By: TRUTH CAUCUS · 10/26/2006 · AIM: crnctruthcaucus · Section: To Wit

TO WIT – STAY AT HOME

Stay at home evangelical Christians. Don’t go to the polls traditional Catholics.

That is (was) the message from the “Drive-by media.” Until now.

When Michael J. Fox took to the airwaves—without medication—and declared his support for Democratic candidates, he unknowingly set off a tidal wave of opposition from religious groups. Social issues, once quiet in the 2006 midterms, are now the focus of debate.

Religious voters are now obligated to vote, and they will.

The Michael J. Fox ad may have backfired. (The odds of Democrats curing cancer are equal to that of Debbie Stabenow winning an award for ballet.)

For too long the Democratic strategy has been to suppress the religious vote. (Because they can’t convince religious Americans that murdering babies is good and that Islamofacists don’t hate America.)

But, quite possibly, the media has enough problems of its own: Katie Couric is pulling lower ratings than reruns of the King of Queens.

President Bush signed the “Secure Fence Act of 2006” this morning. (Goodbye—or is it “hasta la vista”?—Jose.)

Need to know: A profile of Sen. Rick Santorum talks about his early College Republican days—and his Penn State dorm room. [Penn Live]

Need to know: Advertisments featuring a black man dating a white woman are now considered racist. (I’m not exactly sure why.) [NY Times]

Please note: the officials CRNC 2007 National Chairman’s race begins on Nov. 8. No earlier.

Jonathon Snyder of Ohio State addresses the Draft Brian Siler for National Chairman Facebook group (again):

With regards to the “Draft Siler for CRNC Chair” group on Facebook: As I told you yesterday, I started the group because I wanted to state my opinion on things, not because I was actively campaigning for anyone at all. Evidently, there were some people who considered this a campaign act, regardless of the “Draft” status of the group. Being that it was causing such a stir within minutes of being posted, I thought it best to close the group down until after the Mid-Terms. We obviously have real elections to focus on for the next thirteen days, and while simply joining a Facebook group should not actually take away anyone’s focus on the real elections, I realize there are people who see it this way. So for those reasons, any activities on my part in lobbying Brian Siler to choose to enter the upcoming CRNC elections will be postponed until after November 7. Like I stated earlier, I was not making phone calls, sending letters, or doing anything associated with campaigning, and no one asked me to take the group down. It was of my own accord, and it will be back in a few weeks after elections. Until then, I would encourage all College Republicans to continue working hard to get Republicans elected and win on November 7. We are working hard here in Ohio, and will continue driving on for Ken Blackwell, Mike DeWine, and every other candidate on our slate until every poll is closed.

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