Giggle. I don't care who you are, THAT's funny!
Posted on 06/02/2010 8:51:20 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Conservative icon William F. Buckley Jr. would approve of the tea party movement, says conservative historian Lee Edwards, who just finished a book about Buckley.
“Bill Buckley embodied the idea of blending the main streams of conservatism – traditional conservatives, libertarian conservatives, social conservatives, neo-conservatives, national security conservatives and so forth,” Edwards told Newsmax.TV.
“He always said politics is a matter of addition not subtraction. I think he would reach out with open arms to the tea party movement.”
(VIDEO AT LINK)
Edwards sees many similarities between the tea partyers and Buckley. They both are/were anti-establishment; they both support(ed) limited government, for example.
And just as not all tea partyers are Republicans, “Bill Buckley was very careful about choosing Republicans as the main political vehicle, but maintaining good relationships with Democrats like Joe Lieberman,” Edwards said.
His book is “William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement.” Edwards is a distinguished fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
And how would Buckley unite conservatives to victory in today’s political climate?
First, “He would make sure there are no extremists,” as when he said there was no room for the John Birch Society in the conservative movement of the 1950s-60s, Edwards said. That group’s founder Robert Welch said communists made up 50-70 percent of the U.S. government.
In addition, Buckley would counsel against engaging in ad hominem personal attacks, Edward said.
“Stick to ideas. Bring people together around the basic ideas of conservatism – limited government, individual responsibility, free enterprise.”
President Obama, who is trying to turn us into a European democratic-socialist society, presents the conservative movement with the biggest challenge of its 50-60 year existence, Edwards says.(continued)
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Pardon the double post.
I don’t like the Ron Paul boosters pulling lame crap, I don’t like that Palin has been hanging around Rand.
But what MK said was indefensible.
I asked This:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2526618/posts?page=108#108
And his response was post 120.
Sorry, that doesn’t fly.
But here in NY we have some issues to deal with.
Namely, Spawn of Spachem wants to run for governor.
(As if NY isn’t in deep enough trouble. Gotta bring in another Cuomo to kill it off!)
And they’re running Lazio against him.
Unfortunately, I am not privy to post 120. Lakeshark and a few others have been riding Jessup for a long time, and he took exception to your interjection. If you had been ridden by a cluster of RINOS relentlessly;RINOS who can’t even spell the word “conservative”, let alone practice it, you might understand it a bit better. May I suggest you speak to him via FReepmail.I have been posting to both of you for many years, and enjoyed it . I got news for BOTH of you...you ain’t far apart on either outlook on life, or conservatism.
I DON’T THINK I AM WRONG ABOUT THIS, EITHER.
” (As if NY isn’t in deep enough trouble. Gotta bring in another Cuomo to kill it off!)
And they’re running Lazio against him.”
In this respect, you have my deepest sympathy. I never understood how you stayed in NY. You would be much happier in Arizona, Montana or somethin like that thar ;-)
POst 120 was an unfair and uncalled for attack complete with profanity.
All because I asked a question about one of MK’s posts.
As for NY, I stayed because if people don’t, there will be no hope at all for the state -however slim it is!
Plus, affording to move is beyond the means of anyone not making roughly 55K a year here.
Yes, it’s misery, yes it’s more trouble than it’s worth.
But people are getting fed up here.
The MTA payroll tax, the runaway spending, everything is getting people here angry.
Just not angry enough yet.
At least they’re not running Deedee Scozzafava again.
We can be thankful for THAT small favor.
May they get more angry ;-)
Hopefully, and hopefully quite soon.
“As usual, you try to boil Sarah down to two questionable endorsements and totally ignore everything else. “
Compared to the others, in power and longevity, McCain is a nuclear warhead!! Screw the others! McCain can do more damage than any 10 of those on your list!
Sarah Palin is supporting John McCain, FR’s official position AND the position of our Founder is to back J.D. Hayworth, the REAL conservative.
Sarah Palin is supporting Carly Fiorina, FR’s official position AND the position of our Founder is to back Chuck DeVote, the REAL conservative.
And take your meaningless list and put it where the sun doesn’t shine!
These 2 ALONE say Palin is no good, and unworthy of our trust.
And Reagan was pro abortion, eh?
Giggle. I don't care who you are, THAT's funny!
I like Montana.
Nice people, truly "big sky country," no traffic, and best of all...no sales tax!
Here it is.
For those to feel comfortable in trashing the only Conservative Republican, Sarah Palin who can beat Obama,
they are into the cult of the strawman for evil, the person who is worse than Obama, Harry Reid, and Pelosi put together, “McCain” who the Gov. of AZ, Gov Brewer supports.
Some on FR have drank the koolaid and have the knee jerk
reaction when McCain’s name is writted or said.
They will take Marxist Obama anytime and many have by sitting home or voting third party in 2008.
So, anyone who comes within 50 miles of the strawman of
evil, is trashed also.
This is the cult of the strawman of evil, McCain.
"Strawman"?
LOL.
McCain is no "strawman." McCain is just straight up evil.
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