Posted on 03/03/2007 1:05:48 PM PST by gpapa
Next year may see the party of the Sunbelt and Reagan, based in the South and in Protestant churches, nominate its first presidential candidate who is Catholic, urban, and ethnic--and socially liberal on a cluster of issues that set him at odds with the party's base. As a result, it may also see the end of the social issues litmus test in the Republican party, done in not by the party's left wing, which is shrunken and powerless, but by a fairly large cadre of social conservatives convinced that, in a time of national peril, the test is a luxury they cannot afford.
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So when you have a choice between Newt Gingrich and Duncan Hunter who do you choose?
No. I will not vote for a liberal like Rino Rudy.
I know a lot of Baptists who can't wait to vote for him.
I'm not one to give my allegiance easily.
Nor do I change that allegiance easily either.
Unless Hunter drops out, I will support him.
That being said, I like Newt Gingrich, and think he would make a fine President.
For people who don't know who Noemie Emery is, or who think she is a CINO, I'd recommend that you read her bio (I'm sure you can find it in Wikipedia). Or at least read her article.
That's because they don't know him yet. My father was one of those Baptists - a deacon in a Southern Baptist Church. I have informed him of Rudy's positions on abortion, gun control, illegal immigration & gay marriage. He says he would never vote for him now. He is now informing other fellow Baptists on his email list of what Rudy's positions are.
The more you know about Guiliani, the more you want to find another candidate.
What are you going to do if Hunter drops out and endorses Giuliani?
All jihadis are nutjobs. And there absolutely was evidence this was a jihad:
Ten Years After Empire State Terror Attack, The Truth Comes Out
N.Y. killer carried political note
My recollection is that RG issued a press release within hours of the attack that identified shooter by name and origin
I meant "never" in the course of the Giuliani-McCarthy press conference. I should have been more specific. But he never did use the word "terrorism", even though the political motives of the shooter were glaringly obvious and NYC landmarks had been recently targeted and attacked by terrorists.
He made a political decision to exploit this incident in favor of a pet cause of his, instead of telling the truth about the growing threat of radical Islam.
LOL!
Stop drinking!
By the way, my editor had a great quip: "I'm a single-issue voter. I'm pro-torture."
Sen. Goldwater, I would add that Rudy, alone, took some highly symbolic steps that no one short of Bush has taken, namely, he gave back money from the Arab Sheiks and had several other acts. Maybe they didn't DO much, but as symbolism it was important that major public figures with much more power wouldn't even do that much.
Tommy, this gets old. I was in a rock band for 10 years and have some pretty unflattering pics of me with hair down to my ankles. So that means I'm not "true blue?" Silly.
To Hillary or Obama? Give me a break.
It's The Weekly sub-Standard (scoff)......don't worry about it. Anything this conhead rag publishes has zero credibility---like in the toilet.
Billy musta got his marching orders from Daddy and Mummy---their carefully laid plans to takeover the Republican Party, and to dump social conservatives off the party's lifeboat, is failing.
Billy was told he had better do something or Daddy and Mummy'll take the magazine away from the little guy.....so Billy came up with this tripe.
Many FReepers still remember election night Nov 2006 when little Billy sat on the Fox-TV news panel, grinning like a stupid moron at Repub losses----man, Billy was happy they lost.
Now Billy's plotting to have Repub's lose the 2008 race.....by offering up Mayor Rudumbo as their candidate.
Nothing will get me to vote for a socialist like Rino Rudy.
It depends on the rock band. If it was Krokus, Dokken, Europe or W.A.S.P., then I'm afraid you're unelectable.
Not even when the choice is Rudy or Hillary?
Rudy has better legs than Hitlery.
No. I will not vote for him ever.
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