Posted on 04/05/2007 8:46:45 PM PDT by Pistolshot
I came here in 1998 looking for conservative, logical, thoughtful conversation and debate on the things that matter to us the most. I was a Reagan Republican. One of those who had watched in horror as our embassy staff in Tehran was taken by fanatics. The answer should have been overwhelming force, but it was Carter, that limp-wristed, can’t-we-just talk-this-out, weakling who had made the military a shambles, and stripped it of its soul because of VietNam. I knew from the beginning that there was no room in this world for weakness and that was the beginning of my road to conservatism.
Now here we are, in the beginnings of a campaign to deny the Democrats not only the White House, but the two houses of Congress. It is extremely early in this race, the leading candidates that have announced are far from acceptable to a large majority of us. Yet, day after day on this site we have the Rudy machine, the McCain people, Mitt’s people, and every other supported candidate backer posting missives about their guy. Some are repeated vitriol that has no debatable content, and only begs to be ignored. Some of it is the adage of ‘Don’t like it, too bad. He will be our candidate.’ In the past I’ve seen posters here who were thoughtful, logical, literally passionate about impeaching Clinton, but with a HUGE degree of civility.
What is taking place here, and I am guilty of it too, so don’t think I am pointing fingers here, is the destruction of what is good about this site. WE ARE CONSERVATIVES, first and foremost. We have our passions that lead us to the candidates we have running. Debate is the give and take of ideas to reach a consensus about a direction. A direction we should all look at for the country, not because of the ‘he can beat Hillary’ dogma, but because the candidate we choose is THE one to carry what our hopes and dreams are for this great nation. I have seen posters here demean others, insult integrities, bash people they DON’T EVEN KNOW ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, and generally look like some of the slime that lurks on DU.
We are supposed to be better than that. It’s time we stop acting like we cannot debate without insult, stop treating each other as if our opinions don’t matter or our vote. It’s time that Jim starts looking around and suspending or closing some accounts for this type of behavior until it gets under control.
We are not DU here. The candidate we vote to carry the platform will be the one who reaches out to the most diverse among us. If that doesn’t happen for your candidate, I’m sorry. But to stoop to some of the tactics I’ve seen here based on a persons opinion or religion is despicable and speaks poorly for all of us.
I must have been asleep when that happened.
Winners or whiners?
I personally think they’re worthless questions. They ask the same thing over and over and then say....”Gotcha” nothing intelligent or relevant about some of them.
Yeah, I remember he changed his name to phoenix then some other tripe. Funny.
Speaking of dumb as a post, you're right on schedule.
Don't you ever get tired of making a damn fool out of yourself?
You're suppose to be some big political know it all and you can't put two sentences together without trashing somebody with something you think is a snappy retort but lands like a rock.
It must suck to be you.
I FORGOT RICK SANTORUM FOR PRESIDENT IF HE’S A TRUE CONSERVATIVE.
depends on if you cached the thread....
bwahahaha! now that I’ve flushed you from your cover identity I can report you to Overlord Clinton for termination!
And Free Republic, too.
We were told flat out by one of the resident prigs today that we weren't welcome here.
He had a 92% ACU rating. Not good enough for the purists, who called him a RINO, even while he didn't distance himself from the President when he ran for re-election.
Too bad FR doesn't have instant replay so we could see it again in slo-motion.
I'm not voting for anyone who believes that abortion is a woman's "right". Such a person might promise an Alito, but they will deliver a Souter.
PS: There aren't millions out there like you.
Then maybe I'm wrong and Rudy can win without us. Good luck. I'm voting pro-life.
Are you gonna turn me into Solyent Green?
Don't you ever get tired of making a damn fool out of yourself?
You're suppose to be some big political know it all and you can't put two sentences together without trashing somebody with something you think is a snappy retort but lands like a rock.
It must suck to be you.
There is a good example of a post that I think is completely out of line.
It is nothing but a personal attack. Simple as that.
Let’s run Ken Blackwell for President. He’s a true conservative, he’s from a key state (Ohio), and he’s an African-American Republican.
Of course, he lost the election for Governor last fall to a faceless ‘rat by over 20 points, but he’s a true conservative and that always wins.
He’d do at least as well against Barack Obama as Keyes did.
You’re a one issue voter...fine. When Sharia law is in effect, you’ll get your wish of no abortions.
DOES BAGDAD PALOSI WANT TO BE THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT?
THAT’S A JOKE FOR ALL SAN FRANCISCO MORONS.
PALOSI IS THE S.F. PRESIDENT OF THE MORON CLUB.
Are you under the impression that I care what you think of my posts?
If so, dissuade yourself of that thought immediately.
You’ve acted as if you drank too much Potomac river water all day. Hope you recover soon.
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