Posted on 05/03/2009 12:32:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I'm going to try one more time to explain what FR is all about.
Free Republic is a conservative site. That does not necessarily mean it is a Republican site. In fact there may be many Republicans we don't support and some Republican issues we cannot agree with.
I'll throw in Arlen Specter as a prime example of a Republican we cannot support. Should be obvious to all why not. Should also be just as obvious to all that we cannot support Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, John McCain and his lap dog Lindsay Graham, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, et al.
Some of the issues we cannot support as conservatives even though sometimes initiated by so-called Republicans include TARP, or any kind of government bailout of private enterprise, federal intrusion into free markets, federalized education systems, government provided or controlled health care systems, abortion, gay marriage, amnesty, global warming, gun control, etc.
I guess there is more than one definition of conservatism floating around out there, and this won't be text book, but the one we use involves defending, preserving and protecting our constitution, our unalienable rights, our traditional family values, our American heritage, our nation, our borders and our sovereignty.
We aggressively defend our rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!
We aggressively defend our rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to keep and bear arms, right to due process, right to equality under the law, right to be governed under the rule of law, right to constitutionally limited government, right to corruption free government, right to self-government and our private property rights, etc.
We also aggressively defend our right to state and local government for all issues not expressly delegated to the central government by the constitution.
We aggressively defend our rights to free markets and our rights to live our lives free of government intrusion, interference, coercion, force, or abuse of any kind.
We aggressively defend our rights to national sovereignty, state sovereignty and individual sovereignty!
And this definition also includes aggressively fighting against all enemies foreign and domestic who may try to deprive us of our rights or sovereignty. This would obviously include all foreign enemies, but also we defend against RINOS, Democrats, liberals, socialists, Marxists, communists, militant feminists or homosexualists, radical environmentalists, etc, etc, etc.
And we expect our elected representatives to also aggressively defend our rights and fight against all enemies foreign and domestic. We do not elect people and send them to DC or our state capitals, etc, to reach across the aisles or to be bipartisan or to negotiate or compromise away our rights. If you're not going to aggressively fight for us, and for our rights, STAY OUT!!
We bow to no king but God!
Our God-given unalienable rights are NOT negotiable!
Do NOT Tread on US!
Thank you very much!
We bash the liberals here and praise the conservatives.
Read the list that Jim posted at the start of this thread.
It has plenty of liberal pukes for a starting point.
More can be added.
Guess you missed the point about being a guest in his home. ;)
Guess you missed the point about being a guest in his home. ;)
You don't have to defend Fred to me, I was just tossing out arguments against him I've heard people say. I've heard all the comebacks. Like I said, none of them were deal-breakers for me. I would have voted for him without biting my lip. I'm just really stumped by the lack of generosity towards MR. Fred is forgiven everything. Romney's forgiven nothing. Weird.
Romney is far from Satan, he just has political proclivities that have not always been of a Conservative nature...
It takes alot of effort to understand that. He looks great on papaer, that is why I had to look so deep into his history. He was almost too good. Why I liked Fred, he had screwed up a couple of times but was honest about it. Also why I have a deep respect for Bush, despite his rather rapid departure from the conservative fold the last few years.
Mitt continues to put on the act, and his supporters have been viscous towards more worthy Conservatives, so yes, there is a lot of bad blood.
And much has nothing to do with the “M” word that is often tossed about, Mormon, but another “M” word, moderate...
Like you, hanging in there...glad you are up and about.
You got that right. I have no idea what your point was. I was his guest many moons before you and that has nothing to do with anything I’ve said here.
The day Fred can come out of the same situation Mitt was in and perform the perfect conservative dance, you can compare the two. Till then no one gets a medal.
And I have only seen viciousness and hardcore name-calling coming from the Mitt-haters. I don't get it.
Mitt-Haters? Bwahahahaha, you mittiacs just cannot seem to get past your twisted talking points from the campaign.
Stay that way.
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Harsh words from someone who objected to an argumentum ad hominem attack on Romney.
Thanks for making my case.
LOL
Original and biting.
Read the list that Jim posted...More can be added.
So, correct discussion of candidates at FR bashing/praising respectively depending on a list that JimRob will promulgate at various times?
This is problematic, because one doesn't know how a candidate will turn out. For example, Cantor has been discussed here as a possible conservative candidate. But he joined the despicable National Council thing, that prompted this thread.
Is Cantor on the must-bash list? If not now, he might eventually end up on the list, and then the Freeper is blindsided, caught supporting an officially proscribed RINO.
So are you enjoying yourself mocking the founder of this website?
Sure are a lot of newbie trolls with late 2008 sign-ups running around this thread.
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No. See below:
"I'll throw in Arlen Specter as a prime example of a Republican we cannot support. Should be obvious to all why not. Should also be just as obvious to all that we cannot support Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, John McCain and his lap dog Lindsay Graham, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, et al."
~Jim Robinson
She took several ad hominem shots before I shot back.
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