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!
Regarding the true socialist vs. watered-down conservative thing:
1. In any conflict between two men who hold the same basic principles, it is the more consistent one who wins.
2. In any collaboration between two men who hold different basic principles, it is the more evil or irrational one who wins.
3. When opposite basic principles are clearly and openly defined, it works to the advantage of the rational side; when they are not clearly defined, but are hidden or evaded, it works to the advantage of the irrational side.
— Ayn Rand discussing “The Anatomy of Compromise”
#1 is what happens when GOP Congressmen fall all over themselves to “me-too” the Democrats, celebrate “bipartisanship”, act as if success is something that should be capped and apologized for, etc.
#2 is what happens when the Left uses constant doublespeak to hide their true intent (”common sense”, “assault” weapons, tax cuts for the “rich”, etc).
#3 is what Obama lives by.
Against a less than enthused Conservative vote (especially Chrisians)? Not a bit.
Many here would rather lose control of our Government completely, just to see what it feels like apparently. I guess they prefer bitching about losing more than actually winning. I don’t even bother responding to them anymore.
I think choosing Sarah Palin for VP is the opportunity to prove conservatism wins. Even if he didn't appreciate it then, McCain must be realizing it now based on the enthusiasm and energy she's bringing to the ticket.
Last night I dreamed that John McCain reached up to the top of his head, pulled down on a heretofore unnoticed zipper, and Bob Dole stepped out.
I absolutely think it matters. My comments were regarding Polls (which only matter to those who are influenced by the drone of gloom & doom). PUMAs can also effect that perception.
Speaking of smart, my second grader does better math than that...
This is the battle we’ve been waiting for - but rather than leading, have we been waiting for a leader to command us? Rather than fighting, have we been waiting for a fighter to fight our battles for us?
Is this what we have come to? A pathetic, useless pack of whiners, sullenly waiting for a king we want to be handed to us? Or are we our own leaders, worthy of determining our own fate?
We are our own masters. We rule ourselves, we fight our own battles, and only we are capable of being the leader of the free people - ourselves.
We do not need a perfect “leader” to support to do our job for us - we are our own leaders. Either we rise to the occasion and defend ourselves, or we will surrender to slavery at the hands of the elite...
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS
Now the sleeping eyes awaken;
Startled by the brutish boot
as the Caesar steps, ascending
on the tongues of critics mute -
Thus the lash of tyrants ever
starts so soft, of falsehoods made
‘til the whip with brazen boldness
on the back of truth is laid
Other hands may meekly tremble
other eyes may turn their sight
God help me to face the foe -
I’ll not go down without a fight.
Heart unfettered, lift the banner!
Liberty lives in the Light
Freedom dies when darkness wins;
I’ll not go down without a fight -
Let me grasp the lash with laughter
let my spirit mock the night
Thus to tyrants always, sing -
I’ll not go down without a fight!
Thank you PUMA’s for your support. We absolutely LOVE this country and would hate to deliver it to the America-hating Barack/Ayres/Wright axis. The MSM have been able to demoralize a vast wing of the Republican party through fraudulent Democrat overweight polls over the past few days. McCain is actually within striking distance. Let’s work harder for heaven’s sake. The creeping socialism/marxism has to be stopped. We have all seen how social engineering (forcing banks to lend money to people who can’t repay the loan) destroys the intended recipients and the economy. I hope PUMA’s see how no matter how well intentioned government interference is, it always is counter-productive (this will be helpful to remember when we get back to arguing over universal healthcare). In the meantime, I hope you PUMA’s are eventually able to wrest control of the Democrat party back from the extremists, for all of our sakes.
Nope. That's a great quote.
I recommend a good California Cabernet before bedtime. :o)
you are getting flack for voting for a conservative.. on a conservative forum. what has happened to FR?
Will Joan of Arc do?
Agreed!
I know that this is anecdotal, but I was AT the DNC, every day and night as a part of the media, wearing headphones. There were only a few short times that I could not hear my producer’s voice, due to wild cheers - and Obama wasn’t a part of any of those times. The HRC crowd is strong and I attest there is/was NO unified chill of electricity in the air!
Every night, including at the Mile High Acropolis, it was like the Dems had just ‘’good sex’’ then figuratively rolled over, lit a cigarette, and dozed off. THERE WAS NO ELECTICITY OR EXHUBERANCE ON ANY OF THOSE NIGHTS AS WE ALL WALKED OUT OF THOSE VENUES! The crowds were like drugged, tepid (but polite) zombies as they filed out of those stadiums. A stranger outside might have thought folks were exiting an insurance seminar - certainly NOT a Ba-rock Concert!
Ya know, I pray for big snows on Nov 4, because most of these folks don’t have SUVs and I don’t see the enthusiasm of said crowd getting out to vote for either ticket.
However, the PUMAs must have since been re-energized by anger, (probably some hate), and/or revenge.... so let the polls say what polls are saying. Mullify the zombies and lull them gently...
‘’SPARTANS!!!’’
Republicanism run amok. Not to worry. As a 1%er, I am used to it. This is nothing compared to the wailing and gnashing of teeth that will come when McCain't loses- and all of that fury, as always, will be laid at the door of the Conservatives. *shrugs* You'd think they'd learn :D
Sometimes I think John McCain acts like he is stuck in the mud and we, along with some PUMA help will have to get behind him and push him over the finish line to victory. Sarah Palin is out there hitting Obama hard and I bet she wants to take Sen. McCain by the collar and just shake him! Failure IS NOT an option! Failure gives us all Obama!
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