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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Reminds me of the sentiments of apostate Episcopal Bishop Spong’s ‘Why the Church Must Change or Die’.
Paul is right, either the repubs start resolving their differences or they WILL die and at the and of the Tea Party. The Tea Party, contrary to what the media might want you to believe, IS NOT DEAD!
Because those are constitutional rights?
I see the chef haZ arrived ready to prepare the Turkey for consumption!
Those who would avoid armed fight never achieve liberty.
Nor do such cowardly leaches deserve such.
The sniveling wimp who waxes on about the intellectual capacity of the founders while insipidly dismissing the necessity of their military endeavors is not heir to their gifts of reason.
What I posted was TRUE. Get lost you assclown and quit acting like you own this site.
You said I was a member of the Democratic Underground. This makes you a LIAR.
“Longevity on FR does not give you the right to lie on great Conservatives like Ted Cruz. “ — are you setting the rules here? And, again, what is true isn’t a lie.
I like Ted Cruz. You’re tactics are enough to turn anyone away from him or the party.
“It is a Conservative website.”
What about “My intention is to motivate all Americans and defend their rights.” contradicts any tenet of Conservatism?
“Those who would avoid armed fight never achieve liberty.
Nor do such cowardly leaches deserve such.”
what about “My intention is to motivate all Americans and defend their rights.” leads you to post such an idiotically out-of-place response?
So who are you going to shoot first? nobody? that’s what I thought.
” insipidly dismissing the necessity of their military “
Who did that? Not me.
You appear decidedly unhinged over a politician saying something that you should agree with. Why don’t you agree with it?
is that a picture of the troll or its nemesis?
TheOldLady posted a picture of a Dragon and The Desolation of Smaug comes out tomorrow so I thought it might be a good reference. lol
Read the exchange again, your two posts here:
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3141542/posts?page=124#124
http://freerepublic.com/focus/news/3141542/posts?page=136#136
“Saying “I’ll fight ‘em to the death” accomplishes less than nothing.”
So we should just cave in and play dead?
Ah, we’re treated to the wisdom of the beautiful and dangerous Ursula.
She’s lovely.
Yeah, I thought it mischaracterization if it was supposed to be the good guys. The Viking Kitties are a classic.====
There's a ton of young people who are very open to a conservative message, but so far all they have been hearing from is Democrats and the Democrat media. Fixed it for ya, but bye anyway.
Caww - RedForemanRules who just posted about Ukraine got banned.
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