How to recognize a RINO.

[cradle of freedom]

How can you tell a RINO from a real conservative?

[Clemenza]

They tawk with a Noo Yawk accent, vacation in the Hamptons, and room with homosexuals. Also, look for a tendency to marry trashy women.

[lesser_satan]

[eyedigress]

Puhleeze! Give me a Rudy at least. (That’s Ridiculous)

[Jet Jaguar]

Those that sue gun companies while Mayor and then claim they are as pro gun as anyone else.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!!

[stephenjohnbanker]

That was fun. Thanks!

[Huck]

See post #2.

[svcw]

Any Republican not as conservative as I am.

[roamer_1]

Anyone who ever voted against Pro-Life positions.
Anyone who voted for the immigration bill.
Anyone who has ever uttered the term "path to citizenship"
Anyone who has ever voted for gun control.
Anyone who thinks National Health Care is a right.
Anyone who is for smoking bans on private property.
Anyone who is willing to give up anything for "free trade"
Anyone who panders to independents to "expand the party"
Anyone who can't understand people who stand on principle.

[Blue Highway]

that’s great, I have just seen a 3-headed RINO and I didn’t have to go to the zoo.

[stephenjohnbanker]

“They tawk with a Noo Yawk accent, vacation in the Hamptons, and room with homosexuals. Also, look for a tendency to marry trashy women.”

hey, I know that guy!!

[Hawk1976]

Apologizes to liberals for taking a conservative position.

Ignores conservatives when taking a liberal position.

Refers to anybody opposed to unchecked immigration as “those bigots”

Thinks massively expanding federal government is a sign of “fiscal restraint”

Campaigns against guns and then says he proudly supports them.

Creates an unworkable state universal healthcare program, then claims he won’t on the federal level.

Becomes angry when after claiming to be conservative is shown to have never supported a conservative cause.

Displays an uncanny ability to pretend legislation isn’t something it openly contains.

Likes working with Democrats over those “right-wing extremists”

Supports abortion, then pretends not to like it.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Sure. Just take a look at any Repub in Utah. They have the R in their title but they’re a bunch of pro-illegal immigration, tax-and-spend liberals.

[zerosix]

NOte the photos of other RINOs but also if he voted FOR McCain/Feingold, would put Thompson among the mix.

[SaxxonWoods]

I’m in agreement with the sentiment in all the posts so far, but RINO isn’t the proper acronym. It should be CINO, for Conservative In Name Only. With the heavy majority of Republicans leaning moderate, it is we conservatives who are now the RINOS.

[Huck]

And President Bush who signed it.

[Kirkwood]

Yep. Also, what would happen if Thompson fot the nomination and then chose a RINO runnning mate? Would conservatives still support him?

[Kevmo]

Good enough place to bump this thread.

How about, Anyone who is a single issue voter, primarily the single issue being “beat Hillary”.

[zerosix]

Yes, right on as to Bush, who claimed at first to be against the bill.

As to choosing a more RINO than himself, i.e. Guiliani, he'd probsbly gain the dyed in the wool liberals bot totally lose conservatives!

[Kevmo]

Maybe my depiction of them is more apt. They’re UIN republicans — they’d vote for anything with an R in front of it, regardless of what it means to us.