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The conservative movement's rising stars
Myheritage.org ^ | November 14, 2008 | By David Talbot

Posted on 11/16/2008 6:23:02 AM PST by DBCJR

Share Send to a Friend Print Tell Us What You Think To reach the next generation of Americans, the conservative movement needs Internet-savvy marketers and a "hip-to-be-square" attitude modeled on President Reagan and William F. Buckley, Weekly Standard blogger and Fox News contributor Mary Katharine Ham said Monday.

Speaking at a discussion about the future of the conservative movement with Young President's Club members, she argued that young conservatives have work to do to strengthen their generation's commitment to conservative ideas.

Ham said she was optimistic about the rising generation of conservative leaders, such as the Iraq War veterans who started Vets for Freedom and politicians like Governors Bobby Jindal and Sarah Palin and Representatives Eric Cantor, Paul Ryan and Mike Pence. This new generation of conservative leaders can articulate the conservative message very well, she argued.

During the talk, part of Heritage's twice-annual President's Club meeting in Washington D.C., Ham also explained how a liberal overreach could be a boon for conservatives, and she called on young conservatives to use humor when debating today's issues on college campuses and elsewhere.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: conservatism; nextgeneration; publicimage
Notice what these young conservatives are saying. They are calling for a return to conservative principles but emphasize a manner of style in which conservatives convey their message.
1 posted on 11/16/2008 6:23:03 AM PST by DBCJR
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A conservative movement can only be effective if it doesn’t include the increasingly socialist GOP thanks to its current leaders. Those members of the GOP that truly espouse conservative principles need to distance themselves from the party if they have any hope of advancing the conservative cause.


2 posted on 11/16/2008 6:30:51 AM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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Thank god the same woman who, by her very bitchiness in criticizing Sarah Palin helped consign conservatism to the wilderness, now blesses us with these banalities: return to conservative principles; use humor.


3 posted on 11/16/2008 6:33:46 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: nathanbedford
Apologies to miss Ham, I had her confused with Parker.


4 posted on 11/16/2008 6:35:43 AM PST by nathanbedford ("Attack, repeat attack!" Bull Halsey)
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To: DBCJR
Rules! We have rules!



MKH has a great future. She is very well informed,
very well spoken and easy on the eyes too.

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The liberal equivalent is a smiling, hateful shrew.


5 posted on 11/16/2008 6:46:33 AM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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Who’s the guy in that pic?


6 posted on 11/16/2008 6:47:48 AM PST by dfwgator (I hate Illinois Marxists)
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The guy in the picture is Rachel Maddow. Hot new babe on PMSNBC. Isn’t she lovely? </sarcasm >


7 posted on 11/16/2008 7:15:44 AM PST by barker (Sarah Palin 2012? You betcha.)
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Ham also explained how a liberal overreach could be a boon for conservatives, and she called on young conservatives to use humor when debating today's issues on college campuses and elsewhere.

A liberal overreach will be anything but funny.

8 posted on 11/16/2008 7:28:26 AM PST by LiberConservative (Typical white guy)
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“....Who’s the guy in that pic?....”

Rachael Maddow of MSNBC - A propaganda arm of the democrat party.


9 posted on 11/16/2008 10:37:25 AM PST by Islander7 (This Atlas is shrugging! ~ I am Joe!)
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To: barker
Her 'partner' is Susan Mikula...ahem...as if we hadn't guessed
10 posted on 11/16/2008 3:56:07 PM PST by Guenevere
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She’ll probably dump Susan for Ellen.


11 posted on 11/16/2008 6:51:02 PM PST by barker (Sarah Palin 2012? You betcha.)
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I am a real fan of MKH....she’s the type of youth that we need to help us catch up with the computer savy bunch on the left.


12 posted on 11/16/2008 6:56:08 PM PST by imfrmdixie
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