Posted on 10/20/2011 11:40:57 AM PDT by broken_arrow1
The GOP could face a revolt from within its tea party grassroots base if it nominates an establishment candidate without true conservative, anti-big government values, one of America’s leading conservative pundits tells Newsmax.TV in an exclusive interview.
Specifically, columnist and former Republican presidential candidate Pat Buchanan told Newsmax that the nomination of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, the architect of a state insurance plan that many say inspired Obamacare, could prompt the tea party movement to form a third party.
“It’s a real possibility because the tea party folks and the Republican conservatives and social conservatives and others are very apprehensive of Mitt Romney and they don’t feel he is really one of us,” Buchanan told Newsmax.
“They’ve got reason for that feeling and that sentiment but if they do that, if, for example … they persuaded Ron Paul to run on a third party ticket, Barack Obama would be easily re-elected,” he added.
Buchanan would certainly know. A former aide to President Ronald Reagan, he was one of the first conservative commentators to hold a prominent job as a TV commentator and syndicated columnist in the mainstream media.
From 1966 through 1974, Buchanan was an assistant to Richard Nixon, and from 1985 to 1987, White House Director of Communications for Reagan.
Buchanan ran twice for the Republican nomination for president and then in 2000 ran for the White House on the Reform Party ticket. He said he can see a third party candidate emerging in 2012 if Mitt Romney gets the GOP nod.
Of the current Republican candidates he said, “Certainly Michele Bachmann is one of us. I think Rick Perry is. I think Herman Cain is. If you are talking about a more traditional conservative certainly I would put Santorum in there.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...
Rubio is ineligible.
Darkwing!! I miss you so much. It’s so nice to see you.
Work must be a bear these days. I hope and pray that all is well with you and your family, even if I don’t get to see you much anymore.
Nice VK graphic, too.
Why would you address your pleas for a conservative network to a man who isn’t a conservative and a man who is almost as bad as Ron Paul?
Research how many electoral votes Governor George Wallace & General Curtis LeMay garnered in 1968 against former Vice President Richard Nixon and Vice President Hubert Humphrey.
I look forward to seeing you.
I hear you. I don’t think that Romney has any core values. That’s why he’s so hard to read. All he has is a huge ego.
I keep telling the story of Romney at the WA State GOP convention last year, when he tried to imitate Glenn Beck, who was then at the height of his popularity. I guess that Romney thought that since Beck grew up in WA state that he was especially popular here. So, toward the end of his speech, while talking about American exceptionalism, Romney cried. I wanted to throw up.
Because he has the money and connections. He's an American and more conservative than most.
Donald Trump is not a conservative.
Brethren, the hallowed halls and fields have been beset by the 5th rifer of the Conservative Apocalypse, the dread demon Stupidicus Moronicus, the Master of Misdirection, astride his vile steed 'RINO-saurus.'
Together this fell pair have corrupted the faithful and conspired to lead many astray. Ponder if you will the following... We, the residents of noble Asgard exist in this realm at the whim of the Great Cat. Our digital lives are his to take or leave. For good Asgard is HIS HOUSE and we just happen to live much of our online lives in it.
It would seem that Stupidicus has wiped that memory from the minds of several amongst the faithful. And in it's place, instilled graven images of Myth...
The vile specter of Stupidicus has tricked many of the chosen into openly challenging the Great Cat and worse, questioning his iron, yet merciful rule. Are we to believe in a Myth over our very senses? And of all Myth, this one? Are we to speak falsely and spout Conservative words when our hearts are blackened with liberal thoughts?
I think ZOT!
Witness if you will the recent actions of the once royal Count of Monte Logan, now proffering his purple prose in the domain of another. Remember the former faithful, So long, Behzinlea and NYC-Conserv, along with JustAnotherOne and JAKraig. Did they not beg for the lightning brethren? And did it not come? In pairs? Indeed! For such is the way of all good Zottings!
Sadly brothers and sisters, the Plague of Stupidicus runs rampant in the land, carried on the weak shoulders of RINO-saurus and in the hearts of those false amongst the faithful who seem to think they 'know better' than our founder, the Great Cat (AKA “He who calls forth the merciful lightning.”
As Chief Druid, it is not my place to speak for the Great Cat, as his roar is (a wholith bunch of deciblith) louder than my own and his bite considerably more fierce. But as he who chronicles the Zottage!, I am able to tell you that the Great Cat has on multiple occasions made his word very well known amongst the faithful. There can be no question as to how and why he rules as he does, nor is it the charge of any amongst us to defy it it. He believes as he believes and his rule is absolute. We may follow or we may choose another path in realms beyond this.
The recent Plague of Stupidicus has manifested an numerous ways, yet the result is always the same. And the Holy Amperage brookith no quabble. It is a non-denominational Amperage after all, unfettered by race, creed or color of ZOT! It does however, have a definite and absolute political bent.
Remember brethren. These lands are a place for the bold and the brave. For the meek and those unsure of their courage, perhaps a good think about what it is in which they believeith, may be the smartith thing to doith.
Remember also 'The Stupid', as does the Holy Amperage, Burns. And Trollhenge is Forever.
Book of ZOT! Appendix 2: Verses 1-13; What Part of "No support for RINOs" don't you get?
Normie, Chief Druid of Trollhenge
I thought I'd do it for you (along with your posse)........
Actually I screwed up my html tag for my VK shield, but you have a fine photo there!
Was that taken at the island? ;)
:-)
Well he kept breaking his programming and GS figured it was a fitting place until we get him back into the machine and fixed again...
And then bought him a new Bugatti...
(People are now wondering what just happened ;)
I think onyx is the dark one on the right.......
I’m thinking our robes are a bit too flashy though...we are an order of poverty after all. With Italian sports cars and helicopters... but such are the mysterious ways of the Cult...
I lost my license, and now I can't drive......
But George has been good to us...so far ;)
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