Ronald Reagan, Great American Individual
Then, we can assume, they commenced waiting, one part passive observer, one part perpetual excuse-maker, an invitation for progressives to do as they wish as Conservatives waited for someone else to step up and correct the wrongs. Not exactly what Conservatives are supposed to be about, or a great showcase of that rugged American individualism spoken about by Reagan. Surely not how Conservatives -- strong believers in the individual – are supposed to behave. Yet it echoes from the television, the radio, and shows up on the internet: We need another Ronald Reagan.
While they may believe they are lauding who Reagan was and what he meant to the country, I suggest instead they are insulting the man and everything he stood for. Who was Ronald Wilson Reagan waiting for? No one.
When Reagan realized what was being done to his country, the blight of progressivism and political correctness taking hold on the American landscape, he stepped up and began re-landscaping. He stopped waiting and started doing. He was elected governor of California and went on to win two presidential elections, including a 1984 landslide election in which only one state, his opponent’s home state of Minnesota, would go for Robert Mondale. He did this on Constitutionally-based Conservative American values of freedom and opportunity, of smaller government and lower taxes. When his country needed him, Ronald Reagan started doing, battling for his ideals, for his vision of America.
No new images of Reagan have been printed or televised recently, no newly recorded audio or video has been played on youtube. The individual who was Ronald Reagan is gone. However, the principles he stood for, his vision of America, we’ve seen that, heard that, witnessed that more in the last year than maybe ever before in our nation’s history. From the participants at tea party rallies, to those marching last September 12 in our nation’s capitol, to youtube videos of them confronting their elected officials at town hall meetings, we have seen them. We have seen them doing, taking action on beliefs they may not have previously understood were so dear to them, until they were threatened.
And, yes, we now see many of them running for office at their local and state level because they are determined to make the change they seek, no longer waiting for others to do it for them. Some of them have been amazingly inspirational, spoken so poignantly you might get the feeling they’ve done this before. Yet, it is new to them. Yesterday, maybe they were waiting for someone else to step up. Today, they’ve stepped up, started doing, inspiring others to do the same. They’re not Ronald Reagan. But they share the principles which were dear to him. They are the ones who truly celebrate Ronald Reagan because they are raising their own voice and taking part in the American system, doing instead of waiting for others to do.
Wide Awake American Katy Abram
The mantra of “we need another Reagan” is more insult than compliment. It is not the celebration of the American individual and what it is each of us can do to impact our future. The true patriot, in the spirit of Ronald Reagan, waits for no one, does what he or she can to impact the future using his best skills and talents.
Ronald Reagan was just one such individual who embodies that ideal. He was one American who had strongly held beliefs, an amazing and quick wit, an ability to get to the crux of often purposefully overly-complicated matters with an unexpected comment or insight which was shocking because it removed the mask which had been placed upon it to make you think it was too difficult for the average citizen, more than you could handle on your own. You need government to help you do that, don’t you know? Rugged American individualism is as outdated as the Constitution, which has now been printed with a disclaimer alerting you to such. Patriots of all sorts are stepping forth to belie the lie, make real change, restore real hope.
The man who spoke about America as a shining city on a hill didn’t wait around for the windows to be smudged, her streets to be littered, her shine to be dimmed. Millions of individual Americans now realize the falsehoods they’ve been asked to buy into, the real freedom and lost opportunities which have been incrementally taken away over the years, and, in turn, the emboldening of the progressives to do more, do it faster. They know the truth and they are taking part in protests, organizing for candidates, making donations to candidates they believe in, writing to newspapers and in blogs, writing their representatives and calling them out on specifics, speaking up and educating their friends, family and neighbors. Millions of individual Americans have now stopped waiting for another Reagan, and have begun acting on the deeply held principles they share with him.
Ronald Reagan, no doubt, would be proud.
I would like to celebrate a long list of individuals I have met through facebook who are now doing, not waiting for others. They have my admiration and my appreciation for stepping up, for really being among the people who inspired this blog entry. I wish them well as they seek to impact the direction of our country in various roles. We need them. We need more like them. Just remember, if Barack Hussein Obama can be elected President of the United States, YOU can do whatever it is you set your mind to. Again, THANK YOU, American patriots for stepping up!
* Cathie Adams - Running for the U.S. Congress – from Texas - On the web @ cathieadamsfortexas.com
* Paul Avella - Running for State Representative in Massachusetts
* Matthew Burke - Running for U.S. Congress – from Washington - On the web @ matthewburkeforcongress.com
* David Carlson - Running for State Representative in Minnesota - On the web @ carlsonforsenate.com
* Don Castella - Lake Cty FL Republican Chair - Find him via facebook page
* Tex Christopher - Running for U.S. Congress from Texas - Find him via facebook page
* Tom Cole - Running for U.S. Congress from Oklahoma - On the web @ tomcoleforcongress.com
* Ari David - Running for U.S. Congress from California - Find him via facebook page
* Alexandra Dubart - Running for State Representatives in Pennsylvania - On the web @ alex4pa20.com
* Wade Emmert - Running for Judge – Dallas County, Texas
* Jason Fischer - Running for City Commissioner in Jacksonville, FL - Find him via facebook page
* Rick Green - Running for Supreme Court – Texas - Fine him via facebook page
* Dean Grose - Running for Republican Central Commmittee in California
* Deborah Honeycutt - Running for U.S. Congress from Georgia - On the web @ honeycuttforcongress.com
* Chris Howell - Running for U.S. Congress from Florida - Find him via facebook page
* Bill Hunt - Running for Sheriff of Orange County CA - Find him via facebook page
* Jeremy Hutchinson - Running for State Representative in Arkansas - On the web @ hutchinson4senate.com
* Patricia Lightner - Running for U.S. Congress from Kansas - On the web @ patricialightner.com
* Charles Lingerfelt - Running for U.S. Congress from Texas - On the web @ lingyforcongress.com
* Todd Long - Running for U.S. Congress from Florida - On the web @ toddlongforcongress.com
* Tom Lucero - Running for U.S. Congress from Colorado - On the web @ lucero2010.com
* Edward Lynch - Running for U.S. Congress from Florida - On the web @ electlynch.com
* Matt McCormick - Running for State Representative from Michigan - On the web @ macfor23.com
* Ron Miller - Running for U.S. Senate from Maryland - On the web @ teamronmiller.com
* Patrick Miranda - Running for U.S. Congress from Tennessee - On the web @ patrickmirandaforcongress.com
* Shawn Olson - Running for State Senate in Indiana
* Star Parker - Running for U.S. Congress from California - On the web @ starparkerforcongress.com
* Melissa Pehle-Hill - Running for State Representative in Texas
* Jeff Perry - Running for U.S. Congress from Massachusetts - On the web @ jeffperryforcongress.com
* Darryl Perry - Planning to run for President in 2016 - Find him via his facebook page
* Gerry Purcell - Running for Insurance Commissioner Georgia - Find him via his facebook page
* Bill Randall - Running for U.S. Congress from North Carolina - On the web @ randallforcongress.com
* Steve Rathje - Running for U.S. Congress from Iowa - Find him via his facebook page
* Wendy Rogers - Running for State Representative in Arizona - Find her via her facebook page
* Ron Schalow - Running for School Board in Leroy, Michigan
* Bob Schwartz - Running for U.S. Congress from Tennessee - On the web @ electbobschwartz.wordpress.com
* David Schweikert - Running for U.S. Congress from Arizona - On the web @ david10.com
* Brian Simpson - Running for State Representative in Kentucky - On the web @ changefrankfort.com
* Alexander Snitker - Running for U.S. Senate from Florida - On the web @ snitker2010.com
* Aaron Snodderly - Running for Republican County Chair, Cumberland County, Tennessee
* Anthony Tolda - Running for U.S. Congress from New York - Find him via his facebook page
* Israel Vasquez - Running for U.S. Congress from Illionois - On the web @ israel2congress.com
* Corrogan Vaughn - Running for U.S. Senate from Maryland - Find him via his facebook page
* Alberto Waisman - Running for State Representative in California - Find him via his facebook page
* Eric Wargotz - Running for U.S. Senate from Maryland - On the web @ wargotzforussenate.org
* Chris Widener - Running for U.S. Senate from Washington - Find him via his facebook page
* John Wieder - Running for U.S. Congress from Texas - On the web @ johnwieder.net
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