Posted on 05/17/2006 7:47:58 AM PDT by Pukin Dog
Edited on 05/17/2006 8:30:59 AM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]
"A house divided against itself cannot stand." – Abraham Lincoln, 1858
It is getting somewhat strange around these parts when not only the President, but yesterday the First Lady was personally attacked by someone claiming to be a ‘Conservative’. Can there be any doubt that there are forces among us looking to drive a wedge between us?
A few weeks ago, this forum’s owner attempted to remind all of us of the big picture, that regardless of any personal animosity towards the President or Republican Party over their adherence to Conservative principles, that they are still a clear choice over the alternative Democrat Party rule. At that time, I assumed that FReeper-sanity had been restored, and that some of the negative rhetoric aimed at those in Washington D.C. would be dialed back.
Free Republic is a political forum with a proud history and vision, responsible for dragging Dan Rather from his post, and providing countless radio-talk shows with their daily talking points. FReepers are unique in their determination and energy towards protecting and defending the goals of our Founding Fathers.
We are also quite a powder keg of emotion and anticipation, expecting our Republican majorities to take advantage of this opportunity to make permanent gains in our Conservative agenda. Some might argue that this opportunity has been squandered, but those persons would be ignorant of history, lacking understanding that change cannot occur overnight in Washington, and that this is the way our Founders designed our Republic.
In frustration, impatience, and ignorance, we have allowed this forum to become a haven for those who do not share our Conservative goals. I do not blame our enemies anymore then I would blame a scorpion for stinging me. If anger and stupidity were one’s nature, I would expect the trolls that infect this forum to be angry and stupid consistently, which also makes them somewhat easy to detect.
The trolls are not the problem, though. The problem is that so many of us are allowing ourselves to be taken in by those who seek only to prevent us from going to the polls in November to keep their stinking hands off our government for another term. There can be no doubt, that no matter how disappointing our current government has been in promoting the Conservative agenda, that the alternative, enabled by our staying home will be MUCH worse.
The way to deal with Republicans who have actively worked against our goals is to defeat them in Primary elections. We do not even have to defeat them all, only enough of them to send the message that we will indeed target them if they work against our agenda. It should be the goal of EVERY conservative to see that Lincoln Chaffee is defeated in November. His seat is one we can afford to lose. Were I a Rhode Island resident, I would vote for the Democrat if only to send a message to Snowe, Hagel, Collins, Graham, and especially that bastard Specter that their primaries just got a lot tougher.
We only need to get one of them, and Chaffee is the one to get. It does not really matter if a Democrat takes his seat; he will be junior and mute as long as we maintain our overall majority in the Senate.
The one thing that bothers me here like nothing else, is the simple disrespect of the President. Am I am Bush-Bot? Damn straight I am. If you want to know why, click on my handle to read Southack’s excellent list of Bush’s accomplishments in office. But if Bush had done almost nothing in office, it would be no excuse for some of the slights and disrespect he has received from some of us on this forum.
Some of the things I have read here this past week match in tone what one can find on our favorite Democrat sewer site. Someone calling himself or herself a FReeper was promoting shooting aliens at the border until they stopped coming. Is that what we are about? Obviously not, and that so-called Conservative has been eliminated from this forum.
I think it is important to remember that you and I have just as much responsibility as George Bush does in changing our culture to better reflect Conservative values. Right now, this very moment, Conservatives have the government they deserve. We put them there. They are not our mommies and daddies sent out to bring home our Conservative bread. That responsibility lies with all of us. These Republicans represent us, they don’t serve us. Our job is to pick the best individual and send him/her to Washington in the hope that their CHARACTER will see them through.
This is why it is such a nutty thing to consider punishing the Republican party, when we should be letting them know that we’ve got their back, but if they cant do the job, we will replace them with ANOTHER Republican, instead of handing the reigns of government to the party of anger, hopelessness and despair. We sometimes like to think that those people we send to Washington are different from us, that they are capable of meeting our every need and desire.
I want every one of you to think about what you would consider to be your perfect mate. Maybe some of you think you have found that person. If you are married and totally in love with another person, that is great. Now I want to ask you to think about the last time that person you love, who is PERFECT for you, completely pissed you off. Remember, this is your perfect mate, your one true love. Do they do everything you want them to do? Obey your every desire? If you answer yes, I am going to put you on my troll list.
Those people in Washington do not even cut your lawn, yet you expect perfection. Get over it.
I am issuing a challenge to every person who considers him or her to be a Conservative; why don’t we all commit to a return to HONOR? Do we honor our Conservative agenda when we comport ourselves in disgraceful ways? Is it an honorable thing to suggest that our President is a moron, as I read here a few days ago? Is it honorable to attack Laura Bush or any other person representing true Conservative values?
Some of you might argue that George Bush is not representing Conservative values to your liking. I would remind you that the first thing Bush said upon taking office, is that he was going to be President of ALL the people, not just some. You know that if you followed Bush from the beginning that he campaigned of the very immigration platform he is defending right now. Did you vote for him? Yeah?
If you have ever had a steak at a Ruth’s Chris restaurant, you know that sometimes they bring that wonderful steak to your table with a sprig of parsley on it. I hate parsley. Hate it. If I were to treat my steak the way some of us want to treat our President, I would have to throw out the steak, due to that nasty parsley that comes with it. I can deal with the parsley to get the steak, and that is what I am asking FReepers to do.
Expecting perfection from any person, group or team is a recipe for disaster. George W. Bush is my president. You can disagree with him, you can blame him for your problems if that is your desire. If you disrespect his office, his service, his risking his life to be with our troops in Iraq, his steadfast desire to bring a new tone to Washington, or if you just like the way he keeps Democrats so pissed off they lose their minds on a regular basis, I ask you to treat him and his wife with respect and cut the personal attacks. If you call him ‘Shrub’ or ‘Jorge’ consider yourself my enemy.
Right now, our real enemy are the Main Stream Media, the Democrat Party, and all who follow and support them. If you want to jump-ugly on someone, why not start with those leaky bastards and give our side a break?
Do it for Pukin.
I knew that you could.
I've had it since 1999, it is now me.
broad?
I prefer skirt, dame, or babe.
Go take some first grade, remedial reading classes.
No, only 1 post was removed and it was a gif of 2 dogs mating (no privates shown)....the male vomits....when I was sent that in am email, I was reading the Puking Dog thread....coincidence? perhaps. So, I posted it. Wow, that is offensive. ...ban me now.
And yes, her nic is quite indicative of her baseness.
I've had it since 1999, it is now me.
Huh. A quandary.
You nutters, who belief all of the conspiracy codswallop, are the ones who refuse to see reality for what it is.
I bet you don't believe that Americans actually walked on the moon. ;^)
Freepers for the most part cannot and will not buy into anything that smacks of conspiracy....they will just have to sit back and watch things unfold over the next 5-10 years.
Believe me I wish I was wrong...that everything we see in the media and in our political forums represents a confrontation between mear "Liberals and Conservatives"....but its much more complicated than that and much more organized. (the bad guys are the ones who are organized)
How do I know?....from personal experience.
Oh...hither and you; out to see the kids and off to the West Coast of Florida.
I do my best to, when I'm here. :-)
I bet you don't believe that Americans actually walked on the moon.That was Mars, not the moon. Dumbass.
Welcome................and so it shall.
Thank you for your excellent post. It was, dare I say it, inspirational. I couldn't agree with you more about maintaining our politeness, our respect for our president, and our realism. We are starting to turn this country around. It's slow, but it's happening. We have more to be thankful for than we have to be angry about. Giving the Democrats ANY kind of power or advantage at this time in history can only prove to be disastrous. We must never forget this. Again, my thanks to you, for saying some things that needed to be said, when they needed to be said.
Welcome, dear Freeper into the unofficial world of Freeper Continuing Education...
Take careful notice also of clusters of posts by very old Freeper names who otherwise almost never post with throw away responses to one another, like "I totally agree with that".
Not terribly useful or controversial, but always makes me go, "Hmmmmmmmmm".
You're most welcome and deserving.
Good night, Sir.
An offhand quote from some movie, offered up as an insult, for no reason at all, other than your animus towards me, is neither funny, nor deserving of a laugh!
And FWIW, I've never seen "CADDYSHACK".
Your post PROVES that you haven't a leg to stand upon, since I'm positive that "MRS NOPARDONS IS A LITTLE MONKEY WOMAN", appeared nowhere in that particular film!
You aren't "tough as nails"; you're just a classless, unclever, liar, who is now attemptiong to excuse her own bad behavior with more insults and lies. It ain't gonna work; no matter how many more times you try this scam.
well, I was kind of hoping you'd go into more detail about your theory. Your posts don't give much detail. However, I can understand you not wanting to be ridiculed in public for your thoughts, so if it would be better for you to PM me and share your ideas, that would be great. :)
Not really, CA will never vote her out....
if they do, I will gladly change my screen name...but reserve the right to keep "formerly know as feinswinesuksass" in my tagline.
Wow, you are in a full blown hissy fit.
I find it amusing. Please continue.
And I don't believe your excuse for posting it.
No, TWO of your posts were deleted; that one and the one wherein you called me names.
Stop lying and stop hijacking this thread.
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