The Special Elections

The Election today will have many side effects for the upcoming elections in November.    It also will have a great effect on the legislation that is working its way through CONgress.  If Brown wins, he will negate the filibuster proof Senate the Democrats (Socialists) have.

Also this elections shows that the Right (Conservatives) can come together over the country and pull for a candidate without the help of the RNC.  This could be the template for the elections later this year.   To target local and state elections that are winnable.   Look at NY23 also for inspiration.   Both Hoffman and Brown were behind in the polls until the word got out on Twitter and Facebook.

So we are not the Silent Majority anymore and we want our thoughts heard.   Which brings me to a couple of good posts by a friends that I think all Conseravatives should read.  The First is one by Skye (Tania Gail) posted at my 73 Wire Business and Technology Blog:

Tech Guide for Citizen Activists

2009 witnessed the rise of grass root citizen activism with millions of ordinary citizens turning out to tea parties all over the country. Without a doubt, history is in the making. So how does the newly energized citizen activist document it? Fortunately, we are living in the midst of a tech boom, especially digital recording and communication. Today’s activist has an astounding array of digital choices for documenting and disseminating the tea party message.

Attending conventions and tea party rallies, I find there’s a great knowledge gap between tech super users and newly energized citizen activists. I spend a fair amount of time evaluating digital technology used to document tea party rallies and have put together a ’starter kit’ for the citizen activist seeking to document history happening in their own backyard. This kit cuts through the clutter and tells you exactly what you need to purchase – without having to apply for a federal bailout loan. Let’s start with a list of items you will need; Digital Camera, Digital video recorder, Netbook, Blog, Business Cards, and Local News Media….

I would advise anyone that wants to make a difference locally or even nationally should read the whole thing

Next up is a friend, Joe Keanha,  over at Redsate that did a great post about Twitter and the Conservative Movement:

Twitter and the Conservative Movement
If you’re reading this, then no doubt you know the profound impact the blogs, such as Red State, have had on politics and political movements. Blogs have allowed the individual to broadcast their lives to many different people who would otherwise not take notice.

The website Twitter is often ridiculed in my circle of friends but they do not understand the value of it. Like blogs, Twitter allows you to broadcast yourself to potentially millions. It wasn’t until I joined Twitter that I recognized what a useful tool it is. For me, politics takes front and center for my Twitter profile. Yes, occasionally you’ll see a post about me standing in line at the checkout at Walmart, but for the most part, I dedicate it to furthering the Conservative Movement.

Another one that I think every Conservative should read

As both of these posts show, anyone can have an influence, if only they get out there and do it.  And I think this is what we need on the Conservative side to defeat the Leftists that have taken over the Democrat Party.  This is not the same Party that JFK was in, or even Moynihan.  The 60 radical Left has taken over the Democrats and  we need to use all the tools that we can to defeat these Statists.  And this election can be the template that will bring us back from the Leftward lurch the country has taken