Posted on 11/10/2012 3:00:14 PM PST by lbryce
The maelstrom of political controversy regarding Free Republic founder Jim Robinson and his attitude towards the then Republican presidential candidate front runner and odds-on favorite to win the nomination, as anointed by the msm as the weakest candidate in the Repuplican field, was one punctuated by severe criticism of Mr. Robinson for his uncompromising, vituperative take-no-prisoners stance towards the liberal bent, RINO candidate Mr. Romney,as unacceptable under any circumstances as Republican Party nominee in the 2012 presidential election.
While his intensely vociferous stance against Mr. Romney surprised, confused, alienated many, the political rationale for the utter blanket rejection of Mr. Romney as candidate was one that remained fundamentally true to the principles of Conservatism, in that Mr.Romney in his record of being a liberal-bent, RINO, had not earned the right to wear the crown as Repubican party nominee as champion, defender of party principles, when he espouses liberal policies that true Republican conservatives find particularly galling equally unacceptable.
In the end, months after the controversy had died down,the election of 2012 having ended, it comes as no surprise to have ended in the manner in which Mr. Robinson did all that he could and more, the sagacity and prescience in which he had already determined the outcome to the election is one in which should teach us all not to repeat the mistakes of the past and to heed those we have faith and admiration for in their reading of the political map and and its various minefields.
Apparently Chris Chrispie's bear hug "swung many in the middle" to the wrong side, which really shows how unreliable and propaganda prone the middle and undecided are.
They are idiots, they are easily spooked and they are easily fooled. They can't be won over in the current propaganda filled environment.
Better to appeal to the base and appeal to the millions of conservative (a.k.a common sense)voters who sit elections out because they are turned off by the long line of moderates, and doofuses that we nominate.
Right - Jim Robinson and several million others refused to vote for Romney.
And we now have Mr. Obama. Aren’t you all pleased?
what’s the point of your post?
your happy we got stuck with obama because of huge vote fraud, and 2ndly because some did not vote.
a true conservative will not win for many years to come. face it.
Romney also was involved with hundreds of companies that went out of business, laid people off, outsourced jobs, etc. I and others pointed out how Romney was destroyed in his 1994 Senate race by ads of the people he laid off railing against him. I also pointed out how Carly Fiorina lost her Senate race in 2010 by being portrayed as an outsourcer. Voters of all stripes DESPISE that.
Romney fell short of McCain's votes by 1.5 million. Obama fell short of his own vote total by 8 million. Romney did not have enough appeal to swing voters. They didn't like Obama anymore, but Romney was unacceptable to them. Almost ALL of the other primary candidates would have beaten Obama, because none of them could have been portrayed as a "robber baron" in a year when liberals and Tea Party people alike are DEEPLY distrustful of the financial sector.
From the interviews with his campaign staff:
In exit polling, voters were asked about four metrics of leadership. Romney beat Obama on the questions of (a) which candidate has a positive vision for the country, (b) which candidate shares "my values," and (c) which candidate is a "strong leader." Despite batting .750, Romney got crushed by approximately 60 points on the question of which candidate "cares about people like me." This suggests that the Obama campaign's early "kill Romney" approach -- painting the former governor and CEO as an out-of-touch, uber-wealthy, outsourcing robber barron -- worked. It also suggests that personal connection and relatability are now more important factors in national elections than experience or accomplishment.
Come on, grow up. I say it as it is and make no apologies for what others refer to as brownnosing, as placed in the keywords, or some laughing icon that looks upon my comments as if Jim Roninson is going to do me any special favors, whatever they could possibly be. Laugh your ass off. If you don’t have the capacity to understand what I’ve express in the profound manner it was expressed then getting a laugh out of something that is of a more superficial level,I’m still all for it.
I mean, it’s as simple as 1+1. Really how can you not grasp the simplest of statements. What sort of mental block do you have?
Trying reading it several times> Maybe it will penetrate.
My point is quite simple and easy to comprehend, if you have the capacity to understand. Jim Robinson warned us all that we should not be voting for Romney and he turned out to be absolutely right. If you fail to see the point then go back to the DU and try to get another question to ask.
It's apparent that faux conservatives such as McCain and Romney have lost the last two elections. How many times do you want to keep trying?
I mean, it’s as simple as 1+1. Really how can you not grasp the simplest of statements. What sort of mental block do you have?
Trying reading it several times> Maybe it will penetrate.
My point is quite simple and easy to comprehend, if you have the capacity to understand. Jim Robinson warned us all that we should not be voting for Romney and he turned out to be absolutely right. If you fail to see the point then go back to the DU and try to get another question to ask.
No, because I’m no bovine look-alike with lesbian proclivities, speaking out of both ends of her mouth. Calling me Rachel Madddow is the kind of libelous statement that earns lawyers big, big bucks.
No, because I’m no bovine look-alike with lesbian proclivities, speaking out of both ends of her mouth. Calling me Rachel Madddow is the kind of libelous statement that earns lawyers big, big bucks.
No question that Romney was the weakest candidate of the 9 who started out. Yet, he ran a good campaign and should have won. The Monday Morning Quartermasters are all so wise now, it is scary. The know-it-alls! Yet, I do recall that as many were predicting way back when that Romney, the Weakest would lose, others were predicting the same about Newt the Strongest and about everyone of those others. I suspect that Newt and those others would have lost this year as well. You can argue, but we’ll never know. Romney didn’t lose because he’s a RINO, he lost because of the division in the country, because of the class envy and resentment, guilt about some idiocy called “racism”, because of misinformation, because of ignorance of the voters voting against their own best interests.
If you think Romney is a “nice” man unable to fight, there is a bridge in NY with your name on it. It’s a little storm weathered but I can get it for you real cheap.
Funny, all the early talk here was about it being a good thing Romney could go after conservatives because it was a sign that he was a real fighter. Now you think he’s too nice. LOL!
Here in Florida, one of the problems we had was that Romney tore Newt Gingrich to shreds. He told every lie he could throw, every nasty rumor he could dig up. But when it came down to running against Obama, who is a liberal like himself, he could not do it. People here could not believe it. His Obama is just a nice guy in over his head campaign did not play here. Conservatives could not imagine Obama as being a nice, cool guy while Newt Gingrich and any other conservative was portrayed as minion of Satan.
Romney is not nice. He acts nice to liberals. He attacks conservatives with the same vehemence as the liberals do. Don’t forget that when the GOP-e tries to force him on us again.
What is your definition of a true conservative and which one do you believe could have won this last election? How?
No, not all. This is not the only race ever covered with Jim weighing in on who to vote for. You’re point against me is ludicrous, nonsensical and and politically illiterate,I could very easily have voted for Obama, for the sake of illustration. But now, even though I didn’t follow Jim Robinson and I can still still congratulate him for making the right prediction while I may have been wrong. I don’t have to necessarily vote for Romney to congratulate Jim so the point you’re making against me is moot. I don’t necessarily follow Jim’s advice but even you can understand
that just because I am congratulating him doesn’t necessarily mean I eve voted for Romney or Obama. I’m simply making making a statement that he got it right. You’re probably stuck on that one.
Newt's "baggage" was all on him. He had a history just like Romney, but considerably sleazier.
—and I forgot to mention Florida-—
Then I take back my kind words in my FR mail to you.
FO traitor.
Thanks for posting lbryce. I was trying to find the time to set down to compose such a congratulatory message as yours myself. I think ya done good.
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