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Posted at 2:28pm on May 7, 2008 Winning Isn't Losing

And Politics Ain't Bean Bag

By krempasky

Early in my career, I had the opportunity to work for giants of the conservative movement. First Morton Blackwell, then Richard Viguerie. Both, in their own way, have been absolutely instrumental to the successes conservatives have seen over the past 40 years.

I'm not giving away any state secrets in pointing out that Richard and Morton have very different styles. They're both builders, but when it comes to the art of coalition politics - there's no question in my mind that the advice Morton gives to conservatives (and Republicans) ought to plastered on a lot of walls here at RedState.

15. Don't treat good guys like you treat bad guys.

We get the joke: center-right moderates and conservatives have used each other as punching bags for a long, long time - and we don't presume to settle that particular rift here at RedState. To try would be laughable.

But we DO expect folks to keep your eyes on the prize: stopping the most liberal candidate we've seen in a generation from winning the White House. Make no mistake, Obama isn't "new" or "revolutionary." He's a talented speaker, but he's not a serious leader prepared for dangerous times. This is a guy who called for a worldwide ban on fissile materials, for crying out loud.

More important, when you find yourself getting torqued at the squish who doesn't think campaign finance reform is near-treason or the neanderthal conservative that would rather focus on Terry Schiavo than fixing the immigration problem...take a deep breath. Put down the keyboard. Go get a drink.

So two final requests: stop throwing rocks at folks who ought to be your friends at least some of the time, and if someone calls you a name or beats you up a bit - good grief, grow a thicker skin. Politics ain't beanbag.

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Posted at 1:07pm on Jan. 6, 2008 Not Your Ordinary Birthday Diary

By haystack

I'd been trying to come up with something a little different from your ordinary "it's my birthday" type of blog entry. DocJ tells us he's just turned 3 years old. C17Wife (one of my all time Redstate favorites) added that she was over 3 as well. This got me to thinking I'd do a not-so-open thread on the matter...

I'll go first, so please consider how I do this and then do likewise inside this thread...

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Posted at 7:12pm on Dec. 11, 2007 Re: RedState Endorsment

By Dan McLaughlin

Personally, I'd be all for us doing an official endorsement, if there was a clear choice for conservatives. As it happens, there's not; there's five candidates who all bring something different to the table, and each has his flaws. It's no wonder that some of the Contributors support some candidates, some support others, and some want a pox on all their houses.

I continue to believe that NR and Hewitt have backed the weakest of the five.

Posted at 8:46am on Oct. 27, 2007 For Those Hard Of Comprehension About "The Policy"

By Martin A. Knight

In response to this guy ...

Is the ban on all mentions of He Who Shall Not Be Named?

Yes. The ban is on all mentions, hints, references, allusions or anything that will give anyone reason to conclude that you "support Ron Paul™". So, using Voldemoort, He Who Must Not Be Named or some other pseudo-clever flippery violates the ban. In other words, you are on thin ice. Lose the sig.

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