Posted on 04/24/2009 8:15:54 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance
I just got a phone call from a nice lady who said she had a message for me from Michael Steele.
She told me how shameful it was that Mr. Obama would bow to a Saudi and was urging my support of the RNC.
I cut her spiel short and agreed that the bow and overall moral cowardice of that man is a disgrace. (I am praying that Mr. Obama will become a man of courage and decency.)
I then made it very clear that in my eyes, Mr. Steele has been less than a mighty force for Conservatism--so far. I pointed out how he has been wimpy on the Second Amendment, got thoroughly feedbacked and has taken a better position of late.
I noted that the RNC is not yet taking a strong enough stand about the BLOODY hands of the Kansas Governor/HHS candidate, nor about the loathsome loose lips of the DHS figurehead Napolitano.
I told her I'm the last person who would hope to see the GOP divided but I am not satisfied that the RNC's agenda is satisfactory--and as a result I will support local/state and national candidates directly instead of through the RNC.
At that comment, my Gentle Caller protested that the RNC does not support any candidates in primaries.
I told her it was TIME THEY DID.
I told her it was time they posted criteria on who and why they supported such.
I told her it was time for CLOSED primaries.
She again told me the RNC doesn't support closed primaries.
I didn't have the chance to mention the RNC's general vacuum-like absence of SUPPORT of its GRASSROOTS BASE at the 4/15 Tea Parties.
I did tell her I would be posting details of this conversation here at FR.
I didn't get around to mentioning how the last two Christmases I've been wished "Happy Holidays" instead of Merry Christmas so I'll add that thought here as well.
/ RANT OFF
I told mine, no money for RINOs.
Good rant.
i.e., they'll support anyone who even CLAIMS to be a Republican - this must be how disgraces like Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Lindsey Graham got elected.
Tell them what I tell them:
When Steele resigns, I'll contribute again.
You are so much kinder and forgiving than I am.
TT
Damn fine rant.Maybe we should all get the phone number and make similiar calls and let em know that open primaries is one of the major problems conservatives have with the rnc and steele just aint cuttin it.Time for him to go.
Great rant. At least yours was G rated.
What I said to the National and State RNC caller was X rated and not fit for a family friendly site.
PING.
How do you do that?
Just doing the ranting that tepid-Americans won’t do...
“At that comment, my Gentle Caller protested that the RNC does not support any candidates in primaries. “
Bull. Last election and as late as this week they were pulling out all the stops to get Arlen Spectre reelected.
Not one thin dime.
The fact that ANYONE can call themselves Republican and then run for office under the GOP ticket is exactly why the freaking left has almost taken over BOTH parties. The courts ruled int Tennessee that merely winning the primary did not guarantee that you would be your party’s candidate. The state party may put anyone they desire on the ticket. With a strong state party chairman (or chairwoman in our case), the RINO leaning Republicans have straightened up and are flying right.
I live in Maine.
The reason RINOs like Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe get elected is this: Every time one of these senators is up for re-election, their democrat opponents are ultra, far leftists in the mold of Cindy Sheehan or Ted Kennedy.
Collins and Snowe come off looking like mainstream conservatives when compared with their looney tune opponents (even though Collins and Snowe are not conservative).
This has got to be a good read!!
Save for tomorrow
Obviously I’m not the only one disgusted with the lack of Conservative conviction by the OP you conveniently overlook. Nor am I the only one who won’t support them so long as they continue down the path towards socialism.
Contribute Zero to the RNC. Max out contributions to PAC’s such as Sarah Palins and individual conservatives nationwide. The RNC needs a major wake-up call. They are DNC Light.
Seems like they need some Competition?
Run (just know that your true competition is the media, not your opponent)
TT
You are awesome!
Thank you for the great rant at just the right person!
She really said all those things?
Wow. No wonder the GOP ended up with McCain.
Well, the RNC has good reasons for:
a) Not supporting closed primaries;
b) Frontloading the primary schedule with liberal states and penalizing any conservative states that try to move up their dates.
These reasons are obvious. They want to see Big-Tent Country Club RINOs win as often as possible.
There’s no way in hell that Loser McCain, the feeblest candidate since Bob Dole, could have won the nomination if the primaries had been decently run. But by the time most conservatives got to vote, it was already too late.
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