Conservatism 2.0 Conference at CPAC Needs Your Input
On Thursday, February 26, and Saturday, February 28, PJTV will sponsor the “Conservatism 2.0 Conference” at CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) in Washington, D.C., at the Omni-Shoreham Hotel.
The theme of Conservatism 2.0 will be “The Quest for Common Ground” where it is hoped conservatives of all stripes will be able to come together and agree on a wide variety of issues. At this critical juncture in our nation’s history, it is vital that conservatives seek ways to put aside whatever differences we may have and unite in support of conservative principles.
To that end, please follow this link to a webpage that lists issues that will be discussed. They are broken down into general headings:
- General Principles
- Financial, Economy
- Government and Congress
- Freedom of Speech
- Social Issues
- Other Issues
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
What are the common ground issue among conservative and center-right people?
We need to address the inability of our congress to investigate Dodd, Frank, and Rangel for everything from income tax evasion to sweetheart deals with mortgage complanies. We also need to start the drive to get rid of Specter, Snow, and Collins.
Illegal Immigration.
Illegal aliens have contributed greatly to our souring economy…including the mortgage crisis. How many illegals will be getting my tax dollars to pay their mortgage down?
Thanks for asking.
We need to address the inability of our congress to investigate Bush, Cheney, and Rove for everything from income tax evasion to sweetheart deals with mortgage complanies. We also need to start the drive to get rid of Boehner, Cornyn and Cantor.
Consider this a case study:
Speakers at this conservative internment are: Joe Hicks, Roger Simon and Bill Whittle
Joe Hicks wrote . . . Ronald Reagan was dim-witted, incapable of making his own decisions, had an itchy trigger finger, and wanted to push back social progress of all kinds. This may all sound all too familiar.
Roger Simon wrote about O’s inaugural . . . I have covered presidential inaugurals since Jimmy Carter’s in 1977, and I have never seen so much hope, so much optimism and so much sheer joy as in Washington this week.
Bill Whittle (of the famous “Whittling Days!”) wrote . . . President Obama has acted in such a way to make us more prosperous, more safe and more free.
Those are all verbatim quotes, researched Ann Coulter style – deeply, accurately, Googly.
Wise up . . . and don’t be pecksniffian. That would be bad. Not good. Remember the spin stops here, cuz we’re definitely looking out for you.
“Conservatism 2.0″? Wake me up when we decide to take this seriously.
Get them to stand up to the Democrats NOW!
anyway, anyhow.
Is this a joke? This country has been taken over by leftist thugs (democrat and republican) and you people want to have a seminar?
You’re joking, right?
My first impulse is to tell you to take your republican butts and go straight to hell, do not pass go, and do not collect our tax dollars.
But instead of leaving it at that I’ll say this:
If you republicans don’t know the damn answers to what is important to us “average” people in your own party you’re in worse trouble than you even know. For damn sure we can’t count on republicans to do anything that requires a spine or testicles.
Just go to hell and take your crappy little survey with you.
Oh and one more thing.
After we saw what YOU ALLOWED to happen to Sarah Palin, one of our own compatriots, WHY SHOULD WE EVER TRUST YOU COWARDS TO DO ANYTHING IN FURTHERANCE OF OUR FREEDOM AND LIBERTY.
AND IN CASE YOU DIDN’T GET IT THE FIRST TIME: GO TO HELL AND TAKE YOUR CUTESY LITTLE SEMINAR WITH YOU.
After reading the sentiment of comments above, I believe mine are expressed up there already.
The Republicans are just not serious enough. There is no outrage to fit the Democratic arrogance. They do not have the media support for investigations or pushing the points such as the sub prime Dimocratic[sic] boondoggle.
They are in sore need of showing that there is a spine in the party. There are a list of RINO individuals that should be openly addressed. However, one gets the idea that to much rocking the boat may shake all skeletons loose to public view.
Republican Senators and House Representative you have the internet. Do what Rick Santelli suggested do more than just solicit word from you constituents. Actually pay some attention and quit writing that verbose verbal vomit you call a response letter or blog post – they are a literary work that praises yourself but says nothing.
Update: More Idle suggestions – right.
1. Why does the RNC continue to sit by and not take a hard, loud, verbal stance against the media as they continue to pound Sarah Palin?
2. Hirer Rick Santelli if you cannot speak out.
3. Align yourself with conservative talk radio – at least you have someone willing to speak out.
4. Set up an investigative unit to rattle some arrogance. (This would also clean up the Republican Party proper.)
5. The internet is a good tool but it can also be regarded with the same contempt as constituent emails and disregarded twice as fast. Speak, shout, be heard.
6. Quit sending me those fawning battle cry solicitation emails and letters until your testicles drop again.
My apologies to you Michelle Malkin. I do like your blog but hey, if I tune out, delete the link, or block it through options then it does not exist and you are not effective! “Just words, just speeches, just ignored, just gone!”
All right I’ll play along with your smarmy little tactics and pretend that either you or the republicans give a fat damn what anybody outside your little DC club actually thinks.
Here’s a serious suggestion. Take notes from citizen activists. We can teach you cretins what to do and how to do it. (Remember you’re going to need actual courage to do this. I guess that counts you out.) We should be seeing this kind of activism all over the country! It will put you snarky pundits to shame.
Kansas City Tea Party
Join Us In Peaceful Protest Against the Congressional Theft Act 2009
When: Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 10:00 am 12noon
Where To Meet: J.C. Nichols Fountain, 47th and J.C. Nichols Parkway K.C.MO.
1Mile Walk To: Senator Claire McCaskill (D) K.C. Office 4141 Pennsylvania Ave. K.C.MO.
Bring an extra pair of RESONSIBLE SHOES for Claires door step
Shoes will be donated to the Salvation Army after the event.
ATTENTION: KANSAS CITY TEA PARTY PROTESTERS
First I would like to thank you all for your support.
The purpose of this protest is against the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
or as I call it the CONGRESSIONAL THEFT ACT 2009.
Theme: “WALK A MILE IN MY RESPONSIBLE SHOES”
Stimulate the economy bring an extra pair of “Responsible Shoes” for Claires door step, the shoes will be donated to the Salvation Army after the event.
We are here to be heard but peaceful, so we must make specific points for this to be a successful event. I have chosen four points that I believe need to be made that will greatly affect us all in the future. If the media wants to interview you please stick to these talking points. We must present a united, professional, organized image or the media will make our image for us and it won’t be favorable.
(Any of your choice)
1. Broken Promises: The President and the leaders of the House and Senate have violated their solemn promises that the bill would be available for several days of public review prior to voting, so that the American people might have a chance to learn what is in the bill and to make their views known to their elected officials. Act responsibly and repeal the Congressional Theft Act of 2009 and let the American people voice their opinion before you vote or resign your position as our representatives.
2. Damages Our Founding Fathers Philosophies: Bailing out states that have spent irresponsibly by their elected officials at the expense of taxpayers in states that have been fiscally responsible.
3. Housing Bail Out: Those of us who both pay our mortgages and pay our taxes, while we are working hard and playing by the rules, there were a lot of irresponsible people spending more than they had and getting in way over their heads, and now those irresponsible people are having to be bailed out by the people that are responsible and playing by the rules.
4. Repeal Of Welfare To Work Program: Repeals the bipartisan and highly successful welfare reforms of 1996 and drastically expands the welfare state. It rewards states for adding people to their welfare rolls, rather than for helping them find gainful employment. Contrary to long-established practice, it will entitle able-bodied adults without children to receive cash assistance and encourages irresponsibility.
When you are making signs for this event please let them reflect these four talking points, the message is clear
Taking responsibility for yourself and expecting the same of your elected officials.
PLEASE DO NOT: Throw your trash on the ground and stay on public property we want this event to be clean and peaceful.
For More Information Contact
KansasCityTeaParty@yahoo.com
Go to howobamagotelected.com and study the movie.
Priority #1 “SECURE THE BORDER!”
Terrorists don’t need to worry about getting past airport security to sneak into America, they can just walk in, sipping a marguerita, under the cloak of darkness from Mexico.
The current security approach is something akin to trying to keep mosquitos out of your tent while, year after year, neglecting to patch the big hole in the back.
Fix it aready! Today! Yesterday, even!
CENTRALIZATION of POWER in the Federal Government and how to Decentralize it.
The new stimulus bill has extended the power and influence of the Federal Government. We know Fascism is the end game if power continues to be centralized. Hugo Chavez in Venezuela is case in point.
Two methods are available for decentralizing power without castrating our own government. Kill the Congressional mentality of entitlement by establishing Term Limits. Politicians must know that their office does not belong to them! The second is rule changes that require state and local governments to be involved in the decision making processes(much more difficult).
1) Find a way for voters who have moved from failed states such as California, Massachusetts, etc. to face up to the real reasons they left: crime, taxes, lousy schools, lack of opportunity, political corruption, cultural degradation, etc. Otherwise they remain in an ‘emigre denial syndrome’ and retain their blue-state habits of thought, and vote accordingly. They’re not assimilating! There’s plenty of votes we should be cultivating with the right approach.
2) We know that Rahm Emanuel “never want[s] a serious crisis to go to waste… an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before”. He isn’t the only one. Have many of our troubles been deliberately induced by ‘progressive’ elements such as ACORN? Is the Cloward-Piven Strategy in any way a factor in the mortgage meltdown, electoral fraud, or the breakdown of immigration control? If so, how do we get the story out to the general public? Or is this merely wild conspiracy-theory speculation? DISCUSS
You can copy/paste this yourself, Mr. Moran. Not everyone is standing in line to use facebook. If you have to have a web site to post to, could you at least make it one that doesn’t demand membership? Are you guys REALLY that dense?
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The GOP needs a laser focus on the left’s INTENTIONS for the long term.
#1. ENERGY
a) global warming — the EPA will soon declare CO2 a pollutant, which is silly (you exhale the stuff, so we’re all polluters?)
a1) they will use this to enact law that will tax us all silly for boondoggles that either won’t work or can’t make amy real difference.
a2) they intend to force the auto companies to create hybrid and other “green” cars; this will have a negative ripple effect.
b) they will pursue a NIMBY approach to drilling
c) and a NIMBY approach to nuke plants
d) and a NIMBY approach to waste storage
Energy Summary — you need to have a good idea what they are doing, know why it’s wrong, and what to do about it. Energy is the #1 problem we face going forward. The left will cripple the US energy infrastructure. After bailing everyone and everything, there will be no money to do improvements. Solve this.
#2. FOREIGN POLICY
The world doesn’t hate us. It didn’t hate George Bush. The failure of the GOP to stop that mendacious assertion was one of the reasons voters figured Obama was a reasonable choice.
On the other hand foreign policy could well break things under the left’s watch. You need to discuss what is likely to break and what to do about it.
#3. RESOURCES
As mentioned in energy the left wants hybrids for all. They don’t want to send money to places that hate us.
But.
To make hybrids these take permanent magnets. Ones the public can afford are either Cobalt or Neodynium. Most of the world’s cobalt is in Bolivia (they hate us) and Zaire (they hate veryone as well as themselves.) 95% of the Neodynium is in China.
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I don’t have time for others right now. Just get these right and there’s half your battle.
Just throwing this out here, but mastery of really basic stuff is way more important than some imbecile’s idea to put up a facebook page or get a twitter channel. High Tech is NOT the ability to follow directions and use somebody’s software. High Tech is the ability to understand what’s happening in the world and make the technology flow smoothly, as in being able to know what raw materials we’re going to need to be able to formulate a policy worth a damn. Right now the GOP seems hopeless. At least the left knows what a hybrid is. Beat them at their own game. They intend to make this stuff an issue whether you want it to be that way or not. If you intend to beat the left and you’re pro business… PROVE IT.
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SarahB — 3. Housing Bail Out: Those of us who both pay our mortgages and pay our taxes, while we are working hard and playing by the rules, there were a lot of irresponsible people spending more than they had and getting in way over their heads, and now those irresponsible people are having to be bailed out by the people that are responsible and playing by the rules.
It might help if you dealt with facts rather than go off the deep emotional end.
Almost all mortgage problems are concentrated in 5 states including CA, NY, and FL. These problems by and large may have been initially precipitated by irresponsible LENDERS but falling home values have forced a lot of hardworking responsible types who were happily paying their mortgages into a sort of insolvency (their $300k house they owe $225k on is now valued at maybe $120k, far less than what they owe.) These are the people whom the bailout proposals are targeting. They are stuck in a position where they can’t sell their house and financially are in no different shape if they hand back the keys as continue payment — through no fault of their own. The problem is the falling home values, not the “irresponsible” homeowners.
Your assertions of irresponsible behaviour are mere fear mongering and muckraking of the worst sort. You sound like the very epitome of the left’s characterisations of GOP voters being ignorant reactionaries. I sure hope you don’t get any press; you’re going to paint *all* republicans as imbeciles.
Oh. And have a nice day.
From the dissenting voices above comes advise, do not sit on your haunches and rely on the disenfranchised American to get a foul taste in their mouth of where the Democrats are leading. This has been the game plan too long resulting in two steps back one forward. We are now near being full pledged Communism, just like that.
Priorities in order of need:
1. Close the borders for fiscal sake
2. Change the tax structure to consumption for Fiscal survival and to bring jobs back to this country, jobs that will sustain a family, Fair Tax Plan to be precise
3. Make it a security priority to get off foreign energy from not on our continent while at the same time, prove carbon to be our friend.
4. Speak to social conservative issues as unquestionable for the party platform, removing what Muslims are finding so objectionable, immorality, not because they object, but because God INSISTS!
5. Teach State Sovereignty per the Constitution, better yet teach the Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land, as written.
Taking on too much at one time is not fruitful. Centering on these above will be enough to save this Nation. Otherwise, the EURO Coin will be ours and our helmets will be blue.
The Republican Party must return to its principles – “people are their principles, Hubble”(The way We Were – Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford – what hippocrits they were and continue to be)
This country has a constitution – there are groups out there(Give Me Liberty) who have been defending the constitution for years WITHOUT public support from Republicans. Although I did not support Ron Paul and do not ascribe to many of the “kooky” tactics they employ, the meat of their message is THE CONSTITUTION. If we can harness their passion and neutralize the undesirable actions, we could make a difference and an impact on our leadership.
We must have CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, DETERMINATION, FACTS and spokespersons who can articulate the message and are groomed to punch that message through all liberal effort to speak through them and garble their words. We MUST support those who speak out responsibly and honestly and not abandon them in their hour of need(Sarah Palin – Newt Gingrich) when the MSM attacks and distorts them.
There MUST BE LEGISLATION THAT SUSPENDS VOTING PRIVILEGES OF THOSE WHO ARE LIVING OFF OF THE TAXPAYER(Excludes those LEGITIMATELY determined to be physically and mentally in need) Once they no longer live off of the taxpayer – their voting privilege is reinstated.
If we want to be racially mature – we must get rid of organizations that perpetually reinforce racial divide – Number one on that list should be THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS in the bowels of Washington. Black Entertainment network should be exposed for perpetuating racial unrest.Any other group or organization that promotes racial tension and divide – ACORN must stop receiving federal funding as long as they promote dependence on welfare – having a home you cannot afford, etc.
Most of all – we need to see and hear some fighting effort from Republicans, Libertarians and Conservatives to protect and defend America -
Here’s a clue Ricky boy.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/02/not_one_of_us.html
To G Alston: trolls like you don’t count. Go back to kos and moooo on to spread your manure.
You better count on emotional factual responses from real patriots who love this country more than anything with the exception of God and family.
Thousands of mortgage holders walked into banks pretending to make higher salaries than they actually made and the banks went along with the lie. Of course they can’t pay, they don’t make the income they claimed. So get out of the house dumbass.
G. Alston : You are a fairly polished liar;why blog here? I’m sure the NYTimes would like to have you on board.
SarahB, calm down. This is an attempt to go to the grassroots, something Newt Gingrich has been working on behind the scenes for at least four years, and it’s not the only one. Go out and check his website, newt.org, to see some genuinely encouraging stuff. Michael Steele fired the whole top echelon of the Republican National Committee, and is quietly working with Gingrich to rebuild the party.
Most Republicans are pissed at the party. It’s time for us to throw almost all the bums out, Dems and Republicans alike. We can start with the RINOs, and move forward from there.
If the grassroots all respond emotionally, instead of taking the time to genuinely try to get this new revolution started, we will continue spinning our wheels while corruption stays right there at the top. We have a perfect opportunity right now to take our country back. Let’s do it, using the Dem’s own grassroots-mobilization tools against them.
putting parents back in charge of their kid’s educational outcome. When parents choose kids win. Illegal Immigration.
Guys, this appears to be largely a Pajamas Media effort, done by volunteers in their doubtless scant free time from paying work. Cut the criticism; do better if you want it done better.
But I’m with G. Alston in that I’m not joining Facebook.
The list of proposed topics looks pretty good to me as a wish list; I’m for more freedom everywhere. Facebook commenter Laura beat me to the point I was going to make: instead of opposing/promoting legal same/sex marriages, get government to stop defining marriage at all. Government should define only civil unions, churches define marriage. Government definitions have already done great harm to Christian marriage through divorce law. Government definitions of marriage and when a marriage ends are different than religious definitions, and in fact can only match some but not all religions. Therefore, the government definition is in violation of the First Amendment, just as it would be if they were defining prayer.
Christians gave us the First Amendment to protect Christians against government interference in religion; something they were all too familiar with in Europe at the time. It’s the right way to deal with judicially-imposed gay marriage.
kywrite: that is good advice (calm down) it’s not good to feel that anger – hard on the heart. But I’ll tell you one damn thing, the republicans are beyond arrogant if they think that conservatives (real conservatives, not faux conservatives) will support Mitt Romney in ’12. If they don’t get behind true conservatives like Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal or others, they need to know that they can do with their party.
We’ve been pleading and begging with the republicans for years to honor our national sovereignty and close the borders, to address the issues that are destroying the public education system, to stand up to the aethists who are hell bent on destroying our country, hells bells just to stand up for conservative values, preserving the family unit, valuing the study of western civilization and its contributions to the world, this list could go on forever with all the issues the faux cons are afraid of.
I admire Newt Gingrich very much but I am extremely skeptical about the possibility of success of his grass roots movement. He has not been able to successfully challenge the faux cons in other areas. We must find other avenues to attack the left, the old ways don’t work. By old ways, I mean the usual mantras of voting them out of office, volunteering with local boards of elections, sending emails, making appointments with congressional reps to discuss issues, writing letters. If these tactics worked the left would not be in office.
As conservatives we have to face the fact that we need new more creative ways to attack the enemies of our country. The left is the enemy and many of us act as if it is comprised of mature adults who think logically and act reasonably.
The left is not any of those things. It despises this country, its citizens, and everything we stand for. They are interested in power pure and simple. The left cloaks itself in concern for the poor, the disadvantaged, the disenfranchised but that is an act to garner votes from those very people who have placed their hope in the left not realizing they ultimately will be sold out.
Conservatives need to get their collective head out of their a**es and face facts. We must engage the enemy head on. We want the battle to be about logic, reason, fact, truth.
The left is not interested in those. The left is about emotion. It appeals to people who for whatever reason are not mature and do not understand an adult’s outlook on life. Witness the ObeMessiah’s effect on crowds of leftists. Sad yet terrifying to think this cult is in power. Remember, even losers win some of the time. We are about to get a huge dose of losers running this country.
I highly doubt if this would happen, but I would like the CPAC participants to have a frank, candid and open discussion about the participants’ opinion on why it is that the mainstream media will not report on the various lawsuits against Obama which center on his failure to prove that he is, indeed, a natural-born US citizen. Until he provides that proof, he is, and continues to be, in strict violation of the United States Constitution. I believe this is not discussed anywhere on the tube because everyone fears it will cause all-out panic and total hate and disgust for Obama because of the millions of dollars, time and effort given to him by his millions of supporters to get to where he’s illegally ascended to.
The news that an active duty Army officer is questioning Obama’s eligibility for the presidency and has included his name on one of the lawsuits against Obama should be news to all of America, but the lies, deception and cover-up continues. Here’s where you’ll see this courageous soldier committed to exposing the truth about Obama:
http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=89837