Posted by
gepaza on Monday, June 08, 2009 11:01:54 AM
I received a
fund-raising e-mail from the Republican Party a couple of weeks ago,
specifically attributed to, and signed by, Michael Steele, the RNC
Chairman. Now, that is not so
surprising, as we all get these relatively harmless missives from time to time.
In the
interest of full disclosure, I have to say that I very seldom read these
things, and I haven’t, to the best of my memory, ever sent any money to the
RNC, either in response to one of these letters or any other request. You see, I happen to believe that the RNC has
no business taking our money and shoveling it like so much fertilizer to the candidates
or groups that they (the NRC) choose to support (fairly analogous to what the
Government does with our taxes, I guess). They apparently base their selections on perceived electability as an
(R), regardless of whether those candidates are aware of, let alone strong
advocates for, the conservative values that the Republican Party theoretically
stands for (and that I definitely stand for!).
Tell me if
I am wrong, but did the RNC not strongly back Arlen Specter (spit!) in his last
election? Heck, even all the way down
here in Texas,
one could see that he has been a traitor to conservative values for several
years now. Could those smart cookies at
the RNC not see such an obvious thing, or did they not care because he was
electable as an (R)? Either way, they rank
right up there with the Government on the list of organizations to which I am
willing to hand my money for re-distribution. At least with the RNC, I can make the decision to exercise a choice without being hounded by the law.
But I did read this one, mainly
because Mr. Steele had piqued my interest by showing a little backbone a week
or so ago and I thought that we might actually be seeing some real conservative
leadership. Alas, I was fated to
reinforce my developing view that the Republican Party and I have almost
nothing in common anymore.
The talking points that
were addressed in this email were predictable and, frankly, insulting to the (presumed)
target audience. The only positive
aspect was that they didn’t point out how smart Obama supposedly is, even
though the evidence seems to suggest that he reads a teleprompter very well (an
admirable talent, for sure) but in no way takes those words and converts them
into coherent, logical thoughts. I am
struck by the similarity between logical thought/Obama’s teleprompter and
logical thought/authors of this email.
Mr. Steele, you say that
“last year the Democrats told voters they would bring "change" to
Washington, but their version of change has been to push America to the left
farther and faster than I think anyone could have imagined,” and assert that
that is why you believe America needs the Republican Party now more than ever
before. Are you kidding me? I am sorry, sir, to have to tell you that a
lot of us not only imagined, but clearly understood, just how far and fast it
would be done. We just weren’t able to
get it through to the “bright” guys who happen to have control of the reins.
You say that “some people
who were willing to take Barack Obama at his word when he campaigned as a
reasonable, moderate candidate are coming to realize the unfortunate truth.”
Why did you guys not find a
way to get the message out about the lies Obama was telling while he was
telling them? It is a little late now!
Come to think of it, where were you when the MSM and the piddle-head Republicans were bashing Sarah Palin during this election you were so concerned about? Oh, yeah! I forgot! Many of those cats were right in the middle of it!
Also, I will believe that you
supported the Tea Parties as a “groundswell of popular grassroots opposition” when you can show me that you or your
personal representatives helped to develop, fund and advertise them. Until then, I will continue to believe that
you are just using the obvious popularity of those efforts to try to hang your
fund-raising hat on. That's another one of those things that we "dummies" can readily recognize - the difference between sincerity and BS.
And this thing about
chiding the Dimmocrats about lack of fiscal responsibility: What a joke that is! Have you paid any attention at all to the
pork-grabbing, as well as other waste and fraud perpetuated by your Republican buddies?
If this was viewed on high as a
stirring call to arms of the Republican proletariat (i.e. those of us whose opinions do not count, but whose votes and
money are needed), I would suggest that your viewing device, like the Hubble
telescope once did, needs a replacement lens. Polish it with liberal doses of Rush Limbaugh, Mark Levin, Thomas Sowell, Burt
Prelutsky, Michelle Malkin, as well as many others who "get it." Maybe if you actually listen to
Rush and Laura and Glenn Beck and even Lou Dobbs, you might get some idea of
what we stand for. Instead, you try to
gain favor with the press by taking potshots at those who reflect our real
feelings.
Don’t waste your paper or
band-width asking for money from me. I
will be looking to vote for and support the party that has a ticket of Thomas
Sowell and Sarah Palin, or philosophical equivalents. I’m willing to
bet that you and the powers-that-be of the Republican Party can’t even imagine
why I feel that way, and very likely do not care.
Trust me! That has become a mutual feeling.