Young Republicans in Charlotte -- and the 2008 RNC national convention agenda

by: Pam Spaulding

Sun Feb 04, 2007 at 22:00:00 PM EST

Apparently the city played host to the annual meeting of the N.C. Federation of Young Republicans who had a chance to hear from some of the prospective candidates for governor of my state. (Charlotte Observer):

Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr of Raleigh, who announced last week, appeared along with Salisbury lawyer Bill Graham and state Sen. Fred Smith of Johnston County. Patrick Ballantine, a 2004 nominee from Wilmington, was also scheduled to speak, but had to withdraw because of a conflict.

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, who declined to discuss whether he will consider running for governor, welcomed the delegates. State Sen. Robert Pittenger also addressed the convention. Despite speculation to the contrary, Pittenger has said he's not running for governor.

Senator Fred Smith, Patrick McCrory

Homophobe alert: Keep Fred Smith and Patrick McCrory are the radar. Smith, a millionaire elected to state Senate in 2002, was one of the sponsors of a marriage amendment bill. McCrory refused to offer a letter of welcome to HRC Carolinas when it held its annual dinner in Charlotte in 2005 (see the feeble response here. Btw, HRC is going to hold the event there again on Feb. 24).

McCrory also didn't want to grant permission for Pride events in public areas in his city, buckling under pressure from the fundie group Operation Save America. He said the event belonged in a hotel away from view.

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Now for the fun -- UNCW2000 has eyes and ears over at the RNC and snared a copy of the agenda for the 2008 National Convention to share with BlueNC readers.  Read -- and cover your keyboards -- after the jump.

7:00 P.M. Opening rant about late-night liberal media news reports hosted by Pat Buchanan

7:15 P.M. Proposal for a Fundraiser - Jack Abramoff

7:20 P.M. How to get your child a miltary deferment - Dick Cheney

7:35 P.M. Church and State Unification prayer and worship hosted by Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson

8:00 P.M. Proposal for a Fundraiser - Jack Abramoff

8:05 P.M. Ask-a-page to breakfast program -Mark Foley

8:15 P.M. Evangelical Crystal Meth Toast - Ted Haggard

8:30 P.M. Women in Politics Tea and Book Club
with Phyllis Schlafly and a reading of "Sisters" by Lynne Cheney

8:35 P.M. Find Saddam's weapons of mass destruction rally Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney

9:00 P.M. Keynote speech: "Gerrymandering, The Good Ol' Days" - Tom DeLay

9:15 P.M. Proposal for a Fundraiser -
Jack Abramoff

9:20 P.M. Dept. of State collection to send a Saudi Prince to college fund - Condoleeza Rice

9:30 P.M. "How to not to appear like a crazy former Senator" - Zell Miller

9:40 P.M. "Why I love the military lobbyists"
- Randy "Duke" Cunningham, inmate no. 8765432

9:45 P.M. Republican Outplacement Forum
hosted by Rick Santorum, Jim Talent, Mike Dewine, Lincoln Chafee, and Conrad Burns

9:50 P.M. Presentation of Truth in Drug-Free Broadcasting Award to Rush Limbaugh -
Anne Coulter

9:55 P.M. "Plausible Deniability - The Art of the Cover-up" - Scooter Libby

10:00 P.M. "How George Bush and Donald Rumsfeld were Right about Iraq" - George Allen

10:30 P.M. Nomination of Jeb Bush for President; "It's his turn!" - Barbara Bush

11:00 P.M. "How to Always Carry a Big Stick! - The Power of the Pharmaceutical Industry Lobbyist" - Bob Dole; sponsored by Pfizer

11:05 P.M. "Eliminating the Dept. of Education and National Spelling Bee" - Dan "Potatoe" Quayle

11:15 P.M. Proposal to change presidential eligibility rules - Arnold Schwarzenegger

11:30 P.M. Coronation of Arnold Schwarzenegger as write-in candidate Karl Rove

12:00 A.M. "How to Succeed in Government Without Really Trying"
Michael Brown; sponsored by FEMA and the Arabian Horse Federation

12:05 A.M. Jack Abramoff drives some former members of Congress back to prison