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Statement on the Election of 2008
Special to FreeRepublic ^ | 8 November 2006 | John Armor (Congressman Billybob)

Posted on 11/07/2006 10:15:35 PM PST by Congressman Billybob

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To: fortheDeclaration

I bet they are cheering in Iran, Syria, North Korea and in the halls of the UN.


41 posted on 11/07/2006 11:46:22 PM PST by M. Espinola (Freedom is not free)
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To: Congressman Billybob

East Tenn CBB bump. Go John!!


42 posted on 11/07/2006 11:49:54 PM PST by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: M. Espinola
I bet they are cheering in Iran, Syria, North Korea and in the halls of the UN.

Yes, I am sure they are, but Foreign Policy is still in Republican hands.

Also, it would seem that the Democrats did do some 'housecleaning' for us by removing some 'RHINO's' like Chafee.

Also, Liberman was suppose to be referendum on the war and he was elected as an Independent, going against his own Party.

43 posted on 11/07/2006 11:50:33 PM PST by fortheDeclaration (Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth? (Gal.4:16))
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To: itsahoot
I'm not going to get int a fight with you. Dewine and Santorum lost by wide margins. Many of the republicans running against incumbant dems only pulled 30 something percent. Steel ran in Maryland with is heavily democratic so he had an incredibly tough row to hoe and yet he came amazingly close. I lived in virginia and virginia has aways been democratic leaning they just finished a few years ago with a two term dem governor

So that asside there were not one but two groups that either sat out or crossed over in theri votes this election from the stats and data I have seen.

First I will say that the Christian right was not one of them. They did both times Bill Clinton was elected but not this time.

The first group that sat out this race is well represented here on FR and Mike Savage were -- Right winged republicans -- this is not meant as a slam but for two years we have heard 100 or more time on how they would not vote in this coming election -- and I assume that they did not vote -- there were a few elections that were within one to three percent that these peoples vote would have changed the outcome -- one place that comes tomind is in virginia -- but that would have not changed the night.

The second Group is what I will term North East liberalleaning evangelicals which encompassed according to relased numbers 30 of the total evangleical vote,voted for democrats These people arefirmly against the war -- and typically side with illegal immigrants. But they can be fickle in hopw they vote.

My feelings are we need to watch what occurs and work based on that.

The republcans as a whole in the last twoelection cycles tampered with grass roots efforts to replace several liberal candidates with conservative candidates

The most Liberal candidate Lincoln Chaffee was cut down which can not be viewed as a bad thing

We have now a year to sort things out -- it seems that a contract with american dealing with several issues including the borders and immigration are needed. After the first four or so years of the first contract -- the party lost its vision and became divided by a vacuum of strong leadership

One of the things that greatly affected this election was the loss of my mind is going blank here the speaker from texas we had before Bill Frist. His going down in scandalwas immensely damaging.

With no vision the people perish.

44 posted on 11/08/2006 12:11:48 AM PST by Rocketman (Study to show thyself approved . .)
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To: albie
Is there any hope for our Republic? Is this the beginning of the end?

Tune in next week! Same Bat-time, same Bat-channel!

45 posted on 11/08/2006 2:24:55 AM PST by RPTMS
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To: Congressman Billybob
The Republicans would have swept to a huge victory if they had not alienated their base support by their:
1. Failure to close the Mexican border and halt illegal immigration,

2. Failure to nullify the effects of the Kelo decision--immediately, and

3. Expansion of federal entitlements to include prescription drugs!

FOOLS!

46 posted on 11/08/2006 3:35:18 AM PST by Savage Beast ("We can either fight the Democrats at the polls or...fight terrorists in our streets." ~jmaroneps37)
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To: albie
Conservatives will not come together in 2008. Who will run against Hitlery? Bob Dole? She's a lock. The country we all grew up in is over.
47 posted on 11/08/2006 3:42:02 AM PST by Uncle Vlad (You cannot protect the peoples' civil liberties if you refuse to protect the people.)
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To: Congressman Billybob
John

I was waiting for you to post something when I saw Taylor lost.

I live in PA but I'll send a few bucks your way.

My R rep (Sherwood) also lost in an R district and I'm hoping the new D rep is a 1 term wonder. Incumbents can be awfully hard to unseat unless they screw up royally. How many seats did republicans lose this election because of corruption or personal immorality, or even too much ego to step aside for the good of the party?

48 posted on 11/08/2006 3:45:42 AM PST by NEPA (Don't fruit the beer)
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To: albie
is there any hope for our Republic?

Of course there is. Just look at Billybob, for one thing.

Rove keyed into voters who want security. The only problem is that once they felt safe from Osama, everything else they wanted was a RAT issue.

We are the people (not yet the party) who want to secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.

Let's get busy.

49 posted on 11/08/2006 3:54:01 AM PST by Jim Noble (If we can't leave a democracy behind, we should at least leave the corpses of our enemies.)
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To: ImpBill
I can't agree with you more. Also, with the global diversity, PC and entitlement mentality, the government can offer scraps of food and people will flock to it like buzzards because it's "free."

Personally, all this makes me want to do is live the way the Lord wants me to. He's proven more than once that He can help me if I will listen to Him in the first place. First and foremost, my trust goes to Him.

50 posted on 11/08/2006 4:18:04 AM PST by Ladysmith ((NRA, SAS) Gun owners have illustrated rights are individual and can be protected by individuals.)
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To: Congressman Billybob
I'm temporarily overseas and have had to watch CNN. They did an hour broadcast promoting Shuler. He comes across as brain dead - should fit right in with the other Dims. Good luck to you in getting him out of Congress before he learns where the washrooms are.
51 posted on 11/08/2006 4:27:42 AM PST by Malesherbes
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To: Rocketman
With no vision the people perish.

I said all along that GW Bush would bring this in the people, The Bush Sycophants on this forum would hear none of it, so here we are.

Failure to trash the Motor Voter law, Failure to implement a real ID that would slow down voter fraud, and high tech voting machines have been rigged since the 30's

Suffice to say Bush worship, and Rove can do no wrong, just didn't cut it. At least now the president will get his amnesty bill passed.

This makes sense only if the President really wants a unified North America. Nothing I have seen so far, convinces me that he don't.

52 posted on 11/08/2006 5:31:48 AM PST by itsahoot (If the GOP does not do something about immigration, immigration will do something about the GOP)
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To: Rocketman
With no vision the people perish.

Check out this vision. Mexico ambassador: We need N. American Union in 8 years

53 posted on 11/08/2006 5:56:07 AM PST by itsahoot (If the GOP does not do something about immigration, immigration will do something about the GOP)
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To: Uncle Vlad
The country we all grew up in is over

The country I grew up in has been gone for 20 years.

54 posted on 11/08/2006 6:04:00 AM PST by meowmeow (In Loving Memory of Our Dear Viking Kitty (1987-2006))
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To: Skip Ripley
yeah but the problem is that the last time the dems gained power they held it for 40 years. They can do a lot of damage in 2 years, and I would be willing to bet that in 08 they will not relinquish power easily.
55 posted on 11/08/2006 7:19:59 AM PST by DaiHuy (CHRIST LEFT OUT OF 2006 CHRISTMAS. JUST ASK YOUR DEPT STORES.)
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To: tflabo

I don't know the reference offhand, but there is a scripture in Romans that basically says no one is given authority unless God gives it to them. That was even true for Clinton. And, it's still true now. Yes, looking through human eyes, this looks like the darkest moment in America's history. And, yes, it looks like the scariest moment that America has ever faced. But, yes, there is a reason for it, somehow. And, personally, I wonder if the reason is to let people get a glimpse of how bad tings will be, BUT to have President Bush guarding us through these next two years, so that it doesn't get untolerably bad. But, after the two years are up, when it's time for Presidential elections, conservatives do a clean sweep, because people have gotten a glimpse of what would happen if conservatives are not in power.


56 posted on 11/08/2006 7:27:04 AM PST by micheknows
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To: DaiHuy

They won a number of seatsin districts with GOP majorities. They will keep power only if the GOP continues to alienate it's own voters


57 posted on 11/08/2006 11:03:19 AM PST by Skip Ripley
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To: Congressman Billybob

Bump this thing. A man a plan...unseat Shuler for '08


58 posted on 11/08/2006 5:40:00 PM PST by don-o (Proudly posting without reading the thread since 1998. (stolen from one cool dude))
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To: Rocketman
With no vision the peopleParty perisheth.
59 posted on 11/08/2006 8:17:54 PM PST by George Smiley (This tagline has been Reutered. (Can you tell?))
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To: George Smiley

yes that too


60 posted on 11/09/2006 12:02:22 AM PST by Rocketman (Study to show thyself approved . .)
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