Posted by
Keith Arnold on Friday, January 30, 2009 1:01:37 AM
... and it will not be televised - at least, not until not until the television networks' news departments can be freed from the shackles of imposed group-think liberalism. Nor will it be published in the op/ed pages in your average dead-tree-edition newspaper; most of the newspapers you can name are beholden to the same hidebound mindset as the television outlets.
But the growing revolution can be found - not just on conservative talk-radio outlets, but in the great vox populi of the blogosphere. Never underestimate the awesome power of a fully operational blogosphere.
'Way back on November 20, I wrote "think about a network of grassroots conservatives - exchanged blogroll links, for example." The battalions of the rank-and-file conservatives were forming up at that point, and individual conservatives, armed with keyboards, ideas, and a dissatisfaction with what they were seeing, began connecting, forming alliances based on the knowledge that were we not alone. From one coast to the other, ordinary Americans with a love of the founding ideals of this country took the stance that most of America was made up of people like us.
And so the transition began. Quietly, the networks began to form - and rapidly. Individuals began to link hands; not organized by the leadership of a political party or a handful of charismatic personalities, but of common, patriotic citizens. We began to become an army of John Galts, a community of citizen journalists, a resistance made of the salt of the earth.
Of course, there will always be the big fish, the elite and the well-known. But there is also a vast, nearly endless society of ordinary people who are your neighbors, your co-workers, and your family. I know this because I am one of them, and because I have met many more like me. We are the real Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy, and I am going to introduce you to some of them. And I hope to regularly introduce you to a lot of them, a few at a time.
Let me introduce you to bobbiekelley at Speak Up America. Bobbie has worked tirelessly to organize the volunteers in this part of the Army of John Galts. If you'll visit her December 1 post, you'll find out how you can be a part of the growing movement. Then let me introduce you to bob's my uncle of the Backyard Grill Blog, where common sense and a friendly welcome reign supreme, and good neighbors always feel at home. Let me introduce you to Darvin Dowdy of Street Level, who cuttingly (and colorfully) has his finger on the pulse of everything that's wrong with the GOP, and a perspective that can contribute to nursing it back to health. Let me introduce you to Gray Ghost of Gray Ghost Country - and whether he's being humorous or giving you cutting-edge opinion, you'll appreciate his way with words. And let me introduce you to Jackpine Savage of FunDMental Politics - and I will vouch that he reveals all that is fun, and all that is mental, in the realm of politics.
These, and many more I'll be sharing with you, are the people you should be reading. Never mind the inside-the-beltway pundits and political insiders at the Times or the network news; they're all out of touch with the real world. I'll be introducing you to real people who punch the timeclock, make the ends meet, wash their cars, and live real lives.
That's the first part of the revolution. Here's the second: The Patriotic Resistance. Join up; there are plenty of smaller groups within The Patriotic Resistance, too - groups specific to your state, and groups specific to issues. If you join up there, do me a favor: find me and drop me a note so we can connect. More on that next time...