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What To Give Thanks For This Holiday Season? How About Social Media?
The positive impact that social media is having throughout our world is undeniable. Let us not forget, particularly during this holiday season, that one of the things that we should be thankful for is the opportunity to express our political beliefs freely and openly through the use of social media. We sometimes joke about it, but quite frankly, I can’t imagine our country and world without it. It has been a force of change, all for the better.
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U.S. Judge Henry Hudson Did Not Rule Obamacare Unconstitutional
Today’s ruling in Virginia is encouraging, to be sure, but it is by no means a complete victory.
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Grassroots and the Beltway
Today at RedState, Erick Erickson has a great post about the battle to limit earmarks and pork spending from Washington. Most recently? Roads, bridges and interchanges should be exempted from the earmark moratorium, high-ranking officials protest. It’s a great reminder that advocating for limited government must continue to be top-of-mind for all of us as…
Read MoreWisconsin Hunting Season
This time of year brings an annual tradition in Wisconsin: deer hunting season. People are out in full force in their blaze orange hunting a trophy buck they can display above their fireplace. Far too often people forget about the other opportunity for hunting – hunting for spring elections. With little interest in spring elections…
Read MoreLiving in Flyover Country
I visited a close friend last weekend and sat next to a Chicago native on my flight back into Kansas City. A sweet older gentleman, he asked, “What’s it like living in Kansas?” I answered that it’s great if you like small towns, and that while I know it lacks the mountains of Colorado and…
Read MoreKEEP THE MOMENTUM
Amidst the analyses, opinions, and Monday-morning-quarterbacking post 2010 campaign, the one fact that stands out is that the grassroots conservative movement – i.e. Tea Party organizations – had a profound effect on this election. Helping to frame the debate on issues regarding the national debt and government expansion; increasing voter turnout in targeted races; and…
Read MoreMillions Here, Hunger There~
I have no idea the political ideology of this group, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families but this study is sure bothersome Arkansas Schools Stockpiling Millions Intended for Poor Students considering other studies in recent days. Particularly that Arkansas children rank third in the nation with 26.9 percent living in poverty in 2009, according to…
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Arkansas~ Can They Hear Us Now?
Conservatives picked up all 7 contested state Senate races and 16 new House seats in last week’s election. The Arkansas Republican Party now holds 45 State House seats, 15 Senate Seats, 3 State Constitutional Offices, 1 U.S. Senate seat and 3 U.S. Congressional seats; an historic high for the chronically entrenched Democratic state of Arkansas. There were…
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PHILOSOPHER KINGS FACING INEVITABLE DEFEAT: BLAME THE VOTER
In the closing chapters of election 2010, one conspicuous factor that stands out is the bizarre and obvious contempt the liberal Left has with the American voter. Upon his coronation, it was pronounced loud and clear by the new administration, mainstream media, and leftwing blogs that all subjects who reside within the kingdom be required…
Read MoreMake Those Phone Calls and Knock on Those Doors!
If you truly want to be a difference maker in this election than you NEED to sign up for one or multiple get-out-the-vote (GOTV) shifts that SHOULD be readily available at the campaign rallies you are attending. Even though momentum is on the side of conservatives, races across the country at every level will go down to the wire. Reaching as many undecided or leaning voters through personal phone calls or door-knocking is of the utmost importance at this critical juncture for campaigns.
Read MoreThe Election Is Already Here
I was reminded today of an important truth: policy is enacted by those who win politically. Who wins politically? The ones who do the work. Look, I know it’s not glamorous, making phone calls asking your neighbors to get out and vote. And I know that as enjoyable as I find it, most people do…
Read MoreActivists Rank American Majority Most Helpful Organization According to Study
A study released today by the Sam Adam’s Alliance surveying both “establishment” and “tea party” activists sheds light on the rapidly changing political landscape. While it appears many legacy organizations are happy to simply ignore a rising group of activists, organizations including American Majority have received positive feedback for their work supporting grassroots action across the…
Read MoreSeeing the Light Born of a Dark Two Years
In the middle of October, 2008, when I still had my own personal blog (never again) I predicted that Barack Obama would win the Presidential election. Though the poll numbers were still pretty tight at that point, the writing was on the wall as far as I was concerned. Thus I conceded a month early…
Read MoreNotes from the Summit
As we were pleased to do last year, American Majority is providing in-depth training at the Smart Girl Politics 2010 Summit in DC this weekend, and I wanted to share some notes from it with you. Yesterday, we held five training sessions, with Anita MonCrief and Faulkner Strategies joining us at the Summit- we started…
Read MoreQuitters Never Win
Just recently, I was speaking with an activist regarding the Tea Party group that he leads. When I asked how things were going, more specifically, how he was doing, he responded with this statement: “I just can’t do this anymore. I was against the status quo when it wasn’t cool to be. I’ve been working…
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