"And that's all I have to say about that."
Posted on 11/15/2005 6:48:12 AM PST by writer33
Was Ronald Reagan truly unique? How exceptional was it that a small select group of men came along at just the right moment in time to become the Founding Fathers of what would prove to be the most extraordinary nation in the history of the world? Between the federal, state and local governments, there are thousands of elected public officials. Can you identify the ones that you believe have the characteristics or attributes of another Ronald Reagan or the Founding Fathers? Can you identify any that you believe to be equivalent to Ronald Reagan or the Founders?
AOL and the Discovery Channel recently reported an uncontrolled survey of public opinion to determine the "Greatest American" in the history of our country. There were 2.4 million votes reportedly cast. Ronald Reagan won with 24%. Lincoln was second and Martin Luther King Jr., third (23.5% and 19.7%). Washington and Franklin completed the top five (17.7% and 14.9%). In sequential order, the top ten were rounded out by George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, Elvis Presley, Oprah Winfrey and Franklin Roosevelt. Voting was apparently conducted in phases of the top 100, top 25, and top 5. How the results were tabulated is not defined, but even so, the reported results are curious in that the top five polled a total of 99.86% of the reported results. There are nine living present or former presidents and vice presidents, nine current Supreme Court Justices, fifty sitting governors, and 535 current members of the United States Congress. In the reported results, no living American got even .2 of one percent. While this survey is certainly not conclusive, it offers some evidence that most Americans do not consider our presently elected or recent past leaders among the "great".
"We have the best Congress money can buy," Mark Twain. Twain died before Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt made it possible for politicians to take matters into their own hands. Closer to the truth, but still not an accurate depiction of American politics since 1932, President Reagan said, "Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I’ve come to realize there is a very close resemblance to the first.” A better definition of a "professional" politician is one who is more interested in securing their own lifetime career in office through repeated re-election than in fulfilling the duties of their elected office. And because they are more interested in their own re-election, they are willing to subvert the Constitution in order to use the public treasury to buy blocks of votes from the public. In effect, "professional" politicians have converted our "republic" into a democracy by surrogates. The Founders envisioned statesmen winning elections based on principles. In contrast, unhampered by term limits, "professional" politicians began using socialism as the mechanism for the creation of blocks or categories of voters. With the almost unlimited taxing and borrowing power of the US treasury at their disposal, "professional" politicians then repeatedly and competitively bid for, and purchased the blocks of votes which they had created with socialism. As a vote harvesting tool, state legislatures extended socialism to government jobs; think "public" education and teachers. As early as 1964 Reagan reminded us, "Plutarch warned, 'The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits."
If the Divine Hand of Providence is still watching over or guiding the path of the United States, surely there must be another Ronald Reagan or perhaps even a number of men like him in a country with a population of nearly 300 million. The first US Census (1790) taken under the supervision of Thomas Jefferson showed a population of only 3.9 million; among them were men like Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Madison, the signers of the Declaration and the countless patriots who fought in the American Revolution. The men and women serving in the military, not only today, but also in every past generation are a testament to the fact that patriots exactly like those that fought the Revolutionary War are and have been present in our population in substantial numbers in every generation of Americans. Where are the political leaders like Ronald Reagan and the Founders? What deters them from stepping forward and seeking public office?
Ronald Reagan's two landslide elections and the 1994 Congressional elections suggest that statesmen of a caliber similar to Ronald Reagan or the Founders can defeat "professional" politicians whose re-elections are dependent upon socialism, the insidious cancer that poses what is by far the most significant threat to our freedom. And it is freedom that forms the foundation on which our civilization is built. History is unambiguous; all democracies have ended in bankruptcy or hyperinflation whenever the public learns to vote itself benefits. Could the Constitution be restored and our republic be saved or resurrected if men like Ronald Reagan and the Founders could be recruited to come forward and seek election?
Ronald Reagan was clearly the catalyst that precipitated the downfall, but socialism is what doomed the Soviet Union to the Ash-heap of History. When carefully studied, Reagan's speeches are filled with guideposts that form a road map to the renaissance that will become his true legacy. Ash-heap or renaissance are the alternatives that Reagan was actually describing in A Time For Choosing: "You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the last step into a thousand years of darkness."
In the pages that follow, you are going to learn what is almost certainly the best, if not the only, way to recruit and elect statesmen made from the same mold as Ronald Reagan. Although the execution is not guaranteed to be easy, there truly is a simple way to both recruit, and elect patriots cut from the same cloth as the Founding Fathers.
"And that's all I have to say about that."
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Yeah. And I remember how incredibly UNCOMFORTABLE Matt Lauer was when announcing the winner.
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The focus of this series of articles is directed precisely at ending socialism as a part of restoring the Constitution.
It should be clear to everybody that the Democratic Party is committed to socialism and has led the move away from the Constitution. Clearly Democrats will not be part of the solution.
It also seems to be true that there are a number of 'moderate' Republicans who either condone socialism or at the very least do not have the will to end it. These RINOs limit what genuine conservatives would otherwise be able to accomplish.
We are going to show you in this series of articles how we believe that conservative leaders analogous to Ronald Reagan and the Founders can be recruited to run against and defeat not only RINOs, but also Democrats. We believe this will have the effect of making both political parties substantially more conservative. We believe that we can do this in every election until the Constitution is completely restored.
We believe that FreeRepublic can generate the momentum needed to get this effort launched. Once launched, we believe it will be self-sustaining and self-funding. We believe that it can gain the momentum needed to amend the Constitution to impose TERM LIMITS on members of Congress and members of the Federal Judiciary.
That is very touching not2worry. You nailed it, my friend. Thanks.
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While Ronald Reagan was truly a giant among giants, we believe there are many people who share Reagan's views and could be wonderful conservative leaders if only they would could forward and run. We all know the reasons why good men are reluctant to come forward and seek political office. Politics is a dirty business and campaign fund raising is a full time job not only for the would-be politician but for many of his friends and associates. The campaign fund raising for re-election starts the day after they count the votes and take the oath of office. Much of their time in office is spent on getting re-elected rather than in getting things done.
We believe we know how to completely eliminate the need for our candidates to engage in campaign fund raising, leaving them free to focus on the issues that actually matter. Once elected, they will not need to raise funding for their re-election, again leaving them free to focus on restoring the Constitution.
We ask each of you to ping your Freeper friends and ask them to follow this series and join in our discussions about finding ways to restore the Constitution. We invite you to take The Pledge and to invite your friends to take The Pledge.
I had no idea this existed and I thank you for it. Consider me "pledged".
Hold on to that name and that thought. I like everything I hear and see about Mr. Pence. And if anybody knows him or somebody close to him, ask him to follow our series and even give it a bump. We wish to extend an invitation to everyone, including Mr. Pence to take The Pledge.
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Thanks for stopping by, PJ, and for reading, the author appreciates it.
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
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I sure miss that old man. I felt for Nancy at his funeral when they were trying to finally lead her away from his casket for the last time. I think I read her lips and I think she said "I don't want to leave him here." He was indeed one of a kind. I wish our Politicians had listened to him more closely. We wouldn't be in the shape we're in today.
Anyway, back to the subject...This may sound corny. You may or may not agree. But from what I've seen over the past 9 and a half years on this Forum, I believe the next "Ronald Reagan" will be a Freeper. I have had many discussions with many people on this board, and there are many who have impressed me greatly. Not that I count for much, but I am more impressed by more people on this Forum than ANYwhere else in ANY discussion group I've watched for any length of time. I would not be surprised. Just my 2-cents.
In the article, the author mentioned the population of 3.9 Million back at the time of the country's founding. Do you realize that we have aborted well over 10 times that population over the past 30 years? Not to take away from any of us who weren't summarily slaughtered in this manner, but how many "Ronald Reagan"-types were in that bunch. How many "Founding Father"-types? How many Einstein-types? George Washington Carver-types? I suspect there were at least a couple of each. At least.
"I wish our Politicians had listened to him more closely. We wouldn't be in the shape we're in today. Anyway, back to the subject...This may sound corny. You may or may not agree. But from what I've seen over the past 9 and a half years on this Forum, I believe the next "Ronald Reagan" will be a Freeper. I have had many discussions with many people on this board, and there are many who have impressed me greatly. Not that I count for much, but I am more impressed by more people on this Forum than ANYwhere else in ANY discussion group I've watched for any length of time. I would not be surprised. Just my 2-cents. In the article, the author mentioned the population of 3.9 Million back at the time of the country's founding. Do you realize that we have aborted well over 10 times that population over the past 30 years? Not to take away from any of us who weren't summarily slaughtered in this manner, but how many "Ronald Reagan"-types were in that bunch. How many "Founding Father"-types? How many Einstein-types? George Washington Carver-types? I suspect there were at least a couple of each. At least.
What keeps most conscientious conservatives, including some Freepers, from coming forth and being willing to participate in the effort to restore the Constitution and end socialism? Three primary reasons:
Is there any wonder as to why principled people refuse to come forward to seek public office? Professional politics is a dirty business. Why would principled people wish to compete in the world's second oldest profession?
Will you come forward and help us restore the Constitution and change all that before it is too late? Get out your ping lists, invite your friends to add their names to our ping lists in order to follow this series and learn how we can take our country back. Will you take The Pledge?
Nice posts to you both.
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