Friends,
Today, an official of the Republican Party called me today looking for a donation. In the past, I have been more than happy to put my money where my political views have held especially when I felt that my money was going to support conservative values. He started this conversation about Hillary Clinton. “How do you feel about Hillary Clinton announcing her candidacy to run for President?” he demands. I replied, “I think it’s great!” There was a long moment of silence then a quiet and rhetorical, “okay?” I then told him that I thought it was great because if she wins the nomination, the democrats will surely go down to defeat. She can’t even win major victories within her own party. I continued by telling him that I thought that Obama was a much bigger threat because of how he is portrayed by the media. So, he gets back to business. “Can you make a 100, 75 or 50 dollar donation?" he asks. I told him that I would no longer give money to the Republican Party. I continued, “I’m tired of electing Republicans who run on family values and conservative issues only to see them vote like a democrat when they get to Washington.” I then chided him so more to let him know that not only am I becoming increasingly frustrated with republicans but that so are many of my conservative acquaintances. Republicans need to know now that they’ll never win their base if they keep selling us out to get in good with the media. The media will never like conservatives because they are all liberals. Look at Bush. Bush has been the best democrat president since Lyndon Johnson. He’s caved on nearly every constitutional issue and except for the war in Iraq, he has given the Left, everything that they want. I no longer want to be part of a system that is selling out my rights and freedoms that the constitution protects. I cannot in good conscience vote for the lesser of two evils as it is still an evil and in doing so; I have assisted and condoned those people who are destroying my freedom. I finished by saying that if Republicans want my vote, they stick to conservative issues whether the media likes them or not. He says, “Okay” and hangs up on me.
Was it a waste of time? No, the more people that stand up within the Republican Party to wrangle in the Politicians, the more likely we’ll see changes in their voting policies. Isn’t it about fighting for a better America or just about winning elections?
-Dave
Today, an official of the Republican Party called me today looking for a donation. In the past, I have been more than happy to put my money where my political views have held especially when I felt that my money was going to support conservative values. He started this conversation about Hillary Clinton. “How do you feel about Hillary Clinton announcing her candidacy to run for President?” he demands. I replied, “I think it’s great!” There was a long moment of silence then a quiet and rhetorical, “okay?” I then told him that I thought it was great because if she wins the nomination, the democrats will surely go down to defeat. She can’t even win major victories within her own party. I continued by telling him that I thought that Obama was a much bigger threat because of how he is portrayed by the media. So, he gets back to business. “Can you make a 100, 75 or 50 dollar donation?" he asks. I told him that I would no longer give money to the Republican Party. I continued, “I’m tired of electing Republicans who run on family values and conservative issues only to see them vote like a democrat when they get to Washington.” I then chided him so more to let him know that not only am I becoming increasingly frustrated with republicans but that so are many of my conservative acquaintances. Republicans need to know now that they’ll never win their base if they keep selling us out to get in good with the media. The media will never like conservatives because they are all liberals. Look at Bush. Bush has been the best democrat president since Lyndon Johnson. He’s caved on nearly every constitutional issue and except for the war in Iraq, he has given the Left, everything that they want. I no longer want to be part of a system that is selling out my rights and freedoms that the constitution protects. I cannot in good conscience vote for the lesser of two evils as it is still an evil and in doing so; I have assisted and condoned those people who are destroying my freedom. I finished by saying that if Republicans want my vote, they stick to conservative issues whether the media likes them or not. He says, “Okay” and hangs up on me.
Was it a waste of time? No, the more people that stand up within the Republican Party to wrangle in the Politicians, the more likely we’ll see changes in their voting policies. Isn’t it about fighting for a better America or just about winning elections?
-Dave
1 comment:
I totally agree here.
Years back I voted for Alan Keyes who was a true conservative. I knew at the time he had no real chance of being elected, but I felt as you, that settling for the lesser of two evils was not the right approach. I wanted to vote my real conscience for who I felt would best represent the values I beleive in.
Politicians need to have this kind of message sent to them. There cannot be the appropriate level of change because they will have no motivation to do things different if they are rewarded for thier betrayal of people who delivered them into position.
_Todd McD.
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