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Constitution Party aims to thwart Hillary, GOP
WorldNetDaily ^ | 12/03/2006

Posted on 12/04/2006 10:01:36 AM PST by NapkinUser

As Hillary Clinton begins her own preparations to run for the presidency, the deciding factor of who will be the next commander in chief may have less to do with whomever is chosen as the Democrat or Republican nominee, and more to do with the choice of the Constitution Party.

This weekend at a national committee meeting in Manchester, N.H., Howard Phillips and the Constitution Party he founded set in motion the plans to launch its own third party candidate for president.

"The time has never been better for a third party dark horse candidate to grab the White House," Phillips told WND.

He affirmed that by next July, his party intends to nominate a presidential candidate, with possibilities for the ticket including Minuteman Project co-founder Jim Gilchrist, former Republican presidential candidate Alan Keyes, Baptist pastor Chuck Baldwin, and author and WND columnist Jerome Corsi.

The Constitution Party is also strongly supportive of Republican Congressmen Tom Tancredo and Ron Paul, but there is no decision yet that either would leave their home in the Republican Party to pursue a Constitution Party nomination. Tancredo has said numerous times he is considering a run for the presidency.

"The American public are angry at both the Democratic and Republican Party," Phillips said. "If neither major party wants to listen to the American middle class, the Constitution Party is ready to enter center stage and get back to the basics that have made the republic established by our founding fathers work for over 230 years."

The meeting was highlighted by a lineup of well-known conservative speakers, including those who may end up running.

(Excerpt) Read more at worldnetdaily.com ...


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To: The_Eaglet
"The time has never been better for a third party dark horse candidate to grab the White House"

Phillips is right. Americans want a REAL choice in '08, a president who will actually represent American citizens rather than foreign interests.

I'll never vote for "the lesser of two evils" again, having learned that there's no real difference in the "two evils".

181 posted on 12/04/2006 2:06:00 PM PST by janetgreen
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To: janetgreen
In terms of dollars spent and debt increases, the supposed "lesser of two evils" has turned out to be the "greater of two evils."

If people voted for good options where they had the opportunity then they would be spared the opportunity of seeing the "lesser evil" outdo previous evils.

182 posted on 12/04/2006 2:13:47 PM PST by The_Eaglet
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To: Arizona Carolyn
"No, they lost because Republican Conservatives stayed home instead of voting. "

Carolyn, as a conservative, I can tell you that I certainly did not stay home. And I certainly did not vote D or 3rd party. But it took a lot of Maalox to stomach the garbage that my State party offered up. And not because they weren't "conservative enough" for me, but because on issues of principle, they were less than stellar. I won't assume to put thoughts in your head, but speaking for myself, principle is a very big deal.

I think that the Republicans lost the election this time around because Americans saw a party whose leadership protected unprincipled men and women, who responded to angry grassroots Republicans in a manner suggesting that they preferred privilege to honor, and whose key senatorial figures wetted themselves when confronted by a minority opposition who was fully committed to a fangs-out brawl.

I value honor. Nothing is more repugnant to me than moral cowardice. I don't care if a Republican candidate doesn't line up 100% with my personal beliefs. If he or she bats a thousand with the big things- personal integrity, and the moral courage to not only be beyond reproach him/herself but also to ruthlessly expose those who are on the take, even within the same party- then he/she will certainly have my vote.

I don't think that such a person is some pie-in-the-sky hope, like some Mister Smith Goes to Washington script. There are people out there within the party who have that quality. Why don't we just find them and get them up to the plate?

But please do not simply write the election debacle off by saying that conservatives are to blame. You're smarter than that.

183 posted on 12/04/2006 2:29:37 PM PST by 60Gunner (ER Nursing: Strip 'em, Stick 'em, Shock 'em, and Ship 'em.)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
"Say what you will about McCain, but he is no Schwarzennegger. To me, Arnie is a liberal Republican, while McCain is a moderate conservative."

But in the face of opposition from the Democrats, they are both bedwetting girlie-men.

184 posted on 12/04/2006 2:33:41 PM PST by 60Gunner (ER Nursing: Strip 'em, Stick 'em, Shock 'em, and Ship 'em.)
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To: camle

I have every book in the Aubrey-Maturin series- something like 24 of them- and I have completely through it at least twice. They get better and better the farther along you go, and they are so full of detail that if you start over once you reach the end of the series, you'll understand the charcters with a fresh perspective. Keep at them.


185 posted on 12/04/2006 2:42:52 PM PST by 60Gunner (ER Nursing: Strip 'em, Stick 'em, Shock 'em, and Ship 'em.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

Thinking like a Clinton?
Wow,talk about damning with faint praise!
I guess I could think like The Devil if I really put my mind to it!


186 posted on 12/04/2006 2:48:32 PM PST by Riverman94610
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To: camle

I'm not discounting the possibility of her putting up Obama as VP.
I just think that putting two Northern liberals on the ticket isn't a very smart move.


187 posted on 12/04/2006 2:51:24 PM PST by Riverman94610
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To: Riverman94610

I didn't mean that as an insult. In order to beat them you have to understand them and get inside their mind(s)... plural. It has never been so important to really understand your opposition as now.


188 posted on 12/04/2006 3:09:17 PM PST by Arizona Carolyn
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To: NapkinUser

Right - we're quaking in our boots.


189 posted on 12/04/2006 3:12:32 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: NapkinUser
Phillips concluded the conference by saying both major political parties face crises because "the core conservatives in the Republican Party are not ready to embrace pro-choice candidates like John McCain or Rudi Giuliani, and the Democratic Party of Howard Dean and John Kerry are not ready to embrace Hillary Clinton, especially not when she wants to portray herself as a moderate."





I think he is right here and I also think that, unless the immigration issue really heats up, the Dems (Hillary) are going to have more of a problem with a third party challenge than the GOP. So much for the notion of the third party movement being responsible for electing Hillary.
190 posted on 12/04/2006 3:29:33 PM PST by rob777 (Personal Responsibility is the Price of Freedom)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
I was being sarcastic in that second post.

Ooookay.

I said they'd get less than .5% of the vote.

Fair enough.
I'll ask again... If that's the case, than what's the big deal?

191 posted on 12/04/2006 4:03:58 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: michigander

It isn't a big deal. It's just a post that caught my eye.


192 posted on 12/04/2006 4:49:15 PM PST by WinOne4TheGipper (Consult your doctor before taking tagline. Do not take tagline with alcohol.)
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To: jmc813; Howlin; South40
Howlin: Here it is in a nutshell: we'll vote for ANY Republican to stop the Democrats from destroying this country.

Who exactly is "we"?

The biggest political coup in the history of America, the Hildebeast with an "R" after it's name! There would be a couple more votes right here that it could count on. Blackbird.

193 posted on 12/04/2006 5:03:24 PM PST by BlackbirdSST (Stay out of the Bushes, unless you're RINO hunting!)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper
It isn't a big deal.

Really? Not a big deal other than...

being sarcastic, He's wrong about 17% of the time, except if you're a Democrat, that's just one issue, Sure you can. Just get drunk before or after, it's all math after that, there I go with qualifiers again, bingo, it looks like you learned the lesson, McCain is a moderate conservative, This is an issue that unfortunately needs to be handled at the federal level with a constitutional amendment, it should be obvious, Ih gets the nomination, he's got my vote., If McCain gets the nomination, he's got my vote., If Hagel gets the nomination, he's got my vote., If Rice gets the nomination, she's got my vote. , If Pataki or Giuliani get the nomination, they'd better have a damned good conservative veep nominee, but they've got my vote., Instead of whining, To be fair, there is absolutely no way I'd give my vote to any North American Union conspiracy loon or if conservatives decide to not vote in the Republican primaries?

That should just about cover what "It isn't a big deal" eh?
I'll give you credit though, I can't say I've ever seen a more wishy-washy, brown nosing, compilation in one thread before.

194 posted on 12/04/2006 5:19:42 PM PST by michigander (The Constitution only guarantees the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.)
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To: Wallace T.; All

Like I'm going to waste my vote on a party that wants the Government to go into our bedrooms...


195 posted on 12/04/2006 5:24:37 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: Arizona Carolyn; All

I held my nose when I voted for Keyes... He spoke in favor for reperations (hardly a conservative position), and just shot off his mouth.. Also putting down the VP daughter did not help him period..


196 posted on 12/04/2006 5:29:09 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: WinOne4TheGipper; All

Right now I'm leaning towards Romney, however if either of these Rino's get the nomination I will hold my nose and vote for these people, I'm not going to waste my vote on the Constitpation Party...


197 posted on 12/04/2006 5:32:35 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: Arizona Carolyn; All

Even Reagan wasn't a 100% conservative either....


198 posted on 12/04/2006 5:34:48 PM PST by KevinDavis (Nancy you ignorant Slut!!!!!)
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To: michigander

Will you please inform me how the amount of posts I make on a Free Republic thread affects the viability of a political party?


199 posted on 12/04/2006 5:48:22 PM PST by WinOne4TheGipper (Consult your doctor before taking tagline. Do not take tagline with alcohol.)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

I know you weren't being insulting.I good a good laugh out of your comment.
Actually,I have always believed that its essential to know the mindset of your opponent.Clinton's is just plain devious.Thats BOTH Clintons.
Back in the Sixties,a liberal was proud of who he or she was.I actually respected folks like Mc Govern and RFK.They were honest in their beliefs.
Yet this Clinton-Obama-Webb clique tries to play to conservatives with their"moderate"rhetoric but you KNOW deep down they don't mean it and are unrepentant Leftists at heart!


200 posted on 12/04/2006 5:57:16 PM PST by Riverman94610
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