Posted on 07/27/2012 3:37:16 PM PDT by Signalman
The first reason is easy: Barack Obama. It is shocking to think that a Marxist could ever be president of the United States. But it happened. People always ask, “How could those people have sat back while ________________ came to power. That could never happen here.” Well, it did happen here. As a nation, we sat back and let Barack Obama win in 2008, and look at what we got. Granted, John McCain was not much of an alternative.
Some people might argue that the reason I don’t like Barack Obama is because he’s black. There’s no truth it. There are a number of black people I would love to see sitting in the White House, not because the’yre black, but because their worldview is right.
In fact, it’s the white half of Obama that I don’t like. How could his mother, who is white, associate with so many self-avowed Marxists? Didn’t she know how socialist, Marxist, and fascist policies have destroyed nations? Didn’t she realize that it was socialism and Marxism that has kept much of Africa in poverty? Let’s not forget Cuba, North Korea, East Germany and East Berlin, and the former Soviet Union. The facts are there for anyone to see.
Surely she had some idea of how the supposed Great Society programs that became law under Lyndon Johnson have wrecked the black family, turned the poor into a dependent voting-block that is beholden to a single political party with the result that the Democrat Party takes blacks for granted and the Republican Party ignores blacks because it has almost no chance of getting their vote.
Blacks have been duped by blacks. You don’t have to be in chains to be a slave, and there are more blacks in slavery today than there were in the 1850s.
If Romney wins, there will be a coattail effect, but not if disgruntled conservatives and Paulians stay home. This means that we can beef-up the conservative votes in the House and Senate. If we don’t get behind Romney, it’s almost assured that we will lose congressional seats.
Some will say that Romney’s just like Obama. That’s nonsense. Is Romney as conservative as I would like to see in a candidate? No. But he’s more conservative now than when he was governor of Massachusetts. The primary forced him to the right. Will he remain as conservative as his recent rhetoric seems to indicate? I don’t know. That’s why we need a strong Congress to put a brake on any broken-promise policies.
There are lots of people who believe Ron Paul’s going to get the nomination at the convention. It’s not going to happen. If it were to happen, he would lose bigger in November than Barry Goldwater lost to Johnson in 1964. Paul gave it a good shot. Did he get revolution started? That remains to be seen. But he didn’t win. Get over it for this election.
Romney’s been going on the attack. His comments on Obama’s “You didn’t build that” speech was fiery and passionate. This conversation with Brian Williams encouraged me that Romney’s not afraid to take on the media and doesn’t need a teleprompter. An exchange that Romney had with Brian Williams of NBC News was priceless. Williams, apparently reading from a script, asked Romney if it was true that he’s looking for an “incredibly boring white guy” to be his vice-president. Here was Romney’s reply: “You told me you were not available.” All Williams could say was, “Touche.”
These two encounters might not mean much, but they can be tipping points in an election. They give confidence to Romney, and they put the media on notice that they’re dealing with someone who’s not afraid to fight back without being nasty. Let’s be clear: The media are a fifth column. They’re going to do everything they can to get Obama re-elected. They can’t admit that they made a huge mistake in 2008.
The majority of Americans aren’t as conservative as most readers of this website. We’re still dealing with an electorate that’s on the government dole. They need Obama to win. There’s not much that’s going to change that except a national collapse. There are a lot of people who think that would be a great idea. It would be horrific. No one will come to our aid.
I don’t believe in messianic politics. I don’t believe any candidate is going to save us. Many of the problems our nation faces were created by us. We’re government drunkards. Too many of us like government programs that benefit us while we rail against programs that don’t. If you send your children to government (public) schools, you’re on the dole. You might not like hearing that, but it’s true. You’re not paying what it really costs. You’re using some of your neighbor’s money.
If we play this election right, Romney will give us a chance to right the ship of State. Liberals aren’t afraid of making small gains. We didn’t lose this nation in one election; we’re not going to get it back in one election.
Evidently, we both currently wield Ultimate Cosmic Power.
Technically, that makes us a pantheon. ;)
I would however play a few practical jokes with the Large Hadron Collider, just to mess with 'em. ;)
/johnny
I voted for Gingrich.
Although, when I reviewed the election returns the next day, it was clear I should have voted for Dr. Paul. That's because the good doctor (albeit a bit short of a byte on foreign policy) came a lot closer to the 15% threshold in Massachusetts which would have subtracted delegates from Mittens than Newt, who only got 4.6%.
Now that's all water under the bridge. Now, we have to drag Mittens across the finish line and make sure there are sufficient congresscritters in place to ensure he etches the right sketch in 2013. We know he's good at etching — that's why he has a nine-digit net worthh — but he's not so good a picking the right sketch. That's why Congress is especially important this time around.
But neither Congress nor the White House will be forthcoming if the electorate next November is full of Kents trapped in Seattle!
Still won't vote for your home-town boy, though.
/johnny
Precisely the reason you're supposed to expend enough genuine effort to secure our sympathies (and our votes) well beforehand, rather than sniveling and tantruming about if afterwards.
This all just seems so terribly, awfully... complicated for you, somehow.
I sincerely don't know how to remedy that for you.
I know at least one state senator is sweating pretty hard over his support for the establishment's Dewhurst.
/johnny
It's odd, though, isn't it? Here we both are -- two publicly (and repeatedly) confirmed "ABO"s -- and the CINOs are getting all huffy and red-faced at us, rather than attempting to convince potentially persuadable Obama voters to change their ways.
Weird. Weird! ;)
Dewhurst is flailing, and making enemies. Sorta like what we've seen on this thread tonight.
I expect to see some kind of revolt against that kind of intimidation right after the election.
It may be quiet, but I expect it. Hell, I'm encouraging it.
/johnny
Well, the 31st is the day, is it not?
I hope he wins. And if he does, remember, he'll be much more likely to make a difference with President Romney in the White House than with a lame duck Zero and a tie-breaking Plugs!
2 + 2 = 4.
Yup. Call in the Jonathan Crane Theory of Electoral Brinksmanship. Most recently utilized (disastrously) by Team McCain, just four short years ago.
"Those who fail to learn from history..." ;)
/johnny
Why do you insist on making our guy fight with one hand tied behind his back? I mean, Rush jokes about that, but this is real.
What matters is the overall outcome.
Principles in the voting booth are for children! You cast your vote to promote the optimal outcome. Period.
My principles are for everywhere, and they do not change.
What you do is up to you.
/johnny
I am not a Republican; I am a conservative.
Not, therefore, "[my] guy."
I shall refrain from quoting LTG Honoré.
Glad it went well, someday we are going to have to slaughter a pig together (Requirement for a conspiracy in the Roman Empire). And of course, roast it. :D
I am not a Republican; I am a conservative.
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AMEN!!!
Principles in the voting booth are for children!
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And that is why the GOPe keeps throwing up losers like Romney.
If you don’t vote on your principles, you have none. Throwing out principles to please others is for children - not fighting for what you believe in and hold dear.
People like you are the same type as “Christians” who would renounce Christ easily in the face of persecution.
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