Posted on 05/03/2009 12:32:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
I'm going to try one more time to explain what FR is all about.
Free Republic is a conservative site. That does not necessarily mean it is a Republican site. In fact there may be many Republicans we don't support and some Republican issues we cannot agree with.
I'll throw in Arlen Specter as a prime example of a Republican we cannot support. Should be obvious to all why not. Should also be just as obvious to all that we cannot support Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, John McCain and his lap dog Lindsay Graham, Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney, et al.
Some of the issues we cannot support as conservatives even though sometimes initiated by so-called Republicans include TARP, or any kind of government bailout of private enterprise, federal intrusion into free markets, federalized education systems, government provided or controlled health care systems, abortion, gay marriage, amnesty, global warming, gun control, etc.
I guess there is more than one definition of conservatism floating around out there, and this won't be text book, but the one we use involves defending, preserving and protecting our constitution, our unalienable rights, our traditional family values, our American heritage, our nation, our borders and our sovereignty.
We aggressively defend our rights to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness!
We aggressively defend our rights to freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom to keep and bear arms, right to due process, right to equality under the law, right to be governed under the rule of law, right to constitutionally limited government, right to corruption free government, right to self-government and our private property rights, etc.
We also aggressively defend our right to state and local government for all issues not expressly delegated to the central government by the constitution.
We aggressively defend our rights to free markets and our rights to live our lives free of government intrusion, interference, coercion, force, or abuse of any kind.
We aggressively defend our rights to national sovereignty, state sovereignty and individual sovereignty!
And this definition also includes aggressively fighting against all enemies foreign and domestic who may try to deprive us of our rights or sovereignty. This would obviously include all foreign enemies, but also we defend against RINOS, Democrats, liberals, socialists, Marxists, communists, militant feminists or homosexualists, radical environmentalists, etc, etc, etc.
And we expect our elected representatives to also aggressively defend our rights and fight against all enemies foreign and domestic. We do not elect people and send them to DC or our state capitals, etc, to reach across the aisles or to be bipartisan or to negotiate or compromise away our rights. If you're not going to aggressively fight for us, and for our rights, STAY OUT!!
We bow to no king but God!
Our God-given unalienable rights are NOT negotiable!
Do NOT Tread on US!
Thank you very much!
We need a conservative with the complete package. We didn't have it in 2008, and until one appears on the scene, it will be an uphill battle. The field of 2008 holdovers who are bouncing around the country for the Republican Party are not the future of conservatism.
It's called a cop-out in these parts
ridiculous. 5 years ago he was the key note speaker at the DNC...the year Bush beat Kerry.
O’Bummer was the DNC’s ‘fair haired’ Marxist boy...and he was all anyone heard about for the next four years (thanks to the MSM, George Soros and Acorn)....so your premise falls flat.
You are far from alone my FRiend.
There is a whole army of Conservatives here meeting the Romneybots at every turn.
I am a proud member of that army, a despicable, DU hopping Saul Alinsky style Mitt basher as I have been called by one of Mitt's chief flying monkeys here...
Damn, you sound like my kind of man......GG
I bet Sarah Palin would never say “wanker.”
Good grief, Resty. Your ‘Yoda: the wronged woman’ routine is getting so old.
If you actually supported any of the words you strung together nonsensically in your post, you wouldn’t be advocating for a socialist slimebag like Mitt Romney.
Do you consider George W. Bush a conservative?
Congrats on the new toy. It is one way to stretch the freeping...
I do see your point though.
In early 1976, nobody outside of Georgia had heard of Jimmy Carter.
In 1992, people outside of Arkansas either had never heard of Bill Clinton or they remembered his awful speech at the 1988 DNC Convention.
In 2000, few people had any clue of who GWB was other than GHWB’s son and some knew he was governor of Texas.
Obama has been a media darling since 2004, but prior to that NOBODY had heard of him.
They called me on my cellphone, and I said: You seem to have made a mistake. I'm not a Republican, I'm a conservative.
thanks for the ping, jellybing!
FR is where I go to mingle with conservatives. Despite the occasional hiccup, there is no better forum for like-minded and somewhat like-minded people to mingle.
Mitt is a narcissist. Happy now?
Of course not. That's why I'm recommending Hunter. At the same time, we shouldn't make someone be Governor before they run for President. Maybe 15 or 20 years ago this would have been sage advice, but times have changed. There is a sense of urgency to take back the country like I (and many others) never seen before.
I would think we would have a higher standard.
We do. Hunter is a proven conservative; Obama is the Marxist.
Sorry, Ron Paul (a guy I used to like—a lot) made his bed with the treasonous 911 truthers and he can lay in it. Ron Paul and the Alex Jones nutcases of the world can KMA!!
Everyone has the right to change their mind, and I applaud Mitt on his change in his stance on abortion.
But that being said... Why should I trust him as my nominee for president. Because of his former positions, I would like to see real votes that confirm a change of heart and mind. What I am saying is that he needs to hold a lesser position such as Congressman or Senator to prove himself, before I trust him with my vote.
And what about these open primaries, the Demonrats used them to pour McLame down our throats. That needs to end.
But of course he is not running again is he?
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