A few days ago while I was perusing FoxNews.com, I came across a post reading “NAACP, Left-Leaning Media Groups Form Tea Party Tracking Site.” Certainly not surprised by this report, I visited the website in question, TeaPartyTracker.org. What I discovered was not really startling or original, but rather more evidence of liberal interest groups...
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Please Stop Vilifying the Tea Party Movement
What “Restoring Honor” Means for America
On August 28, 2010, thousands of patriotic Americans descended upon the National Mall in Washington, DC. Their message: Restore honor and integrity back to America. Uphold the values of the Founding Fathers. Convey the idea of less government to the people running the government. The event was certainly historic. Hundreds of thousands of people...
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Chair of Conservative Thought?
The University of Colorado at Boulder is looking for a Professor of Conservative Thought and Policy, in response to the Ward Churchill affair and amid calls for intellectual diversity on college campuses. I certainly wish there was more intellectual diversity on college campuses, but I’m not sure that this is the right way to...
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Reclaiming Conservatism Book Signing
Hunter just forwarded me an email regarding this event, so I figured that the 2 or 3 other traditionalist conservatives that read the blog should know… Reclaiming Conservatism: How a Great American Political Movement Got Lost – And How It Can Find Its Way Back Speaker:Mickey Edwards, former Member of Congress from Oklahoma, U.S....
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Sullivan Endorses Paul
Andrew Sullivan endorses Ron Paul for the Republican nomination. Despite the conversation between myself and several other bloggers on Sullivan’s place in the conservative movement (where I found myself saying he did not belong) it is a great article. I share most of his sentiments towards John Mccain, and all of his towards Paul....
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Winning By Losing
Would you hold it against me if I told you that I want the GOP to lose the next election? David Broder has a nice op-ed in the Washington Post, in which he makes the point that an election lost is often better for a movement than an election won: Unsuccessful campaigns can have...
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Jerry Falwell dead at 73
As one of the resident Baptists on staff for the Patriot, I feel it is my duty to announce the death of the Rev. Jerry Falwell. Now, while I don’t condone a lot of things he had to say, and I sometimes felt he taught a gospel of restrictiveness, he was a man of...
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Over-simplifications Abound!
It seems that with Eric’s most recent post a misunderstanding of traditional conservative philosophy. Eric, in his final paragraph, wrote that he “always urged such conservatives to re-think their opinions regarding this matter , as it does not fall in line with the conservative ideology of government non-intervention in personal matters…” In my...
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Traditional Marriage… Liberal Expansion of Government?
Chris Diaz (classicelephant) made a few insightful points in his post regarding the CR gay marriage event and traditional marriage as a conservative ideal. Personally I believe the event today was a complete waste of time and in the end did little to further the conservative cause (which I do believe consists of defending...
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