“I compare it to the way Ted Cruz was able to go to Washington based on advocating just for the people. A lot of people asked why John Cornyn hasn’t sided more with Cruz, and that’s probably because he’s in the system. I am not criticizing Cornyn; I am just saying when you are not a career politician, you are in a better position to answer to the people. When you’ve been a career politician for 20 years, you don’t know anymore, frankly, what it is like to be a citizen. You’re just disconnected, I think, from everyday life.”*snip*
“I also want to build a wall around the welfare state, not just the border. What I mean is, in order to receive benefits, you have to be a legal resident. That cuts off the underground economy and allows people to pay taxes and play by the rules. If you don’t come up with some workable solution, we have a de facto amnesty.”People like Lisa Fritsch, Ted Cruz, Allen West, and Mia Love are the soul of conservatism. They bring something to the mix that many Americans of European descent seem to have lost; a burning patriotism and a staunch belief in America as a beacon for freedom. While we yammer and wring our hands, they are ascending the hill bearing the flag.
We have leaders. We need to recognize who they are and get back in the fray.
The article was complementary and she sounds like a wonderful asset to the party.
ReplyDeleteHere are my thoughts for what they're worth (2 cents). I don't see any reason to support her over Abbott. He has been a good AG and has a good record, IMO. I don't know why the tea party would put up a candidate against a reasonably conservative Republican. It's not like Abbott has been around for decades. I'd rather see her step in to an open race.
OTOH, if she managed to defeat Abbott and then loses to Davis, it would be a huge disaster.
Florrie, your 2 cents are worth gold! I doubt Fritsch can beat Abbott, and I'm not supporting her over Abbott (heaven forbid she wins the nomination and then loses to that wackadoodle Davis!). However, I think she'll keep him honest. The exciting thing is that all these young, fired-up conservatives are waiting in the wings! Strong conservative blacks and hispanics are encouraging others to break the chains of government dependency, and are serving as stalwart role models to young people of all races.
DeleteI agree with everything you say, lady red. It's exciting for me to see these new, young conservatives on the scene. They are the only hope for a decent future for our children and future generations, IMO. I guess my main hope right now is to do everything we can to assure taking the senate in Nov. and lame ducking BO. The Congress is gutless, if they had any integrity, they would take action against BO for his endless power grabs.
DeleteI think it will be more and more difficult for the haters on the left (like NAACP and Reid for example) to hurl invective at us and the tea party when we have several shining stars on the horizon. It's so encouraging.
"They bring something to the mix that many Americans of European descent seem to have lost...." They are very passionate, and I respect them tremendously. However, I think there are many AOEDs who are just as passionate. Maybe because they are racist, etc., they just don't stand out.
ReplyDeleteI understand what you are saying about her candidacy. I think, however, that she might make Abbott stick close to his conservative roots and not stray into the "I want to make them like me" school of thought that pollutes so much of the Republican party. If Abbott does win the primary, I am sure that Fritch will back him and make the party, and conservatism, stronger.
And is a mere coincidence that her name makes me think of Barbara Frietchie?
Matt, I think that many passionate AOEDs have retreated to the underground (or have been forever branded as insane by the progressive news outlets, thus rendering them ineffective at delivering any message that might appeal to a majority of voters. Think Michele Bachmann.).
DeleteThe underground is concentrating on surviving the collapse of the government, or at the very least the collapse of the grid. They know they can no longer voice dissent without being labeled as racist and targeted by government entities such as the IRS. They quietly prepare, and that's a good thing.
But what if the gov't does not collapse under its own weight? Are we ready to throw in the towel if/when, through fraud or voter stupidity, another progressive regime takes power in 2016? We need leaders. I'll take them anyplace I find them, and right now the only people who have a scintilla of a chance of standing up to the progressive elite are conservative minorities. We should back them heart and soul, but as both you and florrie have pointed out, we also must employ common sense and strategy.
I had to look up Barbara Frietchie. Thanks for the American history lesson Matt! :-)
Yes, no one attends those tea party rallies. There was no one who went and took down the barricades when the National Mall was closed during the screw the littles people demonstration, otherwise know as the shutdown. No one is doing anything, they are all cowering in their basements waiting for the apocalypse.
ReplyDeleteI do not agree. Do not be blinded to what is in front of you in plain sight.
I don't think I'm blinded Matt (at least I hope I'm not!). I see the people at the TP rallies. I saw the footage of the brave souls who tore down the barricades. They are all my heroes! My point is that, IMO, we need more tough leaders at the national level. I'm a big fan of Rand Paul, and of Scott Walker too, but so many AOEDs cave under the progressive "you're a racisss cracka!" onslaught. I'm excited that more minorities are carrying the banner, and it gives me hope that the republicans can be a viable party once again.
DeleteDenigrating the underground isn't a good strategy, IMHO. They're not all loony, conspiracy-theory nutjobs. Many folks are preparing for the worst, and they see this as a prudent, common sense thing.
I'm trying to see the big picture. I don't always succeed.
http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/02/nytcbs-poll-tea-party-favorability-surges-since-government-shutdown/
ReplyDeleteA white person could not have written this article criticizing Spike Lee.
ReplyDeleteExactly right, lewy. It's a breath of fresh air to see blacks with the cojones to write an honest assessment of what Lee said (and it's consequences). No one can call him a racist; the worst the race grievance industry can do is call him a Tom.
ReplyDeleteWhich they will, of course.
DeleteSadly it seems one of the great things about blacks and other minorities standing up as conservatives is that it exposes the mainstream liberal culture for the hateful, hypocritical cesspit that it is.
I'm seeing more and more articles like this one. Is it possible that people are becoming sick to death of the constant whinging and foot stamping from the race hustlers (and the incessantly yammering the gay hustlers)? Just shut up, for the love of Christ! SHUT. UP.
DeleteLee's puling is like fingernails on a chalkboard. McWhorter's response reflects that cringing, ear-covering, make-it-stop sentiment that I feel.
Urg. I wish we had an edit feature. That should read "and the incessantly yammering gay hustlers". English really is my first language. Really.
DeleteI'm so glad you posted that article, lewy. It is excellent - objective and well thought-out. I hope Spike Lee reads it.
ReplyDeleteJust because "they" say you are defeated does not mean you are defeated.
ReplyDeleteYou might also want to check out videos by Alphonzo Rachael -- Zonation.
Defeat is not an option. Here, many of us are working to unseat Senator Mark Pryor. He's a nice guy, but he's a cream puff. He hitched his wagon to ObamaCare, and now he's got to go.
DeleteI'm not a huge fan of Tom Cotton, but that's beside the point, isn't it? To vote Pryor out, we must vote Cotton in.