Repub Young Eagles: Life in the fast lane-Rodeo, Xe, Steeplechase, London Fundraiser Trips

[RamboLiberal]

The big fundraising event at the Philadelphia Phillies home opener is canceled. So is the one at the steeplechase race in Virginia horse country and the weekend at the North Carolina paramilitary training compound. No definite word on the professional bull-riding rodeo this fall, or the trip to meet British Conservative Party leader David Cameron in London.

The Republican National Committee’s Young Eagles program to attract wealthy young donors is on hold, thanks to the bad publicity generated by a now infamous visit by members of the group to the West Hollywood “bondage” club Voyeur that has made the RNC and its chairman, Michael Steele, the target of late-night TV jokes and outraged conservatives.

But aside from any accounting and appearance issues raised by the RNC’s picking up the tab at Voyeur, there is a more pragmatic question for many Republicans: Is the cash actually raised by the Young Eagles worth the high cost — and potentially bad press — of the group’s nontraditional and sometimes edgy events?

Some Republicans say the answer is “no,” though it’s difficult to calculate the program’s impact, since Federal Election Commission reports don’t break out contributions by donor ages or programs.

“Is it a good idea to get young people fired up about the party and maybe giving money to the party when they’re 25 or 30?” said John Grotta, a GOP direct-mail consultant who worked at the RNC in the 1980s and 1990s under Chairmen Frank Fahrenkopf and Haley Barbour.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0410/35411.html

Hey you bunch of F'ing Rich Chickenhawks - wanna play war - why don't you try this.

[tanyev]

1. Time to kick those slackers out of the nest.

[RamboLiberal]

2. If these slackers go bull riding - I'm rooting for the bull

I'd love to see the Young Chickenhawks in this position.





But this might be more their speed.

[gratuitous]

3. Buy 'em young, buy 'em cheap

Let's face it, being a Young Republican pretty much means you're a creep. You're probably in the lower third of your class, your prospects aren't real good, and your "career" isn't going to amount to much. But along comes some deep pocket sugar daddies, and for the right words, you're in the secret club. You get to hobnob with desperate, washed-up political has-beens and never-weres, but you get to go to some swell events. Every now and then you meet some important people, who realize that their life's work is dependent on the Junior Fuck-Up Brigade keeping the torch lit. And who knows? One of your miserable cadre might, just might, have the right combination of glibness, pig-smarts, and motherfucker cunning to become a star in his own right. Somebody's going to have to take things over in the future. And that star is going to need a lot of propping up.

But now somebody screwed it up by going to Voyeur. No fun of any kind for at least two weeks. Shit.