Posted on 11/01/2009 10:12:37 PM PST by UAConservative
In January the Republican Party was in shambles—it had been disgraced, dismissed and discarded by Americans. While party officials and operatives were licking their wounds after eight hard years of destroying the party label, Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck went on the offense, cracked the national media’s protective shield of the President and exposed Obama as a committed Leftist with a radical agenda designed to bankrupt the nation. Their clarion call energized and excited the movement, and led to citizen revolts at town hall meetings and tea party rallies that have, at least temporarily, derailed Obama’s efforts to nationalize health care.
These talk show hosts, their conservative colleagues in the media, the Tea Party activists and the Town Hall protesters voluntarily headed to the front lines in the battle to take back our country. And the hierarchy of the twenty percent party is embarrassed by their “flamboyant rhetoric and angry tone”? So accustomed to the mushy, empty, carefully scripted, feel-good messages of party moderates it is little wonder the bold, clear, honest, deeply felt statements of the conservatives sent Republican operatives into feverish chills.
(Excerpt) Read more at townhall.com ...
Being a "conservative" is more in line with America than being a "Republican".
I OFFICIALLY became a “FORMER” GOP, the day after McLAME’s transformational DEFEAT.
Those who will say... gotta vote GOP to save us from the DEMS... WE TRIED IT YOUR WAY.. Look what it GOT US!!
Great article...and soo... true! Still waiting for the GOP to wake up but not holding my breath! They can be such idiots these days...
Isn’t Bay the one that converted from Catholic to Mormon and supported Mitt Romney?
You are not alone... Both me and my brother and sister finally gave up the Republican label and registered as Independents. That is 3 of 4 just in my family...imagine what is going on in the rest of America...
The Republican GOP had better wise up or become extinct - not exactly a problem for me these days!
The party hacks would love for every conservative to quit the party and ignore the primaries.
She converted to Mormon back in 1976.
Right, from Roman Catholic to Mormon and she supported Mitt Romney in 2008.
couldn’t get to the article.. will keep trying.
They hadn’t learned from ‘06-’08, so our leaving probably didn’t either.
I just Can’t wait to see the SMACKDOWN the GOP gets if they try to take credit for a possible Hoffman WIN.
What you say is true
and even today there is not a single person in the R party willing to speak Truth to Power.
Ha ha . The Dems are now the Man, the Power.
Look at Newt for example, what the hell happened to that guy?
Where is our aggressive take it to them campaign??????????
It’s Glenn Beck and a little help from Rush!!!!!!!!!!!
Gee, that’ll get us elected.
With the MSM 100% backing the Kenyan Usurper .... look what they did to Sarah Palin.
Know what her crime was?
She was a natural, normal, honest, hard working American who actually had run her own business -—— and was not a Lawyer !!!!! (Unlike Hillary, Bill, Michelle, Big O, and all the others)
So, the media hated her from the first moments of her nomination, and tore her apart, and now half of America is set in their (moron) opinions about her .....
I voted in Primaries for the last 38 years... I’ve always voted Conservative and other than Reagan, my vote in Primaries have meant SQUAT..
SO THE GOP are on their own... if they don’t run a Conservative, they don’t get my VOTE...
Since you used the PRIMARY TALKING POINT, Next your gonna say.. VOTE THE GOP to protect us from the LIBS... I DID THAT LAST TIME ... LOOK WHAT IT GOT US.
POLICY before PARTY
Heh...you’re right there... actually I would like to see them try just to see the uprising - ha.
The GOP seems to be so idiotic that they might even try that which would be really fun! Think Gingrich at his best...
maybe it should be Rush/Beck 2012
Ah come on now - you’re mixing entertainers/Radio hosts with those that actually have to run the country. Understand why you might be confused though since only the aforementioned seem to make any sense these days.
Don’t despair though, if nobody else emerges to challenge the current crop of stupid politicians, we can always count on Sarah Palin - now doesn’t that just chaf your chaps?
In my state and district, the primary election is most important. Whoever wins the primary as an (R) generally wins the general election, as the district is very conservative and Republican. There it is important for the most conservative to get on the ballot as an (R). For many years the homeschool families were the vetting machinery for all candidates. Don't know how that will work now since our legislative liason moved out of state, and the organization is thinning out.
Being a "conservative" is more in line with America than being a "Republican".
Don't know and don't care....
couldn’t get to the article
here’s how I managed to get it
-went to townhall. that gave me page 2, though it wasn’t obvious at first.
-stopped that one loading. clicked on “previous” making sure that I opened a new tab (or new window if you don’t use tabs).
I’d hate to think what my locals call me... in my County (which Usually goes NADER) Scuzzywhatshername is a Republican..
And today alone, I’ve managed to TICK OFF dems,Libs,Rinos and a bunch of Paulistinians.. So, My day was NOT A TOTAL WASTE!!!
I don’t think that she supported him because of his religion (don’t get carried away there). She did support him though and he is a RINO so I am suspicious of her. She seems to be one of the Washington types who still think that if the party supports an individual, I’ll support him. She is wrong there and hopefully will change her ways.
By the way... Does LMAO seem like a Democrat plant to the rest of you. He does seem to have a strange attitude. One of those newbie’s that question conservative ideals. Maybe I’m getting a bit paranoid but maybe the rest of you can watch him...
** Does LMAO seem like a **
or a DRIVE BY BECKbrain.
Think LMAO was just a Drive by Noobie... joined today
I don't care if she is a Buddhist, its means nothing to bring up the subject of her religion, past present or future.....Catholic, Mormon, Baptist, what does that have to do with it...
Yea, I noticed the recent join date - just wondered of he had mad his comments on other threads. He does seem a bit unusual at this point. Not ready to throw him out yet, but...
Amen! Go Constitution Party Illnois!
That’s why third party ballot access is the new hidden struggle we have to win. BTW, for those worried it will just cut into conservative votes, think again. There are lots of third party groups out there, many quite liberal. Open up ballot access, and the most ideologically cohesive voting block wins. Right now, that’s us.
If this person just signed up today, give him/her a chance for goodness sake...The moderator just a couple of days ago had a long thread on how some freepers treat a new sign up...some are too quick to judge and troll will out themselves after a while...
His and J.Robinson's opinion is we should treat the new ones with a certain courtesy and it was floated the idea of even trying to get up a "welcome wagon" for new freepers...
They don't all deserve to be insulted because they are new. A little courtesy goes a long way, especially if someone is not thick skinned. Free Republic can get a bad rep. because of a few rude freepers....
I am not throwing stones at anyone, just giving voice to what that thread by the moderator was about for those that missed it..
LMAO Welcome and hope you stick around and enjoy the debates and discussions...
Are you saying, Open the Primaries to anyone??? That’s how we got STUCK WITH MCLAME... GOP Doesn’t have a REAL Primary til South Carolina. by then Libs ADMITTED they crossed and voted for McLAME... and EFFED the whole bunch of us.
I’d rather do without
it made one post and haven’t been heard from since... it was quite some time before the question was even raised.
Satanism is a religion. Would it matter if a candidate ran under that religion? My point is, I think you get real differences in polity where you lack a common denominator with the constitutional premise, which was natural law.
Hey granny,
I understand your welcome enthusiasm but your really should have some hesitation when welcoming newcomers.
One, LMAO is the name of a blog. Two, his responses seem to entice responses against conservative thought.
Third...well, you are just too welcoming and will be disappointed in the long run - but at least I was like you in the past - before I became hardened by reality. Your ideals are good, but your experience is short of reality.
No, I have a problem with open primaries for precisely the reasons you present. I’m talking about a more generalized problem. In some states the two-party establishment makes the rules about letting third parties n the ballot. We are at their mercy. hey come up with these unimaginably difficult signature requirement and then don’t give you the same time to get them everyone else has. Constitution party Illinois doesn’t even have primaries yet. That would be a problem we’d love to have. The duopoly sits heavy on the opposition here in Illinois.
Oh, and I never insulted him! Not sure where you grabbed that from...
**Not sure where you grabbed that from...**
Maybe the Palin remark... but then.. the PAULKOOKS say Worse than that, just saying HELLO!
Are you starting to wonder why LMAO has not responded? Could it be that he is/was a temporary Democrat trying to see what he could get away with? Anybody who was signed up legitimately would have responded with angst. So...what do you think is going on?
Have no idea what you are talking about - please explain!
It’s 3 hours past my bedtime... I can’t even explain how I’m still AWAKE!!
If anyone wants to check out that the moderators had such a thread within the last week, you can ping and ask them. I would post a link, but alas this old lady doesn't know how...:O)
That makes more sense... You were speaking of something I never said or hinted... Have a good night...
Thank you! The truth wins out here every time. Touting either Buchanan as an expert is a joke.
Why is being Mormon a joke?
Yes Granny, you do take things a bit too far...heh.
Quoting Robinson is not an excuse however - it was a generic statement and valid, but you do still have to make decisions on your own. If you are a Granny, then I am probably as old or older than you and have learned by experience regarding the “newcomers”. Mr Robinson also has that experience and knows when those scammers try to use this site for their own purposes. Don’t take this wrong - but quoting Robinson is NOT an out for NOT thinking on your own.
I know that you are also fairly new to all of this so take it from someone who has been here a while - the impostors will continue to attempt to betray your beliefs for their benefit (They will quote you at there liberal sites). So, beware...
I do not take your admonishment personally - seems to be normal these days (lots of new people joining, thankfully). I just wish that you would gain a bit more knowledge about the circumstances before diving in with your criticisms...
So have a good one... and be alert and beware...
What was President Reagan's profession before he ran against Ford in 1976? What was President Reagan's profession before he entered politics?
(A1: He had a nationally syndicated radio show. A2: He was an actor.)
Sorry, not going to respond to pointless questions said Obama... Heh., of course your right but LMAO had specifics in mind...
President Reagan was a "Democrat plant".
There are times I wish he had stayed in that party - he had the charisma to keep it from going so far into the sewer and dragging the rest of us along with it. Up until Johnson, both parties were fairly conservative (by today's standards).
Wow... you are a strange political fellow!
(My favorite cousin is a converted Mormon and I have nothing against them other than extreme doubt that the Book of Mormon is anything other than nonsense).
I'm just thinking about what Rush said in his Fox interview this weekend. I want the nation to succeed and things are not working out very well right now.
The fact that I'm employed and being forced to migrate to India to follow my job by one of the most successful (tech/manufacturing) companies in the US should sound a huge warning siren.
When it comes down to it, I have extreme doubts that we can wait until 2012 to right the course of the nation. I have doubts that we can wait until 2010. None of the stuff that gets passed now is ever going to be repealed (any time soon, if ever). History tells us that much.
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