Posted on 01/25/2015 4:55:37 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I see that York uses the term "social conservative" at least twice in the excerpt alone.
If "social conservative" is code for "Christian Republican," then I wish they'd just talk straight and say "Christian Republican" and leave the word "conservative" out of it. Because what the phrase "social conservative" REALLY means is someone who's okay with government tyranny as long as it aims to control people to refrain from Christian-defined sins and to engage in Christian behaviors such as charity. This is as opposed to "social liberal" tyranny, which uses government tyranny to force people to refrain from such "social liberal" sins as peacefully, civilly ostracizing open homosexuals in their schools, workplaces, communities, military, and which uses government tyranny to force people to tolerate and fund abortion, state-administered "charity," etc.
A "social conservative" uses government as liberally and frequently as a Democrat. In their case, the meaning/use of the word "conservative" is as skewed as the word "gay" to describe a homosexual.
An actual CONSERVATIVE in the straight use of the word, believes in the conservative use of government -- on the same working definition of the word that applies to a woman who dresses "conservatively" by using restraint in the fashions she wears, or how a cook who uses salt "conservatively" in cooking, uses restraint in how much salt he puts in the food.
A conservative in government by actual definition uses government with restraint. That is what "conservative" actually means, without code.
"Social conservative," my eye. What that really means is a "Republican who is comfortable using government tyranny to enforce Christian mores by punishing sins as crimes and usurping Christian duties such as charity from individuals, and relegating them to the state."
Just because someone is a Christian, doesn't mean he or she is a "conservative."
As long as the political definition of "conservative" has two such diametrically opposed meanings, as long as people tolerate phrases to serve as code for something else, a practice indication need for deception, then any kind of unity among "conservatives" will be elusive.
God bless Sarah Palin, Ted Cruz, Jim Robinson, and America.
You can always tell who they’re worried about.
They knew McCain wasn’t an issue for them. It was Governor Palin they were freaked about.
Exhibit A: Mike Huckabee.
I guess that the Dims are not the only Low Information Voters.
Trump can't even finish a sentence let alone make a point other than the Chinese are killing us.
Ms. Palin is still on my list of possible candidates.
Why?
She has enough experience.
She was born in America, and has First Nation roots. Can’t get more ‘born here’ than that!
As it has been said, “The Left mocks and scandalizes what it fears most.”
Interesting. Thank you.
It was not a policy speech.
I like him...he’s entertaining.
She’ll catch all the libs’ most hyper, viscous and furious arrows for Ted as long as they think she’s running. Plus, she needs some PAC and speaking money. This gives her the opportunity to beat up the Rinos and give voice conservative ideas.
But, alas, I doubt she’s serious about running for Prez...this time.
You’re right!
BTTT
Not in the headlines, or here at FR? I spend too much time here as it is but concentrate on foreign policy and the military, including those who are in power to make decisions. I was truly hoping someone who supports her would create a thread of what she has actually done for the nation since being hand cuffed and thrown under the bus by the McCain fiasco.
I did hear that she speaks for people running for office but is there a way to tell whether it is her influence or would they have won because everybody is sick of the track we have moving down?
Just being realistic.
Ask ex-Governor Parnell of Alaska if her opinion matters.
Normally we come to Free Republic to get information. Why don’t you post exactly how Palin got the state of Alaska to vote for a new governor with links to the information and actually discuss and defend what it is you think you know.
Why don't you try to keep up, or go back to DU?
wow. LOL I posted to DU once and was promptly banned.
Nice chattin’ with ya.
I hope this is as good as it looks. I was hoping someone would do this.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3251390/posts?page=70#70
Enjoy!
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