"Rudy hatefest threads"
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No, not hate--just what happens when you allow a liberal debating society on a conservative site.
Ahhh . . . yes, it is fascinating: like the good old days, circa 1999, when we would hang the bell on that old tomcat, `Boy Clinton', and his supporters called us "Clinton-haters" . . . because they didn't know what else to say.
It seems to me that Rudy is getting plenty of leeway here to disseminate his peculiar political ideology.
Because we reject it doesn't mean we hate him.
Love the sinner, hate the sin.
And the Rudy boosters should be cautioned by their emulation of Clintonist propaganda techniques. Instead, they have embraced them wholeheartedly - all the while saying that Rudy is our savior from Clintonism. The absurdity of it all is staggering some days.
Oh, right, cuz you folks are the sole arbitrators of what conservative means, right, forgot about that memo from God.
:-D
If you can slow down long enough, consider the idea that other folks have slightly different ideas of what 'conservatism' mean . . . many of us define conservative as "for the conservative use of federal power". Y'know, the 'contract with America' stuff.
You can define 'conservative' for yourself, in any way you want. Just don't be surprised when the rest of the world sometimes doesn't use your dictionary!