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At 9:17pm on February 8, 2009, Peggy Cravens said…: Laura, I think what you wrote about Rebuilding the Party is very good. It is straight forward and you are not afraid to express how you feel.
I especially like your photograph, cowgirl and hat and the Grand Canyon.

At 6:32am on February 2, 2009, robert verdi said…: hello, I do most of my posting on my blog to spread information that will help bring reform to America which is why I was rather late to acknowledge your invite. . By the way thanks for the invite

http://46in08.blogspot.com/

At 3:22am on January 26, 2009, Scoop LaRue said…: Here's the link to my blog post featuring your idea for rebuilding the party. Thanks, again, for allowing me to reprint. It's a message that I believe needs to be shared with the other "idealists" out there. You're right. You are not alone.

At 1:54am on January 26, 2009, Scoop LaRue said…: Will be putting up an article and linkback to you within the next day or so. Thanks for permission and congrats on a very well-written article.

At 5:31pm on January 25, 2009, Randy Newman said…: Laura

One thing that is hard is the fact he is my commander and chief. I will respect the office however I can never respect the man.

At 5:49pm on January 24, 2009, Catherine Fay said…: You are a value and an asset to the GOP. Thanks for being a friend.

At 8:20pm on January 22, 2009, Randy Newman said…: Laura how are you doing tonight?

At 12:42am on January 18, 2009, Dave Dlesk said…: Hi Laura, thanks for joining! We just launched a YouTube forum where you can submit your questions directly to the candidates running for RNC Chairman - the top 10 questions will be submitted for the candidates and they will respond. Hope you can participate Laura, would love to see your question in the top-10! http://forum.rebuildtheparty.com/

At 12:42am on January 18, 2009, Dave Dlesk said…: Hi Laura, thanks for joining! We just launched a YouTube forum where you can submit your questions directly to the candidates running for RNC Chairman - the top 10 questions will be submitted for the candidates and they will respond. Hope you can participate Laura, would love to see your question in the top-10! http://forum.rebuildtheparty.com/

At 12:17pm on January 17, 2009, William Turk said…: Laura -- Trying to figure out the high tech of Rebuild the Party. In the meantime I will email you and any others my routine "Second Cup of Coffee.." newsletters. send request to Comm21@comcast.netLooks like we are headed to one-part system. Bill Turk in Indiana.
PS -- We sure do need a statesman

At 6:29am on January 15, 2009, Lester Gabriel said…: Laura,

Could you send me an E-mail or postal address?

Thanks,

Les Gabriel

At 5:56pm on January 12, 2009, Scoop LaRue said…: Bravo, Laura. An exemplary piece of writing here. I would like to reprint it on my blog Conservative Exile...with appropriate links, of course. Let me know if that's okay with you.

Pleased to add you to my friends.

At 3:13pm on January 12, 2009, Roger Stryeski said…: I'm a secular minimalist - I want to win elections. Being in NJ and having a background in healthcare and an education in the Social Sciences and Management, posturing about social issues that can't win in a voter market is wasteful.

Concentrate on peoples's pocketbooks, I'm tired of paying for attempts at perfection when is good is enough. Not everybody is going to happy or are all people going to play by the rules. If the most amount of people are happy with having more money in their pockets and not wondering if everybody is taken care of - good. Then, I can relax and enjoy my grandchildren and cats. And build my HO train pike - remember the novel "Cat's Cradle"?

At 1:15pm on January 12, 2009, ashok said…: Curious: any discussions you think we should be having on this site that we're not having?

I'm trying to get people to do basic things like talk about themselves (as you've done very nicely in your "Rebuilding the party" box above) or link to work they already have online.

I'm wondering what else might work as an icebreaker.

At 12:23pm on January 12, 2009, Lester Gabriel said…: Wow! Go get 'em. I'm happy to add you as a friend. Let me know if you want me to send you a copy of my Civics Course outline on how I think we can bring some integrity back to the political process, and thereby allow the American people to take the control that is their right.

Les Gabriel
703-919-5725

At 7:39pm on January 10, 2009, ashok said…: Holy schamoly, you've got a lot of friends on here. I wanna get a friends list that nice.

*cries, whines*

At 9:25pm on January 9, 2009, COasis said…: Very well put. I too am disgruntled in the illusion that is fabricated in our society and spoon fed to all of the eager yet shallow segments of our society. When you peel back the layers a little more, the idiocy of some liberal positions is mind-bendingly apparent. And it is very clear that many intelligent liberals are aware of this- that they must keep the curtain covering Oz. So many of our voters are cursorily informed. They receive their information which is the foundation of their decision making process in a "drive-by" manner- newsbites, soundbites, talking points intentionally designed to confuse and obfuscate... The voter is not informed, not asking questions, and not probing.

The goal of the left is to in fact "keep the people stupid"; undermine every voting base by watering down integrity via the introduction of large groups entitlement bound zombies latched onto the government tit, and the masses who follow them don't even understand they are being placed into bondage... Once they own your special program, they own your vote, and in the end, they own YOU.

Basic liberal operational tactical formula:

Create a program attractive to the masses

Get everyone ON that program

Promise to take care of them if you continue to receive their vote

Threaten that their entitlement will be harmed by their opponent if he/she gets into office.

Social Security

Welfare (pre 90's)

Union memberships and benefits, wages

This is partly how the left maintains a handle on the people that support them. What would be their next plan for vote harvesting? How do they intend to grow their voting base (more accurately, grow the number of people "beholden" to them)?

Do the words Government Health Care ring a bell? How about Universal Health Care? Comprehensive Health Care?

Alllllllll neatly package with cute little marketable sweet sounding terms, much like "Progressive" and "Pro Choice".

Once the "masses" get a taste for this nice little health benefit, they will never want to give it up. They will plan on it, count on it, and in a generation or less, it will not be considered a benefit but rather an entitlement. And bingo! Millions of voters on the hook!

(breath)

OK. Rant over.

Well done. Laura. I really just wanted to say well done, but your post got my ire up, when I started thinking how wrong the left is on so many principles.

Well done.

At 9:07pm on January 9, 2009, Dr.Cecile McKenzie said…: Thanks also to you for joining and being my friend! Keep in touch......Cecile

At 7:10pm on January 9, 2009, ashok said…: Thanks so much for the friend add! I'd be happy to add one of your links to my blogroll, just say which one.

At 12:00pm on January 3, 2009, Robert Willington said…: Hi Laura, I created the questions along with the co-founders of Rebuild. None of us work at the RNC. Just thought you should know. Thanks,