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!
Reread what Protest said. Protest was referring to a place where he/she (Protest) could sometimes make sense.
No, because, thankfully it still IS a free Republic.
Amen! And might I add “Political Correctness” to the list.
Hell yeah! Let's have some Roast RINO for supper.
“Team Mitt Inc.” bloggers are paid to “pretend” to be one of us and spread the Romney “Myth”...
They will not go anymore willingly than anyone else who loves their job...
LOL...
Indeed...
Lindsay Graham? I guess I will agree with you just on the basis of his membership in the “Gang of 14” and support of Bank Nationalization(socialism) but he is redeemable he did support Clinton’s impeachment and put his blood and sweat into it, right?
Anyway we will never have the level of conservative policies we desire until we have a larger change in the media. Isn’t obvious they were the larges factor in Obomanations election? Could also use some party discipline where party members could vote to kick people out of the party so as to maintain the purity of our brand and image, no?
Then they need to be shown the door.
FR is like good single malt Scots Whisky
-It’s complex
-It’s strong...often too strong for some!
-It’s misunderstood and feared by the easily-swayed
-It’s absolutely hated by some...and those individuals are determined to force others to share their opinion via large and small attacks on free speech and freedom of choice.
You’re right...it’s not for everyone!
... The governor had nothing to do with these thing? Really!? People just don't seem to get it about Mitt. I don't know why.
Ronaldus Maximus. He went his own way, which happened to be the way my parents raised me.
Romney is a slick opportunist. He is better than, say, McCain, who is driven by a genuine commitment to liberalism in many areas. Romney will be conservative if it is in his advantage to be conservative - a semi-reliable opportunist, if you will.
That, however, does not make him worthy of active FR support. Someone has to guard the non-RINO core values, after all...
Sadly, you have to explain this at least once every year it seems.
Keep up the great work, and thank you for this conservative bastion in an increasingly leftist liberal world!
I hate arguing with those morons.
Thanks for the ping Wagglebee. This should be in breaking news.
JimRob’s got the cutlass in his teeth!
That was a good breakdown. It’s an alpha site with some darn good fightin’!
Here here.
Bump!
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