Posted on 03/13/2007 5:25:25 AM PDT by Ouderkirk
The] "Hustle" may have been a line dance we did back in the days of disco, but today it's what GOP leadership and a complicit media are trying to do to the voters responsible for the Republican Party's successes since Ronald Reagan.
Realistic chances of winning notwithstanding, there are no fewer than 13 Republicans in the contest for the 2008 presidential sweepstakes. But to hear party leadership and the media spin promote the candidates, one easily gets the impression that John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney are not just the only candidates, but that McCain and Romney are the opening act for Giuliani as he awaits his coronation.
This is a ruse, a con, and in brief, an attempt to hustle the voters. GOP leadership is trying to "Bob Dole" us. They have, in effect, met in the smoke-filled back room of a private club and decided amongst themselves who they want in 2008. Their problem is how to deceive the voters into believing that said pick is of the voters' choosing.
Their solution: hand pick the candidate, truncate the primaries, shove the candidate down our collective throats vis-à-vis the media's promoting, interviewing and discussing (ad nauseum) McCain, Romney and Giuliani, but in such a way as to always have Giuliani shine brighter. Then, when he has garnered the nomination, we the voters will be told, "Yes, it is true he is a little more moderate than we may like," but if we don't vote for him, Hillary will win and hell will freeze over.
To which, allowing that same has no basis in theological truth, I respond, "If there be a hell on earth, and it freezes over because I vote my conscience and Hillary wins, I'll walk on ice until the party lets the voters truly have a say."
Now, my scenario may not be completely accurate, but you can bet I'm not far off base. One thing is for certain – of the 13 Republican candidates, only three of them are being touted – and don't tell me it's the fault of the other candidates, because a week ago this same media (Fox News included) was trying to convince us that the corpse of Anna Nicole Smith was newsworthy.
I watched as Republican pundits, Fox News, GOP talking heads, and other cable news shows all downplayed the tremendous success of presidential candidate Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., in the South Carolina straw poll. McCain finished two votes ahead of Giuliani, who in turn finished four votes ahead of candidate Hunter.
Even though Hunter finished in a statistical dead-heat with each, garnering 24 percent, of the vote, Giuliani was declared "the clear winner" and "the presumptive Republican presidential favorite." While these comments were without question a slap in the face to McCain, it was Hunter who they chose to disparage the most.
After all, went the reasoning on Fox News, Hunter had his son campaigning for him the entire week before the straw poll – to which Hunter, in classic fashion responded, "You know, I woke up to ... one of the commentators saying that the only reason that Hunter beat all those guys in South Carolina is because his Marine son has been there for a week. Well, I looked down at that army of consultants – everybody who was vertical in South Carolina was hired by the other guys – and I said, 'You know, that is a good match-up: One Marine versus 550 consultants.' We did have the advantage!" (From Hunter's speech given at Conservative Political Action Conference, Washington, D.C., March 3.)
My point is this: Giuliani is being touted as the "Nation's Mayor" and "the presumptive favorite" by the media and most of the GOP armada, but there are a dozen other candidates, and none more honestly conservative than Duncan Hunter.
But the armada and the media don't want you to know that. They want the voters to think there is a choice of one, and if we don't go along with said choice the sky will fall. They will tell us that our picks/choices can't win and we have to go with their guy.
It is not, however, about whether or not their choice can win – it is about whether or not their choice is fit to win. I've seen Rudy as a prosecutor, I've seen him as mayor, and I've seen him dressed up in his blond wig with heavy eye shadow and makeup, strutting about in drag (1997 mayoral spoof of Victor/Victoria).
Now, I'd like to see the media and the GOP armada of talking heads consistently acknowledge that there are a dozen other candidates, and only one of them a true conservative.
Well most Freepers think their stories are tabloid like in nature. Not much that they say is based on hard evidence.
Tell me who is preventing people form voting for Duncan Hunter? I do not see the Republican Party campaigning for any candidate. If Duncan Hunter represents the majority of Republican voters then he should win, it is a simple as that. Or do you and the author of this article want the party leadership to push the nomination of Duncan Hunter? What exactly do you want?
On that point, we agree.
Doesn't mean I don't want someone better to be the nominee. Doesn't mean that it's "Either him or Hillary," as so many have said here recently.
Do you think that Rudy Giuliani is a mass murderer who should be sent to jail? Should he be tried and executed? Would like to do a citizen arrest against Rudy Giuliani?
It depends on the subject.
This same excellent, conservative author has been praised for his writings in the past: on Islam & CAIR, against Jesse Jackson, against slavery apologists/reparations, against abortion, in favor of John Roberts for SCOTUS, against entitlement-minded parents.
When he goes after RINOs, which he has always done, well, the source is dismissed instead.
Agree 100%. I think the good Republican and Conservatives should fight it off during the primaries and then whoever “the Republican Voters” elect to be the nominee, then every good Republican and Conservative should vote for him because whoever is the Republican nominee he will be far, far, far better than any democrat nominee.
The post this thread is based on is an opinion piece so it really doesn't matter what your opinion of WND's journalism is, does it?
The second tier candidates will have an opportunity to present their cases at the Presidential debates. Unitl then, it will be an uphill struggle for them to raise money and increase their visibility. Money is the Mother's milk of politics and there are only so many teats available.
Point taken, and well stated.
"The second tier candidates will have an opportunity to present their cases at the Presidential debates."
Assuming they are allowed to participate.
What do you base this opinion on?
No matter how you spin it, Rudy Giuliani overall is far, far, far better to be President than any other democrat nominee.
Won't argue that, but there are far far better Republican candidates in the field. Also, I find it humorous how you say than any other democrat nominee, implying Rudy IS a democrat nominee. LOL!
Also, I find it humorous how you say than any other democrat nominee, implying Rudy IS a democrat nominee. LOL!
The key word here is nominee not candidate, yes if Rudy Giuliani is the Republican “nominee” he will be far better than any democrat “nominee” whoever is this.
Listen, if you think Duncan Hunter represents the majority of Republicans and Conservatives then he is going to win the nomination there is no doubt about it, but it seems that you have almost zero confidence in this, and that is why your are so agitated in your postings.
"The last thing World Net (nut) Daily has any ability to do is to identify a "true conservative"."
So tell us who the real conservative in the race is.
The other day the WP ran an article about how difficult it is for someone from the House to become President. Historically, it is very rare indeed. I often wonder what the hideen political agenda is that spawns these articles. Sort of like the articles that came out during the Clinton-Monica scandal, i.e., everybody lies about sex and sometimes lying is a good thing so as not to offend someone. The MSM would like to narrow our choices to who they think are viable.
Please explain to me how someone can be strong on National Security and yet went before the Federal Court to prohibit law enforcement from questioning a persons legal status? In my opinion you cannot have National Security and open borders at the same time. Also, how do you know he will be a great leader in the time of war? What is his experience with the military? Being in charge of NYPD and FDNY is quite different than being CIC. I agree that Rudy did a fine job after 9/11 but how does that equate to fighting the WOT? What exactly is his plan for fighting the WOT? What will he do about Iraq? Iran?
The Republican voters voted for Dole in 1996 to be the party nominee, it was not some type of a conspiracy by the Republican leadership to make him the candidate.
I believe that if Rudy wins the nomination, he will lose the general as his real record gets more play. And that even if he wins, he destroys the coalition that created a Republican Party where we all could have won. Now those pushing Rudy on this site seem to be doing their best to push out social conservatives as unneeded. This is not a winning strategy. When given the choice between Dem and Dem Lite on these social issues, the Reagan Democrats vote Dem and the socially conservative Republicans and evangelicals will probably not allow their revulsion of Hillary outweigh the revulsion they will have for Rudy once they truly understand his positions. At best, they will sit things out. The anti-Hillary Dems would have to make up the numbers lost. How can people expect there to be that many that would vote Republican?
And this all assumes that Hillary is the nominee. If it is Obama or Richardson, there won't even be the fear factor to get them in line.
"Giuliani is not my favorite guy but if he is the party nominee, every good Republican and conservative should vote for him because no matter what the other party candidate will be far, far, far worst."
On what issue?
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