My Flag is up, my Cross is up, my gun is loaded.
Posted on 04/06/2014 5:43:23 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
Evolve, adapt or die. That is the fate of our current Republican party. We must evolve as a party and find a way to attract millennials to the conservative movement or we will never succeed in realizing our ideals of individual freedom and freedom from government interference.
Initially, I received criticism from political pundits for speaking to non-traditional audiences. I was told it was a waste of time to reach out to these audiences, specifically students from both Howard University and University of California, Berkeley.
My response is this: I have never been one to watch the world go by without participating. I wake up each day hoping to make a difference.
You might be a Republican, Democrat or Independent. I speak before these audiences, not to preach or prescribe some special formula.
My intention is not to tell you what to be. You are more important than any political party or partisan pleadings. My intention is to motivate all Americans and defend their rights.
My hope is that in discussing these topics, more Americans will be open to the conservative message. A message that favors choice in education, a less aggressive foreign policy, more compassion regarding non-violent crime and encourages opportunity in employment.
As a conservative [*cough, *cough] politician, it is clear to me that we must start discussing these topics more with audiences that might not normally hear our message--specifically young adults and students.
Preaching to the choir is not working for the conservative movement. We are growing stale and moss-covered. We must evolve, adapt or die.
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Show me how many founding fathers said this: “Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.”
My Flag is up, my Cross is up, my gun is loaded.
Well that was a short ride. Well done. The meat, I mean.
The zottee probably didn’t think that the ride was short.
Getting well done is not quick and painless. ;-)
I’m heartless, because Rick Perry said that I am heartless because I do not agree with him on the children of illegal immigrants in this country.
“It is said that one definition of insanity is to keep on doing the same thing and hoping the result will differ.”
This isn’t insanity. This is stupidity.
Seeing Good in that which is Evil, and seeing Evil in that which is Good is insanity.
And what is it that we have been doing for a ling time that has seemed to get us nowhere?
Advancing the big government agenda perhaps?
The reason the GOP is dying is because it lost most of its base.
And it’s about to lose the rest of it, so it’s trying to manufacture a new one as quickly as it can, but it’s going to fail and die.
And it will be a death worth celebrating.
I’ve noticed a real spike in behavior like his. I was quite happy to see this one.
Conservatism and Conservatives are under an all-out attack.
I just hope that they fire the first shot “heard ‘round the world,” so that they can’t claim that we started it.
They will start it; they always do.
Stay safe, and never give up your guns.
Ditto!
There is no trick to filling the church pews on skid row, just serve free booze.
Sixty years ago, while in the Army, I had a friend from Texas, he was a little difficult to figure out until one day he told me; "I am not hard to please, just give me what I want."
“So we should just cave in and play dead?”
That’s what you say.
I say you will do no “fighting” whatsoever. It’s political rhetoric. I’m right and you know it.
So what’s wrong with motivating folks to defend their rights?
You, nor anyone else on this forum is going to do anything except that which is within the political process. So why not acknowledge something that any conservative should be able to support? Defense of Constitutional rights?
“Show me how many founding fathers said this: “Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.””
They didn’t. They actually fought. You aren’t going to.
You are going to complain a lot, foist hysterical rhetoric upon hysterical rhetoric and do nothing concrete.
You will act within the political process. Quit pretending you will do anything else. THAT is the “less than nothing” part.
That’s what you are saying with “Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.”
“You aren’t going to.”
Really?
You’re willing to cave in and play dead as per your post 124.
We already have limited government, Obama limits it to what ever he wants.
“You’re willing to cave in and play dead as per your post 124.”
I said I support the statement, political or not that “Motivating folks to defend their Constitutional Rights” is a good thing, and that Conservatives should react positively, rather than say this somehow represents non-Conservative views. It does not.
I didn’t say anything more than that.
Anything to do with the Constitution, God or Guns.
“That’s what you are saying with “Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.””
No I’m not. I’m saying don’t use hysterical rhetoric.
Then why state that “Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.”
It takes someone saying “Enough” before anything gets started.
Saying it does less than nothing is the same as playing dead.
You do NOT support it.
Yes, you are.
Is Onyx ok? You mention she is going though a lot. What happened? I love that woman. A treasure to FR for sure.
This site is pro-God, life, family, country, constitution. We are not going to evolve or adapt to the RINO or liberaltarian message. Sorry.
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