Posted on 10/11/2008 6:46:15 PM PDT by bitterdfwrepub
I think it is time to be reminded of a few things:
First, remember what Winston Churchill said:
“Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense”
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
“We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.”
Second, remember John Buchan:
"No great cause is ever lost or won, The battle must always be renewed, And the creed must always be restated."
And Yogi Berra:
“It ain't over till it's over.”
Call or e-mail every neighbor, friend, relative, everyone you know. Talk sense to nonsense, talk truth to lies, get out the vote in every state, whether red or blue—they are ALL red, white and blue.
And whatever road this nation is going to take on November 4th it should be taken with eyes open so that no one can claim they did not know what they were doing or where they were going.
And if we do not prevail in 2008 (or even if we do) then on November 5th we should redouble our efforts in every race in every city, county, district and state to block the dems at every step from implementing their plans. Use whatever position or power or strategy you have to fight them. Surreptitiously or overtly. Fight them. Be the sand in their gears, the sugar in their gas tank.
Flood elected representatives with e-mails and calls and letters. Astroturf them. Tell the Democrats that you are lifelong dems who voted for Obama but are now appalled and that you will oppose them if they do not block his proposals. Voter vengeance may be the only counterweight to the party arm twisting. If they are dems, vote them out later anyway.
Protest. Loudly. At every turn.
Take over city councils, take over city and county boards, run for every office in every locality, borough, county and state.
It is time to rebuild the Reagan revolution from the ground up.
Oppose every Democrat. In primaries oppose every Republican who will not oppose every Democrat. Immediately start recruiting for 2010. Take what little money you will have left and donate to whichever Republican can defeat Pelosi, Reid, Frank, et al.
Use the courts to attack. File lawsuit after lawsuit. Impede their progress. Attack the constitutionality of laws, rulings and regulations.
Register voters. Out-do ACORN.
Don't be cowed. Don't be intimidated. Don't be co-opted. Don't be despondent, don't get depressed. Don't compromise. Don't give up.
If you must mislead your opponents mislead them. If you must be stealth, then be stealthy. Be more cunning than them.
Don't sleep. Wait.
Stay mad.
Churchill never met McCain.
I needed that pep talk but not as much as our supposed leaders and candidates - Sarah excluded.
It’s not about our leaders and candidates now. It is about us.
It’s about us becoming the better leaders and choosing or becoming the better candidates.
About a year ago I read a sermon by a popular pastor who chastised Christian Americans for being too timid and too tolerant for too long. Many people went on about their daily lives thinking someone else would take care of things. Now here we are.
So the big question on everyone’s mind now is, “What do we do?” The answer to that depends on how far you're willing to go, and what you're willing to sacrifice to get there. There are many men of bad character, liars and deceivers in high places right now in our government, in our media, and in our universities. People need to come together to discuss what we can do as a whole instead of hoping someone else will step in and handle it for us.
If you want to get a real sense of strength of character and bravery in the face of adversity in our country, read a book detailing The American Revolution.
Punch a Hippy!
One day when I was but a young boy, I was walking down the street with my dad to the hardware store. He suddenly stopped, crossed the street and punched a man. When he returned, I ask, "Father, why did you punch that man?" He turned to me and said, "That's a stupid question." Then he punched me. "After punching a hippie, do you take the time to explain to those around you why you punched the hippie?"
It was a stupid question, because who my dad punched was a hippie. Back then, everyone knew that you punched hippies, but I've noticed that this knowledge may not be being passed on to the next generation. If there's one thing I've realized over the past few years is that hippies are not being punched quite enough, and I think the recent incident with Berkeley and the Marines shows the problem of not enough hippie punching. If hippies aren't punched on a consistent basis, they get cocky and will try all sorts of crazy thing. I mean, really, hippies insulting Marines and not expecting a punching? That's a major breakdown in our societal structure.
So what has led to this dearth in hippie punching? Breakdown in family structure? Loss of prayer in school? Increasing childhood obesity? Prevalence of non-violent videogames? Whatever the reason, I think we need to spend more time telling the next generation the importance of striking hippies in the face with a fist. No functional society has survived hippies running around unpunched, and America will be similarly doomed if we don't change our ways.
You may say, "Well I punch hippies; I'm doing my part." But after punching a hippie, do you take the time to explain to those around you why you punched the hippie? This may seem like a lot to do for someone who has a job and personal responsibilities -- which you have since you're not a hippie -- but if even just one man hears your words of inspiration and then punches some filthy hippie, wasn't it time well spent?
We have a war right now. Our military is overseas killing terrorists -- the violent form of the hippie -- so they can't be here punching hippies for us. We have to do that ourselves. To keep this a country safe for soldiers to kill evil foreigners without hearing whiny protests, we have to make it unsafe for hippies.
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Hippie Punching FAQ
Unfortunately, American society has gotten lax on hippie punching to the point I thought I should write an FAQ to better explain the issue to those who don’t currently engage in the punching of hippies. Hopefully one day this will all become so natural again that a hippie punching FAQ will be about as necessary as a flipping people off in traffic FAQ.
HIPPIE PUNCHING FAQ
Q. Where is best to punch a hippie?
A. About the face. That’s where the hippie is most annoying.
Q. What is a hippie?
A. Generally, a hippie is an annoying, useless. Actually, less than useless, as they are not happy until they prevent other people from being useful as well. In fact, Scientists have determined that the only evolutionary purpose of a hippie is for punching as a stress release for productive members of society.
Q. Are there any other uses for hippies than punching them?
A. No, there are no other uses.
Q. Couldn’t they be ground up and used as chum?
A. They’re too gummy.
Q. Where do hippies come from?
A. There’s basically waste products of a productive society, as they only come from middle class to upper middle class families. Thus its important for parents to make sure they tell children the importance of not being a hippie while also making them cut the lawn and do other non-hippie, productive activities.
Q. Where can hippies be found?
A. Their main habitat is the college campus and can be found in the vicinity thereof. Occasionally they have mass migrations to city areas to work as a large group (a group of hippies is known as a “protest”) to make loud noises and annoy people. In this way, they are like geese, except with more excrement. Also, they have large puppets.
Q. What are the benefits of punching hippies?
A. What aren’t? It gives you exercise, increases your intelligence and sexual prowess, helps the economy, defeats terrorism, and helps orphans find families. Also, scientists say that each time you punch a hippie, they get one step closer to curing cancer.
Q. Hippies smell. Do I have to worry about getting that smell on my fist?
A. Always carry around hand sanitizer in case you punch a hippie. Make sure to put it on your knuckles.
Q. Is it okay to punch a hippie on a Sunday?
A. Check local laws. Some counties have blue laws preventing striking hippies on a Sunday. Other think that’s the best day for punching hippies.
Q. Just to be clear, are you talking about physically striking hippies or are you talking metaphorically about “punching” hippies through rhetorical means or through your actions against narcissistic hippie ideals?
A. Can’t it be both?
Q. Well, one of those is a valid point and the other I’m pretty sure is assault.
A. Maybe you’re a hippie.
Q. Where does the term “hippie” come from?
A. It’s derived from the word hipster.
Grizzled Bear!!!!!!!!!
My husband has tears streaming down his cheeks, and I nearly didn’t make it the bathroom!!!!!!!!!!!!! He started laughing harder as I ran to the bathroom screaming for dogs to get out of the way! Oh my...now my ears hurt from laughing so hard.
Please give your pups a treat. They are, most likely, very confused.
OMG!!!! I can’t breathe. That was just too much. You don’t mind if I send it to all the hippies I know, do you?
I got it from an FR thread. Please share!
Bump for later reference
I thought that hippy punching rant sounded like Frank J. of IMAO. Here’s the original:
http://www.imao.us/archives/009667.html
Thanks, FRiend, for giving credit where credit is due. That article always makes me smile.
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