Posted on 07/24/2003 9:00:48 AM PDT by nwrep
I want to kick off a grass-roots movement to educate and inform discerning Democrats about the real nature of their party and am soliciting suggestions from Freepers. The reasons I am doing this are several, as listed below:
* I have several conservative Democrat friends who have always voted D, but who disagree with the stance of their party on issues like AA, tax-cuts, and regulations.
* These people do not understand that regardless of the "moderate" local Dem candidate they vote for, the party agenda is driven in Congress by an extremely liberal faction of the party.
* Case in point #1: I alerted one friend to Rep. Rangel's remarks about the death of Hussein's sons yesterday (Rangel said it was "illegal" for the US to kill them). The friend said he disagreed with Rangel, and the majority of the Dems would similarly disagree with the Congressman. I asked this friend if he knew who Rangel was. He had never heard of him. I informed him coolly that if the Dem regain the House, Rangel would become the Chairman of the powerful Ways and Means Cte., where all spending bills originate, and that he is one of the most influential members of his party in the House. The friend was shocked.
* Case in point #2: I asked another Dem friend what he thought of Kerry. He gave me a canned response about his Vietnam service, etc. I then asked him if he knew about his anti-Vietnam war stance. He said he did not, but that his parents (lifelong Dem voters like himself) hated Jane Fonda and everything she stood for. I then forwarded him the NewsMax expose of Kerr's Vietnam stance, his anti-war book, his rallies with Fonda and Ramsey Clark, and his statement to the US Senate in 1971. After reading all that, he said he was disgusted, and would forward it to his mother. He conceded that if Kerry were to be the nominee, he would vote for Bush.
* The problem is that these Dem voters are blissfully unaware of the voting records of their candidates and representatives. All they go by are finely crafted campaign statements issued during the last few weeks before the election where they pay homage to FDR, Truman and JFK. As a result, these dopey Dem voters (like my friends and their parents) continue voting for these candidates thinking they are voting for FDR/JFK-like candidates.
We need to educate these people and keep them as well informed as we Freepers are about the real day to day legislative agenda of the Rat Party. We need to highlight how they continue to vote against the best interest of these conservative, patriotic Democrats (like my friends) and how they continue to display hypocrisy by constantly changing their stance on major issues.
How do we do this?
Is this how your going to fight for your homeland louie, by jumping in a raft? LOL! Yeah, I think you would.
THOSE ancestors you pay attention to...and revere, correct?
At least I HOPE you do.
As you can see they offer no solutions, plans, or candidates. They just offer up endless gloom and malcontentism.
You are a funny guy.
Should one draw the conclusion that since the person being "questioned" is still posting, that JR has MADE the decision and this 'side-issue' should be dropped?Don't try to play this on me.
I raised no issue here, and you're fully aware of that. I've responded to issues raised by others, such as I'll do with you now.
From your #264, on this thread...
If it's acceptable to interpret silences as answers, how shall we interpret your silence as to the question of posters who violate posting guidelines established by Free Republic's management, and gloat about it in the forum?
Does your silence in this regard indicate you approve of gloating over the violation of posting guidelines?
What is your purpose in avoiding this question?
....and here you sit, night after night, pounding on a keyboard while the country is being invaded?
Is this how you defend our country Joey?
Uh jp, all the checks that have been sent out have gone to people who have paid taxes, but you already knew that.
But you, and the cabal, can't take it...you can't believe that the owner does not run the site according to your wishes.
It's your ego isn't?
That, and you miss Bill...
Keep harping on it, nothing will bring me more pleasure.
The bill you are talking about is still bottled up in committee.
Is this how you defend our country Joey?
No, I plan on jumping on a raft and fleeing. LOL! Hehehe.
You have not a clue what I and others are doing. One day I am very confident that you, and others like you will. American's have always been a very patient people, a very giving and compassionate people. Those qualities are wearing critically thin, you have no idea.
You have an issue with Luis. Fine.
I simply pointed to your own words....that you have accepted the decision of the owner of this forum and you stated such.
You continue to question others about the intent and decision of the owner of this forum in order to get others to take sides. You ask others to take a position about the 'abuse of forum guidelines'. I will not do that.
JR has made his decision. It is NOT something I shall debate. If you have a problem with JR's decision...than I suggest you discuss it with him.
Unless I am mistaken....you have NOT raised this issue with JR on this thread. Why not?
If it's acceptable to interpret silences as answers, how shall we interpret your silence as to the question of posters who violate posting guidelines established by Free Republic's management, and gloat about it in the forum?Courtesy ping to Jim Robinson.
Does your silence in this regard indicate you approve of gloating over the violation of posting guidelines?
At least, we had enough brains to get out!
You don't have enough gumption to get up out of your chair!
Or maybe, we should look at your actions (or lack of) and draw the conclusion that there really is no invasion after all.
"American's have always been a very patient people"
Psst...Joey...I'm an American.
:-)
You are AINO!
Hey, who was using multiple screen names on this site?
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