I think Sarah Palin has created two new cottage industries. Talk about stimulating the economy! Sarah has simultaneously inspired a legion of supporters to create their own blogs, and sell Palin merchandise - as well as inspiring her detractors to do the same thing, in an effort to bring her down.
Tonight I visited a detrator blog called Palinsgate and they follow every so-called conspiracy committed by the famous governor. These people are convinced Sarah did not give birth to her Down Syndrome child, and spend hour upon hour going over video and photographs from the Spring of 2008 to try to catch her without a baby "bump" ... It's so pathetic.
Now they are taking pictures of a supposed new addition the Palins are making to their home in Wasilla on the shores of Lake Lucille. These people obviously had someone in a seaplane fly over the Palin's home and snap these shots like some kind of enemy intel.
Sarah may be building a compound to house her staff as she gears up for her presidential bid. That's my HOPE anyway. And I thank the detractors for being so obsessed about Sarah's every move to bring us the story! Ha!
I have been addicted to Sarah ever since she was announced as John McCAin's running mate 8/29/08 ... I took about 6-7 months off after the election. I was so crushed.
But then after Sarah resigned I began following her again - intensely. It's become such an addition that I'm worried it's taking over my LIFE! I spend most of my time on www.conservatives4palin.com as well as Governor Palin's Facebook page. Since I started following her page in mid-July, it's grown by nearly 300,000 supporters. She's closing in on 1 million fans - a wonderful milestone. We can also say: 1 million potential campaign volunteers :-)
Viva Sarah!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Republicans, Democrats and Race
Americans, in general, don't know their history. But it's not really our fault. For the most part, we're taught history by teachers with a liberal agenda and that bias is reinforced by a liberal media and entertainment complex. And it's hard enough to remember REAL history, let alone distorted history.
Take for instance the common "meme" that Republicans are racist, that somehow the GOP INVENTED racism, and was the sole cause of its tragic consequences. I actually believed that as a liberal Democrat. How wrong I was ...
What I didn't realize, because it's never really taught or broadcast: Democrats actually are the party of racism. Democrats practiced slavery, and fought to keep slavery. Democrats fought the 14th and 15th Amendments that gave blacks rights as citizens. Democrats enacted Jim Crow laws that segregated the South. Democrats fought integration. A MAJORITY of Democrats fought the Civil Rights Acts in the 1960s. Were it not for Republican support, pro-civil-rights Democrats would not have been able pass this legislation. For more than 100 years, blacks had always aligned with the Republican party, the party of Lincoln, the party of emanicpation, the party of Frederick Douglass.
So, where did Democrats become the sole champion of civil rights and Republicans began being tarred as bigots?
It obviously began after the tumultuous 60s, and the social revolution that occurred then. Republicans resisted the changes occurring with the student movements that became increasingly radical and self-destructive. These were not movements FOR expanded rights, these were movements AGAINST the established order, against anything deemed traditional, including moral and political values. Hence, we see the birth of the anti-war movement, the sexual revolution, and the environmental movement. We also saw women burning their bras and the rise of the radical Black Panthers and other far-left minority groups. I was just a child, but I heard about all this later.
So, Republicans who stood for traditional conservative values were seen as impediments to racial (and gender) progress. Not because they opposed rights for blacks and women (they did not) but because they opposed the radical agenda of fringe social groups.
Where did the old Democratic racists go? Some of them branched off into third parties. Some became Republicans. Many remained in the Democratic party.
But the Democratic party, through its promotion of social welfare, was able to convince blacks that they were better off as Democrats. Where has that gotten them the past 40 years? Has welfare achieved ANYTHING for blacks? What about the breakdown of the black family? Isn't that directly a result of government handouts? What about the collapse of inner cities and the despicable lack of quality education in many inner city schools? Doesn't that trace to liberal corruption in local government and the complete domination of the teachers' unions over education?
Are there bad Republicans out there? Sure. Are there racists in the Republican party? Unquestionably. But is the Republican Party the party of racism? Absolutely not. This is the party that judges people as individuals. This is the party of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King.
We Republicans (and I'm proud to count myself a member now) need to do a much better job enlightening the public about our proud tradition. We need to remind people that two Republican presidents did more for blacks in this country than all the Democrats combined: Eisenhower, in addition to appointing pro-civil-rights judges, enforced Brown v. Board of Education, standing up to Democrat governors, to integrate Southern schools, which laid the groundwork for the civil rights laws of the 1960s.
And Abraham Lincoln paid the ultimate price: a martyr for freeing the slaves.
We must remember our heroes. We must tell their stories.
Take for instance the common "meme" that Republicans are racist, that somehow the GOP INVENTED racism, and was the sole cause of its tragic consequences. I actually believed that as a liberal Democrat. How wrong I was ...
What I didn't realize, because it's never really taught or broadcast: Democrats actually are the party of racism. Democrats practiced slavery, and fought to keep slavery. Democrats fought the 14th and 15th Amendments that gave blacks rights as citizens. Democrats enacted Jim Crow laws that segregated the South. Democrats fought integration. A MAJORITY of Democrats fought the Civil Rights Acts in the 1960s. Were it not for Republican support, pro-civil-rights Democrats would not have been able pass this legislation. For more than 100 years, blacks had always aligned with the Republican party, the party of Lincoln, the party of emanicpation, the party of Frederick Douglass.
So, where did Democrats become the sole champion of civil rights and Republicans began being tarred as bigots?
It obviously began after the tumultuous 60s, and the social revolution that occurred then. Republicans resisted the changes occurring with the student movements that became increasingly radical and self-destructive. These were not movements FOR expanded rights, these were movements AGAINST the established order, against anything deemed traditional, including moral and political values. Hence, we see the birth of the anti-war movement, the sexual revolution, and the environmental movement. We also saw women burning their bras and the rise of the radical Black Panthers and other far-left minority groups. I was just a child, but I heard about all this later.
So, Republicans who stood for traditional conservative values were seen as impediments to racial (and gender) progress. Not because they opposed rights for blacks and women (they did not) but because they opposed the radical agenda of fringe social groups.
Where did the old Democratic racists go? Some of them branched off into third parties. Some became Republicans. Many remained in the Democratic party.
But the Democratic party, through its promotion of social welfare, was able to convince blacks that they were better off as Democrats. Where has that gotten them the past 40 years? Has welfare achieved ANYTHING for blacks? What about the breakdown of the black family? Isn't that directly a result of government handouts? What about the collapse of inner cities and the despicable lack of quality education in many inner city schools? Doesn't that trace to liberal corruption in local government and the complete domination of the teachers' unions over education?
Are there bad Republicans out there? Sure. Are there racists in the Republican party? Unquestionably. But is the Republican Party the party of racism? Absolutely not. This is the party that judges people as individuals. This is the party of Jackie Robinson and Martin Luther King.
We Republicans (and I'm proud to count myself a member now) need to do a much better job enlightening the public about our proud tradition. We need to remind people that two Republican presidents did more for blacks in this country than all the Democrats combined: Eisenhower, in addition to appointing pro-civil-rights judges, enforced Brown v. Board of Education, standing up to Democrat governors, to integrate Southern schools, which laid the groundwork for the civil rights laws of the 1960s.
And Abraham Lincoln paid the ultimate price: a martyr for freeing the slaves.
We must remember our heroes. We must tell their stories.
Friday, October 16, 2009
The Anti-Palins and Classism
Liberals (and even some Republicans) are obsessed with destroying Sarah Palin. I've never seen such hatred for another human being. They claim that we on the right are racist for opposing Obama (forgetting that we also opposed Clinton's liberal policies) but they can't see their own misogyny against Sarah Palin.
With personal insults about Sarah being a bimbo, and questioning her intelligence and her mothering skills. Last I checked the Kennedy kids got into a boatload of trouble (drugs, rape, arrests) but Kennedys are never called bad parents. Obama has made TONS of gaffes, including his insults of police officers, lies about doctors, huge mistakes on how many people died in tornadoes .... but he is never called unintelligent.
These attacks on Sarah Palin represent blatant classism. Sarah Palin doesn't hail from the Ivory Tower elite. So she is villified. If you are so much smarter than her (or more "serious" about politics), I challenge anyone to simply do what Sarah did. Get elected two terms as mayor of your town.
Then, just as your political star is rising, blow the whistle on corruption in your own party at the highest level of state government. Run for governor against an incumbent from your own party and win. Then get picked to run as vice president. John McCain's staff said the reason they went with Sarah instead of Tim Pawlenty was in part because of her foreign policy instincts and her answers to foreign policy questions. So, now these same moderate Republicans who picked Sarah are trashing her to cover their own failures?Sarah is a rising star. She has the right instincts on America's allies -- and our enemies. She is willing to stand up to the Chinese on human rights, and question our ridiculous bans on drilling our own oil. And she has devoted supporters -- including PUMAS -- and that is what terrifies the Lefties.
With personal insults about Sarah being a bimbo, and questioning her intelligence and her mothering skills. Last I checked the Kennedy kids got into a boatload of trouble (drugs, rape, arrests) but Kennedys are never called bad parents. Obama has made TONS of gaffes, including his insults of police officers, lies about doctors, huge mistakes on how many people died in tornadoes .... but he is never called unintelligent.
These attacks on Sarah Palin represent blatant classism. Sarah Palin doesn't hail from the Ivory Tower elite. So she is villified. If you are so much smarter than her (or more "serious" about politics), I challenge anyone to simply do what Sarah did. Get elected two terms as mayor of your town.
Then, just as your political star is rising, blow the whistle on corruption in your own party at the highest level of state government. Run for governor against an incumbent from your own party and win. Then get picked to run as vice president. John McCain's staff said the reason they went with Sarah instead of Tim Pawlenty was in part because of her foreign policy instincts and her answers to foreign policy questions. So, now these same moderate Republicans who picked Sarah are trashing her to cover their own failures?Sarah is a rising star. She has the right instincts on America's allies -- and our enemies. She is willing to stand up to the Chinese on human rights, and question our ridiculous bans on drilling our own oil. And she has devoted supporters -- including PUMAS -- and that is what terrifies the Lefties.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Conservatives4Congress?
Everywhere you go in the conservative blogosphere people are talking about the 2010 elections. And rightly so. The conservative grassroots movement has been awakened, and we are committed to helping elect conservatives to Congress in next year's critical mid-term elections.
But where can we go to get information on all the candidates in the hot races? We certainly don't trust the national fringe media. Furthermore, many times national media cannot devote the airtime to covering all the races that matter. The need for critical support in close races
What if we had a clearinghouse to feed information from local news reports and to keep track of polling data?
What if we had a website similar to Conservatives4Palin?
I'm interested in starting a sister site for C4P called Conservatives4Congress ... I have the web domain. I have the ideas. But I don't have technical skill yet.
Let me know if you're interested in helping me!
But where can we go to get information on all the candidates in the hot races? We certainly don't trust the national fringe media. Furthermore, many times national media cannot devote the airtime to covering all the races that matter. The need for critical support in close races
What if we had a clearinghouse to feed information from local news reports and to keep track of polling data?
What if we had a website similar to Conservatives4Palin?
I'm interested in starting a sister site for C4P called Conservatives4Congress ... I have the web domain. I have the ideas. But I don't have technical skill yet.
Let me know if you're interested in helping me!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Sarah Palin
I first heard about Sarah Palin in the summer of 2008. Her name was mentioned in conservative blogs and on Townhall.com as a possible VP contender. I was immediately interested, but it wasn't until Aug. 29, 2008, that my world changed forever.
My husband and I heard news on the radio that morning that Sarah Palin shortly would be announced as John McCain's running mate. I was shocked and thrilled. I started jumping around my house and turned on the TV.
We sat on our living room couch watching Sarah Palin give her announcement speech in Dayton, Ohio. It was pure joy. She thanked Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro for helping pave the way! She said the women of America aren't done yet. She spoke of fiscal restraint. She spoke of a ship in the harbor being safe, but that's not what ships are built for. She also spoke of having a servant's heart, and getting into government for the right reasons.
From that day on, I have been a Palin Zombie! I've blogged about her on the various websites, defended her from detractors, and pretty much given up housework to read everything I can about her! I spent most of my time on the Hillary Clinton Forum last fall where surprise, surprise, hundreds of other Democrats and former Democrats supported Sarah Palin.
I think Sarah would make a wonderful president. She's a mom. And more than that, she entered government service for the right reasons. We need her leadership, her integrity and her vision in Washington, D.C.
My husband and I heard news on the radio that morning that Sarah Palin shortly would be announced as John McCain's running mate. I was shocked and thrilled. I started jumping around my house and turned on the TV.
We sat on our living room couch watching Sarah Palin give her announcement speech in Dayton, Ohio. It was pure joy. She thanked Hillary Clinton and Geraldine Ferraro for helping pave the way! She said the women of America aren't done yet. She spoke of fiscal restraint. She spoke of a ship in the harbor being safe, but that's not what ships are built for. She also spoke of having a servant's heart, and getting into government for the right reasons.
From that day on, I have been a Palin Zombie! I've blogged about her on the various websites, defended her from detractors, and pretty much given up housework to read everything I can about her! I spent most of my time on the Hillary Clinton Forum last fall where surprise, surprise, hundreds of other Democrats and former Democrats supported Sarah Palin.
I think Sarah would make a wonderful president. She's a mom. And more than that, she entered government service for the right reasons. We need her leadership, her integrity and her vision in Washington, D.C.
Monday, September 21, 2009
Curing Liberalism
I'm a former liberal Democrat raised in a conservative Mormon home in Northern Utah. I know that makes me a bit of an anomaly. How did a nice Mormon girl like me wind up as a liberal Democrat, and how, after losing my way, did I come back to the fold?
Well, let me explain. I grew up in the Reagan 80s. I was a normal, if slightly geeky teenager. I played on the girl's basketball team, loved school, loved my country, and while I wasn't overtly political, I generally agreed with the conservative culture around me. I worked in my parents' flower shop after school. My biggest form of rebellion was sneaking donuts into a movie theater, and lusting over Patrick Swayze with my geeky girlfriends.
All that changed when I declared journalism as my major in my second year of college. In the space of three years I went from conventional college sophomore to radical politically obsessed college senior. I became convinced that lovable Ronald Reagan hated poor people and that America was a greedy imperial nation, thanks in large part to liberal professors who fueled my fascination for the counter-culture.
I adopted a liberal identity, in some ways, to set myself apart from the conservative crowd at my state university. I wore drab second-hand clothing, and in 1991 took part in protests against the first Gulf War. I was not alone: I think many liberals out there are infatuated with the 60s counterculture, and love to protest. I see nothing wrong with protesting, and getting involved. But I do think that liberalism is a juvenile philosophy. I think it is based on the politics of envy and guilt. Strip away the class warfare and what do you have? Nothing.
How is it that conservatism is more mature? Conservatism is built upon our instincts for self-preservation, and our innate generosity of spirt as human beings. Far from believing in social Darwinism, conservatives believe everyone is capable of rising to their potential - just as Reagan told us. Liberals are the Social Darwins!
While the liberals are busy lamenting the poor, and castigating the rich, conservatives are out there creating wealth that lifts the poor out of poverty. Do liberals ever create wealth? Sure, but then they feel guilty about it, and set about to ensure that no one else can repeat what they did.
Why is it that liberals don't see the dynamism in our population? Generations that were born in poverty don't remain there. Jesus said, "The poor you will always have with you." And that is true. But it's not the SAME poor. There is MOVEMENT.
If you can't see what I'm talking about, it's because you're still afflicted with liberalism, still viewing our American culture and economy as a static endeavor rather than the dynamic, fluid miracle that it is. America is about success. That does not mean 100% will be successful 100% of the time. But it is POSSIBLE here.
Ultimately, though, it took me 14 years to break through the liberal fog of my college years. And it took someone brave, my husband, to stand up to my B.S. When he refused to be bullied into accepting my liberal views abortion and gay marriage, I was forced to listen to him. I could either continue to hold on to my views and believe HE was crazy, or actually admit to myself that the man I love more than anyone or anything in this world MIGHT have a valid view of the world.
Once you start listening to the oppostion ... crazy things happen. And that's how I began my recovery from liberalism.
Well, let me explain. I grew up in the Reagan 80s. I was a normal, if slightly geeky teenager. I played on the girl's basketball team, loved school, loved my country, and while I wasn't overtly political, I generally agreed with the conservative culture around me. I worked in my parents' flower shop after school. My biggest form of rebellion was sneaking donuts into a movie theater, and lusting over Patrick Swayze with my geeky girlfriends.
All that changed when I declared journalism as my major in my second year of college. In the space of three years I went from conventional college sophomore to radical politically obsessed college senior. I became convinced that lovable Ronald Reagan hated poor people and that America was a greedy imperial nation, thanks in large part to liberal professors who fueled my fascination for the counter-culture.
I adopted a liberal identity, in some ways, to set myself apart from the conservative crowd at my state university. I wore drab second-hand clothing, and in 1991 took part in protests against the first Gulf War. I was not alone: I think many liberals out there are infatuated with the 60s counterculture, and love to protest. I see nothing wrong with protesting, and getting involved. But I do think that liberalism is a juvenile philosophy. I think it is based on the politics of envy and guilt. Strip away the class warfare and what do you have? Nothing.
How is it that conservatism is more mature? Conservatism is built upon our instincts for self-preservation, and our innate generosity of spirt as human beings. Far from believing in social Darwinism, conservatives believe everyone is capable of rising to their potential - just as Reagan told us. Liberals are the Social Darwins!
While the liberals are busy lamenting the poor, and castigating the rich, conservatives are out there creating wealth that lifts the poor out of poverty. Do liberals ever create wealth? Sure, but then they feel guilty about it, and set about to ensure that no one else can repeat what they did.
Why is it that liberals don't see the dynamism in our population? Generations that were born in poverty don't remain there. Jesus said, "The poor you will always have with you." And that is true. But it's not the SAME poor. There is MOVEMENT.
If you can't see what I'm talking about, it's because you're still afflicted with liberalism, still viewing our American culture and economy as a static endeavor rather than the dynamic, fluid miracle that it is. America is about success. That does not mean 100% will be successful 100% of the time. But it is POSSIBLE here.
Ultimately, though, it took me 14 years to break through the liberal fog of my college years. And it took someone brave, my husband, to stand up to my B.S. When he refused to be bullied into accepting my liberal views abortion and gay marriage, I was forced to listen to him. I could either continue to hold on to my views and believe HE was crazy, or actually admit to myself that the man I love more than anyone or anything in this world MIGHT have a valid view of the world.
Once you start listening to the oppostion ... crazy things happen. And that's how I began my recovery from liberalism.
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