"A Republic, If You Can Keep It" - First Call

3/26/2008

[Content Provider]

Your assistance and opinion is respectfully requested.

[Grunthor]

You are new here so you will catch a lot of flack but you are only saying what everyone is thinking. They want me to vote for the GOP nominee? Give me one worthy of my vote.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Thanks for the thread.

I was suggesting similar discussion and efforts when I previously posted this:

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Conservatives can still thwart this double-bind/ squeeze play/ Catch-22 of either an open borders RINO or a Democrat by forcing—via grassroots pressure—their Electoral College REPRESENTATIVES to vote for a write-in candidate like Duncan Hunter.

We cannot let the Liberals destroy the Electoral College by seceding—or let ourselves feel so desperate that we are willing to do it ourselves. The Constitutional Republic must be preserved.

The time for the PRESSURE of the POPULAR VOTE is coming soon, far before November and in advance of the RNC Convention.

The Liberals don’t have near the power over the entire process they want—or want us to believe.

And meanwhile, some prayer and fasting isn’t at all a bad idea.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980506/posts?page=104#104

[Old Sarge]

[Ingtar]

I’m watching what Dobson, Keyes, and some others are doing at the moment, hoping they present us with a palatable candidate.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Ping.

[Tennessee Nana]

Thanks for the PING

[henkster]

I’m afraid most of my comments will be seen as pretty pessimistic, and I have to admit they are.

1. The 2 socialist parties are entrenched in our society. Nothing is going to keep the operatives of socialist party B (GOP) from formally nominating McCain. Nothing short of McCain’s demise.

2. The GOP exists only as the stalking horse for the democrats. It is their cultural boogeyman. In reality, it is no different.

3. The socialists have programmed the great majority of Americans to abdicate their intellect in pursuit of vain empty materialism. They have also programmed the majority of Americans to sell their independence for the promise of security. In the end, they will be controlled.

4. Things will get far worse before they get better, if they ever do.

[Supercharged Merlin]

Me, I’d gladly pull spikes all night if necessary to derail McVain. God, the “major speech” he just gave was just frightening.

But talkshow hosts and commentators are NOT POLITICIANS. Asking one of them to BECOME a politician is like asking a movie critic to write a script.

Running a Government is just like running a very large business - no matter how right and bright the top man may be, he’s got to have a team of middle management and workers that know what they are doing. The top man has to know how to select people, give them a mission, negotiate conflicts, monitor results. THAT’S what doesn’t exist in the Libertarian party, which is why it’s such a failure.

We need a Tom Tancredo or a Duncan Hunter who is willing to take the chance. And then we’d need the money and management to build an organization that would have a chance to take over the Gummint successfully if we won the election. This is where the rubber meets the road, and why Dr. Paul fails so miserably. An organization of bloggers and malcontents does not make a political party.

How to coalesce a legion of genuine Conservatives who have management smarts around a third party is the problem.

I don’t know the solution. Wish I did.

[TigersEye]

I definitely agree with your assessment of the current situation. Your idea of a petition is a good one IMO. We need a candidate. A candidate would give the necessary focal point for a grassroots movement to coalesce.

[Content Provider]

If you don’t mind I will add you to the list of people to be included as this effort develops.

[mad_as_he$$]

The country has been infected by a worm that was introduced by a Trojan horse. The soul is already on life support. It requires a hard reboot to recover. BLOAT oh and store some food and water.

[penowa]

Thank you for the invitation. I wish I had something to add to help your effort, but I have to agree with henkster’s post # 9.

[Content Provider]

I should clarify one thing. By “champions” I mean people who are prominent and can communicate the message to many people. They may be politicians, but they don’t necessarily need to be.

[Mr. Silverback]

Welcome to FR.

It's not conservative to accept an inept Commander-in-Chief in a time of war. No number of histrionic claims that we can only stay true to our principles by helping the anti-Semitic chihuahuas is going to make it true.

[c-b 1]

If we are to save the Republic, our attention must be focused on the House of Representatives. All spending must originate in the House, like our fellow voters, most of those serving in the House don't understand that, or care. Without money the President, can do nothing.

Our time, and effort would be better spent electing people to the House who understand the process, and are willing to stand up for the Constitution.

[The Mayor]

"A republic, if you can keep it."

We've lost it already..........

[Mr. Silverback]

As much respect as I have for Jim Dobson, if you’re waiting for help from a guy who thought Fred Thompson was an unacceptable candidate because he didn’t go to church as much as he should, you are going to be waiting for a long time.

[grey_whiskers]

FRed.