Posted on 09/05/2012 2:47:19 AM PDT by MacMattico
I love Free Republic. I enjoy posting and reading other peoples insights and ideas. But I'm troubled and confused by the fact that while we all post and read daily the horrible things that Barack Obama is doing to our great nation, we are encouraged to "sit this one out" or vote third party. I understand Mr. Robinson owns this site and agree with his views on probably most every subject. I appreciate the stand he has taken and how he has always been true to his beliefs. He has provided an outlet that is invaluable to the Conservative community.
We've been through one day of the Democratic convention and I'm terrified. Mitt Romney wasn't even my fifth choice, but, my God, what an Obama with no fear of running in another election will do with four more years is unfathomable. And he doesn't need Congress, the man rules by Executive Fiat. I don't want to live under Socialism, I don't want to have my church forced to act against its conscience, I don't want my guns taken away and my (limited) wealth redistributed. I was shocked when God was taken out of the Dems platform. They don't even try to hide their disdain for a higher power, just blatantly remove God from their entire belief system. Basically show their hand that they want Jerusalem taken away from Israel. I can't take it anymore! I hear how eloquent Michelle Obama's speech was and I want to be sick. All lies! My family contains many military members, mostly Marines, they are sickened by their CIC. We were brought up to respect the Office of the President, but I'm finding it harder and harder to do every day. My sister is out of work after 30 years at the same company, and she is in a deep depression. My elderly mother is in a nursing home and is still finding it hard to find a primary care doctor and Obamacare hasn't even fully kicked in!
I live in NY and could vote for Mickey Mouse and it would make no difference. But I just can't sit around and hope others will do what I won't and vote for Romney/Ryan. So, yes, I will admit to compromising some of my conservative principles in voting Romney/Ryan because I don't think we will survive as a nation with four more years of Obama. Ryan helps make that decision a little easier. And with all Romney's flip-flops, I still think he will help this country in ways Obama the in-over-his- head President never could. The stakes in this election are just to damn high.
It’s impossible for me to convey how *sick* I am of seeing this blatant lie repeated on FR. My personal opinion on Mitt the Lesser may be softening; I do love my country, but this accusation that people whose conscience won’t allow them to vote for a stealth liberal are in some convoluted way “supporting Obama” really needs to die. The “ABRs”, whomever they choose to cast their ballot for, will be voting AGAINST the Empty Chair. Just because some of us can’t stomach the idea of compromising on basic principles and voting for a sodomite supporting, abortionist enabling, big-government liberal republican, does not justify the lies that some of you continue to repeat. DON’T WORRY ABOUT MY VOTE. Go cast your own.
I’m as conservative as they come. There are no more than a handful of Republicans that I don’t find too liberal. Never thought I would vote for much less work for Romney. If Obama wins, America is finished. He won’t be worried about winning any more elections. The past 3 years is just a tiny taste of what is to come. It would be foolish to sit this one out. DO whatever you can. GIVE whatever you can. No regrets.
A pompous sanctimonious self righteous self described conservative that puts himself above the country is not really part of the country but a stranger just wandering about
When you're a Romney supporter, reading the titles is all you CAN do, because you're a shallow, non-thinking moron.
Good response,Ditto
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Here’s another fallacy - that voting for Romney is somehow going to “save” the country because “at least he’s not Obama.”
“Obama’s going to destroy the country!!!!!” we always hear. “At least Romney will be teachable!!!!” we always hear.
Here’s a question I have asked these ABO Romney supporters a number of times, and have yet to find one who could man up and actually answer it:
If Romney is elected, do you think he’d do anything different from Obama, at a liberty level? And if so, then what (besides wishful thinking) is your basis for that opinion?
Will Romney roll back the gun control laws in this country?
Will Romney do anything to stop the TSA overreach and abuse, the VIPR program, or anything else in the “security circus”
Will Romney roll back the abuses and overreaches in the PATRIOT Act?
Will Romney work to repeal the Food Safety Modernisation Act, which basically allows (and has already been used for this) the government to prevent people from producing food on their own private land, even if just for personal consumption?
Will Romney do anything about Agenda 21?
Will Romney refrain from using the powers the government has granted itself to indefinitely detain American citizens on American soil, if they are accused of “terrorism”?
Will Romney eliminate the “czars” instead of continuing them as an institution?
I'm glad to see more people voting for R&R. With Mr. Robinson's Aug. 20th post, which I just was alerted to, I feel much better about conservatives coming together.
At worst Obama may be able to replace Ginsburg with another liberal because the conservative Justices on the court will never retire if Obama is reelected.
However if Romney is elected he will almost assuredly get to name replacements for Scaalia and Kennedy, who will be on the court for forty more years.
Not voting for liberal Romney appointing liberal justices altering the balance of the court for 40 years is something I have no problem answering to God about.
If you value Life, the 2nd amendment, the 1st amendment and this country allowing a liberal to appoint liberal justices is insanity in my view....
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My grand kids will curse those short sighted Republicans who give them a liberal Supreme Court far into the future.
The title is the descriptor, period. Use it a such. Most don’t have the time to play esoteric games with what is at hand.
My point is that as of now, anyone who votes for anyone other than Romney/Ryan is in essence voting for Obama. We who are truly terrified about the near term future of our country should not be playing games with those idiots who feel voting for anyone else is making some kind of learned point. The only point evidenced is the one on the top of their head.
If say you want to advance a truly conservative agenda at the next window of opportunity, then lets have at it on starting the agenda for 2014. But, that comes after getting the fargin Kenyan out of our house.
So, to keep it short and sweet, I will not play esoteric games with those fools except to make a statement with a question mark as I did on my first response and then if they want to argue, I answer again the same with a period. If they further want to argue, I repeat until they figure out there is no argument.
I read your paragraphs.With such title, cannot completely blame anyone who replied in haste.
Don’t feed the Troll. Go back to DU!
This part of it isn't redundant and may be a good idea:
And I might suggest having the mods edit your title to 'Real Conservatives Can't MUST Vote Romney/Ryan'. I think you unintentionally are sending out two messages here.
If you want to draw people into the discussion who won't read anything except the title, leave it as is. ;-)
they may not retire, but they can certainly DIE, and the only spring chickens sitting up there are the hardcore leftists. the sup ct is the most important thing in my estimation and leaving it to Obama to replace them is folly.
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