“A desire to express themselves and a determination to use blogs and social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace to circumvent censorship has created a thrilling equation in the Arab world: one man/woman + internet = very angry dictator”.
~Mona Eltahawy

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“What happens to the Republicans in 2008 will likely be dictated by what didn’t happen in 2005, and ‘06, and ‘07. The moment when the party could have broken, on principle, with the administration – over the thinking behind and the carrying out of the war, over immigration, spending and the size of government – [...]

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Learn how to craft, produce, and distribute professional documentaries at the Leadership Institute’s new Documentary Workshop.  Industry experts from around the country come to teach at this one-day (May 16th) workshop, held at LI’s Arlington, VA headquarters to teach you:
 How to budget and fund your documentary
Copyright issues and media law
Storytelling and message crafting
Technical aspects of good [...]

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After graduating from JMU last week I decided to forgo a beach trip and spend a week at the Leadership Institute learning the fundamentals of how to run a campaign and get the latest info on how to be an effective internet activist.  Here is a brief overview of the two courses.
 Campaign Manager School
I left [...]

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Added a new poll and a Flickr photo-album link to your right.  Three new pics will show up every-time you refresh.  Email us at CRFVBlog@gmail.com to add your photos. 
 I will throw up a post soon about the Leadership Institute’s Campaign Manager and Internet Activist School (both are excellent btw). 

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Ponder this.  You’re graduating from James Madison U. and your commencement speaker (Tom Dingledine) tells you to hold hands and close your eyes as new age music is cued.  Quick, you have two seconds to decide what to do?

1) Grab the hand next to you because she is a hottie
2) Start the wave
3) Begin to converse [...]

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The Leadership Institute is hosting a Campaign Manager School at the Arlington HQ of LI from May 5-9th.  Upon conclusion of that school LI will immediately hold their Internet Activist School on May 9th and 10th.  Both are reasonably priced, meals and materials are included, and free lodging is available.  Discounts are available for CRs (contact school manager and tell [...]

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Hope your exam week is going swimmingly.
“I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me”
 ~Woody Allen 

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Many college students across Virginia have their final exams this week.  On Saturday seniors will graduate. 
Email us at CRFVBlog@gmail.com with your stories about finals week and news about graduation ceremonies, especially about speakers.  We will post anything interesting, political or not. 

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McCain’s decision to ask the North Carolina Republican Party to stop airing an ad of Obama’s pastor (view here) has caused Michelle Malkin to dub McCain a snob and compare him to the mainstream media. 
Congratulations, Sen. McCain: You’ve out-snobbed Snobama.
Yes, without having seen the ad or talked directly to the NC GOP officials, he’s absolutely convinced that [...]

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The Sorensen Institute’s gala honoring Senator John Warner last night in Arlington was a star packed spectacle of Virginia politics.  All of Virginia’s living governors attended: Kaine, Warner, Gilmore, Allen, Wilder, Baliles, Robb, and Holton.  Other notables I saw included Chairman Hager, Rep. Wittman, Del. Moran, Sen. Deeds, and a host of candidates seeking office.   
 I sat at a table provided by big time Democratic donor Suzann [...]

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Public Choice Capitalist has a good post up about how economic freedom, mainly capitalism, has essentially tamed the environment so that we can now enjoy it. 
 Capitalism is also responsible for giving people the wealth and leisure to permit them to mis-perceive nature as loving and bountiful, and to enjoy nature in a way that few [...]

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“read some chinese philosophy about Confuciunism (sic) and some works of Mao Zetong (sic), where you can also find how we treat minorities”.
~A Chinese commentator who has been debating with Archimedes and I about human rights in China.  Read the full debate here.

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The CRNC has launched two Facebook widgets that connect you with others CRs. 
Click here to add the widgets to your profile
The first widget is a direct feed from The CR Voice blog that is constantly updated with news and opinion about politics and CR activities around the country.
The second widget gives you a chance to [...]

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Cuccinelli took 60% of the vote in the CRFV Blog’s “Which Attorney General Candidate do you Support?” poll.  Cuccinelli’s fan base should be large.  He is the only Republican NOVA state senator to survive the ‘07 purge and he is the most conservative of the bunch!   
Rounding out the poll:

24.6%: Fmr. Del. Paul Harris
8.5%: Sen. Mark [...]

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CRFV at Foxfield is this Saturday in Charlottesville
The Virginia Conservative Leadership Conference is this Saturday in Richmond
Delegate Matt Lohr will host a BBQ with the JMU CRs on Monday
Liberty University will host Bay Buchanan on Wednesday
Bridgewater CRs will host a big meeting on Wednesday
Hampden Sydney CRs will host their 5th annual Ronald Reagan Dinner with special guest’s Dr. Jim Simms and [...]

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My sarcasm got the better of me after debating with two separate pro-China bloggers in the post directly below this one, thus you have this poster! 
The WaPo has an interesting piece about the vilification of a freshman Chinese Duke student and how her parents had to go into hiding in her homeland of China after she [...]

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I recently put a free Tibet bumper sticker on my car.  My friends reacted by suggesting I put a ’Screw China’ sticker on instead.  While I share this sentiment too, I feel the issue of Chinese human rights abuses are being ignored on college campuses.  Many of my liberal and moderate friends are strangely ambivalent over China and the [...]

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Below is my letter of congratulations to Michael Moore for winning the CRFV Blog’s Craziest Liberal Contest with 54% of the vote!  If you would like to email him a separate pat on the back, say hi to him here: mike@michaelmoore.com 
Dear Mr. Moore,
 Congratulations are in order! Your sterling good looks and Castro-esque way with words [...]

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Sen. Mark Obenshain announced on Monday he will not seek the AG’s office.  Del. Rob Bell has also decided to forgo a run.  Corey Stewart was not included in the poll because he is unlikely to seek the office.   

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