Posted on 01/24/2016 7:00:17 AM PST by Kaslin
I was watching a very angry conservative on TV the other day attempt to paint Trump as Satan's blonde-headed younger brother.
They also tried to make out anyone who claimed to be a conservative, that would ever remotely even consider voting for The Donald, to be the dumbest SOB on the planet... the bane of humanity.
This person was angry, peeps. It was scary, shark-eyed, weirdness. They were sold on Trump being evil incarnate.
The weird thing was, if my memory serves me correctly, I don't remember this talking head getting that irate about Romney in 2012. Matter of fact, I believe they stumped arduously for Mitt going into the general election.
Y'all help me here: aside from the color of their coifs, please thrill me with what's the big difference between the twain other than Trump's way more aggressive against Islam, for more stringent border security and way more anti-Obama/Hillary than Mitt ever was. Also, I’m pretty certain said person also tried to sell us on McCain and they were very pro-George W. Bush. Go figure. Anyway …
The disturbing thing to moi was the rage combined with the unwavering conviction that they were right on every issue and, if you disagree with them, I guarantee they'd spew more f-bombs in your face than Gary Oldman would if he ran out of espresso and cigarettes.
This made me reminisce back to a group that existed a few years ago who "knew" they were "right" on every issue.
This group was extremely conservative, pro-life, and pro-Ten Commandments. Regarding their religious practices …holy moly…they were extremely devout. So devout that they make me look like a lush with my penchant for my amazing cigar line, dirty martinis and warrior movies.
This crew tithed a tenth of every thing they made, fasted once week out of every month, and memorized the Bible. Indeed, these people hated evil and had a zero tolerance policy for any religious or political leader who showed one scintilla of compromise with their “worldviewâ€. They were right, dammit. And God help you if you every drew their ire.
One man, who was also earnest and pretty conservative, but approached things way differently than they did, decided to take them on, and not only did they verbally blast him but they ended up killing him. The man they killed was named Jesus and the conservative group that had him offed was the first-century Pharisees. Yep, JC could not live up to their standards as a leader.
Speaking of standards for leaders, I wonder if those conservatives who're currently crapping on Trump, who’re looking for the perfect leader, would back the following leaders that God did? Check it out…
-- King David shagged Bathsheba (another man's wife) and then had her husband offed. Would conservatives vote for him?
-- What about Moses? Moses killed a man, married a black woman, and had massive anger issues. Can you say "deal breaker" for most conservatives?
-- What if Samson were on the ticket? Samson dated a hooker, killed Cecil The Lion, and had long hair. Can you imagine the melee that would ensue should some candidate have this Nazarite's track record? OMG. Scandal aplenty for the fastidious among us. But…he was God's choice and his Judge to lead an ancient Israel for a time.
-- What about Abraham? This old patriarch constantly lied about being married to his wife. Not. Very. Presidential.
Then you have Jesus' fab twelve whom he chose to change the planet that were an amalgam of rough-cussing fishermen who resembled the crew of Deadliest Catch. And don't even get me started on John The Baptist, who ate bugs and wore a camel skin.
And the list could go on and on regarding the massive and weird incongruities of eccentric men who were utilized to shake and shape nations for righteous purposes.
Bottom line: good luck finding Mr., Ms., Miss or Mrs. Perfect when voting for president. And by your standards you might as well start practicing saying President Hillary Rodham Clinton.
One more thing: I will vote for either Trump or Cruz depending upon who gets the nod. Also, and pardon my redundancy, but don't forget the wizards at the National Review told us Romney & Ryan were groovy. How'd that work out for them?
Your posts!
Where is that?
His immigration plan is merely touchback amnesty dressed up in a nice suit. Touchback said every illegal had to go home and then they could apply to come back. Bingo -- the Trump plan!
He says he will repeal every Obama executive order, but he says he'll replace them with "good ones." While I'm sure I'd like his executive orders better than Zero's, he really doesn't understand the problem with executive governance.
He ha praised single payer, as recently as the first debate.
He's flipped and flopped all over the life issue.
He says his pro-abort sister would make a great Supreme Court justice, raising concerns that he's likely to nominate judges like her.
These are just a few concerns.
bflr
I believe NR has turned into a mouthpiece for the GOPe.
Reading the responses in the Twitter timelines of the contributors to the National Review special issue is like reading a transcript of comments overheard at a Nuremberg rally or a KKK cross-burning.
Many of them use terms or phrases or handles that come from "The Turner Diaries."
Those who have read that book know that the ultimate outcome of the book is an open genocide of non-whites and a Maoist collectivist society for whites, ruled by a self-appointed totalitarian gang of thugs.
Many of these same people supported Ron Paul.
They all use the phrase "constitutional" constantly, but have no idea what it means.
They do not fear God, they do not believe in the rule of law, they are ruled by their id.
They are the exact opposite of the men that the Founders intended as the ideal citizenry.
That was a very good reminder. Thanks!
Okay, thanks for confirmation that you have projected YOUR hate onto my posts.
Doug Giles kicks butt. Consistently.
I’m a Reaganite three legged stool guy.
Without those five things changing, we’ll never be able to address the social issues. It’s the time we live in, we are at the tipping point.
Trump is running pro life.
We’re not going to get everything we want, we’ll likely get bitten in the ass a couple of times, but if the first five go, we have a chance and then go for more.
Don’t jettison the good for the perfect.
Of course you do — they criticized your candidate. To you Trumpkins, anyone who criticizes His Donaldness must be GOPe.
Hey big guy, Doug Giles is a serious dude.
Rich, is that you??
Amnesty for millions, whether it's touchback or not, will destroy our country.
We also need somebody who will appoint originalist judges. Trump says that he likes Justice Thomas, but Trump often talks like he doesn't understand the Constitution.
That just proves that you don’t understand what conservatism is.Oh, well gee, what is it?...Post the definition smartass.
You need to photoshop that on top of the STOP sign in your video...
"Moses killed a man, married a black woman, and had massive anger issues. Can you say "deal breaker" for most conservatives?"
Giles is a wanker.
Trump has implied that Justice Scalia is a racist. He called Pat Buchanan a “Hitler lover.” This is our great conservative candidate?
And he was for amnesty without deportations as late as the last week in July 2015.
Ditto. Take out the word 'Trump' and substitute the word 'Obama', and see this title repeated countless times before.
That depends on two things.
1) Assimilation
2) Whether they are allowed to vote (openly or Chicago-fraudulently, doesn't matter).
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