Posted on 12/30/2011 1:34:46 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
As I sat with my extended family on Christmas, we discussed how beatable Barack Obama is. And as I listened to them run through the litany of reasons why this is so, I could only say again: “If the Republicans nominate a true conservative for president, Barack Obama is done.” As it is impossible for his record to hold up to the scrutiny that a Reagan-like candidate would subject it to, so too it is equally impossible to diminish the energy and support Tea Partiers would bring were they to throw their weight behind a candidate who’s not just a “fiscal conservative” or a “social conservative” but a real life conservative through and through: Someone who is pro-tax cut and pro-life, pro-spending cuts and pro-traditional marriage, as well as pro-military and pro-victory in the war on terror. Granted, there aren’t many candidates that fit this bill. Romney certainly doesn’t, Huntsman couldn’t, and Ron Paul’s views on our military efforts overseas and our culpability in the 9/11 attacks raise disturbing questions.
Moreover, Paul’s seeming indifference toward the plight of Israel, an indifference some construe as animosity, will be more and more problematic for him when it is better publicized.
Of course, conservatives could think about Gov. Rick Perry, a staunch supporter of the right to keep and bear arms without nuances, a man who loves our military, despises big government, and understands that our enemies attacked us on 9/11 because they hate us: and that they hate us because the heritage of our Judeo-Christian culture is freedom.
When Perry entered the race, he proved he had the capacity to rally grassroots supporters in a way that none before him, save Gov. Sarah Palin, had been capable of doing. He has flaws, and I have not been shy about highlighting those when they came to my attention. However, he is consistently pro-life, pro-marriage, pro-God, and pro-states’ rights. When talking to friends about Perry I’ve said, “He never met a tax cut he didn’t like.” Does he debate well? Who cares. Honestly, the debates have proven to be almost fixed, as the moderators give more time to their favorites or those they consider front-runners, and that effectively shuts out others (Perry included). Besides, I’m looking for a Commander-in-Chief not a debater-in-chief.
Yet if Perry fails to get traction, we will have to look elsewhere.
Enter Palin. She’s a conservative, she’s proud of her country, she’d be a strong ally for Israel, and she’s beautiful: for these reasons the left hates her. They actually fear her, but they present it as hate to keep from showing their weakness. And I don’t see any reason why see can’t reassess the field and enter the race, in the event Perry fails to regain traction or if no other candidate jumps in. It seems that Palin agrees with this assessment, as just last Monday she said: “It's not too late for folks to jump in. Who knows what will happen in the future."
I honestly believe Perry or Palin would be a nightmare scenario for Obama. And as I’ve watched Perry speak on the fly, and heard his conviction, I’ve continued to hope he regains traction. But if he doesn’t, I hope Palin will jump in and “fight like a girl” so we can have a conservative in the White House again.
Palin could do to Obama what Reagan did to Carter, times ten. And who wouldn’t pay to see her look Obama in the eye during a debate and say: “A recession is when your neighbor loses his job, a depression is when you lose yours, and a recovery is when [Barack Obama] loses his.”
If they know when someone’s a ‘retread’ then why don’t they know when people have multiple accounts?
Do you mean he'll be back in the morning expecting us to show him the respect he deserves?
It's hard to change writing styles. Retreads and sock puppets are usually pretty easy to spot, especially when the zotted one bought the farm in a spectacular way!
They have the IP’s of banned accounts. It’s easy to check a new sign up that has caused suspicion. However, there are 300,000 registered posters. I assume the IP’s of everyone would have to be cross-referenced manually. I wouldn’t want the job.
They were being obnoxious. It took '04 cycle for A+Bert to ride the lightning, though. Ahhh...good times!
Side note: In 2000 I met Pat Buchanan, and told him I had voted for him in '96. He said he looked forward to my vote again and I told him, "No." His wife, BTW, is a wonderful, wonderful lady.
Good job flushing him out guys! I had a bipolar roomie long ago who made everyone’s life miserable; glad to get rid of him...
JC
Plus, IP addies are rotated periodically by the ISPs to prevent hacking and spoofing.
There are times I like to tweak someone's nose if they act rude or foolish. Most of the time, at the end of the exchange, we end on civil (if not friendly) terms.
I never had a friendly conclusion with Larsen.
They are? Mine comes up the same when checked. Maybe my internet company is “lame”. LOL
That reminds me: Can one of you guys ping Darkie when you see the first ZOT after midnight PST? You guys are the gold standard. Thanks from the folks at the Undead Thread!
Do you use a router in your home?
[I assume the IP’s of everyone would have to be cross-referenced manually.]
I would think that could be built into the html program. On the other hand there are families with multiple accounts and that would eliminate just using the IP.....
Oh well........lol
Happy New Year DJ
Danged if I know. Hubby takes care of all of that.
Most of the Paleos are pretty cool.
Unfortuantely, there have been a few such as B-CHAN, Dane and Willie Greene for example who seemed to believe they were to be treated with total respect and deference while acting rude and abusive to anyone who disagreed with them.
Lol, I remember A+Bert getting zotted all the time but always managed to talk his way back on. Too many scotches in the PM was his problem I think. Speaking of Scotches I need to run. :) Happy New Year!
New Year Blessings to you and yours!! :-)
Yes, that would definitely be taking it too far.
I never had a problem with Randy, (but I never interacted with him much) but he may have pulled something similar to what got pissant (deservedly) zotted.
I hate to see the oldtimers go like that.
Happy New Year!
Thank you sweetie!
I don't miss any of those three.
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