Massive deficits. Out-of-control spending. Amnesty. Nation building. Cronyism. Lies. Pandering. Arrogance of power. Corruption. Influence peddling. According to outspoken conservative Richard A. Viguerie, often referred to as the "funding father" of the New Right, these outrages depict both the Bush White House and the Republican-controlled Congress. Viguerie says it's time to ask, "Can the marriage between conservatives and the Republican Party be saved?"
It has been conservative issues, organizations, money, and grassroots activists who have turned out the vote for the Republican Party. The GOP wouldn't control the White House, Senate, or House were it not for conservatives. But what have they given in return? Ever-bigger government on every front-the opposite of conservatism! Moral and social issues mostly ignored. A foreign policy in disarray. An invasion of illegal aliens and a "conservatives need not apply" sign at the White House.
In CONSERVATIVES BETRAYED: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause, Richard A. Viguerie:
* documents exactly how the Republican Party under President Bush's leadership has betrayed conservatives and conservatism on most fronts
* lays out a plan for conservatives to once again take control of the Republican Party from the Big Government Republicans and to show how conservatives can move all public policy to the right (including the Democratic Party) by acting like a third force but not a third party
* explains how conservatives got into this mess, and how we will achieve a rebirth of conservatism
NOW comes the real conservative revolution!
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of American Target Advertising, Inc., was named by the Washington Times in 1999 as one of 13 "Conservatives of the Century." He is also the co-author of America's Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power (Bonus Books, 2004).
About the Author
Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of American Target Advertising Inc, has been called "the funding father of the conservative movement" for his role in forming dozens of conservative organizations. He transformed American politics in the 1960s and 70s by pioneering the use of direct mail fundraising in the political and ideological spheres. Previously, liberals had a monopoly on the news that Americans received. For decades, conservatives views, issues, causes, candidates, and organizations could not get through the liberal media gatekeeper. Viguerie used computerized direct mail to build the conservative movement, which then elected Ronald Reagan as the first conservative president of the modern era. His effort was so important that GEORGE Magazine listed it among their 100 Defining Moments of the 20th century. In 1979, Time magazine named him one of 50 future leaders of America, and In 1981, People magazine named him one of the 25 most intriguing people of the year. In December 1999, Lee Edwards in a Washington Times column listed Richard Viguerie as one of 13 "Conservatives of the Century." The Washington Post has called him "the conservatives Voice of America." He has been credited with "making it all possible" for conservatives: "multi-million dollar budgets, effective political action, think tanks, publications, and -- most telling significant numbers of members of the U.S. House and Senate, state legislatures and other levels of elected officials" (The AFL-CIO News).
Viguerie founded Conservative Digest magazine in 1975 and served as its publisher for ten years. He has written four books, including "Americas Right Turn: How Conservatives Used New and Alternative Media to Take Power" (Bonus Books 2004). He and his wife reside in the Washington D.C. area.
