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What Should We Call Free Republic Liberals
Free Republic | 2/25/07 | Wagglebee

Posted on 02/25/2007 2:46:59 PM PST by wagglebee

We all know about "limosine liberals" and "San Francisco liberals" and "east coast liberals" and "Hollywood liberals" and we all say we are against them. So, why is it that we seem to have a new breed of liberalism that is festering on a conservative forum?

By my calculations it is a small number (only about 15%) of FReepers that seem to be supporting a pro-abortion, pro-homosexual marriage, thrice-married (once to his cousing) gun-grabber for the office of President of the United States of America. And I'll be the first to admit that many of them are supporting Giuliani because they think he is the only Republican who can win. However, what about those FReepers who seem totally comfortable with Rudy's liberalism? In her book Treason, Ann Coulter describes in detail how communists infiltrated the Democrat Party and my fear is that decades from now, someone will describe how liberals infiltrated and destroyed conservativism in the name of pragmatism.

We all know that there are liberals here and I'm pretty certain that they aren't going anywhere. As a conservative, I know that conservativism consists of a belief in a strong national defense, fiscal conservativism and social conservativism, so to call these FReepers conservatives in name only (CINOs) would be incorrect because many of these FReepers don't even claim to be social conservatives. So, my question is this:
WHAT SHOULD WE CALL FREE REPUBLIC LIBERALS?


TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: antitheocraticcons; freepers; frino; liberals; rudyites; schiavo
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To: Mr. Silverback

Good points.

Name recognition is important, but it's not the end-all be-all. It can be overcome.

Klintoon was a "who the $!#@$ is that shifty-eyed scumbag looking like the car-crazy trailer dregs I see come into my store every day?" for me.

Arkansas on "Evening Shade" and "Designing Women" mentioning "Bill Clinton" as Gov of Arkansas being so wonderfully generous, were the only inklings I had of this dude - and of course, that was AFTER the fact for me. It didn't hit me until this scumbag came up in NH.

Same happened here in MD w/Ellen Sauerbrey. Everyone knows Helen Bentley, and noone knew Sauerbrey, but SHOCK - Sauerbrey beat Bentley in the primary! (Both are great conservative women, BTW.)


241 posted on 02/27/2007 6:38:58 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue.)
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To: wagglebee

Goracle worshipers.


242 posted on 02/27/2007 6:40:38 AM PST by Tarpon
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To: Lurker

Common sense ain't so common any more...


243 posted on 02/27/2007 7:23:25 AM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
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To: Spiff

"I've been calling them FRiberals for about a month or so."

Damn, I thought I just coined a new term, and here you've already done it!

I like that. FRiberals!


244 posted on 02/27/2007 9:37:34 AM PST by flashbunny (<--- CLICK HERE IF YOU HATE RINOS! Free Anti RINO graphics!)
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To: Mr. Silverback

No offense taken. I'd just like to point out that in all my posts I've been saying Giuliani is my preference among the candidates put forward as front runners right now. I stress the "right now". Also, as I scan the horizon ahead, I don't see other candidates coming to the fore. Doesn't mean it won't happen, or can't happen. I just don't see it, right now.


245 posted on 02/27/2007 10:12:19 AM PST by Argus
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To: wagglebee

We need a term to substitute for "liberal" in all
contexts, not just here. The approbative aura derived
from the connotations of a century ago or so still
lingers, even though "liberals" are illiberal.


246 posted on 03/02/2007 2:50:06 AM PST by cycjec (doesn't teach or inspire or compel them to think things throughuuu-)
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To: wagglebee

How about FRat boys. Would that be over the top?


247 posted on 03/02/2007 2:53:49 AM PST by guitfiddlist (When the 'Rats break out switchblades, it's no time to invoke Robert's Rules.)
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To: jern
I am suprised you could take a break from your bible long enough to make this post.

Ah, ridiculing someone based on your assumptions of their religion, especially in a non-religous thread.

Well, I have to admit, it's a useful that you do this - so we can more easily identify you FRINOs!

No true conservative would bash someone because they assume they read the Bible. And FR is for conservatives - of all religions, or even of none.

248 posted on 03/02/2007 3:21:12 AM PST by Yossarian (Everyday, somewhere on the globe, somebody is pushing the frontier of stupidity...)
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To: bilhosty
How about urban conservatives!

I live in an urban area. Don't lump me in with you.

Many of us including myself are not members of Evangelical Church's.

I'm not a member of an evangelical church, either. Don't lump me in with you.

Do not live in small towns

I don't live in a small town either. Don't lump me in with you.

and as such have no desire to own guns.

There are many things I'd rather buy than purchase a gun. But I sure will defend my and other's right to buy one - rifle, shotgun, handgun, whatever. Don't lump me in with you.

It seem to me that the small town and southern elements have largely taken over and defined what it means to be conservatives.

It seems to me that those who have no respect for fundamental human rights are trying to take over the Conservative movement. The GOP was founded on respecting these fundamental rights back in the days of U.S. slavery. I'll fight those that want to take that from our party's DNA in these days of abortion.

249 posted on 03/02/2007 3:32:48 AM PST by Yossarian (Everyday, somewhere on the globe, somebody is pushing the frontier of stupidity...)
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To: Yossarian

"It seems to me that those who have no respect for fundamental human rights are trying to take over the Conservative movement. The GOP was founded on respecting these fundamental rights back in the days of U.S. slavery. I'll fight those that want to take that from our party's DNA in these days of abortion."

Why dont you save it and fight the Dem's. we are really all on the same side. We may have some different views but pretty genrally we are all on the same side.





250 posted on 03/02/2007 6:16:17 AM PST by bilhosty (to hell with ABCNNBCBS)
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To: wagglebee

Misguided?


251 posted on 03/02/2007 8:07:57 PM PST by pray4liberty (= >^..^< = Cat Lover)
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To: wagglebee
...a cab!

(rimshot)

Cheers!

252 posted on 03/02/2007 9:58:24 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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