, Chair, Foxborough Republican Town Committee
Monday, June 30, 2008
Welcome to FOXBOROUGH RTC!
Welcome to the home site of the Foxborough Republican Town Committee.
We meet monthly to conduct the business of the Committee, hear from our elected officials, and those running for office.
It is the intention of this committee to discuss and debate issues, ignite activism, and get involved. If you would like to find out more information about this committee you are welcome to contact us at 508 740 2953.
Officers & Membership for 2008/2009 slate:
The Foxborough Republican Town Committee is once again proud to have a full slate of membership post November 2007 elections.
Current leadership is as follows:
Angela F. F. Davis - Chair
Jane Curtis - Vice Chair
Virginia Coppola - Treasurer/Sec
Foxborough has a long history of electing excellent representatives to lead us on Beacon Hill. On the Foxborough RTC we are presently involved in helping our local and national representatives who are striving to make and lead positive change every day.
This is an important year locally and nationally to be involved. Nobody knows better first hand how important this November election is than our own State Representative Jay Barrows (R). He is, simply put, a work horse and not a show horse. He has enjoyed a 100% perfect voting record since taking the oath of office back in 2006. We are grateful for his fine leadership and dedication to issues that impact all of us every single day.
Thanks for tuning in and be sure to visit the site often as we kick off the FRTC blog.
(special thanks to the MAGOP interns for their excellent support in launching this blog....I can truly appreciate a hard working college student trying to make ends meet and get involved!)
(-written by Angela Forster Davis; recently re-elected as Chair of the Foxborough Republican Town Committee, serves as a Strategist/Advisor for the Barrows Campaign, and has served as Field Director for State, Senate, Gubernatorial and Presidential Candidates)
We meet monthly to conduct the business of the Committee, hear from our elected officials, and those running for office.
It is the intention of this committee to discuss and debate issues, ignite activism, and get involved. If you would like to find out more information about this committee you are welcome to contact us at 508 740 2953.
Officers & Membership for 2008/2009 slate:
The Foxborough Republican Town Committee is once again proud to have a full slate of membership post November 2007 elections.
Current leadership is as follows:
Angela F. F. Davis - Chair
Jane Curtis - Vice Chair
Virginia Coppola - Treasurer/Sec
Foxborough has a long history of electing excellent representatives to lead us on Beacon Hill. On the Foxborough RTC we are presently involved in helping our local and national representatives who are striving to make and lead positive change every day.
This is an important year locally and nationally to be involved. Nobody knows better first hand how important this November election is than our own State Representative Jay Barrows (R). He is, simply put, a work horse and not a show horse. He has enjoyed a 100% perfect voting record since taking the oath of office back in 2006. We are grateful for his fine leadership and dedication to issues that impact all of us every single day.
Thanks for tuning in and be sure to visit the site often as we kick off the FRTC blog.
(special thanks to the MAGOP interns for their excellent support in launching this blog....I can truly appreciate a hard working college student trying to make ends meet and get involved!)
(-written by Angela Forster Davis; recently re-elected as Chair of the Foxborough Republican Town Committee, serves as a Strategist/Advisor for the Barrows Campaign, and has served as Field Director for State, Senate, Gubernatorial and Presidential Candidates)
Friday, June 20, 2008
Welcome
Welcome to the brand-new blog of the Foxborough RTC! Check back here often for updates on local events and elections as well as profiles on politicos and public figures.
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