Out with the Ole, in with the New” : The Grand New Party
By HHR | November 6th, 2008 | Category: General, Opinion/Reviews, Politics | 15 comments
By Brandon Brice
My fellow Republicans, Independents and Democrats, we are witnessing in the Republican Party a severe identity crisis. Conflicts exist amongst moderate and conservative members of the party, and a lingering stereotype of Republicans only caring about the almighty dollar. There are stigmas of greed, corruption and lack of compassion for everyday hard working Americans. Throughout the election as I interviewed New Yorkers on the streets of Harlem on 125th, the common theme and description was that a typical Republican is typically old, white, wealthy and believing in a free market system, only for personal gain. As we witnessed in the 2008 election, the Democrats have now taken control of the White House, and previously in 2006 have taken control of the House and Senate, which should be a warning to the future of this party.
First, I believe in the original ideals of the Republican Party, or what was once the “Grand Ole Party,” which is less government, a strong military, equal opportunity, an emphasis on self sustainability and a concentration on family values. What we must wake up and realize is that the issues of yesterday are but a mere dream. For this party to survive we have to accept and adapt to the issues of today. The Grand Ole Party is just that, it’s old and outdated. The Republican Party must face the realization that America is changing, as we witnessed with the election of our first African-American President, President Elect Barack H. Obama.
As I watched the cheers and praises in the streets of Harlem on election night, it dawned on me that we are in a severe identity crisis as a political party. The Republican Party’s leadership, whether it be in the White House, in the House, or in the Senate must reflect and look like the rest of the United States of America.
The Grand New Party, which has been created out of the absence of the Grand Old Party, which frankly has died as of Nov. 4th, 2008 should be a party that believes in equal opportunity, shows compassion for its citizens and believes in a responsible approach towards utilizing our armed forces. As a party we must spread the message of equal opportunity and small business investment in our inner cities, where much of the Republican Party has abandoned. Ultimately, we need to restore the history and grandeur of the Party, by once again gaining the respect of the American people, and opening up to a new diverse form of leadership for the party’s future.
I am a Republican because I believe in a prosperous capitalist system, but I believe in a system that is accountable for its actions as well. The Grand New Party’s issues should be that of integrity, accountability and equal opportunity for all. This “Grand New Party” should target issues such as high taxes, guaranteeing that hardworking Americans receive the bulk of their check. There must be a focus on fiscal responsibility and governance in Washington. The Party should lead in creating a health care system that ensures the best in quality and access for all Americans. Finally, Republicans must support an education system that puts the child first and not unions. This is the start of a new Republican Party moving forward, “The Grand New Party”.
on 
on 
on 
Rush Limbaugh and Shawn Hannity also seem to be saying this same thing. Please view this video from Pastor James David Manning of (Atlah) Harlem. It sounds like we are all on the same page.
http://www.atlah.org/broadcast/2012undergroundresistant.html
i agree with your opinions. the party needs a change if it is to win in the future.
I agree 100%! Let’s just hope the party learns from this election and opens itself to new ideas.
Even though I’m not Republican, I respect where you’re coming from. As a brotha, it was irritating to see some black people trashing Obama and blindly supporting McCain because… lets face it, the Republican party has not shown that they care about minorities or anyone besides the dollar and themselves.
I happen to be fiscally conservative. Even though I lean more on the liberal side, I believe in capitalism (true capitalism – not businesses hoarding gains and socializing losses).
And if Republicans start making steps to care about minorities, uphold TRUE business based on principles, then I think it’s fair for minorities to hold political views in either party. Besides, it’s better for people to have a variety of political opinion rather than vote Democrat by default. The problem is that Repubs have not given us anything to work with.
I’m in . How do I start?
Great points, Mike. Personal liberty needs to trump governmental control. The Republican party could would be served well by not only attracting more people of color and culture into the discussion, but more specifically immigrants from Socialist countries. They have such insight and their perspective can help replace that which used to come from Americans who came from the dwindling, but “Greatest Generation”. Recent immigrants can remind the party why they came here, what freedoms they treasure most and believe we need to fight for.
I’m excited actually. It can be called a rebirth if we do this thing right. It’s a huge opportunity.
I totally agree with this. I am a Hispanic- American and my family seems to disown me because I am a republican and voted for McCain. We need to overcome this stereotype and reach out to more people. This needs to start on the grass root level and work its way towards top. Our party has reached the bottom after this election, which is not a bad thing. We need to learn from our mistakes and use it towards our advantage. This is guarantee that we will reach the top again.
A black progressive has won the Presidency and a black Republican can’t get elected dogcatcher.
That should indicate SOMETHING to anyone with an operating brain.
But these GOP negroes are still singing the same ol ministrel tune.
You’ll find out how much you are wanted in the Republican party in the coming days.
They are in a deep hole and are trying to save themselves.
They won’t have a lot of time for tokenism.
Mike Jones.
Great post.
Out with the Ole and in with the Grand New Party. We need to remember what being a republican means:
Republican Principles
I’m a Republican Because…
I BELIEVE the strength of our nation lies with the individual and that each person’s dignity, freedom, ability and responsibility must be honored.
I BELIEVE in equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all, regardless of race, creed, sex, age or disability.
I BELIEVE free enterprise and encouraging individual initiative have brought this nation opportunity, economic growth and prosperity.
I BELIEVE government must practice fiscal responsibility and allow individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
I BELIEVE the proper role of government is to provide for the people only those critical functions that cannot be performed by individuals or private organizations, and that the best government is that which governs least.
I BELIEVE the most effective, responsible and responsive government is government closest to the people.
I BELIEVE Americans must retain the principles that have made us strong while developing new and innovative ideas to meet the challenges of changing times.
I BELIEVE Americans value and should preserve our national strength and pride while working to extend peace, freedom and human rights throughout the world.
FINALLY, I believe the Republican Party is the best vehicle for translating these ideals into positive and successful principles of government.
Nice article Brandon.
The only issue with what you are proposing is that the Republicans that seem to hold the majority of the spotlight, i.e. Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, feel that there is nothing wrong with the republican party, and are sticking with this, “it’s all them, and not us” mentality. They speak as if the American people have been brainwashed, as opposed to looking within their own party and committing to making a change. Until the “leadership” of the republican party start to acknowledge a problem, and commit to changing it, the party will continue to be strangled exactly like it was in this election.
I am a democrat, but I find some Republican platforms to be appealing, ideally finanacial platforms. While I would never, ever swich parties, I think the fiscally responsible image they built themselves on would make the party more attractive.
Also, I’ve been hearing in the news that the republican party is looking for a new “face”, a new leader. Eyes seem to be on Sarah Palin and Bobby Jindal. This is the exact same mistake you guys made in the election: “Well voters seem to like minorities and women, so let’s go that route.” You guys have a lot of work to do, and until you remove these extremists with divisive superiority complexes like Sarah Palin, you will be doomed for failure.
uptownsteve
The far left in your party have started calling Obama an Uncle Tom. What you have to say to Grandpa Nader. call him green but he belongs to you. Looks like the non-existing Democart racist are coming out the woodworks. Wait a few months. What about CNN saying Obamas moving into Federal housing, what you think about that?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IshiClQqCM#
ditto on the article from brandon. and sheryl~~how true do we need to remember the basics.
i don’t have one problem with any harding working person- as long as i can keep my full pay check and they keep theirs, country first- as long as the majority of our house and senate do the same- put our country first
not their interests, helping others- as long as they are also helping themselves some (not just there for the handout), and if i follow the rules that govern my family and i; then those same rules should apply to all across the board.
as i’m typing here, on the tube is a news article about BHO having a President Elect radio broadcast.
“Everything has to be in place for his transition team to be able to hit the ground running”.
have we had a President Elect radio broadcast before? i don’t remember.
You ride like a cowboy toward the sun
And life ain’t fun, when you’re on the run
Got your gold and you got your gun
But life as a GOP outlaw just begun
HOLLYWOOD PROTEST ON GAYRISM IS THE SAME **DEAD SEEDS OF THE CUNNING BEAST OF CREATION SODOM AND GOMORRAH YESTERDAY, TODAY AND ALWAYS, FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST NEVER CAME TO CHANGE CREATION BUT TO SAVE, SAVE CREATION SEED OF DEATH WITH NEW SEED OF CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS ETERNAL REWARD ME AND YOU TRUE LOVE NEVER DIES AMEN SMILE.
TODAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2008 AFTER ONE GOD OF POWER TRUE LOVE ***REWARDED, REWARDED THE AMERICANS PEOPLE AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A NEW BEGINNING OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING SEED OF CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS POWER OF TRUE LOVE ME PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND HOOLYWOOD PROTESTING TO MAKE **GAYRISM SEED OF DEATH A REALITY AND TRUTH OF JESUS***GO TO BELIZEN STAR IREPORT.COM *PRESIDENT OBAMA SHALL NEVER BLASPHEME JESUS.
MY FRIENDS IT WAS A **SHOCK, DECEPTION** FOR I ME PROPHET JORGE ERNESTO BABB AND MY PRINCESS LADY MRS CHERIE BABB.
FOR OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST HOLY BIBLE EXPLAIN IN REALITY AND TRUTH **CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING.
YOU AS A WOMAN AND ME AS A MAN TO LEAVE THEIR PARENTS AND UNITE AS **ONE** AND GO THEE FORTH AND MULTIPLY AMEN.
BUT THE REALITY AND TRUTH THE WHITE SUPREMACY ALMIGHTY GODS OF CREATION DEAD SEED DOES NOT,**DOES NOT** CONTAIN, HAS THE REAL, TRUE, CREATIVE SEED OF CHRIST JESUS WAY AND TRUTH **SEED OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANING ETERNAL LIFE**.
THIS IS WHY MY FRIENDS JESUS FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING, THEY DO NOT FEAR JESUS AND SHALL NEVER OBEY THE COMMANDMENTS, BUT JESUS IS SLOW BUT SURE AND EVERY ROAD HAS A BEND SMILE. FOR OUR NATIONAL REAL AND TRUE AMERICAN PHYSICAL REVELATION SHALL BE FROM 4TH NOVEMBER 2008-2027 SMILE. THE REALITY AND TRUTH OF THIS REAL AND TRUE REVELATION **IS TO BRING CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS WAY AND TRUTH OF PEACE, PEACE AND TRUE LOVE FOR THE WORLD BY OUR HERO OF WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA SMILE. **FOR THE WHITE SUPREMACY BIG FAKE PRIDE TURN SHAME TODAY AND STILL CANNOT UNDERSTAND THE WISDOM OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT, NEVER THE SEED OF CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS SEED OF POWER TRUE LOVE BUT JESUS IS SLOW BUT SURE AND WE AMERICAN SHALL SEE IT ALL SOON SMILE. FOR THIS REVELATION SHALL INCLUDE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST TO CHINA TO EUROPE TO CANADA DOWN TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA TO THE CARIBBEAN, FOR ALL OF ***US, US SPIRITUALLY ARE ONE** BUT PHYSICALLY DIFFERENT SEED OF DEATH SMILE. SO LETS BE REAL AND TRUE TO FEEL SO PROUD AND DETERMINE WE AT LAST ARE FREE, FREE TO CHOOSE OUR OWN DESTINY.
FOR TODAY WE ALL SEE THE **FIRST PHASE** NATIONALLY AS THE GAYS GETTING LOST, CONFUSE AND EVIL HOW COULD A MAN, AS SON OF BLACK ADAM PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA CHANGE, CHANGES THEIR DEAD SEED WAY OF GAYRISM AND LISBIANISM WHEN JESUS GAVE THEM A FREE WILL SMILE. BUT THE WORLD IS ***A REAL, TRUE, CREATIVE ALMIGHTY GOD OF CREATION DEAD SEED HE AND SHE. ***FOR WHAT WE AMERICAN SOWETH TODAY PHYSICALLY OUR INNOCENT CHILDREN SHALL REAP BOTH SPIRTUALLY AND PHYSICALLY TOMORROW, FOR OUR BLESSED BROTHER OF CHRIST DR MARTIN LUTHER KING AS PROPHET ONLY PROCLAIM AS JOHN THE BAPTIST THE COMING OF ME HE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA FOR THE WORLD IS A **CYCLE**, SOON ALL OF US SHALL BE PROPHETS.
MY BLESSED, SACRED TEMPLES OF OUR LORD CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS AMERICANS, BELIZEANS AND THE WORLD **GAYRISM AND LISBIANISM IS THE NATURAL ALMIGHTY GOD DEAD SEED OF CREATION OF THE DEVIL AND SATAN, SO TODAY ITS JUST THE REALITIES AND TRUTH OF SPIRITUAL FOOLS WHOS DETERMINATION TO BLASPHEME, BETRAY AND DECEIVE OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST WAY AND TRUTH AS***THE ROMAN EMPIRE WHO REFUSE TO ACCEPT JESUS WAY OF ADAM AND EVE BUT RATHER BE SELFISH, MEAN AND ALONE AS A BISHOP, PRIEST OR CANNON AND DIVIDE THEMSELVES INTO TWO INSTEAD OF UNITING AS ONE, WITH THE SISTERS WOMEN OF MRERCY, PROBABLY JESUS WIVES WHEN JESUS IS NOT SEED OF CREATION DOES NOT NEED A WIFE BUT FOR SEED OF MEN TO FEAR JESUS AND OBEY THE COMMANDMENTS AMEN, AND LOVE, HONOUR, RESPECT ONE ANOTHER, STOP USING JESUS NAME IN VAIN BOTH SPIRITUALLY AND PHYSICALLY FOR THEIR DEAD GODS IDIOLS, IMAGIES AND PICTURES SMILE.
TODAY AND ALWAYS OUR INNOCENT AMERICAN CHILDREN OF CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS COULD UNDERSTAND **WHY THERE IS SO MUCH GAYRISM AND LISBIANISM IN THEIR PROMISE LAND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SIMPLE TO UNDERSTAND MY LOVING, REAL, TRUE, CREATIVE FRIENDS*** A MUSTARD SEED SHALL ALWAYS BRINGS A MUSTARD TREE AND ALL ITS CHARACTERISTICS** THE SAME WAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD SEEDS OF CREATION SHALL ALWAYS BEAR FRUITS AS ITSELF TO BLASPHEME, BETRAY AND DECEIVE OUR LORD CHRIST SPIRITUAL JESUS ETERNAL REWARD OF TRUE LOVE ME A MAN AND YOU A WOMAN, SO WHY WORRY BE HAPPY JUST PLEASE DO NOT TRUST ANYONE TO TOUCH YOUR FORBIDDEN TREE UNTIL JESUS UNITE BOTH OF YOU A WOMAN AND ME A MAN TOGETHER TO BECOME ONE, GET MARRY AND THEN MULTIPLY AND BUILD AMERICA AS SEED OF OUR FUTURE PRESIDENTS SMILE.