Fully one-third of the votes cast in the upcoming election will be cast at one of the 15 early voting sites in Buncombe County.  At every hour of every day at every early voting site, we Republicans need to place material in the hand of each and every voter who will take it from us. Primarily this will aid the local candidates and the judges, and to a lesser extent, the Council of State candidates. The best use of our volunteers will be to have one volunteer at each site at each time period. Each and every volunteer should have an “Alaska Gold” slate card and whatever other literature s/he wants to distribute for his/her favorite candidate(s).

We have built a spreadsheet with all the dates, times, and locations to facilitate the process of volunteering for this job. The spreadsheet can be found at www.gakeller.com/early.html.  Please stir up any Republicans you know who can work a few hours for Republican candidates. Our aim is to have every slot filled with at least one Republican.

You cannot stick names into this grid yourself. Please email to George Keller at secretary@buncombegop.org your name and the date/hour/location for which you are volunteering.  This technique worked well for the Mountain State Fair booth, and it will work well for early voting!

Over the last 3 years, Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler, who is up for re-election, has accepted over $1.2 million dollars from hundreds of Political Action Committees, a majority of which are located outside of North Carolina. Shuler has accepted an additional $1.5 million in from the NC Democratic Party.

Republican candidate for Congress, Dr. Carl Mumpower, has refused all PAC money in order to send a clear message to voters that he is a principled candidate who cannot be bought and sold. Dr. Mumpower has even refused to take money from his own party, putting “principle before party, power, or popularity.”

“When people actually take the time to look at Congressman Shuler’s record, they will learn that he has personally benefitted more from his position than the citizens of Buncombe County and the 11th District,” said Dr. Timothy Johnson, Chairman of the Buncombe County Republican Party. “He is unwilling to attend political forums with Carl Mumpower in Buncombe County, unwilling to participate in an actual debate with Carl Mumpower, and unwilling to answer the many questions voters have about his voting record, including his lack of commitment to drilling off the shores of North Carolina.”

Due to increasing public concern over the strong influence of special interests in Washington D.C., Dr. Mumpower’s firm stand against taking any PAC money has inspired a solid base of volunteers of varying political affiliations to staff his campaign in order to make up for any advantage his opponent has gained from accepting special interest dollars. Support has been especially strong in Buncombe County.

Financial information for Congressman Shuler and Dr. Mumpower can be found in the Federal Election Commission database at www.fec.gov. Click here for a consolidated view of contributing PACs.

For more information on Dr. Carl Mumpower’s Congressional campaign, visit www.mumpower08.com.

This announcement was released today by Dr. Ada M. Fisher, NC Republican National Committeewoman and candidate for NC House, District 77.

St. Paul, MN – The day after the Republican National Convention, in one of many historic moves for the Republican Party, Dr. Ada M. Fisher, NC House District 77 Republican Candidate officially became her state’s Republican National Committee Woman.  That committee of over 150 representatives comprises the state’s party chairman (Linda Daves from NC),  National Committeeman (Representative David Lewis from NC) and National Committeewoman (Dr. Ada M. Fisher).  That body has some say in the functioning of the Republican Party on the national level.  It has a voice in the party platform, convention planning and efforts to elect candidates as well as fund raising efforts for races.

Preceding the convening of the first 2008-2012 Republican National Committee meeting, several historic occurrences unfolded in its wake.  The beginning of the 2008 convention was modified in view of the pending hurricane Gustav where many candidates were sent home to make sure their families were protected while the Republican Party helped raise millions of dollars to assist hurricane victims.  Retooling on September 3rd featuring a presentation by Mrs. Cindy McCain, a salute to women, first responders and those involved in our home place security was begun.  Introducing a hurricane of its own, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska rocked the house and energized the party in her acceptance of that honor becoming the first female Republican Vice Presidential nominee.  Concluding the official events of the convention, John S. McCain in a thoughtful rousing speech highlighting his status as a true American hero, through the chants of USA appealed to the best of us across all party and ethnic lines as he implored us all to put Country First.

Likewise a historic moment for Dr. Fisher, whose grandfather rose from slavery to be instrumental in laying the groundwork for the nomination of the first black man to serve the Republican National Convention in the early 1900’s, Dr. Fisher became the first known black woman from the United States to serve as a Republican National Committee Woman.  Lost in the democratic focus of Obama as the first African American candidate to receive the democratic nomination has been the efforts of black Americans in the Republican Party with North Carolina showing unheralded successes with African Americans as a County District Chairman-Joseph Avery, County Chairman-Dr. Timothy Johnson from Ashville, and six candidates running for the NC Legislature representing Burlington, Charlotte, Gastonia, Greensboro, Fayetteville and Salisbury.

A Swedish broadcaster has released a previously unseen film clip showing the release of John McCain to the U.S. military in Hanoi in 1973.

Monday Sept 8th
7:30 - 8:30am - Pat McCory in Madison County
10:00am - 12:00pm - Citizens Speak with Don Yelton (call in repeat)
3:00pm - 4:40pm - Town Hall meeting in Hendersonville with Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower
4:00pm - 4:30 - Shuler a Hypocrite? You decide…

Tuesday Sept 9th
7:30pm - 9:30pm - Citizen Speaks LIVE - (call in program with Don Yelton)
9:30pm - 10:00pm - We Listen We Learn GOP County Tour (NEW) filmed in Fairview

Wednesday Sept 10th
12:30am - 1:30am - Town Hall meeting in Hendersonville with Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower
2:00pm - 3:30pm - Town Hall meeting in Haywood County with Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower

Thursday Sept 11th
7:30pm - 8:30pm - Town Hall meeting in Haywood County with Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower

Friday Sept 12th
9:00am - 9:30am - “ICE” comes to Buncombe County”
10:00am - 11:00am - Town Hall meeting in Haywood County with Congressional Candidate Carl Mumpower
1:30pm - 2:00pm - “ICE” comes to Buncombe County
10:30pm - 11:00pm - Shuler a Hypocrite? You decide…

Saturday Sept 13th
5:00am - 7:00am - Citizens Speak with Don Yelton call in repeat
2:00pm - 2:30pm - Shuler a Hypocrite? You decide…
3:00pm - 4:00pm - We Listen We Learn GOP County wide tour (Fairview)

Congressman Heath Shuler, after cutting short a speaking engagement in Woodfin and canceling a Q&A session, refuses to respond to or even acknowledge Space Mountain Productions questions about debating congressional candidate, Dr. Carl Mumpower.

To respectfully request that Shuler participate in a debate so that you can compare the candidates side by side, you can call his campaign office at (828) 348-0414.

Our BCGOP Chairman, Dr. Timothy Johnson, as well as long-time activist and Party member Bill Lack, are in Minneapoli-Saint Paul for the 2008 Republican National Convention. A news website called ScrappleFace interviewed Tim about why he’s a Republican and various other topics.

To keep up with what’s going on at the 2008 GOP Convention, visit www.GOPConvention2008.com.

The McCain campaign released the following press release today announcing his selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate.

ARLINGTON, VA — U.S. Senator John McCain today announced that he has selected Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate and to serve as his vice president.

Governor Palin is a tough executive who has demonstrated during her time in office that she is ready to be president. She has brought Republicans and Democrats together within her Administration and has a record of delivering on the change and reform that we need in Washington.

Governor Palin has challenged the influence of the big oil companies while fighting for the development of new energy resources. She leads a state that matters to every one of us — Alaska has significant energy resources and she has been a leader in the fight to make America energy independent.

In Alaska, Governor Palin challenged a corrupt system and passed a landmark ethics reform bill. She has actually used her veto and cut budgetary spending. She put a stop to the “bridge to nowhere” that would have cost taxpayers $400 million dollars.

As the head of Alaska’s National Guard and as the mother of a soldier herself, Governor Palin understands what it takes to lead our nation and she understands the importance of supporting our troops.

Governor Palin has the record of reform and bipartisanship that others can only speak of. Her experience in shaking up the status quo is exactly what is needed in Washington today.

WLOS interviewed our Chairman, Dr. Timothy Johnson, about Obama’s push in Western North Carolina. Dr. Johnson kept the focus on our local candidates, pointing out that “People are upset. And they are upset at all levels. Not just at the federal level.”

Watch the story online on the WLOS website.

Our Chairman, Dr. Timothy Johnson, participated as a panelist at the Black Republican Forum in New York City earlier this month. This forum has been broadcast on CSPAN-2. Dr. Johnson appears in “Session 2″ and “Session 3″. We highly recommend that you watch the entire broadcast because it is very interesting and informative.

Session 1

Session 2 (Dr. Johnson appears at 23 minutes)

Session 3 (Dr. Johnson appears at 1 hour and 9 minutes)

Our Chairman continues to speak passionately and eloquently about our Republican principles and is keeping Buncombe County in the public eye!