Posted on 05/05/2012 6:24:32 PM PDT by Winstons Julia
It's time to face the music. It's time to not hate as much.
Of course, there's another side to that. Sometimes posts here are somewhat extreme, but the moderators seem to do a good job taking care of those.
My preferred candidate in this election was Herman Cain. Imagine my chagrin as I basically found out he's a serial ... well, douche and philanderer.
I still think he's brilliant.
Conservatives really didn't have a dog in the race. I think that many prospective candidates didn't bother because they felt Obama would be unbeatable and they didn't want the media proctology exam that they would be subject to.
I didn't post much, but I watched as people here tore each other a new one over things that they shouldn't have. The difference between Bachmann and Santorum wasn't that much, but freepers got in fights about it.
The Paulbots are a different breed, but Paul (aside from being like Jeff Dunham's Norman puppet) has some good ideas.
It seemed, though, that people here just got MAD.
I understand. Obama...to put it nicely... is a turd with sharp cutting edges.
We all know what he is and what we are facing... but it turned around in 2010 and it did so because Tea Partiers and conservatives made their voices heard. Some democrats JOINED us.
I think those people are still out there. That's what Mitt has to fear. He needs to assure voters that he supports conservative fiscal ideals.
But Mitt will also win over some middle and middle left people.
It's a shame that people will be ripping each other apart over this. Honestly...we can't do that anymore. It's over. It is time for the 11th commandment.
WE CANNOT SURVIVE FOUR MORE YEARS OF an OBAMA THAT FEARS NOTHING.
A man that fabricated his book. A man that has STOLEN VALOR from the Navy Seals for the sake of his campaign.
So...we all contact Romney and make our expectations known and we fight for conservative Congressmen/women and Senators where we are.
Hopefully, Free Republic becomes a place, again, where everyone can speak their mind and not be jumped on for recognizing the reality that Romney is going to be the nominee.
I honestly love this place and the people I have become close to.
Let's roll.
What you said.
I agree with your observations regarding the tone of many posts. And I also was a Herman Cain supporter. But I won’t vote for Romney.
Put your asbestos suit on.
“Hopefully, Free Republic becomes a place, again, where everyone can speak their mind and not be jumped on for recognizing the reality that Romney is going to be the nominee.”
It’s tough to UN ring a bell.
Put your asbestos suit on.
“Hopefully, Free Republic becomes a place, again, where everyone can speak their mind and not be jumped on for recognizing the reality that Romney is going to be the nominee.”
It’s tough to UN ring a bell.
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Well, after eewading that whole thing, at least you’re paying to post it. Pay another $25 and I’ll read it again.
We will need confirmation from Jim or Moderator for your vanity post. I recently switched over to monthly donation.
May your vanity post have a reasonably long shelf life here on FR.
Bump for truth and sanity. Thank you.
You mean we gotta pay extra to make a pro romney post??
“My preferred candidate in this election was Herman Cain. Imagine my chagrin as I basically found out he’s a serial ... well, douche and philanderer”
Remeber, you were told this by the MSM. Was there ever any
proof?
Lmao. Call it a poll tax if you like. ;-p
I’ve decided to take the following approach with those who tell me that letting an unrestrained marxist win is better for my country than a Romney win, to laugh to myself and remember there are also folks who say some of the most vile things on youtube when a video of puppies appear.
Maybe that he ran off and hid behind his wife’s skirt.. but that’s just my opinion. I was also a supporter and donated to Cain’s campaign.
“You mean we gotta pay extra to make a pro romney post??”
Mitt can afford to pay you back :P
But Mitt will also win over some middle and middle left people.
Romney is either a conservative or not. Nothing in Romney's past shows that those middle/middle left voters will be disappointed in him. Conservatives, on the other hand, will be proved to be fools once again.
WE CANNOT SURVIVE FOUR MORE YEARS OF an OBAMA THAT FEARS NOTHING.
That was Axelrod who spent all the time hanging around the hood ~ and he didn't even get good ones ~ mostly nut cases.
The MSM is no longer able to tell the difference ~ they've retired all their competent reporters and are now reduced to the dregs.
I did track down where one of those women lived ~ the one working for the US government who'd been Bill Clinton's spokesperson in the Elian kidnapping ~ she actually bought her house in her kid's name so she could "hide" somehow from her enemies.
Didn't work. Found her anyway. Herman never hid behind a child. She helped kidnapped one and hid behind another.
If Herman needed an enemy to demonstrate his fundamental political and moral integrity that one was it.
I hate Romney. Enough is enough. I will not vote for the extremely conservative fraud.
No offense meant to you, for I believe you are well intentioned (by the way, it’s $25, NOT 25$....such things bug the hell out of me).
Vote for whoever the hell you WANT to vote for, people. Vote Romney. Vote the a**hole Obama, if you’re stupid enough. It’s YOUR vote.
I’m sick of these threads already.
But will you work for, donating time,talent and treasure to electing conservative candidates from the local assessor on up is the question of the day. I think all of us that may not support Romney can still agree it is time to turn the guns to Barack and his merry band of progressives. Figuratively speaking of course, with all the targeting sights for battle states added solely for visual aid.
Bless you, friend.
Look at the Donor’s wall smartypants.
If you don’t take a stand on what it right then and evil smog will envelope you. The left has been playing the conservatives in this way for year. Welcome to today. We are here because good people thought that they should just get along with destructive and Evil ideas.
Best posted sentence since his pretense has been elected!
Like writing your congressman?
You need to pay closer attention Julia.
The American people have made their expectations known for many years, regarding much smaller government, secured borders, end subsiding millions of illegals, less taxes, less controlling, intrusive government etc.
We got none of that Julie. Just the opposite in fact.
I'm on board with what you're saying, WJ. As long as Romney continues to run as something of a fiscal/social conservative (against Obamacare, abortion, and same-sex marriage), if he can reassure us of that, he will have my vote. Even though I don't fully trust him, I expect him to be much better than Obama.
And I have not been happy to see so many longtime conservative FReepers get run off or leave, when they were clearly not DU-type disruptor trolls. In most cases it was a difference in strategy, not philosophy, that led to the departure. The FRiendly atmosphere here has deteriorated over the past months. I'm glad there's a truce now, and I hope some of our old FRiends can be welcomed back.
we have only ourselves to blame. we allowed Romney to split the conservative vote. Now we have to deal with it. So, as much as I hate Romney, I remain comitted to eliminating the democratic infestation in congress and the whitehouse and that means I have to vote for him. I doubt that I will ever like the guy but, to be honest, I haven’t liked a US President since Reagan.
Ivan.... you know I love you ... but ... when he dropped out, he basically conceded that there was truth to the claims.
And if there wasn’t... then he should have FOUGHT...
BTW, if you have to tell, beg and or demand a candidate supports smaller government, secured borders, end subsiding millions of illegals, less taxes, less controlling intrusive government etc., why in tarnation would you even want or vote for that candidate?
Excellent vanity!
Thank you Charles... you are one of the people I have read here for wisdom, because I KNOW that I don’t have it all myself.
I’m well-versed in things. I spent some time in DC. My father worked for the Reagan Administration. I spent time as a teen overseas when my dad was working for the Reagan administration. I’ve always had an idea of politics and geopolitics.
It’s because I know geo-politics that I am most scared of this administration. Reagan had balls of steel. Obama had his balls stolen by some white chick when he was in college and she confronted him about black anger.
And if FREEPERS want to jump me ... again.. go to the donor’s wall.
I gave $20. (there was no $25 box to check)
And it’s lean times for me.
Thank you. :)
Well, it’s only 4 1/2 more years. How much damage can the Skinny Kenyan cause in such a short period of time?
EVICT THE OBAMANATION
Thank you. It’s been brewing for awhile.
It’s a good site and we’re in an unusual place... but we HaVe to get together.
How do I ping Jim Robinson to the thread. Because I really am thanking him for the forum.
Hmmmmm. Got to give you a point there if I’m going to be honest.
I see what he has done in less than 4 years..Shudder.
VOTE HIM OUTTA THE WHITEHOUSE
I’ll be voting for the only available candidate running against Zero that can possibly beat him.
Just comment on your post and put ping in the reply box and Jim Robinson in the to: box above reply.
If we keep bumping it I’m sure he will see it. Or you could just ping Em.
Dittos
BTT
Erase name in To: box
Just put his name in the To: at the top of your reply box
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