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Posted on 07/25/2008 11:02:59 AM PDT by Areopagus

I was advised that this scenario would not be entertained on anywhere else. The member that I discussed it with couldn’t, or wouldn’t explain why. I was just trying to understand the great disparity between the goals of Free Republic at the About Free Republic webpage and all the policies of Free Republic that are diametrically opposed to the goals.

This very expressive, dedicated Christian conservative member became decreasingly communicative with every attempt of mine, to simply understand the enigmatic aspects of that political website. All communication of this nature ceased when I suggested that the site change its name to Alice’s Republic; because it is an adventure in Wonderland, with all its colorful cast of characters there.

As I was checking out of the rabbit hole, I heard a faint voice from Hotel California, a cowering soul, mumbling what sounded like “Free Republic.” I didn’t catch the screen name of the captive free spirit; but the Red Queen did. And, you know, “Off with his head;” just like Lewis Carroll said. So, they are playing strictly by that surrealistic script in their “Theater of the Absurd.”

This hypothetical is for the sole sake of discussion at Free Republic. It wishes no harm to anyone. It must have been imagined by others, though I haven’t seen anything like it. But something similar must have occurred to many others.

This is not a wish, hope, or dream, or anything like that. It’s just to probe the thoughts of thinkers. And in the current state of political affairs, it seems that anything is thinkable, but the right thing. There seems to be a national aversion to the right thing, coupled with a natural inclination to the wrong things – two of which are running for Tyrant in Chief.

This hypothetical concerns that bipartisan race, between a pair of horses, one of which is two-faced. It may be better to call them thoroughly bad, than thoroughly bred. We don’t want to give thoroughbreds or any horse a bad name; even though horses and those two racers are full of the same. Makes you want to sign-up to kill crazies in the Mid-East, just to get away from the stench of those two beasts. If not, you must be part of the REVOLution, and in a quandary about where to flee for your life and liberty, with your property in tow and hopes of happiness all aglow.

Anyway, both horses, one white & one black, move into the starting gate. There is a good crowd in attendance. The white horse is considerably older than the black horse; and is subject to expiring at any moment. Well, it does in the starting gate. Here one minute and gone the next. It’s possible, isn’t it? Life happens and so does death. And for sole sake of discussion, assume that old white horse had heart failure from too much primary race stress. (This is just for sake of discussion; with nothing but the very best of wishes to all animals. It’s just a harmless analogy used only for purposes of illustration. No member of the animal kingdom is in danger here.)

Everyone wants to see a race every four years; but there must be a protracted funeral procession first. And this extended time gives the owners of the black horse opportunity to think, while the white horse fans attend to funeral duties.

Both owners have lengthy discussions during and after the funeral; and reach a tentative agreement that must be presented to the white horse fans prior to proceeding as agreed. The black horse will run under the colors of the white horse against an old white mare running under the former colors of the black horse. Put another way, the black horse only changed running colors, nothing else.

In times past, this would have been outrageous; but times are a changin.’ And change is all anyone has, or wants, provided it’s only change of pace maintained in the wrong direction.

The young, galloping black horse recently beat the old, loping white mare. So, the white horse fans with the new black horse have a proven winner! And all they ever cared about was winning. It didn’t matter how they did it; because they had a very big tent to please. The black horse fans get to see their old white mare lope again, under their own colors; and regardless of which horse wins, they win. So, it’s a win-win situation for the black horse fans. Will the white horse fans take the magnanimous offer and cheer for their new black horse on race day?

Do you think Free Ripublic, J. Dobson, Rod Parsley, John Hagee, both Limbaughs, Annie Coulter, P.J. Buchannan, Eagle Forum, Human Events, NewsMax, Gary Bauer, Washington Times, Fox News, Weekly Standard, Pat Robertson, Mike Huckabee, Wall Street Journal, National Review, First Things, Christian Science Monitor, Southern Baptists, Northern Methodists, Eastern Catholics and Californian crazies would cheer Obama to victory? The correct, unqualified, unequivocal, answer is obvious, isn’t it? Its saliency slaps you in the face with a liberal dose of bone-chilling reality, in a way you’ll never forget.

They are all in it to win it, no matter what. Like Dobson said, they can change their Collective Mind in midstream. But…there’s that notorious word again, “BUT!” Seems the GOP invented it: “I’m pro-life; but….” Substitute whatever Constitutional text you want for the term “pro-life” and you get the same phrase, ad infinitum, ad nauseam. So, there may be a slight problem with the otherwise obvious outcome of this scenario. It could be the deal breaker – the proverbial last straw on the ungracefully aged Pachyderm’s back.

Have you already guessed it and beat the agonizingly slow hunt-&-peck typing to the all too obvious punch line? If you are a political junkie, you knew the answer from the start. In fact, you recognized the scenario at first mention of the word. But, political novices need a reminding clue of the prominent, defining characteristic mentioned in the opening description of the race horses. The Republican Party faithful would notice it at first glance, while looking the “gift horse in the mouth.” Obama has only one face; and the Party faithful always demanded two! What would you do?

What are they going to do? “What would the brilliant Rove do?” Grow him a conservative face, just for the race!

That’s the hypothetical presented with no harm intended to any party animal, or anyone’s political hyper-sensitivities; and well wishes to all, but contra-revolutionaries.

With all due respect to those riding “a horse of a different color,”



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To: Areopagus; Admin Moderator
Wow, that made even less sense than your first rant.

Have your parents had you locked in the basement ever since MoRon Paul dropped out of the race?

81 posted on 07/25/2008 11:33:15 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Areopagus

did i make it this time?


82 posted on 07/25/2008 11:33:21 AM PDT by joe fonebone (The Second Amendment is the Constitutions reset button)
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To: Areopagus
let me just say that I am truly at a loss for words when the Admin asserts that skin color means more than skill and gender is more impressive than genius.

Dude, by this comment, we know this was just a predrafted ramble based on some false stereotype you may have of this place. The fact of the matter is, our members here are smart enough to see through this poorly written, disjointed, illogical, inarticulate, incongruous, inconsistent, indistinct, muddled, rambling, unclear, unconnected, unintelligible rant.

The Admin insists that honor counts for nothing. None of what you put into this reply is responding to anything anyone has said to you. More evidence you have all of these rants predrafted based on how you assume people would respond.

It seems clear that my life's work is to restore the traditions that the Admin has abandoned.

Huh? The traditions of illiterate rambling?

To reiterate the main message of this letter, like an intellectually challenged warlord, Admin Moderator will surely pursue a self-absorbed agenda under the guise of false concern for the environment, poverty, civil rights, or whatever.

Now I know you are smoking something.

83 posted on 07/25/2008 11:33:24 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: mnehrling
By the way, you probably gave too much away with your troll status by choosing the name Areopagus. We all are aware that Areopagus is a hill in Greece that was famous for show trials for the elite aristocratic class to extend a thumb of power over the plebes. It is where they tried to try Ares and many other Greek ‘gods’ or heroes.

Whoa. The entire time I thought the poster was being just a typical pretentious leftard. ;-)
84 posted on 07/25/2008 11:33:50 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: Admin Moderator

Guess I should ping you as we are talking about you.


85 posted on 07/25/2008 11:34:05 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: theDentist
Hey asparagus, did you have a point, and if so, do you mind telling us what it was (in 20 words or less)?

I thought the same thing. One or two paragraphs to the point would have been nice. I couldn't force myself to read through it. The point should be stated first, then elaborate.
86 posted on 07/25/2008 11:34:06 AM PDT by ZX12R
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To: Areopagus
You da MAN!


87 posted on 07/25/2008 11:34:41 AM PDT by Bob J ("For every 1000 men hacking at the branches of evil, one is striking at it's root.")
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To: Areopagus

88 posted on 07/25/2008 11:34:49 AM PDT by jmc813 (Scattered, smothered, covered, diced, chunked)
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To: Areopagus
Ever notice when you're going through a toll booth and there's nobody behind you, it's real easy to grab exacxt change to throw into the bucket thingie?

But if there is a line of cars behind you, coins keep slipping out of your hands, you drop 'em, you can't get the ones you need...even though you have them right there in the little car caddy...

I just hate that.

89 posted on 07/25/2008 11:35:13 AM PDT by Allegra (Ain't it grand? I'm back in the sand...)
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To: Areopagus

90 posted on 07/25/2008 11:35:44 AM PDT by KarinG1 (Opinions expressed in this post are my own and do not necessarily represent those of sane people.)
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To: Areopagus; All
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91 posted on 07/25/2008 11:36:14 AM PDT by Pistolshot (We need a powerful remedy for NO B.O.)
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To: Areopagus
We can therefore extrapolate

That mouse in your pocket, does it have a name? Does it realy extrapolate with you or do you just carry it around for tickles?

92 posted on 07/25/2008 11:36:38 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: Areopagus
Gawd Almighty, I Have Not Seen The Light.

Errr....is that you Obama?

Yep, after reading “Just Words” I BE OBAMATIZED, OBAMATIZED, OBAMATIZED, OBAMATIZ....SLAP wow!

Pray for Mind Numbed Robots and the Messiauh uh uh.....er..er

93 posted on 07/25/2008 11:37:23 AM PDT by OKIEDOC (OBAMA aka Post Turtle the Forest Gump of American Politics ABORTION -Liberal Child Abuse.)
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To: Pistolshot
I don't think this is an Obama troll.. not enough ‘hope and change’ comments.. no.. I think this must be a Chuck Baldwin troll. A lot of high and mighty pretension with little coherent thought.
94 posted on 07/25/2008 11:37:42 AM PDT by mnehring
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To: Areopagus
Zyprexa
95 posted on 07/25/2008 11:37:52 AM PDT by PA Engineer (Liberate America from the occupation media.)
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To: Areopagus
Um, if I want greens I'll have a salad. But you really need to get a clue, vegetable.
96 posted on 07/25/2008 11:38:01 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: Areopagus
Is My Bug Bigger Than Yours?


97 posted on 07/25/2008 11:38:16 AM PDT by Bob J ("For every 1000 men hacking at the branches of evil, one is striking at it's root.")
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To: Areopagus

98 posted on 07/25/2008 11:38:50 AM PDT by Jaxter (Everything I needed to know about Obama I learned by Googling "Black Liberation Theology".)
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To: Areopagus

Your name wouldn’t happen to be Danielle Allen, would it?


99 posted on 07/25/2008 11:39:22 AM PDT by smedley64 (UHbUHmUH- The incoherent candidate.)
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To: Areopagus

Sounds like you should have taken the blue pill...


100 posted on 07/25/2008 11:39:57 AM PDT by SaveTheChief (Chief Illiniwek (1926-2007))
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