The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley Oct Newsletter

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The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley

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Conservative Thought for Bay Area Thinkers

Dear Member,

Another crowd of over 300 people witnessed the September Conservative Forum meeting with Steve Greenhut. Steve is the dir= ector of the Journalism Center for the Pacific Research Institute, and the author of "Plunder: How Public Employee Unions = Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives And Bankrupting The Nat= ion."

Steve pointed out how government employees at all levels are receiving "unbelievable" benefits. He pointed to the classic example of Robert Rizzo in Bell, California who was being paid $800,000 per year as a city manager for a city of only 38,000 citizens. This included 28 weeks of vacation, and a pension with = an estimated value of $30 million.

While the Rizzo case in Bell, CA is an extreme example, city mana= gers all over the country are being paid as much as $400,000 per year.= It is not the fault of the people receiving these huge paychecks and outlandish benefits; it is the system. Politicians in both parties have been promising unsustainable pay packages in exchange for political power.

Our October speaker will be Larry Greenfield, conservative leader, media commentator and a fellow in American Studies at Claremont Institute. Larry is returning to the Forum for his second presentation; of the more than 60 different speakers we have had,= he is clearly one of the best who has appeared before The Conservati= ve Forum audience.

The title of his talk will be "Obama vs= America: A Clear, Concise and Convincing Examination of the Obama Doctrine, His National Security Failures, and Homeland Security Policies." This is a meeting you do not want to miss. Bring a moderate or liberal friend with you. Larry's articles have been featured in such publications as the Weekly Standard and Big Hollywood.com. Recently, Larry took Oliver Stone to task with an article, entitled "Stoning Superman: Oliver Stone's War with= the USA."

Sincerel= y,
Richard = Geno, President
The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley

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Statement on Third Parties

Conservative Forum's Statemen= t

Some in the nation have talked about the formation of a third political party based = on conservative and or tea party principles. The Conservative F= orum  officers and Executive Committee members do not support attempts to form a third party. Additionally, we believe that such efforts, even those that might be well intentioned, are unproductive and unwise at this time. &n= bsp;

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The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley
Monthly Meeting

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We meet the first Tuesday of each month at:

IFES Portug= ese Hall=

432 Stierli= n Road

Mountain View, CA 94043&nb= sp;

Cost:
Members Free - Non-Members $10.00

First Time Gu= ests - Free

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Doors open: 6:15 pm, program begins at 7:00 pm

NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5          &nbs= p;          Map

For more information visit our website at: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=3Df57adubab&et=3D110377476= 4573&s=3D0&e=3D001B9JTdpgfaCRg6t3Z-C7sdPURNf1KJZwlRryaPoLlanIP01VSb= AEjQtLsW87UoPn0qq4zquJl2lopCSq7NJ5Lsqtql_1lSQbugeMGVJsV5OZf_XrnNDhT6At3SGaA= t_6Bkjvx1anKpgYKMltkEir6Dw=3D=3D

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Informal Discussion Groups<= o:p>

Interested? Please contact Jack Mallory 408-252-7447<= /span>

American Constitution=

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with Ray Str= ong

Next meeting: October 25 from 7-9 pm=

Meets the 4^th Monday of the month. Guests welcome.

·<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'>       Amendment of the Constitution by treaty

·<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'>       Why study the original meaning of the Constitution=

·<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'>       Impeachment of federal judges

·<= span style=3D'mso-bookmark:"LETTER\.BLOCK8"'>       Power to affect courts

Groups meet at
Round Table Pizza
4400 Stevens Creek Blvd,
San Jose, 95129

It is expected that in lieu of charging for meeting rooms, attendees= eat and/or drink something to defray our deposit.

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Update from Mexico: Not All Border Fences Are Racist

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By John W. = Lillpop

When the United States began construction of a border fence to = keep illegal aliens from invading America across our southern border= s, the outrage from Mexico and the American left was palpable.

Racist, discriminatory and unfair were among the less offensive terms used to describe those who advocated the fence.

Mexico even threatened to report America to the United Nations = for building a fence on U.S. soil using American taxpayers' money, = and American labor to complete the job.

Logically, that would mean that President Calderon and the other officials running Mexico would never use a fence to restrict fr= ee passage to whoever wished to come to Mexico, right?

As reported , when it comes to illeg= al aliens crossing into Mexico from south of its borders, a border fence makes perfect sense:

"Mexi= co has had it up to here with illegal aliens. So they've begun buildin= g a fence along the border. Not along its northern border with the United States, but along its southern border with Guatemala.

"Acco= rding to the head of customs for Mexico's tax administration, Raul Di= az, the Mexican border state of Chiapas is constructing a wall along the country's southern border with Guatemala, along the river <= span class=3DSpellE>Suchiate which divides the countries. Dia= z says the purpose of the wall is to prevent the passage of contraband, but admits, "It could also prevent the free passage of ill= egal immigrants."

Presid= ent Calderon, how can you justify a border fence in Mexico while vehemently opposing the same for the United States to protect i= ts border with Mexico?

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Conveying a Message of Stren= gth?

By Keith De= Filippis

On one side we have Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf who wants to build a mosqu= e at ground zero. On the other hand we have Reverend Terry Jones= who proposed burning a Quran on September 11, 2010. We are told= by our leaders that burning a Quran will incite riots overseas and endanger our troops and civilian personnel throughout the world. We are also told that the radicals burning US flags are not= part of the mainstream. We are told that Reverend Terry Jones is= a radical and not part of the mainstream.
Why do we care that Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf wants to build a mosque at ground zero?  Do Muslims build mosques as symbols of conquest?= Why does Reverend Terry Jones want to burn a copy of the Quran? Does he want publicity?  Why do our elected leade= rs object to Reverend Terry Jones burning a Quran but do not object = to Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf building a mos= que at ground zero?  Why is one despicable act applauded and the other condemned?

The government and the press will have us believe that Muslim rad= ical Islamists are a fringe group, a group not supported by mainstream peace loving Muslims. If this is true, w= hy don't the leaders of the Muslim world condemn and drive them out?  Why are we warned of dire happenings if they are offended? Why aren't they warned of dire consequences if we are offended? Why is it alright to burn the American flag but n= ot a Quran?

Osama bin Laden told us in an interview "the people will fol= low the strong horse." Strength has not been demonstrated = by our leaders. The last leader in America who demonstrated strength was Ronald Reagan. The day he was inaugurated Iran released the embassy hostages. Reagan was the "strong horse." Apparently the ability to read a teleprompter = is not enough. There is a message of strength being conveyed b= ut not by this country. November can't come soon enough.

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"In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave and hated and scorned.  When his cause succeeds the timid join him, f= or then it costs nothing to be a patriot." --Mark Twain <= o:p>

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"It does not take a majority to prevail ... but rather an irate, tire= less minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men." --Samuel Adams

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President James Garfield once said, "The people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, = and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessnes= s, and corruption. If it be intelligent, brave and pure, it is becau= se the people demand these high qualities to represent them in the national legislature."

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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and g= ive to those who are not." Thomas Jefferson

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About Us

The Conservative Forum of Silicon Valley is a non-profit 501(c) 3 non-partisan educational organization. Contributions to us are tax deductible and can be mailed to the Conservative Forum, P.O. Box 26922, San Jose, CA 95159-6922 Copyr= ight © 2006. All rights reserved. Views expressed by our members = or speakers are not necessarily the views of The Conservative Forum = of Silicon Valley.

Objectives

The primary goal of The Conservat= ive Forum is to help preserve America as the utmost beacon of freedom and fountain of democracy, indi= vidual rights and responsible free entrepreneurship. The CFSV's secondary = goal is to actively advocate for conservative ideas and action in Silicon Valley and the surrounding Bay Area.

Mission Statement

The mission of The Conserva-tive<= /span> Forum of Silicon Valley is to promote the principles of American liberty through education. As the recognized conservative non-partisan umbrella organi-zation in = the Bay Area, we are the place for con-servatives<= /span> from Silicon Valley and beyond to gather, share ideas and become empowered.

Officer= s<= /o:p>

Richard Geno
President and CEO<= /o:p>

Jack Mallory
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Rohit Joy
Treasurer= <= /o:p>

Howard Myers
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Welcome to the October
Newsletter!

Every month we include a thoughtf= ul opinion or two from our members. If you have an opinion on a current news topic and would like to submit it for inclusion in the Newslet= ter, we urge you to do so. Please keep your opinion submissions to = 500 words.

Send them to: editor@theconserv
tiveforum.com