So, I’m putting my web administrator skilz to use in creating something much bigger,  much better, & much more fun.

My Big Idea started with the premise that conservatives & tea partiers have vast amounts of compassion toward the poor and the needy – even knowing that the poor and needy are usally poor and needy because they’ve made bad decisions. I’d even go so far as to say that conservatives & Tea Partiers have far MORE compassion toward the poor and needy than liberal-progressives could ever muster. It is far more compassionate to give away your own wealth than to advocate transferring a rich stranger’s wealth to the poor and needy who then  conveniently become dependent on your advocacy. Well, Duh… but this is totally lost on progressive-liberals.

But, alas, I stand befuddled. Why don’t conservative politicians and Republicans talk about private charity as a competitor to coerced government charity? It seems to me it’s the obvious, perfect foil to inefficient, corrupt, & dependency-inducing government charity.

Charity is important because the people retain affections for democrat-liberal-progressives mostly because they appear to “care” about the poor and needy. They appear to be “helping” the little guy while republican-conservatives appear to be rich folk who care only about themselves (SO not true!).

So, then, WHAT IF conservatives & Tea Partiers became advocates for large-scale private charity that could compete directly with lame, socialist-driven government charities?

Why can’t free-market principles be applied to helping those in need?

That’s the question that started it all. We shall see where it leads.

After seeing the text of Obama’s speech, it’s unsurprisingly innocuous – I’m sure Axelrod himself scoured it to maximize it’s innocuousness. Michele Malkin is correct that the subtext of the speech is partly our concern, as well as potential abuses from government indoctrinators posing as schoolteachers. The speech presents an opportunity to conservative parents to use it as a learning exercise. What better way to teach your kids critical thinking skills?

For conservative parents whose children are exposed to the speech, here are some questions you can ask them:

1. How did the speech make you feel?
2. Was the speech fun, boring, or just OK?
3. Would you want to listen to President Obama’s speech again? Why or Why not?
4. Is there anything in President Obama’s speech that stands out? Good? Bad?
5. What was your teacher’s attitude toward the speech? Did he/she like it, dislike it or you couldn’t tell?
6. In the last election, do you think your teacher voted for Obama or for someone else?
7. What activities did the teacher have you do after the speech?
8. How did the activity make you feel?
9. Do you feel like it’s more important to listen to the President, your teacher, or me?
10. Did you learn anything President Obama? What was it that you learned?

Nearly anything can be an opportunity if you choose to view it as such.