Posted on 03/20/2006 3:19:24 PM PST by PPHSFL
It used to be a blast in the mid 70's reading columns by their "liberal elite" reporters writing glowing stories about Carter who was a "liberal goober".
The same reporters who detested rednecks had to write nicey-nice stories about a president who, to them was about two steps into a twelve step program for recovering southern white trash. Their newspaper just cannot deal with Jeb Bush. All their usual ammo bounces off and comes back in their faces. Needless to say, they must have set aside a stock of champagne and party hats for his last day in office.
I don't know enough about the Dims in Florida, but I know plenty about Crist. I can never respect that man again. I rarely vote for Dims, but on occasion there are a few I can live with. It would depend on who ends up winning the Dim primary. Likely, I would sit the gubernatorial vote out. Lucky for many that I don't live in Florida anymore.
I have seen some good stuff from the Orlando Sentinel, but I'm sorry to hear they've gone to the dark side. Maybe that's why I haven't seen anything from them posted here for some time.
Jim Davis is no better than Crist. From where I'm sitting, Crist hasn't "done a fantastic job at every post he's held in FL", especially and particularly the one he's in right now. He's nothing more than a pandering politician. His is the kind I'm hoping to get out of office here in Ohio.
If your note were to be posted in the typical newsroom, most of the reporters would quit.
I think their biggest regret is spending their whole lives prepping to be a 60's type liberal, only to find out that not only are the 60's gone, so are the 70's, 80's and 90's. They are like fish out of water.
Maybe that's why they take it easy on the Islamofascists who are about 900 years behind. Both groups are trying to make the rest of us back up into their favorite era.
Not many. The Tampa Tribune, while not exactly conservative, at least tried to be somewhat moderate once, but it too has sailed off the left edge of the earth - it's almost as bad as the St. Petersburg Times any more. The Florida Times Union out of Jacksonville was a reliably conservative paper back when I was at UF (I used to read it to get away from the Gainesville Sun, which is only good for it's Gators coverage). But I haven't read the Times-Union in a few years, so I don't know how it is these days. There's also a small daily paper in Martin County that's conservative.
And that's about it.
The dems are up to their eyeballs in the Abramoff mess .. just check FR or the RNC.com and you will find articles about it.
Public's view: 15% isolated incidents - 78% general operating procedure in congress (by either party). This is why Pelosi's "culture of corruption" has suddenly gone quiet.
Thanks. That's about as I suspected.
Are we (well, Republican pols at least) surrenduring? I get real tired of this quitter crap I see floating around, especially in the "conservative" media.
Yeah, life is hard. Yeah, libs hate conservatives. So what. Act like conservatives and win.
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Florida State GOP report for 2005: registered 50,000 new voters, money on hand: $ 10 Million.
The Florida rat registered new voters too, only not as many - 3640 yes THIRTY SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY.
Rat Florida State report for 2005 shows he has about 4 million on hand. The rat has strength in about 11 counties. The GOP has strength in all the other 50 or so.
This article is ratmedia psy-ops gibberish.
Well, my point is really that we would be better served if our Repubs could strike at least half the fear in the hearts of the Dems as they manage to exert against Repubs. .
. . .and yes, we know the 'rest of the story' here; thanks to various sourcings on FR and RNC info; but how many of these are reprinted or sourced from the Washington Post/NYT's, et al?
Yes, the Dems on another drive-by mission; and they did not do as much damage as they liked; but they did leave some wounds.
But again. . .if Repubs were more ferocious with the truth; the Dems would have thought - more than twice - about 'going there'.
Part of this problem has to do with the atmosphere in Wash DC. The liberals own the town. One wrong move and you are smeared from one end of the city to the next. THAT fear is what drives the repubs. It's too bad .. but IT'S UP TO US TO KEEP THEM INFORMED AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON OUT HERE IN REALITY LAND.
If you are not contacting your congress people - you are not doing your job. I know many of us are .. and Barbara Boxer's staff surely knows my voice by now.
But .. there's a lot more we can do. When we get those reports from the RNC or others here on FR - how many of us send them to all their family members .. and I do mean ALL. It takes time to re-indoctrinate some of the liberals in our family. But .. some of this great info could be circulated by those of us receiving it - thereby making the old media even more irrelevant!
Good thoughts all, CyberAnt. . .
Another step in 'quiet activism'. . .whether a great Mark Steyn piece or something from FR or Powerline. . .'whatever'. . .make a few copies; keep handy for leaving behind on table after that 'coffee trip' to Starbucks or left 'inadvertantly' in a Lib book or mag at Border Books. . .or on windshield of a particularly noxious car i.e. with two or more lib message stickers.
If I find a book by Thomas Sowell; particularly during Black History month. . .(it will be in buried in 'back' stacks for sure). . .I place it with the other 'Black History recommended reading'. . .or just anytime I find a good conservative book that has not ever seen the front shelf; I move it to a more prominent position, say. ..the 'best sellers' shelf or 'new'; albeit, very discreetly.
Anyway, could help. ..cannot hurt (save, be careful at the bookstore!)
Of course, many Freepers doing things. . .and these are just a few suggestions whereby some - perhaps less vocal or with less time can help get the word out.
"... make a few copies; keep handy for leaving behind on table after that 'coffee trip' to Starbucks or left 'inadvertantly' in a Lib book or mag at Border Books."
Those are great suggestions too. Starbucks is really a good place - and especially in college towns where all the libs hang out. I like that! I'll remember to do that .. printing copies as we speak .. LOL!!
I mean, no one should ever imagine 'activism' is beyond them; when it is always our reach. . .
So many 'Starbucks'. . .so many Freepers. . .so lititle time. . .
3 cheers for Starbucks
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