I’m very tired of the conservative blogosphere’s unfair mischaracterisations of John McCain. However, it’s clear that Free Republic and many of the other right-wing sites have lost their previousl level of influence in conservative thought, just as Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter clearly have.
‘Conservatives’ who have said that they will vote for Hillary Clinton rather than John McCain are proving that they are actually not conservatives themselves but have become simply irrational, disaffected rather strange people.
I used to hold Free Republic and other sites in high regard, but it’s clear that these sites are descending into self-marginalizing petty politics. This became clear to me in 2006 when in spite of vicious opposition from ‘conservatives’ in the blogosphere to Arnold Schwarzenegger in California, exit polls showed he got 93% of the Republican vote and 86% of the conservative vote in a state where Republicans are actually quite conservative. I believe that the same is going to happen nationally.
It’s time for Freepers to decide if they want to be part of the nation or simply a marginal fringe movement. The Freepers and other elements of the conservative blogosphere can’t deliver for Mitt Romney. It’s time to be pragmatic, folks.
Yeah. And Schwarzenegger has been soooooooo good for Kaleeeeeforneeya, hasn’t he?
Firstly, to call Free Republic a "right-wing" site, is to talk as an outsider. Free Republic is Conservative, not "right wing".
It’s time for Freepers to decide if they want to be part of the nation or simply a marginal fringe movement.
I'd rather be right and kicked out of the party than go along as a fool. That's the way I was in high school. It served me well then when dealing with cliques. It continues to serve me well now as I deal with unprincipled political hacks.
The Republican Party took a left turn, and you right along with it.