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Happy Warriors, Unite and Fight!

Posted by Cindy of TX on Monday, October 13, 2008 9:00:16 PM
   I confess, I don't know with certainty where the term "happy warrior" originated, but I heard it today on Medved's radio program, and I identified with it.  I also heard it used to describe McCain himself.  As I went through the rest of the afternoon, pondering the rapidly approaching election, it occurred to me that we need a battle cry of some sort and I like this one:  "Happy Warriors - Unite and Fight!"
   We are inundated with dumpy and depressing news:  the economy (except for today), the polls (Obama's still ahead!), ACORN (more voter fraud, and very few options to combat it), the third debate (another liberal commentator)....and on and on it goes.  Tonight, I am writing to encourage you!  The economy is always going to go through it's ups and downs, the polls are STILL inaccurate, and McCain is starting to sound a lot more feisty the last few days.  We will not be able to influence much of any of these situations...but we CAN take our case and our ticket's advantages to our friends and neighbors!  We can make some phone calls on the McCain website Voter2Voter Online Phonebank, and call some of those folks in the all-important battleground states.  They aren't going to hear the truth on the MSM - and you might be the friendly voice they've been waiting for.  Reports are that the responses received have been more favorable than expected (see, what did I tell you about those silly polls?).  Get a sign and put it up in your yard, or wear a McCain/Palin cap.  Most of all - MOST OF ALL - do not let the MSM (remember we do not trust them!) determine your attitude about this election!  It is not over - far from it.  I just returned from a trip to D.C. and met people from all over the country (a wedding)...I was quite surprised to find LOTS of McCain/Palin supporters from Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.  One man, and I know this is only anecdotal, told me that his whole family were McCain supporters and they were called quite a bit by pollsters (they live in Pennsylvania).  They are so tired of being polled that they just tell them they are Obama supporters; he said lots of people do that because they want the Obama campaign to think they are in a better position than they actually are.
   I may be completely wrong, and you can call me Pollyanna - but let's not lie down and accept predictions made by people who have an obvious agenda to promote an Obama presidency.  Let's fight with McCain and Palin!  Let's fight for our country!  The stakes are too high in this election; we must not lose our resolve.  Courage!  Happy Warriors - Unite and Fight!
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Banish the Poll Doldrums!

Posted by Cindy of TX on Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:33:28 PM
   Are you allowing the constant poll results - this one, that one, this state, that state - to give you the blues?  Banish those doldrums, forthwith!  As do most of you, I listen to talk radio, and watch many different news outlets (even the ones that I dislike), and if I've heard it once, I've it heard it a dozen times:  "What can McCain DO to turn this around?!"  Oh, the desperation...and to prove the need for a new strategy, more poll results are trotted out.
   I say, challenge the premise.  What if (IF!) the polls are, simply, wrong?  How often are we privy to the actual poll samples, or the actual poll questions?  Better yet, here's something I've always been curious about:  who, reading this right now, has ever been contacted by one of the major pollsters?  I have not.
   If you challenge the premise, and entertain or even accept that the poll results are incorrect, then you can see more clearly what is happening in the campaigns.  Believe what you see and hear and trust your gut.  Are we actually to believe that this is an election where age and accent are up against record and relationships?  Really?  Do not fall into the MSM trap and do not let the Obama campaign convince you that what you know is true is somehow false.  This is an election between two candidates, McCain and Palin, who have actual, real-life records that you can actually research, of reform and incorruptability - and two candidates, Obama and Biden, who have actual, real-life records that you can actually research, of extreme liberal policies and shady relationships. 
   If you have the blues, and the polls are giving you the doldrums - is it feeling familiar?  Does it feel like 2004?  How did that turn out?  Let's believe in our fellow Americans, and remind each other to focus on the real issues in this election.  When you hear the Obama campaign surrogates spinning about McCain's age, Palin's accent, and things like that, take a mental note:  they are desperate; not us.
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Palin's Big Debate: Truth or Dare?

Posted by Cindy of TX on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 7:58:58 PM
   In her GOP convention nomination acceptance speech, Governor Palin raised all our hopes with these lines: 

"I’m not a member of the permanent political establishment. And I’ve learned quickly, these past few days, that if you’re not a member in good standing of the Washington elite, then some in the media consider a candidate unqualified for that reason alone. But here’s a little news flash for all those reporters and commentators: I’m not going to Washington to seek their good opinion - I’m going to Washington to serve the people of this country."   

   The media had already pelted some heavy ammunition at her at the time of this speech, but she likely had no idea how much more was still to come...or how true was her assessment about being a Washington "outsider".  
 
   I call "Truth or Dare" on Governor Palin and the McCain campaign as the Vice-Presidential debate approaches on Thursday.  I think most of us Palin supporters out here on "Main Street" or in the "Heartland" or in "Flyover America"...whatever term you choose to use to describe us...are crossing our fingers and wishing on stars that she meant what she said that night at the GOP convention.  Please, Governor Palin, please take "truth" on this:  show us that the opinion of the reporters and commentators is not the good opinion you seek.  Prove to us that you understand that we do not really care if you know all the ins and out of the U.N.,  we KNOW  it is not our friend and is not looking out for us.  Demonstrate in this debate that you have the essentials we know are important to leading this country:  common sense, conservative principles, steadfastness, management experience, good judgement, and proper comportment.  Show some faith in us.  We understand that the executive branch of government comes with a good deal of expert help - and we expect President McCain and his staff will choose wisely in this regard. 
 
   If you choose the "dare" side of this challenge, I fear the outcome.  Daring the media to call you the winner of this debate is a foolish risk.  Playing their game will suck you into a losing gambit, and set you up for a fall.  Better, in this supporter's eyes, for you to take the "truth" side of this challenge for the debate.   Seek OUR good opinion.  We want to see that you understand who WE are.  If you have faith in us, you will win our faith in you.
 
Truth?  Or, dare?
 
All the best to you in this debate.  Go get 'em!
 
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