Just a reminder: Free Republic is a conservative site

[Jim Robinson]

Just a reminder: Free Republic is a conservative site. We fight for conservative principles, values and causes. We defend the Constitution. We defend our borders. We defend our God-given rights. We are opposed to the liberal/socialist/Marxist agenda for America. We do not willingly give up ground to the Marxists.

It's true that the illegal immigration issue is very discouraging, and I don't know if anyone has a solution that will appeal to conservatives and yet manage to get by Democrat obstructionism, ie, a filibuster, but I don't see that as any reason to give up everything. We should not allow it to rip us apart and destroy the movement. We fight on.

We hold the majority. We continue working as hard as we possibly can to elect as many conservatives as we possibly can. We build a conservative majority that can overcome the Democrats and the RINOs. We do not willingly give up any seats to Democrats. We add seats. Preferably, conservative seats.

I would also like to remind everyone, that Free Republic does not condone racism and does not advocate violence. We exercise our first amendment rights to free speech and peaceable assembly. We do not condemn people because of their race, religion, ethnicity, skin color, etc. We do not advocate civil war, anarchy, or an overthrow of the government. We do not advocate shooting illegals or mining the borders. We do not appreciate people coming across our borders illegally, but as conservatives, we do not issue racial epithets or threaten them with violence or bodily harm.

And, yes, we are at war. And we do support our troops and their mission. We also respect our commander-in-chief and are mindful that when people disrespect him, it hurts troop morale. We do not appreciate the mainstream media's attempts to destroy America's will to fight and we do not do anything to assist the Democrats and their accomplices in the media in their treasonous mission of undermining the war effort by providing aid and comfort to the enemy.

And despite our dissatisfaction and disappointments in regards to the illegal immigration issue, we recognize that it is not the last issue on earth and there are plenty of other reasons not to allow the Marxist Democrats to retake power.

I'll list a few issues (by no means and exhaustive list) that will be adversely affected by Marxist/Democrats in power:

Islamofascism/terrorism
National Security/Defense
The United Nations (as in their control over us)
The Supreme Court
The federal judiciary
The legislative agenda
The right to life
Marriage between one man, one woman
The family
Education
Health care
Private property
Taxation
Oil/energy
The right to keep and bear arms
The right to freedom of religion
The right to self-governance
All of our God-given rights
The Constitution
The Republic
Liberty itself

Do not get so discouraged that we give it all up. It could take generations to get it back. If ever.

"Securing the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity" is our duty.

[tpaine]

Gotta love old Wendel Wilkie though, a true pink elephant if there ever was one.

[STARWISE]

That didn't come out quite right, did it? But please don't leap to the assumption that I wish ill to anyone, even FRinos. God's mercy and justice are omniscient .. may He bless everyone.

[Quix]

Understand your feelings.

I'll be 60 next BDay, too.

I, sadly, believe we will have to deal with it in the years we have left.

I do not believe there is any . . . human intervention that will achieve the victory we desire.

But we still must stand up and be counted. It would be far worse to just roll over and play dead.

Eternal issues, values, priorities are at stake. We must choose life over death . . . in all it's forms.

There are already too many walking dead in our world.

blind and dead . . . dead and blind . . . dead wrong . . . deadly actions; deadly attitudes; deadly choices . . .

choices and actions have consequences. . . .

rushing along

[justshutupandtakeit]

Whatever Wendel was he was not a Marxist.

[BigSkyFreeper]

You misspelled "a Republican Majority".

You're forgetting there are two houses of Congress. The republicans controlled the House and the democrats controlled the Senate.

[DCPatriot]

You don't see a gasoline crisis of epic proportions in the near future with Iran's activity?

You don't see double digit interest rates? Double digit mortgage interest rates?

You don't see a drastic downturn in the economy coming around the bend.

If that is going to happen I don't want the GOP anywhere near it.

This country will be in Republican hands no later than 2010 (Congress)and the White House will be ours in 2012 for years to come.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Jeffords is neither a Republican nor a Marxist. He is a twit. None of the things you bring up are Marxist.

Marxism has a very specific meaning and it is not "what DB doesn't like".

[Mr. Mojo]

I am very very disappointed in him lately and some other GOP. What the heck is wrong with that? Why is that treated by some around here as blasphemy?

Because Party Politics is their religion. If (God forbid) McCain or some other RINO gets elected President we'd see the same mega-adulation from the same crowd.

[BigSkyFreeper]

If you want to reward the enemy of conservatism by opting for anti-American liberalism, I want no part in it.

[fanfan]

placemark

[DCPatriot]

No...what I meant was that since 2000 we've run the whole enchilada and did a great job despite the democrap's obstructionism and the complicity of the MSM.

The republicans haven't used their power and the white house hasn't fought back effectively.

We will all pay the price now.

War is coming...and I don't mean a police action in Afghanistan or Iraq.

I mean a WORLD WAR.

Let the Democrats be at the wheel for a time...they will be condemned at the ballot box for a generation or more.

[hispanarepublicana]

Jim, thank you for posting this. We all need a kick in the butt sometimes.

[TAdams8591]

"One only needs to study the UN for a few minutes to know they are out to destroy our American way of life"

NO...you must be kidding? /sarcasm

And that's been obvious for many, many years.

[Las Vegas Dave]

Pinging as requested.

[tpaine]

justshutupandtakeit demands:

Whatever Wendel was he was not a Marxist.

Whatever you say boss.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Let the Democrats be at the wheel for a time...they will be condemned at the ballot box for a generation or more.

I won't allow the democrats to run roughshod over all the progress made since 2001.

[Rockitz]

It could take generations to get it back. If ever.

That's a pretty sobering statement. At some point I fear that it won't be worth fighting for, but until then "damn the torpedos and aim a few at the libs."

[SunkenCiv]

It's true that the illegal immigration issue is very discouraging, and I don't know if anyone has a solution that will appeal to conservatives and yet manage to get by Democrat obstructionism, ie, a filibuster, but I don't see that as any reason to give up everything. We should not allow it to rip us apart and destroy the movement. We fight on... And despite our dissatisfaction and disappointments in regards to the illegal immigration issue, we recognize that it is not the last issue on earth and there are plenty of other reasons not to allow the Marxist Democrats to retake power.

Well put, mon capitan.

I've known people who claim to be vegetarians who nonetheless eat fish or chicken, despite the fact that fish and chicken aren't vegetables. Analogously, there are issues that make someone non-conservative, and others which don't.

I was encouraged by the number of marchers on the TV news carrying the US flag and saying "I love America". The mistake a lot of people seem to make is equating illegal aliens (all of them) with Atzlan / Moslem terrorist infiltrators / fillintheblank.

[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Welcome back, Quix. I'm glad to see your banishment was only temporary. :-)