Except for McCain, who has no problems praising Obama.
McCain brings new meaning to the saying that "birds of a feather flock together."
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Posted on 08/16/2008 11:18:25 AM PDT by FocusNexus
Mr Obama is making a big pitch to Republicans. He has spoken glowingly of Ronald Reagan, is friendly to religious voters and has invested heavily in advertising and staffing not just in the swing states of the Midwest but also in such Republican strongholds as Texas. Yet there are a number of myths about "Obamacans" (as Mr Obama calls them) or "Obamacons" (as pundits do). Their numbers are overestimated and their import is misunderstood.
It is neither on foreign policy nor on economics but on religious values that Mr Obama has made his big pitch to party-switchers.
There has been a former assistant secretary here and a former deputy secretary there. But not a single prominent conservative with either an ongoing political career or a continuing affection for the Republican party has yet chosen to back Mr Obama. The endorsement of General Colin Powell, for instance, or Chuck Hagel, the Nebraska senator, would be an election-shifting coup. Unless and until that happens, Obamacans will be a media phenomenon, not a political one.
(Excerpt) Read more at ft.com ...
The Myth of the Obamacans by Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com
(Just trying to preempt those who can hardly wait to post "already posted" -- I searched and this article has not been posted, at least not with this title)
OK -- now we can discuss this editorial. I have a hard time believing that Colin Powell would actually publicly endorse Obama.
No genuine conservative could possibly endorse or vote for Obama. As the article states, the Democrats and the MSM are trying to "make it acceptable" for Republicans and Independents to vote for Obama -- trying to send the message that Obama is "centrist enough" to be acceptable for Republicans and Republican leaning independents.
He is a capital-hating tax vampire with not the experience required to bake a cake. Add to that his race-baiting and inability to converse on any topic without a telepromter or a written speech in hand.
Except for McCain, who has no problems praising Obama.
McCain brings new meaning to the saying that "birds of a feather flock together."
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If Obama is not the anti-Christ, he is certainly the anti-Reagan. Everything Obama stands for is 180 degrees from Reagan.
Centrist !!! LOL
“myth of “Obamacans” (as Mr Obama calls them) or “Obamacons” (as pundits do).”
Actually I think they are supposed to mean two different class of people: Obamacans are “Republicans for Obama” and Obamacons are “Conservatives for Obama”.
The only thing Obamacans and Obamacons have in common is that both are very rare to nonexistent.
Then there are the ObamaCONS, conservatives who refuse to support McCain, out of “principle”, even if that helps Obama — those are the ones who have been “conned” by the Dems’ “divide and conquer” strategy. Doing anything that helps socialist Obama get elected, resutling in turning over the entire country’s all three branches of the government to the Democrats, is NOT remotely consistent with “conservative principles”. As Rush Limbaugh said, you don’t win by losing, or something to that effect.
“As the article states, the Democrats and the MSM are trying to “make it acceptable” for Republicans and Independents to vote for Obama — trying to send the message that Obama is “centrist enough” to be acceptable for Republicans and Republican leaning independents. “
Why does the media lie so much like that?
Please see post 3 “just say no to McCain” as illustration of ObamaCONS I just described in my post 6.
I’m too busy clinging to my gun to pull the lever for Obama.
“Why does the media lie so much like that?”
Because most of the time they get away with it and they know it’s a way to control people.
I've called them the Suicide Conservatives. have a suicide pact where we screw up the GOP and give the Democrats their clear majority and something good will supposedly come out of it. So they won vote for McCain. I'd have to have one of these guys sharing a foxhole with me, but they are on 'our side' supposedly.
The thinking is that imperfect Republicans get purified when they lose. Oh and America will somehow reject Leftism once it is implemented. Hogwash.... ALMOST ALL THE LIBERAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE LAST 100 YEARS HAPPENED IN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS: the mid 1930s, the mid1960s, the mid 1970s, 1992-1994, and - maybe - the next 2-4 years. And often the damage is not repairable at all. They create a socialist client program and it cannot be ripped out - ever. Look at the welfare state - which dept or program ever gets canned? Did the great Reagan get rid of any of them? Nope!
OUR GOAL IN 2008 IS TO STOP THE LEFTWING TRIUMPH. We can muddle through a middle-of-the-road guy. But 2 years of leftism will mean decades of cleanup.
“No genuine conservative could possibly endorse or vote for Obama.”
I agree. Even if one were to take his post-primary flip flops at face value, Obama is offering nothing that I would consider appealing to conservatives. What conservative voter wants more taxes, staggering increases in domestic spending, staggering curtailment of military spending, counterproductive energy policy proposals, etc. ad infinitum?
He is a Trojan Horse, or maybe just a Trojan..
“who has no problems praising Obama”
What things should Obama be criticized for that he is not?
What good will come out of criticizing Obama’s opponent in the election?
Do you desire an obama victory?
If you had to vote mcCain to stop Obama becoming president, would you?
And there are far too many pretend-conservative McCainiacs on FR who are best illustrated by this picture:
Anyone who missed Ike’s granddaughter, Susie on FOX news a couple of days ago really missed a chance to see who Obamacans really are. She’s been supporting this knucklehead since 2003 but she still says she’s a “republican.” ROTFL! IMHO, she didn’t come across as being a very intelligent individual.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Chuck Hagel cross over as well. But who needs Hagel anyway? He's a lame duck in the Senate, largely because he badmouthed the effort in Iraq and probably realized he couldn't be renominated to his Senate seat.
Colin Powell was rumored by Bill Kristol on FOX News to be endorsing Obama and to be speaking at the 'Rat convention, but Powell himself quickly squelched that one.
I wouldn't be surprised to see Chuck Hagel cross over as well. But who needs Hagel anyway? He's a lame duck in the Senate, largely because he badmouthed the effort in Iraq and probably realized he couldn't be renominated to his Senate seat.
Colin Powell was rumored by Bill Kristol on FOX News to be endorsing Obama and to be speaking at the 'Rat convention, but Powell himself quickly squelched that one.
Keep drinking the McCain koolaid pseudo-conservative. Why don’t you ask FR founder Jim Robinson what he thinks of McCain’s stance?
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