New African-American Freerper (Vanity)

11-9-2008 | Obushma

[Obushma]

Hi All Freepers! I am a new Freeper---been here to just read news and posts for over a year and now am motivated to do something after the disappointing loss on last Tuesday. Below is where I stand politically and my two cents where the GOP needs to move to for success---I do NOT endorse scrapping the GOP for a new party. I endorse gaining control of the GOP from the grass roots with some cosmetic/PR changes:

I voted for McCain-Palin although I’m not a Republican. I'm now strongly considering formally joining the GOP.

As of now I support Sarah Palin to run in 2012.

My thoughts on some Public Relation changes (Not Necessarily Changes in Principles):

1 Drop the formal opposition to Affirmative Action : This mutes the charge of “historical opposition/indifference to civil rights”. The opposition to AA/Quotas can remain in principle.

2 Drop the formal opposition to “Amnesty” for Illegal Immigrants: Focus on securing the borders. The status of the 20 million or so illegal immigrants is now more or less an Obama/Democrat problem and has been essentially a lost issue for the GOP. We in opposition to Obama will need to cut into his Hispanic support in 2012 in order to defeat him.

3 Drop formal opposition to Environmentalism. Yes, I know that environmental extremist are nuts, but the GOP must recognize when a battle is probably lost and not waste precious political capital on what I consider minor issues (especially when there will be major battles to be fought over major issues). Remember this is just a formal dropping of an issue, but not the issue itself in principle.

4 Focus on middle class, middle class, middle class!

5 Focus on domestic/economic/education issues. Less on foreign policy. To be sure there will certainly be new issues of both to tackle in ’12, but I can guarantee with the failed economic policies put in place by The Obama administration---domestic policies will again be front and center.

6 Build bridges to unions/working class. Historically Unions and the GOP have been arch-enemies. But the alliance between big business and the GOP in decline. Big Business seem to have found a new love REDs---“Rich Elite Democrats”. We need to counter this with courting some of there core constituencies. This may have already have begun in West Virginia and among many Hillary Clinton Dems.

7 Continue with strong opposition to Gay “marriage”, Abortion and Adult Euthanasia.

8 Continue with strong opposition to Islamic Extremism, and Socialistic Liberal Extremism.

9 Continue to be strong on crime, the death penalty and gun ownership rights.

Sorry for what you guys call a “Vanity” but these were just some of my post-election observations as a right of center African American. Tell me what all you Freepers think!

[bone52]

I disagree that we are headed towards irrelevance. We are part of a movement towards freedom, a movement that liberates individuals and gives everyone an opportunity.

We will not fail because our message is that men should be free, moral, happy, and successful. The message of liberals (although watered down) is the message of Marx - that men should hate, envy, oppress, and steal.

When I compare these messages, I cannot fathom a world in which most people would knowingly choose their message over ours. However, we live in a world where our messenger (who was a messenger of our message in title only) was defeated by charlatan who lied about and hid his message. As Reagan said to CPAC (and I am paraphrasing) Barack won because he didn’t run as a liberal. If Barack had honestly portrayed his ideas, he would have lost with much larger margins than McCain did.

Having said that, we lack a spokesperson for our message. We don’t necessarily need a Reagan, but we need someone who believes our message and isn’t afraid to spread it. Additionally, we lack people who can turn our message into solutions for our country’s problems (but I think this is related to lacking a spokesperson). While we can’t all be Reagen, we can be spokespersons in our own worlds. We have neighbors, friends, and family members who we can help see what we offer and the differences between our message and that of liberals.

Anyways, all I really wanted to say is don’t lose hope or sacrifice beliefs. Our message appeals to everything that is good in people and can/will remain viable.

Also, I agree completely that the Consitution is not the same as the Word of God, but it is and was inspired by God. In the accounts of the founders of our nation their is frequent mention that the inspiration and guidance of our Father was sought and received. We defeated a mighty superpower and internal enemies through God’s hand, and it fails reason to believe that he would, after so richly blessing our country, withhold his guidance during the drafting of the Constitution.

Having said that, the Constitution isn’t perfect, but it includes means through which it can be adabted to our needs. Although it will be amended, I don’t believe that it will be ignored - there are too many people, like you and I, who believe in the message proclaimed by the document.

Anyways, like Elisha said, “Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.” 2 Kings 6:16.

[Pan_Yan]

I appreciate your willingness to look behind the rhetoric and try and find out the fundamental problems and solutions facing America. You will run into a lot of rigidity here. For far too long our elected leaders in Washington have been willing to compromise conservative principles to try and find ‘common ground’. Senator McCain epitomizes this problem.

Every time the GOP has tried to appear centrist and “find areas of common ground with a more diversified demographics” it has lost. When Republicans try to sound like Democrats they lose. Badly. Every Democrat presidential candidate has tried to appear conservative. Why? Because America is still conservative. If you look at electoral history conservatism has won every time it is given a fair hearing. We just watched the GOP try to re brand itself following the formula you laid out.

[Altura Ct.]

I assume this is a joke post.

[Obushma]

How is Affirmative Action a core issue? It was never raised during this election. In fact it hasn’t been an issue in any election since Reagan-Mondale. It’s an axiomatic plank in the GOP platform that’s essentially toothless. We here Righties all the time calling for overturning Roe v Wade. Tell me where the massive outcry on the Right to overturn Affirmative Action? If it’s not going to be made a serious campaign issue (especially after Barack H. Obama’s election) then what good is it. It’s bad PR/Marketing and it simply serves to allow further unwarranted and unnecessary attacks from the warped left. Now, keeping opposition to quotas is important—but historically the black community has viewd these as two separate issues.

[Kevmo]

my two cents where the GOP needs to move to for success-—
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[Pan_Yan]

My tag line until yesterday was “All gray areas are fabrications.” Without moral absolutes all arguments eventually end up in lawyerly mensing of words the culmination of which was President Clinton and the infamous meaning of “is”.

Freepgards.

[word_warrior_bob]

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6KUDv1wzraWhwlBt1

You’re in dire need of watching this my friend.

If I were you I wouldn’t be looking into a job as a political strategist any time soon either.

[HighlyOpinionated]

I think the GOP needs to support Entrepreneurs and Cottage Industries. And the National Black Republican Association needs to be involved in the RNC, too. Martin Luther King Jr and Frederick Douglass were both Republicans!

I’d like to see the Republicans remind the Democrats that they’re the Party of Segregation, too. Stress it, push it into their faces and use the divisiveness of Obama as an example of the “New Segregation.”

[Obushma]

I like African-American for ethnic identfication purposes. Black is fine (Although I’m reddish brown). I read Sowell and Williams. They’re entitled to their preferences (they do come from an older demographics than myself). It doesn’t really make me any difference whether my race is identified or not. But since during an election year everyone is interested in statistics-—count me in McCain’s 8 percent of Americans with slave ancestory (maybe that’s a safer term here).

[Obushma]

~I assume this is a joke post.~

I assume this is a joke reply. I’ll make a prediction.....the GOP will diversify and will win many more elections than Dems. I just hope you won’t be the opposition then.

[LowOiL]

Welcome to FR...

Don't be offended if we are all NOT in agreement on some issues... and believe me, I don't agree with half your points... but FR is sorta the no spin zone... you either like us or start an opposition site...

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We play rough sometimes with unpopular idea, but you learn to stick up for what you believe is right and go on.

[Altura Ct.]

The GOP is already the Dems.

[Earthdweller]

Hi Obushma. Not liking a few of your ideas but the rest look ok...welcome. Good luck. Warning..FR is addictive.

[Obushma]

***Welcome to Free Republic. This is not a GOP site

Point taken. I’m going straight to the RNC with my ideas!!!

[Obushma]

Thanks-—I think I’m gonna be banned if I don’t hurry and run to the right of Pat Buchanan-—tough crowd!

[Altura Ct.]

What do you mean by diversify? BTW are you American or African?

[Brucifer]

1)The hell with affirmative action. It’s racism pure and simple. Blacks would have gotten a lot further in the US if affirmative action had never occurred. In the end the black community is worse off, and all that we’ve done is create a tougher breed of white male.

2)Amnesty? For breaking our laws? I know a large number of Hispanics in my family, and none of them support illegal immigration. Illegal immigration hurts Blacks and Hispanics much more than whites.

3)I’ve never heard of a real Conservative opposed to real Environmentalism. Teddy Roosevelt was a great conservationist as the Governor of New York. Republicans were the original environmentalists.

4)We are the middle class!

We only win when we act like Conservatives and make ourselves heard. To paraphrase Rush, Conservatism wins every time it’s real.

Welcome to Free Republic.

[Obushma]

Sorry, I fell asleep during the first minute of this video. I don’t see where I’m advocating Socialism but okay........
Anyway, wouldn’t want a job as a politcal consultant, but the marketing and packaging of the far right is doomed.

Let’s take an example of the left’s marketing. Obama forced a “Respect for Life Plank” in the Dem’s sorry platform. All it said was we need to find common ground to reduce abortions. Now, even an idiot knows the Dems aren’t doing away with their goal of an abortion in every pot.

But truly that was a stroke of marketing genius as the Dems cut a small swath into the rights’ evangelical vote-—probably cost us Virginia, NC, Florida and Indiana.

[wayne_shrugged]

At any rate, you've now been properly initiated after your first vanity post on FreeRepublic!

Whatever you call yourself, welcome aboard! It'll be an interesting journey for you and all the rest of us in the next few years...

[Obushma]

Take a chill pill Bruci-—there’s always the Constitution Party my friend.....