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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 17, 2008 10:59:54 GMT -5
NO, no head slapping around here!!! What would people think??? LOL, you COULD modify those posts!!! Just goofin' around with you, Jeff!!! Bring it on! GLAD you are here... ;D
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 17, 2008 11:12:54 GMT -5
, I see our most excellent host, BRAD G, has given us a button so we can delete our least favorite posts! Excellent! What a guy!
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Post by melissamichigan on Feb 17, 2008 21:47:02 GMT -5
Hey, Sbenn!!!!! I see you're online!!!! Just wanted to say HELLO!!!!!!
And, A big HELLO to the rest of you!!!!!!
Melissa M
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Post by sbenn on Feb 17, 2008 22:39:26 GMT -5
Hey, Sbenn!!!!! I see you're online!!!! Just wanted to say HELLO!!!!!! And, A big HELLO to the rest of you!!!!!! Melissa M I had to come catch up on the posts today. I have sent letters to a lot of the state and other GOP organizations. Please send yours also. They have to know how unsatified we are with this primary process and McCain. As a smart lady said on here 1 letter represents 10,000 voters in their eyes. So if 20 or 30 of us write that will ve 2,000,000 speaking to them. Wow. You sure started something along with Krell and Brad!
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Post by melissamichigan on Feb 17, 2008 22:50:30 GMT -5
Sbenn, You truly are too kind!!!!! I can't believe how much work and research you did to gather all of that information. I will DEFINITELY be using it myself, as I'm sure a lot of others here will do, as well!!!! Look at what YOU started!!!!!! This is INCREDIBLE!!!!!! Melissa M P.S. Thanks again for your help last night with posting the addresses! I can be such an dullard sometimes!!!!! P.P.S. I was so blown away by your work, I emailed RinoHUNTER to have him come over and see what you did!!!! It truly is impressive - and inspiring!!!!! ;D
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 18, 2008 19:52:46 GMT -5
sbenn has already begun contributing to the info that will soon be available to all of us willing to work for our Rights. Remember those? Incredible start sbenn, you are truly one heck of a Patriot!!! ;D Your work will be out there for all to see!
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Post by krell on Feb 18, 2008 19:58:37 GMT -5
sbenn rocks for Conservatism.
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Post by sbenn on Feb 18, 2008 20:46:47 GMT -5
Wow, thanks everyone for the kind words, but I can't see that I am doing anymore than you are. It is nice to be appreciated. That does not happen much anymore!
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Post by Brad G on Feb 18, 2008 21:26:06 GMT -5
Alright, ladies and gentlemen,
Not to be critical of my friends and fellow FredHeads, but I see a lot of talk about forming the Thompson Coalition (excellent name, btw), but no real action.
Here's what I think:
RinoHUNTER, since this was your idea, you need to get us an outline of what needs to get done. Website registration? Graphic design? Web design? A paypal account where we could all chip in a few bucks? Let us know and ask for volunteers who will publicly attach their name to a task.
It's evident by this thread that the FredHeads are ready to follow you, HUNTER, just tell us what you need! If you're not sure what you need, let's work on that together. I'm sure with all the brainpower/experience on this forum, we can get it done. We just need your leadership! What is your specific vision for the page? How is it going to be less fractured than the new Reagan page? Will it include forums and blogs? Who can blog? Will it have conservative news, or opinion only? Will we have an offline presence? Mailings?
We're hungry for this idea and ready to act! We just need to hear specific, actionable ideas!
Stand strong,
Brad G
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 18, 2008 22:16:23 GMT -5
Brad, I thought you'd never ask! lol All very good points! I have been working this idea through e-mail with Melissa and Krell. I think we have a common sense approach. Everything new begins somewhere, and we have come to a starting point here. Krell will be creating the site and we will start off with www.pinnaclecasade.com as the launching point, unless that can be done differently up front. Those of you who have followed Krell's work these last few months certainly know of his tireless efforts and professional work!! He is a blessing! We all know who Krell is from his posts! And of course we will have The Minui Poll! You know Melissa!!! Her energy is second to none. She has been and will continue to be Our Sunshine, and she is well versed in fighting this cause, she is a veteran! Very organized and effective. The main purpose here is to COALESCE! We want to bring all good conservative sites and entities to the attention of each other and ourselves, and form a network of action. We want to promote the site through talk radio that we are all out here and need to coalesce. Invite Levin to write us. He loves ENGAGED Americans. Same with Rush, or Sean, whoever. Even if it is your local talk show host! ALL of them! Promotion through links and blogs, you name it, let's do it. Newspapers? We want to bring action to the forefront. We can bring the current Task @ Hand to light with anyone interested and put many more people to work on their own, by providing specific plans of action and all the web and snail addy's as well as phone numbers in one location. Plans and Materials. That is what it seems we all need. This is why we think sbenn and BradG and bradw and Jeff, all of you! that are already moving in this direction are so wonderful!!! You have already started the work we all need to share! If specific starting scripts are needed or someone writes the best of letters, we will post them as well! We would like to invite Conservative Members of Government to join us, and contribute through articles of interest, plans of action to keep these people in office and plans of action to fight the wrong types of legislature, or anything else their vast arrays of experience can lend. It is to further the placement of Conservatives in our system. It is the hope of all of us that anyone interested join and be heard. This is about our country. Not about any one individual or group of us. It is indeed about ALL of us, and each and every one of us can, and I hope will become a vital and productive member of this endeavor! We are all like minded, common sense conservative Americans, WE can do this, and well. I believe there are the some of the best of Fred08 here. Some are missing, they were talented, informed and intelligent as well. Maybe our paths will cross again. This is the purpose, the goals are simple: Coalesce! Stop the Madness that is liberalism, and Socialism. Return to our Roots. Save our Nation from attacks, imminent and already upon us. United! States of America. Restore Patriotism and love of Country to it's proper place! Make sure our children and grandchildren and theirs still have an America to grow up and live in. The RIGHT America. And, it is about carrying forth the message that Fred brought us. I personally see him as the new holder of the Conservative Mantle. I will live with my belief that he and only he is the right person to lead this great nation at this critical time. I am going to do what I have to do to fight to make sure if and when Fred Thompson resurfaces, he will have some serious troops to back him up. Us, and all who are like us. Coalesce. This is your Coalition. We The People. Conservative news and opinion. We will be the offline presence to begin, and surely we will need to grow into anything more. God willing, we will and there will be many considerations as we go along. BLOGGING! Brad G? E-mailings, Snail mailings, Phone Calling, you name it we will be doing it. Ads we can manage, word of mouth, any and all will help. It is in it's own right a formidable task, but my gut says we can. We are, in my opinion only, already the Thompson Coalition. All of us who were reminded by Fred Thompson that we are Americans. And that our Rights come from God, not Government. He told us what needs to be done and to Stand Strong. And I cannot stand still or idly by. Part of me wonders if he is watching for us to make a stand for ourselves. Anyone who wants to help can, just let us know what you want to do. Ideas, critiques, avenues, materials, inspiration! all welcome. Learn more about the process, as a template of sorts @ www.italladdsup.gov/pdfs/CoalitionBuild.pdf Stay tuned for some actual results, we are working on it! ;D
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Post by rinoHUNTER on Feb 19, 2008 10:33:58 GMT -5
p.s. Many of you may have questions concerning this endeavor and just who you are dealing with. I would. Feel free to ask anything you want, and I will be happy to answer to the best of my ability. I would like to share with you that I am an honest and fair person, who is NOT AFRAID of hard work!!! Also, I see ALL other groups like us being bolstered and promoted through our endeavor. No attempts to stop their momentum, or alter their course. Quite the opposite, and we can all learn and be inspired together!!! It is truly about strength in numbers...
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Post by krell on Feb 19, 2008 12:23:44 GMT -5
Rinohunter - We will have an "About Us" or "What We Are About" page featuring a mission statement. Perhaps this can include promoting the Federalist and Conservative Principles as outlined by Fred. I think having Fred's video on Federalism would be an excellent lead at the top of the page. There can be a links section to other sites such as fredthomnews.proboards47.com/ ; the Reagan Coalition and others. This site can be the discussion forum aspect. We can have a page for the featured writer and/or subject of the week (with archived articles). There can be a legislative action page calling for member action in support of or opposition to various legislation as it comes up or directing people to other sites for action such as a link to NumbersUSA on amnesty and immigration issues. It should also be stressed that we do not share personal information or email addys of members with anyone. Somewhere around the end of March or First part of April Pinnacle-Cascade will be going down for about 24 to 48 hours as we upload to a brand new server with truncated fiber-optic feeds (lightning speeds). The new site should not be affected as it will be loaded directly to the new server which is already operational. Tonight, 2-19-08 I will be working on the color scheme: Crimson with Navy and White and begin adding pages with headings only at this time. As we all come up with content for the pages I will add to them. I appreciate the "Thank you, Krell" blog and all of your kind comments which are greater than anything I deserve. But, I do not act in a vacuum - nobody truly does. Every good company is an organization of good people from different walks of life with different ideas. This is a community effort and these are just some of my ideas for kicking around. So, what say you?
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Post by sbenn on Feb 19, 2008 12:32:58 GMT -5
Krell and Rinohunter, you are both awesome! Can't wait to see the new site!
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Post by sheryl on Feb 19, 2008 19:15:43 GMT -5
Hi~ You guys are doing a great job! I can't wait for all of the "Thompson Coalition" stuff to be up and running. Knowing that there are people more talented on the technical side is very comforting. I am still doing ground work...mainly working on Texas. Trying to get my sister, who lives down there, involved...she is hesitant...doesn't think there is any hope....and McCain will be the nominee. She wants me to tell her that this will work...all I can tell her is that we won't know if we don't try. I am calling her back tomorrow. I just wanted to say hi and thank you guys for all of your hard work! ~sheryl
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Post by dejolew on Feb 19, 2008 20:34:03 GMT -5
This is exciting, can't wait. Glad we have some talented people working on this. It is so important to unite like minded conservatives, there are many many out there just scattered and floundering not knowing where to start. Fred was so inspiring and gave us a taste of what could be. I know many of us are Fredheads, and there are many more that don't get involved in things on the internet and many people that may not be Fredheads but know that our party is broken and something needs to be done. I like the ideas to get the word out that is so important. I have been working on my friends and family and looking forward to working with this group. Onward!!!
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