Posted on 12/01/2009 9:49:31 AM PST by TruthHound
I lurk this forum way too much. But it does give me my news fix and some interesting tidbits as well.
I am in here enough to get a good gauge of the political celebs Freepers don't like. That would be pretty much everybody.
I'm kinda sure nobody likes Mitt Romney. And as of 11/6/08, John McCain is a favorite whipping boy. Overall, the bulk of characters who stood on stage in the early GOP debates last year is tainted in some way. Giuliani, the cross-dressing gun-hater. Ron Paul, the anti-war drug-legalizer. Huckabee, the soft-on-crime wingnut. Yada yada...
I'm aligned with much of the criticism of those who supposedly represent the right, but some of the vitriol here astounds me. FOX news is liberal because they called last year's POTUS race too early? Laura Ingram and Michael Medved don't toe the Birther line, so they're libs? Charles Krauthammer is a lib because he's no fan of Sarah Palin?
Up and down the list of righty politicos, I don't think there's a single talking head who has gone unscathed by a thread or two here. I dare say if FR were around in the late 80's, we'd be spewing barbs at our dear anointed Ronald Reagan for his amnesty, government spending and placating of the left.
Right now, our country is being slowly dismantled by the most leftist administration America has ever seen. The balance of power in DC must swing right if we're to have any semblance of capitalism left for our children to enjoy. So with the sakes so high, where do we compromise? I can't think of a single GOP prospect with a snowball's chance of winning that I don't have SOME beef with policy-wise.
We've slowly relegated our law-making to the nanny state, and true constitutional freedom as our forefathers intended AIN'T COMING BACK. All we can do is stem the tide for as long as possible. But virtually every single viable "conservative" candidate we've seen so far is willing to bend to some social relegation to get to the next rung of the political ladder. There ARE NO honest politicians who aren't in the pocket of some lobby with a favor to ask.
We spend a lot of time expounding on why we DON'T like candidates A-Z. Put 'em all in a table with a list of issues and every one will have a checkmark in a column that I don't like.
Who on the horizon (with a realistic chance of winning) can we support for their POSITIVE attributes? I'm not seeing any.
Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah
MIKE HUCKABEE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!
(ducking for cover...)
If you spend your time lurking that says more about you than us.
Tom McClintock, Michelle Bachman, Jim DeMint, Sarah Palin all sorts are out there who are conservatives
Mike Pence, Sarah Palin—there’s a couple for ya.
There is never going to be the perfect candidate
Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo.
Dennis Kucinich. He isn’t a RINO. I think technically you have to be from this galactic cluster to be a RINO. Could be wrong.
You are right. FR is a view on the world of conservativism. The problem with conservatives is they are so high and mighty and always right. They won’t unite behind any candidate. 2010 and 2012 will be a repeat of 2008.
We need new conservative blood in the party. And for the most part, you're not going to find it by looking in all the usual places and at all the usual faces.
Sarah, Michelle Bachman, Tom Coburn, Ted Poe, Jeb Hensarling, John Carter....
Ping to the author’s question regarding FR birthers’ opinions of conservative pundits who won’t address/touch the eligibility issue.
My point exactly.
If there were a candidate who was devoutly committed to reversing Pelosi’s health boondoggle, cap & tax and bring our economy and jobs back on track, but this guy would cave on say gay marriage, would we support him?
We’re going to have to compromise somewhere. I hate it, but it’s true.
Arlen Specter. He dropped the name.
Everyone’s a RINO to someone.
Next question...
Okay, “lurk” was a poor choice of words.
And I like all the names you have there, but you watch. Either we’ll find a skeleton in their closet, a vote on an issue we don’t like or the LMSM will make damn sure they don’t make it to the next step.
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