Who stole the Republican Tent I called hime?
What we hear, from the media and Republicans is that Marco Rubio is the savior of the Republican party. Or next hispanic candidate, or gay candidate, etc.
First, and rally first, the Savior of the Republican party is the Savior. If Republicans stopped drifting from what were the core values of this party, especialy GOD, we wouldn't have to look for humanly saviors.
The Republican party elites have told us that we need to have a BIG TENT that icludes gay people, black people, hispanics, women, etc. In other words, anyone other than white men.
When did Republicans close their tent to any of those folks? I'm sure someone can point our some instance, but really, when did Republicans ever say that we don't want anyone because of their race?
My version of that Big Tent is this - the Republicans had a set of core values centered around GOD, That was our tent. I say, open that tent to any and all that want the same America we do, and let's work side by side towards that goal. No limits if you want to work together for a better America. No back seats if we all agree that we are a nation founded on religion. No demmagogging, just a love of America and GOD. That's my tent!
The establishment Republicin version is that we ditch the core values and focus on less taxes, maybe. They say, that the rest of us have to have that BIG TENT or we'll lose elections. But thier idea of that BIG TENT is to move away from GOD, don't talk about abortion, gay marriage, welfare, etc, so as not to offend anyone. And oh by the way, if the "new" BIG TENT offends you, you are a close minded Right Wing NUT! Sound familiar?
That's why I say that Marco Rubio is not the answer. Just like Herman Caine was not the answer. If Republicans think we will grow the Hispanic vote because Rubio will run for President, why didn't the GOP garner more black votes when Herman Caine was a Presidential candidate?
CORE VALUES. Without those, and the fortitude to stand by those values, you don;t have a tent, you have an umbrella that no one wants to get under.
CONSERVATIVES know what Core Values are, Liberal (Moderate) Republicans don't.
So who stole my tent? It wasn't the Liberals/Democrats. It wasn't media. It wasn't Bill Clinton or Barrack Obama.
So who stole my tent? Gutless Liberal Republicans who disguised their Liberalism by becoming a Social Moderate. Core Values does not mean less taxes. Core Values include GOD, conviction, and steadfastness. Social Moderates have none of these.
I want my tent back! I want a tent that includes ANYONE that believes GOD is the foundation of this country and deviance from that starts to shrink our tent.
Help me bring back our tent. In the coming months, The Patriot Initiative will set forth a plan to take back our tent. I hope you join us.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
A Lesson from The A TEAM
From the A TEAM movie - Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck: "You beat a guy like Lynch with three things: distraction, diversion and division. Then you put him on display, for the whole world to see..."
What the Liberals have been great at, obviously with the help of the media, is exactly what "Faceman" describes.
First, distraction. Gun control, while real, is just another distraction to let Barrack Hussein Obama continue on with his plan to Socialize America.
Next, diversion. Introduce legislation for amnesty for ILLEGAL immigrants without calling it amnesty and people see this instead of Obamacare.
Then division. The 2012 election, more so than the 2008 election was all about dividing up America to those that TAKE from those that RECEIVE. It is not the Have's vs. the Have Not's. It was all about us "takers" who had the audacity to work and want to keep more of our money instead of sending it to Washington to hand out like candy canes at Christmas!
What WE do, is take on the issue of the day, and kick and scream, until the Liberals and the media let the issue fall back into the shadows. Then, while the next major issue is pushed forward by the media and the Liberals, what we thought we just defeated resurfaces and sometimes gets placed into legislation. Obamacare for example.
Conservatives have to focus on all of the issues all of the time. It's the only way we can survive and thrive. When we defeat an issue, we thump our chest and declare victory. Liberals meanwhile wait for the next crisis with a game plan all mapped out to win the issue, or at least move it forward to their intended outcome. Obamacare for example.
This isn't a fight, it's a war. We don't need to hate Liberals, but we sure as heck shouldn't walk arm in arm with them to bring resolution to an issue or event because they never give in, only Republicans do. See Illegal Alien Amnesty, Obamacare, and the Gang of Eight for example.
Think back to the Revolutionary War. What if the militia's or the Founding Fathers held the same convictions most Republicans hold today? We would still be under British rule and trying to "negotiate" our way to cheaper tea.
Next time a Republican candidate asks for your support, forget the bumper sticker mentality or soundbites, ask him or her how far they are willing to go in this war. Then you'll know if they are a leader or a negotiator.
What the Liberals have been great at, obviously with the help of the media, is exactly what "Faceman" describes.
First, distraction. Gun control, while real, is just another distraction to let Barrack Hussein Obama continue on with his plan to Socialize America.
Next, diversion. Introduce legislation for amnesty for ILLEGAL immigrants without calling it amnesty and people see this instead of Obamacare.
Then division. The 2012 election, more so than the 2008 election was all about dividing up America to those that TAKE from those that RECEIVE. It is not the Have's vs. the Have Not's. It was all about us "takers" who had the audacity to work and want to keep more of our money instead of sending it to Washington to hand out like candy canes at Christmas!
What WE do, is take on the issue of the day, and kick and scream, until the Liberals and the media let the issue fall back into the shadows. Then, while the next major issue is pushed forward by the media and the Liberals, what we thought we just defeated resurfaces and sometimes gets placed into legislation. Obamacare for example.
Conservatives have to focus on all of the issues all of the time. It's the only way we can survive and thrive. When we defeat an issue, we thump our chest and declare victory. Liberals meanwhile wait for the next crisis with a game plan all mapped out to win the issue, or at least move it forward to their intended outcome. Obamacare for example.
This isn't a fight, it's a war. We don't need to hate Liberals, but we sure as heck shouldn't walk arm in arm with them to bring resolution to an issue or event because they never give in, only Republicans do. See Illegal Alien Amnesty, Obamacare, and the Gang of Eight for example.
Think back to the Revolutionary War. What if the militia's or the Founding Fathers held the same convictions most Republicans hold today? We would still be under British rule and trying to "negotiate" our way to cheaper tea.
Next time a Republican candidate asks for your support, forget the bumper sticker mentality or soundbites, ask him or her how far they are willing to go in this war. Then you'll know if they are a leader or a negotiator.
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The Failure of the MASS GOP
Now that Scott Brown has announced that he will not run a third campaign in two years, the plethora of announcements of who won't run has dominated and highlighted the weakness of the Republican party in Massachusetts.
Tagg Romney? Really? Kerry Healey? Because, ... she ran such a great campaign for Governor and would be more formidable this time? Richard Tisei? I know, the Libertarian stole votes. BS. He lost to a corrupt Congressman who couldn't have done anything more to hand Tisei the seat.
And my favorite, Bill Weld. The guy who gave up the Governorship because he was bored, or whatever, then tried to become Bill Clinton's Ambassador to Mexico, and oh by the way, endorsed Barrack Hussein Obama for President. Hmm, sounds about right for the RINO's.
What we have here folks is a failure to launch, so to speak. The Republican PARTY is anything but a political party in Massachusetts. I know, I know, you can't be a Conservative and win in Massachusetts they say. Has anyone tried it lately? Or is it a way for the elite's of the party to favor a candidate like them? You know, lacking convictions?
Saying that you cannot be a Conservative and win in Massachusetts is cowardly. It shows that the party leadership has given up everything that makes us different from Liberals/Democrats and focus solely on financial issues. But not really. Because the social issues drive the financial issues in this state and in the country, lacking the moral conviction to espouse Conservatism, has led our state and nation to the brink of financial collapse and the Republican Party as a shell of its former self.
All of the potential names above have one thing in common, socially moderate which means they are socially liberal and unwilling to tackle the tough problems ahead.
What it has also done is to let the Liberals seize control of every aspect of our state government, from the House and Senate to jobs, to Board and Committee appointments, so that if you are Conservative, you're on the outside looking in.
What it also has done is to alienate what used to be the base of the party who no longer feel they have a voice. And they're right.
So where are we and what can we do? Well, the Senate seat is lost before it begins because there is no leadership in Massachusetts. At this writing Dan Winslow will most likely run according to sources. That's well and good but what propelled Scott Brown, the Tea Party (gasp!) will most likely not be involved the same in this race as it was for Scott. The MASS GOP has clearly shown it can't get out of its own way on races that matter (see Brown v. Warren, Baker v. Patrick, Healey v. Patrick, ...), so that is why I say it is lost before it begins. Plus, whoever enters the race on the GOP side is entering as the guy/gal who is the token candidate.
It is time to start form scratch and start building a CONSERVATIVE base as an alternative to the lunacy in Boston. I did not say Republican base, but a CONSERVATIVE base. There is a difference, a HUGE difference.
The Patriot Initiative will forge a path for growth of a more Conservative alternative one candidate at a time. What the MASS GOP has shown in the Brown loss and now the Candidate to be Named Later for the Kerry seat, is that it is useless and powerless and no longer speaks to the base of the party.
In the coming weeks the Patriot Initiative will launch a campaign to restore a Conservative balance in Massachusetts. We will work with candidates that understand that their ideals and beliefs matter more than the party they belong to. It's time to put he party aside and support Conservative candidates regardless of their affiliation.
Conservatism can win. It just has to be tried.
Tagg Romney? Really? Kerry Healey? Because, ... she ran such a great campaign for Governor and would be more formidable this time? Richard Tisei? I know, the Libertarian stole votes. BS. He lost to a corrupt Congressman who couldn't have done anything more to hand Tisei the seat.
And my favorite, Bill Weld. The guy who gave up the Governorship because he was bored, or whatever, then tried to become Bill Clinton's Ambassador to Mexico, and oh by the way, endorsed Barrack Hussein Obama for President. Hmm, sounds about right for the RINO's.
What we have here folks is a failure to launch, so to speak. The Republican PARTY is anything but a political party in Massachusetts. I know, I know, you can't be a Conservative and win in Massachusetts they say. Has anyone tried it lately? Or is it a way for the elite's of the party to favor a candidate like them? You know, lacking convictions?
Saying that you cannot be a Conservative and win in Massachusetts is cowardly. It shows that the party leadership has given up everything that makes us different from Liberals/Democrats and focus solely on financial issues. But not really. Because the social issues drive the financial issues in this state and in the country, lacking the moral conviction to espouse Conservatism, has led our state and nation to the brink of financial collapse and the Republican Party as a shell of its former self.
All of the potential names above have one thing in common, socially moderate which means they are socially liberal and unwilling to tackle the tough problems ahead.
What it has also done is to let the Liberals seize control of every aspect of our state government, from the House and Senate to jobs, to Board and Committee appointments, so that if you are Conservative, you're on the outside looking in.
What it also has done is to alienate what used to be the base of the party who no longer feel they have a voice. And they're right.
So where are we and what can we do? Well, the Senate seat is lost before it begins because there is no leadership in Massachusetts. At this writing Dan Winslow will most likely run according to sources. That's well and good but what propelled Scott Brown, the Tea Party (gasp!) will most likely not be involved the same in this race as it was for Scott. The MASS GOP has clearly shown it can't get out of its own way on races that matter (see Brown v. Warren, Baker v. Patrick, Healey v. Patrick, ...), so that is why I say it is lost before it begins. Plus, whoever enters the race on the GOP side is entering as the guy/gal who is the token candidate.
It is time to start form scratch and start building a CONSERVATIVE base as an alternative to the lunacy in Boston. I did not say Republican base, but a CONSERVATIVE base. There is a difference, a HUGE difference.
The Patriot Initiative will forge a path for growth of a more Conservative alternative one candidate at a time. What the MASS GOP has shown in the Brown loss and now the Candidate to be Named Later for the Kerry seat, is that it is useless and powerless and no longer speaks to the base of the party.
In the coming weeks the Patriot Initiative will launch a campaign to restore a Conservative balance in Massachusetts. We will work with candidates that understand that their ideals and beliefs matter more than the party they belong to. It's time to put he party aside and support Conservative candidates regardless of their affiliation.
Conservatism can win. It just has to be tried.
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