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So Freepers don't like RINOs. I get it. But who's NOT a RINO? [vanity]
TruthHound

Posted on 12/01/2009 9:49:31 AM PST by TruthHound

I lurk this forum way too much. But it does give me my news fix and some interesting tidbits as well.

I am in here enough to get a good gauge of the political celebs Freepers don't like. That would be pretty much everybody.

I'm kinda sure nobody likes Mitt Romney. And as of 11/6/08, John McCain is a favorite whipping boy. Overall, the bulk of characters who stood on stage in the early GOP debates last year is tainted in some way. Giuliani, the cross-dressing gun-hater. Ron Paul, the anti-war drug-legalizer. Huckabee, the soft-on-crime wingnut. Yada yada...

I'm aligned with much of the criticism of those who supposedly represent the right, but some of the vitriol here astounds me. FOX news is liberal because they called last year's POTUS race too early? Laura Ingram and Michael Medved don't toe the Birther line, so they're libs? Charles Krauthammer is a lib because he's no fan of Sarah Palin?

Up and down the list of righty politicos, I don't think there's a single talking head who has gone unscathed by a thread or two here. I dare say if FR were around in the late 80's, we'd be spewing barbs at our dear anointed Ronald Reagan for his amnesty, government spending and placating of the left.

Right now, our country is being slowly dismantled by the most leftist administration America has ever seen. The balance of power in DC must swing right if we're to have any semblance of capitalism left for our children to enjoy. So with the sakes so high, where do we compromise? I can't think of a single GOP prospect with a snowball's chance of winning that I don't have SOME beef with policy-wise.

We've slowly relegated our law-making to the nanny state, and true constitutional freedom as our forefathers intended AIN'T COMING BACK. All we can do is stem the tide for as long as possible. But virtually every single viable "conservative" candidate we've seen so far is willing to bend to some social relegation to get to the next rung of the political ladder. There ARE NO honest politicians who aren't in the pocket of some lobby with a favor to ask.

We spend a lot of time expounding on why we DON'T like candidates A-Z. Put 'em all in a table with a list of issues and every one will have a checkmark in a column that I don't like.

Who on the horizon (with a realistic chance of winning) can we support for their POSITIVE attributes? I'm not seeing any.


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1 posted on 12/01/2009 9:49:33 AM PST by TruthHound
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To: TruthHound
Sarah.
2 posted on 12/01/2009 9:51:31 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
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To: TruthHound

Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachmann, Sarah


3 posted on 12/01/2009 9:51:32 AM PST by Edgar3 (America is suffering from "Sorosis" of the Presidency)
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To: TruthHound

MIKE HUCKABEE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

(ducking for cover...)


4 posted on 12/01/2009 9:52:59 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Ack, is that the site with "Responsibility2nd"? Some weirdo. ...)
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To: TruthHound

5 posted on 12/01/2009 9:53:01 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (http://www.conservatives4palin.com/)
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To: TruthHound

If you spend your time lurking that says more about you than us.

Tom McClintock, Michelle Bachman, Jim DeMint, Sarah Palin all sorts are out there who are conservatives


6 posted on 12/01/2009 9:55:51 AM PST by the long march
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To: TruthHound

Mike Pence, Sarah Palin—there’s a couple for ya.


7 posted on 12/01/2009 9:55:58 AM PST by jennyjenny
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To: Edgar3
Before long there will be Freepers calling these three RINO’s because they disagree on one issue or another.
8 posted on 12/01/2009 9:56:00 AM PST by FloridianBushFan
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To: TruthHound
I think no matter whose name is mentioned there will be people on this site that will find some reason to call the candidate a RINO because they don't agree 100% with them on the issues.

There is never going to be the perfect candidate

9 posted on 12/01/2009 9:58:08 AM PST by FloridianBushFan
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To: TruthHound

Duncan Hunter, Tom Tancredo.


10 posted on 12/01/2009 9:58:59 AM PST by Rocco DiPippo
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To: TruthHound

Dennis Kucinich. He isn’t a RINO. I think technically you have to be from this galactic cluster to be a RINO. Could be wrong.


11 posted on 12/01/2009 9:59:47 AM PST by Billthedrill
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To: TruthHound

You are right. FR is a view on the world of conservativism. The problem with conservatives is they are so high and mighty and always right. They won’t unite behind any candidate. 2010 and 2012 will be a repeat of 2008.


12 posted on 12/01/2009 10:00:21 AM PST by caver (Obama's first goals: allow more killing of innocents and allow the killers of innocents to go free.)
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Well, there are acceptable conservatives out there. It's just that we've had so many RINOs thrust upon us by the Republican political class, that we're sick of it.

We need new conservative blood in the party. And for the most part, you're not going to find it by looking in all the usual places and at all the usual faces.

13 posted on 12/01/2009 10:01:33 AM PST by AFreeBird (Going Rogue in 2012)
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To: TruthHound

Sarah, Michelle Bachman, Tom Coburn, Ted Poe, Jeb Hensarling, John Carter....


14 posted on 12/01/2009 10:01:52 AM PST by kittymyrib
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To: mlo; Non-Sequitur; parsifal; Pilsner; Drew68; curiosity; Sibre Fan; El Sordo; MilspecRob; ...

Ping to the author’s question regarding FR birthers’ opinions of conservative pundits who won’t address/touch the eligibility issue.


15 posted on 12/01/2009 10:02:14 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan (Integrity, Honesty, Character, & Loyalty still matter)
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To: FloridianBushFan

My point exactly.

If there were a candidate who was devoutly committed to reversing Pelosi’s health boondoggle, cap & tax and bring our economy and jobs back on track, but this guy would cave on say gay marriage, would we support him?

We’re going to have to compromise somewhere. I hate it, but it’s true.


16 posted on 12/01/2009 10:03:45 AM PST by TruthHound ("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
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To: TruthHound
"So Freepers don't like RINOs. I get it. But who's NOT a RINO?"

Arlen Specter. He dropped the name.

17 posted on 12/01/2009 10:03:47 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: TruthHound

Everyone’s a RINO to someone.


18 posted on 12/01/2009 10:04:51 AM PST by Non-Sequitur
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To: TruthHound
So Freepers don't like RINOs. I get it. But who's NOT a RINO?

Next question...

19 posted on 12/01/2009 10:07:58 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the next one...)
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To: the long march

Okay, “lurk” was a poor choice of words.

And I like all the names you have there, but you watch. Either we’ll find a skeleton in their closet, a vote on an issue we don’t like or the LMSM will make damn sure they don’t make it to the next step.


20 posted on 12/01/2009 10:07:58 AM PST by TruthHound ("He who does not punish evil commands it to be done." --Leonardo da Vinci)
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