Posted on 04/21/2007 6:42:25 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I disagree with Rudy’s position on abortion. That’s one of the many reasons I’ll never vote for the baby-killing, homo-loving, gun-grabbing, cross-dressing etc.
FR is not a liberal debating society. Arguing a case for abortion will reserve you a place in hell as far as I’m concerned.
Hope that answers your question. Now stop wasting my time.
Which would be quite difficult for Rudy running as a pro-war pubbie leftwards into stronger and stronger opposition to the war.
Which means, IMO, that Rudy would have to come out against the Iraq War to have a chance of winning the general if he picks up the nomination.
And sorry, again, none of those things get to me or bother me. Even the first Bush did nothing about abortion, and he was less conservative than this Bush. While I agree that the President’s views matter, I don’t think he or she is truly able to DO anything about it. I’d be happy with less abortions, but I’m also a realist.
Good Luck with the Duncan Hunter thing. I was wondering if his son would like to be pinged to this thread; would love to have his thoughts and Dad’s thoughts on this whole thread.
The rest are all very important. But w/o those 4 items, you should not even be in the hunt.
I may be wrong, but I have found two interpretations of the rule. One said a candidate has to be on a ballot, the other said that any “legally qualified candidate” would trigger the rule.
The networks tend to go by the more conservative, from what I understand. This is why cable channels usually stick close to the rules so as not to invite regulation. The HBO movie that Thompson is starring in during the latter half of May might be a factor, as well.
Bring something to eat when you come back. We’re hungry here.
More gun grabber education needed.
Have you not noticed that any time “equal” rights are declared, that means a group becomes a federally protected “special” class? We all have God given “equal” rights as God’s children. People of all nations and all tribes and all tongues are part of God’s Kingdom. All we have to do is follow Him. When we resort to a Pagan society, we only have God to fear.
Well, with Rudy, there is also his support of CFR, his second-term spending, his pushing Bernie Kerik for the most important anti-terror job in the country, his trying to pull ads from city buses critical of him, his endorsement of human-caused global warming, his admiration of Ahnold's style of governing, his defiance of federal law and federal court orders to keep NYC's sanctuary city policy, and his fight to keep welfare benefits coming to immigrants against state and federal guidelines.
Anything in that list cause you problems?
I'm relieved to learn that the wholesale slaughter of the unborn over the past 40 years has led us closer to "conservatism".
Good analogy from one of the best posts here. I signed up just a few months after you did, and it wasn't long before the "news"magazines disappeared from our house. We never did have a TV. We still get the newspaper, but I spend 5 minutes max with it. This is where I get news and informed commmentary--along with a bunch of other stuff, but I'd rather it not be leftist "get over your issues" mess.
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Pissant, you know what this thread needs.
That’s absolutely right and I’m 100% positive that he will. He’ll announce that we’ve acheived victory and it’s time to bring our victorious boys home ala Richard Nixon. And then killing fields begin.
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Um -- okay, shall do. Sorry about that, I wasn't aware I was buggin you.
Hmmm = Spiff - member since 1997. You - member since 2005.
Methinks Spiff has a bit more experience on FR than you do. Ain't too many members of the Class of 97 here.
The mob squad here has been doing an 'over the top' slamming of some good conservative long time freepers
Good conservative freepers?
Such as folks saying a president can't do anything about abortion?
Too bad for them SCOTUS upheld the PBA ban last week. It put the lie to that Rudy talking point. And showed just how important it is to have a pro-life president instead of a slug with a 100 percent NARAL rating who addressed them twice and praised eugenicist Margaret Sanger.
Of course, they just went back to claiming Fred is pro-choice, even though Fred has a 0 NARAL rating...
Please dont take this wrong, but that wasnt the question. I agree 100% with fighting to keep Rudy from being the nominee. The question, though, was what if (God forbid) August 08 has come around and Rudys won the nomination, and the Dims have of course nominated some nightmare also. In this hypothetical, whats your recommendation?
This scenario appears repeatedly in these threads, understandably so. However, I believe it is a false dilemma, and ultimately lands one in a trap.
It is essential to realise that, as far as the RNC and Republican Party leadership is concerned, once you have uttered the words "but I'll support the party's nominee no matter what", then nothing else you have to say from that point on matters to them. You will have blinked first and they will have won the game of "electoral chicken".
The proper response is to let them know who is absolutely unacceptable, under any circumstances, as the leader of this forum has done. This puts the monkey on their back to find and field an acceptable candidate.
It's a dangerous strategy, but it's the only way to avoid being marginalized into irrelevance. Anything else is simply capitulation.
T & A?
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