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Will FR embrace socialism to make way for Rudy Giuliani as a Republican presidential candidate?
vanity | April 21, 2007 | Jim Robinson

Posted on 04/21/2007 6:42:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

We've got some real challenges facing us. FR was established to fight against government corruption, overstepping, and abuse and to fight for a return to the limited constitutional government as envisioned and set forth by our founding fathers in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution and other founding documents.

One of the biggest cases of government corruption, overstepping and abuse that I know of is its disgraceful headlong slide into a socialist hell. Our founders never intended for abortion to be the law of the land. And they never intended the Supreme Court to be a legislative body. They never intended God or religion to be written out of public life. They never intended government to be used to deny God's existence or for government to be used to force sexual perversions onto our society or into our children's education curriculum. They never intend for government to disarm the people. They never intended for government to set up sanctuary cities for illegals. They never intended government to “rule” over the people and or to take their earnings or private property or to deprive them of their constitutional rights to free speech, free religion, private property, due process, etc. They never intended government to seize the private property of private citizens through draconian asset forfeiture laws or laws allowing government to take private property from lawful owners to give to developers. Or to seize wealth and redistribute it to others. Or to provide government forced health insurance or government forced retirement systems.

All of the above are examples of ever expanding socialism and tyranny brought to us by liberals/liberalism.

FR fights against the liberals/Democrats in all of these areas and always will. Now if liberalism infiltrates into the Republican party and Republicans start promoting all this socialist garbage, do you think that I or FR will suddenly stop fighting against it? Do you think I'm going to bow down and accept abortionism, feminism, homosexualism, global warming, illegal alien lawbreakers, gun control, asset forfeiture, socialism, tyranny, totalitarianism, etc, etc, etc, just so some fancy New York liberal lawyer can become president from the Republican party?

Do you really expect me to do that?


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To: Knitting A Conundrum

LOL!! Yep!

Right up there with a Moose biting my sister. Series.


12,961 posted on 04/28/2007 6:58:18 AM PDT by StarCMC (Honor military recruiters in all 50 states ~ May 19, 2007 ~ http://gatheringofeagles.org/?p=257)
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To: mkjessup

Great post....pretty much sums it up for me...


12,962 posted on 04/28/2007 7:19:32 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: flashbunny

“And if he had a (D) next to his name instead of an (R), most of those defending him here would be attacking him for his positions.”


I would say ALL of them would attack his positions.


12,964 posted on 04/28/2007 7:34:38 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: JackRyanCIA
"However, he would still be better than the eight socialist imbeciles the Dems have running and by leaps and bounds."

Rudy IS a socialist. The very fact that he wants to limit my 2nd amendment rights deems him to a government control guy.

12,965 posted on 04/28/2007 7:36:47 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (Anti Islam and a Global Warming denier - piss on Islam)
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To: del4hope

“Heck, all I’ve noticed since 9/11 is a tighter noose around my neck as I see noncitizen rights increasing and expanding.”


That is a good point and one i couldn’t argue with....if i stayed honest.


12,966 posted on 04/28/2007 7:37:38 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: Moose4; Spiff; calcowgirl
Another one bites the dust zapper
12,967 posted on 04/28/2007 7:38:12 AM PDT by dirtboy (JimRob's 12th Commandment: Thou shall not trash actual pubbies on FR to pimp false pubbies)
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To: snodog
Homosexualism: All men are created equal?

That's pretty funny. After 200 years of constitutional review we are now to believe that sexual deviancy and un-natural sex acts should be given "equal protection" and "rights"? What about those who practice bestiality? Are they "equal" too?

Let's be clear: Homosexuals and lesbians deserve no "equality" on issues such as marriage, job protection, health care, housing, adoption policies, discriminatory practices, or other "rights." If they stay in the closet and shut up about their sinful practices it would be preferable, but instead we and our families are constantly exposed to "in your face" activism that demands we accept their un-natural behaviors and acts.

12,968 posted on 04/28/2007 7:38:48 AM PDT by vox_freedom (John 16:2 yea, the hour come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God)
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To: CharlesWayneCT

nice!


12,969 posted on 04/28/2007 7:40:22 AM PDT by chasio649
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To: dirtboy
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12,971 posted on 04/28/2007 7:46:14 AM PDT by vox_freedom (John 16:2 yea, the hour come, that whosoever killeth you, will think that he doth a service to God)
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To: JackRyanCIA

After re-reading, you are correct, you did say that. My apologies sir.


12,972 posted on 04/28/2007 7:50:10 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (Anti Islam and a Global Warming denier - piss on Islam)
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To: WorkerbeeCitizen
Giuliani/Clinton/Dem vs. GOP Platform Comparison
Issue
Giuliani Clinton Dem Platform GOP Platform
Abortion on Demand Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Partial Birth Abortion Supports
Opposed
NY ban
Supports Supports Opposes
Overturning Roe v. Wade Opposes Opposes Opposes Supports
Taxpayer Funded Abortions Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Federal Marriage Amendment Opposes Opposes Opposes
Defined at
state level
Supports
Gay Domestic Partnership/
Civil Unions
Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Openly Gay Military Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Defense of Marriage Act Opposes Opposes Opposes Supports
Amnesty for Illegal Aliens Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Special Path to Citizenship
for Illegal Aliens
Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Tough Penalties for
Employers of Illegal Aliens
Opposes Opposes Opposes Supports
Sanctuary Cities/
Ignoring Immigration Law
Supports Supports Supports Opposes
Protecting 2nd Amendment Opposes
Opposes Opposes
Supports bans
Supports
Confiscating Guns Supports
Confiscated
as mayor.
Even bragged.
Supports Supports
Supports bans
Opposes
'Assault' Weapons Ban Supports Supports Supports  
Frivolous Lawsuits
Against Gun Makers
Supports
Filed One
Himself
Supports   Opposes
Gun Registration/Licenses Supports Supports   Opposes
War in Afghanistan Supports Supports
Voted for it
Supports Supports
War in Iraq Supports Varies
Voted for it
Supports
Weak support
Supports
Patriot Act Supports Supports
Voted for it
2001 & 2006
Opposes Supports
"Most of Clinton's policies are very similar to most of mine." - Rudy Giuliani

Not enough difference to matter...A vote for Rudy is pretty much a vote for the same policies as the Hillary, with slight variations...
12,973 posted on 04/28/2007 7:58:45 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: StarCMC

Well, my beeper is stuned over all that Freeper culture...


12,974 posted on 04/28/2007 8:00:23 AM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly With God Micah 6:8)
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To: Fishrrman

” It will be very difficult to win this presidential election cycle with a candidate perceived as “hard conservative”.

We _might_ have had that chance, IF we could win exactly the same states that Bush won in 2004. But we can’t, because Ohio is going to be a problem. As someone wrote in another thread recently, the Republican party is in deep doo-doo in that state. It may be impossible for ANY Republican presidential candidate of ANY persuasion to capture Ohio in 2008.

There is also a problem with the [formerly] “reliably red” states “turning purple”. Cases in point would be:
- New Hampshire: seems like the Democrats have been winning this once-conservative state with increasing frequency lately
- Arizona: didn’t they just VOTE DOWN a gay-marriage ban? What the heck is going on there?
- New Mexico: another once-reliable state that is slipping from the Republican grasp.
Hard conservatives aren’t guaranteed these states any more, because the states themselves are no longer hard conservative.

On the other hand, there are blue states that Giulianni could actually WIN. Cases in point would be:
- New Jersey: Rudy is doing VERY well there. I think he could take it (even though he probably doesn’t have a chance of winning New York across the Hudson; it’s just too damned blue to hope Republicans can ever win there again).
- Pennsylvania: Although Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are ‘rat cities, the heartland of PA is red. It’s a battleground state and Rudy can probably take it easily.
- Florida: Rudy could cut through the purple haze to win there, too.

If we can take NJ, PA, and FL, we can sustain the loss of Ohio and win. But there is only one Republican I can see, capable of winning in New Jersey.

Political fortunes ebb and flow, like the tides. I think it’s safe to say that at the moment, the fortunes of the Republican party in general, and of the hard-right in particular, are on the ebb. The war in Iraq is going to be a BIG problem, better not kid ourselves on this. Any candidate we put up is going to have to be perceived by the mushy middle to have “credentials” in regard to “terrorism” (remember that the American public, by and large, still _thinks_ it is supposed to be a “war on terror”, regardless of what this struggle REALLY is about). Rudy has those credentials. What does Fred Thompson have?

There’s no denying that we took significant losses in 2006. How might the loss of BOTH houses of Congress otherwise be seen?

We cannot afford to lose the Presidency in ‘08. We have to be pragmatic, shift tactics if necessary, and DO what is necessary to hold that office.

2008 will be a “defensive” election for Republicans. We must hold the line, try to minimize losses in the Congress (even pick up a few seats), and hold the Presidency (which gives us an edge for judicial picks for the next 4 years, in which Stevens and Ginsburg will have to be replaced on the Supreme Court).

Of course, one can stand hard on principles - NO COMPROMISE. And lose.

Or we can be pragmatic, compromise, and win.

Which is better?

Really?”

- John
343 posted on 04/21/2007 8:07:32 PM PDT by Fishrrman

Excellent analysis of the political reality we face in 2008.
Thank you for posting it. barset


12,975 posted on 04/28/2007 8:00:58 AM PDT by Barset
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To: Knitting A Conundrum
Thanks Knitting.

Rudy is a socialist and would be far worse than Hillary in that he would complete the transformation of the Republican party to socialism effectively giving us a one party system with two names.

I believe someone else brought this up but it bears repeating.

12,976 posted on 04/28/2007 8:03:49 AM PDT by WorkerbeeCitizen (Anti Islam and a Global Warming denier - piss on Islam)
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To: dukakis kerry the dream team

Howlin is a tough woman. That’s all. Hardly a bully, just an opinionated lady who didn’t take crap from people. Does that scare you?


12,977 posted on 04/28/2007 8:07:15 AM PDT by IrishRainy (I used to NEVER finish anything, but now I)
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To: IrishRainy
Hardly a bully

Oh, horsecrap. Howlin was notorious for being an abusive poster.

12,978 posted on 04/28/2007 8:08:46 AM PDT by dirtboy (JimRob's 12th Commandment: Thou shall not trash actual pubbies on FR to pimp false pubbies)
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To: IrishRainy

Don’t matter anymore. She’s gone.


12,979 posted on 04/28/2007 8:10:34 AM PDT by commonguymd (Move it to the right)
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To: BIGLOOK
Give the man credit where credit is due.

No. He's a dangerous leftist, and I'm not going to cut him any slack whatsoever.

12,980 posted on 04/28/2007 8:11:44 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (<------(My choice for President in 2008 - Click on my screen name)
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