I have always respected and liked your writings, so I take that as a wonderful compliment. Thank you.

I loved meeting and talking with you in Atlanta.
Thank you for the reco.

I look forward to seeing you next year. Stay safe.

Maybe we get a pass tonight. It has been such a rough week.

I just wrote what I’ve been seeing all along and the Gathering only confirmed that RedState is a place where we don’t have to apologize or hide our beliefs under rocks. In fact, I believe the other side has just discovered how much of a neighborhood we are. And when you rile up the community, things begin to happen and change. We are connected to each other and we are strong. We are not alone. The left underestimated us.

Thank you for the reco and support.

one of the most meaningful comments I have ever seen here. The one you wrote, “RS is not only a community of fellow conservatives, but a gathering of friends.” That touched my heart. Your writings and participation here, along with so many others, is what makes this site unique.

The Conservative movement has had to find its voice in a world that had effectively shut it down and shut it out. Here at RedState, connected by our Conservative values and beliefs, what was initially a few voices has grown to thousands, maybe millions. One does not have to feel crowded or alone, we are in the neighborhood.

Thank you so much for your wonderful words and support.

of not only the Gathering, but RedState.com itself. I am essentially a people person (though they can be so annoying), and have not been overly fond of machines. Yet, when I learned about the site and later joined it has been an amazing experience. Geographical distances do not matter, we are still connected and it is not superficial.

Jim, like you I wanted to name names. The part of the diary that I did not post was about who was in my immediate neighborhood. I had roles in the “Civic Association” for so many. And then, you were the one I could call on to fix things, Maillux our spiritual resource, GC was our legal rep, Susannah our resident physician, DTOM, janis, eburke, etc. etc. well you get the picture. Everyone fits somewhere in our community, on any given day those we know by name and those we do not, they are part of this great Conservative world.

Thank you, for your kind words TNJim and reco.

and strangely enough, this is actually a great time to be one. We have been on the downside and downtrodden for so long. Now we must stand up and speak out for our beliefs, or we will be lost forever.

We enjoyed meeting and talking with you too, azaeroprof. Thank you for the reco. I tried to capture, IMO, the essence of what makes a site like RedState work. And because it does work is why the Conservative movement is re-emerging, finding it’s voice and fighting back.

to write about things I feel passionately about. In fact, that is what the folks here on RS are doing. Writing and working to achieve our Conservative goals. Political activism takes in the spectrum of all of the facets of our Conservatism. No one need feel left out. Conservatism itself is a way of life that I believe the Founding Fathers had and wanted future generations to keep.

Again, it was great to meet and talk with you. Thank you for kind words and reco. Take care and have a good year.

and absolutely hilarious snark and sarcasm” is a great description of what one can find when they come to RedState. Using all of those attributes is what allows us to go forward and accomplish our goals for the Conservative movement.

I have figured out that just one reader telling five people, who in turn tell five people, and so on, well we have a grassroots movement that can only grow. That must have been what Erick had in mind when he started RS. Yet, as you and others have noted, there is a uniqueness. Something that takes us further, allowing us to connect, care and be concerned as individuals and a group. I believe that can only be a positive for the site and ourselves.

Thank you again for the your supportive words, Mr. Penguin is a rock and I am the lucky one. Take care.

I took your words to heart at the Gathering and knew you were right. So, I nudged myself again. And yes, there will be more and likely along the lines you have described. RedState helps one grow and use the gifts each of us has.

It is sometimes difficult to put into words, the impact people have on each others lives, so I’ll just say…

Thank you.

facts and stories of the day and lets us know what is really going on. Along with that , I have been able to find strength and courage to not only face what is going on, but the means to combat it. I’ve noted before we do not have to hide nor apologize for our beliefs here and thus we are empowered to make a difference.

We are and we will. Welcome.