Sorry for the interruption!
Back to point.
Meghan, if you were to actually articulate some conservative views, then maybe your appearances on such outlets would be worthwhile.
So, let me offer some assistance.
Ever heard of Sen. Barry Goldwater? You should have. After all, it is the senate seat that your lovely father now occupies. Anyway, Mr. Goldwater once wrote a book that everyone, no matter what one's politics are, called Conscience Of A Conservative. It was a manifesto of what being a conservative meant to Mr. Goldwater. Sure, then Sen. Goldwater ran for president in the sacrificial election year of 1964, but it was his persistence to the ideas of life, liberty and not surrendering American sovereignty that the tome can be remembered for.
Around the same time, a B-actor named Ronald Reagan made a full-circle turn and went from liberal, New Deal Democrat to conservative Republican. He also wrote a book, Where's The Rest Of Me? that chronicled his journey from the New Deal Dem to conservative, liberty-loving GOPer.
Reading their books is a good start.
And Meghan, it should be noted that what they believed and stood for was not all that hip or popular during their time, the Turbulent 60s. Yet, rather than change just for adulation, they stuck to their principles and beliefs. And in the end, Ronald Reagan and the conservative movement triumphed in the watershed election of 1980.
Also, get to know current conservatives.
You have indicated that you like Gov. Bobby Jindal of Louisiana. There is a good start.
Another thing is to put your animus towards Gov. Sarah Palin and her family. Your lovely father did not lose the 2008 election because of Gov Palin. It just was not his time. Remember, your lovely father could have done the popular, inside Washington choice and pick someone like Sen. Joe Lieberman or former Homeland Secretary Tom Ridge. And, trust me Meghan, it would have been a real blowout. For then Sen. Messiah Barack.
Take some time to hang out with one of the great conservative thinkers today, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich. He is always full of ideas. And, someone like yourself can learn so much from him. Also, there is the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute and the Conservative Political Action Committee. These are the leading think-tanks of conservatism today. Another and possibly more relevant group to hook-up with is the Young America's Foundation.
I think that you are typical of some conservatives today. The need to appear cool and "not like those conservatives". You know, you are so cool because you like tatts and think rap is cool and have a wee bit o' libertine in ya. That is OK. But, I will point out something when I came of age and realized that it was the popular people, the liberals during the 1980s that were, well not all that cool. It was much more cool to be a conservative. To say that I voted proudly in 1984, my first presidential election, for Ronald Reagan. Many people is my age group realized the vapid phoniness of the librertards of the day.
And Meghan, they are just as phony today.
Like I write, I think that you really have potential. After all, it took Ronald Reagan a while to realize that he was who he was and found the rest of him. And some of us came to that realization a little earlier in life. But to get to the promised land, you need to focus on what it means to be a conservative Republican. I think you will come to realize that a conservative Republican is the genuine progressive.
My offer of the olive branch is my start. I am at your disposal to get you over the fear of rejection from the in-crowd. They are not all that much of an in-crowd anyway. And just to show that I do not harbor ill feelings, here is a Rule 5 photo of you:
I am here at your disposal, Miss McCain, to help you in your journey to conservatism!
3 comments:
Meghan needs to chill for sure! She is not the new LIBERAL face of the CONSERVATIVE party in America, well put righty. She needs to remember there is another party that enjoys her views, join it. We don't need another democratic party. :)N
Newt Gingrich. He is always full of ideas.I think you're partially right - Newt's definitely full of it.
Face it - you guys've got nothing. Not a single thing.
The best way to describe the few remaining proponents of the "conservative ideology:" Outliers. Delegated to the sidelines, the trash heap. Shut out. Irrelevent. Marginalized. Ignored. Bereft. Discredited. Out of gas. Reduced to tea-bagging.
My advice - find a new hobby.
If Meghan's last name was Smith, would anyone give her so much as one line of print? I doubt it. She is not the face of the "new" Republican Party. If we follow her lead we will go the way of the Whigs.
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