My friendships and relationships in the conservative world are not predicated on political correctness and enforced conformity of thought. They are based, instead, on mutual respect, honesty and understanding - concepts many modern liberals should consider revisiting.
Tammy Bruce(A)nything not acting as a propaganda arm for the Democrats or the Leftist agenda is considered conservative these days.
Tammy Bruce(T)he Left has moved so far to the left that this pro-choice, lesbian feminist is now considered a Right-Winger!
Tammy BruceOne of the goals of the Feminist Elite is to reinforce to women the idea that men are obsolete.
Tammy BruceAs you might have gathered, I prefer the honest, decent and genuinely accepting friends and family I have in the conservative world.
Tammy BruceThe Tea Party represents stakeholders in the American system; people who were never involved in politics or thought they had to be, yet realized that political corruption and incompetence threatened not only their families, but the future of the nation itself.
Tammy BruceThe American Left complains that we have no right to be the world's police force. On the contrary. We've been the world's janitor for almost a century, and after September 11, it became obvious it's better, safer, and more productive to change things instead of cleaning up after the mess.
Tammy BruceFrom the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media.
Tammy BruceNo matter how noble the original intentions, the seductions of power can turn any movement from one seeking equal rights to one that would deny them to others.
Tammy BruceFor the gay establishment, the death of right and wrong began when gaining civil rights ceased to be enough.
Tammy BruceBelieving a person deserves a defence is not the same as doing anything in your power to get him off scot-free.
Tammy BruceHow one stands up to any sort of allegation in the heat of political battle reveals the strength and nature of your character. It's one of the reasons we have campaigns.
Tammy BruceThe liberal feminist movement never imagined that women would take seriously the encouragement to become our own heroes and claim life for ourselves, on our terms, no matter who we are. Pro-choice and pro-life, Christian and not, poor and rich, black, white, gay and straight. It is a dream we all hold dear, and it's called the Tea Party.
Tammy BruceWhen your victimhood is your empowerment, recovery is the enemy, and working on 'individual change' becomes counterproductive, even dangerous to your identity.
Tammy BruceTrials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
Tammy BruceWhen the courts decide that murderers, rapists, and others who maliciously break our social contract deserve health care that most working Americans can't afford, they are condemning good people to death.
Tammy BruceBlacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are and will be doing quite well - all on their own, without handouts, affirmative action and other patronizing measures
Tammy BruceYes, we have the freedom to do what we please, but it only works because we don't do everything we might please - we should exercise some degree of personal, and corporate, responsibility.
Tammy BruceRemember, social progress only happens when those in society's privileged classes choose to give up their status.
Tammy BruceAs the organized Left gained cultural power, it turned into a monster that found perpetual victimhood, combined with thought and speech control, the most efficient way to hold on to that power. Suddenly it was the Left, the protector of liberty, that was setting rules about what could and could not be said or even thought.
Tammy BruceThe United States has grown into a remarkable nation specifically because of our independent spirit and free market.
Tammy BruceIn politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves.
Tammy BruceThe question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence?
Tammy BruceThe Left Elite only pretend to be concerned about what's best for everyone else because it is the most effective way to manipulate you and your children into their abyss.
Tammy BruceFor those whose goal it is to twist wrong into right, a good starting point is to convince young people that the vulgar is beautiful.
Tammy BruceHorrible things happen when you run out of other people's money, and life and work becomes a burden when there is no reward for your effort.
Tammy BruceWhat would be the difference if we retreated and let the French and Germans make decisions for the world? We tried that twice in the last century. Isolationsim, refusing to accept our role in the world, and delaying our response to evildoers ultimately cost fifty-three million lives in World War 2 alone. The preemption policy of the Bush administration, taking the war to the enemy and exporting democracy and freedom, has liberated fifty million.
Tammy BruceOne of the biggest problems with the modern feminist movement is its failure to bring men along with us.
Tammy BruceWith every kind of birth control available in the world, abortion is not something to be proud of. If you need an abortion, you've failed.
Tammy BruceSarah Palin may have chosen to not answer the call for the presidency, but make no mistake, the principles that garnered her the unique support she enjoyed continue to inform and drive the base that lifted her.
Tammy BruceBut revealing yourself as ignorant apparently gives one extraordinary credibility on the left.
Tammy BruceAs you can imagine, I have a deeply personal interest in people learning to at least be tolerant of homosexuals. My life depends on it. And as I wish to be left alone, I realize it is not in my interest to interfere with how other people choose to lead their lives, or raise their children. All totalitarian arguments that restrict people's freedom have been based in the "it's best for everyone" framework.
Tammy Bruce