{"id":48801,"date":"2014-11-04T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=48801"},"modified":"2014-11-03T13:46:25","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T19:46:25","slug":"open-letter-to-conservative-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=48801","title":{"rendered":"Open Letter To All Conservative Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To: \u00a0Conservatives (usually Republicans) running for office<br \/>\nFrom: \u00a0Mitch Berg<br \/>\nRe: \u00a0Tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>All,<\/p>\n<p>A few words of dispassionate wisdom:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=Oo9buo9Mtos&amp;start=14.12&amp;end=26.75&amp;cid=3865521\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=Oo9buo9Mtos&amp;start=14.12&amp;end=26.75&amp;cid=3865521\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>(With a hat tip to Swiftee)<\/p>\n<p>This is also fitting:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=g-0dTpzNzwo&amp;start=0&amp;end=20&amp;cid=3865554\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=g-0dTpzNzwo&amp;start=0&amp;end=20&amp;cid=3865554\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And after this past two years, this seems appropriate:<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=uBAW_YTjWUo&amp;start=27&amp;end=108&amp;cid=3865589\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"425\" height=\"344\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/swf.tubechop.com\/tubechop.swf?vurl=uBAW_YTjWUo&amp;start=27&amp;end=108&amp;cid=3865589\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>And after 2005 nationwide, and 2011 in Minnesota, this seems even more appropriate:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141031-110156-39716777.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"354\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But that starts tomorrow. \u00a0If you win.<\/p>\n<p>Before that, of course, there&#8217;s a huge challenge tonight.<\/p>\n<p>And what do they say about huge challenges?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tdmyoMe4iHM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, we&#8217;ll work on the whole &#8220;staying true to principle&#8221; thing.  Tonight, we need to win. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To: \u00a0Conservatives (usually Republicans) running for office From: \u00a0Mitch Berg Re: \u00a0Tomorrow All, A few words of dispassionate wisdom: (With a hat tip to Swiftee) This is also fitting: And after this past two years, this seems appropriate: And after 2005 nationwide, and 2011 in Minnesota, this seems even more appropriate: But that starts tomorrow. 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