Posts Tagged ‘politics’
Hooky Playing Government Employee Kept on the Books… for 12 Years!
I’m sure at least a few of us thought about playing hooky today, with summer winding down and (at least here) the sun shining outside, but could you imagine playing hooky for 12 years? Well, an employee of the taxpayer funded “Community Services” Board in Norfolk, Virginia did exactly that. For 12 years the employee…
Read MoreCampaign Lessons from the Oklahoma Primary
Yesterday, the 2010 Primary Election was held in Oklahoma. Record numbers of Republicans and Democrats turned out to cast votes for the candidates of their choice. Many of the races produced results predicted by the polls. However, the race for governor in the Democratic party had all of the pundits talking after the dust had…
Read MoreA Tide in Numbers Show Unexpected and Deep Support
“There is a tide in the affairs of men.” William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act 4 It seems that more and more people feel compelled to take part in the growing conservative movement currently sweeping across this country. As a left-wing agenda is aggressively being pushed in Washington and out-of-touch politicians shamelessly bow to special interests…
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Ready, Willing, and (with your help) Able
I was recently told an inspiring story by another Field Representative in the Kansas office, Mary Brown, which grabbed my attention and gave me hope. Mary’s neighbor boy recently returned home from college for a weekend visit. On arriving he noticed the Brown’s political campaign signs in their front yard. The neighbor boy told his…
Read MoreA need for servant leadership
Why is it that the liberty movement been so appealing to so many? One reason is that people are finding it more and more difficult to hold their elected officials accountable. But why has this become so difficult to do? In my opinion, it is because many elected officials no longer make it a priority…
Read MoreEconomic Socialism
An Op-Ed from an American Majority Facebook Fan. We are in quite the financial straits, both here in America and around the world. The one piece of advice I keep hearing from advocates, however, is that we must spend our way to a recovery. There is just one fatal flaw in this assumption. Where does…
Read MoreTRUTHS EXPLODE ON THE FOURTH
The arrival of Independence Day 2010 encouraged me to do some reflecting on the frustrating political fray that swirls continually around us. I have had nearly 2 years in this churning cauldron and – as with all things in life – the deeper we wade into anything in this life, the more we learn how…
Read MoreAren’t You a Little Young to be a Conservative?
Over the last few years, there is one question that I have gotten a lot and one question that drives me up the wall: “Aren’t you a little young to be a conservative?” My apologies. I was unaware that there was an age requirement to being conservative. But I am proud to admit, my name…
Read MoreAmerican Apologetics
The answer to our dilemma really seems fairly simple, at least it does to me on its face. If we are going to make a real difference as conservative voices in this nation, a lot of us are going to have to change our approach and significantly elevate the level of conversations we have to…
Read MoreArkansas~Defending the American Dream Summit
Wow, stupendous, AWESOME – those are the words that come to mind about the Arkansas Defending the American Dream Summit held last Saturday in Little Rock. As if the line- up of National Speakers wasn’t enough~ Herman Cain, Grover Norquist and Stephen Moore~ former Congressman Asa Hutchinson was there along with about a dozen Arkansas Legislators in…
Read MoreGet It Together
I spent too many years voting for the party, or the candidate most of my friends were voting for or even the one with the most known organizations “endorsing” them. I would like to think it was mostly out of ignorance. But the truth being known it was out of apathy. Not unlike thousands of…
Read MoreVote Them All Out?
While I certainly appreciate the sentiment of: “Vote them All Out.” It’s also a mantra that is not all that reasonable or responsible. In fact one could argue this approach is a tad on the lazy side. If we think of our government as a business, which in one way it is, then for us…
Read MoreBreaking the Cycle
This is an op-ed written by Bob Beauprez and my brother, Drew, that I thought was worth posting. BREAKING THE CYCLE by The Honorable Bob Beauprez and Drew Ryun Over the last few weeks, thousands of people have voted in primaries across the United States. The most important message to those voters is that their…
Read MoreWe Can’t Stay on the Sidelines Any Longer
Last night I received a “noise issue” notice citing “loud pounding.” This, evidently, is the music I listen to. And of course, as I’m reading the email describing this disturbance my head is throbbing, not from the music, but from the sound of a dog yelping at the top of it’s lungs. The dog belongs…
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