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What
Patriots Can Learn to Do
by Bob
Beauprez
It seems
that virtually everyone agrees that the upcoming election in November
is the
most important in our lifetimes. And, while many people do engage in
supporting
candidates, the vast majority of citizens remain on the sidelines.
Barely half
of the eligible population bothers to vote even in a presidential
election.
Only a small fraction of the people ever step up to volunteer to help
or write
a check.
But, that’s
not the case with Laura Carno and Steve Bosley; two citizens who are
doing
their part to make a difference.
Laura is a
successful business person who has also long been interested in
politics. She
has already managed a successful state legislative campaign and mayoral
race.
In the course of completing a leadership training program recently,
Laura
pondered the problem of effectively communicating a message amid the
noise and
confusion of a political campaign season. Instead of just talking about
it,
Laura grabbed ahold of the challenge.
Laura used
her instincts and intuition to craft a script for a radio message that
gave
voice to younger women voters – an often overlooked crucial segment of
the
voting population particularly in highly competitive elections. On her
website
Laura says, “There are two types of Washington politicians: those who
misunderstand women, and those who pander to them.”
Laura found
professional assistance to produce the spot, formed her own non-profit
entity –
I Am Created Equal - and raised the funds to put the commercial on the
air. We
think it is fantastic! Click here to listen.
Steve
Bosley is well known as a highly successful businessman, founder of the
Bolder
Boulder, the largest race in the country with over 50,000 participants,
and
University of Colorado Regent. Steve is one of those rare individuals
that is
always around when the cause is right and the need is great. He gives
meaning
to the cliché, “If you want to get a job done, give it to a busy
person.”
Like many,
Steve believes the fate of our nation hangs in the balance in this
election.
But, rather than just grousing about it, or even contributing and
volunteering,
he’s actively reaching out to all his friends to get them engaged, too.
It’s
kind of a grassroots political “loaves and fishes” multiplication
example that
recalls the great traditions of America’s heritage. Thomas Payne would
be
proud!
Below is
pasted Steve’s letter. Don’t just read it! Take up Steve’s challenge to
do
something, and also his invitation to send your own letter to all of
your
friends, too.
Dear
Friends and Family,
236 years
ago our Founding Fathers gave everything. They signed the Declaration
of
Independence declaring, “- - - we mutually pledge to each other, our
lives, our
fortunes, and our sacred honor.”
Against
incalculable odds, our ragtag army defeated the most powerful army in
the
world.
To keep
this nation free for over 200 years, over 40 million Americans have
served in
the US Armed Services. Almost 1 million have paid the supreme sacrifice.
Now we
stand at the most perilous time in America’s history. Our very
underlying
principles of freedom are being ignored, changed, “updated”,
“interpreted”, and
even laughed at. First it was trickling erosion – now it has erupted
into an
Obama socialist 4 year tsunami.
Our Supreme
Court recently wrote that it will be up to the voters to elect a
President and
a Congress (to correct Obama-care), and (added by the writer) to
correct the
Obama mistake.
Imagine the
honor of meeting an American who gave it all - a signer of The
Declaration of
Independence, or a soldier killed in combat. How would you respond when
that
soldier asks, “What are you doing to reclaim America’s founding
principles for
which I gave my life?”
What are
you and I doing, RIGHT NOW - less than 4 months before the election?
For the
Americans who have sacrificed their lives, today I made an investment
in
America’s future. I invested in Romney’s Campaign, and in the National
Republican Senatorial Committee (we only need 4 more Senators for
control).
Then I pledged time to work on Romney’s Campaign.
Please,
make your investment – RIGHT NOW! Is there a reason to wait? From $10
to the
maximum of $5,000, it all adds up to defeat Obama.
Finally.
Send this to all of your friends and family to appeal for them to join
you.
There are
55 million registered Republicans and 42 million independents.
If you send
this to only 100 of them, and if only 25 of that 100 sends it to their
100,
etc., at only the 5th round (starting with me), we will have encouraged
over 40
million to join us.
If only 25%
of these 40 million only donate $10, and volunteer only 10 hours (less
than 1
hour per week until the election), over $100 million and 100 million
hours have
been invested to reclaim America’s founding principles.
Impossible
you say? Tell that to our American Revolutionary Army who faced the
most
powerful army in the world.
They faced
death. We face much worse – the death of our free America, when we have
the
chance to save it.
We can do
this, right now, together.
Respectfully,
Steve
Bosley
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