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Why did I start this business?
I had the idea of this business after seeing several different people wearing anti-Bush shirts. Not that George W. Bush
was a strong conservative, because he wasn't, but people tried to connect him and conservatism so closely. At the
same time, it seemed like so many people were blaming America for everything. Fans of talk radio like to refer to these
people as the "blame America first" crowd. It all seemed strange to me. I searched around to see what types of
political shirts I could find. The overwhelming majority of them were for liberals. I thought, "Someone should make
some shirts for us conservatives to wear proudly." I thought, "Why not me?" I kept this idea in my head for quite a
while. "I will do it. It'll be great," I said to myself. A year later, I was still saying the same thing.....
I love politics. I love listening to talk radio. Critics say that talk radio is unfair because it is all conservative. I could not
disagree more. Many of the hosts are conservative, but the callers seem to be equally mixed. The hosts tend to put on
the listeners (liberals) who disagree with them more often than the callers who agree with them. It is great. It is
informative. You get to hear both sides of every debate...the liberal and the conservative arguments. But another great
thing about talk radio shows like Andrew Wilkow's, Mike Church's, Mark Levin's, Sean Hannity's and Rush
Limbaugh's, is that you get to hear the great things about this country. If you watch or listen to main stream media
outlets, all you hear is the bad news about everything. I have constantly heard the conservatives talk about the
greatness of America....how you can become anything you want to in this country. I have heard many success stories
call in to these shows and say, "Rush, I am a successful businessman because I heard you challenge people to take
charge of their own lives and decided to start my own business." or "Sean, after listening to your show, I decided to
start my own business and it is working out great." One day, back in 2005, Rush was talking to a man who was a little
down on his luck, and Rush challenged him to take his God-given talents and start his own business. That same day,
Sean had a similar conversation with a woman who had already started her own business after being in a situation like
the caller to Rush's show. Something inside me just clicked. I said to myself, "You are constantly talking to people
(mainly my kids) about personal responsibility. You know this is a great country. You have that great idea for a
business. Now is the time to start that business." So I did. Here we are. That is how Sean and Rush inspired this
business without even knowing me. I continue to be inspired by several talk show hosts and now that this site has been
around for a little while, I am especially inspired by the e-mails I get from readers and customers of my site.
I had the idea of this business after seeing several different people wearing anti-Bush shirts. Not that George W. Bush
was a strong conservative, because he wasn't, but people tried to connect him and conservatism so closely. At the
same time, it seemed like so many people were blaming America for everything. Fans of talk radio like to refer to these
people as the "blame America first" crowd. It all seemed strange to me. I searched around to see what types of
political shirts I could find. The overwhelming majority of them were for liberals. I thought, "Someone should make
some shirts for us conservatives to wear proudly." I thought, "Why not me?" I kept this idea in my head for quite a
while. "I will do it. It'll be great," I said to myself. A year later, I was still saying the same thing.....
I love politics. I love listening to talk radio. Critics say that talk radio is unfair because it is all conservative. I could not
disagree more. Many of the hosts are conservative, but the callers seem to be equally mixed. The hosts tend to put on
the listeners (liberals) who disagree with them more often than the callers who agree with them. It is great. It is
informative. You get to hear both sides of every debate...the liberal and the conservative arguments. But another great
thing about talk radio shows like Andrew Wilkow's, Mike Church's, Mark Levin's, Sean Hannity's and Rush
Limbaugh's, is that you get to hear the great things about this country. If you watch or listen to main stream media
outlets, all you hear is the bad news about everything. I have constantly heard the conservatives talk about the
greatness of America....how you can become anything you want to in this country. I have heard many success stories
call in to these shows and say, "Rush, I am a successful businessman because I heard you challenge people to take
charge of their own lives and decided to start my own business." or "Sean, after listening to your show, I decided to
start my own business and it is working out great." One day, back in 2005, Rush was talking to a man who was a little
down on his luck, and Rush challenged him to take his God-given talents and start his own business. That same day,
Sean had a similar conversation with a woman who had already started her own business after being in a situation like
the caller to Rush's show. Something inside me just clicked. I said to myself, "You are constantly talking to people
(mainly my kids) about personal responsibility. You know this is a great country. You have that great idea for a
business. Now is the time to start that business." So I did. Here we are. That is how Sean and Rush inspired this
business without even knowing me. I continue to be inspired by several talk show hosts and now that this site has been
around for a little while, I am especially inspired by the e-mails I get from readers and customers of my site.
Why am I conservative?
It's kind of funny because people who knew me in school are so surprised to find out that I am a conservative. Of all
my siblings and my parents, I am the only conservative. I grew up in what most people would consider a dysfunctional
situation. Without going into every detail, let's just say that I learned from a very young age how to be independent.
My siblings did a lot for me but I had to do many things for myself. I learned to be self-reliant before I ever knew what
that meant. I used to be bothered by the way I grew up. However, I have come to realize that it just prepared me for
my life and it made me the person I am today.
In high school, I wasn't very interested in politics, but I just assumed I was a Democrat. After all, the Republicans
"were for the rich" right? And we were definitely not rich. When I graduated high school and got into the "real world,"
I started following politics a little at first. But then I found it to be completely fascinating. I heard about Rush Limbaugh
in late 1991 or early 1992. Here was this guy on the radio that was saying all these things that I believe, and he's a
conservative. Wow! I soon realized not only was I a Republican, but a conservative one at that. I was shocked. As
time has gone on, I have not even been calling myself a Republican. Many in the Republican Party have lost their way
and have picked up some very bad, liberal habits and agendas. I could already see this as I was launching my site
which is why you see "ProudConservative.com" at the top of the page and not "ProudRepublican.com." I am most
definitely NOT a party person. My politics are based on conservative ideals and principles with some libertarian
stances thrown in as well.
To me the bedrock of conservatism is personal responsibility. So the way I grew up, having to do most things for
myself, I firmly believe in personal responsibility. I have a strong work ethic. If I want something, I will go out and
work for it. I don't want the government handing it to me. I don't want the government doing everything. I know
people can provide for themselves and their families. I believe the government could get rid of so many of their
"so-called social programs" and we, the people, would be just fine. Want an example? How about when the liberals
say that the government needs to pay for daycare so that struggling families can make ends meet? Well if we weren't
taxed so much to pay for all of these programs, one of the parents could stay home with the kids and they wouldn't
need daycare in the first place. There are so many other examples, but let's just say I don't think they need to take so
much of our hard earned money. I can spend my own money better than the government can. Hence I believe in low
taxes for all people....upper, lower, and middle classes. I believe abortion is wrong, especially as a form of birth
control. Personal responsibility.
One thing, the main thing, I believe the government is responsible for is our national defense. Therefore, I believe in a
strong military.
Basically, I just want our politicians to follow the Constitution. If they would just do that, I believe the majority of the
problems this country has and the issues we are currently dealing with, would work themselves out on their own. As
Ronald Reagan said, "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
These are a few of the reasons, I am conservative. I am proud to be conservative. I am a proud conservative.
It's kind of funny because people who knew me in school are so surprised to find out that I am a conservative. Of all
my siblings and my parents, I am the only conservative. I grew up in what most people would consider a dysfunctional
situation. Without going into every detail, let's just say that I learned from a very young age how to be independent.
My siblings did a lot for me but I had to do many things for myself. I learned to be self-reliant before I ever knew what
that meant. I used to be bothered by the way I grew up. However, I have come to realize that it just prepared me for
my life and it made me the person I am today.
In high school, I wasn't very interested in politics, but I just assumed I was a Democrat. After all, the Republicans
"were for the rich" right? And we were definitely not rich. When I graduated high school and got into the "real world,"
I started following politics a little at first. But then I found it to be completely fascinating. I heard about Rush Limbaugh
in late 1991 or early 1992. Here was this guy on the radio that was saying all these things that I believe, and he's a
conservative. Wow! I soon realized not only was I a Republican, but a conservative one at that. I was shocked. As
time has gone on, I have not even been calling myself a Republican. Many in the Republican Party have lost their way
and have picked up some very bad, liberal habits and agendas. I could already see this as I was launching my site
which is why you see "ProudConservative.com" at the top of the page and not "ProudRepublican.com." I am most
definitely NOT a party person. My politics are based on conservative ideals and principles with some libertarian
stances thrown in as well.
To me the bedrock of conservatism is personal responsibility. So the way I grew up, having to do most things for
myself, I firmly believe in personal responsibility. I have a strong work ethic. If I want something, I will go out and
work for it. I don't want the government handing it to me. I don't want the government doing everything. I know
people can provide for themselves and their families. I believe the government could get rid of so many of their
"so-called social programs" and we, the people, would be just fine. Want an example? How about when the liberals
say that the government needs to pay for daycare so that struggling families can make ends meet? Well if we weren't
taxed so much to pay for all of these programs, one of the parents could stay home with the kids and they wouldn't
need daycare in the first place. There are so many other examples, but let's just say I don't think they need to take so
much of our hard earned money. I can spend my own money better than the government can. Hence I believe in low
taxes for all people....upper, lower, and middle classes. I believe abortion is wrong, especially as a form of birth
control. Personal responsibility.
One thing, the main thing, I believe the government is responsible for is our national defense. Therefore, I believe in a
strong military.
Basically, I just want our politicians to follow the Constitution. If they would just do that, I believe the majority of the
problems this country has and the issues we are currently dealing with, would work themselves out on their own. As
Ronald Reagan said, "Government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem."
These are a few of the reasons, I am conservative. I am proud to be conservative. I am a proud conservative.
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