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Why Palin hurts Obama
Cowboy Confessional ^ | 8/30/8 | Guy Smith

Posted on 08/30/2008 4:01:51 PM PDT by guyshomenet

My Republican and conservative friends are now actively promoting Bob Barr, which is odd because yesterday they maintained Barr was Satan’s older brother.

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Palin does not by herself create a threat to the bicorporal Obama/Biden. There are plenty of policy difference whereby party loyalists and inclined independents would swim toward one candidate or the other regardless of the Palin factor. She may not even shift many of the authentically undecided’s or even a single Hillary harlot.

But she does keep that disgruntled 8% from defecting the McCain camp while Joe Biden does nothing to secure disaffected Democrats.

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(Excerpt) Read more at guysmith.org ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bobbarr; election; mccain; obama; palin; thirdparty
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1 posted on 08/30/2008 4:01:52 PM PDT by guyshomenet
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To: guyshomenet
You must have weird friends.
2 posted on 08/30/2008 4:05:46 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: guyshomenet
Bob Barr helps to put a socialist in the White House. Conservatives who think that helps the cause are setting back the country decades. I don't care for some McCain's liberal views but in Sarah we would have a voice in a McCain Administration. In an Obama one we will have NONE.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

3 posted on 08/30/2008 4:05:57 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: CounterCounterCulture
A libertarian isn't the same as a conservative. Any one who thinks Barr will get elected President my friends, is delusional!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

4 posted on 08/30/2008 4:07:26 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: guyshomenet

For some reason you edited out the key sentences:

“So where does Bob Barr come in? My Republican friends are indeed promoting Barr now … to their blue Democrat friends.”


5 posted on 08/30/2008 4:08:13 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: CounterCounterCulture

There are 2 staunch Barr supporters at work that switched the second they read Palin’s bio. They absolutely hate McCain but said they would vote for Palin even if McCain was on the ticket.


6 posted on 08/30/2008 4:08:31 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: CounterCounterCulture

lol!


7 posted on 08/30/2008 4:10:48 PM PDT by ken21 (people die and you never hear from them again.)
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To: Dutch Boy
We have an advocate for conservatism where we didn't have one before. McCain can be convinced to drop his nonsensical liberal affectation for climate change and against oil drilling in ANWR. Obama will NEVER do either of those things and you can take that to the bank.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

8 posted on 08/30/2008 4:12:45 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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Hey, We win if this guys analysis is true!!! LOL


9 posted on 08/30/2008 4:13:07 PM PDT by KavMan
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To: Mr. Mojo

That’s a rather key omission.

Why promote somebody’s blog and selectively edit?

Do we really need to post hundreds of thousands of opinion blogs at FR on this VP pick?

Ponderous.


10 posted on 08/30/2008 4:15:55 PM PDT by CounterCounterCulture
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To: CounterCounterCulture
Why promote somebody’s blog and selectively edit?

Especially if the selective editing makes the blogger in question look like a fool.

11 posted on 08/30/2008 4:18:59 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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To: Mr. Mojo

What a stupid idea. At least you’re not gonna see too many BDDs voting for Barr!


12 posted on 08/30/2008 4:22:05 PM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: goldstategop

Not only that, but with Sarah we have a future boan fide, real-life American Conservative poised to be President. McCain done us good, real good.

No excuses for the base.

Get out the vote.


13 posted on 08/30/2008 4:27:08 PM PDT by wiley
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To: guyshomenet
Why Palin hurts Obama

Ahh... because she's standing on his "parts" with a 6" high heel?

14 posted on 08/30/2008 4:32:41 PM PDT by AmericaUnited
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To: guyshomenet
. . . she does keep that disgruntled 8% from defecting the McCain camp . . .

I've got news for you, pal. Ain't nothing short of televised religious conversion on McCain's part and million dollar bribes to every voter is going to bring hardliners back into the camp. IMO, they can go pound sand.

Choosing Palin give rank and file conservatives a chance to vote based on hope rather than fear. She's going to have a shot in 2012 or 2016 against the beast. On top of that, she's actually got conservative values and a lifestyle to back it up. She's Brownback on policy, Romney on family and Ann Coulter on looks. Besides that, it looks like she's got bigger balls than anyone in the pubbie clan at this time. Besides, her husband (the First Dude) looks like he can kick the @ss of anyone in DC and anyone in the RAT party nationwide.
15 posted on 08/30/2008 4:55:12 PM PDT by WorkingClassFilth
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To: guyshomenet
Bob Barr isn't going to pull any more votes than the usual these minor parties get. Barr isn't that great a campaigner and he has absolutely no chance of winning or even coming close to doing what Perot did in 1992 or 1996. No money.
No this campaign is what it is, one with lousy choices and one bright spot, that being Sarah Palin.
So like it or not McCain is the choice and only choice.
16 posted on 08/30/2008 5:02:04 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: guyshomenet
This distain for McCain within his own party has been somewhat problematic as 8% of polled Republican’s threatened to wait until 2012 to vote again.

Independent, conservative, and this has been my attitude.

I wager with Palin the attitude will change. But I'd by lying if I didn't say I'm hoping for a McCain retirement in '12 leaving Sarah to head the ticket.

I support her and have for the last few years. My attitude to him remains the same.

17 posted on 08/30/2008 5:08:07 PM PDT by Soul Seeker
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To: guyshomenet

Bob Barr was great in Borat. Is he a real candidate?


18 posted on 08/30/2008 5:16:08 PM PDT by Mojave
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To: goldstategop

A vote for Barr is a vote for Obama.

Repeat often!


19 posted on 08/30/2008 5:45:05 PM PDT by Islander7 ("Common sense and common decency are uncommon virtues among America's left.")
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To: goldstategop

besides, how is the toughest supporter of the war on drugs a libertarian???


20 posted on 08/30/2008 5:56:43 PM PDT by ari-freedom (Obamuh uh uh uh uh uh uh ummmmmm)
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