Bearing Drift Needs You!
By JR Hoeft | Monday, November 14th, 2011 | Catch-AllHappy Birthday and Congratulations!
I’m proud to say Bearing Drift turned 7 years old last week, and our success wouldn’t be happening right now without you. You read that right — your conservative news source at Bearing Drift has come a long way in the last 7 years, thanks to you!
Though we didn’t announce our anniversary with much flair, now that the electoral dust has settled, and we have ushered in a new era of conservatism in Virginia’s Capitol Square, it’s time to celebrate – and also get to work on the next campaign season.
With three straight years of conservative victories, we need to keep the party going by winning back the White House, expanding our Republican majority in the House of Representatives, and taking back the U.S. Senate so that we can repeal ObamaCare and pass some pro-jobs legislation!
It’s time to retire Harry Reid and finally pass a budget!
As a loyal Bearing Drift reader, you understand the serious nature of the Virginia 2012 elections – and that campaign is now here. We intend to play a leading role this election year and cover the campaigns from every angle – on our website, in Bearing Drift Magazine, through our newsletter, and on our weekly radio show. But we can’t do this alone. We need your help.
1. Bearing Drift is the leading conservative voice in Virginia, with the largest and best group of conservative commentators, we have become the primary source for conservative political commentary and information in the Commonwealth,
2. Bearing Drift breaks news the liberal media refuses to print, whether that’s news on individual U.S. Senate candidates — or hard-hitting analysis of left-wing editorial boards — Bearing Drift is unafraid of dark corners and shining the spotlight where it matters the most,
3. Leftists hate us! What else do we need to say?
4. Bearing Drift covers all of Virginia with commentators from Northern Virginia to Hampton Roads, from Roanoke to Fredericksburg, from the Valley to Southside,
5. Bearing Drift Magazine is the only conservative publication devoted exclusively to conservative ideas and policy, featuring in-depth perspectives direct and unfiltered from Governor Bob McDonnell, Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling, Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Majority Leader Eric Cantor, state Sen. Mark Obenshain (and many more)!
6. Bearing Drift is the ONLY conservative web site with its own radio network! Our weekly radio program, “The Score”, brings you all the key political players in Virginia. No one else in the Commonwealth provides a full spectrum of media, on demand, like Bearing Drift!
7. Bearing Drift is a respected political news source for its no nonsense, fair, and even-handed look at how policy and politicians affect Virginia. Even the extreme partisan left – who despise us – grudgingly say we’re the state’s leading conservative media outlet.
Virginia has changed; A conservative voice is needed now more than ever.
For many years, Virginia didn’t matter in most national contests. It was reliably Republican in presidential races, and tended to elect conservatives to the House and Senate.
That changed in 2008. Virginia is now a battleground state.
But Virginia’s media has changed since then too. It’s much smaller than it was four years ago, offering far less coverage. Yet, the stories it still offers tend to have that familiar, anti-conservative slant.
Where the old-line media has fallen away, Bearing Drift is expanding.
We cover politics from top to bottom and statewide. Our on-line platform reaches more conservatives every day than some newspapers in the Commonwealth. And, with the addition of our magazine and weekly radio show, that reach is even greater.
More than anyone else, you, our loyal listeners and readers, know what’s at stake next year. You need a media source you can count on.
Bearing Drift has come a long way in the last 7 years – thanks to you.
Jim Hoeft
Publisher and Founder
Bearing Drift
Support conservative media in the Commonwealth with your secure donation of $7 today!
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About the author
Conservative to the core; liberal with his opinion! J.R. has been involved in politics for over a decade and has worked on several campaigns in Hampton Roads. He has served on the Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Chesapeake and the Central Committee of the Republican Party of Virginia. He is also the director of “Blogs United” in Virginia. E-mail J.R.. Follow J.R. on Twitter.








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3 Responses to "Bearing Drift Needs You!"
Congrats to Bearing Drift on your milestone!
Jim,
You got mine. Please spend a few dollars getting a web site hosting service that uses load-balancing software. BD can run very, very slowly at times.
Congratulations on the milestone; I hope you keep publishing for many years.
Thanks, Rocky…we actually began migrating to dedicated hosting this week. We’re also looking at certain aspects of the theme and the database that might be slowing us down. We’re certainly aware of the problem and moving aggressively to fix it.
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