Posted on 02/28/2007 7:54:19 AM PST by Al Simmons
Wedge Issues Posted by: Common Tator in FreeRepublic.com April 16, 2002
The one thing that amazes me on this site is the belief by some that the conservative position is the majority position.
Mostly people tend to believe it could be the majority position if the right candidate ran, or if it weren't for the media or RINOs or etc, etc. They really don't have a clue.
Roughly 2/3 of the public has firm views. They have made up their minds and do not change them. This group is nearly equally split between the left and the right.
There are about a 1/3 of the population that is never sure. Sometimes it will go left and sometimes it will go right.
When a party restricts itself to its base it will be in a minority party. The "base only" party will be reduced to crying as the other side works its will. In some nations both the left and right restrict themselves to just their base. That nation then develops five or six parties. And all governments in that nation are coalitions of a major party and some of the minor parties. In that situation the minor party always has more influence than its numbers represent. For the Rino and Dino haters that is the worst of all worlds.
Many of Rino and Dino haters try to make ours a 3 or 4 party system. They never figure out that their splinter right or left party would never get much power in a government based on coalitions. They are too small. It is the centrist parties that have a 1/3 of the public as potential members that get the clout in the Multi Party system. As you can see in a 2 party or a 5 or 6 party system the center tends to prevail.
But in our two party system the center is an instrument the major parties use to enact their goals. In the multiparty system it is the center parties that use the right and left to enact their centrist goals. Such a system like those in Italy and France are RINO and DINO paradise.
This nation now and for all of the last 140 years has been roughly 1/3 left, 1/3 right and 1/3 in the middle. Those in the middle who run for office are what we call RINOs and DINOs.
When Republicans drive RINOs out they leave the party to become DINOs and take their political power with them. The Democrat party gets them by default.
Then the Democrats thanks to its Dino buddies have a veto proof house and senate. It was Barry Goldwater's greatest accomplishment. In my BRAIN I knew Barry would elect a lot of DINOs ... and he did.
If a party with most of the center wins the presidency too, they have a filibuster proof senate. That party then can do anything it wants to do. When the party leadership takes control they implement the parties core beliefs. It was what LBJ did after Goldwater drove all the RINOs into LBJ's camp. It let LBJ do the "Great Society." LBJ had to have Barry's help to do it. And Barry did what it took to give LBJ the support he needed... LBJ had all the left. Barry gave him all the center.
To win control a party must keep its base and get over half the middle. If the Republicans have more RINOs than the Democrats have DINOs the Republican agenda prevails. If the Democrats have more DINOs than the Republicans have RINOs the Democrat agenda prevails.
Those that demand the defeat of RINOs are doing all they can to enact the leftist agenda. They are the most valuable asset the left has. One of the most effective tactics in politics in the negative campaign.
Negative campaigns are not about getting votes for your candidate. They are about getting the other side's base to not vote for their candidate. Thus if you can get the right to vote against a Rino or not vote at all, you can elect a very liberal candidate.
If you can force the Republicans to nominate a right wing candidate so right wing he can't get the center voters, you elect the left candidate.
It is the repeated posting of the block post that I was addressing ... there is a much more graphic representation of the partial birth killing methodology that gets posted on abortion thread occasions, rightfully so.
man this thread went way south AND not in a good way LOL
The posts are so outragious and meant to enflame, but really just come across as hysterical. im LMAO!
So this is what happens when hunter breaks 1% huh? HAHA!
Funny ... great imagery. Entertaining.
Revealing his true nature, watch for McCain to attack the President more as the McCain popularity sinks. Such a shallow little man must not be allowed to head the most powerful position in the world.
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Yes, I understand, I think. The problem is that those to whom it is directed have tougher skins and hearts than you.
thanks:)
He reminds me of the nieghbors mini doberman, no bigger than my shoe. runs around GRRRing and bearing his teeth at everyone.
Kinda cute in an annoying way!
I have a gun. Anyone who can get a permit can buy a gun. I love shooting guns and take my 15 year old stepdaughter and Wife to the shooting range for them to enjoy it too.
Why all this paranoia about the 2nd amendment? Who is saying you can not own a gun?
Limiting some types of guns is ok with me. Just because you limit some types doesn't mean you limit all guns. Gun ownership is guaranteed in the constitution. That can't and wont be taken away unless the Constitution is amended and that takes ratification by the states. Forget it. Guns will never be taken away.
Sitting home and letting Hillary win over a problem that doesn't exist is nuts.
John
The Constitution doesn't say that...
Yeah, I kinda doubted that my plea at the start of this thread to keep it polite and rational would last long.
But at least we made 2000 posts. That must mean something #;>)
Actually you were doomed, doomed I tell you as soon as you asaked for civility LOL
thats like a curse. you mightve done better to say FLAME AWAY and they probally wouldve been nicer:)
While this thread is like herding cats, making 2000 is impressive. congrats!
Which ones? Handguns? So-called "assault weapons"? (which aren't, BTW)
Why all this paranoia about the 2nd amendment?
Where exactly is the paranoia?
I haven't called anyone a troll, only fifth columnist disruptors, like EVie, like Fiercie. I ain't convinced by the admin that they're unique, either.
Without a doubt. Jim would vote for Hilliary...LOL
Read my post at 2056
Most if not all the anti Rudy comments mention gun control as the reason.
Forget anyone like Rominey or Hunter beating Hillary. Mcclain is a nut.
Who else is there?
John
Neither does it say you can own any weapon available either. Machine guns didn't exist in the late 1700's.
I guess some could argue a 105mm Holitzer would be legal since it has a barrel.
How about a nuke??
We can't let Hillary get elected.
John
It does not make a distinction, so the government is prohibited from doing so as well...
The straw man, slippery slope argument for gun grabber apologists puts you in the same camp as Mrs. Clinton.
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