C HARLOTTE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CLUB September 2015 Hi Folks, We have two great programs Wednesday evening. These you do not want to miss. Paul Andrews, chairman of the Airport Authority, will give us an update and history lesson of our local airport. They have some great accomplishments and are looking forward to future expansion and growth. What has been the specific impact on our community However, that s has not been done without controversy. Paul should be able to give us the background of the controversy, and the future direction of our airport. Bill Truex, chairman of our county commissioners, has some great information to share with us regarding the future expansion and growth of our county. Again, this is not without controversy. Are the plans to buy IMPAC university building? How does he envision the another city in the county? Should the county have seven commissioners and five elected within their respective district? and lots more. Both programs should be informative, exciting and full of thought provoking ideas as we get ready for next years elections. DINNER MEETING Wednesday, Sept 23, 2015 Isles Yacht Club Punta Gorda 5 pm Social 6 pm Dinner Programs: 1. Paul Andrews: Charlotte County Airport update. 2. Bill Truex: County update. For last minute reservations call Claire Phelan to see if she can fit you in: 575-0734. Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not something to be waited for, but rather something to be achieved. William Jennings Bryan Inside This Issue: Financial Education...1 Ken Roberson Celebration.. 2 Citizenship Quiz.....3 Rigged Media....4 Alexander the Great. 5 Liberal Brain.....5 Election map... 7 CCRC Calendar...... 7 Our Teens Need Financial Education Robert R McMillan www.bobmcmillan.net As our children and grandchildren age and become adults, I cannot help but think that financial education is a missing ingredient in their lives. Let me explain. Today, our nation has a population of over 305 million and there are some 600 million credit cards being used in the United States. Those cards purchase around $25 billion each year with the average card holder having some $16 thousand in debt. And 15 percent of all credit cardholders are regularly late in payments. Credit cards are not the only gap in financial literacy for our population. But, credit cards start early with almost 40 percent of college students having a card. Receiving the cards at 18 or so ends up with those youngsters not having a clue as how to manage their limited resources. There are no lessons in high school and very little taught at home. Based on all my research about this area, I have found no standardized approach in high schools to provide financial training. Unless you become an accounting major, there is also little chance you would get any financial education in college. There is one area where financial education for high school students has
Page 2 Page 2 Continued from page 1 taken hold. That is on the Internet. The National Endorsement for Financial Education (www.nefe.org) has tremendous resources for producing financial literacy. At the website, you will find a program for high school students and a site to help you set up a money management class. It also covers the details about credit cards and how to protect your personal identity. Another excellent web site is sponsored by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal agency responsible for overseeing the country s banking industry (www.fdic.gov/consumers/). It contains a great deal of information which could help young people overcome the lack of financial knowledge. WWW.Edutopia.org is another place to look for educational material for elementary school through high school. To give you an idea as to how good the site is, take a look at what it does for elementary school students. They are taught the basics of bank accounts, interest rates, and budgets. If you are anxious about young people in your family becoming financially literate, take a few minutes and check out these sites. It will be worth your time and could prove helpful to young people in your own family. The Republican Party and the Republican clubs of Charlotte County cordially invite you to attend the annual Charlotte County Republican Hall of Fame Dinner honoring: Ken Roberson. When: Where: Saturday, November 21st IYC. 1780 Marion Avenue, Punta Gorda, Florida Cost: $100 pp. Table of eight, $720. Reservations: Gene Murtha, 941-258-2080 Email Gene: GeneMurtha@CenturyLikn.net
Page 6 Page 3 Citizen Quiz Circle the correct answer. Prize awarded at the dinner for the most correct answers. (Tie Breaker Questions Available) 1. Who is considered to be the "Father of Our Country"? George Washington Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson James Madison Christopher Columbus 3. What is the supreme law of the land? The Executive Branch The Constitution The Honor System The Bill of Rights The Magna Carta 5. The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called... Article One The Bill of Rights The Declaration of Independence The Federalist Papers The Preamble 7. What is one right or freedom NOT provided by the First Amendment? speech religion assembly pursuit of happiness petition the government 9. Why do some states have more representatives than other states? States with more people have more representatives States with more land have more representatives Each state has the same number of representatives Each state's number of representatives is random 11. If both the president and the vice president can no longer serve, who becomes president? Attorney General House Majority Leader Speaker of the House Secretary of State Secretary of Defense 13. What stops any one branch of government from becoming too powerful? Executive Orders The United Nations The National Security Agency A system of checks and balances, Journalists and the national media 2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? George Washington Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson James Madison Christopher Columbus 4. The notion of self-government is present in the first three words of the Constitution. What are the three words? United we stand... Give me your... We the people... Congress shall make... You have the... 6. How many amendments does the Constitution have in total? 1 10 27 50 142 8. How many U.S. senators are there and how long is a senator's term? 50 senators; 2 years 50 senators; 6 years 100 senators; 2 years 100 senators; 6 years 10. What other position does the commander in chief of the military hold? President Vice President Speaker of the House Secretary of State Secretary of Defense 12. Which of the following is not a branch of government? Executive Legislative Financial Judicial None of the above 14. Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government, and some powers belong to the states. Which is not a power of the federal government? print money provide driver's licenses declare war create an army make treaties
Page 4 Page 7 15. Who was president during World War I? Woodrow Wilson Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon Franklin D. Roosevelt George H.W. Bush 16. Who did the United States fight in World War II? Germany Japan Italy All of the above None of the above 17. How old must a citizen be to vote for president? 16 17 18 21 25 18. What is the economic system in the United States? Socialist Communist Capitalist Mercantilist Laissez-faire 19. Which state does not border Mexico? California Arizona Nevada New Mexico Texas 21. When is the last day you can send in federal income tax returns? January 1 April 15 May 20 July 4 December 31 20. Which of the following is NOT an American Indian tribe in the United States? Cherokee Sioux Iroquois Apache Sabine 22. What is the political party of the current president? Republican Democrat Muslim Atheist ABC News executive producer Ian Cameron is married to Susan Rice, National Security Adviser. YOU MAY HAVE HAD A HUNCH THE NEWS SYSTEM WAS RIGGED. IF YOU COULDN'T PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT, THIS MIGHT HELP SOLVE THE PUZZLE. CBS President David Rhodes is the brother of Ben Rhodes, Obama s Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategic Communications. ABC News correspondent Claire Shipman is married to former Whitehouse Press Secretary Jay Carney
Page Page 5 3 The last wishes of Alexander the Great... On his death bed, Alexander summoned his army generals and told them his three ultimate wishes: 1. The best doctors should carry his coffin... 2. The wealth he has accumulated (money, gold, precious stones) should be scattered along the procession to the cemetery... 3. His hands should be let loose, so they hang outside the coffin for all to see!! One of his generals who was surprised by these unusual requests asked Alexander to explain: 1. "I want the best doctors to carry my coffin to demonstrate that in the face of death, even the best doctors in the world have no power to heal.." 2. "I want the road to be covered with my treasure so that everybody sees that material wealth acquired on earth, will stay on earth.." 3. I want my hands to swing in the wind, so that people understand that we come to this world empty handed and we leave this world empty handed after the most precious treasure of all is exhausted, and that is: TIME. We do not take to our grave any material wealth. TIME is our most precious treasure because it is LIMITED. We can produce more wealth, but we cannot produce more time. When we give someone our time, we actually give a portion of our life that we will never take back. Our time is our life! The best present that you can give to your family and friends is your TIME. May God grant YOU plenty of TIME to share with all. MANY OF YOU (LIKE ME) ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING FOOTBALL SEASON. HERE'S A LITTLE RECAP FROM LAST YEAR... Alabama beat Arkansas; Arkansas fired the coach. Alabama beat Auburn; Auburn fired the coach. Alabama beat Tennessee; Tennessee fired the coach. Alabama beat Notre Dame; the Pope resigns... I wish the White House had a football team.
Page 64 ELECTION MAP (From the Supervisor of Elections Office) (# County Commissioner. & Airport Commissioner) # Stephen Deutsch & Kathleen Coppola # Trish Duffy & Jim Herston # Bill Truex & Paul Andrews # Chris Constance & Rob Hancik # Ken Doherty & Pam Seay Our five County Commissioners and five Airport Commissioners are elected county-wide, but represent specific geographic areas. 2016 ELECTION DATES Presidential Preference Primary: March 15, 2016 Primary Election: August 30, 2016 General Election: November 8, 2016 Calendar for Remainder of 2015 October 10th, (2nd Monday) Mixer at Laishley Crab House. Constitutional Officers. October 19th Board Meeting*** Jerry s office *** October 28th (4th Wednesday) Dinner IYC. Mike Grant November 9th (2nd Monday) Mixer at Laishley Crab House. Law Enforcement, Fire Video November 18th (No Meeting.) December 7th (1st Wedesday) Mixer at Laishley Crab House. TBA December 16th Special Luncheon IYC. Elections, Carols, Al Holland, etc. *** Board meeting, Jerry s office 150 W. McKenzie Street, Punta Gorda. Any club member is welcome to join us.
Page 7 2016: A RECORD BREAKING ELECTION YEAR By Charlie Counsil, CCRC 2nd Vice President Be prepared for a long ballot next year. Locally, at the County level terms will be ending for three Commissioners; three members of the Board of Education; three members on the County Airport Authority; the District Clerk of the Court, the County Property Appraiser, the County Tax Collector, County Sherriff and Supervisor of Elections. In Punta Gorda three of the five Council seats will be open. Ken Roberson our District 75 Florida House representative will term out in 2016. Tom Rooney, our US Congressman will be up for reelection as well. For the most part the incumbents of these open positions are Republicans and we seek to keep these positions Republican either with the current seat holders or with their replacements. While next year s election is still far off we already see candidates declaring for several open seats. We will keep you updated as we move into 2016. County Sherriff: Clerk of the Court: Tax Collector: Commissioner Dist 5: School Board Dist 2: School Board Dist3: Incumbent: Bill Prummell Candidates: Edward Pope (N); Dale Ritchhart (R) Incumbent: Barbara T. Scott: Candidate: Deborah Lilley (D) Incumbent: Vickie Potts Candidate: Mark David Zehr (R); Incumbent: Tricia Duffy (Not seeking re-election) Candidate: Joe Tisio (R); Laurence Daniels (R) Incumbent: Aileen Miller Candidate: Robert Dolar (N); Kim Amontree (N) Incumbent: Robert Segur Robert Segur is seeking reelection School Board Dist 5: Incumbent: Barbara Rendell Candidate: Airport Authority: Incumbent: Paul Andrews Airport Authority: Incumbent: Pam Seay Airport Authority: Incumbent: Jim Herston Davis Michael Morris (N) Your Board of Directors for 2015 President: Jerry O Halloran 205-2277 Jerry@PDGflyers.net 1st Vice President Deb McMullen 255-9395 Firstvicepresident@ccflrc.org 2nd Vice President Charlie Council 575-8997 Ccounsil1@comcast.net Treasurer John Hitzel 286-6281 Johnhitzel@yahoo.com Secretary Mary Ann Hughes 661-1218 Recordingsecretary@ccflrc.org Past President Gene Murtha 258-2080 Genemurtha@centurylink.net Hospitality Claire Phelen 575-0734 Clairephelen@comcast.net Chairman REC Bill Folchi 505-8557 Billfolchi@comcast.net Senior Advisor Frank Weikel 639-4678 Fwcom1@aol.com State Committee Woman Jane Sturgis 575-0660 Janesturges@comcast.net Website: www.ccflrc.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/charlottecountyrepublicanclub
SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS Page 85 Florida House District 75 Republican Daedalian Financial Services Retirement Specialists Jerry O Halloran, MBA Offering Financial Advice since 1982. 150 W. McKenzie Street, #111; Punta Gorda, Florida 33950 Jerry@DFSinvestments.net Tel: 941-205-2277 TF: 866-587-2276 Fax: 941-205-2276 Jerry O Halloran is registered with, supervised by and offers securities through Kovack Securities, Inc. Member FINRA/SIPC (954) 782-4771 6451 N. Federal Hwy, Ste 1201, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33308