Posted on 12/02/2009 9:21:09 AM PST by pissant
I have been a minor participant at Free Republic, the Internet’s leading conservative forum, since September 2004. An online friend referred me to a discussion where members of Free Republic were talking about the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections, and using my maps from this page to make a point. I had to join FR to introduce myself to that group, and thank them for visiting. Because that was right after the “Rathergate” scandal, I thus became one of the “Pajamahadeen” that had just brought down the Sauronic eye of CBS.
Being a “Freeper” has been an interesting and fun experience, but I am disturbed by a current trend on those boards. For the past few weeks, at least since the latest fundraising drive ended, I have noticed that every new thread begins with a picture or video reminding us that Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor and presidential candidate, supports abortion. It doesn’t matter what the topic is, the anti-Mitt material pops up.
Personally, I think our current priorities ought to be making sure President Obama and his leftist pals don’t force their health care plan down our throats, and defeating as many moonbats as possible in next year’s congressional and gubernatorial elections, especially Harry Reid, Barbara Boxer, Chris Dodd and Slobbering Barney Frank. Then in 2011 or 2012 we can fight over who we want for the presidency. Consequently, yesterday I posted the following on the Kentucky board:
Is anyone else getting sick and tired of the Mitt Romney bashing that goes on at the beginning of each new thread? Granted, he may not be conservative enough for most of us (my first choice for 2012 would probably be Sarah Palin or Duncan Hunter), but he just HAS to be better than the Chicago mob that rules Washington now. Somebody ought to tell Jim Robinson that BHO and his cabal are the real enemy, not Mitt. Sheesh, an outside observer looking at us now is probably getting the impression that Republicans eat their own. And as for Mitt Romney being a Mormon, well, I’m more concerned about Harry Reid’s Mormon faith. Does he HAVE any?
Four replies have appeared since then, and only one agrees with me. The others just said we ought to do whatever we can to make Mitt Romney unelectable. I guess I’m going to take a timeout from Free Republic. Hopefully the Freepers will be acting more sensibly when I return. ’Bye, see you guys next year.
Same for me, but I’ve seen others banned in ways I think were unfair.
No thanks, I don’t think we will stop bashing Mitt or any other RINO a**hat.
You are lying. I am proof.
buh-bye pissy...and take your Sarah bashing somewhere else.
Read the 18 thousand + thread and you will see the names.
I prefer to think of it as adoration of Jim Rob, not worship. The rest are spot-on...
You aren’t gonna be that lucky, sucky. For starters try differentiating between a blog writer and the freeper who posted the blog article. And secondly, I don’t bash Sarah, I just don’t swoon like a dumbass for her.
Best post on the thread. Smart, reasonable and well-dressed.
If Romney would plan a trip to Dealy Plaza for a reenactment it'd be just fine. He's no better than most of the Democrats today. Get rid of the chafe so the real Conservatives can get to the top quicker.
Oh, Bravo, BRAVO!!!!
After fleeing the place I have come to the conclusion that it would be better for the Republican Party if the Romney's had stayed in Mexico.
Yes, but you also threw in a cheap pot shot at Reagan that serves no good purpose. And you know it! Again, Reagan didn't allow anything. The "opening" you speak of was taken by the liberal health care providers who just happened to also be the power brokers who ran the medical business in California.
Romney's epiphany on the abortion issue came in the same time frame he made the decision to run for potus. Obviously, a political metamorphosis based more on political expediency than conservative principle.
The fact that Romney continually has flipped on many issues over the years, should be a major factor in not supporting him for any elected position. Just look at the videos in my reply at post #127. If Romney wanted the support of pro-life conservatives, he should had his epiphany 10-15 years ago, not on the eve of his presidential run. Romney remains a first class phony.
Yeah, that’s what I said. This is not a debate site, it is a news site. At TH and AoSHQ, we have people who show up for no other reason BUT to argue. They ALWAYS take an opposing view and the debate is fierce. Some people like to argue. I was observing (quite mildly, I believe) that that may not be a good idea here and I have already been attacked twice for reasons I haven’t yet determined.
Amazing, because I never said anything out of line. Just suggested that pissant, since he is tired of seeing EXACTLY what you guys insist doesn’t happen, and is leaving, go to a site where spirited debate is welcome.
Anyway, I don’t care! I’m sorry I have an opinion, OK? Geeze!
Wow! Sure seems to be an awful lot of what you guys say isn’t so around here.
He was never in favor of abortion, he took the libertarian position.
ok i am willing to listen
what is the libertarian position that Mitt took?
and...did he ever sign any legislation that authorized government funds for abortion?
i am willing to listen....but i may be a “hard sell”
I don’t exect anyone to compromise their principles to vote for the lesser of evils. Romney is as offensive as Hussein in my book and I will not hold my nose and be responsible for his nefarious agenda.
The point of RomneyCare — which was designed by the Heritage Foundation — was to prevent socialized medicine. It kept all insurance and provision of health care in the private sector, while trying to address the problem of “free riders,” the uninsured who showed up at hospitals, and left their bills for the taxpayers.
The most “anti-freedom” part of it is currently the mandate that everyone insure themselves. As originally proposed by Romney (and Heritage), there was no mandate. People could buy insurance or post a bond. The Mass legislature made it a mandate.
This is, I admit, more of an intrusion on freedom than the mandate that everyone have car insurance — which I think is a good idea — because you can choose not to have a car.
But we have a real, practical problem here. Hospitals cannot turn away the free riders. We end up paying their bills. Forcing them to pay their own bills is the “conservative” way. I ask this respectfully, can you think of a way to do that without some kind of mandate?
I read a lot of it when it was happening. I saw people say they were going elsewhere, and I saw people get banned when they became abusive, but I don't recall anybody that "got the heave-ho for disagreeing".
I'd be interested in seeing somebody come up with a couple of names to prove me wrong though. All I see is people that continue to make the claim that it happened.
Hmmm ... I am not a creationist - to the contrary, I actively debate against the Young Earth types.
I'm also not a Bible-thumper. I'm not a Science hater. I'm not a TV hater.
I don't hate Mitt or Rudy, I just think the former has no core principles and the latter has way too many liberal core principles.
And yet I'm still here...
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