The headline is not hyperbole.
We Republicans have failed to communicate our values and beliefs well enough to be elected to a majority.
Without serious change in areas of our image and how we communicate to ALL Americans, we are not going to effect any real change that includes control of the three branches of govenment.
In fact, unless we change quickly, our party will likely become legislated into irrelevancy, (Reconciliation).
Think about it for a few minutes.
Really.
Our opposition controls all branches of government as well as the majority of the media outlets. Worse yet, the ones they do not control are under attack to eliminate their effectiveness, (‘Fairness’ Doctrine).
One of the main reasons Obama won and is so popular is because of an unbelievably effective political machine that managed to wring as much usefulness out of the internet as possible and through grass roots organizing, inspire a formerly non-voting group of Americans to put their i-phones down and pull the lever.
Our party instead is primarily controlled by White Middle-Aged Males. At least that’s how we look to the average joe and joeleen. Now that’s not to say that the current crop of slimy democrats in power aren’t also, but unlike the dems, we do not have the luxury of hypocrisy.
Unless and until there is new blood in the RNC, as well as at the statewide and local levels, we are going to continue to be accurately portrayed as the party of the rich, white and powerful, (Nevermind that our chairman is African-American), the public has a perception that we suck at changing and look after those who run companies instead of those who work at companies.
For a brief moment on April 15, Conservatives behaved like they were supposed to; We stood together in defiance of a government bent on changing itself into a socialist-dictatorship where all dissenting thought is deemed ‘extremist activism coming from potential domestic terrorists’.
On April 15, we stopped behaving like Republicans and started behaving like Conservatives. The grass-roots organizing that led to the tea parties across America is exactly what is needed to win back America for Americans rather than Republicans winning back America for their friends who helped them get elected.
Sad as it may be, Obama used the same type of grass-roots organizing along with a willing mainstream media to grab the white house and in doing so, managed to drag along a bunch of amoral, America-hating, crooked democrats. At the same time, he was able to define us as the bad guys and managed to make doing so look fun.
The Tea Parties Did The Same Thing!
Unless we continue to build a new conservative movement that replaces those who are now in place and start behaving like average joes who are fun to be around, we are white toast.
Learn to fight and make it fun to attack our opponents. Bury the serious agenda within levity and we might have a chance to reach those who think we are a bunch of boring, overweight white guys.
By the way, Palin did that at the beginning and all stops were pulled out to derail her before the real momentum kicked in. The dems are still so afraid of her that their is a definite concerted effort to marginalize her and prevent any possibility of her return to the national arena. That’s because she appeals to the average joe. It’s that simple. The Tea Parties appealed to the average joe too. So if you’re an average joe do something that matters and start fighting for your country while you are still free to do so…
I’m an average joe and I approved of this message…
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Good point, as far as it goes.
youngsouthernconservative Friday, May 1st at 10:20PM EST (link)One thing that would help, is if people stopped badmouthing white (especially Southern) males. Liberals say all the time what you mentioned, that the main party base of the Repubs is white males. But, historically, white males in this country have BEEN the voters. The fact that most of the ethnic minorities now vote Democrat is, I think, because Democrats promise special minority privileges, while conservatives promulgate equal opportunity. The Democrat view is the racist one. Giving blacks and/or Hispanics special privileges is racism against whites.
This is, after all, supposed to be the land of equal opportunity. Think what would have happened if the immigrants at the end of the 1800s had been given special privileges. They would not have had incentive to work.
It reminds me of W.E.B du Bois, advocating that blacks advance themselves not through hard work, but demanding opportunity. That’s why blacks are where they are.
Sorry for rambling.
You've got it backwards.
Steph C (Diary) Friday, May 1st at 10:53PM EST (link)It’s not racism against whites. It’s racism against minorities. All they’re doing is promising minorities just enough to be comfortable enough to not have the desire to change their status, so in essence they’re keeping minorities down.
All men are created equal and in this country that means people have equal opportunity to be whatever it is they wished to be. They’re held back only by themselves. Sure, you’ll find racism spread out over and between all races but I don’t think those racists speak for the rest of us unless we allow them to.
“[I]f the public are bound to yield obedience to laws to which they cannot give their approbation, they are slaves to those who make such laws and enforce them.” –Candidus in the Boston Gazette, 1772
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All true but none of which changes the fact that we are outdated
elderstatesman (Diary) Friday, May 1st at 10:51PM EST (link)I happen to agree with you youngsouthernconservative. However, just becasue the facts you mention are true does not change the reality that the majority of younger Americans were manipulated into voting for his highness. Until we employ similar tactics, we as conservatives will continue to be no more than harpies whose shrill whines are as ineffective as the current set of Republican leaders are.
I’ll repeat myself at the risk of being rude: create a real grass-roots movement like the tea parties, promote people who can relate exceptionally well to the average middle class person and sideline or at least backroom the elites who now control of the Republican party. Their ideas are true but their track record at doing what they say is pathetic at best. We are irrelevant in America’s culture and will continue to be unless real change is made.
Elderstatesman,
its_a_right_wing_thing (Diary) Tuesday, May 5th at 5:40PM EST (link)“However, just becasue the facts you mention are true does not change the reality that the majority of younger Americans were manipulated into voting for his highness. ”
The young punks wanted to vote for The One. See my piece on GEN-PC in my diary section and you will understand the epidemic that has hit the next generation of voters. They weren’t manipulated. They want something for nothing and the stimulus plan and Nationalized healthcare will do just that. This is a spoiled, politically correct generation who didn’t just want to be part of history, but campagined and voted so gleefully while doing it.
I think, instead of change.... you mean SHOUT AND FIGHT!
Rod_Patrick (Diary) Saturday, May 2nd at 8:27AM EST (link)We’ve had enough of planning. WE SHOULD ACT SWIFTLY!
We don’t need to rewrite everything on our party platform. Our founding fathers wrote them for us. All we need to do is read them. an cherish them.
RNC should establish grassroot mechanisms especially to reach out the youth and women voters. That’s what I mean by SHOUT AND FIGHT.
NOTE: To be fair, some conservatives have been starting to “act” already.
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eburke (Diary) Saturday, May 2nd at 2:16PM EST (link)“On April 15, we stopped behaving like Republicans and started behaving like Conservatives. The grass-roots organizing that led to the tea parties across America is exactly what is needed to win back America for Americans rather than Republicans winning back America for their friends who helped them get elected.
Amen, brother, amen!!
“All that need be done for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.”
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