I guess it's time for me to introduce myself now. My name is Bethany. I started this blog because I am loving politics. Well, it's more of a love/hate relationship. I love to follow it and semi-debate it, but it also drives me nuts. This is a brand new thing for me too. Unless you count student counsel in high school (which you really shouldn't), I've never been involved in politics before. I have voted. I'm not sure I knew what I was voting for though. Which is sad. That will no longer be the case for me. Hopefully we can help others know a little more about what they're voting for.
Where to start.... I am married to a wonderful, supportive man who is worried I am going to get too emotional about all of this political stuff. I am doing my best to assure him that though I may get passionate and often frustrated about it (how can I not get frustrated when there are so many dumb people in this world?), I will be okay :). We have a beautiful daughter who is almost 1 and full of personality. (Ready for cheesy?) I really want to do whatever small amount I can to better this world for her. There was crap out there when I was growing up and it's a lot worse now. I don't even like to imagine what high school will be like for her. I haven't figured out what I can do about it, but I think being aware is a good step.
Unlike Jay and the Brown's I do not hunt, nor do I have a desire to (guns are too loud for me). But I do think it is their right to hunt and to own a gun. I am very much a conservative. I do not agree with everything McCain stands for, but I will be voting for him because I would much rather have him for my president than Obama. At one time I considered voting for Ron Paul (his values are more in-line with mine), but I feel that would be essentially giving my vote to Obama and I will not do that. I'm very happy with McCain's choosing of Sara Palin for V.P. I'm excited to see all she has to offer the campaign.
I also really enjoy entertainment. Which is why I decided to make this blog about fighting for conservatism on all levels, not just political. I have been sooooooooooo frustrated with Hollywood lately. It's been bad for a long time and we've all known it would get worse, but for some reason I've still been shocked lately. It's sad to me. Television shows I used to watch (I'm a total sucker for reality tv... don't think less of me) have become completely unwatchable. And I'm not talking about obviously liberal shows. I'm referring to the fun competetive shows that started out (nearly) innocent. Then one day you're watching a season premiere and realize they're promoting (and glorifying) teenage sex, homosexuality, sex changes, and much more in a single episode. Not cool. Not cool at all.
Anyway, that's basically me. I'm not very good at getting my thoughts out, so I may do a lot of article referencing (I figure if someone has already said it way better than I ever could, why even try?). I'm glad to see people are already reading this blog and actively participating. Thanks to those keeping us in check. Please continue to do so. We'll all try to keep speculation out of our posts. Like I mentioned above, I am fairly new to politics. There are still terms I don't know about and topics I haven't studied up on. If I get something wrong, please call me out on it. Also, if there is any topic, website, article, or thought you would especially like us to explore on this blog let us know through a comment or by email (thefightforconservatism @ gmail.com). Thanks!
1 comment:
Thanks for introducing yourself. I am looking forward to more posts from you. My little boy is also almost one and I totally understand the "cheesy" part about wanting the world to be better for our children. I too have just recently become interested in politics. My husband thinks it's fabulous because he always has been and he loves that we can agree or disagree, but just talk about it. I do have to admit that I am not sold on McCain yet. My main concern is that he seems to be very war minded. He has talked about the current war and future wars and I'm not sure I want another president who feels like we can preemptively go in to another country (I personally feel like I was lied to by Bush as to the reasons for going to Iraq, I'm totally cool with Afghanistan, we were going after Al Qaeda, but that's a subject for a different post). I would love to hear what others have to say on this issue; you, the other posters, other readers, etc. Sorry for the long comment!
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