Posted on 10/01/2013 3:54:53 AM PDT by Kaslin
I wonder how long it will take the Dims to figure out that the longer the debate on the CR the closer they get the point where debt limit is reached?
David Limbaugh writes, “I believe that if Republicans would finally draw a firm line in the sand and then go to the media with a united, 24/7 communications effort, they would — with their courage, their principled stand and their contagious patriotism — reignite the grass roots and inspire many others to recapture an optimistic spirit, a spirit that says that America is not yet dead and that there are still elected officeholders who are willing to stake their careers on saving this nation.”
I greatly appreciate and respect DL’s writing abilities and message. However, when he asks the Republicans to “go to the media” I ask, what media? The media is a propaganda arm of the Dem party. There is no media to go to that would not simply extract and manipulate the Republican message for whatever propaganda purpose they could. Who will you go to? John Stewart (a central figure in information for youth)? Colbert (a central source of information for many)? The Huffington Post (the socialist’s counterpart to the Drudge Report and a well-funded content-generating information source I see referenced a lot)? The NYT, LAT, or WaPo (major old-line info sources to the urban centers in the US)? The alphabet networks, CNN, or MSNBC? The AP or Reuters (content-generators)?
The solution lies in (1) educational initiatives (essential to long-term solutions and sadly ignored for decades despite pleas to Republicans), (2) accessible sources of information directed at the young, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and working people, and (3) one-on-one communication and role-modeling to others—live your beliefs and explain the inextricable connections between life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. I have heard people reject these things because they take too long—after many decades of suffering due to socialism, just how long are you willing to wait for an improvement? Right now, despite what the situation may look like to many, people are increasingly looking for hope in the midst of a dimming life. Now is the time to offer that hope and freedom is always a popular idea. What I recommend could be broadly accomplished in about six years. However, broad support for freedom and opportunity in hopes of prosperity is already in place—it simply needs to be shown to people. If the current media propaganda machine won’t do it, take it to people one-on-one and get that truth machine started.
Nice set of questions!
Does each of us have your permission to print those questions on a “survey” form and then ask each person we meet to answer those questions?
We DO need to take your message to our un-informed voters.
The Rats don’t want a conference come debt ceiling time that story will change.
The government shut down under Clinton was blamed on the Republicans but it was orchestrated by John Sweeney of the AFL-CIO.
I think whoever wrote the report that you saw this morning has no clue about how the government functions.
Contractors are not considered civilian employees, and they are not affected by the shutdown because their contracts are paid up front. They are all working.
Civilian employees may be kept on board if they perform an essential service. The bulk of civilian employees do not, and have been given furloughs.
Military personnel are all essential employees. Military personnel must show up for work, and will not be allowed to apply for leave. I really hope the Republicans hold their ground and citizens continue to put pressure on the Dems to defund Obamacare--sooner, rather than later.
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