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No thanks, we're stupid...... (conservatives who stay home)
Wash Times ^ | October 18, 2006 | Tony Blankley

Posted on 10/18/2006 7:01:51 AM PDT by IrishMike

John Stuart Mill once famously called the British Tories "The Stupid Party." From time to time since then, the Tory's American cousin, the Republican Party, has also earned that moniker. Now may be one of those moments. If current polls and anecdotes are to be believed, there may be a million or two conservative Republicans who are planning to not vote this November. Of course, Mill also said that : "A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but also by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury." Apparently, these anticipated conservative non-voters are annoyed with Republican imperfection. They are disheartened, disappointed, disillusioned, distempered, dismal -- and thus plan to dis the party that better advances conservative principles in government. They appear to have fallen victim to the false syllogism: 1) Something must be done; 2) not voting is something; therefore, 3) I will not vote. Of course the fallacy of the syllogism is that the second category could be anything. For example, number two could as well read "eating dog excrement is something." I rather suspect that they will feel about the same afterward, whether they chose the non-voting option or the scatological one. They are both equally illogical -- and repulsive -- and would deserve the moniker, "Stupid." Here are some tell-tale signs of the sort of person who would vote (or not vote) to cause the election of a party which would act to defeat every value and interest he holds dear (merely because the party that will at least try to advance most of those issues has not done as well as he might havehoped) ...............

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 2006; bush; congress; democrats; election; elections; gop; revelation316; senate; tonyblankley; votecp; votegop; wot
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past

You are the type of voter that dim propaganda works on best. I'll bet they would offer you a full time job as a member of a "focus group".

LLS


21 posted on 10/18/2006 7:14:56 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Preserve America... kill terrorists... destroy dims!)
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To: A.Hun; RacerF150

And it worked so well for the democrats. Pure genius.


22 posted on 10/18/2006 7:15:20 AM PDT by cripplecreek (If stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?)
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To: pnh102
I wonder if because of this piece the MSM will vault the Washington Times as being a "voice of sanity on the right" the same way it did when the Times called on Hastert to resign.

The voice of sanity calls for Harry Reid to be investigated................

NOT VOTING WILL NET YOU PELOSI AND GEORGE SOROS

VOTE & VOTE REPUBLICAN OR KISS THE REPUBLIC GOODBYE!

23 posted on 10/18/2006 7:15:53 AM PDT by yoe
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To: IrishMike

The same geniuses voted for Ross Perot and gave us the Clintons for eight years and possibly the presidency of Hillary! as their rancid legacy lives on. Stupidity of that magniture is hard to top.


24 posted on 10/18/2006 7:16:41 AM PDT by kittymyrib
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To: IrishMike
...these anticipated conservative non-voters are annoyed with Republican imperfection.

Imperfection? Talk about a strawman.

25 posted on 10/18/2006 7:16:43 AM PDT by Sloth ('It Takes A Village' is problematic when you're raising your child in Sodom.)
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To: MarkDel
Republicans are still light years better than the Democrats under ALL scenarios

Yeah but conservatives are even better than Republicans so, in order to avoid those nightmarish scenarios, why not come back to basic conservative principles?

26 posted on 10/18/2006 7:16:54 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: T.Smith
Then go ahead and insult me because I am in no mood to vote Democrat Lite.

OK, you are a fool. That you would put lunatics in charge of this nation during the WOT proves it. I am sick to death of people so conservative that they would hand power in this nation over to the likes of Pelosi, Murtha, Kennedy.

You go ahead a do what you must, but all you will get from me is derision.

27 posted on 10/18/2006 7:17:22 AM PDT by A.Hun (Common sense is no longer common.)
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To: Dan Evans

Dan, that's fine with me. So let's work within the framework of the only politically viable party available to us.


28 posted on 10/18/2006 7:17:48 AM PDT by MarkDel
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To: IrishMike
If current polls and anecdotes are to be believed, there may be a million or two conservative Republicans who are planning to not vote this November.

I don't necessarily believe them.

29 posted on 10/18/2006 7:17:57 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: T.Smith

Nancy Pelosi thanks you.


30 posted on 10/18/2006 7:18:12 AM PDT by Cymbaline (I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stress I repeat myself when under stres)
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To: Cymbaline

Indeed...well said.


31 posted on 10/18/2006 7:19:25 AM PDT by MarkDel
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To: Siena Dreaming
"For Heaven's sake...you don't even know who this candidate is, yet you would vote for him/her?"

You're making an assumption there. Your assumption is incorrect.

32 posted on 10/18/2006 7:19:59 AM PDT by T.Smith
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To: kittymyrib
The same geniuses voted for Ross Perot and gave us the Clintons

Yeah but two years after Clinton was elected the Republicans saw the writing on the wall, got serious, and we got a lot of very conservative men in congress that cut back spending and social programs.

33 posted on 10/18/2006 7:22:17 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: T.Smith
Wrong...I'm not assuming anything. Just going by your words here where you said you WOULD vote for the 3rd party candidate without even knowing if there was one.

If there is a third party candidate, I will vote for them

34 posted on 10/18/2006 7:23:32 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: IrishMike

So many of these articles are seemingly hoping for the self-fulfilling prophecy effect, I think.

I'm not buying any of it as I've yet to run into ONE person who leans right saying they are staying home. Not ONE.


35 posted on 10/18/2006 7:23:52 AM PDT by subterfuge (Tolerance has become the greatest virtue, and hypocrisy the worst character defect.)
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To: Dan Evans; The Ghost of FReepers Past

"No matter what the problem is, the answer in not electing more democrats."
Hugh Hewitt

You stay home that is exactly what you are doing....and while that may not be stupid, it's a real good impersonation of stupidity.


36 posted on 10/18/2006 7:24:00 AM PDT by Valin (http://www.irey.com/)
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To: MarkDel
So let's work within the framework of the only politically viable party available to us.

That's what I'm doing. I'm using the only club I have. I'm withholding my vote until they come to their senses. It worked in '92 to get a conservative congress in '94. Maybe we will get another Ronald Reagan in '08. It's amazing what a good swift kick in the butt will do.

37 posted on 10/18/2006 7:28:23 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: subterfuge
I'm not buying any of it as I've yet to run into ONE person who leans right saying they are staying home.

I you sure you know your right from your left?

38 posted on 10/18/2006 7:30:34 AM PDT by Dan Evans
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To: Dan Evans
Nice of you to help elect Pelose as Speaker while our people are dying in Iraq.

That may sound hyperbolic but it's true. More power in the House will likely get more killed thru the WOT as well as terror attacks. Al Queda will be thrilled when you allow Dems more power at this time in history.

39 posted on 10/18/2006 7:31:25 AM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: Dan Evans
That's what I'm doing. I'm using the only club I have. I'm withholding my vote until they come to their senses. It worked in '92 to get a conservative congress in '94. Maybe we will get another Ronald Reagan in '08. It's amazing what a good swift kick in the butt will do.

"Hi. I'm Dan. I didn't vote for you in 2006 so you really need to listen to me in 2008." Geez.....

40 posted on 10/18/2006 7:31:36 AM PDT by Niteranger68 (I gigged your peace frog.)
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