January Monthly Forum

The next New York Young Republican Club, Inc meeting will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2007.

Scheduled Speakers

Lisa Schiffren was a speechwriter for former Vice President Dan Quayle. Over the past decade Lisa Schiffren has written essays, reviews and op-eds on politics and social issues for Commentary, National Review, The Weekly Standard, as well as the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal op-ed pages. She has appeared as a commentator on CNBC, Fox, CNN, CBS and other outlets. She is a member of the National Advisory Board of the Independent Women's Forum. She writes writes speeches, on a consulting basis, for Republican officeholders and candidates, and occasional business leaders. She will be contributing to Commentary magazine's forthcoming blog, Contentions.

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy award-winning journalist and the author of Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents (Seal Press, 2006) and is co-editor of Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11 (Bonus Books, 2002). She has also written for numerous newspapers and magazines including The New York Times. For more information visit: Always Too Soon.

Shakespeare & Co Booksellers will have a table set up with Ms Gilbert's books. Credit Cards accepted.

Lawrence Scheer is President of the Young Jewish Leadership Political Action Committee. The YJLPAC's mission is to maintain and strengthen the relationship between the United States pro-Israel community and the Republican party.

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