Remember the Republican Party? The party that the media and political pundits wrote off? They said the Republican Party was dead... that conservatism was dead.
In their rush to kiss Barack Obama's feet and proclaim that the United States is not a socialist country, the Democrats and members of the media forgot one thing: America is a conservative country. Americans simply want lower taxes, smaller deficits, more freedom, less spending, and less government control. Simple concepts, right? Well, last night, the message was heard around the country. In stunning election victories, Republicans picked up the governorships in both New Jersey and Virginia. The stage is certainly set for 2010 if the Republican leadership can learn from the results of Tuesday night.
First, the most stunning news of the night. Republican challenger Chris Christi ousted incumbent Gov. Jon Corzine in the New Jersey governor's race. Obama flew in for multiple events in the state. VP Joe Biden also made an appearance. When it was all said and done, Christi emerged with 48% of the vote to Corzine's 44%.
As FOXNews.com points out, in the exit polling, conservatives went strongly for Christie 82% to 15%. Republicans stood by their candidate 91% to 6%. The long cherished "independent" vote went for Christie 60% to 30%. In other words, those same people who were frustrated with the way the country was going and turned to Obama, are the ones who realized the state of New Jersey and the country in general is getting worse. They threw out Corzine and embraced a candidate who wants to build up private sector jobs (not government jobs) and who wants to lower taxes. Less government and more freedom... that is a winning message!
In Virginia, Republican Robert McDonnell soundly defeated his Democrat opponent, Creigh Deeds, 58% to 41%. Voters in Virginia went for Obama in 2008 by a narrow margin. One year later, they turned to the Republican by a landslide.
Exiting polling as noted by FOXNews.com showed that the electorate was significantly different than last year:
Young people and Democrats made up a smaller portion of today's voters than in 2008, while more Republicans and conservatives went to the polls - and it made a difference.
Last year, about one of five voters - 21 percent of the electorate - was under age 30, while today that dropped to 10 percent. And Deeds received only 44 percent of the vote among young voters, while last year Barack Obama received 60 percent of the vote. A 54-percent majority of young voters went for McDonnell.
And while party loyalty was fairly even, with both candidates capturing more than 9 of 10 of their party's vote, Republicans made up a larger segment today. Some 37 percent of voters today self-identify as Republican, up from 33 percent last year. Democrats made up 33 percent of the electorate today, down from 39 percent.
Voters who said taxes was their number one issue went for McDonnell 84% to 16%. Voters who said the economy was their number one issue went for McDonnell 57% to 42%.
Make no mistake. The story of Tuesday night was the gubernatorial wins in New Jersey (especially) and Virginia. Those two both mark a slap in the face to Obama and the Democrats who are bent on "transforming" America into a socialist nation. However, there was another race Tuesday night which caught the attention of conservatives.
In the special election for New York's 23rd congressional district, Democrat Bill Owens topped Conservative Doug Hoffman 49% to 45%. Conservatives such as myself are clearly disappointed with the result, but it is not all gloom and doom. Whenever a race gets thrown into chaos, anything can happen. Just look at what happened to Tom DeLay's district in Texas when the Republican candidate had to be "written in." The district went for the Democrat. One election later, it was back to being represented by a Republican.
The reason Owens won was because "Republican" candidate Scozzafava, who withdrew, still pulled 5.5% of the vote. Had this vote been consolidated around the one, true Republican candidate, Hoffman would have won. This is what happens when a few folks get together to choose a nominee. Have a full-blown primary, and let the voters decide. Had this occurred, Hoffman would soon be a congressman.
The loss also shows that the two major parties still lead in the organization department. Had Hoffman been the Republican nominee, he would have had the resources and organizational infrastructure of the party. Owens had the unions and ACORN backing him up. The Republican machine came in too late, and Hoffman was done.
The race does show that Republican voters have a set standard as to what they think a "Republican" candidate should represent. Scozzafava was not that candidate. In addition, the national party should still receive the same message regardless of whether Hoffman won or lost. He pulled enough votes combined with the Republican to have won. The message is that Republicans want and need conservatives as their candidates. When a solid conservative message is presented, Republicans win. Just look at New Jersey and Virginia. Great job!
Well done Conservatives. We are showing them...and it will continue. I am proud to be a Conservative. Think the RNC is getting the message?
Comment by Chris in Texas November 4, 2009 @ 11:05 am
Congratulations to the voters of Virginia and New Jersey for showing America that the events of 2008 were indeed "one big a... mistake". Too bad that common sense hasn't made it down here to Houston yet. Although we had a Republican candidate for mayor who had no endorsements and very little money, he still received over 20% of the vote, only 10% behind the first place candidate. Next month in the runoffs we get to choose between two libs for mayor and two libs for city controller (one's a slumlord, the other owes the IRS over $100k in back taxes)....what a choice!
Comment by Tailgunner November 4, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Now the REAL work begins. The Democrats are painfully aware that this is a harbinger of the 2010 elections and portends trouble for their agenda, so they will push even harder to cram their socialist schemes through the Congress and down our throats.
Hey - Republicans, Conservatives, and independents - time to stop competing with each other, join forces, and compete against the Democrats!
Comment by lower48er November 4, 2009 @ 11:10 am
I hope Palin and Thompson get credit for their forsight in choosing the best candidate. Hope it is a lesson to the others to examine the so-called "Republican" candidate before endorsing that candidate.
Comment by Tucker Scofield November 4, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Tailgunner: Something I wrote two days ago on this post:
"I have long said that the success of Ronald Reagan was in the packaging. Although firmly principled, Reagan never made it an "us against them" battle EVEN WHEN HE WAS BASHING THE LIBERAL PHILOSOPHY. In short, his genial attitude made him "inclusive" despite the fact that he firmly stood his ground. This created a non-threatening environment that drew in conservative democrats as well as independents and garnered him landslide victories.
The RNC should take these qualities to heart when considering a candidate. I understand they want to gain as many votes as possible but good Lord, a candidate MUST STAND FOR SOMETHING. But those principles need to be packaged in a winning personality that brings people to his/her side of the aisle.
That is very different from the current RNC approach of checking the Gallop polls to see who they should be today."
My point is that the right candidate CAN bring conservatives, independents, and even conservative Democrats together to fight the socialization of this country.
Comment by onewildman November 4, 2009 @ 11:21 am
That's one for our side! The only thing Bobby was wrong about is.... The liberals aren't kissing Obamas feet, their kissing something a little higher and in the rear. Most important thing to remember this is just the start and we need to continue the intensity and not sit back and be smug about. The war for our country is not over, it's just beginning.
Comment by jamestowne1607 November 4, 2009 @ 11:29 am
I always make a point of voting for a candidate on the Conservative line even if he/she is also running as a Republican. Don't know if the Republicans are paying attention, but it's my way of sending a message at the polls. Also, if voters are fed up with the choices at the polls, DON"T STAY HOME, go to vote, even if only to pull the lever for no one. If 400 voters show up but the actual tally is extremely low, the losing party should figure it out.
I worked as an election inspector yesterday in a very Republican district. Shenannigans just don't happen here on election day. Well, not the case anymore. Bottom line, whatever tricks go on, the votes still get counted, even the "influenced" ones. Be vigilant! Sign up to be an inspector, you get paid. Be a poll watcher or runner. Young people, educate your friends, go with them to register AND to vote. This group has the lowest turn out but has potentially great power, use it and use it wisely! It's YOUR Future!
Comment by EveLerieux November 4, 2009 @ 11:48 am
This is a victory for conservatives, tea party patriots and all Americans. However, we should also note it is important that we track down the ACORN/SEIU members who used voter fraud and demand full punishment for their crimes, so that others will think twice about doing it. If this is not stopped then no election in this country can be deemed safe. To truly have an honest election we must stop the criminals and the Democrats who back them. I was outraged to learn the Democrats where making phone calls asking that votes they knew to be fraudulent not be checked for authenticity but allowed to count. People who had not even voted yet found out their votes were already cast! Every name of each Democrat that made those calls need to exposed. Every ACORN/SEIU criminal that handed in these votes should have their drivers license copied so that they can be prosecuted. We must demand justice.
Comment by kelly November 4, 2009 @ 12:03 pm
And the other news here besides the big wins would be the Republican party supported a candidate who was a RINO. They publicly got another spanking when that candidate threw support to a Democrat. And that seat was lost to a liberal. Stop shooting yourself in the foot, RNC. Better do some vetting of candidates you 'think' you should support!
RNC, you have been given the mandate, now is the time to step up and quit being a closet conservative! The party WILL survive, if the leadership doesn't kill it!
BIG CONGRATS to all those conservative wins!! What a night! This win will be just as good for the moral of the whole country as for the individual states.
BIG THANKS to all who got this job done!
Comment by Tailgunner November 4, 2009 @ 12:10 pm
Tucker;
I agree - but Republicans being non-confrontational is not curling up in the corner and wetting their pants when ANY issue of principal is at stake! It is standing up for the Constitution, the everyday men and women in the US, doing what is RIGHT, severely limiting government, and more.
The bulk of the Republican party was not abandoned by the electorate - they abandoned US. By making "compromises" that were actually thinly veiled capitulation to the liberals. That is not bi-partisanship, that is rolling over and playing dead.
Think back - what was the one thing that ignited the Republicans and put them into the hearts and minds of the American people? The Contract With America. It contained the values and direction that the American voters wanted and desperately craved from their government. Then, in just a few short years, the Republican party abandoned it and either became "me too only more so" along with the Democrats, or in many cases unabashedly succeeding in out-Democrating the Democrats.
It is high time the Republicans started nominating people for ALL offices based on their principles and ideals. Electable people that the public craves. The days of putting people up for office because it is "their turn" must come to an abrupt and screeching halt. 2 good examples are Bob Dole and John McCain. It was "their turn". So what! They were NOT electable - so Republicans lost! But hey - at least they got "their turn"....
Look what the Democrats did. It was "Hillary's turn" - but did she win the nomination? No! The Democratic leadership summarily abandoned her with anything other than a little lip service, and put in the man they had been grooming, Obama. And they won.
When are the RNC and the Republican leadership going to clamp down on people in the party like Snowe, Collins, and others - and either get them in line with Republican ideas and ideals, or back candidates who can clobber renegade RINOs like Snowe and Collins, among others, in the primaries and then in elections?
As is stands, Americans are sick to death of government that only wants to hear from them on April 15th. BOTH parties are guilty, but Republicans can, and must, reverse that mindset in the hearts of the American people - and then STICK WITH IT. The Republicans need to stop snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
Does Michael Steele have what it takes to do that job? If he doesn't, once again the Republicans put the wrong person in place. If he does have the mettle, he damned well better start showing it and living it - like yesterday - and prove to the American people that Republicans are on their side!
Comment by Troglodyte November 4, 2009 @ 12:23 pm
Bobby, you're absolutely right when you say "America is a conservative country. Americans simply want lower taxes, smaller deficits, more freedom, less spending, and less government control. Simple concepts, right? "
Now, the Republican heirarchy need to understand that those precepts are the whole story, politically. They need to get out of the bedroom and concentrate on the economics!
Comment by calebt November 4, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
Your right......Lower taxes, smaller deficits, more freedom, less spending, and less government control IS a winning message......now we just gotta get some republicans to do it. What the republican leaders have shown is they like to cut taxes without cutting spending or government control. If you cut government programs, you will cut spending, which will allow you to cut taxes without having to print or borrow money and increase freedom. Rand Paul for Senate in Kentucky. Peter Schiff for Senate in Connecticut.
Comment by Tucker Scofield November 4, 2009 @ 12:37 pm
Tailgunner: I totally agree with you. What I was saying about Reagan is that he had a way of standing firm on his principles without being openly confrontational. It was a true gift, this gentle firmness, and it's something that the Sean Hannitys and Glenn Becks - despite having truth on their side - don't have. I love watching Beck but I always do so with a "filter", knowing that he's playing to people's fears; Hannity openly mocks liberals and cuts them off before he even knows what their point is. Both are highly polarizing, which further divides us into small groups that fight amongst ourselves rather than fighting the real enemy, which is Big Government.
When the Republicans talk about the Big Tent and inclusiveness, I feel that they are half-right...those things are necessary to win, yes. But they should be achieved not with political correctness and polling data but with convictions of tempered steel. Reagan had that. And he did it with a gentleness and charisma that made people smile even when he was calling them stupid.
Comment by calebt November 4, 2009 @ 12:48 pm
Tucker, thats what I feel everytime I see Rand Paul, Ron Paul, and Peter Schiff attacked on the news. They stay firm but calm, deliver the message thoroughly and logically, and they allow for the debate to happen instead of cutting people off or yelling at them.
Comment by Dave November 4, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
OK..it is a start. We can see the grass roots Americans starting to flex their muscles, and it is bipartisan to a some extent, although the independents are the real power in these elections. I recommend that those of you that do not watch Glenn Beck on FOX do that now, and keep it up. He is doing the best job of looking into the current administration and who is running the show, and what they are attempting to do. He may not be right on some of his comments, but, he is doing his best to get the information out there for us to assimilate and make our own decisions. I find that it gives me a broader set of talking points when I have discussions with others. O'Reilly is good, Hannity is good (not quite as balanced as the others), and Laura Ingram is good. I find all of the FOX news network shows fairly balanced and informative, and far better then the other major network news programs. I do watch CNN and some of the others on occasion in order to compare, but always come back to FOX.
There is a political backlash in the making, and we have one chance to attempt to preempt some of what Obama and his gang are planning, and also to catch these new programs that are being forced through Congress before they get too far, and that is...THE NEXT TWO ELECTION CYCLES!! Let's do it!! Let's find some real Americans that will emphasize the values that we traditionally have based our country on, which are smaller government, lower taxes, private enterprise and personal freedoms, and a strong national defense. It is very simple. We do not support any Congressman, for example, that has voted for these excessive stimulus bills, are pushing the healthcare and Cap and Trade Bills, or any other huge government entitlement programs. We can do this!!
Comment by Tailgunner November 4, 2009 @ 1:10 pm
Hopefully our self anointed emperor, Barack Insane Obama, will get shot down on everything he is trying to do to America. From so-called health care "reform" to card check to the "fairness doctrine", his kiss-a-dictator's-butt foreign policies, and a couple of hundred thousand other things.
This man is not just terminally stupid and naive - he is dangerous! He knows WHY the first and second amendments are there - and why they were placed first and second. That is why he is so vehemently opposed to both of them!
Comment by Tucker Scofield November 4, 2009 @ 2:06 pm
Dave: Please don't misunderstand my comments about Beck and Hannity. I believe they are BOTH doing some terrific work in exposing things that should NEVER BE in this country. And that, in part, explains the open exasperation that both guys display on their programs with some of their liberal guests and/or callers. Granted, there's a lot to be angry and upset about right now. However, it's almost like the boy who cried wolf in that they do it SO MUCH that the message is lost.
Fear-mongoring has become a selling tool. We are INUNDATED with the message of panic. "The economy is going to collapse, buy gold!" "Quick, refinance before mortgage rates skyrocket!" I even heard a radio ad in the Midwest promoting non-genetically altered seeds for survival after the collapse of our country!
Hannity employs those same techniques on his show. He started with the evils of the Clintons in his "Stop Hillary Express" message, which he then turned into the "Stop Obama Express" after Obama got the nod from the Dems. People scratched their heads and said to themselves, "Wait a minute, just last week he was bashing Hillary and now he's turned those same tactics on Obama." They began to tune out all the screaming and hair-pulling because they'd heard it all before and nothing really became of it. Amidst the schtick that gained him huge ratings, the impact of the message regarding Obama's affiliations with the likes of Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers were lost.
Look, even Rush, who is typically a little more centered when it comes to the message of fear, is beside himself these days. He can't believe that what's being done to our country could've EVER happened, and he's right to feel that way. But I get the feeling that he still reins himself in regularly and often so as to NOT desensitize his audience. But I don't get that sense from Beck and Hannity and I think that some of those in the middle have tuned out their message because they're hearing the same screaming panic from both sides.
It seems to me that a candidate who can overcome that panic message delivery and EFFECTIVELY deliver a concise, pointed message would really get some attention. (See calebt's comment above)
Comment by Publius98 November 4, 2009 @ 2:26 pm
Troglodyte & calebt: "Americans simply want lower taxes, smaller deficits, more freedom, less spending, and less government control." You're correct in saying these are winning concepts as far as you take it, but the "concept" is incomplete without the foundation that would make it endure.
The same thing that is turning many of our youth, as products of a government controlled educational system, into self-absorbed individual "bad actors" are the philosophies of 'values clarification' (which is actually 'values nullification'), 'moral relativism' (a continuation of the '60's rebellion against traditional values and morals, or 'if it feels good, do it!'), and 'secular humanism' which has supplanted belief in a supreme being with the supremacy of the individual: no more is there a fear of consequences for your decisions and actions.
The mockery of society by the creation of this 'alternative universe' by the educational establishment is the underlying roadblock in connecting politically with many of our youth, and is the first thing that needs to change in order to reestablish the correct attitudinal atmosphere necessary for the FOUNDATION OF INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY to work. The idea that we are EACH responsible individually and to ONE ANOTHER for what goes on around us, good and bad, and therefore affect society as a whole through our actions and inactions is the clarifying factor.
The thinkers among us from ALL political stripes are waking up to the reality that government cannot do everything for us unless we are willing to let it take everything FROM us. Without individual responsibility and a willingness to BE responsible for our individual lives and actions, and to others, FREEDOM will be the concept thrown on the ashheep of history.
Comment by 14Him November 4, 2009 @ 2:47 pm
The loss of the congressional seat in NY to a Democrat is not nearly as bad as winning the seat with a turncoat. The Democrats are frantic for bipartisan support of Obamacare and they would love to get another "Republican" to support this mess. They know that Americans overwhelmingly want health care reform that has bipartisan support and they don't want this albatross.
Comment by 14Him November 4, 2009 @ 3:09 pm
Publius98,
Great post. You nailed it!
Comment by Tucker Scofield November 4, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
Publius98: Dude, you need to either run for office or start your own talk-radio program. The average voter could elevate his or her awareness three-fold by simply reading your post.
"...and 'secular humanism' which has supplanted belief in a supreme being with the supremacy of the individual...."
A part of this philosphy that you DIDN'T touch upon helps to explain why progressives embrace concepts like climate change. In their mind there is no God in charge and therefore, WE are the gods. If the temperature of the planet is changing, it must be because of us and WE need to do something about it. There is a pompous self-importance that permeates this mentality and it's clearly visible in the Green movement.
Your entire second paragraph leads to what I've often referred to as "seduction by our own education." This certainly breeds self-morality but it also encourages a self-righteousness that's based little on fact and much on feelings. Thus the term "bleeding heart liberals".
Great stuff. Keep hammering it out...people need to hear what you have to say.
Comment by voxoreason November 4, 2009 @ 4:15 pm
I wonder how the people who "own" Obama (his "immaculate conception" was beyond belief; funding from George Soros - and the often illegal support of ACORN and all their subsidiaries surely played a part in his "ascension" to the Senate and the White House) are calculating the damage and how much they'll have to spend for the mid-terms to avoid a smack-down like this in 2010. The White House cost something like $680 million in '08, or so I have read.
Are there a group of guys like Soros that let him be the public face? Yeah, this sounds like conspiracy theory, but Obama has let slip too much evidence that there is indeed a conspiracy (yesterday, people called in and found that they had already voted, you say? was this a miracle? an "accident"? lots of such "accidents" are reported on a regular basis, especially close to elections; you've heard and seen this yourself, haven't you?)
How many people do you talk politics with? Friends, probably, right? Are they registered to vote? (If you find that they realize that Obama is a con man, tell 'em to vote; if they prefer dems, change the subject) The dems are going to haul bought and paid for voters BY THE BUS-FULL to the polls. "Here's your KFC, your pack of smokes, and how to vote."
If someone asks you, just in passing, "How are you doing?" you might respond with "Oh, about as well as Obama will let me," and watch the reaction. People who don't like Obama REALLY don't like Obama. Those who voted for him probably won't have much to say. If they do, you can politely excuse yourself with, "Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Have a good one." They probably aren't too thrilled with their votes, either. And the taxes haven't really kicked in yet.
On the other hand, if they despise Obama, as decent people tend to do, ask them point blank: "Are you registered to vote?" People generally will give you an honest answer: it doesn't cost anything, but leaves you an opening to encourage them to vote against democrats before Obamacare (people really don't like this if they know anything about it) and his tax hikes kick in.
People may be dems and support higher taxes, but if we get tax cuts, do you think they pay the OLD, higher taxes...or accept the tax cuts? The GOP set up places in several states where people could do the latter: pay more taxes. Liberals did mental calculations and came up with a few hundred dollars or so? Get real. People pay what they have to pay. Or they light cigars with hundred dollar bills. (The latter is a myth: people who can afford to do this have too much sense to do it. No ROI.)
Criminals just have a lot of options that Christian Americans don't. But Obama has gone too far (down) way too fast and been caught out. I assume that people who post here will do the right thing. Please try to get those who don't follow the news that closely to vote for the most conservative candidate available, even if the lesser of two evils.
2010: Vote...bring someone with you
Comment by mgreer November 4, 2009 @ 4:31 pm
The rank and file Republicans know what they want but the Republican Party leaders STILL don't seem to "get it".
I went to TOWNHALL 2009 in Glendale Sunday. Dennis Miller, Dennis Prager, Larry Elder and Michael Medved spoke. Larry Elder said he had taken time off to consider running for the Senate against Barbara Boxer and was invited by the "Party" to fly to Washington and meet. He learned when he returned that the "Party" had already endorsed Christy What's-her-name. I don't know anything about their candidate. Can she beat Boxer?
What could have been better than a black conserative with name recognition? What is wrong with them?
Comment by Publius98 November 4, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
Tucker Scofield: Your plaudits are somewhat embarrassing and I hope to live up to them in the future. At this stage of my life, I might entertain thoughts of another career. One of my speech and drama prof's at the U of I said that I have a face for radio, sooo.....
Seriously, I am glad I left the thought linking secular humanism to global warming incomplete so that others like you can "showcase your talents" (lol), and in so doing, confirm that which many of us have privately thought as well. Excellent point! Government doesn't do anything by accident. When you consider the plodding persistence it has taken the left over the past 100 years to bring us to this brink of losing our freedom forever, and the interconnectedness (if there is such a word) of Marxist philosophy affecting the various facets of our lives (sold to us under the guise of false compassion as Liberalism or progressive thought, and being good for the existing social order), is it any wonder the party of compassion (Dems) have nearly succeeded in economically enslaving anglos and re-enslaving the blacks whom they have convinced of their good intentions?
Looks to me as if Conservatives, if we have the stomach for the protracted fight ahead, will be the ones to chart the course to the second Emancipation. I only hope it doesn't result in another bloody, domestic conflict to secure our liberty. If it does, count me in.
If you want to see how it can be done, in an ironic opposite to Scozzafava, the races for town council and town supervisor of the Town of Riverhead, New York was a unified action by the local Republican party, the local Conservative party, the 912 movement, and even the TEA party movement. Things got bizarre in that race, the do nothing liberal Democrat actually tried to claim he was a conservative and actually invoked Ronald Reagan in his mailed literature. The result was a full sweep for the Republican Party in the town council. (We did loose the highway superintendent race and the town clerk, but that’s another story.)
Comment by James Lummel November 4, 2009 @ 5:19 pm
I think the new motto for Obama is "Change we no longer believe in (if we ever did at all)!".
I think the Republican party will see NY23 as an anomaly and nothing more, I mean after all their 'hand picked' guys won in the other 2 races!
But I think the public will see the NY23 race for what it and Scozzafava's defection to support the Democrat really is. And the Republican party will still continue to scratch it's head trying to 'get it'. They're so close to the glass now that they not only can't see the window anymore, they're even licking it and don't even realize it!
PS- when I spell check a message with 'Obama' in it and it pops up as an unknown word, it DOES give me a tinge of satisfaction to click the 'Ignore' or the 'Ignore All' button. If only dealing with Washington were that easy...
Comment by Tucker Scofield November 4, 2009 @ 6:11 pm
Publius98: You touch on two additional items of "interconnectedness" (hey, if Bush can get away with "misunderestimated" then I think we can incorporate "interconnectedness" without penalty): Marxist philosophy and the enslavement of the black community.
The Reverend Jeremiah Wright was in the news again this past week. He was giving a speech in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Monthly Review magazine and in that speech, he praised Marxism multiple times. Of course, the good reverend also taught Black Liberation Theology back in the days when he led Trinity United Church of Christ - the church in which BHO sat for twenty years but never heard anything derogatory - and Black Liberation Theology is steeped in Marxist philosophy. Redistribution of wealth is obviously a common theme. But while the thought of someone handing you "free money" may be attractive on the surface, history has shown that the "equality" Marxism produces is the lowest common denominator, NOT an elevation of the "oppressed" to the middle or upper class.
But there are many in the black community that either do not wish to believe these historic facts OR they are delusional in hoping that somehow THIS TIME it will be different, perhaps because they now have a black president. Fox News' Hannity show had pollster Frank Luntz on last night to discuss the off-year elections and their implications for a referendum on the Obama administration. The panel was passionate; many cited specific violations of the Constitution and other perversions of our fundamental systems while others defended Obama and his actions to the core. Yet I was sad to see that those opinions were divided straight down racial lines...those who defended Obama and his administration were black and those who vehemently disagreed were white. It reminded me that you can lead a horse to water but you can't necessarily make him drink.
The images from the late Soviet Union are not so old as to be ancient and non-applicable...long lines of nearly destitute people waiting for bread supplied by the Nanny State were common sights, particularly in the waning years of the USSR. Why then, should we want that here?? And why do many blacks believe this is a good direction to take the country?? I don't get it.
Comment by AmericanPatriot November 4, 2009 @ 6:12 pm
This was the most heartening couple days since the 2008 election. Hope and change that WE can believe in has finally arrived.
If Congress and Obama continue on their current course, there will be huge wins next November. Even my "dyed in the wool" Democrat friends are totally disgusted with what's going on. They want to know where the "centrist" Obama from the campaign has gone. I do like some of these people but at least I was able to say..............HE LIED, what did you expect from a thuggish Chicago machine politics candidate.
Comment by Publius98 November 4, 2009 @ 9:40 pm
Tucker Scofield: I am aware of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright's background and predilections toward Marxist ideology, and I heard some soundbites from him on local talk radio yesterday amounting to the same trend of thought. I missed the source (event at which he was speaking) where his comments were attributed, so thank you for that. I nevertheless found your post extremely informative and well written.
In truth, one of the goals necessary for Marxism or socialism to succeed in taking over is the total destruction of the middle class. Then we'll be left with two classes: the lower class or poor, and the Ruling Class who set themselves up as an aristocracy. In this socialist utopia, everyone will be equal (equally miserable) except for the Ruling Class who are naturally MORE EQUAL than others. Kind of like (EXACTLY LIKE) Upton Sinclair's "Animal Farm".
The answer to your last question (rhetorical??!?)is likely found in your third paragraph, and your reference to the racially divided perception of the Obama Administration. Basic distrust of whites reinforced and handed down generationally in families and communities, the success of the "white guilt" scam promoted and exploited through blackmail by the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton and the often repeated assertion by black leaders that ONLY WHITES can be racially prejudiced and bigoted naturally lead to a "comfort zone" so to speak where the only people they will trust are people like them ... those who have had the "black experience."
I must say that my personal experience is that the attitude exhibited by that panel is not necessarily indicative of all blacks. I have a black son-in-law (half-black)who is an entrepreneur's entrepreneur. After being abandoned by his white mother when he was 14, he lived on the streets and was rescued by the parents of friends, got some jobs and continued his education. He saved some money and invested in some small snack vending machines which he placed in local schools. With financial aid and scholarships, he put himself through a rather expensive local college and got his business degree. He now makes money as a mortgage broker, buys, repairs and turns houses, is in real estate, owns a newly established pizza parlor and lost a bar/restaurant in the 500 year flood that destroyed our downtown area last year (no flood insurance). I realize he is a rarity, but why can't kids like him be held up as examples to a struggling ethnic population that you don't have to settle for the crumbs government doles out? In this "evil" capitalist system and NO OTHER IN THE WORLD, the only limits you have are the one's you acknowledge .. those you place on yourself. He had no advantages and many reversals of fortune, but he has vision. It's the risk takers who built this country and he is a good example. I only wish my other son-in-law (white) was equally as ambitious.
Where is there similar opportunity to succeed ANYWHERE in a socialist/Marxist/Cummunist economy?
Comment by ConservativeInCA November 4, 2009 @ 11:51 pm
The only place to lay the blame for the Republican's not winning NY-23 is the initial choosing of a RINO in Scozzafava and the RNCC not looking at her credentials and spending money to support her instead of getting a true conservative Republican to run on the ticket. I believe all individuals wanting to run as a Republican should meet a standard litmus test to insure they are true conservative and have a track record to prove it. If we can rid the party of the RINOs including Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich, only then can the party be restored to its once glorious roots.
Comment by logoad November 5, 2009 @ 11:08 am
Reading Bobby's article a day late - great message sent with Tuesday's election results over-all, but a great message for CONSERVATIVE Americans. The GOP must have their eyes open to this message - it's not necessarily that the Republican "party" is back. The "R" beside your name is meaningless without your conviction to conservative values.
It is really an honor to comment beside the patriotic forum of previous comments. It is very comforting and inspiring to know these Americans are out there and involved.
Thank you to all of you.
Comment by OldSlowGuy November 5, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
Publius98:
Just wanted to let you know that "Animal Farm" and
"1984" were written by George Orwell aka Eric Arthur Blair.
Blair was an English novelist. You referenced Upton Sinclair who was an American socialist moron. Just thought you'd like to know.
OSG.
Comment by jgershen November 6, 2009 @ 4:11 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you good citizens of the great commonwealth of VA and the great state of NJ!!! And thank you to all the great citizens who attended Michelle Bachmann's rally in Washington, DC yesterday! All of these good people represent me, and I am grateful!! They are doing more to return conservatism and our founding principles to this country than I could ever do. I am a little disappointed at the NY 23rd, but, Tuesday's victories were so gratifying. I was moved to tears!!
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