SANTA ROSA REPUBLICAN WOMEN, Chartered 1945 An Affiliate of the National Federation of Republican Women California Federation of Republican Women, Northern Division, Northwest Region Website ~ www.santarosarwf.org - E-mail ~ [email protected] - Facebook ~ www.facebook.com/srrwf 2015 NFRW Diamond Award Winner Volume 31, Issue 6 June 2016

ANNUAL PICNIC SATURDAY JUNE 25, 2016 at the beautiful home of our member Sandy Metzger, St Helena Avenue, Santa Rosa 12:30 to 3:30 $40 (after June 19 $50) Special Guest Speaker: Melanie Morgan Melanie Morgan, KSRO 1350 News Director and host of “Sonoma County Morning News,” will be the featured guest at our annual picnic on June 25. We’ll have a wide-ranging interactive conversation with Melanie who will touch on all things political. In July she will be broadcasting live from the Republican Convention in Cleveland. Melanie likes to be where the action is. Twice she broadcasted live from . She covered the student uprising for democracy in Tiananmen Square in Beijing as well as the bombing of the Marine Compound in Beirut in 1983. Recognizing the imminent threat to American interests by terrorists, she went on to co-found Move America Forward, the largest pro-troop, grassroots organization in the US with more than a million members. Melanie is an award-winning radio talk show host, author, columnist, journalist, TV anchor and now News Director. Known for her advocacy on behalf of the American military and defense of the , she has been a frequent guest on many cable TV shows, including Fox News, CNN and the BBC. She co-hosted The Brian Sussman and Melanie Morgan Show and was host and/or reporter at KSFO and KGO-TV. She and her husband Jack Swanson live in Marin county and love to spend time hiking the hills of Sonoma County each weekend.

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July & August are down months for our club, thru August 7. Give Rosalie Parks a call & tell her you but we must gear up to help Republican want to volunteer to work a shift - morning, afternoon or candidates in the General Election. Not another evening. We register new Republicans and have the Democrat President for 4 more years! wonderful opportunity to interact with the folks. They Our annual picnic is Saturday, June 25 beginning need to hear the Republican point of view as opposed to at 12:30. It is our yearly fundraiser so bring your spouse, what they read in the newspapers and hear on the liberal a relative, friend or someone you think might like to join TV channels. our club. The food is always delicious and there will be The 2016 Rosters were available at the April & an opportunity drawing for 5 lovely baskets. Our guest is May General Meeting. Those that weren't picked up were Melanie Morgan, host of Morning News. If you have a mailed. If you don't receive yours next week, or have any question you'd like her to address, put that question on a address, phone number or email address corrections, give 3x5 card and bring it to the picnic. She will answer your me a call. We will put out a correction sheet in the fall. questions. Nancy Maier & Orlean Koehle The Sonoma County Fair begins July 22 and runs

MEMBERSHIP - Jennifer Delany & Sue Lozano We are very happy to welcome new member Willi Vaughn to Santa Rosa Republican Women Federated. Welcome aboard Willi. We all look forward to our picnic on June 25th at the beautiful home of our member Sandy Metzger. It would be a perfect time to bring a friend or family member to join us. We look forward to visiting with you all and hearing Radio Talk Show Host Melanie Morgan from KSRO. Have a great summer and take care.

SRRWF 2016 Officers 2015 STANDING COMMITTEES TABLE OF CONTENTS Co-PRESIDENT AMERICANISM Monthly Meeting Information 1 Nancy Maier Dottie Vonderhaar [email protected] President’s Message 2 707.538.9804 AWARDS Orlene Koehle Nancy Maier 2014 SRRWF Officers and Committees 2 [email protected] 707.539.8393 CHAPLAIN Skeptical Observer/Cartoon 3 Bev Christenson 1st VICE PRESIDENT CFRW AND NORTHERN DIVISION 4 Sandy Metzger HOSTESS Marie Derr Eugenia “Jean” Brown NFRW AND CAGOP 5 2nd VICE PRESIDENT LEGISLATION/OPPOSITION SRRWF Activities/Committee Reports 6 (Membership) RESEARCH Jenifer Delany Edelweiss Geary Membership Form 7 Sue Lazano PARLIMENTARIAN Calendar 8 SECRETARY Rosalie Parks Joan Gatley Insert: Our Supporters Business Cards . VOTER REGISTRATION Elected Federal, State and Local Officials TREASURER Rosalie Parks Andrea Geary [email protected] Information NEWSLETTER (&ROSTER) EDITOR 707.849.1454 Ruth Van Bemmel WAYS & MEANS [email protected] TBA 2 707.888.1765 THE SKEPTICAL OBSERVER

Sometimes it is nice to ignore history and after seven days of fighting lost. 80,000 British, and move on. However, at other times it Australian and Indian solders became prisoners of war. is very important to review history 138,000 allied soldiers died in the battle. especially since so many of our schools The Japanese did not treat prisoners of war according nowadays are not teaching history, to the Geneva Convention of 1927. During the Bataan especially if facts are the issue. Death March in the Philippines, 75,000 American and Our illustrious leader, aka Barack Filipino prisoners were marched from the Bataan penin- Obama, recently made a trip to Japan and sula to prison camps. The construction of the Burma- felt the need to visit Hiroshima. He did not apologize for Thailand Railway which was a slave project killed around the atomic bombs dropped on the two Japanese cities but 90,000 Asian laborers and 16,000 Allied prisoners of war. he did feel the need to talk about how the world needs to Japan was responsible for the death of millions of eliminate nuclear weapons. people. If Harry Truman had not dropped the atomic Now, today’s Japan is a very different place from the bombs on cities which were also military locations, how Japan of the first part of the 20th century. However, many American soldiers would have died in the invasion apologists for Japan want to negate history and blast the of Japan? How many more people would have died in for dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Japanese captivity? Nagasaki. Japan has changed a great deal since the end of World The United States dropped the atomic bombs because War II. One factor related to that change was the fact the it was the only way to end the war since the Japanese General McArthur ran Japan as an occupied country after refused to an unconditional surrender. The invasion of the war. There were three goals for Japan: occupation, Japan would have caused thousands of American and rebuilding and democratization. The occupation of Japan Japanese casualties. was divided into three phases: an initial effort to punish Japan during the first part of the 20th century was a and reform Japan, the work to revive the Japanese country led by militaristic leaders committed to conquer- economy and the conclusion of a formal peace treaty and ing their neighbors and taking their resources. When Em- alliance. Events worked out so that today Japan is an ally peror Hirohito ascended the throne in 1926, the political and a free country. That was not the case in 1945. Harry battle in Japan was between liberals and leftists on one Truman did what he did because he was looking out for side and ultraconservatives on the other. his country. That attitude is one that all American leaders Japan wanted the natural resources of their neighbors should have. and so in 1931 Japan invaded and occupied Manchuria in Imperial Japan, History of WW2 – The History Channel . The whole north of China was gradually taken History of World War 2 Department of State – Office of over. The Japanese captured all key Chinese ports and the Historian industrial centers. After the fall of Nanking in December, 1937 Japanese troops slaughtered an estimated 300,000 civilians and raped 80,000 women. Civilians were sav- agely killed and by the war’s end, there were an estimated 10 to 20 million Chinese civilians deaths. In 1940, Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, creating the Rome-Tokyo-Berlin Axis thereby becoming an ally of Hitler and Mussolini. In July 1941, Japan occupied LEGISLATION/OPPOSITION French Indochina. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. More than 2400 Americans were killed and another 1200 injured. On December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt declared war on Japan. On December 11, 1941 Germany and Italy declared war on the United States. Japan then went on to steam their way through Wake Island, Guam, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand and Burma. Just eight hours after bombing Pearl Harbor, Japanese troops attacked Hong Kong. In February 1942, 3 Singapore was attacked. The British were not prepared This cartoon is used with the permission by Cagle Cartoon

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In California the legislature has the power to refer both 15-0032 - California “Fair Wage Act of 2016 - Increases constitutional amendments and state statues, including the minimum wage to $15 by 2021. bond issues, to the ballot. Measures referred from the legislatures must be SB 1174 - Multilingual Education Act - Repeals Prop. approved by 2/3 of the membership of each house. They 227 of 1998, thus allowing for bilingual education must then be approved by the majority of voters to go into in public schools. effect. In California, voters may also place citizen-led initia- 15-0074 - Ratifies SB 270 Prohibits plastic single-use tives in the form of initiated constitutional amendments, carryout bags. initiated state statutes and veto referendums on the ballot. There will be a large number of ballot measures in No- 15-0003 - Public Vote on Bonds Initiative - Requires vember 2016. voter approval for projects that cost more than $2B funded by revenue bonds. As of February 23, 2016, over 100 initiatives had been proposed and filed with the California Secretary of State. 15-0005 - Public Education & Facilities Bond Initiative Between funding, signature gathering efforts and cam- Authorizes issuance and sale of $9 Billion in paigning, it is estimated that more than $452 Million will bonds for education and schools including K-12 be spent on ballot measures in 2016. and Community College Facilities To qualify an initiative for the November 2016 ballot signatures need to be submitted early enough to allow for 15-0009 - State Prescription Drug Purchases verification before the July 8, 2016 deadline. Prohibits state agencies from paying more for a As of June 7th there are 8 initiatives that have made it prescription drug than the Lowest price paid for the for the November 7th election and will be on the ballot. It same drug by the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs appears that more will qualify. The number of signatures needed to qualify a measure 15-0004 - Condoms in Pornographic Films Initiative for the ballot is based on the total number of votes cast for Requires the use of condoms in all pornographic the office of governor. films featuring sexual intercourse produced in Initiated constitutional amendments – signatures col- California. lected must be Equal to 8% of the most recent gubernato- rial vote. 13-0022 - State Fees on Hospitals, Federal Medi-Cal To place a statute or veto referendum on the ballot – Matching Funds. Initiative statutory and Con signatures Equal to 5% of the most recent gubernatorial stitutional Amendment. Increases required vote vote. to 2/3 for the Legislature to amend a certain existing law that imposes fees on hospitals (for purpose of obtaining 2016 - initiated constitutional amendments will require federal Medi-Cal matching funds) and that directs those 585,407 signatures. fees and federal matching funds to hospital-provided

Medi-Cal health care services, to uncompensated 2016 - Statutes and Veto Referendums will require care provided by hospitals to uninsured patients 365,880 signatures. 4 and to children's health coverage. July 18-21, 2016 - RNC Convention, Cleveland, Ohio

President: Carrie Almond Hillary's America: The Secret History of the 124 N. Alfred Street Democratic Party Film Opens This Summer - Alexandria, VA 22314 Trailer for Hillary's America 703.548.9688 Four years ago, journalist Dinesh D'Souza ex- www.nfrw.org / [email protected] posed Obama with his movie, 2016: Obama's America. That film made some very specific predictions about Rosie finished out her week with a stop at Obama that have all come true. NFRW Headquarters in Alexandria, VA - arriving with His new film on Hillary and the Democrats lights flashing, horn beeping, and music playing. opens nationwide around the time of the Democratic National Convention. Great timing! It is an effective counter to the propaganda the Democrats will put out that week - and through the election. Watch the trailer at nfrw.org and share it with your friends. If you have any other questions, contact Debbie D'Souza at deb- [email protected].

THE BIGGEST CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE IN CALIFORNIA On May 21, three intrepid Santa Rosa Republican Week Three Takes Rosie North to NH and ME Women and one Associate journeyed to Fresno, Ca to at- - Meets Governor and Checks In at NFRW HQ - tend the API Liberty Summit (American Principles Insti- Rosie and the NFRW Destination: White House tour made tute). They enjoyed and learned by attending various a sharp turn northward last week. She brought NFRW speeches from leaders in the conservative movement. President Carrie Almond and First Vice President Becky The American Principles Institute’s (API) Liberty Sum- Johnson to New Hampshire for the Federation's annual Li- mit is the largest annual one-day conservative convention lac Luncheon and to Maine to help celebrate the Federa- in California and is attended by conservative activists, ven- tion's 70th anniversary. Rosie has already logged almost dors, organizations, and elected officials throughout Cali- 5,000 miles and is ready for her first service check-up. You fornia. The Summit’s itinerary consists of seminars, de- can follow Rosie's adventures on her , Rosie on the bates, breakout sessions, workshops, panel discussions, live Road (be sure to check out Rosie's Autograph Album for entertainment, and vendors representing the broad spectrum pictures of everyone signing). of conservative politics for all attendees to engage with. If you’ve never been to the API Liberty Summit, this an- HELP NFRW fund our "2016 Destination: White House" nual destination is the place to be if you’re a conservative Campaign, a high-visibility, nation-wide GOTV effort to living in California. register millions of Here is a partial list. Brad Dacus (Pacific Justice Insti- women voters and tute), Trent England and Jordan Lorence discussing the Su- put a Republican preme Court, Stephen Moore (Heritage Foundation), back in the White Stephen F. Hayes (The Weekly Standard), Thomas House. We can’t do Joscelyn (Foundation for Defense of Democracies), Devin it without you! Write Nunes (U.S. House of Representatives), Hugh Hewitt, Tom a check and mail to McClintock, Tim Donnelly, Dinesh D’Souza, Matt Kibbe the above address and . There were more speakers but it was im- or you can go online and Donate $20.16 for 2016! possible to hear them all. Contributions or gifts to the National Federation of Republican This was a very informative event and a joy to be in a Women are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal in- room with over 1000 people who are basically like minded. come tax purposes. The NFRW does not accept contributions ear- marked for any candidate or other committee. Contributions are used to It cost $50 and more Republican Women need to attend fund all NFRW programs and will be spent as the NFRW determines, next year. within its sole discretion, unless otherwise stated by donor. 5 SRRWF COMMITTEE NEWS AND ACTIVITIES

or she was first born. AMERICANISM - Dottie Vonderhaar, ♦ The 11th fold, in the eyes of Hebrew citizens, represents the * June 14th we commemorate the adoption of the United lower portion of the seal of King David and King Solomon States Flag which happened in 1777 by resolution of the and glorifies, in their eyes, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Second Continental Congress. President Wilson in 1916 Jacob. established it as the official day. Please fly the flag, display ♦ The 12th fold, in the eyes of a Christian citizen, represents one in a window or on your vehicle. an emblem of eternity and glorifies, in their eyes, God the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost. * Wear the patriotic colors to the picnic. ♦ When the flag is completely folded, the stars are uppermost, Symbols for the Folds of the Flag reminding us of our national motto, “In God We Trust.” After the flag is completely folded and tucked in, it has the ♦ The 1st fold of our flag is a symbol of life. appearance of a cocked hat, ever reminding us of the soldiers ♦ The 2nd fold is a symbol of our belief in eternal life. who served under Gen. George Washington and the sailors and ♦ The 3rd fold is made in honor and remembrance of the vet- Marines who served under Capt. John Paul Jones and were fol- eran departing our ranks, and who gave a portion of his or lowed by their comrades and shipmates in the U.S. Armed her life for the defense of our country to attain peace Forces, preserving for us the rights, privileges and freedoms we throughout the world. enjoy today. ♦ The 4th fold represents our weaker nature; as American The source and the date of origin of this Flag Folding Procedure is citizens trusting in God, it is to Him we turn in times of unknown, however some sources attribute it to the Gold Star Mothers peace, as well as in times of war, for His divine guidance. of America while others to an Air Force chaplain stationed at the ♦ The 5th fold is a tribute to our country, for in the words of United States Air Force Academy. It is provided as a patriotic service Stephen Decatur, “Our country, in dealing with other coun- to all. VA Clarifies Policy on Flag-Folding Recitations “13-Fold” tries, may she always be right, but it is still our country, Ceremony, Approved right or wrong.” ♦ The 6th fold is for where our hearts lie. It is with our heart VOTER REGISTRATION - Rosalie Parks that we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Go to www.sonomacountygop.org to sign up to ♦ The 7th fold is a tribute to our armed forces, for it is work at the fair this year. through the armed forces that we protect our country and our flag against all enemies, whether they be found within or without the boundaries of our republic. ♦ The 8th fold is a tribute to the one who entered into the val- ley of the shadow of death, that we might see the light of day, and to honor our mother, for whom it flies on Mother’s Day. ♦ The 9th fold is a tribute to womanhood, for it has been through their faith, love, loyalty and devotion that the char- acter of the men and women who have made this country great have been molded. ♦ The 10th fold is a tribute to father, for he, too, has given his sons and daughters for the defense of our country since he

Annual Picnic June 25 If you would like to be on the committee and help or make dona- at the beautiful home of our member Sandy Metzger, tions please call Nancy Maier at 707-538-9804. St Helena Avenue, Santa Rosa 12:30 to 3:30 $40 Speaker: Melanie Morgan, Radio Talk Show Host KSRO To make this a successful and fun event we need the help of our members. We will need donations for the Raffle silent auction. If you have a friend who might like to become a member please bring them along. Spouses are encouraged to come for the afternoon. It will be potluck and Matthew Heath will 6provide pork & chicken & will help with the Barbeque. SRRWF

Today I heard an ex-Navy Seal being interviewed on Fox News regarding a book he has written about how to handle crisis situations in our lives. At the end of the interview he asked if he could make a comment on Benghazi and, of course, the anchor said “yes.” Santa Rosa Republican Women, Federated He then thanked Fox News for keeping the Benghazi story in Membership Form 2016 the news, since other news organizations are not. He said the Seals who died deserve the public knowing the Name ______truth about the whole affair. Address ______The poem first appeared in San Diego Beach Life Maga- zine under the title “Battling Bastards of Benghazi” shortly City ______St ____Zip______after the attack on the American consulate in Benghazi in 2012. It was inspired by a poem written during World War II. Telephone ______Fax ______Frank Hewlett wrote “The Battling Bastards of Bataan” about American men who died while being held prisoner by the E-mail ______@______Japanese at Camp O’Donnell. John Edwin Roberts wrote the poem about two former Spouse’s name ______Navy SEALS who were killed in the Benghazi attack. Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were working as SEALs contractors Newsletter by mail ______or E-mail ______in Libya at the time and rushed to defend the consulate, CNN Please indicate the appropriate membership: reports. John Edwin Roberts also wrote an editorial about Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty which was appeared in San ____ $35 Active Member Diego Beach Life Magazine. ____ $50 Sustaining Member (Registered Republican woman interested in supporting the Club, receiving our newsletter and “THE BATTLING BOYS OF BENGHAZI” information.) ____ $30 Associate Member (A non-voting membership for We're the battling boys of Benghazi, a woman who is an active member of another Republican Women No fame, no glory, no paparazzi. Federated Club , or who is not a citizen of the United States, or a man who is interested in promoting the goals and objectives of the Republican Just a fiery death in a blazing hell, Women Federated.) Defending our country we loved so well. Free Honorary Membership - Republican Woman 90 years plus. (You have to tell us!) It wasn't our job, but we answered the call, Fought to the Consulate and scaled the wall. ____ $10 Student Membership We pulled twenty countrymen from the jaws of fate, Make checks payable to SRRWF & mail to: Led them to safety and stood at the gate. SRRWF - Treasurer

Just the two of us and foes by the score, 1585 Terrace Way, Box 306 But we stood fast to bar the door. Santa Rosa, CA 95404 Three calls for reinforcement, but all were denied, [email protected] So we fought and we fought and we fought until we died. Membership form also on the website www.santarosarwf.org and may be charged to your credit card for a $2.00 fee. We gave our all for our Uncle Sam, But Barack and Hillary didn't give a damn. Just two dead Seals who carried the load Sonoma County Republican Party No thanks to us ... we were just “Bumps in the Road.” Central Committee PO Box 3555, Santa Rosa, CA 95402 So, will this reach every American with a computer? Or do 707-542-7066 we act like the press and give a pass to the people who liter- Edelweiss Geary, Chairman ally sat there in the White House and watched the Seals’ exe- Activities including precinct walking: check the website cution on live streaming video and did absolutely nothing? Sign up for bi monthly e-mails. “What difference does it make?” www.sonomacountygop.org And she wants to be the next President! 7 Santa Rosa Republican Women, Fed 1585 Terrace Way, # 306 Santa Rosa, CA 95404 A 527 Organization

The Origins of Flag Day June 14th “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alter- nate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” This was the resolution adopted by the Continental Con- gress on June 14, 1777. The resolution was made following the report of a special committee which had been assigned to suggest the flag’s design. A flag of this design was first carried into battle on Sep- tember 11, 1777, in the Battle of the Brandywine. The American flag was first saluted by foreign naval vessels on February 14, 1778, when the Ranger, bearing the Stars and Stripes and under the command of Captain Paul Jones, ar- rived in a French port. The flag first flew over a foreign terri- tory in early 1778 at Nassau, Bahama Islands, where Ameri- cans captured a British fort. Observance of the adoption of the flag was not soon in coming, however. Although there are many claims to the first official observance of Flag Day, all but one took place more than an entire century after the flag’s adoption in 1777. The first claim was from a Hartford, Conn., celebration dur- ing the first summer of 1861. In the late 1800s, schools all over the United States held Flag Day programs to contribute to the Americanization of immigrant children, and the obser- vance caught on with individual communities. Sonoma County GOP . Meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month. Information-707 542-7066 www.sonomacountygop.org North Sonoma County Republican Club . Will meet Calendar 2016 again June 2016. North Bay Patriots. Rohnert Park Community Center, 5401 ♦ June 6 D-Day Snyder Lane, Rohnert Park, CA meeting in the Lounge. Contact Debbie Leboy 481-7514 ♦ June 14 Flag Day Monthly Meetings - All meetings are on Tuesday Republican Women Federated Clubs and are lunch meetings unless otherwise Marin RWF - Meets fourth Wednesday of each month specified. www.maringop.org ♦ June 25, 2016 - Saturday Annual Picnic Napa Valley RWF - Meets second Thursday of each with KSRO Talk Show Host Melanie Morgan month www.napagop.org Mark these dates on your calendar Napa Vintage RWF - Meets third Thursday Evening 707-554-4710 ♦ July & August - No meetings - summer break Novato RWF - Meets third Tuesday of each month ♦ September 27, 2016 - Night Meeting www. novatorwf.org ♦ October 25, 2016 - TBA Sonoma Valley RWF - Meets Second Thursday each ♦ November 15, 2016 Note Change of Date month 707 938-5055 because of Thanksgiving Upper Napa RWF - Meets Second Monday. Call 707 235 ♦ December 20, 2016 Note Change of Date 2902 Dee Cuney because of Christmas