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?
Yeah, it's all a lie louie, there isn't millions of people in our country illegally. Our borders aren't bleeding......
It's a rightwing plot Gonzalez..
My eye.
Once again...
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?
I totally get it. It's not my site.
You violate Free Republic's posting guidelines, and gloat about it in the forum, with no repercussions.
No problem. Nothing to see here. Thanks for an informative session.
And how you been Saber?
That statement sums up your sad views and shows that you are Storm Front material.
Americans don't have to look old, white and wrinkled like yourself, Joe.
Still no reply from you to my bet to you in Post #169??
No such luck Toothy, you are all meaningless.
"I totally get it."
No, you do not, otherwise you would have dropped it.
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I respect Jim's wishes, and the issue has been dealt with...you however, have no repect for the man, if you did, you would have followed his wishes.
Uh, what statement is that?
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