Posted on 09/13/2015 12:00:30 PM PDT by America_Right
Seeing all of this positive news about Trump has led me to a somewhat off-the-wall line of thought - is it time to redefine the term "RINO"? Let's face it, the GOP as a party no longer has true conservative values. The party has left its conservative roots behind, and has adopted a leftist/fascist philosophy among its establishment members.
Since the term "RINO" is an acronym made from "Republican In Name Only", should it still be used as a pejorative? In my opinion, RINO should be a badge of honor at this point instead of an insult to a GOP candidate for any office.
I know the term has been ingrained into us conservatives as the ultimate insult since we currently have no other viable party to which we can turn that represents our values and beliefs. Can we possibly unlearn a term which has been so deeply planted within our vocabulary?
Hopefully I don't sound like a lib trying to push Newspeak on folks - that is the last thing I want.
Anyway, please feel free to comment and let me know what you think. Should RINO be an insult or a badge of honor?
Been saying this for years. Those we call RINOs are the majority of the Republican party.
it has already been redefined to mean any one conservatives disdain
Considering all the people saying ‘purity is the problem’, demanding lesser evil and doggedly voting for people that campaign on working with muslim terrorists I fail to see where ‘conservatives’ have a lot of conservative values either.
People don’t want to hear it, but history is what it is and actions speak louder than words. If we were actually conservative, we’d act like it. Not like any other RINO/Moderate.
The problem is that the word “Republican” no longer has any meaning or value.
It has been corrupted.
But I’m not sure that the word has ever had any actual meaning, and it may have always been corrupt.
I think it can be said that conservatives have no friends in government.
And I also think it can be said that no one has a friend in government, because even liberals have the same gift of freedom to be stolen that conservatives also have.
Liberals believe the lies government tells them much in the same manner as conservatives believes the lies told them.
The truth of the matter is that all Americans are being lied to and stolen from and conned out of everything that have and ever will have.
GOP-E?
Over the course of history, there have been only two truly Conservative Republican presidents: Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan. Scratch below the party label, all of the others have been big government statists. Furthermore, consider the number of outright liberals who have occupied prominence with the R label: Margaret Chase Smith, Jacob Javits, Robert LaFollette, John McCain, George Norris and Nelson Rockefeller to name but a few of many more.
It certainly isn't meant as a compliment and can't be taken that way by any stretch.
RINO is a misnomer. What is the function of a political party? It is to get elected and wield the levers of political power. If a republican is in office, he cannot logically be RINO.
Conservatism is an ideology which may or may not be held by a Republican. One who is an elected Republican who espouses conservatism but does not practice it is a Conservative in Name Only, and could logically be called a CINO.
We need to substitute CINO for RINO.
Some believe Ronald Reagan was a RINO, in that he was tough, had guts and principles, and wanted to win.
I only care about who is a conservative and who is not a conservative. For example, Cruz is a conservative, Trump is not a conservative.
No, Trump is quite a bit more conservative than his, yes, RINO opponents want to acknowledge.
And, the shortcut way for determining that a pundit, at least, is a RINO is if they complain about the term “RINO”. (They also, reliably, complain about references to the GOP “Establishment”.)
Two good places to find these specimens? National Review and Ricochet.com.
We are in the beginning stages of 3 parties IMHO. Whatever the Tea Party ends up being, the Rino/Dem, and the Socialists.
Maybe we need to focus on being an American as posted by Lurkinanloomin!:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3336291/posts?page=3#3
I don’t think Trump is philosophically conservative, but he is philosophically American.
That puts him head and shoulders above most of the pack who are multi-national politicians.
in reality there is only one potty w/two names............beyond that, I just think ainos....that’s way closer to the trvth........
If you are looking for party bulwark of social conservatism, the Tea Party may not be your ‘cup of tea.’ TPers are strong fiscal conservatives, yes, but not so much socons. Maybe the Constitution Party?
“Those we call RINOs are the majority of the Republican party.”
Been thinking that myself for a number of years.
I’ve been saying this since 2012. The GOPe holds all the trademarks and copyrights on the Republican brand. When the TEA Party was formed, we truly became the RINOs and now it is time for us to drop the name.
RINC = Republican Is Not Conservative
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