Posted on 03/04/2007 1:04:27 PM PST by Al Simmons
Exactly why is selling firearms "cheaply" a bad thing? Oh, it's not, is it? It's only because Rudy doesn't want ANYONE to be armed and able to defend themselves that it's bad. But if you're a CONSERVATIVE, why would you support someone who felt that way about firearms? I never could do that and look myself (or anyone else) in the face again. If I supported someone who wanted to ensure that my wife was unable to protect herself from a would-be rapist, what does that make me? You call yourself a woman, yet support a Rudy who wants women to be nothing but VICTIMS; what does that make you?
I acknowledge your thoughts. While I disagree, I know I will not change your mind. If Rudy is the nominee, all I ask is for you to have a good and thoughtful discussion with me.
For now, work for your candidate. I will strongly support the Republican nominee.
No such phrase. Drop and give every FReeper who's served in uniform 20!
Look, I'm one of those much-maligned, highly-disdained 'socons'. I kinda like the guy; he campaigned (to little benefit, unfortunately) for Ken Blackwell here in Ohio so I respect him for that, especially given the fact that Ken is also a 'socon'. I wish Ken Blackwell would have won the governorship so he could run for president but I digress. Anyway, Mr. Rudy also seems like a very personable guy.
But what I'd like to know how can you all say that he will be the kind of president we need to be strong against the Islamofascists when he supports illegal invaders coming into our country? Security for the country means securing our borders because, as it stands now, ANYONE can come into this country through those borders and that is scary.
And can I get an answer without name-calling and insults, please? I don't care which supporter of Rudy answers me but I am asking a sincere question.
Well, that explains how well the Reform Party among others has done lately.
Never mind that a third party has never been remotely succussful this century or the last one.
Even Teddy Roosevelt couldn't get one to work.
However, you're telling me you have the formula down. Okie dokie.
"In case you haven't noticed, the republican party encompasses a wide range of views. If not, we'd all think exactly alike. Organized political parties are just that...they are not religions, where we all hold to a certain set of precepts.
Where's your spirit of American individualism?"
Since I am registered as an INDEPENDENT, I could care less about the Republican Party. However, since you ask, the spirit of American INDIVIDUALISM is on life support over at the Pubbie headquarters, sad to report. MY sense of individualism is doing quite well without that magical (R) anymore, since I actually have respect for the CONSTITUTION and the Republic our Founders handed off to us. It appears that you don't, else you wouldn't have to ask.
Times change. Parties change. No election in my memory or knowledge of history has seen a party nominate a candidate opposed to 80% of the platform of the party. The status quo exists till it changes.
No such phrase. Drop and give every FReeper who's served in uniform 20!"
Does the word "Baguero" (phonetic) mean anything? *ducking* ;>)
"Any conservative that would hesitate with the choice between Guiliani and Clinton has their head up their butt. This is meant as no disrespect to those who are now articulating no way Rudy even in the general election."
That is in fact an act of disrepsect, and it assults those you want to open a discussion with right up front.
So at some point down the road you hope to be on higher moral ground as to this issue.
As I have stated, if Rudy is the Republican running for POTUS, I will not vote for him, and the party will loose IMHO.
Then maybe, but I doubt it, the leaders will get the message. But I do not think so, after the recent defeats the party leaders couldn't look at themseleves to see where they may have failed, it was all blamed on the voters.
And no the chioe between Hillery and Rudy is not so clear cut and here is why.
If they are the choices then this country is very sick and needs to get better. The solution is not to delay the fever by electing Rudy, but let the fever run full course and elect instead his partner in crime Hillery.
Then maybe, just maybe the so called leaders of our party will understad, but the voters will get to see Socialism at itsvery worse, and not the slower to be inacted Rudy version that still takes us to where Hillery wants to go, but maybe in a couple more years of pain.
Hell lets do it and get it over with, I take Hillery over Rudy, both are liberail/socialists.
Instead show me how he isn't a copy of Hillery, or can you?
It's true Rudy is ahead in the polls...it's true he is not a social conservative...and those two facts do raise the ire of social conservatives - just as dog gone stated.
Oh, never mind. It seems you are only interested in calling names. (Bet you really wowed them in your debate club at Harvard!)
Excellent photo!
Surely he isn't presidential material.. you must mean someone else.
Thank you for your response. Now explain what it is that you said?
Maybe you should have left out the request for no name-calling or insults.
=P
(just playing!)
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