The New CCC

It's been a while since I blogged and a lot has happened. Probably the most significant event was the trouncing that was put on our country's so- called Liberal leadership in the November mid- term election.

The recent shooting of Congresswoman Giffords was a traumatic event to be sure. However, the Liberal left is trying to use this horrible episode to advance their political agenda. They are taking from the liberal playbook and blaming everyone except those who really share responsibility for this recent unfortunate happening. I have heard their talking point that we Conservatives should engage in "civil discourse" from now on. They, however, say nothing about their responsibility to participate in this discourse. It is my considered opinion that they have no intention of reciprocating during this process, and in fact, are just trying to shut down any and all criticism of the Obama regime by Conservatives.

Their are a couple of things in play here. The Fairness doctrine, which was abolished by the FCC in 1987, basically states that differing opinions (mostly political) must be given equal time on the airways. If it were in effect now, when Rush Limbaugh is on the air for three hours a day there would have to be a three hour show giving the liberal point of view also. The big problem with this is hardly anybody would listen to the liberal point of view. It has been tried (remember "Air America"?) and it has failed. Look at the TV ratings. Fox News Channel, basically a conduit for conservative talk and opinion, pulls in as many viewers as CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and HLN combined. I do not see even liberal Americans supporting the Fairness Doctrine in its present form.

Now to the main point of my blog. I am proposing a new CCC. What is, or was, the CCC you ask? During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt, our first socialist President, proposed several programs to put Americans to work. The following is a description of the CCC from Wikipedia:
"The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a public work relief program in the United States for unemployed men age 18-25, providing unskilled manual labor related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state and local governments from 1933 to 1942. As part of the New Deal of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), the CCC was designed to provide relief for young men in relief families who had a very hard time finding jobs during the Great Depression while implementing a general natural resource conservation program on public lands in every state and territory. Maximum enrollment reached 300,000 and in nine years some 2.5 million young men participated. The U.S. Army was in charge of operations, but there was no military training nor uniforms."

I am proposing a new CCC to deal with this "civil discourse" matter. I am calling it the "Civil Conservative Clique." As a member of the new CCC, Conservatives will deal civilly in discussing politics with liberals by following a few simple rules:

Rule 1: Do not engage in name-calling. Liberals love to call names and if you join them you are just feeding their rage;

Rule 2: State facts, not opinion. Liberals are immediately disarmed when presented with valid facts and they will immediately resort to name calling and character assassination. Refer back to Rule 1 at this point;

Rule 3: Do not offer a Liberal any hope that you will compromise with him or her. They are looking for you to back down from your principles and will take it as a sign of weakness if you do;

Rule 4: Smile a lot, do not show negative emotions or body language. Always nod in the affirmative, even if you disagree with what is being said. It will put your liberal opponent on the defensive;

Rule 5: Repetition. Keep repeating your talking points. Make it like a mantra if you have to. I have heard about the liberal mantra over and over. Give 'em some of their own medicine!;

Rule 6: Quote famous Conservatives such as Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity as much as possible. Liberals hate everyone on this list, and by bringing up their names over and over you will surely shorten the duration of your argument or discussion;

Rule 7: Insist that your Liberal opponent show proof for every fact and figure that they purport to know. This is assuming that they will attempt to sway you with facts in the first place;

Rule 8: Use phrases such as "I see", "that's an interesting point", and other non- committal words. It makes them think that you are indeed listening to them, whether you really are or not;

Rule 9: When you are finished with your discussion, offer your hand for a handshake. This often drives Liberals crazy, and makes them invoke excuses such as, "I have a cold", "my hand is injured", when they refuse to shake hands with you.

Rule 10: As soon as you are finished, take out your cell phone and pretend to call an important Conservative such as Rush. Make sure that you are still within earshot of your Liberal opponent. It'll start the wheels turning in whatever grey matter they possess.

Some of the above discussion was serious, and some of it was written in jest. We do, however, need to change the tenor of discussion between both sides. There will never be an equal exchange of ideas given the presence of the Liberal "State-Run" media. We Conservatives need to do our part to get our message out. Come to think of it, given the present state of our economy, maybe it's time to bring back the real CCC!