Today my wife and I went to the St. Louis Tea Party in Washinton MO. There were about 3000 strong in attendance despite the inclement weather. While we enjoyed ourselves and enjoyed listening to the great speakers(especially Dana LoeschSP?), we made one glaring observation: we are still fragmented as a movement.
Everywhere we looked, people had their own cause, there own website. Don’t get me wrong it is great to see everyone come out and all colors of the conservative rainbow represented. But, it again it felt unfocused. So, in the car on the way home, my wife and I decided that the direction the Tea Party movement needs to take is to unite all of these small interests under one umbrella. What we are talking about is developing one official conservative organization and website that achieves the following objectives:
- Serves as a clearing house for all information pertaining to conservative issues and concerns: links to the little sites, list of conservative events and other opportunities for activism etc.
- should be a place where we can pool our money and resources.
- Be a media outlet where potential conservative canidates can gain recognition and speak directly to the American People the same way Reagan did.
As I see it right now, the situation is calling for a leader who is willing to come forth, announce their canidacy, and stand up to Obama and his Syndicate. A strong coalition of all these small conseravtive and libertarian causes will inspire and bolster such a leader.
As my wife put it, I wish we were this organized last year. If that had been the case, we might have seen different election results. With that in mind, it is time to step up our game. I believe we can do it. I believe we can turn back this “Socialist Tsunami.” But again, in order to do that, we have to create an environment that is organized as well as inspirational, to spawn a leader who can go to Washington and take on this “Pirate Kingdom” that is being created.
God Bless.
Here's the coalition we need:
ColdWarrior Sunday, July 5th at 3:18AM EDT (link)I spent a good portion of my 4th of July speaking at two Tea Parties in the Phoenix area. And handing out flyers with a couple other conservative Republican Party precinct committeemen. I think we got the flyers in the hands of about 2,000 people or so — people just like you described who want to “do something” but don’t know WHAT to do. And, as you described, a few people who also had ideas about what to do. I found that my message was pretty well received by most.
We already have an umbrella group we can use to organize our conservative coalition. It’s called the Republican Party.
Here’s the template:
http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/07/02/the-power-of-small-numbers-a-butterfly-effect/
The sooner, the better.
Thank you.
I am only one. But I am a conservative Republican Party precinct committeeman. And trying to recruit more.
American first, conservative second and Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com, so you can say, “I became a precinct committeeman before it was cool.”
“Elections have consequences, my friends.” — John McCain
Hmm!
whitman4562001 Sunday, July 5th at 4:56AM EDT (link)Cold,
I like your template and I intend to get involved in my local chapter of the Republican Party. With that said here is my philosophy.
1. We band together first as Conservatives.
2. Hone our Conservative message.
3. Take that Conservative message to the Republican Party with the intent of not taking no for an answer.
That is why I believe we need an organization apart from the Republican Party that is official clearing house for all things Conservative.
Thank you.
Nope
bs Monday, July 6th at 12:51AM EDT (link)coldwarrior is right. The local GOP is precisely where you need to focus your efforts. Otherwise you have the same problem, and it’s focused on an organization with no apparatus to actually get someone elected. Third parties are an utter waste of time. Work within the GOP to get the conservative message heard.
Decorum is fo’ suckas
Whitman, we are on the same wavelength
ColdWarrior Sunday, July 5th at 4:11PM EDT (link)Maybe there is a an “official clearing house for all things Conservative.”
Or many. Redstate.com definitely fits that bill.
I think many of us have banded together as Conservatives here and elsewhere on the net. And we’ve honed our basic message: respect, honor, enforce and follow the Constitution and, as a starting point, demand that Congress stay within its enumerated, limited powers granted it by Art. I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
But, as I’ve stated many times, the Republican Party is there for the taking if conservatives would flock to it in droves and fill up the vacancies in the precinct committeeman ranks. Because precinct committeeman are voting members of the leadership heirarchy, and precinct committeeman will get to vote for the endorsements of primary candidates.
Thanks for committing to becoming a precinct committeeman.
Even if no current opening exists (unlikely), just volunteer to assist one of the precinct committeeman in your precinct, or take on some other volunteer role — Lord knows, most legislative districts need help with lots of things. Then, when a position opens up (as people move, resign, pass away, etc.), volunteer to fill the position.
Thank you.
American first, conservative second and Republican precinct committeeman by necessity.
http://www.theprecinctproject.wordpress.com, so you can say, “I became a precinct committeeman before it was cool.”
“Elections have consequences, my friends.” — John McCain
You are welcome
whitman4562001 Monday, July 6th at 12:41AM EDT (link)Cold,
I will be attending the Madison County Republican Party on July 20th and I will let you know how that went.