But let's be frank -- as far as real conservatives are concerned you Johnny Rebs are all Johnny-come-latelies here.
I'm sure the kind welcome is sincere, but statements like these are why some Southerners will never vote Republican. You see, it isn't YOUR party. All Southerners are not Johnnie-come-latelies. I often speak to individuals whose political opinions a strictly conservative, both socially and fiscally, but they refuse to vote for any Republican. When I inquire as to why they vote against Republicans their answer is a variation of, "Republicans, phooey! Nothing but a bunch of elitist snobs."
This isn't going to change with less than polite welcomes. I understand it is different when chatting with other conservatives on FR, but it doesn't help me to change other's perceptions of the Republican party.
I believe Southerners understand each other much better than those not of the South. If you don't think there would be a backlash if Steel's "Southern Strategy" is widely known, think again. Most people don't like being thought of as ignorant, nor do they appreciate being manipulated. There are those who aren't particularly interested in politics nor American history, but do vote regularly. When part of our history is highlighted and other parts are ignored, someone will make sure the ignored parts are brought to the forefront. Best just to be open and honest or, better yet, just stick to conservative principles and let the rest go.
"Southern Strategy".....baloney! How about a conservative strategy?!
If I am following your argument correctly, you are right.
Free people expect to be treated with a modicum of respect, respect for conscience and for individual choice/will.
If people need to trick and manipulate you, then they really don’t respect you and don’t deserve your respect.
“But let’s be frank — as far as real conservatives are concerned you Johnny Rebs are all Johnny-come-latelies here.”
This GOP trash with the alligator mouth wouldn’t recognize a Conservative as he was kicking his jaybird ass.
“But let’s be frank — as far as real conservatives are concerned you Johnny Rebs are all Johnny-come-latelies here.”
What a surprise. You don’t know a Grand Old Potty Hack like Little Mike Zak and his buddy Steele from a real Conservative. You all are a hundred and fifty years late and a dollar short, Junior. Take your heads out of your historical, hysterical asses and look around. Johnny Rebs. You Provincial Putz.
Well, Gollllllllllllllleeeeeeeeee. Looookie here what I found in the Grand Old Potty Health Care fix;
“Ensure Access For Patients With Pre-Existing Conditions:Health care should be accessible for all, regardless of pre-existing conditions or past illnesses. We will expand state high-risk pools, reinsurance programs and reduce the cost of coverage. We will make it illegal for an insurance company to deny coverage to someone with prior coverage on the basis of a pre-existing condition, eliminate annual and lifetime spending caps, and prevent insurers from dropping your coverage just because you get sick.” - The new GOP plan, telling business how to run in a supposedly GOP-embraced free market. More Horse shit.
Now don’t that beat all, you Yankee geniuses?
More GOP horseshit.
Try voting for a Conservative. I know that means you will have to learn to identify one, but try. Your mushy little brains will be able to figure it out eventually; if you keep putting these morons in charge, you’ll be a GOP socialist instead of a Dem socialist. But your precious GOP will be better Socialists!
This is basically advocating Obamacare. If insurers can’t say who they insure, then it’s not insurance, it’s welfare. If you’re guaranteed insurance AFTER you get sick, it’s not insurance. If your state doesn’t have rights, YOU don’t have rights. Ask the people in Arizona.
I REPEAT: when your state doesn’t have rights YOU don’t have rights.
Get it?
We knew that a long time ago. You idiots still haven’t quite figgered that out, though, have ya?
Vote for Conservatives, not more GOP hacks, you dimwits.
Remember this old saying from Hahvahd Yahd; “when you lie down with GOP dogs, you get up with GOP fleas.”
Hint for you; The conservatives are the ones that are likely to tell GOP hacks like these fairies to shove it and
Conservatives see and smell you hacks a mile away.
Of course they are!
What do you think the old term "Solid South" referred to?
They all thought the same, all voted together, all voted the same way -- and how did they vote?
Until the 1960s they mostly voted for Democrat Progressives, for Liberals, for Big Government and redistribution of wealth.
Whose wealth?
Why those evil, nasty, wicked Northern Republicans, of course.
And why shouldn't they make the Union pay, and pay, and pay...?
southernsunshine: "You see, it isn't YOUR party."
I'd say the GOP belongs to those who love it and support it the most.
And how, exactly, could that include folks who can't get over the Civil War, hate the Union and everything associated with it, especially that wicked Republican Party?
southernsunshine: "I often speak to individuals whose political opinions a strictly conservative, both socially and fiscally, but they refuse to vote for any Republican. When I inquire as to why they vote against Republicans their answer is a variation of, "Republicans, phooey! Nothing but a bunch of elitist snobs." "
Surely they are talking about their own neighbors, people they've lived beside for years, and somehow they can't get along?
So whose fault is that?
Do they imagine their Republican neighbors wouldn't welcome their support and aid?
But maybe their real problem is, they want to start out at the top, do you think?
;-)