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!
Interesting...
Especially the part about not conforming over a non criminal personal decision and being ok with that as well as getting fines over health care choices...
I can see why you would support Mitt...
I hope it isn't patented as I would hate to get in dutch with that Church.
Think they would mind us, thinking of politics, using it?
Perhaps they could change theirs to CCINO - Conservative Catholics In Name Only!
But that is sort of like Compassionate Conservatism, isn't it? As Conservatism is compassionate in it's essence isn't Catholicism Conservative in it's founding philosophies?
Thanks for the update! If they say 15% - I’ll say 25% - IMO, all polls/pooling cannot be trusted. Didn’t realize he was that old! Hopefully, he’ll stay around for two terms. Thanks again.
After reading the great post by JR and replying to you I began to read through the responses and just as I expected after the first 50 to 100 or so those that just don't get it began their diatribes one to the other concerning whose GOP candidate is/was better for the "Party".
Again a large sigh!
No
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He’s a spender. He also was one of the thieves in the house bank scandal.
NOBODY is perfect. Even Duncan Hunter.
I’ll never forget the time that the rest of us tried to explain to Duncan Hunter supporters that EVERYONE on television wears makeup and they just could not accept that Hunter would actually wear makeup.
Wow. The bug zapper thread. My family was considering an intervention when I spent about three days trying to read through the whole thing. :P
I know at least a half dozen FReepers for whom this should be required reading...
One one of the other threads someone posted some pro abortion quotes of Mitt from 2007. Makes me think his “conversion” isn’t genuine.
I was pretty passionate about the 2010 elections already. When 0 did his little presser the other day and dismissed about a million people who attended the Tea Parties around the country as nothing more than a fringe element, I got REALLY angry. I’m all in now and will do whatever it takes to get good people to represent us. “It’ll do” incumbents have to go.
The problem is differentiating Consevative VS Republican. Conservatives are being blamed for what the republicans did for the last 8 years, and are now being blamed by the elites as being the real problem with the republican party! I'm an American FIRST, And a CONSERVATIVE second. I have NO loyalty to this republican party what so ever!
Excuse me? Do you live here in MA? Do you know what the laws are here? The law is that if you don’t have healthcare you get fined, period. Just like if you speed you get a ticket, period. Healthcare may be a personal decision but here in MA if you chose not to have healtcare you get fined. Here in MA not having healtcare IS a crime. If you read my post you would see where I say I DO NOT AGREE WITH IT. Perhaps a remedial reading course is something you should look into.
Total BS. But don't let facts get in your way.
NOBODY is perfect. Even Duncan Hunter.
True. No one said he was.
I’ll never forget the time that the rest of us tried to explain to Duncan Hunter supporters that EVERYONE on television wears makeup and they just could not accept that Hunter would actually wear makeup.
I don't give a cr@p if someone wears make up. That isn't how I evaluate candidates.
Amen...
Amen...
Define "lots". We have a membership of 66, most of whom sign up for our breakfasts/dinners/Peanut Day. We also get a decent number to stand outside in front of stores in December to ring the Salvation Army bell.
I have a cousin who for years put on a tournament in Southern California. He had a side business of building golf clubs, and put this on to raise money to be donated to a cancer fund. I know his overhead was reasonable, and he had volunteers who helped. But it seems to me his manpower needs were in reason. What's your thoughts on this?
I’m just curious how “FR” is going to “rebel”,,,,,teaparties, calling congresscritters, senators, etc. etc. etc. seems no one in Washington is listening, they haven’t listened for awhile, I’m just wondering what new form of rebelling is going to take place.
You must be a fast reader — I think it took me a week. ;-)
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