[nathanbedford]

We have a process for determining what the Republican Party stands for. Conservatives were never denied an opportunity to compete for control of that process. For heavens sake, Ron Paul is still permitted access to the process.

To somehow argue that the process over the last several months has been unfair or unrepresentative of the will of the Republican electorate is absurd.

As a foaming at the mouth flopping on the floor conservative, I am bitterly disappointed that the party has chosen a certifiable Rino as its standard bearer but I will not deceive myself that I have somehow been defrauded. I supported Newt from the very beginning, before Jim Robinson came out in his support and for he explicitly endorsed views I expressed in a vanity. I caught a great deal of flak for doing so and I caught that flak from equally committed conservatives here on Free Republic.

I lost because I could not persuade enough people to see things my way.

Guess what, that is not the fault of the establishment of the GOP. That is my fault.

I will not compounded my error and my own failure by ensuring the election of Barack Obama and the diminishment of the only political party which has a chance of acting as the vehicle for true conservatism.

[Hugin]

Brilliantly stated, sir. Bravo!

[papertyger]

Conservatives were never denied an opportunity to compete for control of that process.

Sure they were.

That the denial is rather Byzantine in character doesn't make it any less dishonest, nor any less efficacious.

[onyx]

I’m too tired tonight. Ping to me, so hopefully I can remember to better reply tomorrow.

[BlackElk]

You may continue to be bitterly disappointed while supporting Robozombie in spite of it all. I will be defecting and voting for Tom Hoefling (our own Eternal Vigilance) and against BOTH Obozo and Robozombie (Obozo in whiteface) and so will a whole lot more conservatives. Many will just not vote major party for POTUS and many will vote third party. I personally shall not abide (nor reward) a serial liar, baby-killer, marriage destroying, gun grabbing monstrosity like Robozombie posing as a Republican and expending zillions to libel, calumniate, slander and dishonestly besmirch the characters of his moral superiors in this race.

You know that many of us choose screen names that are meant to be cute and to somehow reflect an underlying reality. Can you actually imagine General Nathan Bedford Forrest supporting the Massachusetts trashbag? Even if he figured out that it is now the GOP rank and file who reflect the nobler sentiments in our society and not the Demonrats? I would bet that he would have long since taken to his horse, summoned his cavalry and obliterated the Robozombie. If you are a betting man, wouldn't you bet that way too?

Nicholas Black Elk, the Lakota pagan holy man or shaman turned Catholic missionary to his people, would have voted for no one persecuting the Catholic Church (and by necessary implication any other pro-life, pro-family church) and for no one so craven and low as to facilitate the mass slaughter (54 million and counting) of innocent unborn babies.

I have no doubt that my real life namesake would be on the same wavelength as I am. Can you say the same?

With all due respect, you will again fail to persuade enough people to vote your way in November and that will be your fault again because you are attaching yourself to a pathetic Robozombie candidacy that deserves to be beaten. You are a good guy. Robozombie is a useless cretin, every bit as much as Obozo, and (to conservatives) a major treasonweasel.

You know, when I have disagreed with you on occasions in the past, your arguments have had a certain maturity and common sense without abandoning principle. On rare occasions, you have persuaded me to alter my views in some respects. On Robozombie, you haven't a prayer of doing so. The GOP-E asked for it and now, with sufficient defections to None of the Above or to third party candidates, they will get it. In spades. They can buy the nomination but they cannot buy my soul OR my vote.

[MEG33]

Amen

[Natufian]

+1

[RaisingCain]

I can’t recall more disinformation coming from Republican candidates and “conservative media” at any time in the past, and yet you say we were not defrauded and that we lost fair and square? Nuts!

The Romneybots and the GOPe bought the nomination. They want him so bad, THEY elect him. I’ll have nothing to do with it.

[katiedidit1]

Newt, Santorum, Perry are not ignorant men. They were unable to make the primary in Virginia; the Fla primary was moved UP in violation of RNC rules (they waived 50% of their delegates as a penalty) and changed to winner take all. That is only 2 examples.
You will NEVER convince me the RNC was not onboard with Romney and the maneuvering of the process from day one.
As for the conservatives not sending a message to the RNC..once again I refer to the 2010 elections; heck the 2008 presidential election (McCain); Indiana, Utah.

[Quickgun]

Amen to that post. This is not the election to show disgust with the party by totally destroying the Republic. Vote as conservatively as possible in all state and local contests. And then,...And then...Yes I will vote for Romney. Romney will be entertaining the thought of being re-elected in 4 years, so he can’t alienate everyone. Obama,on the other hand will have no such constraints. If you folks thought Zero was bad this time around, let him have 4 more years and the USA will be totally unrecognizable. If you look at state election results, the conservative movement HAS made great headway in the last few years. We are winning, just not all in one election. However, the conservative movement WILL suffer a serious setback if Zero is re-elected

[houeto]

To somehow argue that the process over the last several months has been unfair or unrepresentative of the will of the Republican electorate is absurd.

Try telling that to us Texans, or Californians even, that have not had a chance to vote, PERIOD! By the time it comes for us to try to have a say, it is over!

Your statement is what is absurd sir.

[Halfmanhalfamazing]

================To somehow argue that the process over the last several months has been unfair or unrepresentative of the will of the Republican electorate is absurd.=============

You're wrong. Flat wrong. When people talk about the GOP-E, it's typically not because of denial into the electoral process itself.

The GOP-(E)stablishment have long employed shady tactics and techniques of sociological manipulation to try to manipulate things in favor of the candidate who will do the least to shrink government. There's a lot of conservatives around here who can't stand Rove for that very reason. But here are some specifics:

GOP Empire's Plan to Crush Tea Party Rebels

Note how the GOP-E always runs to the liberal media to run it's big fat mouth. That article names names, which is a good thing. Here's another:

GOP elite holds off the tea partiers

=========Many Republicans here said that tea-party activists now understand that things will run more smoothly if those with experience are in charge rather than those who put a premium on ideology over process.============

This is the arrogance with which the GOP-(E)stablishment looks at you and I. Here's one more:

Mark Levin: The Senate GOP establishment is trying to disenfranchise conservatives

Again, note how the GOP-E runs to the liberal media to run it's smears. Levin lays this out brilliantly.