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!
He was knocked out, I can assure you of that.
That assertion about Saracuda is, er, a subject of some dispute. Like you folks claiming it should put up or shut up.
Palin voted for Romney. That must make her a MITTEN.
Now you're just making them face reality again. You'll never be popular on here doing that.
391 posted on Sunday, May 03, 2009 6:18:04 PM by WFTR (Liberty isn't for cowards)
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When did Palin vote for Romney?
We were played like fiddles during that race.
You guys are hilarious. It is almost like you are on some other planet whose sole purpose is to provide irony for those of us here on Earth...
Rude?
Name Calling?
LOL...
“the party”
That’s why we need to organize NOW for 2010. CONSERVATIVES need to come together now and support candidates who will run against the “good ole boy” network. We need to have these RINOS hearing our footsteps in their sleep, knowing that we are fed up with US working for the government instead of government working for us.
We do pancake b’fasts. Our suppers are chili suppers. We also do a brat booth at an annual festival, but are looking at alternatives. Too much effort qith a lot of comprtition.
I do not agree with the everyone must have healthcare crap, but as a resident of MA it's what one had to do. Your son chose not to, therefore, he paid the price for not conforming.
The Romneyites on this board are having a hard time getting the message...
Yeah, I can see that having overhead...
We do a Golf Tournament. PITA but a good draw...
We’re doing that, but the candidates have to be there. Plus, the RINOs aren’t going to give up so easily. They’re talking about running Ridge against Toomey for instance. And we’ve got this RINOS for a new America or whatever it is to contend with.
Um...
Did you actaully read what you just posted....
Well displayed!
Excellent question, should be interesting to see the answer.
It’s not so much the overhead, as it is that it lasts 3 days, it’s a lot of work, and we’re part of a larger food court. We don’t get near the income for the time we put in. Our annual 1-day pancake and chili dinners rake in more than double the amount. So do our Peanut Day events that we actually share with the other club in town.
Thanks for the site, Jim.
Oh, make no mistake, the RNC and various GOP National organizations have their operatives here trying to whip up support for the party over Conservative principles.
Clear giveaways are those posts which tell us that so-and-so Conservative candidate is "unelectable" and that instead we should support so-and-so "electable" RINO candidate, or otherwise blasts us for being "purists" or "unrealistic."
The McCain threads AFTER he got the GOP nomination but BEFORE he selected Sarah Palin as his running mate are full of those types of posts.
I looked, but couldn’t find such a statement...it could only be possibly derived from the fact that Palin said she could not support McCain because of his stance on the Arctic Wildlife Refuge and the fact that Romney won the AK Caucus/Convention with 43%...the other choices with Huckabee and Ron Paul...magritte
My acid reflux came back full force the day I marked my ballot next to McCain’s name but I told myself I could tolerate 4 yrs of McCain to have Sarah.
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