I was chastised today by a blog reader who made a comment to my post yesterday regarding Glenn Beck’s recent rally in Florida:

Glenn Beck at the Villages .

This reader, a self described progressive Democrat, said I was dead wrong; progressives love this country as much as we (conservatives) “say we do”.

I hope today, to set the record straight; to clarify my comments and to expound a little on what Progressivism really is.

I said Democrats as well as Republicans love this country, but to make no mistake, Progressives want to see the downfall of this great country.
I stand by this statement.

Progressivism, by definition is a plan of reform, egalitarian style. You’ve heard the term “Share the wealth”? That is egalitarianism, leveling the playing field, which is at the heart of progressivism.

Progressives believe that we should all be equal; and cite the Declaration of Independence as proof:

“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal…”

What they are missing, is the word “created”. We ARE all CREATED equal; we have the same rights across the board as the next guy. We have the same opportunities as the next guy.
What we DO with that gift of equality is what sets us apart; makes each of us unique. It’s also what makes us rich or poor, bond or free, contributing or criminal.

Progressivism is lock-step with Communism; it’s one in the same and it’s all about control.

Think about the health care “reform” that will save us from the greedy insurance providers; think about Cap and Trade that will save us from those rising temperatures and incandescent lightbulbs (which we found out yesterday is one of the biggest hoaxes perpetuated on mankind-yes, even bigger than the balloon boy hoax.).
The progressives have taken over our banks and our industry, now they want our health care and our lifestyles.

It isn’t possible to legislate charity or goodwill; it isn’t possible to legislate wealth for the masses, but these things are what Democrats have been after for generations. Progressives want to take it a step further, and not only legislate, but regulate every aspect of our lives; they want to control us.

Progressives want to stifle free speech; stifle dissent. They want to control what you hear and what you read. Cass Sunstein and Arianna Huffington have said so in the last few days. I’ve watched the video and read the transcripts, so don’t try to tell me it’s not being debated.

So, JeanB, I can accept that you are a Democrat, and I’m sure I’d even enjoy a lively discussion with you.
If you are a fiscally responsible Democrat, whose policies are constitutionally sound, I’d even consider voting for you, but do you really want to be a Progressive? Do you really think controlling the population is a good plan? A Godly plan? Do you really want to align yourself with those who would overthrow the Constitution?

Nancy Pelosi herself said in a recent press release that objections to the MANDATE to make you buy into the government health care plan are “nonsensical”, that “the power of congress to regulate health care is essentially unlimited”. That’s Communism. That’s the old USSR.

Are you sure you want to be part of THAT?

Honestly, I don’t think that’s part of the America that either of us love.

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It seems we are on a course correction in this country.

We’ve let the far left have a chance; we are good about taking turns in this country, but alas, finally, we’ve found it to be the wrong course. I could have told you as much.

Whether the far left likes it or not, we are traditionally a “center right” country. Here is the Gallup from October 26th of this year:

Gallup Poll

We like limited government, and maximum freedoms. We like to run our lives according to the dictates of our own conscience, and we like others to do the same. We like to give a hand up, not a hand out.
We believe in freedom of choice, but once you’ve made that choice, you should live with it, and make the best of it.
We believe we are the best ones to decide how our money should be spent, and who should receive it.
We believe we have the right to own a firearm, to discharge it in the protection of our homes and families; to guard against tyranny of all sorts.

We gave the Democrats a chance, they stuck us with a far left ideologue, and the tides are turning. The most recent Gallup poll from yesterday, shows that 48% to 44% of people, largely independents, are planning to vote Republican.

Well wahoo. The only thing that’s good about this will be watching the left go batty. It’s not a good thing if we hire a democrat lite for our next elected official, whoever he may be. We need a SOLID conservative; the truth is, we need MANY of them.

Did you see the fiasco in New York 23 by any chance? The Republican candidate, had taken money from Acorn, was pro abortion, and endorsed the DEMOCRAT when she dropped out of the race. This is NOT the kind of Republican we need.
We need solid CONSERVATIVES to come to the fore, and lead this nation back to peace and prosperity; back to limited government and Constitutional principles.

It’s going to take some research, some footwork and some letter writing campaigns, but I believe firmly there ARE genuine conservatives out there; those willing to fight for right, because make no mistake, it IS about right vs. wrong, not right vs. left.

Pay attention to your elected officials. If you feel that a candidate is a true conservative, then open a dialogue with them. Go to the Town Halls and other forums where they are speaking. Go to their offices, make appointments with them. Get to know them. Find those conservatives who hold the same values as you. You don’t have to agree with them on everything, but if you agree on 75-85 percent of the issues, then that’s a pretty darn good indication that they will be someone you can feel confident in voting for.

We can maintain this course correction, but it will take all of us, and it will take time and effort, but it can be done, and I believe firmly, God will be on our side.

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I appreciate Campbell Brown’s recent comments on bias in the media, and the White House’s attention diverting war with Fox.  In a YouTube clip, Campbell said she believed CNN is still trying to do professional journalism. something the country needs.  I agree that professional objective journalism is fundamentally essential to continued freedom in our country.  I would like to applaud CNN, if and when this becomes true.

• Could you do a followup report on the refunding of ACORN, and the additional income streams the Obama admin. has recently written into law for this corrupt organization?
• Could you do a report on the Admin. claim of saving or creating 650,000 jobs in context with the 3.3 million jobs lost since this Administration enacted it’s economic stimulus plans?
• Could you do a report (again in context)  on how the 3.5% increase in the GDP reported this weekend all came from the Govt spending sector of the economy, and all this economic activity came from borrowed, or printed money?  Is spending based on a govt line of credit really increased economic activity and signs of a recession that is turning around?

I believe, and not without evidence, that if a Republican admin were playing cataclysmically fast and loose with the country’s financial data and policies, as is this admin, that the time CNN dedicated to cover this fraud would be significantly more than have aired in the past 10 months.

I came to appreciate CNN during the first Desert Storm Iraqi war.  The professionalism and risk your reporters displayed was far above that of many of your peers.  Consequently, CNN defined cable news, and rocketed to the top of the ratings. If the ratings are accurate, CNN has been replaced at the top.  Why?  Could it be that in light of this decades streaming news sources and fewer collective message gatekeepers, when a network has a bias, it is difficult to hide it for long?

The country needs more than one objective professional journalism news networks.  Examples of political corruption and backroom dealings are rampant, that would propel the reporter’s reputation to the status of Woodward and Bernstein. CNN could again fill that role. Any one of you could be that journalist.

Sincerely:

An American who loves truth and knows when he’s being ’spun’

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