Posted on 03/01/2009 9:36:10 AM PST by careyb
The trick is distancing themselves in a way which does not allow the MSM to paint their words as a repudiation of Rush which they then use to divide us. We should not fall into the trap of the divide and conquer MSM. The focus should be on saving the country, not Rush or Cantor.
Agreed. At this point in time, we won't gain any traction by attacking Obama. He's too popular and most people just aren't capable of thinking rationally. Don't forget that the IQ bell curve has an upper half and a lower half. Even with that, some people with high IQs are just plain dumb when it comes to understanding the real world.Attack the plans, point out the flaws, point how these actions have always failed in the past, and people might understand. When the economy continues to tank, and we will be able to say "I told you so." When Obama becomes unpopular -- and he will within the next two years -- then it's okay to attack him directly.
We need someone who can communicate well but I am not sure what good it does to parse everyone's words and condemn anyone who cannot speak as well as Reagan could. It will be a miracle to find one Reagan or Thatcher. To expect every politician to be another Reagan is folly. That does not mean we passively accept it whenever anyone gives a poor answer or accept compromisers like McCain as the norm. But if we attack Republicans every time one gives a clumsy answer, we will have little time to do anything else.
Why cant we do stuff like this to democrats? post title like “Obama and Pelosi disagree on package” or at least Pelosi and Reid disagree?
Of course elected republicans have to tread lightly on attacking Obama personally
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This is exactly right. We need to quit falling for this obvious strategy of the Left (these headlines are grossly misleading). They are trying to isolate Rush and get Repubs to renounce his statement regarding wanting 0 to fail. Cantor and Steele failed miserably in how to rephrase the question and still affirm conservatism and how Rush is one of the best spokesman of these principles.
Again the poster HIDE the TRUE source of the video plus the video’s real title which is much much longer.
The video clip does not even support the title .
What is the point of hiding the true media source plus the real title unless your playing some sort of misinformation game here ?
Solid Conservative equals Obama being successful with all his taxing & programs to fast track us to socialism via the Alinsky model?
This guy is wrong and Rush is right along with REAL Solid Conservatives.
If the GOP doesn't speak out against Obama Reid Pelosi Frank Clinton Clinton Ayers Alinsky Dodd etc etc they will not succeed.
Either Obama fails or the GOP fails.
I watched it. He didn’t really “repudiate” Limbaugh, he merely said he didn’t want Obama to fail, but argued against his policies. Let’s get real, folks, an elected politician isn’t going to say he wants Obama to fail publicly, even if he believes. That’s just politics. It’s the reality of politics.
Just so you can't stop being mislead, the thread title appears to have been fixed.
Rush called them out. They have to come out of the closet. Now we can identify them and neutralize them.
Only a true Country First, Constitution First candidates need apply.
No more RINOs.
Opportunities abound for conservatives in the 2010 Republican primaries...
Okay, he’s officially off my short list.
Cantor didn’t really criticize Limbaugh, he just sort ducked the issue.
This headline from ABC is total distortion of what Cantor said.
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