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Deliver a Spanking
The Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | October 22, 2006 | Colin McNickle

Posted on 10/22/2006 8:49:20 AM PDT by Conservative Goddess

I am your typical Republican "supervoter." .... But I'm seriously considering ending that streak this Nov. 7. ...

I'm also a contrarian -- a conservative with libertarian leanings. Combine all these characteristics, then mix in the aggregate Republican record, allow the ire it has created to rise and bake it for a few years and here's what comes out of the oven:

A party base that's mad as hell and no longer willing to rationalize GOP failures. It's a base whose crust grows darker and thicker -- i.e., angrier -- when prominent conservatives and Republicans -- politicians, pundits, radio talk-show hosts and think tankers sensing impending electoral doom -- pop out of their pumpkins and upbraid the watered-on for complaining about being wet.

....

...Pay no attention to the recidivists behind the curtain who, once every two years or four or six, make grand promises of fealty to conservative and party principles only to repeatedly fail to deliver. ... What's the definition of insanity again? In this case it's constantly returning Republicans to power and having the audacity to expect different results. And what could be more stupid than that?

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Look, folks, it's time to take a stand. Returning this current crew of Republicans to power will only embolden them to spend more time, not less, off the conservative reservation. This is no time to dance the Rationalization Rumba. It is time for the GOP base to deliver a very big SMACK. It's the only way to start the process of true Republican/conservative reclamation.

Fellow Republicans and conservatives, do what you must on Nov. 7. But I, for one, refuse to yet again enter my polling place, vote for the usual GOP suspects...

It's time for the long-spanked to do some spanking.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: demoralization; dramaqueens; dutroll; headuprear; insanedefeatism; lesbianinsanity; redbottoms; spankme; takemyballandgohome; votegop; votesuppression
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To: pollyannaish
"Republicans Until The Going Gets Tough."

That's great. They fall right into that great wastebasket of the weak spined that includes "moderates", "true conservatives", "Reagan democrats" and anyone else who feels a need to "prove" their independence by rooting themselves firmly in the undefinable.

181 posted on 10/22/2006 10:29:08 AM PDT by Rokke
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To: Rokke

Bump.


182 posted on 10/22/2006 10:29:09 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: RasterMaster; Conservative Goddess
How many RINOs is PA sending to DC this year?

Here is all you need to know about that:

She thinks Rick Santorum is a RINO.

183 posted on 10/22/2006 10:29:58 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Cold Heat

They are still upset because we refused to wear the brown shirts we were issued!


184 posted on 10/22/2006 10:30:34 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Rokke
"Call 'em whatever you want (Buchananites, "true conservatives"....), they are there advocating non-participation every year."

I call them retarded. Like the retarded, adults have to protect them from themselves because they are too stupid to keep predators from screwing them.
185 posted on 10/22/2006 10:31:11 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Demonrats want the Gays out of Congress.....stand back and let them purge their base.)
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To: Joe Bfstplk

I will state again: the owner of this web site is on record stating that we are supporting R's this year.


186 posted on 10/22/2006 10:31:19 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Wild Irish Rogue
Has anyone ever met a libertarian who wasn't a crank- constantly bitching and moaning about NAFTA or some other single issue ? Has a libertarian ever won any elected office ? "They're like ticks that attach themselves to the Republicans and try and bleed us dry with their threats every single election. I have no patience for these selfish, one issue, holier than thou narcissists and their petty attempts to scuttle what a lot of us have worked very hard for. A true conservative and patriot would never threaten to turn Congress over to those who are guaranteed to surrender to terrorists."

That needs to be reposted in full. Brilliant.

187 posted on 10/22/2006 10:31:22 AM PDT by Rokke
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To: Conservative Goddess

Childish pouting.


188 posted on 10/22/2006 10:33:00 AM PDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
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To: Rokke
You do realize that midterm elections are not national elections.

Third party recruitment efforts are ALWAYS national top-down efforts, dontcha know. Often following mysteriously close to the agenda set by "Dear Leader." ;-)

189 posted on 10/22/2006 10:33:09 AM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: pollyannaish
2 : abandonment of a previous loyalty

And look who's doing the abandoning!

190 posted on 10/22/2006 10:33:19 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Conservative Goddess

You have a message from Iraq...

191 posted on 10/22/2006 10:33:28 AM PDT by RasterMaster (Winning Islamic hearts and minds.........one bullet at a time!)
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To: pollyannaish; Howlin
Good morning.
"Can I not wish them on my great grandchildren either?"

Me, too?

Michael Frazier
192 posted on 10/22/2006 10:34:04 AM PDT by brazzaville (no surrender no retreat, well, maybe retreat's ok)
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To: AmishDude
Glad to see you're working so hard to get rid of Rendell.

ROFLMAO!!!

It's interesting, isn't it, that these people spend more time fighting us than the Democrats, isn't it?

193 posted on 10/22/2006 10:34:46 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Conservative Goddess

I have been phoned twice now by GOP fund raisers and have given them the same message to take back to the party leaders. "I will probably vote Republican only because they are not Democrats, but I will not give one more cent until they get the core issues of spending and borders under control."


194 posted on 10/22/2006 10:35:40 AM PDT by Natural Law
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To: RasterMaster

Ok. I'm up for that. I hear the place is practically perfect in every way. LOL.


195 posted on 10/22/2006 10:35:46 AM PDT by pollyannaish
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To: pollyannaish

Frankly, some of "their" principles" scare me almost as much as the liberals.

The difference in us and them is I'm not willing to bet my grandchildrens' lives on it.


196 posted on 10/22/2006 10:36:01 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Howlin
But Santorum is only rated 92 as a conservative... if we can't have a 100 PERFECT conservative, we should put a MoveOn.org funded guy in that Senate seat...

/gag
197 posted on 10/22/2006 10:36:30 AM PDT by Tamzee ("Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. "..... George Orwell)
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To: Beagle8U

LOL!

"Saving your A$$ whether you want us to or not!"


198 posted on 10/22/2006 10:37:15 AM PDT by Howlin (Why Won't Nancy Pelosi Let Louis Freeh Investigate the Page Scandal?)
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To: Rokke
Hey...since when is voting "Republican" the acid test for character? We commonly riducule yellow-dog Democrats...those voters who would vote for an old yella dog, if he was on the D side of the ticket.

The same kind of unthinking party loyalty is just as contemptible on the R side of the ticket. It wasn't political parties that made this country what it once was and could be again; it was adherence to principle.

199 posted on 10/22/2006 10:37:24 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: pollyannaish

They should be in orange jumpsuits at Club GITMO...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723025/posts

But that's another thread.


200 posted on 10/22/2006 10:37:45 AM PDT by RasterMaster (Winning Islamic hearts and minds.........one bullet at a time!)
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