Stand Up and Be Heard

“Stand Up So We Can Be Heard!” I hear this many times a day listening to 106.1 talk

radio. So my question is, are you standing up? Being a Republican means nothing unless

there is action behind it. It is easy to sit back and say you are a Republican if you never

have to do anything or support your beliefs. For too long, many of us on the right have

stayed quiet. We believe what we believe and might have talked issues with friends or

family. Do we really ever step out of our comfort zone for fear that we might be labeled

as a racist or right wing fanatic or worse for what we believe. But why is that? Why

should we not yell out at the top of lungs for the things we feel strongest about? Think

about it, we have no problems telling others about our favorite restaurants, a good movie

to go see, an interesting book others should check out, etc. So why are we hesitant to

reach out to others about what we think of our government?

I am not saying that is always comfortable to stand up for what you believe in and that

it will be natural for you to do so. In fact, it will probably be awkward at first as it is not

something that we are accustomed to doing. But we have to get our side of the story,

our beliefs out there. The democrats are experts at this. According to folks like Rush

Limbaugh and Glen Beck, the liberals are a minority. However they are also the ones out

there pushing the hardest to get their opinions heard and acted on. The more discussion

we can generate the more likely we are to win others to our way of thinking, or at least

get them thinking period. But we cannot hope to make an impact if we are not willing to

take the first step and talk about the issues.

My challenge to you is this; take some time to really analyze what you believe. Do some

research; seek out others for information, or whatever you need to do to gain insight to

your stance. By doing this you will be able to stand your ground when someone questions

your stance on an issue. You will be more confident to challenge others as well as long

as you have the facts to back up what you believe in. It requires some work on your part

as well as some time but in the end, isn’t it worth it? We have a duty to our country and

ourselves to be as informed as we can so that we can make the best decisions when our

elections come up. We have an obligation to our beliefs to be able to support them and be

able to defend them. We need to stop being timid and be willing to take the fight to the

liberals for a change and not be dictated to anymore. I trust we will all do our part. If we

do, just think what November can bring.