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To: steve-b

Big-Tent is just code-phrase for dropping your principles.

Everyone is welcome in the GOP tent, as long as they are willing to live by the principles of self-reliance, self-responsibility, limited government, strong military, free-enterprise, and a strong moral code.

That’s a pretty big tent.

If you have problems with any of those issues, there is another party for you, it’s referred to the party of ME and is commonly called the Democrat party.


3 posted on 05/09/2009 12:46:45 PM PDT by SoConPubbie
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To: SoConPubbie

“Big-Tent is just code-phrase for dropping your principles.”

Exactly!

Those STATS quoted are NOT CORRECT either.

This is “hog wash” and I won’t be moved because Jack Kemp passed away into watering down core principles.


7 posted on 05/09/2009 12:49:07 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: SoConPubbie; nmh
Big-Tent is just code-phrase for dropping your principles.

It doesn't have to be. We saw what happened in CA with Prop. 8. The issue was presently clearly to minority voters, and they overwhelmingly voted against it.

The GOP should get its act together, and take time representing the issues of lower taxes, social conservatism, and less instrusive government to those same voters.

It's silly to complain about black and Hispanic voters not supporting the GOP message when we never even bother presenting it to them directly.

33 posted on 05/09/2009 2:08:26 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SoConPubbie

And dropping your PANTS, bending over and taking one for the team.

No thanks!!

· By all means, let’s have the conservative movement “…leave Reagan behind…” and invent some sappy, empty phrases — like “Hope” and “Change” —
that the ACORN morons can get a grip on and they’ll flock to the GOP.
Here are some that might work:
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS MORE BUSH!
A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT.
2 CARS IN EVERY GARAGE.
A FREE LATE-TERM ABORTION FOR EVERY UNWANTED PREGNANCY.
A GAY BABY-SITTER OR TEACHER FOR EVERY CHILD.
FREE MONEY FOR EVERYONE.
DEFICITS ARE OUR FRIEND.
MORE LIKE THE DEMOCRATS THAN THE DEMOCRATS.
WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS MORE MUSLIMS.
KISS A TYRANT — KICK AN ALLY.
A FREE ILLEGAL HISPANIC HOUSEBOY IN EVERY HOME.
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Let’s hurl ALL the traditional and time-tested values on which America became, in under 2 centuries, that shining city on a hill, a beacon of freedom and a world leader over the side to appeal to the ravening masses of MTV, VHI, government school indoctrinated imbiciles that ACORN inticed to the polls with a pack of smokes and a pint of Ripple.
Sounds like a HELL OF A PLAN TO ME!!!
Feel free to add YOUR suggestions.


36 posted on 05/09/2009 2:44:29 PM PDT by Dick Bachert
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