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.
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It is too early to worry about trashing Mitt for 2012.
I don’t get the anti-Mormon thing. I love them to pieces - best people on the planet in my opinion. My issue with Romney is his desperation for the office.
Churchill and Reagan were conservatives when it wasn’t popular to be conservatives, and took positions that made them distinctly unpopular at the time.
Circumstances inflicted upon us by leftists made both men inevitable choices. We certainly are in a similar situation, wherein a kook leftist president and crew are bringing the country to the brink of ruin.
The right and the center will not settle for half-measures in either 2010 or 2012, but hopefully this time there will be a more thorough examination of actions than the conservative platitudes these future candidates will speak.
Moderates and leftist (essentially, appropriators) wrap themselves in red, take up the elephant, and start reading from the platform. Snowe, Collins, Jeffords, and sadly, Romney.
We vote for them, they get elected, and revert to their record. It’s got to stop this time.
“That’s what it takes to put an R in that seat!,” says Steele. Look, however, at the situation those states are in. Romney put some of the biggest nails in MA’s coffin. Schwartzenegger bailed on being a conservative as soon as the job got tough, and it looked like he was going to lose his seat.
Had he actually STUCK to the principles that got him elected in the first place, lost the last election, and waited out the destruction Obama’s carrying out, birthers might be singing a different tune for 2010.
You can’t recover your credibility once its gone. Gingrich is the latest example of that time-tested lesson.
It’s hard to know things that aren’t true.
Fine sleuthin’ there... considering the author provided all the clues. ;)
Chicken.
We oppose Mitt the liberal because that is what he is. His being a Mormon has nothing to do with it.
So keep the LYING and DECEPTIVE Mitt videos running!
So the videos are accurate but fake?
Do you realize the depths of absudity that you are plumbing here?
Not to mention that Mitt tried to claim during the 2007-2008 primary cycle that Reagan used to be pro-choice as a way to rationalize Mitt’s pro-abort past?
Well atleast you are SEMI-HONEST.
Mitt was pro choice in the PAST - YEARS AGO!
However it is presented as PRESENT and he may change his mind. Mitt has NO INTENTION of “changing his mind”.
Mitt NEVER said Peagan was “pro choice”. Reagan was NEVER “pro choice”. Reagan was against abortion and FOR capital punishment - that is Mitt’s position for atleast TEN YEARS.
So much for my absurdity - YOU are the one that is ABSURD and as DECEPTIVE in a silly way as whoever is posting this OLD VIDEO. What a shame that being underhanded and deceptive is now openly accepted on FR. The LEFT does that ALL THE TIME. WISE UP!
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Then they were wrong, too.
Never mind.
Outed in post 76.
However it is presented as PRESENT and he may change his mind. Mitt has NO INTENTION of “changing his mind”.
DING! DING! DING! We have a winner for silliest post of the day!!
"Honor your parents" is one of the Ten Commandments.
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Perhaps you might direct that to Jim Robinson. It's his site btw.
Hey, I hinted in # 65. :(
Ummm, no?
Look up this thread to see the goofiness of your statement. It's a true non-sequitur!
Your statement should be:
"then he’s free to make any sort of editorial comment he wants to and we are free to agree or leave."
FR isn't a conservative site. Hasn't been for a long time. It's a JimRob fan site.
Agree with something he says, you're free to stay. Disagree with something he says, leave.
There's NOTHING like free speech at FreeRepublic.
If you're not a JimBot, you're OUTTA here!
“Four replies have appeared since then, and only one agrees with me.”
No surprise there, man. FR is cool because of the staggering volume of threads on a zillion different subjects, but I notice that everyone tends to agree with each other and the people who don’t... well, they aren’t around for long. If I had an opposing view, I would say it somewhere else. To tell you the truth, I’m quite probably walking on quicksand just for saying that much. Better to just agree or keep your mouth shut.
This is a great news site. If you want debate, check out TownHall or Ace of Spades. Not known for news, but the debate is pretty fierce.
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