A Call To Service

 

 America is founded on the idea and principle of rugged individualism and personal responsibility. However, many have perverted this principle as an excuse to ignore the poor and downtrodden members of society. Many of our fellow patriots campaign vigorously against entitlement programs, then walk past soup kitchens, homeless shelters and welfare lines without even the slightest consideration of helping their neighbors. I am not advocating for entitlement programs, I despise entitlement programs. I am advocating for common decency and a return to our charitable roots. I believe in a hand up, not a hand out, but lately it seems many have their hands in their pockets.

We as conservatives, and decent citizens, cannot advocate slashing entitlements as we walk past a family in dire straits. I understand the knee jerk rhetoric that the entitlements caused the economy to suffer and that slashing entitlements will reenergize the economy, I get that and I agree. But, in the mean time our rhetoric isn’t feeding and clothing the thousands of families who have been hurt by our economic collapse. I was at Restoring Love last weekend; we collected enough food to feed one million people. If we can do that in one weekend imagine what we can do if we fully embrace the charitable spirit of our founders.

It is OUR job to help our neighbors, it is OUR job to feed the hungry, it is OUR job to clothe the poor, it is OUR job to catch our brothers when they fall, we must stop allowing the GOVERNMENT to do OUR job! As patriots and upstanding citizens we are called to be our brothers’ keeper, it’s time to step up to the plate and kick the government out of the equation. History shows us that citizens, churches and charities are more capable of impacting communities and effecting change than the government. We have to stop allowing the government to do our job. We must serve. 

Two Minutes With Mourdock

Tonight at FreePAC I had the opportunity to speak with many wonderful conservatives. Richard Mourdock, a Senate candidate from the great state of Indiana, who recently defeated the Beltway Barnacle Dick Lugar, had just a few minutes to chat! 

 Shane: “What are you doing to secure the youth vote”?

 Mourdock: “ Well we reach out to them very aggressively, even in the primary which is very unusual, we had college youth coordinators, and we worked with all the colleges and universities in Indiana. We’ve done an incredibly effective job at outreach across the campuses in Indiana.”

 Shane: “For a long time leftist and establishment republicans have looked down upon and written off the youth as if they’ve been bought by Hollywood, what are you going to do to help change that perception and what can we do to help”?

 Mourdock: “Well I’m not sure I agree with the perception, of course I can only see it through my own eyes, because in every political campaign I’ve ever been involved with we’ve been very blessed to have the youth and college people get involved. I love working with young people. In fact I would say the average age in our campaign office is hard pressed to be in their late twenties. It isn’t an effort to reach out, it’s an effort to incorporate them, you’ve got to have paths for everyone to do what they do very well and with enthusiasm, and give them the ability through organization. That’s not just true of young people that’s true of minorities, it is what we have to do as a party if we want to be a major player going forward.”

 Shane: “So that brings me to my next question, what can younger grassroots conservatives do to support your campaign in Indiana”?

 Mourdock: “Well they can come help! In this amazing age we have people helping us from all over the country who are helping us with phone banks from the privacy of their own home. There are incredible VOIP systems out there that they use. We had a team of volunteers come in from all over the country before the primary in the last few weeks to go door to door with us; but if you can’t get to Indiana you know we’ve had fundraisers for Richard Mourdock in absentia. People that have heard me speak at national events, then they go home and they get their friends, sometimes they have chickenless chicken dinners, so they can have a canidateless candidate fundraiser, so those things are greatly appreciated.”

 Shane: “My last question, what do you think is the most important issue facing America and what are you going to do about it”?

 Mourdock: “Without question it is removing the Obama administration, because the Obama administration is killing the future of America for these very young people we’re speaking of. You know, I don’t know how any of us in my generation, and I’m sixty, can look at young people in the eye and feel good about the disservice we’ve done to their future. We have to get rid of the Obama administration and we have to create certainty in government so that businesses know where they can invest, where they can grow jobs, and until we do that we’re not going to have an economic recovery. This will be a very different America if we don’t get it turned around very shortly.”

 It was a pleasure to meet and speak with Richard, he is a gentlemen and a class act. I have no doubt that if elected he will defend freedom and fight for liberty. I encourage you all to support him in any way you can!

Choose Cruz!

If you live in Texas and have turned on the TV in the past month, chances are you’ve seen the negative campaign ads put out by both candidates in the runoff race for US Senate. And if you’re like most Texans, you’re growing weary of the mudslinging. So what are the facts? Why have the Tea Party movements and the blogosphere come from all corners of America to support Ted Cruz? The answer is simple, Ted Cruz is a constitutional champion and he respects, understands, and cherishes the ideals of our founders. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Ted. I asked him about his experiences arguing in from of the Supreme Court (where he has won 6 out of 9 cases by the way) and without hesitation, Ted rattled off every amendment and enumerated power in the Constitution. That is why we need to support Ted Cruz; politicians from both parties and at every level of government have lost sight of Americas guiding principles.

We must support candidates who are constitutional conservatives because the terms “republican” and “conservative” are no longer interchangeable. The “R” behind a politician’s name is no a guarantee they respect and value our constitution. Ted Cruz has spent his life defending our precious constitution and guarding the freedoms we hold so dear. It is imperative to send Ted and like-minded candidates to Capitol Hill. Earlier today at FreePAC Michelle Malkin nailed it saying, “We need to send Ted Cruz to reinforce the Tea Party gains that have been made.” Michelle is exactly right; we are on the verge of economic catastrophe and simply cannot afford another big government politician. Choose liberty, choose personal responsibility, choose rugged individualism, CHOOSE CRUZ!

FreePAC

Freedom Fighters across the nation have finally arrived at FreePAC for tonight’s event! You can follow as we live stream! FreePAC is a large event hosted by Freedom Works in the DFW area, put on to educate, empower, and motivate freedom lovers across this great nation. Some of tonight’s speakers include Ted Cruz, Glen Beck, Dana Loesch, Stephen Kruiser, Dick Armey, and Matt Kibbe. Now more than ever, it is imperative that the conservative movement rallies around our core values of individual liberty and personal responsibility. Tonight, conservatives nationwide have gathered together to stand up for the unalienable rights guaranteed to us by our Constitution. For far too long we have compromised our beliefs in the name of bipartisanship, only to find that our founding principles are quickly eroding beneath our feet. It’s time to stand our ground and tell Washington that we’ve had enough political gamesmanship. Please join us tonight as we take the fight to the oppressors and fight to restore power to the American public!

A Bloggers Dream Vacation!

Greetings! This morning at the butt crack of dawn I landed in Dallas, Texas for a bloggers dream vacation! Tonight I’ll be phone banking for Ted Cruz, a U.S. Senate candidate and perhaps the greatest champion of the Constitution this nation has to offer.

Tomorrow I’ll be blogging and tweeting live from FreePAC, a star-studded event put together by FreedomWorks! Speakers include, Ted Cruz, Glen Beck, Dana Loesch, Stephen Kruiser, Dick Armey and Matt Kibbe! FreedomWorks is a terrific grassroots organization; they have embraced new media and Bloggers better than most. FreePAC is centered on educating, inspiring and empowering conservatives across America. If you are anywhere near Dallas, I encourage you to come out and join us tomorrow night at the American Airlines Center from 6:00 to 9:00!

Finally, Saturday I’ll be at Restoring Love, an event hosted by Glen Beck, focusing on restoring and preserving the core values of this great nation, faith, freedom, honor and love. The event will be streaming live from Cowboys Stadium; I encourage you to watch from home if you can’t make it!

The conservative movement is out in full force fighting to rejuvenate, restore and protect the principles and beliefs of our founding fathers. Follow along this weekend and get motivated, I want to see a moving truck at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue this January!

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From the Black Panthers to Conservatism

To this point in my young budding political career, I have avoided discussion or confrontation with senior “life-long” Democrats. After a few failed attempts at reason and logic with these folks I had given up. I believed the ideas of collectivism and progressivism had caused permanent neurological atrophy. I was wrong.

Yesterday, before my flight, I got a shoeshine, as any self-respecting young veteran would do. In my experience, shoe shiners have great stories to tell, so I struck up a conversation with Bryan. He is an elderly African American gentlemen whom I came to find has been shining shoes for 52 years. After a few of my typical comments bashing the current economic policy, I inquired as to his opinion. Bryan paused for a moment taken aback that I actually wanted his opinion in lieu of the usual nod-and-agree of most service professionals. Bryan’s response was short, profound, and inspirational.

It turns out Bryan is a former Black Panther. He described to me how he used to be brain washed into believing that corporations, white-collar workers, and the rich were truly out to oppress and disenfranchise not only minorities but the poor as well. Pausing, as if to reminisce and lament his past, Bryan shook his head and continued on. Two years ago, during the height of the recession, Bryan had a self-described awakening. He realized for the first time in his life that government was the root of the problem, not the solution. Looking up, as he finished my shine, he proudly told me that for the first time in his life he would not be voting for a Democrat.

I wanted to linger with Bryan, I’m sure I could have spent hours listening to his stories, however, I had a flight to catch and there was a line forming to get a shine. I paid, shook his hand, and sincerely thanked him for sharing his story with me. I walked away with great looking shoes and new perspective.

Liberty, freedom, and personal responsibility are innate concepts and values within us all. To be human is to value freedom. Liberalism clouds the brain and distorts the idea of liberty; however, it is not permanent. There are no lost causes. The veil can always be lifted. It is our instinct to run towards freedom. We are making an impact. The persistent voice of liberty transformed a Black Panther into a conservative; don’t tell me we can’t get through to our friends and neighbors. Continue to champion the cause of freedom my friends, the road is arduous, the task often seems daunting, but we must never be silent.

 

God Speed.