Sen Kerry to call into The Stephanie Miller show tomorrow (5/17)

[TayTay]

The scrawl on her web site said it would happen during the second hour of the show. (EST that is from 10 - 11.)

[ProSense]

1. Thanks! Another agenda item:

Press Release Source: The New England Council

Senator John Kerry to Speak at New England Council Breakfast May 19
Tuesday May 16, 9:49 am ET


--(BUSINESS WIRE)----The New England Council--
Event: The New England Council Roundtable Breakfast

Featuring: U.S. Senator John Kerry

Date: Friday, May 19, 2006
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Venue: Seaport Hotel
Plaza B, Plaza Level
One Seaport Lane, Boston, MA 02210


John Kerry is currently serving his fourth term in the U.S. Senate and serves on the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Finance Committee and the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is the ranking member on the Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness, the Subcommittee on Long-Term Growth and Debt Reduction as well as the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He is also the ranking member of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee. Senator Kerry was the Democratic nominee for the President of the U.S. in 2004.

Prior to serving in the U.S. Senate, Senator Kerry served as Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, and was a prosecutor in Middlesex County. He entered the Navy after graduating from Yale University and received a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Combat V, and three awards of the Purple Heart for his service in combat. Senator Kerry was co-founder of the Vietnam Veterans of America.



Contact:
Editors/Reporters Contact:
The New England Council
Susan Asci,, 617-723-4009, ext. 27
VP, Communications


http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060516/20060516005843.html?.v=1

[Mass]

2. Busy week-end

Friday: Boston
Saturday: Ohio
Monday: Lawrence.

Not sure if he has something on Sunday, but I guess he will probably rest.

[ginnyinWI]

6. Rest?

lol--if it's JK, that probably means sailing, biking, windsurfing, flying, or something else exhausting to us mere mortals. :P

[TayTay]

7. Well, the waves were breaking this weekend up the coast

But the Atlantic is still pretty damn cold. Still.....

[Mass]

3. Another article in the agenda

http://www.hispanicprwire.com/news.php?l=in&id=6196&cha=14

Senator John Kerry and Colonel Angela Salinas Keynote Speakers at the 2006 NAHP Washington Media Summit



Washington, DC--(HISPANIC PR WIRE)--May 16, 2006--The National Association of Hispanic Publications (NAHP) will hold its annual Media Summit, on May 17-19, 2006 at the National Press Club in the nation's capital.

Senator John Kerry (D-MA) a presidential hopeful, will speak during the “Meet the Hispanic Press” luncheon on Wednesday the17th. He is expected to deliver remarks that focus on health care policy and its implications for the Hispanic community, but he may also address immigration reform, a hard and emotional topic among Hispanics.

[TayTay]

4. Cheezits, I want what he's having

That is one humdinger of schedule. I couldn't do and he a bit older than me. Must be all the good living. (Ahm, on his part.)

[ProSense]

5. Kerry Requests GAO Study of Minority Advertising Contracts

Kerry Requests GAO Study of Minority Advertising Contracts
Tuesday, May 16, 2006

WASHINGTON – In an effort to ensure minority firms are getting their fair share of federal advertising contracts, today Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, requested a study to determine if the federal government is aggressively pursuing a policy to expand minority advertising contracting opportunities.

“For nearly six years we’ve had a policy in place that says the federal government is supposed to be advertising in minority publications and on radio and television stations that reach minority audiences. Are they doing that? Are they aggressively contracting with minority firms?” Kerry asked. “It’s time we know how the government measures up in meeting its responsibility to reach out to all sectors of the American economy and in keeping its commitment to minority entrepreneurs.”


Executive Order 13170, signed in October 2000, directs federal agencies to expand all contracting opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs), Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), and firms participating in the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) business development program, including in information technology and General Service Administration schedules. The Executive Order specifically requires each federal agency to “take an aggressive role in ensuring substantial minority-owned entities’ participation, including 8(a), SDB, and MBE, in federal advertising-related procurements.”


Kerry sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office asking them to:


Determine which federal agencies have developed plans to comply with the order and to what extent there were shortfalls in compliance; and

Find out how many contracts were awarded to SDB, MBE and 8(a) firms; and

Examine the total amount of federal dollars spent on advertising 2001-2005, and of that, how much money went to SDB, MBE and 8(a) small businesses.
Following is the text of Kerry’s letter:


May 15, 2006


The Honorable David M. Walker
Comptroller General
U.S. Government Accountability Office
441 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20548

Dear Mr. Walker:


I am writing to request that Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the extent to which federal agencies have met the requirements under Executive Order (E.O.) 13170 to ensure that minority firms participate in federal advertising contracts.


On October 6, 2000, President Clinton signed Executive Order 13170, which directed federal agencies to create greater opportunities for small disadvantaged small business owners to participate in federal procurement. The E.O. covers information technology contracts and GSA schedules, and also directs the agencies to increase the share of federal advertising dollars that are awarded to small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) and Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs). Section 4 of the E.O. states,


Each department or agency that contracts with businesses to develop advertising for the department or agency or to broadcast Federal advertising shall take an aggressive role in ensuring substantial minority-owned entities’ participation, including 8(a), SDB, and MBE, in Federal advertising-related procurements. Each department and agency shall ensure that all creation, placement, and transmission of Federal advertising is fully reflective of the Nation’s diversity. To achieve this diversity, special attention shall be given to ensure placement in publications and television and radio stations that reach specific ethnic and racial audiences.


I am requesting that the GAO review the participation of 8(a), SDB, and MBE certified small businesses in federal advertising-related procurements. I would like the GAO to review the following:


Which federal agencies have developed strategies to comply with E.O. 13170?

How many of those strategies were compliant with all the provisions included in E.O. 13170 and where were the shortfalls in each agency’s strategy?

What is the total amount of federal dollars (civilian and military) that was spent on advertising in each year from 2001 through 2005?

Of these annual amounts, how many contracts were awarded to, what is the total dollar amount of the contracts, and what percentage of total dollars are represented by 8(a), SDB, and MBE small businesses?
If you have any questions or need additional information, please have your staff contact Nigel Stephens on my staff on the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship at [phone].


Sincerely,


John F. Kerry

http://sbc.senate.gov/democrat/record.cfm?id=255676

Press release:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20060516/pl_usnw/kerry_requests_gao_study_of_minority_advertising_contracts304_xml

[TayTay]

8. Oh yeah, and that Bill O'Reilly appearances is supposed

to come up fairly soon. Ahm, Maybe I'll read the transcript. (Not even for John Kerry would I watch O'Lielly. Unless they asked pretty please or something. OMFG!)

[karynnj]

9. If I know about it I'll watch - and he better be nice!

If Kerry gets him to come to his office, it should be ok. There's something intimidating about Kerry. (I still like that the local Republicans who were protesting him when he campaigned here ran away back into a parking lot when he walked in their direction - even though he wasn't angry, was really walking to see a lady in an ambulance, wasn't carrying a stick - was likely not even aware they were there.)

Also, I've never seen tape of a flustered Kerry, ever. How does O'Reily win if Kerry answers everything clearly and honestly. =Kerry has a huge advantage of never lying - it's hard to trip someone on the truth who never lies. He rarely even seems defensive. Also, Kerry and everyone else knows that O'Reily is a lecherous sleaze - that has to help.