Posted on 03/13/2010 4:42:27 PM PST by rabscuttle385
The tea party movement exploded onto the political scene in 2009 as a backlash to the agenda pushed by President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, but a little more than a year later, a POLITICO survey found tea party activists unhappy with many of the biggest names in the Republican Party.
And that could complicate GOP plans to harness the energy of the tea parties as they head into the November midterm elections with hopes of rearranging the balance of power in Washington.
In a survey of more than three dozen grass-roots tea party leaders from 29 states, the party’s 2008 presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain, was the Republican most cited as a disappointment. Asked which three national Republicans they were most unhappy with, McCain was named by 18 respondents.
Other congressional Republicans considered disappointments included moderate-leaning Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe of Maine, as well as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of California.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
“Two years ago, right after Kosovo declared independence. McCain sent Cindy to congratulate Thaci.
Six months later, the Albanian Mafia donated a cool $1M to McCain’s presidential campaign saying that “John gave us everything we asked for”, including “supplying arms” to support their sex-slaving, drug-running Mafia Kosovo Empire.
Hashim Thaci (AKA “The Snake”) is a Mafia Don — not exaggeration, fact. And that McCain would openly do business with Thaci says to me that they are cut of the same cloth — evil and corrupt. “
Evil and corrupt for sure! Thanks, Bokababe, now excuse me while I hurl!
“I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.”
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother,
Joseph Smith continues: "for the teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible" (from Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith-History 1:12). "What is it that inspires professors of Christianity generally with a hope of salvation? It is that smooth, sophisticated influence of the devil, by which he deceives the whole world" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.270).Questions put to Joseph Smith: "'Do you believe the Bible?' [Smith:]'If we do, we are the only people under heaven that does, for there are none of the religious sects of the day that do'. When asked 'Will everybody be damned, but Mormons'? [Smith replied] 'Yes, and a great portion of them, unless they repent, and work righteousness." (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 119).Brigham Young stated this repeatedly: "When the light came to me I saw that all the so-called Christian world was grovelling in darkness" (Journal of Discourses 5:73); "The Christian world, so-called, are heathens as to the knowledge of the salvation of God" (Journal of Discourses 8:171); "With a regard to true theology, a more ignorant people never lived than the present so-called Christian world" (Journal of Discourses 8:199); "And who is there that acknowledges [God's] hand? ...You may wander east, west, north, and south, and you cannot find it in any church or government on the earth, except the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p.24); "Should you ask why we differ from other Christians, as they are called, it is simply because they are not Christians as the New Testament defines Christianity" (Journal of Discourses 10:230).Orson Pratt proclaimed: "Both Catholics and Protestants are nothing less than the 'whore of Babylon' whom the Lord denounces by the mouth of John the Revelator as having corrupted all the earth by their fornications and wickedness. Any person who shall be so corrupt as to receive a holy ordinance of the Gospel from the ministers of any of these apostate churches will be sent down to hell with them, unless they repent" (The Seer, p. 255).Pratt also said: "This great apostasy commenced about the close of the first century of the Christian era, and it has been waxing worse and worse from then until now" (Journal of Discourses, vol.18, p.44) and: "But as there has been no Christian Church on the earth for a great many centuries past, until the present century, the people have lost sight of the pattern that God has given according to which the Christian Church should be established, and they have denominated a great variety of people Christian Churches, because they profess to be ...But there has been a long apostasy, during which the nations have been cursed with apostate churches in great abundance" (Journal of Discourses, 18:172).President John Taylor stated: "Christianity...is a perfect pack of nonsense...the devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century." (Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p.167); "Where shall we look for the true order or authority of God? It cannot be found in any nation of Christendom." (Journal of Discourses, 10:127).James Talmage said: "A self-suggesting interpretation of history indicates that there has been a great departure from the way of salvation as laid down by the Savior, a universal apostasy from the Church of Christ". (A Study of the Articles of Faith, p.182).President Joseph Fielding Smith said: "Doctrines were corrupted, authority lost, and a false order of religion took the place of the gospel of Jesus Christ, just as it had been the case in former dispensations, and the people were left in spiritual darkness." (Doctrines of Salvation, p.266). "For hundreds of years the world was wrapped in a veil of spiritual darkness, until there was not one fundamental truth belonging to the place of salvation ...Joseph Smith declared that in the year 1820 the Lord revealed to him that all the 'Christian' churches were in error, teaching for commandments the doctrines of men" (Doctrines of Salvation, vol. 3, p.282).More recent statements by apostle Bruce McConkie are also very clear: "Apostasy was universal...And this darkness still prevails except among those who have come to a knowledge of the restored gospel" (Doctrines of Salvation, vol 3, p.265); "Thus the signs of the times include the prevailing apostate darkness in the sects of Christendom and in the religious world in general" (The Millennial Messiah, p.403); "a perverted Christianity holds sway among the so-called Christians of apostate Christendom" (Mormon Doctrine, p.132); "virtually all the millions of apostate Christendom have abased themselves before the mythical throne of a mythical Christ whom they vainly suppose to be a spirit essence who is incorporeal uncreated, immaterial and three-in-one with the Father and Holy Spirit" (Mormon Doctrine, p.269); "Gnosticism is one of the great pagan philosophies which antedated Christ and the Christian Era and which was later commingled with pure Christianity to form the apostate religion that has prevailed in the world since the early days of that era." (Mormon Doctrine, p.316).President George Q. Cannon said: "After the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized, there were only two churches upon the earth. They were known respectively as the Church of the Lamb of God and Babylon. The various organizations which are called churches throughout Christendom, though differing in their creeds and organizations, have one common origin. They all belong to Babylon" (Gospel Truth, p.324).President Wilford Woodruff stated: "the Gospel of modern Christendom shuts up the Lord, and stops all communication with Him. I want nothing to do with such a Gospel, I would rather prefer the Gospel of the dark ages, so called" (Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p.196).
“Like Michelle Bachmann? Be careful with your pluralisms.”
Oop’s Good point!!!! I took some hits in another form for Palin backing McAmensty and Perry.
“And what happens if the GOP nominations in 2012 go to McCain and Romney?”
What happens then is the United States of America ceases to be as Obama and his gang of traitors get another 4 years to finish us off.
Well there are lots of these photos out there. It was made on one of her trips there - to cultivate votes and money for her husband and probably do a little beezness.
Here is a great source right on FR.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470835/posts
Elsie, I just wish we all would refrain from religion on this forum. This is politics and activism. There are many religion based forums for that.
We are faced with a very serious threat to our freedoms and prosperity via the socialist agenda of the left wing democrats and Obama in particular. This threat is not to be taken lightly. If we divide ourselves based on religious biases we face serious peril.
This is a Christian forum, and we place the wisdom of Christ first, so that we get it right the first time. That isn't religion, its life. Why would we want to leave the most important part out?
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I am trying to find in Free Republics founder’s statement where it says this is a Christian forum. It is not here and neither it is in the constitution of the United States.
So true; but...
A politicians RELIGION should, I would think, bear SOME type of influence on his/her life and voting patterns; don't you think?
And if we UNITE under religious similarities, the LEFT has a SERIOUS problem!
I guess it's time for the FOUNDER of FR to post HIS statement about ROMNEY!
I am trying to find in Free Republics founder’s statement where it says this is a Christian forum. It is not here and neither it is in the constitution of the United States.
Or to maybe CLARIFY things a bit for folks...
The Maine Twins are socialist-leaning rather than “moderate”-leaning.
You apparently don’t spend much time reading Jim’s comments in the threads?
Anyway, thanks for identifying yourself! - It helps us to understand your comments better.
Correct, I do not have enough time to search and find every post Jim has made on FR. However I have read his (founder) statement on what Free Republic’s agenda is, and since I agree with everything in that statement, I remain active here.
editor-surveyor implied to me in his response to me that this forum is for Christians only. If that is the case, I will be forced to resign from FR because I happened to be born in a different faith, Hindu. I am a devout Hindu, and believe God has the power to rule on my life.
What a blatant whopping, sniveling lie!
Is that the best that you hate vendors can do?
Go kiss Obama's tuche; he hates Christ too!
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