tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33333187045942703472024-03-13T13:06:56.039-04:00Sweet Tea ConservativeNicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-56638278581406374032013-11-11T08:41:00.004-05:002013-11-11T08:58:28.209-05:00Thank you, Veterans!Thank you, Veterans, for your service to our nation. Your strength, dedication, sacrifice, and love are cherished and honored by all true Americans.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-16040759728092335722013-11-07T09:20:00.001-05:002013-11-07T09:20:43.069-05:00This Is Country MusicJust one of the many reasons why I love country music. Check out part of the opening from Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood. The crowd reaction says it all...<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-53204394258817207662013-11-06T12:21:00.000-05:002013-11-06T12:21:07.303-05:00Tea LeavesJust a comment before a longer post on the election numbers later...<br />
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Conservatives can deliver a victory without the RNC. Look what happened in Virginia without the RNC money, support, or backing. A strong conservative candidate very nearly won the election. An election that saw the liberal with millions in outside money and advertising.<br />
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Perhaps conservatives need to just forget the RNC machine and start funding their own candidates.<br />
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-80554533274056065232013-11-05T22:11:00.003-05:002013-11-05T22:11:31.444-05:00Give Me LibertySome people out there are shocked that the polls are so close this evening. It is 9:44, and Fox News is predicting that McAuliffe will pull out the win. Although this is a huge blow to Virginia and a great loss that sets the stage for national repercussions, there is one bright spot in the darkness.<br />
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Virginia fought for freedom.<br />
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The numbers we saw tonight showed that your average, everyday, hardworking Americans would not just sit back and accept the Democrat plans for the Commonwealth. They voted. They fought. And they showed that Virginia might be taken, but it will not be defeated.<br />
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We can count ourselves among those fortunate enough to have Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson as our first governors. And we can still hear the echo of Henry's immortal words, spoken in Richmond so many years ago:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">"They tell us, sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger? Will it be the next week, or the next year? Will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a British guard shall be stationed in every house? Shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance, by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us. Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles alone. There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations; and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest."</span></span><br />
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Guess we can already see which constituency each man would serve.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-54841205904450096302013-11-05T08:18:00.002-05:002013-11-05T08:18:52.581-05:00Keep the Commonwealth Free!Get out and vote today, Virginians! Don't let the Cradle of the Presidents turn into the Gutter of the Liberals. Tell McAuliffe, Clinton, and Obama, "Not in my state." Keep Virginia free.<br />
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Virginia is the bellwether for the elections in 2016. The liberals don't want McAuliffe to win because he's in the best interest of our people. They want him to win so they have a strong foothold to make Virginia permanently blue in the next national election.<br />
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Thomas Jefferson would most certainly be proud.<br />
<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-62486519356794739862013-01-25T10:43:00.000-05:002013-01-25T10:46:49.334-05:00Get Off My LawnSo Biden's swinging down to Richmond to <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/biden-heading-virginia-push-gun-control-18310654" target="_blank">push his insane anti-gun message </a>by once again exploiting the Tech shooting from several years ago.<br />
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Get off my lawn, Joe.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-33301728026767619832013-01-10T12:38:00.004-05:002013-01-10T12:38:58.816-05:00McDonnell Drives VirginiaInteresting proposal from our great governor to <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/US/virginia-mcdonnell-gas-tax/2013/01/09/id/470713" target="_blank">remove the gas tax in Virginia</a>. Although I generally am wary of tax "cuts" or "breaks" that add new fees elsewhere--paying Paul by robbing Peter--this might actually turn out to be a good thing. <div>
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Seriously. Where is the Secretary of State during all of these international crises?<br />
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Perhaps the price for Bill to support Barack in 2012 was to have Hillary protected from all of the Benghazi/Middle East fallout. Regardless, I think the phone is ringing a lot at 3:00 a.m., and no one is there to answer.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-40671864506551623322012-11-10T17:08:00.001-05:002012-11-10T17:08:23.251-05:00Semper Fi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy Birthday, Marines. Today we celebrate--and are thankful for--237 years of dedication, strength, and uncommon valor.<br />
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<br />Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-4583598537626128002012-11-09T11:08:00.002-05:002012-11-09T11:09:38.652-05:00Four More YearsGosh, wouldn't it be nice to have an administration that can go just 48 hours without a scandal or coverup?<br />
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Think about it. Who would be more careful about protecting the classified and sensitive nature of operations? Some schmuck whose greatest risk was deciding which hallucinogen to take in college, or the American patriots who've given their lives to protecting the nation. Which one is more likely to know what's safe to talk about and what's not?<br />
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Who really has skin in this game? If this is what the first three days are like, just imagine the next four years.<br />
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Not only that, but my beloved Virginia couldn't overcome the overwhelming liberal majority in Fairfax County, which is where the election was truly lost. And once again the Commonwealth is colored blue.<br />
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Beyond all the political ramifications and legitimate concerns for the nation and its electorate, I'm most heartsick at the fact that a truly good man was defeated by an enigma. Mitt Romney is an honorable, decent, honest American. His words matched his works--his love of country drove his campaign.<br />
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Well done, Mitt and Ann. Thank you for giving America hope and for reminding us what it's like to have faithful, classy, and honest leaders so close to the White House.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-11602700971209008832012-11-06T19:11:00.002-05:002012-11-06T19:11:53.315-05:00PredictionsHere's my prediction for the election. Romney wins with 282 electoral votes compared to Obama's 256. Romney will take Florida, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Colorado, in addition to his other solid states.<br />
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Stay out there and vote. It's not over until all the polls close. This is the moment.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-1877942501712302672012-11-06T13:40:00.000-05:002012-11-06T13:40:03.393-05:00Let's Go, Virginia!We just got back from voting and from the polling places here, turnout is high in the Valley. This is a good sign for Romney.<br />
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Romney was on the Chris Plante show this morning, and he said that the road to victory goes right through Virginia. Let's go, Old Dominion! He may not be from here like Washington or Jefferson, but we can get him there.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-10199221304989644762012-11-06T09:19:00.002-05:002012-11-06T09:20:38.703-05:00Election DayThis is it, folks--election day. Get out there and vote for Romney. I'm not going to give you that wishy-washy line, "I don't care who you vote for. Just go vote." That's crap.<br />
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Go vote for Romney/Ryan. Vote for a better America. Vote for a brighter future. Vote for real change.<br />
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Throughout the day I'll post some of the best and inspirational videos and articles. Because it's not about what the media pushes and it's not about what Obama wants.<br />
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Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-7976644765513579992012-11-01T12:15:00.002-04:002012-11-01T12:15:41.840-04:00Virginia Can't Take Four More YearsAfter 82 years, Bill's Barbecue in Richmond closed up for the last time. Check out this commercial from the Romney camp highlighting the human cost of Obama's failed economic policies.<div>
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Think about that. Bill's opened in 1930. That means they survived the Great Depression. World War II. They saw 15 presidents get elected. They served Richmond through economic boom and bust. They were there for generations.</div>
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But all it took was four years of Obama to shutter their doors. One man. Four years. Total failure.</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-47894637233311862352012-10-28T21:51:00.000-04:002012-10-28T21:51:13.958-04:00Pretty Songs, Sweet Faces, and Political RotCheck out this chilling video that uses brainwashed children to spread the heinous lies of the left.<br /><div>
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And now tell me if you see any parallels between those kids and the youth in this scene from <i>Cabaret</i>. </div>
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Forward to tomorrow? No thanks.</div>
Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-32445639805048404572012-10-25T08:59:00.002-04:002012-10-25T08:59:46.494-04:00VA Dem's Son and Voter Fraud? Nah...Congressman Jim Moran, the Joe Biden of Virginia, seems to have passed his upstanding political convictions on to his son.<br />
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But there's no reason to worry about voter fraud. <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57539706/congressmans-son-resigns-after-voter-fraud-video/" target="_blank">Here's the article</a>.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-86040913768920161902012-10-16T23:18:00.002-04:002012-10-16T23:24:41.238-04:00Romney's Winning AnswerThis is what the election boils down to. Well said, Mitt.<br />
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ROMNEY: I think you know better. I think you know that these last four years haven't been so good as the president just described and that you don't feel like your confident that the next four years are going to be much better either.<br /><br />I can tell you that if you were to elect President Obama, you know what you're going to get. You're going to get a repeat of the last four years. We just can't afford four more years like the last four years.<br /><br />He said that by now we'd have unemployment at 5.4 percent. The difference between where it is and 5.4 percent is 9 million Americans without work.<br /><br />I wasn't the one that said 5.4 percent. This was the president's plan. Didn't get there.<br /><br />He said he would have by now put forward a plan to reform Medicare and Social Security, because he pointed out they're on the road to bankruptcy. He would reform them. He'd get that done. He hasn't even made a proposal on either one.<br /><br />He said in his first year he'd put out an immigration plan that would deal with our immigration challenges. Didn't even file it.<br /><br />This is a president who has not been able to do what he said he'd do. He said that he'd cut in half the deficit. He hasn't done that either. In fact, he doubled it. He said that by now middle-income families would have a reduction in their health insurance premiums by $2,500 a year. It's gone up by $2,500 a year. And if Obamacare is passed, or implemented -- it's already been passed -- if it's implemented fully, it'll be another $2,500 on top.<br /><br />ROMNEY: The middle class is getting crushed under the policies of a president who has not understood what it takes to get the economy working again. He keeps saying, "Look, I've created 5 million jobs." That's after losing 5 million jobs. The entire record is such that the unemployment has not been reduced in this country. The unemployment, the number of people who are still looking for work, is still 23 million Americans.<br /><br />There are more people in poverty, one out of six people in poverty.<br /><br />How about food stamps? When he took office, 32 million people were on food stamps. Today, 47 million people are on food stamps. How about the growth of the economy? It's growing more slowly this year than last year, and more slowly last year than the year before.<br /><br />The president wants to do well. I understand. But the policies he's put in place from Obamacare to Dodd-Frank to his tax policies to his regulatory policies, these policies combined have not let this economy take off and grow like it could have.<br /><br />You might say, "Well, you got an example of one that worked better?" Yeah, in the Reagan recession where unemployment hit 10.8 percent, between that period -- the end of that recession and the equivalent of time to today, Ronald Reagan's recovery created twice as many jobs as this president's recovery. Five million jobs doesn't even keep up with our population growth. And the only reason the unemployment rate seems a little lower today is because of all the people that have dropped out of the workforce.<br /><br />The president has tried, but his policies haven't worked. He's great as a -- as a -- as a speaker and describing his plans and his vision. That's wonderful, except we have a record to look at. And that record shows he just hasn't been able to cut the deficit, to put in place reforms for Medicare and Social Security to preserve them, to get us the rising incomes we need. Median income is down $4,300 a family and 23 million Americans out of work. That's what this election is about. It's about who can get the middle class in this country a bright and prosperous future and assure our kids the kind of hope and optimism they deserve.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-39306799129954414422012-10-16T22:19:00.003-04:002012-10-16T22:19:23.220-04:00Second Amendment ThoughtsSure, Obama--you believe in the Second Amendment. Especially when it comes to arming Mexican drug lords and restricting the rights of Americans.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-37371548372768613872012-10-16T21:58:00.000-04:002012-10-16T21:58:02.108-04:00"I think you know better."A great start to the best answer of the night. Romney is crushing Obama's last four years with each new sentence. Text to follow... oh, you can bet it!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-69012905965307053912012-10-16T21:45:00.000-04:002012-10-16T21:45:08.749-04:00What?"Governor Romney feels comfortable having a politician in Washington tell them how to make their healthcare choices."<br />
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Did he really just make that point as a negative? Hello, what's Obamacare?!Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-10394734623818816172012-10-16T21:42:00.002-04:002012-10-16T21:42:16.787-04:00Obama StrategyGuaranteed... Obama will take shots during the rebuttal section at Romney that Romney won't be allowed to respond to. Throw the dirty hit when the other guy can't jab back.<br />
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Love that Romney pointed out the problems with Obama's math and the deficit.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3333318704594270347.post-39494380255728028522012-10-12T00:44:00.002-04:002012-10-12T00:59:30.503-04:00Why So Serious?Did Joe Biden remind anyone else of The Joker during the debate tonight? From a politico/image perspective, I'm sure the campaign told him to just smile and laugh away all of Ryan's statements. "It'll undermine him," they said. "It'll be the image that people take away from his words."<br /><br />Well, that might have worked during the first 10 minutes, but after 90 minutes of the smile--I'm sorry, about 70 minutes, the other 20 showed him as menacing and angry looking--it was just disturbing.<br /><br />Why are you the only person smiling in the room, Joe? Please, let us in on the joke.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: auto;"><tbody>
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I think Joe did what the campaign needed him to do. They needed him to come out and look aggressive against the young guy. Or, as Paul Ryan so perfectly put it, "Mr. Vice President, I know you're under a lot of duress to make up for lost ground, but I think people would be better served if we don't keep interrupting each other."<br />
<br />But what ended up happening was Biden delivering one of the least civil debate performances I've ever seen.<br /><br />What started out as a strong performance quickly lost the facade of competence and gave way to the condescending face of frustration. Biden seemed to unravel during the Afghanistan conversation; he even went after the moderator--a definite no-no when you're trying to look like the one in control.<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">MS. RADDATZ: Let me go back to the surge troops that we put in there. And you brought this up, Congressman Ryan. I have talked to a lot of troops. I've talked to senior officers who were concerned that the surge troops were pulled out during the fighting season, and some of them saw that as a political — as a political move. So can you tell me, Vice President Biden, what was the military reason for bringing those surge troops home before the fighting season ended?<br /><br />VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: The military reason was bringing — by the way, when the president announced the surge — you'll remember, Martha — he said, the surge will be out by the end of the summer. The military said, the surge will be out. Nothing political about this. Before the surge occurred — <b>so you be a little straight with me here, too</b> — before the surge occurred, we said, they'll be out by the end of the summer. That's what the military said. The reason for that is —<br /><br />MS. RADDATZ: Military follows orders. They — I mean, there — trust me, there are people —<br /><br />VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN: Sure —<br /><br />MS. RADDATZ: — who were concerned about pulling out on the fighting season.</span><br /><br />"So you be a little straight with me here, too." He said, pointing at the female moderator. Um, no.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #202022; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: auto;"><tbody>
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Martha Raddatz did a good job, asking hard questions of both men and keeping Joe in check. And I can't help but think that she didn't appreciate having Joe's strobe-light teeth bared at her during that exchange--because she didn't just take it. She came back and didn't let him off the hook.<br /><br />Ryan, on the other hand, came across as cool and calm. Could he have been a little more engaging? I think so.<br /><br />One of the greatest unsaid lines was a slap back against Joe talking about Romney-Ryan needing to take responsibility. It would have been a great chance to say, "Really, Joe? How about you and Barack Obama taking responsibility for the last four years instead of blaming the last administration? How about taking responsibility for a failed foreign policy, a failed economic policy, and a failed healthcare policy? Who's been in charge for the last four years, Joe?"<br /><br />But he didn't lose anything for the ticket, and he was able to keep a handle on things despite Biden's baiting. Ryan was especially strong on Afghanistan and domestic policy--and Joe wasn't smiling so much during those segments.<br /><br />I don't think either man changed many minds tonight. But I do think that Biden gave us all a glimpse at the frustration and desperation within the Obama campaign to keep control of this election.Nicolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811812891530457195noreply@blogger.com0