Is it Wrong To Rag On Mitt Romney Prior to the Republican Convention?

RantPolitical.com ^ | 8-3-2012 | PolitiJim (@politiJim)

[rightjb]

In my recent post, Our Odds of Beating Obama Are Better By Dumping Mitt in a Brokered Convention, I simply shared the historical statistical odds of a GOP nominee winning in November from a brokered convention versus a presumptive nominee like the Mittster. And it seems panties were twisted from Pautuckett to Tempe. Here was a typical comment:

Despite two admissions that A) the risk of Obama winning IS more important than the risk of a Romney presidency and, B) that I understood many of the factors that contributed to these statics have changed in a modern media age, I somehow have attracted opinionated readers who suffer from some rare form of reading comprehension affliction.

I suspected as much might happen, and rather than address every one of these comments individually – I’d do that all in one fell swoop. I don’t know Kyle specifically (he’s seems like an intelligent guy), but he will be my foil for this repartee.

Here are 7 points you might not be considering in your initial response.

First, if you have followed my articles at all – you would know that I am the one who has been arguing that the “purists” back away from a “No Romney No Way.” IF he makes it out of the convention, it is critical we back him to stop the destruction of America by the anti-colonial communist of which his father could only dream. But I have a right to do everything possible to save the GOP from making a bigger mistake now than it made in 1976 and 1996.

Full article continued at: Is iIt Wrong to Rag on Romney?

[humblegunner]

Is it wrong for you to pimp your blog here in order to get hits?

[JRandomFreeper]

It's never wrong to rag on a politican. Any politician. Ever.

/johnny

[muawiyah]

It is wrong for the GOP to do this ~ just like they did in 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1960, 1964, 1976, 1992, 1996, 2008 ~ we can do better and have done so in the past ~ why persist in the mistaken notion that if we run a guy who'se going to conduct a leftwingtard (with or without an anti social conservative aspect) campaign that we can ever beat the Democrats.

The public voted for the more Conervative candidate in 1960 ~ and Nixon went down. By 1968 he had it figured out and won, as he did in 1972!

No one can demonstrate that the Democrats are abandoning their boy, and unless they do we ain't winning.

They will change if and only if our candidate is better ~ which this one isn't.

[cripplecreek]

Experience has taught me that those who think its wrong to rag on them before the nomination will forever feel that its wrong to rag on them.

Once a scumbag, always a scumbag.

[muawiyah]

Nobody cares but you HG

[Jedidah]

This time last year it was entirely appropriate to rag on Romney. I did it myself.

I still don’t like him, but this election is NOT ABOUT ME.

For the good of the country and our society, it’s time to put “me” aside and pull together to rid ourselves of the abominable administration that will end freedom if left in office.

Shame on anyone who puts obstacles in the way of removing Obama, and also on those who sit smugly at home hiding behind selfish “principle.”

[humblegunner]

But I care so deeply.. so much that it makes up for the ignorant few who do not.

[JRandomFreeper]

No sale. I won't vote for a pro-abortion, anti-gun, socialized medicine, big-government liberal. Either of them.

You vote your principles, I'll vote mine.

/johnny

[Jedidah]

Fine. We live, at least for now, in a free country. You have a choice to wimp out.

Waste your vote, then:

— watch your freedoms go down the drain in the second Obama term

or,

— if you’re lucky, silently thank those of us who kept it from happening while you sat on your so-called principles.

[JRandomFreeper]

"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost." - John Quincy Adams

I'll stick with my principles. Killing babies is wrong. People that support or enable killing babies do not deserve my vote.

The GOP-E might want to think about that next time they badmouth conservatives (Rove) and play their dirty tricks. (Florida, Virginia)

/johnny

[JRandomFreeper]

watch your freedoms go down the drain in the second Obama term

I've heard that same hyperbolic crap every election since forever. We're still here. The fear thing has been overplayed by the GOP-E, and allowed the GOP to move further and further left.

Sorry, not playing that game anymore.

/johnny

[discostu]

It’s not wrong to rag on him before, during, or after the convention. Regardless of when we are in relation to the convention he’s still a socialist, and it’s always open season on socialists.

[GenXteacher]

Only God is above being criticized. Romney is merely a politician, and I’ll criticize him if I please, because the Creator gave me the right to do so.

[muawiyah]

Then shame on Romney. He’s putting some big obstacles in the way of our removing Obama. Best thing he can do is step aside and let a winner in.

[so_real]

This time last year it was entirely appropriate to rag on Romney. I did it myself. I still don’t like him, but this election is NOT ABOUT ME.

Isn't it? It sounds like *you* changed *your* tune since last year. Clearly Romney has not changed his tune. It sounds like *you* have lowered *your* standards. That is the very definition of the slippery slope to decline. Dee Dee Dee Song - Carlos Mencia Lowering the standard always produces a less favorable product. Now is not the time to slide. The GOPe played their clever games; we ought not reward them for their treachery. Nor should we insult our friends in Congress, whom we have installed to gridlock Obama and his minions, by presuming their are not up to the task. Let them do their job and quit stacking the deck against them by handing them liberal "leadership". It is never wrong to rag on liberalism, especially when the liberal pretends to be a conservative.

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

Same old, same old. Every four years, like clockwork.

"Same as it ever was..."

[Boogieman]

Great pic, pretty much sums it up.

Maybe I’ll vote for Romney eventually, maybe not, but every patronizing RINO that tells me I’m an Obama supporter because I don’t like Romney or because I criticize him makes that possibility more remote. If they want our votes, then they are going to have to listen to our complaints. They can’t get one without the other.

[xzins]

We should rag on romney whenever we want. Free Speech and Chick Fil A means I can voice my opinion despite the supposed consensus to which it might run counter.

Romney needs to have his liberal feet held to the fire before, during, and after the convention. There should be no let up. He should never forget that he’s getting ABO votes and not “I love Mitt” votes.

Neither Obama nor Romney will get my vote, but that doesn’t mean the ABOs should violate their pledge to keep Romney to the right with what tools that they have.

They should be a sore that never stops aggravating.

I’ll do the same from the outside looking in.

[thackney]

False.