BULL-poop.
This is what happens when you're in the 'center'....
Posted on 12/11/2006 11:06:46 PM PST by Luis Gonzalez
Yea, but it'd be the short bus, we'd have to sit all the way in the back, and you'd make us wear helmets.
Which would most likely be the right thing to do.
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Many blue people run from the chaos and high taxes they brought to their home state, then leave for safer pastures, bringing their blue brains with them. Sad but true.
Amen ......
The real conservative essence of The Constitution will seldom any longer take form in politicians elected as long as the government itself ALLOWS and PROMOTES a media as it is constituted today.
I have no solutions (none that I can talk about). I wish I did. The media is killing this once great Republic, and the real sick thing is that it is being done purposefully. The Marxists win.
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The socialist/Marxist/liberal media is the most destructive, relentless, and ruthless enemy of this Republic.
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I'm sorry, I've seen the media and closely observed it for too many decades now. Nothing will change, the country will continue to be diminished until we excise these people from the old media. They are stone-*ss evil.
It really is time for a revolution (of sorts). But, nothing will change. After all the people are so comfortable..... or so they think.
They fed into the media spin that the republicans are the problem.
These elite know-it-alls betrayed the President, the troops and our allies.
Guess they're happy now.
For their own good, they really should stop holding their breath.
It's rare you see such a huge gap between the governed and the government.
Regards, Ivan
Yes indeed. And that ugly old anti-American media drumbeat NEVER took a day off FOR YEARS!!!
I hate those b*stards.
They foul their own state and then proceed to foul their new state!
Never figuring out that they themselves are the problem.
Your side lost, Luis.
"and they know that the war is not as good as they hoped it would be."
Actually, what they "know" is what the MSM has told them about the war. They live the economy every day, but they only know about the war through the media. And the MSM has been lying and distorting the Iraq war from the beginning in order to bring down the Republicans and the President.
If you take a look at the bulk of those names, many were either troubled incumbents or ran away from Conservatism. One of those on there lost because he choked his mistress in a hotel room. Again, the Republican party lost, Conservatism did not.
The ACU ratings do not tell the whole story. Dewine lost because he supported the Dems and RINOs against the juse of the nuclear option.
BULL-poop.
This is what happens when you're in the 'center'....
Look what happened in Ohio -- our new Governor's (Strickland) ACU rating and our new Senator's (Sherrod Brown) ACU rating -- they're both right there with Kucinich's rating. We lost for more than one reason: (1) the media (the main reason), (2) Iraq, (3) corruption in Ohio. Look at how the people voted in Ohio on the four issues on the ballot (which were all bad law) -- two of them passed (one was indented purposely to be voted down). More DEMs came out to vote than GOPers. More independents went to the DEMs. I think it was this: (1) more voters tended to side with the non-constant negativism of the media (i.e, change needed for change sake -- ignorance), and (2) more voters went over to the other side without thinking of the consequences (e.g., the two Ohio issues that passed that are bad law and which were NOT necessary (i.e., minimum wage and smoking).
Since the election, I have finally heard DEMs speaking out with ridiculous comments (i.e., Bush Administration spying on Americans) and Mary Cheney being pregnant (GOPers supposed to be the examples).
My conclusion: Many people did not think of the consequences of what they were voting on nor did they bother to do a little research (yes, I call this ignorance and stupidity), constant vicious negativism of the media and voted for change for change sake. Couple that, with the lack of knowledge (emotions) on what you are voting on, along with this country truly being split down the middle of party lines, and I think you have the answer.
Spot on for all points!
The Dems and their media allies ran a brilliant game. They ran to the right and relentlessly portrayed their opponents as corrupt, wishy-washy or somehow extremists. It was a masterfully coordinated attack on all fronts. The GOP never figured it out or knew what hit 'em. They still haven't and likely won't.
This was a perfect Clinton Triangulation Strategy operation and it will be enshrined in the political handbooks for the next 100 years (if we are lucky enough to survive the next 14 years).
Look for a repeat, improved version of this in 2008. In fact look at Hillary and Obama today and you will see it has already started. There is no "there" there. But there is plenty of media excitement and accompanying crowd noise.
The 2006 election had nothing to do "moving toward the middle". There was no middle. It was all muddle. Raum Emmanuel (Hillary's tactician folks, be afraid, very afraid) and the Media were able to peel off enough voters sick of "the mess" (framed by the Dems and their media allies, of course) who believed the hype they would "change" it all without a plan.
The Dems ran on "nothing" and phony promises. The GOP ran on their "record". Guess who won, and why!
That's what I was trying to say in my post that is preceding your's here. Do you agree with mine? I fear my words weren't very clear.
You stated it so well. Thank you !
Nope. I am not a socialist.
Big government is the drug of choice from the single mom, to the farmer, to the medical researcher, to the tort lawyer, to the school teacher, to the masses.
The Dems were cagey enough to put "minimum wage" proposals on a lot of State ballots. This energized their Union base as well as brought out their bottom-feeders looking for a free raise.
Also, notice how quiet the legions of poll-challenging Democrats lawyers were? There is a reason for that, and it isn't because there was no corruption. It was because they "won" (often by tiny margins) and they don't dare draw attention to their own poll stuffing antics. Why should they? The GOP, of course, took the high road and ignored the antics when they lost. As usual, they took the masochistic position on the sado-masochistic program.
You are so right. I can't tell you how many times I hear single moms complaining. I've been told many, many times, "But you're married." I'm to the point that I want to respond, "Yes, I've made good choices in my life." One day I'll reach the point and will do that.
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