Posted on 08/29/2012 3:23:29 AM PDT by Bratch
Thats it. You can shut down the convention right now. Its over. Romneys camp just shut down all dissent, and they rigged it that way. Twitter is awash in angry tweets from people who know this was a sham. John Boehner actually wielded the gavel without a hint of a tear as he said the ayes have it. They didnt have it, and I think it was pretty clear that even if they did, this was a set-up. I have news for the GOP establishment. I am voting in November. I will vote for all the down-ballot candidates who are worthy of my support. I am not going to vote for Mitt Romney. Dont look at the page as though youve read the words of a man pledging treason. It was not I who rigged the primaries. It was not I who rigged the convention. It was not I who rigged the rules committee. All of those things are actual treasons against the conservatives in the America, and all of those things were carried out by Mitt Romney and his legion. I am a small matter to it, but I will have my say. If the Republican party wishes to commit suicide by Romney, they may do so, but they will do so without my help in the matter. John Boehner may have enjoyed his moment in despotic pleasure, and Reince Priebus may have been doing his masters bidding, but Mitt Romney had it within his power to put a stop to all of this, but when tested by circumstance, Mitt Romneys fatal character flaws prevailed.
The Republican Party is dead. Its time we get on with this convention and consider it a funeral. Youre witnessing a party that will now fall, and Im going to help it on its way. Some of you diehard Republicans who read this blog may wish to find other haunts. Its not going to be pretty. When I saw John Sununu begin to surface with regularity on Fox News over the last few weeks, I suspected the fix was in. His conduct of the RNC Rules Committee on Tuesday demonstrates that fact.
I am a person who refuses to separate his convictions from his actions and choices. Mitt Romney could have done many things to gain my support, and the support of many others, but rather than do so, he seized control. He used all his pals and buddies to take over and make the voices of grass-roots Republicans and Tea Party conservatives silent. Some will urge that we remain focused on November, and I agree, but my focus is irrevocably changed. I am out to defeat the GOP establishment in any and every form that may take.
Note to conservatives: I will understand if you swallow your pride and your principles and vote for Mitt Romney, but do not come to this site to chastise me or others who refuse to join you. Your argument had consisted of convincing us that the Romnoids wouldnt behave this way, and at precisely that moment when they needed to prove it, they behaved precisely as we dissenters knew that they would. Save it.
Romney had his chance. Today, he blew it.
I know some states don’t hold their delegates to the primary votes..The fight will continue..States are very jealous of their own rights.
When I voted in the primary I expected my candidate to be represented if he got enough votes..He did not in my state.
As I understand it..Iowa was won by Santorum yet their delegates voted for Paul..I would be outraged if I were from Iowa..Their state rules are in need of a fix.
I believe delegates must stick to being true to the primary vote. JMO
I graduated high school in 65 and at that time, I was sickened by the hippies, the “peace... man..” types, the anti-war protesters, etc. BUT for all these years we have witnessed incremental takeover from the Bill Ayers types of our schools, universities, cities, state governments, with their disgusting share the wealth (remember the commune theory?), hate your mom and dad's successful hard work. Now the true leftie radicals are residing IN OUR White House! Let's dump them, get back on track.
Get a clue.
When you resort to projecting petulant childish epithets against those that do not agree with you, it indicates you’ve lost the debate.
MEG33, how can you say that? Isn't the article quite clear that he understands those conservatives who would vote for Romney?
Why is telling the truth about the Republican party, a vote for Obama?
What happened is real. YOUR voice was silenced. Vote for Romney if you wish. Campaign for him. Cheer him in. No worries. But when it's done, the GOP has to go.
No visits with each other in prison either (I expect all kinds of things will be found out to give that result).
Third parties don't last, nor do they get bigger, but a major party can be REPLACED at the state level without much effort if everybody agrees.
Let me know how that works out for you when Romney and the RNC replace duly-chosen state delegates with crony delegates of their own in 2016.
They can do that now, or weren't you watching?
That will become a (much) more interesting fight.
Until such time it starts then stand down.
Stand down, and fight against Obama.
(Until such time that starts)
Not one second before.
We must start there ~ just start taking them over. Push the issue.
When people start asking and demanding the 'best for the country,' instead of voting and staying in the 'best party' mentality...then and only then are we truly ready to save America from itself.
It is voting the party-line BS that has gotten us into this mess, into this soft tyranny, dominated by progressives and RINO's.
Those RINOs got there through party-line voting and they will continue to 'get there,' until we figure out WE are the one's putting into office those who WILL TRADE AWAY OUR FREEDOM.
The RINO is worse than voting for the democrat, the RINO is a sneak, liar, and horse-trader of Rights that are not his to barter with the devil with.
And oddly enough this is exactly what the GOP-e just did yesterday. Someone famous once said, "IF the is to be trouble, let it be in my day, that my children may have peace in theirs." Trouble is coming whether it is Romney or 0bama and it bothers me deeply that it appears many FReepers either don't seem to see it, are in denial at the level of danger, or have drank so much RINO-ade that they see Romney as some sort of savior to the country. What they did yesterday is exactly what RINOs do...I think it is a very sad day for our country.
Yeah, I’ve seen a lot of crying to that effect but no evidence.
Sounds like M.A. is okay with that, although maybe HE won't vote Romney.
But the day after the election, the GOP must be either discarded or co-opted.
If you follow the posting history of some of these “principled, anti-Romney, true-conservative” poseurs, you’ll see that they are devoutly anti-Mormon. They give their beliefs all sorts of other labels, but it is what it is.
I was reading Thomas Jefferson’s notes yesterday. You can’t help but to see that he hated organized religion. They fight each other in “God’s” name, which makes NO sense. I’ll leave it at that.
Please take another look at your home page and note what you put there with that awesome cartoon of the eagle who represent the VOTERS and the GOP as the tiny character. Please have faith, sir.
Please post that for us. Many of us are frustrated, but we ARE making progress. I'm from a previously very blue Wisconsin, where we have made tremendous progress in dumping the RINOS, have elected Scott Walker 2 x in 18 months with his nasty recall. We have prevailed. We're tired, we're worn down, but NEVER defeated. We've had setbacks but we keep the forward movement. I too did not want Romney - not my 2nd or 3rd choice, but I will vote for him over that @#$% in our White House.
Love ya bro, but the harsh truth is, the way both parties have done this economy, neither will be able to repair it.
Then why are you working so hard for his re-election?
I was once married to a Mormon and don't consider myself anti-Mormon.
/johnny
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