‘Fo Shizzle!’ GOP Goes Hip-Hop
The Scene: A fictitious meeting in the new era of the GOP’s ever-expanding “big tent.”
I had the pleasure of sitting down to dinner with two members of my county Republican Party steering committee this week to discuss the GOP’s options as we move into the 2010 election cycle. I was joined by Dr. Eric von Dersgarten (of the Rhine Valley Dersgartens, of course) and Cecilia Montgomery. Eric has been a tireless champion of small government conservatism ever since his emigration from Germany and something of a kingmaker in state politics. Cecilia is an old friend whom I first met through my wife. She’s not only president of the local chapter of the D.A.R. but also earned Ranger status for her bundling efforts on behalf of President Bush in 2004.
Ms. Montgomery chose the venue for our meeting and I have to say it was one of the most unusual ever, nicely setting the tone for what was to come. It was located in the downtown area of the city, seldom frequented by yours truly, and called “Check Yo Nine.” I assumed it was some sort of Asian eatery, but nothing of the kind was in evidence as I entered. The establishment was, however, one of the most ethnically and racially diverse establishments I’d visited in many years and the local patrons took a great deal of interest in our arrival.
At Eric’s urging we were all seated promptly, while Cecilia had taken the liberty of ordering drinks for us in advance. It was a delightfully bold, yet somewhat tart concoction called Camo 5X and came in a shockingly large serving size which looked to be approximately forty ounces. Dr. Dersgarten was well ahead of me in the curiosity department and pressed Cecilia for an explanation as to what we were doing there.
In response, she handed us both printouts of recent statements by RNC Chair Michael Steele regarding a new direction for the party. Cecilia excitedly informed us that this new outreach program to expand the Republican base and appeal to the youth vote would focus on applying the party’s traditional message to “urban — suburban hip-hop settings.” Eric seemed a bit confused, so I rushed in to rescue him from the conversational lull.
“So, this … ” I said, vaguely waving a hand toward the confines of the club, “is our new target demographic, then?”
“Exactly!” she replied. “There is a whole new generation of untapped voters here, and our job is going to be finding areas of common appeal where young and, dare I say, more hip constituents can embrace the core values of conservatism and work this sense of next generation energy into their own Republican activist agenda.”
Surely, you’re mocking the idea! Appealing to rebel youth with a conservative message is a complete waste of time and valuable resources.
The correct demographic to go after is the 30-40 crowd. By this age, they are starting families and are reaching tax-producer status. Many are already on their way to conservatism. We just need to accelerate the process.
The way to spread the message is to translate macroeconomics to microeconomics. “If your kid did this, how would you react?” Paint analogies to which they can relate. That’s what the old stories of “The Ant and the Grasshopper”, “the Little Red Hen”, and “Animal Farm” were about. They’re translations, but they are set too low. They’re perceived as kids’ books. We need analogies at young parent levels. It could be done with 30-second commercials.
There’s nothing wrong with the Republican ideals. There IS a problem with the marketing of them. Of course, we could do with some leaders….
Haha, I can see it now.. Bill O on BET.. Coulter C-steppin’ on Kanye’s latest vid… I think you’re on to something here. Or maybe (definitely) tongue-in-cheek sarcasm should be the closest Reps get to Rap. Leave the 40 dogs to those who need them.
Yo, My Homey, Wassup?
This piece of yours was some really cool S***, man!
Had me laughing so hard I sputtered some of the the sandwhich I was eating all over the carpet in The Maceyugoserbulgarigreekadonian Compound, causing my Cat, and Co-blogger, Nikita, to haul his behind under the bed in bemused consternation for the duration.
Who knows, persuading some among the suburban youth to come to their senses might be doable, if handled right.
By handled right, might I make this observation as a starter:
They might become newly minted Conservatives, but some Bloods & Crips will still need to work on their All 4 1 & 1 4 all skills for a while. ;-D
Same applies to some of the Hispanic Yoot, Legal & Illegal. ;-D
I say this as one who grew up in a gang infested corner of Pomona, Ca., with a varied collection of friends, and associates, in the 70′s & 80′s. ;-D
I’ve never heard anyone refer to Animal Farm as a kids book and as long as we’re talking Orwell, I’d say we need more 1984 and less Old Major.
Oh god. Please no. Rap culture is decaying Western civilization. We should never embrace it. The best way to attract young people to the Republican party is to fund talented conservatives in the entertainment business like directors, writers and actors. Music is probably the toughest medium for conservatives to crack. It’s probably the most moonbat leftwing sector of the entertainment business. It’s hard to sell morality, small government, personal liberty, national pride, economic growth and stong national security to the MTV generations. Trust me, I’m one of them.
The only signs of hope in the music industry for conservatives is the Christian rock bands gone mainstream. And granted they’re great bands making great music but most of their message has been completely watered down that a non-Christian would probably never guess that there’s a Christian overtone in their lyrics. We would be much more effective in the movie, television and radio medium. And we should work on having our voices equally represented in the education system as well. But hey, if you guys think conservative rap will work then go for it. That would be one hell of a surprise.
Boy, talk about defining deviancy downward! Count me out!
Mr. Shaw:
“Is tapping into the urban youth culture, as new GOP chairman Michael Steele suggests, one of the keys to a Republican revival?”
No.
It would be a truly artistic undertaking to unite the libertarian, entrepreneurial, god-fearing spirit of the US Constitution, mix in the history of the country, and package it all in rap music that edifies the audience.
I would be on that like Socialism on the current POTUS.
I can understand your fear, getting that close to the blacks and all. And I think you’re existing approach of using dead chimps to connect is working quite well. Besides, I wouldn’t worry so much about what Michael Steele says regarding hip hop. In fact, you can take him at his word when he says, “You have absolutely no reason, none, to trust our word or our actions at this point.”
Marc Malone writes:
“The correct demographic to go after is the 30-40 crowd. By this age, they are starting families and are reaching tax-producer status. Many are already on their way to conservatism. We just need to accelerate the process.”
I am inclined to agree with Marc (but then, I do 95% of the time) that this segment would prove more fertile ground to plow. The delicious irony would be to target (and convert) those who had matriculated from college into marriage and child-rearing and who had voted for the Obama promises only to realize that their $8 per month “stimulus” is not going to buy more than a box of Pampers and they’ll have a lot more sh*t to deal with than those can hold.
#1 – Marc Malone . . . writes two things:
1: There’s nothing wrong with the Republican ideals. There IS a problem with the marketing of them.
2: When that Million-Man march happens, make sure to go armed. Obey all the laws along the way. Lock it up in your trunk, etc. Pull them out when you get to… I’m thinking VA.
I think you’re onto something Malvo. Perhaps YOU could volunteer to bring that message to America. YOU are the leader, Malvo. YOU represent the heart and soul of the conservative movement. YOU stand on the brink of greatness. It’s so clear. All YOU have to do is market it.
Here, I’ll help you get started with your first meeting:
Malvo: “OK, here’s our approach . . . first we’re gonna strategize our plan. Then we’re gonna prioritize our strategy. From there, we list all of our values and principles. Then we’ll outline our actions steps, along with key metrics to measure our success. That’s how we’ll reach our core consumer. Whaddya think?”
Brilliant. You do that. We’ll keep running the country.
The medium is a small part of the problem. The bigger part is that the GOP has not been faithful in standing up for smaller government and has not even attempted to portray the message to younger voters in what it means to them.
Hey, you get out of college saddled with large student loans and have trouble finding jobs. Do you suppose high taxes and regulations on industry have anything to do with that? Do you like the idea of paying 13% of your salary to Social Security, knowing that you will not even get back the present value of what you put into it, much less any growth? Should this continue or be changed?
What’s your opinion of different standards of admission for different groups based on race? Yes, it’s a touchy subject, but do you believe in equality of opportunity or not. If you think the current system is unfair, what should be done to fix it?
What do you think of the deficit? You are the ones who will pay it back, either through slow growth or taxes.
The GOP isn’t even trying. They are having enough problems keeping voters like me. Substance is the only thing that can prevail.
Something to keep in mind is that the demographic is already conservative on social issues. And I think it is much easier to win over people to an economically conservative position, than to conver people to a socially conservative position.
A campaign will never change a person’s social position, it makes a tremendous amount of sense to pursue those voters that are already on board with the Party’s socially conservative positions.
#7 Bilgeman writes . . . “Is tapping into the urban youth culture, as new GOP chairman Michael Steele suggests, one of the keys to a Republican revival?” No.
This is obviously something B-man knows a lot about, and he speaks with great gravity and conviction. But what I want to know is what he means when he speaks of “gloryholes”. He continually references gloryholes in other posts. I have no idea what he’s talking about, other than they apparently have something to do with his local DMV.
I ask only to try and gain perspective into his obviously complex and highly evolved mind. Now, if these gloryholes as he calls them are some kind of portal into the great political insights of our age, that’s great. We could all use a little help figuring out this confusing world. But, and I have to admit this is my concern, if these gloryholes he continually brings up are something more . . . psychological . . . then I fear we may have to consider an intervention for Mr. Bilge . . . for his own good.
The problem with Marc Malone’s strategy is that if politics is marketed like toothpaste (and it usually is) then you have to worry about brand identification. If a 20 year old has chosen a brand the tendency is to stick with that particular brand for the rest of their lives.
During the last election the GOP looked terrible in its efforts to connect with anyone under 50. Mr. McCain would have probably wanted Pat Boone (a good Republican) to try to capture the youth vote.
The article is a tiny bit funny at points, but the overall theme just proves that Republicans are clueless when it comes to attracting voters with dark hair and all their teeth.
Reporter: “So the GOP is changing their approach to engaging the youth vote?”
Michael Steele: “Word to your motha. And I’m out.”
This will only serve to make the GOP look even more foolish. If the GOP expects to win any more elections they need to realize that it’s not the message that has led to their failure, but the actual message itself. The problem as I see it is that people have begun to see the hypocrisy that is shown in the difference between what GOP lawmakers say and actually practice. You can’t claim the other side is for socialism while giving farm subsidies throughout their own constituencies. You can’t claim that your opponent’s plan won’t help the middle class when your own plan is disproportianately advantageous to the most well-off 5%. You cannot espouse energy independence by saying let’s use up our own resources and worry about the consequences later. You can’t claim that the stimulus bill is a porkulus bill, claim that you will refuse stimulus money, and then only refuse 2.5% of the $3.8 billion offered to your state (Jindal). The GOP has allowed itself to turn into the party of stale, out-dated ideas. At this point, if they continue with the same actions and rhetoric, they are only yelling at ears that are muffled.
First I would like to say what a great article but I think its missing some details. First what is “Hip- Hop Republicanism” or aka Urban conservatism it is a movement within both Democrat & Republican circles. All you have to do is take a look at Newarks Cory Booker or Adrian Fenty to get a glimps.
This movement was born out of a rebellion against the 40-plus years of bad leftist polices and years of mismanaged urban areas under Democrats. In his article “The Blueprint for Urban Conservatism?” Brandon Brice a Harlem Republican who describes himself as being a “Hip- Hop Republican” that given the economic trends of Hip Hop culture, since it’s inception, this one movement has created more African-American entrepreneurs than any other industry in America, which speaks to one of the reason for adopting the name.
As with any business plan there must be a mission, thus the mission of the Urban Conservatism movement is to highlight real issues; healthcare affordability, fiscal responsibility, solutions to better inner city schools and job creation. Let’s think about the trends of economic activity in urban America.
In 2007 Def Jam Chairman Russell Simmons created a credit based debt card for urban families to input funds on a card, without creating debt or overdraft fees, as a means to educate on financial literacy. In 2007, Atlanta rapper T.I. started T.I construction as a means to help recently released ex-convicts find employment. Def Jam South Rapper David Banner teaches low income residents in the south about the importance of saving and investing. Jay-Z, when he’s not on tour, gives more to Make A Wish, Brooklyn Public Schools and the Marcy projects than any other rap celebrity in the New York City area. So now that we’ve discovered that Hip Hop has not been the source of fault for urban America’s downfall; we can now consider the idea that neither the government and Wall Street had a hand in this decay..
In reality, urban conservatism speaks to all of the issue’s in everyday neighborhoods by putting a direct spin on how to counter education, by offering advanced literature of Mac Beth and The Canterbury Tales in neighborhoods schools that never have considered this broad array of topics. The Urban Conservatism movement influences ex-gang members to put down the guns and pick up a book, or a pen to learn how to start their own legal businesses. This movement takes experts out of the hospitals to speak on pro-active health in local community centers. The movement utilizes media contacts, not for personal gain, but to address the crisis of housing affordability, or the need for prison reform so that tax payers aren’t baring the burden via tax dollars. The movement recognizes that America is changing and it’s time for the Republican Party to adapt to new solutions.
Imagine if Hip Hop icons Jay-Z or Puff Daddy, gave concert tours on economic empowerment or how to start businesses, what influence could this create towards 10,000 young minorities under the age of 18.What makes this concept of Urban Conservatism unique is that it pushes minorities to become self sufficient and responsible. The blue print for urban conservatism is for the party to take on new problems in the 21st Century. The movement recognizes that Republicans can no longer run on set guidelines to win elections, but must solely run on the issues.
http://hiphoprepublicans.ning.com/
http://blackrepublicans.ning.com/
Just another moronic RINO brain wave,and yet another reason to start a third party.
I am not saying this is a bad idea, but excuse me we have an entire grouping of people from the ages of 25-40 that have been the recipients of one screwball edumacation from the left higher screwalls of edumacation. For example, we have an extreme lack of true awareness of OUR CONSTITUTION by these so called college educated groups! There is little intelligence out there on American Civics! If you asked some of these youngsters to define free market they would think it had to do with Civil Rights or something. What I want to see is a broad spectrum, scatter shot aimed at educating these yutes in the age group of 25-32. Most of them do have jobs, kiddies and at least own a car. They have aspirations beyond being a someone’s baby momma or rapping about bling.
Where we need to go as sliced bread, white, Conservatives/GOP members is to the black churches and we need to go back in correcting a ton of history as to which side of the racial coin we are really located on. There is a TREMENDOUS amount of incorrect traditional views of the GOP that are going to block most of any efforts made towards reaching out to this hip hop/rap group. Their biases are so overwhelming that I personally do not see the outreach being as important as reaching out to the groups that Mark Malone mentioned. Of course I live in the South and in a red state so what do I know. You know I am automatically labeled a racists and whatever I see and know is probably going to be tossed out as old, Southern think. But I can promise you this, down here reaching out to this group, you might find yourself dead before you make it back to your car after attending a joint like this and you had better go with a translator and have a carry and conceal permit.
There is also a large group of Bubbas out there amongst the fruited plains that need to understand why THEY need to get off their duffs and understand why welfare is NOT the way to go and Democrats do not always have their best interest in mind. There are a lot of truck driving, gun rack in the back types that voted FOR Obama and they are probably more Conservative than they realize and definitely more conservative than Jazz! LOL! Just pulling your leg Jazz. But they do not trust the GOP and the reason why is because 1) they think we are all rich country club dwellers and 2) we have not provided a BBQ with some folks speaking to them about their needs and ideas. This group does not fall into the hip hop category but do fall into the Big and Rich category. They live in house trailers down a dirt road and some are Union members. A large percentage of them do serve in the military or have a family member in the military and they need to hear from the GOP as to what our answers are on reviving the local chicken plant that keeps hiring illegals!
To me, turning ALL eyes/ideas/attention towards Black and Hispanic voters as a possible source is beyond frustrating when you look at the large proven voting blocks of white dudes and shemales. Could we please understand that the Base stayed at home and some of the GOP actually voted for Obama? There was an 8 million plus voter swing to Obama, and in my opinion we need to look at who in the GOP did NOT vote for McCain and why. You know those who could not understand WHY McCain was better than Obama at least in the tax and military category. No broken glass Conservatives came out to even get rid of Murtha in PA! The answers lie in all races being appealed to and essentially the answer lies with the middle class. We, after all, are the enemy; ALL OF US, no matter what music we listen to, the type of local watering hole we visit, or our level of edumacation. The middle class is under assault and we need some common sense moves that are not limited to one group of folks.
Being in the shemale group of voters I was ticked to hear this line of thinking. Most of us are not happy with the hip hop music that advocates VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN and call we shemales all types of unflattering names. We want our kids NOT to listen to hip hop music and would at least like for them to have a clue as to what a real musical is and who Mozart was! How about reaching out first to single, Black women struggling to raise their kids in war zones in the inner cities and keeping them out of gangs? How about reaching out to Black women who have been victims of rape or have chosen to have multiple abortions? How about reaching out to these women because THEY are the rock on which most of the Black families are built on right now? We have got to reach out to these women because they are in most cases working two jobs and are about to get slammed with Obama’s tax us into oblivion strategy and they will be the first to cave because quite frankly they are worn to a frazzle. To me the “Fo Shizzle” group are okay with their mothers working two jobs while they “hip hop” all night long. I might eventually see the point of this appealing to this group, but right now I am just not getting all warm and fuzzy with this Steele of an idea. I am however all for working with this group if it means they will pull their pants up so we do not have to see their plumber’s crack!
Remember MC Rove, and proceed with caution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYZre8kEsuw
That was a funny article. Thank God it will never happen. All the GOP needs to do is to wait for these kids to grow up and get a real job and have their money taken from them in taxes. Why are we sitting around waiting for our GOP leaders to do something? If you own a business, hire the young college graduate and when you give him his first check with all of the taxes taken out of it just say, “here’s your change you can believe in.”
Just as an FYI, in case we didn’t make it clear enough with the opening disclaimer, this was a fictional meeting and large parts were tongue in cheek, intending to provide some levity on an otherwise serious subject and spur discussion on the idea of reaching out to demographic groups which don’t traditionally vote strong in the GOP column.
Young people don’t care if we pay more in taxes as long as those things the taxes are used for are worth it. It all comes back to the issues. It no longer has anything to do with the image the politicians and parties are trying to portray. It looks like the American people have woken up and are now beginning to pay attention to what actually is going on rather than the sound bytes many politicians would rather have the public listening to. The Bush years are an absolute and complete failure for the Republican Party. It ruins the myth that ‘tax cuts are a catalyst for employment.’ This would be believable and possibly true if we still manufactured anything in this country, but we don’t. Now we are in a situation where we have mortgaged the ability to manufacture in our own country to China because of our enormous debt to the China (Thanks Bush and Iraq War) and their need for us to buy goods manufactured there. At least today, Democrats realize the reality that it is neccesary to tax in order to pay for the spending.
Jazz: “Just as an FYI, in case we didn’t make it clear enough with the opening disclaimer, this was a fictional meeting and large parts were tongue in cheek, intending to provide some levity on an otherwise serious subject and spur discussion on the idea of reaching out to demographic groups which don’t traditionally vote strong in the GOP column.
The fact that this disclaimer had to be posted again is a clear indicator of the intelligence level on this board.
#23 Shadysider – Young people don’t care about paying more taxes, because they pay hardly any taxes, except SS and Medicare. This is the typical Leftist meme of it coming down to “the issues”. This means the issues as THEY define them.
Tax cuts DO boost the economy dramatically. This is empirically proven. Millions upon millions of jobs were created during the Bush years. Many, if not most, of them were filled by illegal immigrants. If he’d sealed the border, like the Party had demanded, then you’d be aware of those jobs, and wages would have gone up for Americans. Illegal immigration is the reason for the near-stagnation of wages.
We do have huge amounts of manufacturing in this country. We still out-produce everyone else. We export lots of stuff. Were it not for our massive purchasing of foreign oil, we would have a huge trade surplus. Every bit of oil produced domestically makes a large swing in that equation.
In case you haven’t noticed, there has been no increase in taxation, yet. They’re doing these things by raiding the kids piggy-banks, aka borrowing. But you’re right: It’s coming.
As for educating the 25-32 age group, it, generally speaking, cannot be done. Conservative principles are based on deeper understandings of things. You can’t understand them until you have some experience in the world to which to relate them.
Once you plan to start a family, and start trying to figure out how to buy a house and such, really crunching the numbers, then you can begin to understand conservative principles. Until then, the liberal nonsense sounds more noble and attractive, especially since it comes out of someone else’s pocket. There’s no pain for you, and it makes you feel all altruistic and noble. “Oooo, I’m doing my part for the world!” (True, with others’ money, but that’s okay, because they’re rich, and therefore, evil.)
The black power movement has created a lot of solidarity in the black community. This is a difficult time to try to expand Republicans there with Obama in the WH. But they could do a lot by supporting black conservatives and candidates.
Let’s overlook the fact that we are beginning our third year of Dem spending and reach back to the Bush tax cuts for blame.
This article was hilarious!
“Watch out or we bustin’ a cap in some donkey asses”
Too funny!
Jamal Washington: I appreciate your perspective. Whether GOP leaders — or Republican voters — want to acknowledge it or not, Simmons and others have made inroads in neglected communities. In the past, these neighborhoods’ economic potential was seen as laughable, hopeless, and so no one invested because they’re considered wastelands. I personally think that strong work ethic and personal responsibility need to stage a comeback in these neighborhoods — and I think the GOP can make a compelling case to the community leaders, if/when the GOP pulls itself together (and sincerely repent for pa$t tran$gre$$ion$). They need to speak to Simmons and model their course after what he’s doing. It’s not about “mining voters,” it’s about making your case for a better America one neighborhood at a time. And if you can’t convince young or old that you are sincere and that you care and that you have a clue why America works and can be even better, then you need to step aside and hang out with the other washed-up useless politicians. Let someone else carry the banner.
Well, well, well . . . I’ve heard Obama, the future of America. And I’ve heard Jindal, the future of the Republican party. I need say nothing more.
On behalf of mister man, hot and right, high as a kite, and our fearless leader Sambo Hux, I leave you to yourselves.
I’m trying to read this dude Jamal at post #17, and I’m really blown away. First, he’s obviously THOUGHT a lot. That is, he’s a deep thinker, no dummy. But from a white guys perspective reading his thought make it seem like he’s thinking in another language, some kind of ebonics, perhaps?. As a white guy, I don’t have the slightly idea of what he’s trying to say. He sounds earnest but totally goofy. Like, what the hell does this mean?:
“In reality, urban conservatism speaks to all of the issue’s in everyday neighborhoods by putting a direct spin on how to counter education, by offering advanced literature of Mac Beth and The Canterbury Tales in neighborhoods schools that never have considered this broad array of topics.”
Sorry, but this cracker wants to know: WTF?!?
I can sort of discern a pro-entrepenurial orientation. OK, for sure.
I really sometimes feel there is a racial/ethnic/diversity divide that can’t be bridged. Maybe we need to divide into two nations: 1) red America, majority white, more conservative. 2) blue american, multi kulti in all of its depraved glory. What’ya think?
Markus: My take on Jamal’s line is this: Conservatism in the inner city is really no different than conservatism in any neighborhood. For example, residents discouraged by the sub-par public schools are pushing for more challenging courses for their kids, with a renewed interest in the classics.
What’s more conservative than reading the classics? What’s more conservative than giving deference to the thought leaders of bygone eras and then judging, rigorously, whether their perspectives still have merit? (In truth, any intellectual should see the value, but you’ll usually find conservatives pushing a classical education.)
On a side note, if I want to connect with people, I will have to look for the common threads. Jamal provided plenty of them. I see no need of dismissing his comment. I agree with his premise.
Thanks, Lou Ann, now I understand Jamal’s comment about reading the classics, I think i was just put off by his strange grammar and figures of speech in his writing. I agree that his heart is in the right place and Black entrepreurship should be encouraged. I also think that ending illegal immigration ought to be an issue that many blacks could get behind, since immigration lowers wages for lots of unskilled labor.
I saw steele’s interview. I was on the floor! it was hilarious! is this guy for real? then, as a bonus, I watched jindals’s response, after obama’s speech. he sounded like an infomercial! goodness, I am having a blast w/ the republican party these days. they are a hoot. have no idea what they stand for anymore, but they sure are fun to watch!
…Mr Steele happens to be a dead ringer for HUMPTY from Digital Underground’s
90′s hip hop hit “THE HUMPTY DANCE”…go on youtube and check it out….
Is this the best that Steele can do? Didn’t he edge out a conservative for the Chair? This was covered on the Angry White Dude’s site:
http://angrywhitedude.com/?p=1146
I’m all for this. In the words of Green Day: I beg to dream and differ from the hollow lies; this is the dawning of the rest of our lives!
Young people have no loyalty to the Democrats. They’ll follow a Republican who can relate to them and speak to them. Huckabee figured this out, Paul figured this out, why can’t the rest of the party figure this out?
I am an independent conservative modern war veteran. The GOP lost because they were/are BLATANTLY on the side of big business at the expense of the little guy (bankruptcy reform- much to the benefit of big business) and they had every opportunity to close the borders, (the GOP owned the congress and executive branches, yet they did NOTHING), they could have easily garnered a great deal of votes from the Democrat voting bubbas had they done something remarkable and tangible about illegal immigration.
Too many of the republicans sound like democrats and vice versa. To those of us real AMERICANS not working in government, it looks and feels like government is composed of one party… the Republocrats.
I want to vote for a guy, yes a man, that isn’t trying to shove global business and free trade down my throat. That isn’t being a conservative, that is being a republocrat concerned only with campaign contributions and getting re-elected. How’s that working out for you GOP?
Bring back our manufacturing capabilities from China, send the mexicans back to mexico, beef up the border – put armed national guard troops on the border; give the national guard troops some real teeth to do the job down there. Encourage immigration from countries with educated and healthy people (i.e., Eastern Europe) Discourage immigration from turd world muslim countries and countries with health risks and countries with undereducated populations. Immigration is good for us, but not good when you go out of your way to bring in every kind of scum bag you can find.
The GOP leadership needs to call out Hollywood for its completely UN American slant. There are stories from Iraq and Asscrackistan that need to be told; tales of OUTSTANDING American military heroes in action. We don’t see movies about them, why not? Call them out.
GOP doesnt need to become the “New Coca Cola” we want the old Coca Cola, it was and is a classic.
Steele is a pathetic,affirmative action poltroon.Now he’s atacking rush Limbaugh:thid party NOW!