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The fellow was including in his definition a whole lot of long time conservatives. Get it? Neo? Long-time?
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What fellow? Was including what conservatives? In what definition? Do you mean where RightWingRadio says, "Neocons abound here." in post #30? By here I assume he means FR. Are you saying that there are not a lot of neocons (pro welfare/warfare state) on FreeRepublic?

I realize the rather pedantic point that neo means new. That is why I pointed out (in post #215) that neocons are neither new nor conservative. Neo means new I get it! No really, I do. Honestly!

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It's an incorrect, trite, and meaningless insult of people that you don't have the intellectual wherewithal to debate.
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Why is it an insult? A poor name perhaps (50 years on), but one that has stuck. Maybe we could call them paleoneocons to distinguish them from the "paleocons", but remind us that they too have been around along time.

Regarding "intellectual wherewithal", I have just enough to understand that the whole world does not have to agree with me, and I do not have to get bent out of shape when my ideas or "heroes" are criticized.

How bout let's let Radio defend his words, OK? You're ending up wasting a lot of time and energy arguing a case that doesn't need to be argued.

Let's get down to the bottom line of your post.....

Regarding "intellectual wherewithal", I have just enough to understand that the whole world does not have to agree with me, and I do not have to get bent out of shape when my ideas or "heroes" are criticized

You see, this is a serious problem with you self-righteous types who think that anyone who supports President Bush isn't REALLY a conservative.

We are permitted to think Peggy Noonan is completely wrong in her assessment without being called names by guys like RightWingRadio. It happens all the time, and it is shallow and silly.

That's why I asked him if he even understood what 'neo' meant. There are lots of us getting labeled with that idiotic name who don't come even close to it.

It's intellectual laziness, and I see a whole lot of it coming from freepers who mistakenly think they're better than the rest of us...........and from your last line, that apparently includes you.