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Lift up your hearts

Posted by wiselady on Friday, October 17, 2008 10:53:37 PM
Obama is not our president; he's only a candidate. 
 
The media cannot crown him.  We voters have to elect him and I don't think it's going to happen.
 
Too many emails are darting around the country, too many columnists are covering Joe, the Plumber, too many ordinary citizens are scratching their heads trying to follow Obama's coverup explanations for Ayers, Wright, ACRON, and his overall Chicago connections.  Obama is losing votes by the second as folks test their hopes against what Obama can really deliver.  He doesn't match his own charge of Hope and Change. 
 
When in doubt, these Independents and discouraged Democrats won't pull the lever for Obama.  Instead, they will opt for experience and old fashioned American values and will vote for McCain. 
 
 Some Republicians will scowl and vote for John as they are at odds with some aspect of his past associations or his present central positions, but they will vote for John.  Many will be eager to vote for John as the brave, prepared, seasoned warrior that he is.  A few will vote third party but will feel guilty knowing that they might be helping Obama.  And the new voters, the youth originally inspired by Obama, will have had time to catch the dissonance between Obama's words and his record, and will vote for the old guy.  Ethnic voters will be caught on the horns of valuing life and traditional marriage and will vote for John even though they may be registered as Democrats. 
 
Sure, it's been exciting to see Senator Obama come out of nowhere with his ability to draw huge crowds and famous entertainment names endorcing his candidacy.  And he has great skill in working a crowd.  Maybe he'll become rich like Bill Clinton and go on the speaker's circuit and really earn the big bucks--that is, after November 5th when he might have to do his real job as a US Senator and have a fixed salary instead of his political war chest.
 
But the show is almost over.  Time to sweep the floor of confetti and balloons, representing the half truths and coverups of the long Obama campaign.  Time to sweep out the distorted journalism that refused to cover the background of Obama or of his "colorful" friends.  Time to examine his numerous proposals which always involve another government extention into our lives and into our wallets. $$$!!
 
Time to cherish our right to vote and turn out in full force on election day for John and Sarah. 
 
 We know it is time to get back to basics; we understand personal disipline and sacrifice and are will to work with John to get this country back on track morally and financially.  And we want to be safe as a nation. 
 
With Obama, every aspect of our lives could be at risk. 
 
 
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Time to take off the gloves.

Posted by wiselady on Thursday, October 09, 2008 6:52:18 PM
John McCain is a decent fellow and that hurts him in this race; he is too slow to call Senator Obama incompetent and dishonest.
 
Holding a microphone close to his chest and using his moderate speaking voice, he's no match for the vocal range of Obama with his studied eloquence. John lacks Reagan's instincts and Obama's dramatic flare.  With John's limited shoulder-range-of-motion, he can't effect the gestures that Obama does so effectively.
 
 Silver hair may be a turn off for the young voters. Some say John is boring and prefer football to watching John.  But do we need to be entertained?
 
There is fire in John's belly, but the coals are banked and need to be stirred into a roaring flame.  The lion  roar inside John is too faint, but we all know that lion is in there and that John has the toughness to set on the  Presidential hot seat.  He can face down enemies and head off terrorism with the reserves that make up his personal core.  Obama has no such core.
 
But, John, like the man in your Town Hall meeting today who said he was mad, so are we.  We are mad at your polite demeaner in not lining out Obama and Biden in their lies and misinformation.  We are depending on you to be our voice, the voice of freedom and common sense in the White House.
 
It is time for you to take off the gloves.  Start with Avery and go right through the alphabet soup of garbage Obama and Biden have dished out to the American public.  Biden's 14 misinformation zingers should be exposed as well. 
 
We are behind you, John,  and believe you are prepared, ready, and qualified to lead this nation and that Obama is not prepared, ready, or qualified.
 
Let the McCain lion roar for us.  Take off your polite gloves and score a knock-out on this young greenhorn.
 
 
 
 
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Romney in the Wings - Ready to fly for John

Posted by wiselady on Thursday, March 27, 2008 12:26:59 PM
Sometimes we save the best for last.

 John McCain's foreign policy speech was powerful and right on the money.  In his second go-around as a presidential candidate, he's more in touch with the American people than ever before.  He seems less of a maverick and more of a pragmatist.  The last thing we need in the White House is a dreamer and an appeaser.. . or someone who needs to make a name for herself via power. People fault John because he will work with other elected officials. That skill or mindset is essential because a President  MUST  work with Congress and propel his proposals into reality. Drawing lines in the sand because of political labels is foolish; finding consensus is wisdom.

All John's years in the Senate and in the public eye have made him seasoned to media storms and public mood shifts.  His personal and political mistakes of the past were glaring;  he seems to have grown beyond them. He has listened that we want the borders secured asap and that we want the federal budget to stop orbiting in $outer space.

Conservatives need not throw their hands in the air and boycott this election.  John represents respect for life, love of country, determination to provide for the common defense and for common decency.  He will battle earmarks and reign in spending.  He respects traditional marriage.  And the list goes on. His compassionate side is evident and balances his tough side.

 On the campaign trail he is forthright, focused, and unrelenting.  His global foreign-policy message to Americans and to the world  was verbal evidence of his loyalty to his country.  He won't sell out the troops, bringing them home without victory and thus dishonoring the sacrifices of 4,000 of our finest!  We could hear reason in his multi pronged approaches to finding peace and safety for our nation.  The endorsement by Mrs. Reagan is another powerful indicator that he will be the President of a united GOP party.  All the former POTUS candidates have endorsed him.  So should we!  John represents our best hope for a strong, principled, pragmatic GOP president.

When the Fox commentator made a verbal slip and referred to Senator McCain as President McCain, I chuckled because I, too, thought Senator McCain sounded presidential.

Now to the point of my thoughts today.  Various voices keep surfacing to promote Mitt Romney as McCain's VP running mate.  Even one of his former detractors from the Boston Globe said that Mitt is the logical person to balance the ticket.  Another TH writer went so far as to say that Mitt's weaknesses (as the writer saw them) would be Mitt's VP strengths - adding to the balance of expertise and experience  plus bringing in.additional key states.  Mitt has  good character, personal stability, and high level leadership experiences in business, global economy, the world of finance, and state government.  He has brains, courage, and heart.

 And he has the desire to serve - without pay.  How many candidates can you find who say they won't accept a salary but will serve?  Think of the Clintons for a contrast:  Money and power versus service and patriotism.  The combination of John and Mitt is a double blend of  patriotic service appealing to the idealism of the young voters and comforting the older voters, grown tired of selfish politicians feathering their nests.

While we don't like to think of our expiring mortality, John is an older man.  Having Mitt in the wings with his excellent health and high energy should John become sick or die in office is a good safety net for our Republic.  Mitt is a team player and a can-do guy. Now that he's not running for office, people are much more objective about his  heavy weight qualifications. He would fulfill the mandate that McCain receives when elected.  As VP he will give the President his solid support. If the heavy mantle of POTUS slips to his shoulders, a sad nation can look to Mitt to carry that burden with honor and decency.

 His first run for POTUS was interesting, to say the least. He had little name national recognition and few friends in the media world; in fact , he was the media's favorite BBQ!  His image was narrow - that of a business man.  Now his image is that of a statesman and political leader with a comprehensive business and government background.

 His family reflects well on his good character.  One of my favorite Christmas cards this year was a picture of the extended Romney family smiling at the camera.  It was a down-to-earth picture of a good American family. It is a keepsake. (My son worked with Mitt some years ago.)

Obviously, Mitt had grit and expertise and won the admiration of many over the course of his campaign.  The red herring Mormon question was a distraction to Mitt's credentials as a candidate, a distraction that is now history.  Now that the dust has cleared, many of us say we let a good candidate slip through our finger tips.

Mitt was on the Hannity show and displayed no hankering for the VP slot, instead saying that John has at least 20 good people to choose from.  Mitt has sent some of his excellent team over to work for John and is actively supporting John as the best candidate for the White House.  He displays not bitterness, but support for John - and says any Republican would be honored to serve with McCain.

 I hope John lets Mitt have his wings.  What a great team of John and Mitt!  That's a combination to attract the thoughtful voters, young and old, and steer voters away from a false loyalty to the Clinton machine and from Obama's mystical orations about hope.

 We will have substance, experience, and positive leadership.  GO MITT!


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Family Power in Iowa

Posted by wiselady on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 1:06:21 AM
Mitt and team win big in the Iowa Straw Polls .  But the sour grapes comments coming in from disappointed supporters of the herd of candidates who didn't show good numbers try to cast a shadow on this significant milestone.  Criss crossing the state, visiting all 99 counties, answering pointed and demeaning questions, enduring snippy press reports, opening up to "Ask Mitt Anything" forums from one end of the state to the other all yielded a positive response when the numbers were tallied.

One-on-one contacts, a thoughtful ad campaign that highlighted his core values, and even a supposedly "off the record" radio interview all worked together to get the Romney message out - that he is a serious and hard-working candidate for the Presidency of this country.  His endearing wife (with a brain) and his enthused five sons were active elements in Mitt's success.  Under the radar was his hard-working, smart team on the ground working the phones and smoothing the daily campaign wrinkles.  What helped Mitt appear so polished was the unity  and focused effort of his family and his great team.

 The mercurial press was baffled; no dirt - no scandals to offset Mitt's insightful comments and outstanding debate showings   Here was a candidate and his family + team of clean cut individuals working hard, paying the price to get their message out, wearing out their tires and shoe leather, and being civil under difficult conditions; new political images for the press!   Imagine, using your own money to campaign.  Refreshing, to say the least. 

 Some reporters searched the ancestor tree, some the financial connections, some the religion vs the state dead-horse issues when they had no gossip or scandal to milk.  Slowly, day by day, public acceptance of who Mitt is and what he stands for got communicated to the state of Iowa.  His past expedrience matched the man the people were meeting.  Mitt was smart but also warm.  He was fearless and called it like it was.  He took time with people and didn't treat them like objects.  The camera showed people still smiling as he walked away.  If he'd been insincere, the camera would have caught those images.  The warmth between him and his family members was obvious and refreshing - no  posturing image of Hillary dancing with Bill in her bathing suit that was supposed to convince us of their .... (you fill in the blanks, etc., etc.)  He ran a smart, business model campaign. 

The overall message was that he has both a brain, a heart, and courage.  Dorothy's friends in storybook lane entertained us in OZ. in their search for these precious items.  Romney has all three in abundance. Iowa liked what she saw and expressed approval in the poll.  It is really very simple. 

It will be fun to see his message  take hold state after state until  he is the choice of people in all 50 states who are looking for the candidate with the Brain, Heart, and Courage. 
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