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Elliott Birt Jennifer Cuellar Jeff Loehr April Pellicane Brandy Smith Jeremy Wilson

Combo of April and Jeff's (just in case he doesn't show) Just April's (in case I don't show)

__Background__ Isabella Rodriguez Female Born in Austin, Texas in 1959 Ethnicity is Latina-- Mexican American Married for 30 years, 2 kids (boy and girl) Libertarian, Independent, etc Served in The U.S Army (strong military background) Ambassador to South Korea Westpointe Graduate- Studied Political Science, Law Served as prosecutor in Texas - (success rate?) Running for president for 2016 __Funding__ I noticed (my first time watching politics) That they spend a lot of money campaigning. Is there a way we can change that?

__Endorsements__ Group 5 (S.S. Now) Group 6 (FLConnect)

__Advertisement__ Facebook: rodriguezforprez@yahoo.com Password: IsabellaforPrez Slogans: Vote your future

__Q&A__ //Q. “What would you do to get the economy moving forward? Do you have a plan? And, if so, what is it?”// A. We must focus on the things that will grow the domestic economy, including a program to retrain the unemployed to build houses, farm the land, and build the infrastructure that will make our country great again.

//Q. “Is simulated drowning, or, "waterboarding" torture? If not, define the word torture.”// A. Waterboarding is torture. And, at times, extreme means are needed to secure the future of our great nation. However, we cannot condone the use of torture. It is ineffective because the knowledge gained is generally false. Military intelligence confirms this again and again throughout history, and any nation that uses torture does so only for revenge.

//Q. “Is abortion murder?”// A. Murder is the unlawful killing of a human being. Abortion, whichever term it occurs in, is the termination of a pregnancy. So, then, we come to the definition of a human life, and that’s where the conversation usually turns ugly. My gut and my religion tell me that abortion causes the end of a potential human being. Is that murder? Not technically. But, what is more important to me is the living woman faced with this decision. If a woman has no access to a medical abortion, she has only dangerous, illegal options left available to her, and that is unacceptable. More importantly, the right to medical privacy is critical to the well-being of all. A man’s medical decisions are rarely called in to question, much less the scrutiny of the public eye. It is time that we treat women with equal respect for their privacy, their well-being, and their rights.

//Q. “Do you consider it a presidential duty to prevent illegal immigration?”// A. I consider it a presidential duty, per Article II of the Constitution, execute the federal law. Illegal immigration IS illegal, and therefore subject to prosecution. That said, I believe the immigration process needs to be made simpler. My Mexican parents came to this country legally; it can be done within the limits of the law.

//Q. “How do you respond to industries who try to argue that we have to choose between jobs and clean energy?// A. The industries who argue against clean energy are generally the industries whose interests lie in keeping us from advancing into clean technologies. Clean energy does not equal job loss; clean energy technologies create jobs, and the more innovation we have in that sector, the more jobs we will create.

//Q. “What could cause you to fail as the President?”// A. The only thing that could cause me to fail as the President is if the American people lose faith in themselves. We have a long road ahead of us. There will be trying times. But the strength, the courage, and the fortitude of the American people will see us through.


 * I set up a yahoo email and the bare bones of a facebook account; the yahoo is rodriguezforprez@yahoo.com and the fb is Isabella Rodriguez. The passwords for both are IsabellaforPrez. I figure this way, anyone can contribute to her fb page. I'll be adding things as we go, but feel free to jump in there.-April*

__**Potential Faces (VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITES!!)**__ __**Jeff votes for picture (I).**__ __**Jenn votes for picture A**__ __**Brandy votes for picture I.**__ __**April votes for I.**__

__**We are still talking about having his daughter make her into an Avatar, right? Cause facebook will only let you put up pics that belong to you, and I'd hate to go thru the trouble of making her a page, only to have them take it down. -April**__ __I completely agree with the avatar. Facebook is very strict about copyright materials. We need to email him as soon as possible time is running short. Also for the day of our presentation were we planning on wearing business attire outfits? I think that we should look as professional as possible advertising our candidate. Also are we going to have flyers and signs for our candidate. I can get some poster paper and do a couple of signs. Just need the picture of her face a.s.a.p. Time is running short!! -Brandy Smith **I think we should wear business attire ( or at least look as close to professional as you can) as well -** Jeff**.__

__I think dressing professionally is the only way to go on this. Otherwise, we don't look like we take this seriously.-April__ __I completely agree.. when is the next presentation?__ = = I think we should come up with a snappy name for our PAC. Maybe something like RodPAC, or BellaPAC, I don't know. Also, I think we should be a SuperPAC, because they can receive unlimited funds from corporations, unions, and other groups; the only catch is they cannot have direct contact with the candidate. The way they communicate is through the media.

The format for fund raising appears to be undefined. I think perhaps a format that might work for us would be something like: 1. Intro-explanation of Libertarianism, dovetailing three points of interest with why IR would be the best Lib. candidate 2. Who she is 3. What she stands for 4. How her presidency will improve the country 5. Outro-Thank you to our sponsors for asking us to speak today (FL Connect, Coupon App), and thanks in advance for the generosity of those who choose to support the future of our country with their donations.

I cannot remember the other point we covered on Wednesday, so please speak up if you have that point so we can add that in. -April

=//** I'm Highly Upset with the Group!!! -Brandy Smith **//=

= = =__FInal Presentation__=
 * Brandy, I hope that we can come to a solution to this problem. You are a valued member of the group, and I appreciate the work you've put in. -April **

April - Outro
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I will be putting my stuff in later today. Sorry, Brandy, I know you wanted to be done with all this last night, but I had a severe allergic reaction yesterday and couldn't see my computer (because my eyes swelled nearly shut), so I'll be putting my stuff up tonight. Again, I'm sorry Also, has anyone heard from Jeff? Jeff, if you're reading this, we're all putting up our slides on here so we can put it together in a master copy format, along with a copy of our speech, just in case we don't make it to class Wednesday, and someone can cover for us. -April

//Its okay April, thank you for letting me know and I hope that your doing better! I haven't heard from Jeff as well neither, but which slides do we need left? But thank you for letting me know and I will have the slide done sometime tonight! -Brandy//

//**Jennifer** Your Bio is missing a title for the fourth Slide- Brandy//

//Brandy- It is only 2 slides, the last one was just to see if there was any way to use IR's pictures on the army body, but I cant photoshop it. When putting it together just delete the third slide. As for the graduation picture, should I keep it? I cant get the watermark to be less noticable.// - OLD



April's slide for either contingency, thanks for your patience, Brandy!

Brandy, were you able to get all the ppts on your drive? **-HELLO GUYS I'M STILL HERE!! SORRY I HAD A BAD STOMACH FLU!**

 * - I WAS ABLE TO MAKE 4 SLIDES ON MY TOPIC. I UPLOADED THEM WITH**
 * JEREMY'S SLIDES. i WILL BE IN CLASS EARLY. I DONT KNOW HOW TO PUT THEM ON THE MASTER COPY.THANKS JEFF**