Posted on 08/29/2012 3:23:29 AM PDT by Bratch
That’s it. You can shut down the convention right now. It’s over. Romney’s camp just shut down all dissent, and they rigged it that way. Twitter is awash in angry tweets from people who know this was a sham. John Boehner actually wielded the gavel without a hint of a tear as he said “the ayes have it.” They didn’t have it, and I think it was pretty clear that even if they did, this was a set-up. I have news for the GOP establishment. I am voting in November. I will vote for all the down-ballot candidates who are worthy of my support. I am not going to vote for Mitt Romney. Don’t look at the page as though you’ve read the words of a man pledging treason. It was not I who rigged the primaries. It was not I who rigged the convention. It was not I who rigged the rules committee. All of those things are actual treasons against the conservatives in the America, and all of those things were carried out by Mitt Romney and his legion. I am a small matter to it, but I will have my say. If the Republican party wishes to commit suicide by Romney, they may do so, but they will do so without my help in the matter. John Boehner may have enjoyed his moment in despotic pleasure, and Reince Priebus may have been doing his masters’ bidding, but Mitt Romney had it within his power to put a stop to all of this, but when tested by circumstance, Mitt Romney’s fatal character flaws prevailed.
The Republican Party is dead. It’s time we get on with this convention and consider it a funeral. You’re witnessing a party that will now fall, and I’m going to help it on its way. Some of you diehard Republicans who read this blog may wish to find other haunts. It’s not going to be pretty. When I saw John Sununu begin to surface with regularity on Fox News over the last few weeks, I suspected the fix was in. His conduct of the RNC Rules Committee on Tuesday demonstrates that fact.
I am a person who refuses to separate his convictions from his actions and choices. Mitt Romney could have done many things to gain my support, and the support of many others, but rather than do so, he seized control. He used all his pals and buddies to take over and make the voices of grass-roots Republicans and Tea Party conservatives silent. Some will urge that we remain focused on November, and I agree, but my focus is irrevocably changed. I am out to defeat the GOP establishment in any and every form that may take.
Note to conservatives: I will understand if you swallow your pride and your principles and vote for Mitt Romney, but do not come to this site to chastise me or others who refuse to join you. Your argument had consisted of convincing us that the Romnoids wouldn’t behave this way, and at precisely that moment when they needed to prove it, they behaved precisely as we dissenters knew that they would. Save it.
Romney had his chance. Today, he blew it.
As a conservative, tea party(?), person...did you or did you not lose your voice yesterday in the GOP?
If republicans contol the house and senate, and they vote to repeal Obamacare, then I have to believe that he would go along to repeal it.
He has campaigned on the repeal.
Again a chance with Romney and absolutely no chance with Obama.
That is a lie. What does it take to override a veto? With a republican controlled house & senate AND many dems. knowing that 0bamacare is really bad...do you not believe and override could not occur? Second, do you really Romney is going to repeal it? I think he is lieing to get your vote. It will get tweeked, not overturned. And the GOP will all pat themselves on the back....
Any, and I repeat, ANY Conservative could have won.
Mr. RomneyCARE will lose.
Why? AMERICANS HATE ROMNEYCARE/OBAMACARE by 80%.
HATE IT.
But, the stupid and corrupt GOP selected
—— (by destroying all the conservatives) ——
the very AUTHOR of ROMNEYCARE/OBAMACARE and Death Panels.
No one should be surprised at the result coming.
Nerves are tight until obama is gone,
Right you are. Only about 70ish days to go....December and Beginning January ought to be interesting with him trying to pass everything under the sun for his last horrah.
I’m re-reading my own copy, but I can’t find where the office of President has THAT kind of power. Maybe, JUST maybe, if Congress did THEIR job those now backing Mr. Doublespeak wouldn’t be kissing his ass.
Down ticket only for myself. If the Congress doesn’t do anything to turn the tide (as they haven’t since ‘10), what’s a R/R win going to do for the Republic that 4 yrs. of Dumbo hasn’t already done?
I’ll eat crow when a department is dismantled...Hell, ANY law/regulation/committee/etc. is given the pink-slip.
Go peddle your panic somewhere else and enjoy the Rino-aide. Party lemming I am not.
Not a RINO or a kool-aid drinker.
Right now we are in a period of transtition right now, so I am not surprised by the fighting right now.
But remember this, we have a bigger fight on our hands to save this country. I am now done debating.
Here is a very good piece that came through my email today - I very much like the tone, And the part of the country it originated from. Very heartening, which I really needed after yesterday, because I was one unhappy camper after that outrageous display by the GOPe : |
http://www.teapartyperspective.com/2012/08/28/dear-gop-establishment-dont-this-up/
May God keep watch.
Tatt
Thank-you very much!
Great title and one that made my day!
God Bless.
Wasn’t it though?! ; ) It made mine too, glad to be of service to a fellow FReeper :)
Dear Lord,give us strength because we have a LOT of work to do!
Tatt
I am hearing that! And for what it is worth, I don’t get the impression that Mitt is a potted plant kind of a guy : o Our job, will be to keep him busy with the ECONOMY, and to remind him that we are sending these two gentlemen to REDUCE the size of government.
Like Newt, I pray that Romney sees that this is his opportunity to do something great for his country - to begin the return of it to the vision of the Founders.
Blessings.
Tatt
You're just an Obama supporter crybaby, so good riddance..
I did see it. They may be shutting us out during this convention but we are hardly down and out. A few more election cycles to keep getting ours in there and it won’t be so easy for them to pull that little stunt again.
Step by step, we are making gains.
I'm patiently waiting for the day...and if it never comes, at least romney will buy us some time to measure the young guns who will be swept into Congress and elsewhere because of her. Then in 2016 or next time, we will have the edge we need. We didn't get here in 5 yrs or even 10. This has been coming for decades.
Well I believe it takes 294 votes in the house and 67 in the senate to override the veto. Assuming we get 51 republican senators, I have absolutely no faith in getting 16 dem senators to vote for the override. Do you really think 16 dems are going to go against a president Obama on the veto override??
Not any conservative could have won...but any good conservative candidate would have won. I agree with you on the terrible selection of romney, but he does have a chance to win. the election will be about Obama not Romney.
Mr. RomneyCARE has no chance.
HE WAS CHOSEN TO POISON THE GOP TICKET.
First, Americans HATE RomneyCARE/ObamaCARE.
Second, watch as the the MSM will make this election
about Romney’s belief he is a god — and his underwear.
They have been preparing for this since they demanded
and engineered Romney’s empowerment by the GOPe.
“...the day after the election, the GOP must be either discarded or co-opted.”
Spot on.
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