BINGO.
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.
Are you aware of Billy Graham’s letter of 24 July?
He quotes his wife in it. She said that if God does not visit destruction on us, He will have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah.
He who has ears to hear, let him hear. ‘Pod.
So reject him. He's a liberal. To empower the GOPe to head further left is certainly not a conservative position.
Spare me the fearful rhetoric about how 4 more years will destroy us. I've been hearing that crap from the GOPe since after Reagan. We're still here.
/johnny
So, what are you going to do? Sit on your ample A@@? I don’t like Romney either, but the choice is pretty clear.
Also, there is a vast sea of relatively uninvolved voters, who imagine that their only duty is to go to the polls on election day, and vote for the best, or at least the "least worst" candidate. And this election is no different in that regard, either.
What is different is that this is no ordinary election: I've become convinced that the fate of the Repblic hangs on this November in a way that is unprecedented, with the possible exception of 1860. Removing Obama is not sufficient, but it is necessary if we are to have any hope of beginning the work of peacefully restoring the Republic. If Obama wins, that last slim hope will vanish.
Can't vote for Romney? Fine, I can respect that. But we still have to dig deep, support good candidates (say, Cruz in Texas), and if you have the means, get to a swing state at least for GOTV the week before the elections (I'm heading to Nevada, as Cali is a lost cause at this point.)
But the endless angels on the head of a pin argument about not voting for the Rino Romney? It's irrelevant. Time to pull up our socks and take the battle to the enemy.
“Mitt Romney, 1994, former Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board member, ready to sell boys down the river.”
Hmmm, 1994...that’s a long time ago. Let me ask you this, in all seriousness...have you ever changed your position on a topic...any topic?
- Mitt Romney, 1994, former Boy Scouts of America National Executive Board member
I've heard that EVERY single election since Reagan. We're still here.
The GOPe needs to know that their fear rhetoric doesn't work anymore. If they want votes, they need to run a conservative.
They also need to lay off the dirty tricks (Florida, Virginia) and badmouthing conservatives (Rove).
/johnny
“Bullshit. He is lying about that just like he lies about everything.”
There’s not any over generalizing going on here...so sir, not one bit.
I will hold my nose and vote for Mittens.
The situation we are in is that bad!
I wasn’t aware of it. I will have to check it out.
BINGO.
Kinda like if well NO WAY IN HELL I would vote for Romney but now that he is being shoved up my ass I sure willllllll???????
Man, we need guys like you to change your minds about this. Too many people have died for our freedom for us to stay home and refuse to make the sensible choice-—AGAINST the Punk. Any Candidate X on the GOP line would have gotten my vote by default. Blessings, Bob
What Romney says doesn't matter to me nearly as much as what he's DONE.
That sinks him in my book.
/johnny
Agreed. Romney, Boehnor, McCain, McConnell, and Amnesty Rubio will make a great team! Having majorities in both houses, they will be able to pass anything they want. Maybe they can visit some Mass favorites. They won’t even have to create any “awkward” moments by bucking the Dems or Obama.
How long until we get “comprehensive” immigration reform?
It’s going to be awesome! Mandates, $50 abortions, and gay boy scouts for everyone!
Just like Penn State.
I’m not going to do what is wrong.
It is NEVER wrong, Donna, to cast a vote against a Communist Punk. Bob
Willard
He has stated a conservative position
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During a debate in 2012 Willard was asked if he was a Conservative...
He answered that he was married to the one woman and had children...
(Thats ALL he said)
He must have considered that “a conservative position”
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Obama is married only once and has children...
so Willard was describing Obama as a Conservative...
Just like he himself...
Anyone?
Anyone at all.
I am a conservative. Those are not generally the same.
I expect we'll survive the next 4 years regardless of what happens.
If you want the GOP to get my vote, tell them to support conservatives, and quit attacking them.
/johnny
Let me try to be gentle with you about this...
Did 41 or 43 go around CONgress with exec orders the way this leader has?
Did 41 or 43 (or 42 for that matter) assign to every one of us 5.5 Trillion dollars in new debt in 3+ years?
Did 41 or 43 ever have an AG that refuses to prosecute the law in egregious cases or trump up charges against several states?
BHO is lawless. So pull your head out of your purist asshole and hold your nose, pull the lever appropriately and save the country.
Get the point? I’ll break out the Crayolas in case you didn’t.
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