— Monique Lea thanked all of the volunteers for their help in the RibFest and invited
Rotarians to consider attending the Oshawa Hospital Foundation's Fall Gala Event on
November 4th, 2011 at Deer Creek Golf Course. The theme is "The Roaring Twenties".
Please contact Monique or Andrea Russell for tickets.
— John Quackenbush gave a special thank you to Mark and Walter for their hard work
at RibFest.
— Al Densham announced that the Philharmonic event on September 2nd was a great
success and that the Regent Theatre was a great venue and a wonderful asset to our
downtown.
— Abb Gilbert confirmed that any further pledges to the Foundation Walk on September
11th, 2011 should be made. Abb also introduced our new exchange student from
Taiwan, Alan Hsu.
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Carol Henry announced Rotarian birthdays and anniversaries in September. John Walker
won the Tim Horton's birthday gift card.
Noon Hour Draw
Bonnie Brown had the winning ticket but unfortunately did not pull the ace of spades.
Roster Update
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Tom Hodgson, Roster Committee
Guest Speaker: Terry McCarl
Al Densham introduced our guest speaker, Rotarian Terry McCarl to speak to us on his
opinion of "Obama: One Term President?". Al reminded Rotarians that Terry became
involved in politics in 1957 and in addition to his keen interest in politics was head of the
history department at Donevan Collegiate for years. Terry's vast experience and wealth of
knowledge in politics provides us with a great opportunity to hear his opinion on whether
Obama will be a One Term President.
Terry began his remarks by stating that historically, Americans do not tend to reject a one
term President standing for re-election. However, in analyzing if Americans are likely to
do so, it is helpful to adopt a comparative analysis to the times where Americans have
rejected a one-term President standing for re-election.
challenged by Ted Kennedy creating a division within the Democratic Party. And Jimmy
Carter faced a serious crisis with the Iran hostage situation that had a negative impact on
his ability to be re-elected. Although in Terry's opinion, Jimmy Carter was a thoughtful
President, he raised some of the difficult challenges Americans were facing at the time.
Reagan's approach was the opposite and obviously successful in appealing to the
American people. George Bush also faced a challenge in the Republican nomination in
2004 and the negativity raised during the nomination race created divisions within the
Republican Party and this negativity hurt Bush in his re-election. Terry pointed out that
any foreign affairs or economic crisis that a President has to face may also serve to have a
negative impact raising former President Herbert Hoover and the Great Depression as an
example.
With respect to Obama's chances of re-election, the candidate for the Republicans will of
course have a huge impact. In Terry's opinion, Mitt Romney, former Governor of
Massachusetts, would be the Republican candidate that could be the most challenging for
Obama. Romney is the son of George W. Romney, the former Governor of Michigan.
Romney is seen as a moderate having introduced Massachusetts health care reform
legislation similar to Obama's health care plan. Terry believes that Romney has a human
quality about him that Americans find appealing. Further, Romney is a Republican
candidate in a Democratic state which would also have wide spread appeal to mainstream
Americans. However, the movement of the Tea Party and the right wing of the Republican
Party, led by Governor of Texas, Rick Perry, do not like Romney's moderate position and
his health care initiatives. This opposition and division within the Republic Party may
have a negative impact on Romney's success. However, Terry believes, that Rick Perry is
too socially conservative for the American public having once again raised the
constitutionality of social security legislation which was determined constitutional years
ago by the Supreme Court. Terry is of the opinion that the independent voters,
representing the mainstream, will find the moderate Mitt Romney far more appealing.
Former Governor of Utah and US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Jon
Huntsman Jr. is also a candidate for the Republicans and may also have a chance at the
winning the Republican nomination. Terry thinks that both Romney and Huntsman
would capture the broad-based appeal of the American people for the Republicans.
Terry stated that during Obama's term, he has accepted responsibility for the economic
crisis and rising unemployment. His new American Job Plan involving payroll cuts and
job creation, if not passed by Congress which is now controlled by the Republicans, will
not be accepted well by the people. In addition, Obama is seen by the electorate as having
strength in finally capturing Bin Laden. And, Obama and his family are popular and well
liked by the electorate, facing no negative personal scandals to date.
Terry provided examples of Jimmy Carter and George Bush and some of the key factors
that contributed to their inability to be re-elected. For example, Jimmy Carter was
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A key factor, is that Obama does not face a serious challenge within the Democratic
Party such as the one previously mentioned that Jimmy Carter faced with Ted
Kennedy. If the Democratic Party remains strongly unified behind Obama, and
given the current political climate, Terry believes that Obama will be successful in
being re-elected as President in November 2012. A lively Q and A followed between
Tom Hodgson and Terry representing perspectives from various points of the
political spectrum that was interesting and enjoyed by all.
Aly Shariff thanked Terry for speaking to us and sharing his political knowledge
and insights into American politics and Obama's chances of re-election.
Rotary Club of Oshawa
PO Box 91, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 7K8
2011-2012
Editor for September: Sheila Guthrie
THIS MEETING: SEPT. 19, 2011
Sheila Guthrie Bulletin Editor
CLUB OFFICERS 2011/2012
CHAIR, BULLETIN COMMITTEE
PRESIDENT ........................................ Rick Ficek
VICE PRESIDENT ......................... Michelle Poole
SECRETARY .....................................Mike Uphoff
TREASURERS (CLUB) ............... Florian Czinszky
Bill Stirling
Dale Duke
Al Densham
TREASURER (CHARITABLE).............Tom Maxwell
SGT.-AT-ARMS ....................... Katherine Hewins
ASSISTANT SGT.-AT-ARMS ......... Gerry Johnston
Ken Ridge
BULLETIN INSERTIONS/ARTICLES
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Email: [email protected]
OUR EXCHANGE STUDENT
Alan Hsu – Taiwan
Host Family:
Guy and Sandra Stacey (571-1369)
DISTRICT 7070 WEBSITE www.rotary7070.org
Robert A Wallace, Rotary Club of Port Hope
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE
ASSISTANT DISTRICT GOVERNOR
Valarie Wafer, Rotary Club of Whitby
www.rotary.org
151st CHADBURN SQUADRON WEBSITE
IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT, MAKE UP!
TUESDAY
Whitby Classic-7:00 a.m.
Whitby Library,
405 Dundas St. W., Whitby
Trenton-6:10 p.m.
Holiday Inn,
Hwy 401 & Glen Miller Rd.
Oshawa-Parkwood-6:30 p.m.
Oshawa Golf Club
Port Hope-6:00 p.m.
Knights of Columbus
Hall, Elias Street
Pickering-7:15 a.m.
Chartwell Seniors Centre
1801 Valley Farm Rd., Ajax
Bowmanville-7:15 a.m.
Trinity Church Hall
116 Church St.
ROTARY AT WORK
Topic:
YOUTH EXCHANGE
Speaker:
Joe Daly
Speaker:
Codey Williams
Introducer:
Bill Stirling
Introducer:
Mike Uphoff
Thanker:
Gerry Johnston
Thanker:
Abb Gilbert
Head Table: Pres. Rick Ficek, Joe Daly,
Bill Stirling, Gerry Johnston,
Dale Duke, Carol Henry,
Sheila Guthrie, Sgt-at-Arms
Katherine Hewins
WEDNESDAY
Whitby-Sunrise-7:15 a.m.
Iroquois Garden Café
Iroquois Park Sports
500 Victoria St. W.
Port Perry-6:15 p.m.
Francesco’s Ristorante
151 Queen St.
Head Table: Pres. Rick Ficek, Codey
Williams, Mike Uphoff,
Abb Gilbert, Michelle Poole,
Rhonda Vanderlinde,
Mark Vitelli, Sgt-at-Arms
Katherine Hewins
REPORT ON THE MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
Mike Time
— President Rick Ficek thanked all of the people that worked tirelessly in the success
of RibFest.
www.chadburn.org
MONDAY
Belleville-12:00 p.m.
Ramada Inn, 11 Bay Ridges
Rd. (Causeway) at Hwy 2
NEXT MEETING: SEPT. 26, 2011
Topic:
DISTRICT 7070 GOVERNOR
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September 19, 2011
THURSDAY
Ajax-12:15 noon
Ajax Public Library
Rotary Room
55 Harwood South,
Ajax
FRIDAY
Toronto-12:15 p.m.
Royal York Hotel
— Bill Stirling thanked all of the volunteers that contributed to a very successful
RibFest.
Cobourg-12:15 p.m.
Best Western Cobourg
Motor Inn, Burnham
Interchange at Hwy 2
— Tom Maxwell provided an update on the charitable fund and the investment
portfolio and appealed to Rotarians to encourage friends to give donations to the
Foundation or the Oshawa Charitable Fund as gifts.
Courtice-7:15 a.m.
White Cliffe Terrace
Retirement Centre
1460 Hwy 2, Courtice
— David Aurandt reminded members of the next Program Committee meeting at the
RS McLaughlin Gallery.
The Secretary has a Directory of all current Rotary Clubs. Please consult for other District 7070 or International
meetings which are interesting to attend if travelling abroad. Mail or hand your make-ups to Lori Perkin
“Reach within to Embrace Humanity”
R.I. President, Kalyan Banerjee, Rotary Club of Vapi, Gujarat, India