Posted on 10/14/2008 11:26:15 PM PDT by 24-7Freeper
Dear Members of the Republican Party,
Like millions of other PUMAs, the only thing I’ve decided about this election is that under no circumstances would I be voting for Barack Obama. However, like millions of other PUMAs I have also realized that the only way to ensure that Barack Obama is not elected President is if John McCain wins on November 4th.
In the last few months, I have watched with amazement as you have worked hard to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in the Presidential election. In your public and private utterances you have been pessimistic, downcast, fatalistic and have shown signs of being mentally out of the game.
How easily you forget that compared to Barack Obama, in John McCain you not only have a candidate who was legitimately elected by your party, but you have a better candidate, a better message, and a better connection to Main Street, USA. Despite all this you carry on like the election is over and Barack Obama has already won.
It is sad that compared to the rank and file of the GOP, PUMAs are more steadfast in their belief that an Obama presidency is not inevitable. All over the MSM, in the blogosphere and in conversations with people everywhere, members of the GOP who should still be fighting the good fight are talking like a party that has already lost. Why should this be so?
As PUMAs, during the primaries we took the Obama machine on and won, we kept our faith and acted from the realization that no matter what our contributions were, doing something was infinitely better than doing nothing. Either way we knew that sink or swim, till it was over, it iwas not over. The GOP needs to come to this same realization in regards to this election immediately.
The reason Hillary prevailed till she chose to give it all up for the sake of party unity (my a..) is because those of us in her corner supported her candidacy against all odds. Despite all of Hillary’s flaws, and believe you me, there are many, when it came to supporting her candidacy we never showed hurt, never showed fear, never backed down, and never gave up. You can do the same.
As PUMAs we worked our butt off to ensure Hillary Clinton won the Democratic Party’s Primary, against all odds, including being outspent 4 : 1, the MSM being in Obama’s corner, charges of racism and blatant displays of sexism by Obama and his surrogates, and last but not least, electoral fraud perpetuated by ACORN. Folks, indeed the more things change the more they stay the same, nothing has changed, except John McCain has taken the place of Hillary Clinton.
How dare you back down, how dare you give up on John McCain and Sarah Palin? Right now they are the only two people in the world standing between the America we love and cherish and a society remade in the image of Barack Obama. Obama is a man whose political ideology is more in line with that of Daniel Arap Moi, a founding father of Kenya who thrived on the cult of personality, than it is in line with that of our founding father, George Washington, a man who put it all on the line so that our country would truly be greater than any one man.
Is it going to be hard to do this, but you must fight. You must stop griping, complaining and talking about how the deck is stacked against your candidate and your party, yes, life isn’t fair, but it has never been. Instead get in the trenches to fight for McCain/Palin. There must be no retreat, there must be no surrender, till it is midnight in Hawaii and the election is over in all parts of the United States, the election is not over.
Go out and talk to people, educate people on McCain and Palin’s strengths, also educate people on Obama and Biden’s extremely obvious character deficiencies. Nobody who truly loves America and the American way of life can compare the candidates and give any sort of edge to Obama/Biden.
Not everybody is going to listen to you, but who cares? If people don’t want to listen to you, go talk to someone else, if they don’t want to listen to you, go talk to yet another person, eventually, you’ll find someone who has been waiting just to hear your message, and that person will at the minimum NOT vote for Obama, even if s/he does not vote for McCain/Palin. Every single not cast for Obama is a vote that keeps Obama out of the White House, it is that simple.
None of this is going to be easy, pleasant or maybe even enjoyable, because hard work is required, but guess what? The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Lastly, Republicans, you can count on PUMAs to work till the bell is rung to prevent Obama from being elected, you must do the same!
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Your note brings a little joy and hope....thanks.
Dear Members of the Republican Party,
That was the first mistake right there thinking we are the Republican Party instead of conservatives affiliated with the Republican party. However, the write up had some valid statements. Everyone here is going to hold there nose AGAIN and vote for the Republican candidate. We are not that stupid on Free Republic. We already know how dangerous Barak is so no worries on this website. Still I don’t understand what is wrong with pointing out negatives about John McCain...I think it is healthy to have a discussion about them. Having discussions on John McCain’s negatives, does not mean that people are not voting for him.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Ping.Good to read such an hopefull and accurate statement/mind.
Depression and surrendering are the ennemies...
USA can’t and must not be hi-jacked and give up it’s freedom...It’s a question/struggle for life,for the future
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Personally I think the PUMA vote is going to be an interesting effect.
A substantial block of votes that NObama is counting on shifting to the Republican side can mean the difference between a squeeker like the last 2 elections and a landslide.
lol. Sadly so true, but like most say here the alternative is just so dangerous. He would be 100 times worse than Clinton. I do believe deep down the Clinton’s love being Americans...Obama hates America.
First of all he is not legitimately elected.
I’ve been lurking on PUMA forums. They’re tough. They email. They work at their local Republican headquarters. They phone bank. They go to the rallies. They talk to their family and friends.
THEY WORK HARDER FOR MCCAIN/PALIN THAN WE DO!!!
We need to get off our sorry butts and work just as hard as they do.
America’s Leonidas ....where are you ?
Please appear . Lead us .
We will follow you .
And I see a whole army of my countrymen here in defiance of tyranny. You have come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What would you do without freedom? Will you fight?
Fight? Against that? No, we will run; and we will live.
Aye, fight and you may die. Run and you’ll live — at least a while. And dying in your beds many years from now, would you be willing to trade all the days from this day to that for one chance, just one chance to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they’ll never take our freedom!!!
A better strategy would be to get off your butt and do your best to become that “America’s Leonidas” you crave.
Has the mentality of being entitled to something for nothing infiltrated conservatism?
FReepers holding hands with Clintonites...
Who are whining about ACORN (who undoubtedly gave BillyJeff an edge)...
Both of whom (FR and PUMA) are pumping up a RINO Republican they HATED just months ago...
Hypocrisy abounds.
Alternative dimension, it seems to me...
The PUMA strategy is VOTING for McC/P to F over the DNC and teach them a lesson.
Polls say that six million of the 18 million HRC voters are SERIOUSLY disaffected with the DNC, and consequently, at least for this election, the Democratic party.
If half of them actually vote, then half of 18 million divided by three is three million votes.
If the other three million votes either don’t vote, or vote Green or whatever, then that’s another three million votes that Zer0 has lost.
You think that doesn’t matter?
Me too. That is why I am voting for one. Alan Keyes.
nice quote, and good movie.
No you won't... Or you would be now.
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