Why Me?

I recently started working at American Majority in the Kansas office as a Field Representative.  I came into this job feeling confident in myself and my ability to make an impact.  I felt as if I had been preparing for this opportunity since I realized my passion for politics.  The only part of this job…

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political courage

Growing up, my favorite verse was found in the book of Joshua- “Have I not commanded you?  Be strong and courageous, do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you will go.”  I was flying home after conducting a training in Spokane, WA two weekends ago and as…

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Some Food for Thought: Government Efficiency

Following the president’s speech last night regarding the oil spill and cleanup efforts, I stayed around to watch some of the commentary just to see if I had missed any good observations. When FoxNews pundit Charles Krauthammer weighed in, I was not disappointed. (For the particular response referred to in this post, click here. For the…

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The Virtue of Localized Government

It may not be in the headlines much these days, but the healthcare battle rages on. Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, no stranger to controversy and risk taking, has taken his state’s resistance of the Obama administration’s healthcare bill to the courtroom, challenging it on constitutional grounds. Virginia argues that the bill is not valid…

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Technology: America’s Check on Government Power

Special thanks to Austin James for bringing this to my attention, and Raz Shafer for contributing key material. Regarding this piece from the Huffington Post: We see here the fight that grassroots constitutionalists are up against, and the new medium that it is expanding to. There has been a fair amount of talk in political…

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The Third Party Temptation

There was nothing particularly odd about this post from the Philadelphia Libertarian Examiner. Nothing, that is, until the last line. Every day a new column, blog, or news story comes out telling us that the GOP is in a fight for its life against the Tea Party, which threatens to destroy it from within. It’s…

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Knowing What We Fight For

As a college student and a lowly intern here at American Majority, I feel like I am diving head first into the world of political action, especially the realm of the new media. Nonetheless, I am excited to stretch my wings in this new means of communication, writing for a bigger audience than I have…

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Asking for Help

My friend in the Texas office of American Majority, Andrew Kerr, wrote a great blog post about the importance of running to win- after all, those good ideas you have as a candidate will never be implemented if you do not first get elected. He’s right- you do need to raise money, walk door to…

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The High Road To Nowhere…

It always seems that whenever I write a post (here) I find myself layin’ the smack-down (here) focusing on things people should be doing, but aren’t or are doing, but shouldn’t (here)… Overall, it’s an M.O. I’m happy to take on. Today is no different… Lately, I’ve been in contact with several folks interested in…

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Focus Local: Finding Your Blogging Niche

One of the main areas that I help train in for American Majority is New Media…which loosely translates into: Blogs, Wikis, Twitter, Facebook, FourSquare…etc. I believe that if we’re going to make a tangible impact on this country that we are going to take the fight to where not only the liberals are but where…

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Candidacy- or Why You Should Run for Office

It’s no secret that we at American Majority are looking for leaders.  Throughout the nation and within each state, city, county and school board, American Majority staff and trainees are daily looking for new ways to advocate for liberty.  For some people, that means registering for vote for the first time.  For others, it involves…

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What Are You Doing For Liberty?

Parties are great. Protests raise awareness. If that’s where our efforts stop then our country will remain on it’s current trajectory. American Majority is training patriots, activists and candidates, to make a difference in politics. We’re moving beyond the Tea Parties to implementing freedom. That’s the short story of how the Post Party Summits got their name.…

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Vote Local

We always hear of the benefits, virtues, and civic duty (both economic and social) related to supporting our local community through patronage of local business: “Buy Local”.  I have no problem with that.  I support local business as much as the next guy, but what I don’t completely understand is why this principle of local…

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Lessons from Salamis

As I looked out over the U.S. Naval Base on approach to San Diego International Airport this past weekend, I pondered the great naval battles that marked turning points in history. Of course there are many: the great battle at Midway that turned the tide in favor of the Allied Forces against the empire of…

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For a Limited Time Only: Getting While They Can

Local and state governments are scrambling to get their “share” of tax payer money while the getting still seems possible. Here in Arkansas  local school districts are seeking millage increases, city councils are proposing local A & P Taxes (Advertising  & Tourism Promotion tax) and municipalities are requesting sales tax boosts to build sports complexes; taxpayers are now…

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The Bigotry of Charles Blow

Since the advent of the conservative resurgence I have attended a number of TEA Party events, interacted with tens of thousands of TEA Partiers, trained over a fifteen-hundred with American Majority and spoken at several rallies and protests. One behavior I have never observed at these events or exhibited by the patriots around me is…

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Wanted: Media Savvy Tea Party Leaders

We are living in some very interesting times in the Sooner State.  This past week several Tea Party leaders within Oklahoma were spotlighted by the national media.  Consequently, a few very unflattering stories were run both locally and nationally regarding the Tea Party movement within our state because of comments made by these leaders.  These stories…

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