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To: deannadurbin

What exactly is a RINO? Someone who is not 100% in ideological lockstep with your definition of”conservatism”? It is the most overused and abused term on FR. To label Palin a RINO proves that it has become a meaningless term.


73 posted on 02/18/2010 7:24:44 AM PST by Russ (Repeal the 17th amendment)
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To: Russ

RINO - Republican In Name Only.

I think that is easy to figure out. Someone who claims to be a Republican but on a substantial amount of issues votes like a socialist Demoncrap.


80 posted on 02/18/2010 7:26:42 AM PST by deannadurbin
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To: Russ; deannadurbin

“To label Palin a RINO proves that it has become a meaningless term.”

BINGO, we have a winner!
I’ll go you one better, most Palin bashers are RINO lovers.
They are Mitt and Huck lovers!


88 posted on 02/18/2010 7:29:13 AM PST by Robbin (If Sarah isnÂ’t welcome, IÂ’m not welcome, itÂ’s just that simpleÂ…)
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To: Russ; deannadurbin
You were saying ...

What exactly is a RINO? Someone who is not 100% in ideological lockstep with your definition of”conservatism”? It is the most overused and abused term on FR. To label Palin a RINO proves that it has become a meaningless term.

Ummmm..., I disagree... the term RINO is definitely not "meaningless"... I've discovered the new meaning here on FRee Republic, and it's pretty simple actually.

It means ...

If you don't support my candidate, you're a RINO and your candidate is a RINO!

That pretty much sums it up for Free Republic, I would say.



But, I do note a corollary that seems to go along with this one, too. It goes like this...

If the candidate does not support every last point I consider to be conservative, then the candidate is a RINO

And all it takes is just one obscure point that the poster has, nothing much more... LOL...

There are some other variations, but all the variations center around the poster labeling anyone a RINO if they differ on anything with them. Oh..., and they don't care if the candidate can get elected either... just so long as they don't deviate from each and every point the poster has.

266 posted on 02/18/2010 10:05:19 AM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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