My Psalm to the Conservative

I am so sick of conservatives being the whipping boy for Prozac-laden, neurotic liberals who have nothing better to do with their lives then to beat up on conservatives. To quote Jimmy Stewart in "A Wonderful Life:

George: Do you know how long it takes a working man to save five thousand dollars? Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble you're talking about. They do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. Well, is it too much to have them work and pay and live and die in a couple of decent rooms and a bath? Anyway, my father didn't think so. People were human beings to him, but to you, a warped, frustrated old man, they're cattle. Well, in my book, he died a much richer man than you'll ever be. [I wanted to put the whole quote because it is too poignant to edit]

And that my friends is how liberals view conservatives-as rabble, as cattle. They are the Mr. Potters of the world. They are warped and frustrated and without conscience or heart. So I sing the praises of the conservative man and woman out there. The one who is working and paying and living and dying. The ones who give up their time to help out in their community even when there are no photographers around and it is not Christmas. The ones who give their shirts off their back because someone else needs it more. The ones who enlist in the military to preserve our freedom. The conservatives-I salute you!

Liberals like to act like they are more intelligent, more enlightened but despite their many degrees the proof of their intelligence is sorely lacking. It is the conservatives, the ones still searching for the mysteries of God, that broaden our minds. It is Sir Isaac Newtons and even Einstein who admitted to a belief in God that have changed our world. Oh no, don't discount the genius of the conservative mind. We are more in touch with science because we are in touch with God, not despite Him. Conservatives are seekers of the truth, while liberals seek only what feels good now. The conservative is by no means feeble-minded and is not blinded by the philosophies of men. For as Hebrew National says: We answer to a Higher Authority. Yes, the conservative is fluent in the language of righteousness even when he, himself, falters. We cling to this language, for we know there is no one greater. The conservative is by no means a "dumb hillbilly" but a humble servant. Our knowledge comes from the Creator and not myths of men. To the brilliant conservatives-I humbly bow before you.

Philanthropy-no one does it better. It is our calling. It is part of our generous nature, not because we are generous by nature-liberals prove that but because it is bestowed on us through Him. When Katrina hit, it wasn't the ACLU first on the scene-it was the conservatives, the Christians, the God-fearing men and women who made sure people had a place to go, food to eat, clothes to wear. While the ingrates were belly-aching about the government and FEMA, the church, the conservatives, those dreaded "bigots" were down in Louisiana helping out the Black community. When the liberals were talking about saving pond scum or other such nonsense, it was the conservative women who were beating the drum about Dafur. Only when it became fashionable did the liberals jump on the bandwagon but by then the conservatives were already doing what they could to stop the sex slave trade in Dafur!

So while the liberals are busy aborting and starving the Third World-conservatives are over there educating them, helping them and applauding their efforts to eradicate the AIDS problem-not by throwing worthless condoms at them but by teaching them the value of their bodies and of their souls. While liberals continually berate the Gospel of Jesus Christ, nothing has done more to bring people out of poverty than all the liberal social programs put together. Then again Jesus never saw material poverty as that big an issue, it was the poverty of the soul he was worried about. Jesus-the original Transformer. For no one can transform a life more than he-conservatives know this. For at the heart of most conservatives is a former heathen who has been transformed by his power. While liberals abhor self-reliance, conservatives relish it. It is their most cherished possession. They seek to pass it on. It is the conservative who created the American Dream and the ones who still seek to share it with all who are willing to sacrifice for it.

Yes, the conservative man and woman are bus drivers, janitors, nurses, teachers and everything else under the sun but they also have the ability to shine-to entertain.
For the conservative entertainer shows us life the way no one else does yet somehow staying grounded. Trisha Yearwood finds a way to sing about love and heartache without going into rehab every other day. Tim MacGraw doesn't find himself in Star because he is cheating on Faith. Oh yes, our stars have much more gratitude, you don't hear Garth Brooks whining about how he doesn't get paid enough. You don't see Toby Keith writing slave across his face. Oh no, these are down to earth, genuine people. These are our stars. We relate to them because their music is more than just vulgar messages about "slangin' cane" and killing cops. It is about our very humanity.

Conservatives come in all colors. They are Black like me. They are White, they are Hispanic, they are everyone who doesn't buy into the victim mentality. They are the true winners. They birth the kids and not from test tubes, they run the PTA, they are this country's backbone. They are poor, they are rich, they are everything in between. Money doesn't make you a conservative-ideals do. Power doesn't make you an conservative-values do. It is the shared mission that binds us all together and creates real diversity, not the artificial concept put forth by liberals. We are brothers and sisters, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons. We are family. We are conservatives and I am so proud to be one. God bless each and every one of you for all you do to make this country great. It couldn't be done without you.....and the liberals know it!

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Do you really mean to argue that no liberal group does charity work? Do you have statistics on that? And do you really mean to argue that no conservative has had a "test tube" baby? Do you have statistics on that? And do you really mean to argue that no conservative entertainer has been to rehab, and that all liberal entertainers have?

I encourage you to ask yourself if your polarized, us vs. them approach is really progressive? What gets done that way?

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Do you know what a psalm is ediblewoman? * A psalm is a sort of a love letter in most cases to God but it can be to others as well. Therefore the percentage of liberals that do charity work or who don't go into rehab is not relevant. For psalms are based on personal experiences, that person's own observations and their own perspective. If you don't like my perspective, too bad. If you think it is polarizing-oh well. I get to love whom I want, I get to hate whom I want. And people have died so I can express my thoughts without * telling me I am wrong to even have them. And I certainly don't need to back up a love letter with statistics and facts! It is my personal expression to the people I love and that is the most important fact!

Is my approach "progressive" sure it is. Because it is the conservative base that are the real progressives. We are the ones making progress on all fronts. If it wasn't for the conservatives, my people would still be enslaved. We are always ahead of the mainstream. Telling the truth whether you like hearing it or not is always progressive because liberals live on lies. Not only are conservative progressive, we are rebels. We rebel against the norm. It is the norm to off your children to save your career-so we don't. It is the norm to praise homosexuality while those affected by it die-so we tell them truth. Oh yeah, you don't even begin to understand what a true progressive is. It is certainly not this paltry display of radicalism liberals try to force down our throats! A true radical is a disciple of Christ, for there is nothing on this earth more radical than following our Lord and Savior!

And as for what gets done that way-miracles get done that way. You have to choose sides. There is right and there is right. Liberalism as an ideology is based on evil and evil must be fought, not negotiated with, not sat down and chatted to but fought. I used to be a liberal and the destruction it brought into my life is still being felt today. However, if I can save someone from going down that road, if I can make them see how liberal ideas ferment and grow in things like addiction, adultery, promiscuity and other perverse acts they might be saved. So you are going to have to excuse me because I think a person's life is more important than how nice I am.

**Edited by Fallon 7/6/08

I put "There is right and there is right." Obviously I am so focused on doing what is right, that even the word wrong has seem to left my mind completely. But that is what it should say, there is right and there is wrong.

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Just something to think about- Are you truly focused on doing what is right, or are you more focused on convincing yourself that what you're doing is right? If you were focused on doing what is right, I see no reason for the word wrong to leave your mind, however, I could see it slipping away if you were in denial that you are never wrong.

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