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Posted on 10/06/2003 8:12:39 AM PDT by Vindiciae Contra TyrannoSCOTUS
If there is anyone left who truly believes the Republican Party is committed to genuine conservative principles, the candidacy of bodybuilder/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California's next governor should be enough to set the record straight.
Despite Schwarzenegger's extreme liberal views, he has won praise from Republicans nationwide. On virtually every issue worth noting, Schwarzenegger comes down on the left side of the page.
Schwarzenegger is pro-abortion, pro-homosexual rights, pro-gun control, pro-green, and pro-illegal immigration. He even said that Clinton's impeachment made him "ashamed" to call himself a Republican.
Furthermore, Schwarzenegger's immoral escapades make even Bill Clinton look unsoiled. He once bragged in an Oui magazine interview about participating in sex orgies, not to mention his repeated admissions of drug use.
In spite of his personal and philosophical discrepancies, Schwarzenegger has received accolades from notable conservatives such as Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, and Pat Robertson, not to mention practically the entire national Republican hierarchy.
Writing for The New York Times, Frank Rich correctly observed, "It is hilarious to watch conservatives, the same conservatives who often decry phony Hollywood liberals and their followers, betray their own inviolate principles to bask in Arnold's hulking movie-star aura so that they might possibly gain a nominal Republican victory in the bargain."
By supporting a liberal such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Republicans demonstrate that they have no real loyalty to conservative principles. Beyond that, by supporting Schwarzenegger, they have turned their backs on a true conservative gubernatorial candidate, Tom McClintock.
However, people who are paying attention know that this is the rule, not the exception, for the Republican Party. In race after race, Republican heavyweights will throw their support behind a liberal candidate and will starve out a conservative candidate. This is not an accident or a coincidence. It is the party's plan A. The Republican Party no more desires conservatives in political office than the Democrat Party does, and people who think otherwise are only deceiving themselves.
At some point, conservatives must awaken to the reality that they do not have a political party in Washington, D.C., that represents them. They must, at some point, be willing to abandon the Republican Party and unite around a party and a candidate that will courageously and consistently promote their principles. Can I get a second for Judge Roy Moore and the Constitution Party?
Rabbi Yehuda Levin, executive director of JFM said: "Tom McClintock is the only viable candidate who wholeheartedly stands for decency and morality.
"Mr. Schwartzenegger and Mr. Bustamante, the other major candidates, have made it clear that they support the further destruction of American society through the promotion of homosexuality and abortion." –end– JfM Endorses McClintock for California Governor
"When you consider that Schwarzenegger supports taxpayer funding of all abortions, homosexual rights, domestic partnerships and homosexual adoptions, this is not consistent with what it means to be a Republican in California," Thomasson said. "Arnold is out of step with a wide majority of Republicans in this state who want their family values protected."
A spokesman for the California Republican Party, which endorsed Schwarzenegger on Monday, didn't return calls seeking comment. The Moral Issues in the California Election
….a USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll released earlier this week shows that McClintock is not exactly unknown, nor is he as negatively viewed as either Schwarzenegger or Bustamante. Consider the following results of a poll of probable voters: Is the Party Establishment Right About the Recall?
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Favorable: 63
Unfavorable: 30
Never Heard Of: 0
No Opinion: 7
Tom McClintock
Favorable: 62
Unfavorable: 20
Never Heard Of: 4
No Opinion: 14
Cruz Bustamante
Favorable: 37
Unfavorable: 54
Never Heard Of: 3
No Opinion: 6
Until now, says a report by Agence France-Presse, the conventional view was that obsessive celebrity worship was limited to a tiny fraction of the population. The study, however, found there is a "sliding scale" between those who follow stars for fun and those who are seriously pathological.WorldNetDaily: Research: 1/3 of us worship celebrities
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California Republican Assembly
Tom McClintock for Governor Alan Keyes Endorses Tom McClintock for Governor
Senator Tom McClintock, the candidate your political bosses don’t want you to consider, has embodied throughout his political life the dignity and seriousness of the citizen vocation.
He is acknowledged by friend and foe alike to be the people’s champion of fiscal responsibility in the California State Senate. He has foreseen and warned against the crisis we now face for over a decade. His knowledge and experience in issues of state finance are unmatched – and make him the only candidate qualified to face this crisis.
Tom McClintock's principled and consistent stands on the other issues of permanent concern to this free people are well known. He is a generous and wise defender of the idea of citizenship, of equality before the law without regard for race, of private property rights and free enterprise, of the right and duty of responsible citizens to keep and bear arms.
He has been a constant defender of the marriage-based, two-parent family, of educational liberty, and of the crucial connection between moral character and liberty.
Above all, he has consistently grounded his policy judgments in the undying principles of the Declaration of Independence. Unlike either of his opponents, he is a champion of all the inalienable rights of man, including the most fundamental – the right to life.
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Because he SURE AIN'T CONSERVATIVE, and he opposed the Clinton Impeachment while something like 99% of Conservative Freepers were in favor of, so we don't need candidates like THAT winning elections, too!
To see the survey, click here and you will be taken to the American Renewal Web site.
The Republican Party's Lack of Commitment To Conservatism
Schwarzenegger Candidacy Proves Republican Party's Lack of Commitment To Conservatism
OBTW, Chuck Baldwin is a complete idiot, best illustrated by this typical article of his:
I don't care for the liberal bullhorn Frank Rich, but on this one issue, he nailed it good. Couldn't have said it better myself.
As a conservative Republican, it was sad to see my fellow members of the GOP in California selling out their principles and convicitons to assure that a liberal becomes the next governor. In pure political terms, the idea for the conservative GOP platform agenda, is crystal clear. Conservatives want to defeat the political agenda of liberals and we can't accomplish that by supporting and voting for a liberal like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Actually, it illustrates the state of Californias lack of commitment to conservatism. McClintock is clearly the better man, but he hasn't a prayer in CA at this time. One has to think of Arnold as a left coast Guiliani.
A party that cannot be flexible enough to win through incrementalism will forever be condemned to watching from the sidelines. This is the only way to get our foot in the door and show the people of CA that conservatism is not the demon the liberals claim it to be.
If 'understanding politics' is the sole requirement for your candidate then there a junior senator fm NY that really fits the ticket. Shady fund raising, opposition research & sleight of hand (plus the heart of a lizard) she's got it all.
Character does matter.
I disagree. The (R) Party has undercut Conservative candidates with abandon...and in cases where the Conservative candidate manages to overcome (R) opposition (Think Simon), the moderates and LIEberals DO NOT BACK the Conservative. They either sit out, or SUPPORT the demonRAT!
What you have is a demand that Conservatives BOHICA for Moderates and LIEberals, with no reciprocity from the Moderates and LIEberals for a Conservative.
Then, we hear the crap of "See, a Conservative CAN'T Win! We MUST vote for moderates and LIEberals to win!"
All the arn-holes ask "Why won't you vote for a candidate that gives you 70%, instead of losing and getting 0%?"
Answer: Because then the NEXT moderate/LIEberal will only offer 70% of the PREVIOUS 70%...it's called INCREMENTALISM, and there are folks who can't see beyond the (R) to realize they are sheep being led to slaughter, and are giving up principles for NOTHING! Need proof...just how much benefit have we had from Chafee, Snowe, Collins, JEFFORDS, Spector, McStain? They stab alll Conservatives in the back on a regular basis, but the (R) party will NOT STOP SUPPORTING THEM in favor of better candidates in their respective States!
Do not vote Party anymore, vote Principles! Vote beliefs! Vote Conservative!
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