Posted on 06/04/2011 12:25:53 PM PDT by rface
Dare I say it? I voted for Ross Perot…..twice……I was a Tea Partier Then, and I am a Tea Partier now.
Back in the older days, I wasn’t going to vote for the DC Establishment Candidate (first GHW Bush then Dole), I was going to vote for the candidate that was going to help make America Fiscally healthy…..and the people of America were going to help make America Morally Healthy.
I was an enthusiastic supporter of Perot, and I know now that this is the same type of enthusiasm that is driving the Tea Party today. A weird fact…..many Tea Partiers, who are old enough, have been asked by me if they voted for Perot back in the days of Papa Bush v Clinton v Perot….then Bob Dole v Clinton v Perot…..and a surprising number of them quickly, and without embarrassment say, “Yes – I voted for Ross Perot”
There were few days left. Election Day loomed on the horizon. GW Bush was running the 1st time, against Gore, and the rac was neck and neck. One of the big questions, was “since Perot is not running, Who is Perot going to publicly support? If I remember right, Perot was doing a Larry King interview….and there where many minds (including Rush Limbaugh) convinced that Perot was going to endorse Gore. I would have been floored if he actually had endorsed Gore…..BUT , Perot enthusiastically endorsed GW Bush.
As a former Perot supporter and two-time voter, I was expecting Perot (NOT hoping) that Perot would indeed endorse GW Bush. Limbaugh was shocked! I tell you he was SHOCKED!!!. Limbaugh was then, an “Inside-the-beltway, Official GOP insider”
Throughout the Clinton years Limbaugh et al. hammer the Perot voters for giving America 8 years of Clinton and Lewinski and Gore and all the messes that came with those times. These were the days that Limbaugh openly carried the “establishment GOP water” and fed it to his listeners through a siphon hose…. Since those days, and since Limbaugh’s hearing loss and drug problems, he has PUBLICLY STATED that he is no longer going to be carrying the GOP water……so now Limbaugh openly says that the GOP establishment wants “we the people” to vote for the GOP Political Insiders…..I say screw that! I agree with Limbaugh - SCREW the DC Insiders! They care about POWER not America.
I will not vote for a Bob Dole – or a McCain or any wishy-washy republican. I want a candidate with courage and a vision and a plan to make and keep America great.
There are several candidates that I might consider later on, but I am now recalling the days before the Tea Party, when the Perot Tea Partiers pushed back against the DC Insider elites.
I was a Tea Partier then and I am a Tea Partier now. I voted for Ross Perot.
I also was disappointed with many things both Bushes did so I'll give you the RINO part. But Perot's whole mind set was to spoil the election, and he did it. Clinton claimed a mandate with only 49%.
Definist fallacy FAIL. Refusing to vote for "the lesser of two evils" =/= "seeking perfect candidate." Thanks for playing.
The Tea Party and Palin are the only reason that our PINO didn’t win even bigger. The Leftist Machine went into hyperwarp to ensure the coronation of Barry Soetoro. Stupid states like Michigan still have open primaries, so RINOs always win the nominations due to the Dems & Mods crossing over.
If the Tea Party does field a viable candidate, the conservative vote will be split and the USURPER will remain in office. I voted for Perot as well, and knowing what I know now, I am still not sure if it was the wrong thing to do. The Bushes are just as much a part of the NWO as Clinton and Soetoro. However, Soetoro has succeeded in waking up the American people as to what is at stake, even though the Bushies and McCain agree with most of Soetoro’s agenda.
All street theater, I am sad to say.
Dare I say it? I voted for Ross Perot…..twice……I was a Tea Partier Then, and I am a Tea Partier now. Back in the older days, I wasn’t going to vote for the DC Establishment Candidate (first GHW Bush then Dole), I was going to vote for the candidate that was going to help make America Fiscally healthy…..and the people of America were going to help make America Morally Healthy. I was an enthusiastic supporter of Perot, and I know now that this is the same type of enthusiasm that is driving the Tea Party today. A weird fact…..many Tea Partiers, who are old enough, have been asked by me if they voted for Perot back in the days of Papa Bush v Clinton v Perot….then Bob Dole v Clinton v Perot…..and a surprising number of them quickly, and without embarrassment say, “Yes – I voted for Ross Perot”
Sounds like you all would be the TPINOs of the Tea Party movement.
John McCain and the GOP leadership who spoon fed our candidate to us are the reason Obama is in the Whitehouse. do it again and he'll be reelected.
Ok, here is Romney - there is Rick Perry (for example).
If you voted for Perry, you’d be voting for the lesser of two evils, right? Because although his stands/history are better than Romney, he has his issues. (forced vaccinations, border equivocation).
“Thanks for playing. “
And thank you for being sarcastic!
“You are only voting for the lesser of TWO(2) evils when you feel forced to choose between only TWO(2) candidates and not whom you feel is the best candidate.”
That’s one way of looking at it.
However, if I support Romney against Obama, I believe many on FR would accuse me of voting for the lesser of two evils.
I’d say back that he is the better candidate of the two.
If I support Pawlenty over Romney in the primary, I believe many on FR would accuse me of voting for the lesser of two evils.
I’d say back that Pawlenty is the best candidate in the primary.
And so on.
If you say you won’t vote for the lesser of two evils, then I guess you need to define “evil.” Many opposed me for voting for McCain. He was wrong on some important issues and had some bad history (as well as plenty of good history). But I proudly voted for him and would do so again. He was the far better candidate.
He was voted in, wasn’t he?
I’ve given a lot of thought to 2012.
The only thing holding the gop back is the urge to put a rino in office.
If it looks like there’s no conservative in the race, Sarah says she will run.
Gop is on notice.
I just want a true conservative to run.
Don't want your freshly-cobbled straw men set aflame: don't leave them within easy match range. ;)
A straw man is a great candidate. He never disagrees with a thing you say. He is all things to all people. In short, the perfect candidate.
A straw man is a p!ss poor argument. It gets burned. Cope. Deal. ;)
Obviously I don’t think I created a straw man.
I believe that when you cast a vote, you are casting for the lesser of two evils every time.
Because there is no perfect candidate, in my opinion.
Again: Refusing to vote for "the lesser of two evils" =/= "seeking perfect candidate." Period. End of sentence. End of paragraph.
Either one "gets" it, ultimately, or they do not.
Oh well, I guess I am stupid.
Don’t vote for Reagan! He signed the abortion authorization act while Governor in California. Also, did a huge illegal amnesty program. Evil, I’d say. Were I to support him against Carter I am sure I’d be continually labelled as a “RINO.”
If you believe that "Refusing to vote for 'the lesser of two evils' = 'seeking perfect candidate'"... then: yes.
If not... then: no.
Yes, I do believe that.
Because there is some “evil” to every candidate.
Yes, I do believe that.
'Nuff said.
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