Promoted from diaries and bumped – Moe Lane My 23 year old son sent me this video. From there, came the idea of a Christmas post; though it is about more than Christmas – had Thanksgiving on my mind, and the year to come. As I watched this video, I was enthralled with the beautiful scenes of nature: the quiet of the woods, the light | Read More »
Promoted from diaries. – Moe Lane. Over the past month, I’ve been thinking about November 2nd. Quite a bit in fact. Every day, posts about various candidates are posted and almost all of us here at RedState read them eagerly, gleaning what we can to keep us optimistic. Before I can talk about the present, though, I need to go back to two years ago. | Read More »
We’ve been through a number of primaries recently, winding down to the last of them and heading right into the general election. Some of the races have been more contentious than others. Several have been played out here on the stage at Redstate, including strong voices, and the site’s own preferences. This post is not about the candidates – who won, who lost, who is | Read More »
A few months ago, I wrote a couple of diaries introducing and expanding on the concept of a RedState University and a reading list to complement such an august institution at RS. I promised an update and would like to add some other thoughts to the foundation already laid. First, a brief review of the RSU concept: any diaries written that address or focus on | Read More »
Or, is the President Cognitively Impaired? Recently there have been discussions regarding Pres. Obama’s governing choices; Vassar and Flagstaff both had excellent diaries about Mr. Obama and what he has done, or failed to do, and the possible whys. I want to examine Barack Obama from a different perspective, one we have not seen discussed in depth, yet. Almost every day words are being used | Read More »
Where Have All the Flags Gone? I am posting this before Memorial Day for a reason; I do not want any RedStater to have guilt after the holiday. When I was growing up, there was strong patriotic sentiment, reinforced in our schools and in the public square. Patriotic holidays were more than just a special sale for the malls, or huge flags on the car | Read More »
Recently there have been several news stories regarding the Left and our side: Congressman Lewis and the Black Congressional Caucus, The Tea Parties that turned out benign, and the Leftist protesters that are virulent and call for harm to our side’s leaders and spokespeople. A discussion with some friends brought up the concepts of hatred and evil. This discussion yielded mixed conclusions; we all agreed | Read More »
ColdWarrior requested that I write up my experiences in becoming a Precinct Committeeman, and as you all know, he is a fairly persistent fellow. Two meetings, yes, just two meetings is all it took. Our local GOP has a monthly City Committee meeting, 2nd Monday of the month. Lasts an hour. Upon attending my first one, I filled out a form, paid a membership dues | Read More »
This is part two to the concept of RedState University. The first part can be found here. This post is my promised “Suggested Reading List” to enhance our knowledge and understanding of the principles of Conservatism that our Founding Fathers laid out for us in the Constitution. So much of what they believed and incorporated in those early documents in the founding of this nation | Read More »
Last fall our esteemed leader Erick Erickson and FP contributor, Aaron Gardner, initiated a great idea for us to read and learn about the principles that form the foundation of our conservative beliefs. This would allow us to not only understand why we believe as we do, but refute Liberalism and the Leftists. It was known as the RedState Book Notes: A Group Project. Please | Read More »
Valuing Life This is a diary I felt compelled to write. Last week I read a news item and magazine article, both of which got me thinking. In 1963, a momentous Supreme Court ruling occurred. It removed prayer from public schools. My premise: the removal of prayer, a spiritual foundation from the public school curriculum, laid the groundwork for Roe v Wade in 1973. The | Read More »
This diary is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend and Conservative mentor, known on RS as TallChE. He passed away Thanksgiving Eve. from injuries sustained in a terrible accident at the end of October. This is going to be a two-in-one diary. As it is my real birthday, I thought I would first share a little bit about myself – a woman’s life. | Read More »
Wow! This is not a simple essay to write about. It is so deep. One of the shortest “books” I have ever read, yet it yields more wisdom than a book of a 1000 pages. I will focus on just a few concepts that made an impact on me. “The world has gone a slumming.” This statement occurs near the end of the essay. It | Read More »
Jaded and Penguin’s Excellent 9/12 DC Adventure “Better late than never.” That is the phrase we overheard from a fellow sardine (rider) on the Metro, which we boarded in Vienna, Va. to DC. Packed as noted, like sardines, that Metro train made many stops along the route, where no one else could board, leaving the metro platforms filled with 100′s of people to wait for | Read More »
Traditionally, a neighborhood was a community of like minded people. Several decades ago most of us grew up in neighborhoods/communities that shared common interests and common goals. We were culturally connected. The Amish are a good example of people being members of a community, though they don’t live close-by. Yet, they can gather together to raise a barn. Recent societal changes due to affluence, increased | Read More »
This is my first attempt at a diary – so here goes: I’d like to share a personal story. Last weekend and this weekend, I was out of town, attending two college graduations. I have twin boys, one graduated from Radford University, Radford, Va. (western part of state), and the other from George Mason University, Fairfax, Va. (northern Virginia). The Radford graduation had Gov. Tim | Read More »
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