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Bush Bashing By A Desperate Left
NewsMax ^ | September 6, 2001 | Dan Frisa

Posted on 09/06/2001 9:53:26 PM PDT by ClancyJ

What an onslaught of personal, harshly negative invective being spewing forth daily from the Left and their comrades in the elitist media!

It’s been non-stop, at a near-dizzying pace on any issue they think will gain traction.

And all of this from the very same hypocrites who so vehemently – and falsely – charge Republicans with being mean-spirited and evil.

It shouldn’t come as any surprise, because the Left knows no decency and has no shame. What is amazing is the relentless and desperate nature of the attacks.

From the economy (read: Clinton’s recession, which began in October) to Kyoto (which the Senate turned away by a unanimous vote) to the ABM Treaty (which ceased to have any relevance when the U.S.S.R. disintegrated) to missile defense (which frightens the Russians, the communist Chinese and their friends at the New York Times) to the surplus (which should be returned to taxpayers, especially during a slow down) to the Middle East conflict (which the President wisely has maintained must first be realistically addressed by the parties themselves before U.S. involvement) to the President’s supposed "lack” of intelligence (notwithstanding that he graduated from both Yale and Harvard, unlike Junior Gore who flunked out of divinity school and mysteriously ‘left’ law school) to any other issue, real or imagined, the Left attempts to bang the President about the head and shoulders in a sick attempt to belittle him.

The President, to his great credit, hasn’t allowed any of these attacks by the Leftist elite to affect his policy considerations a single iota. He has a strong sense of self, something sorely lacking on the Left, which bolsters him amid this smelly chorus of personal disparagement and seems to steel his resolve.

There is a valuable lesson to be learned from George W. Bush: ignore the Left and do what’s right by the people. Republicans in Congress and elected office at the state and local levels should follow his lead, for all too often they seek to please their natural enemies rather than working to best them by enacting their agendas.

That’s the best way to deal with the Left: by simply ignoring them and moving forward, leaving them squealing in our dust, to the delight of a grateful electorate.


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To: nopardons
Could you grow up ? I am far from " hysterical ". newbie. What is hysterical is that a bunch of people without the slightest idea about reality, come here and try to pretend that they are the authorities on politics.

Oh...you mean like you...huh?

61 posted on 09/07/2001 12:16:41 AM PDT by Aerial
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To: Ciots
ROTFL!
62 posted on 09/07/2001 12:18:06 AM PDT by Aerial
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To: Texasforever
learn from the Liberals and concede that it just may take more than 8 months or even an entire administration to turn things around.

Texas, it's gonna take alot longer than one administration to turn things around. I think the point is, no one's even started turning -- this boat is still steaming full-ahead toward the wrong shore.

63 posted on 09/07/2001 12:18:56 AM PDT by Aristophanes
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To: Texasforever
In fact I would bet a large sum of money that you are a Liberal Democrat.

On another thread Xclusive said he/she preferred the PRI to Fox.
Sounds like you would win some money on that bet.

64 posted on 09/07/2001 12:19:45 AM PDT by PRND21
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To: Aerial
No baby ... like you.

Go buy a clue, sugar.

65 posted on 09/07/2001 12:23:23 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Ciots
Don't worry about 'nopardons', he's like a rabid dog.

I'll take the word of a that long time Freeper over a newbie anyday.
Free Republic is being ruined by jealous, hateful Dems and One Percenters, which are you?

66 posted on 09/07/2001 12:24:55 AM PDT by PRND21
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To: Aristophanes
Texas, it's gonna take alot longer than one administration to turn things around. I think the point is, no one's even started turning -- this boat is still steaming full-ahead toward the wrong shore.

Yes and it is going to take a national population that does NOT elect a Republican by 527 votes. You simply cannot ignore the fact that this country is evenly split 3 ways, Conservatives, moderates and liberals. Until that ratio shifts, you are going to get what we have today for as far as the eye can see. A president has only as much power as the populace grants him.

67 posted on 09/07/2001 12:25:07 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: PRND21
Free Republic is being ruined by jealous, hateful Dems and One Percenters, which are you?

I can promise you that anyone signing on in the last two months are Liberals stirring the pot. The 1 percenters are still at 1 percent.

69 posted on 09/07/2001 12:31:00 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Ciots
I didn't realize that logic and argument took a back seat to 'long time FReeper' status

It doesn't, why don't you try it sometime?

70 posted on 09/07/2001 12:31:58 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
You got it exactly backwards (IMO) -- you don't wait for the country to agree with you, you do what Reagan did, you get out there and LEAD them. Bush and the current crop of appeasers use this "the country's not for us" mantra as an excuse not to lead. Ronald Reagan didn't wait for the poll numbers -- he got out there and made his case.

Bush, again in my opinion, hides behind the excuse that the country is not pro-life enough. Baloney. This country is made up of half-witted, TV-besotted fools who will follow whatever is sold to them (e.g., the success of Clinton). Instead of waiting for public opinion, he needs to get out there and sell the message, and do the right thing. Bush has no intention of being a conservative -- indeed, he doesn't even know what one is.

The sooner we conservatives recognize this, the sooner we can start turning that ship around.

71 posted on 09/07/2001 12:34:43 AM PDT by Aristophanes
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To: nopardons
even if 99 % of what they claim to want was done.

So what percentage is being done? There's a five percent tax cut, but that seems like small change indeed when he's prepared to give away free citizenship to millions of illegal immigrants.

72 posted on 09/07/2001 12:36:06 AM PDT by 537 Votes
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To: Aristophanes
You got it exactly backwards (IMO) -- you don't wait for the country to agree with you, you do what Reagan did, you get out there and LEAD them.

Really, Did RR overturn Roe v wade? Did RR abolish the department of education? Did RR raise taxes after his first tax cut? Did RR dare to advocate partial privatization of Social Security? Didn't RR grant blanket amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens? I love Ronald Reagan but he was just a president with his heart on his sleeve just as GWB is. Ronald Reagan, just like GWB, was a politician and he made compromise after compromise with Tip O'Neil to get his signature issues passed. Don't throw Reagan up, especially to those of us that have still vivid memories of his administration.

73 posted on 09/07/2001 12:42:33 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Ciots
First of all, I am NOT your friend. I view you as the enemy within.

What I wrote to you, is a quite usual form of parody rebutal, but you are too new here you know this. People used to lurk, get a feeing for this place, and wait before they jmped in, hed first into the fray. Now, people join and dive in mpmenets later. There are inside jokes here. You are the one who is quite litterally OUT OF IT.

This is supposed to be a Conservative forum. The only problem is that vast groups here disagree utterly what the meaning of Conservative is. To each set / grouping of fringers it is ONLY their way, and if you don't agree 100 % with every jot & totle, 100% of the time; then you are not only NOT a Conservative, but a whole host of other things as well.

Kiddo, the purpose of an article, editorial, etc. as the header on each thread, is for the ( HELLO ... THIS IS YOUR WAKE UP CALL ! ) purpose of discussion. There is NOTHING in this article which led to most of the replies.That is the fault of the frigers.

I don't have to wake up; but you do. I never claimed that President is an ardent Coservative. Some of his positions are , some aren't . He certainly isn't a Socialist.

Tell me, which elected president, do you consider to have been a Conservative. Remember, this is about an ELECTED president ; not your " dream candidate ", who I bet you would wind up finding great fault with.

74 posted on 09/07/2001 12:47:13 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Ciots
I'm afraid you have been exposed as a democrat posing as an ultra liberal in order to disrupt. Maybe you will learn a little something about the Republicans and our president while you are here. Might read that article at the top of the thread again too.

And nopardons is a lady and by no means rabid.

75 posted on 09/07/2001 12:47:31 AM PDT by ClancyJ
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To: Texasforever
What a bunch of balogna. There are plenty of freepers who have been around for a long time with the same views...that Bush is a loser.

You gals and guys have got to come up with something better than this weak argument.

Obviously many of us who oppose much of what Bush is doing are more conservative than you Bush yesmen.

76 posted on 09/07/2001 12:47:46 AM PDT by Aerial
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To: Aerial
What a bunch of balogna. There are plenty of freepers who have been around for a long time with the same views...that Bush is a loser

Yes we know them well. You and the other disrupters are just latching on to them. Look you are fooling no one except the original cast of mouth breathers.

77 posted on 09/07/2001 12:50:16 AM PDT by Texasforever
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To: Texasforever
You argue like a liberal. How about some facts.
78 posted on 09/07/2001 12:51:39 AM PDT by Aerial
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To: Texasforever
Really, Did RR overturn Roe v wade? Did RR abolish the department of education? Did RR raise taxes after his first tax cut? Did RR dare to advocate partial privatization of Social Security? Didn't RR grant blanket amnesty to 3 million illegal aliens? I love Ronald Reagan but he was just a president with his heart on his sleeve just as GWB is. Ronald Reagan, just like GWB, was a politician and he made compromise after compromise with Tip O'Neil to get his signature issues passed. Don't throw Reagan up, especially to those of us that have still vivid memories of his administration.

You're making my point for me (well, you're refuting nopardons' point anyway) -- RR was FAR from perfect, but I still think he was a pretty good president, comparatively speaking. Nope, he didn't make much of a dent in SS, he didn't follow through on his pledge to cut the govt., and he didn't pan out to be the pro-lifer many thought he was either. I happen to think that he was too timid in using the bully pulpit (Remember, I was there too, back in the 80's.) He could have accomplished more, but let's not quibble. He was a very good president. Maybe even a great one -- certainly the greatest one we've had in my lifetime.

The point is, Bush is so much less than even RR. Bush does not take it to the people, Bush does not use the position of president even in the way that RR did. That's the problem -- our expectations are so incredibly low that we conservatives cannot even begin to imagine success. Instead we accept Bush because he's arguably better than Gore. But merely voting for someone because they're less evil than the Dem will never get us what we want. We need someone who will make some progress in turning this ship around.

That ain't Bush.

79 posted on 09/07/2001 12:52:46 AM PDT by Aristophanes
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To: Ciots
Yor stupidity and lies are purile.

I am mot a man, I am not rabid, I understood more about politics, when I was 16, than you'll ever know. You and your little pals, whom you have lied about knowing on another site, yet welcomed them here ( on a different thread ! ) as old friemds , are just here to stir up trouble. It won't work. You are as children trying to get the adults.

Go back from whence you came.

80 posted on 09/07/2001 12:53:43 AM PDT by nopardons
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