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To: defenderSD
Just one more thing, sir. How's everybody doing down at local DNC headquarters?

So, if I simply tell the truth about George Allen's words, actions and associations, I work for the DNC? Okey-dokey.

Truth is, George Allen presidency would be Bush redux. Or worse.

Allen has fooled alot of people for a very long time. But his abortion position is a deadly one to the pro-life cause. He supported the Assault weapons ban until it became politically unpopular. And he mimics the current Administration almost exactly on immigration.

If you're going to call me vile names, at least do try to provide some kind of back up for what you're saying. Please show that what I'm saying about George Allen and Ed Gillespie is untrue.

Google is your friend. It's all there.

34 posted on 05/14/2006 10:13:12 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (George Allen's conservatism is as ephemeral as his virtual fence.)
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To: EternalVigilance
"Truth is, George Allen presidency would be Bush redux. Or worse."

My point is that Bush redux would be much better than Clinton redux.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you're not trying to sabotage the GOP's chances of retaining the White House in 2008. Now, who do you support as the GOP nominee for President in 2008 and what positive stuff can you say about him?

BTW, I did not call you any "vile names." In case you missed it, I borrowed a half-serious line from Peter Falk's Columbo TV series, in which he often ended a visit with a suspect or witness by starting to leave and then returning to say : "Just one more thing sir, I have a question about....." You gotta have a sense of humor around here. I've seen this happen often when people post something that is half-serious and people take it too seriously. But admittedly it's hard to tell what other people are thinking because you can't see or hear them.

36 posted on 05/14/2006 11:13:11 AM PDT by defenderSD (Every rock guitarist I know seems to have an axe to grind.)
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To: EternalVigilance
The "assault weapons" ban is a tough issue for Republicans because of MSM bias and distortions. If a Republican opposes the "assault weapons" ban, then the MSM and Dems portray the Republican as a crazed "gun nut" who doesn't care about the lives and safety of soccer moms and their kids. Never mind that gun control laws have never worked and do not take guns out of the hands of criminals. That doesn't matter to the big corporate news media. They just use the "assault" weapons ban to bash conservatives.

My understanding of this issue is that the law was watered down so that it didn't actually ban anything other than a dozen or so specific weapons which were then slightly redesigned and renamed to go around the ban. The whole thing was just poltical theatre by the Clintons to make soccer moms and their hubbys feel safer.

My point here is that you can't always take the voting positions of Pubs at face value because sometimes they need to vote against their real views on a subject and then work behind the scenes to water down the law they voted for as political theatre. Washington is a crazy place, ain't it? I think now Allen sees enough opposition to the "assault" weapons ban that he knows he won't get destroyed politically by the MSM for opposing the ban. Please keep in mind how difficult it is for Republican political leaders when 95% of the big corporate media is attacking them relentlessly day and night. It's very tough for Republicans to win reelection consistently for the Senate except in thoroughly conservative states like Utah, Wyoming, Alaska, and some of the southern states.

37 posted on 05/14/2006 11:25:36 AM PDT by defenderSD (Every rock guitarist I know seems to have an axe to grind.)
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