Posted on 02/07/2008 10:50:40 AM PST by Trueblackman
I arrived at CPAC this morning around 10:30, the first thing I noticed was several buses from out of town with young McCain supporters taking talking points from old persons.
As I milled around for nearly 2 hours, even did a segement with G.Gordon Liddy. McCain's supports roved the floor after Vice President Cheney's Speech, trying to sale McCain as "A true Conservative and a vote against McCain means a lost of appointments to the federal bench and a chance to work with open minded Democrats!" several operatives tried a number of times to sale me on this point and that McCain is the candidate that can bring all of us together, right!!!
I also noticed that several RLC and Republican groups also had tables at CPAC and were also trying to sale McCain as well.
With all this being said, I can assure you that when the media is trying to sale you on MCCain getting a warm welcome at CPAC, that the room will be filled with his 1,000-2,000 supporters he had bussed or driven in and why do you think he waited to 3pm to give his so-called speech?
“The lockstep “Party Loyalty Trumps Convictions” mindset I have seen in other posts is repugnant to me. Conservatism rejects collectivism. It promotes individual liberty, individual opportunity, and individual inherent rights.”
You certainly speak for me.
“McCain can’t win without us, and he knows it. However, if we abandon the party, and he wins ANYWAY by some miracle, he’ll know exactly what he has to do for the next 4 years, and that is appease his base.”
I can see your rationale, but don’t agree with it. If by some miracle the conservative base supports him and he wins, he (and everyone else) will know that the conservatives will vote for _____(R) no matter what. Conservatives will have no teeth and their concerns will forever be irrelevant. Nobody will ever fear alienating the pro-gun crowd, anti-amnesty crowd, pro-life crowd, pro-constitution crowd, small government crowd, etc. It would effectively end the conservative movement.
Thanks for the info.
sale?????????
IT IS SELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go back to your public school and ask for a refund!
Thanks for the report. : )
I watched his bussed group in action. Sad
Listening via Sean Vanity and it sure sounds like they lapped it up. He is just so stilted, almost mechanical. Still he “said” some good things. Talk is cheap though.
I think it will start very shortly, now that Romney has bowed out.
Jack Palance died at 87 in 2006.
Well. Overall, what was the reaction? I caught only snippets on television.
LOL.
I love that anecdote about Churchill. What a man.
Very well put.
Don’t miss this...
BOHICA!
Shrink the big tent, and start over.
“Nooooo ... don’t tase me bro(hams)!”
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