I was accepted into the Republican club at college!

I am so excited! I applied for it and was accepted today. On Monday I go to the Republican Headquarters and help make phone calls and all that jazz. At the college I'll get to help people register to vote and I'll get to hang out with other people who are interested in the same things as me. Oh and by the way, most of the people are actually Libertarians who registered Republican so that they could vote in our state's primaries. Oh I'm so excited! This is going to be a great way to meet people!

Oh and here's some political humor from the club's message board haha.

"A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me,can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican." "I am,"replied the man. "How did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?" "Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault"

Here's hoping you can convince them to get in touch with (or become a "junior version" of) compasionaterepublicans.com! :thumbsup:

Anyway, congrats and have fun, dear! It's always good to be with like-minded people.


Granny :hippy:

Cool, congrats, have fun.

congrats:thumbsup:

More "actual republicans"in contrast to "religious fanatics" are needed among "Republicans" so maybe even I can be on republican's side. in fact I like the original principles of republican party, but all have long been forgotten by this party!

I cant really tell what republicans stand for these days because of all the mixed signals u get, the are supposed to favor "small government" and stay the f out of peopls personal business, yet again u can seek McCains opinion on even "medical marijuana"! same applies to many more things!

so some are stuck with the only other major alternative which is democrats, who i must say maybe slightly better than "today's republicans" on certain issues.

we need more people like u in there!:hippy:

WOW I love to see young people get excited about our political system.
I wish more people were involved..

kudos

oh btw, i wasn't trying to start a debate or anything. I just thought that that was a funny list. good luck with the club, glad to see you are settling in to college! I wish we had some more political clubs at my college, it sounds fun :thumbsup:

edit- lol, I just noticed my post got removed. I really didn't mean to offend, sorry!

You don't go to WCCC do you?

Cuz I'll be starting there in the spring

good for you ! ... involvement is the only way to help change the world ! :thumbsup:

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Oh and here's some political humor from the club's message board haha.

"A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me,can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican." "I am,"replied the man. "How did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?" "Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault"

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First of all, congratulations on getting into the club. I abstain from politics due to apathy, but I have much respect for those who do involve themselves.

Secondly, I don't find your quote from the bulletin board humorous, rather it reads like a joke from a first grader who's parents are far right as you can take yourself. The man says at the end, "... somehow, now it's my fault". Where exactly does the woman say anything about it being his fault that she is lost? The joke tries to assume that any democrat who gets in a hot air balloon will not have a way of navigating themselves. I know, I know... it's supposed to be a channel to get a point across, but damn this is terrible. The part that reads, "You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep"; Does that not apply to every politician?

Yes, Libertarian is real nice. But even better is you volunteering and making a difference. As long as you belive in what your doing, it's right. Bravo!

I'm no Republican (Independant who votes the candidate not party) but I'm glad you're involved, Rebgirl.

nice one reb, it's great that you are going to be doing something you feel strongly about, i personally hate politics as it's mainly just bullshit and corruption, well in the uk it definately is, but if we had people like you who actually cares about people my opinion may change, once again reb well done and enjoy.

congrats, I know that being accepted into a club with like-minded people can be a great thing, especially during your beginning weeks in a new school.

oh btw, sorry about my deleted post, and again congratulations.

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You don't go to WCCC do you?

Cuz I'll be starting there in the spring

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Why yes I am at WCCC :)

Maybe I'll see you around.


Thanks for all the nice words.

Maybe I can help change what the word "Republican" means to people today. Maybe I'll be able to make people see that Republicans should go back to their Libertarian roots.

Kudos to you! Good for you. Getting involved and trying to work from within the system is great! Don't loose touch with your beliefs, and don't get discouraged by some of the others that would rather you not be there. The republican party is a big tent, lots of room for many different p.o.v.

IF you want to debate politics there is a forum just for that. This thread isn't about that at all; it's about somebody that has been accepted into a club at college.

If you want to waste your time posting about McCain, Obama, Ron Paul, etc...go for it, it takes my less than 2 sec. to delete.

Have a good one!:jointsmile:

Way to go on your club membership! Have fun with it.

The Republican party is not a big enough tent for me, however, as there is not lots of room for many different p.o.v.

But involvement in one party is better then no involvement at all, I definitely believe that.

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Way to go on your club membership! Have fun with it.

The Republican party is not a big enough tent for me, however, as there is not lots of room for many different p.o.v.

But involvement in one party is better then no involvement at all, I definitely believe that.

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Well remember, Ron Paul ran as a Republican (That's the kind of Republican I am). Hopefully I can help trade those old views in for some Libertarian ones!
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Well remember, Ron Paul ran as a Republican (That's the kind of Republican I am). Hopefully I can help trade those old views in for some Libertarian ones!
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Good for you! That's the kind of Republican I am as well. (Well, I take that back, that's the kind of Republican I was. I switched my party membership after seeing the way the GOP treated Ron Paul. The two major parties have succeeded in making it illegal (impossible is technically the word, I guess) to register as a Libertarian in my state (NC), so I'm now officially an "unaffiliated" voter.

Good luck on changing some of the current views. You'll need it. Sadly, it seems to me the trend in the party lately has been away from the true conservativism and more towards big gov and the sacrifice of individual liberty. But if anyone is going to go in there and try to reverse those trends in the Grand Old Party, I'll support her all the way.

Thanks for the support then haha. ;)

I'm on a one woman plan to make things like they should be haha.

Hahaha maybe I should switch my major and go into the political field. I always wanted too, even if it's just part of my small local government (you have to start somewhere). That would be my dream.

A lot of people get involved in politics that don't have the stereotypical political science major. I'm not sure what your major is, but I don't know that you necessarily would need to change it to go into the political field. The most important thing would be to network and get involved (things like the club!).

You could always pursue a law degree also, and that is something that doesn't require any particular major. I've got a Computer Science major, and I think that actually helped me get into law school because it set me apart from everyone else that had the history or political science backgrounds.

That's an interesting prospect.

Right now I am going for Dental Assisting but my actual Dental classes don't start until next fall. Now I'm taking the pre-requisite classes (Biology, Psych, Writing, and math).

I just want to do something where I feel fulfilled. I have the grades and smarts to do anything it's just that I'm broke and I had to pick a course where I could graduate and immediently start a job.

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I just want to do something where I feel fulfilled. I have the grades and smarts to do anything it's just that I'm broke and I had to pick a course where I could graduate and immediently start a job.

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I think that's a good choice. That's something that will open up doors for jobs and earning good money, and if the political interest is there you can always get involved and see if doors open up for that along the way. I'm a big advocate of picking a degree or major out of "practicality" versus just pure interest.

I mean, if I picked a major purely out of interest, then I would've done parks and recreation (because I love backpacking, climbing, and camping). However, I would've been in the poor house with that degree... sometimes you just have to plow your fields and get paid. That's the way I see it, at least.

That's not to say you don't have to at least have some interest in your major, but I don't think whether or not your interested in it is to be the only consideration.

Your a smart man.

You make a good point. I think maybe Wednesday when I go back to class I'll stop by the student development office and maybe just talk with an adviser about my political ideas.

Maybe she/he can hammer out the details for me.

rebgirl is going to be the next Richard Nixon.lol:jointsmile:

That's offensive.

The next Lincoln! I expect MMJ to be federally legal very soon, however, recreational will take a bit longer. But can't you just see President rebgirl, freeing the weed for everyone? :thumbsup:

Congratulations on joining the club! It's always great to meet like-minded people.

But Remember, the Republican tent may be big, but not so big that it's the kind of place you want to casually spark up a joint. So be sure you feel out your fellow Young Republicans on the subject before you offer to share any of your Libertarian smoke with them!

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The next Lincoln! I expect MMJ to be federally legal very soon, however, recreational will take a bit longer. But can't you just see President rebgirl, freeing the weed for everyone? :thumbsup:

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President rebgirl LMAO!!!!!:D u crack me up crow

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That's offensive.

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Aw come on. He was a republican. And he did so many great things.lol

hello rebgirl, I seen you on this site for a long time, but I never would have thought you were a republican ha ha, so you go girl......from the old man down the road.

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I am so excited! I applied for it and was accepted today. On Monday I go to the Republican Headquarters and help make phone calls and all that jazz. At the college I'll get to help people register to vote and I'll get to hang out with other people who are interested in the same things as me. Oh and by the way, most of the people are actually Libertarians who registered Republican so that they could vote in our state's primaries. Oh I'm so excited! This is going to be a great way to meet people!

Oh and here's some political humor from the club's message board haha.

"A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She lowered her altitude and spotted a man in a boat below. She shouted to him, "Excuse me,can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am." The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above a ground elevation of 2346 feet above sea level. You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude.

She rolled her eyes and said, "You must be a Republican." "I am,"replied the man. "How did you know?" "Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to do with your information, and I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help to me."

The man smiled and responded, "You must be a Democrat." "I am," replied the balloonist. "How did you know?" "Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You've risen to where you are, due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise that you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. You're in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but, somehow, now it's my fault"

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Hahahha thats goood

"I would never join a club that would have me as a member" - Groucho Marx

I'm with Groucho .

For my first club meeting I got to meet Senator Brownback among some local politicians!

http://boards.cannabis.com/politics/...ml#post1913212