Posted on 02/19/2007 1:14:04 AM PST by Jim Robinson
Edited on 02/19/2007 2:20:11 AM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Newt is news, McCaine is news, etc. -
Only because the ENEMEDIA are making them news.
we can't FORCE the national media to pay attention to him
No we can't, but WE have the power to ignore the ENEMEDIA!
If WE THE PEOPLE do not rise up against our domestic enemies, then we are not worth saving. Frankly, I am tired of hearing what we CAN'T do. I would much rather hear what we CAN do to overcome our "news" masters.
Rudy on your issues:
1. Win the war! - Yes
2. Secure the nation! - Maybe
3. Secure the borders! - Probably not
4. Stop the illegal aliens! - Probably not
5. Rebuild the military! - Yes
6. Deal with growing threats! Iran, Syria, North Korea, China, (and an increasingly Muslim Russia and Europe?)! - Yes
7. Cut government! - Probably no worse than W
8. Cut spending! - Probably no worse than W
9. Cut taxes! - Yes
10. Allow the free economy to expand! - Yes
11. Return control of states issues to the states! - Maybe
12. Defend life, liberty, property and individual rights! - No
I maintain that he's at least somewhat better than Hillary, much in the same way that death by lethal injection is better than being dragged to death behind a 1982 Chevy S10 on a dirt road in Inyo County, California...but we can do better.
"When was the last time any of the driveby media - or sleep-in' Fox mentioned anyone but Guliani, and a couple times Mitt Romney? Granted I haven't watched TV in almost a year, but I read it, and no one's talking about Tancredo or Hunter."
Last Saturday evening I actually heard one of the network news anchors mention the name of Duncan Hunter. It was the first time I had heard his name mentioned by the national news networks. They were reporting how candidates were returning to Washington to vote. Maybe Hunter is starting to get their attention.
We are heading into a real welfare state with Hillarycare on the horizon. Today, nearly 80% of Americans pay more in Social Security taxes than they do in federal income tax. Along with illegal immigration, I see the entitlement programs being the most pernicious to the long term welfare of this country.
Thanks! It's a terrific list that I like very much and one that could well win for a candidate who espouses these policies. How can Freepers help find and support such a candidate?
You're right, I'm a liberal. I liberally exercised my constitutional right to vote for someone of my choice. You go ahead and worry all you want over that. I couldn't care less what you've done or failed to do.
BTW, who I voted for has nothing to do with this thread.
I guess, for habitual thread-jumpers, that doesn't matter.
I love you too leadpenny. Have a great day!
Here's something that's driving me crazy and is being used by the libs to divide us: the Religious Right.
Over and over again I hear erstwhile conservatives complaining that the "religious right" has hijacked the party. But who, what, is this ominous organization? What Draconian laws have they enacted and when do the religious trials begin?
Hail the coming theocracy!
Or not. I believe the whole concept is a bugaboo created by the MSM and the libs as a wedge issue for conservatives. Unfortunately, its working amongst those benighted conservatives that follow the national media. Even here on FR, where one would expect a deeper understanding of conservative principles, we see the divide opening up.
Nothing is more importatnt in the upcoming election than to mend this potential abyss and to reach across the ideological barriers that will prevent us from moving forward.
Towards that end I humbly submit my understanding of what a social conservative believes:
1. R v W is bad law. Its based on a lie. It should should be overturned and abortion law should be returned to the states.
2. Homosexuals should have equal rights under the law. They should not have special rights. Marriage, by definition, can only exist between a man and a woman.
3. Cultural traditions should be honored, or at a minimum not outlawed. The banning of Christmas music and indeed any mention of Christianity in public is an absurd misreading of our constitution.
I think that's it. If the fiscal conservatives here have a difficult time understanding these few positions then we're doooooooomed. But I don't think they will.
Rather than allow the MSM to define us its absolutely necessary that we understand ourselves.
I hate you. Get lost.
I must say this garbage is getting old!
I DO NOT agree with you, so I am therefore a moron.
You sound like a communist, demonRAT, DU troll.
Mobile Vulgus - Since Mar 14, 2005 - Vociferous and unapologetic
Who says we cannot find common ground?
vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry;
unapologetic
unwilling to make or express an apology
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Great post Pietro!
I agree with every one of them. They are 12 steps for victory. I can not improve on them.
Just exactly right!!! And half of those on this thread are drinking their kool-aid as they scroll through.
I don't.
In fact, the writing is pretty much on the wall. Even here: GOP USA poll
The media-annointed "front runners" lag seriously behind other, more conservative, candidates.
A conservative candidate will get all the Republican votes, except from the most liberal of self-proclaimed 'republicans', a liberal will split the vote between third party candidates and stay at home voters.
I can't see anyone who owns a firearm voting for Hillary, but an anti-gun candidate from the Republicans will guarantee lackluster support for their candidate, and, frankly, a loss.
The pro-life faction of the party will support a candidate who is a conservative, but not someone who is pro-abortion.
People who want something as basic and essential as control of who comes over our borders will not vote for the candidate(s) soft on illegal immigration, no matter who they are.
The group to woo is not those who have no hard and fast single issues, but the groups who do, for they are the ones most likely to stand on principle.
Given the choice, when the time comes I'll choose to stand in front of the throne of the Almighty and say I voted against those who supported killing babies in the womb.
In the meantime, I'll keep my guns, too.
Bump
only one name comes to mind.....Ducan Hunter
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