Posted on 03/02/2014 3:13:23 PM PST by aft_lizard
I am done. This site has broken me. I am as staunch a conservative as you will find. After returning from Iraq, injured and upset, I turned here and found a welcoming community that shared my thoughts. I am a proud Gadsden Flag waiving man of the Tea Party movement. But because I don't think Sarah Palin is as historically important as other GOP women in the past, I am now considered an idiot, a RINO, ass-kisser and whatever negative connotation you can throw my way. This site has changed so much since that dictator want to be became President it sickens me. It's lost its sense of community and has ran off many a good person. Heck even the Tea Party seems to be distorted here.
We used 4chan. And Georgie (thats what we called him them) was a Brony.
God don’t they teach you kids history anymore????
TBL has been under new ownership for some time now. They no longer allow site bashing. However, I can find little about the site to recommend.
O.K.
I looked at the “straw that broke the camel’s back” thread.
I understand your view. I think there is good emotional and GOP populist sentiment that the RNC coulda/shoulda mentioned Palin, but at the end of the day her matching “historical figure” is the Dim’s VP choice - Ferraro - that also did not win her VP post. And, the RNC COULD have just been playing 2014 general election politics in a way they always do - ONLY making appeals to what they think is the widest audience. There is a bit of a hoot in that, in that “hispanics” are a apecific constinuency, which the RNC did not fail to appeal to. Again, I see 2014 general election politics there as well. And, that’s what outfits like the RNC does. It’s up to the rest of us to support the pitch-making for the GOPers the RNC does not lift up, for whatever reason.
I also understand that some may find such a thoughts just excuses the RNC might have used, because other facts are facts also - like the fact that Palin and the RNC are not exactly on the same page, most of the time. She has consistently backed candidates in primaries that were not the RNC favored candidate, more often than not. So, there is an intra-party history there between her and the RNC, so one can easily think they were just trying to dis her. That also is not out of the realm of possibility. I’m not saying that was the case, but its plausible.
At the end of the day, I think people are making mountains out of molehills. Most “Women’s History month” honored women annoucements by any organization have a public consciousness shelf life of ZIP anyway.
For me, at least they did mention the lady gov of S.C. In southern state like S.C. a woman gov is maybe more of an achievement than it might be elsewhere.
I am not 100% approving of the RNC on their announcement, nor am I 100% agin it. I’m on the fence. But I’m not upset about it ‘cause I don’t think its that big a deal to start with.
But, I hope you are not leaving. I think I have agreed with you more often than not, even if/when/where I only read a thread and didn’t put my 2 cents worth in.
I beg to disagree. I was following George Washington on Tweeter during that time. George even thought it to be a Great Idea, you’all came up with.
And since your history is lacking, When Georgie took the historic Waverunner ride across the Colorado River he was screaming LEEEEROOOYYYYY JJJEEENNNKKKIIINNSSSS!!!”
Then he won the X-games.
Had I been Palin, and endured all what she did... slander, backstabbings, church-bombing, death-threats, family and children attacked, bogus lawsuits designed to bankrupt her, blood-libel via media accusations of complicity in mass-murder, endless lies and smears via poison-pen books and big-budget Hollywood production... and then to be again treated like TRASH by her own Party leadership,
Well, I’d personally give the entirity of America my middle-finger, and tell it to just go “burn in hell!” And frankly, that’s my view towards PDS-er’s as well.
Sorry you are leaving. I think we are infiltrated by leftist operatives that target people to run them off. All the best. Good Luck.
The new owner kicked out the Lefties. But as I said on my previous post, there's very little I can recommend about it.
It was 4chan. Washington is widely considered the founding father of cat memes because of it.
Yup. Same here.
Thank You!! Is always nice, grand and wonderful knowing the truth.
It’s been a while since I looked over there. Last time was when the anti Jim crusade was in full force.
ping for later
He sucked at Angry Birds though. Lincoln always handed him his tricorn on that one. REGULARLY.
Oh also, When Palin appeared on SNL and told everyone she could see Toledo from her house, that was his idea too.
George Jefferson, Founder of America was the first PDSer!
You are spot on.
There is always something to be learned at FR, am learning. I like that; the learning part!
Sounds like you were attacked by the RINO, GOPe and DU-mmies (those are all scared to death of Sarah) that toll here at FReepers. Don’t give up the good fight. As a matter of fact you could report them for abuse and get them Zotted by the Viking Kitties. And thank you for your service.
History was amazing to see. Of course the closest you kids will ever get is the “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Killer” documentary. And that’s kinda sad. Cuz Linc could stak’em with the best. The doc doesn’t really cover how much he enjoyed it though.
What is “GOPe?”
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