Posted on 11/17/2006 1:12:45 PM PST by radar101
"The Republicans lost because they were too conservative." "No, not conservative enough." "They lost because they disappointed the Religious Right." "No, because they are too tied to the Religious Right."
I'll tell you why they lost: <5>McCain/Soros.
Ever since the passage of McCain/Feingold, money has poured into organizations such as Move on.org demonizing Republicans, painting a portrait of them as the incarnation of evil. The ads have had as their goal one thing: leaving a sour taste in the mouth of the electorate over anything Republican, conservative or religious. It has worked. The soft Republican, like Chaffe, went down with the tough Republican, like Santorum.
These ads, paid for by George Soros, Peter Lewis and other multi-millionaire Leftists are the direct result of, and have been made possible by, the passage of McCain/ Feingold which opened the door to unlimited spending by left wing fat cats in behalf of liberal candidates and causes. Until its passage, contributions were, basically, limited to the political parties and candidates themselves, but with a cap. Until the passage of McCain/Feingold, a cap was placed on how much Soros could underwrite in his lust for power and influence.
Johnny McCain has made it possible for George Soros and other billionaire transnationalists to effect and determine the outcome of our elections and thus U.S. destiny, indeed world destiny. And that is exactly what the wealthy internationalists have always craved.
Certainly, McCain was aware that if the most liberal member of the Senate, Russ Feingold, was pushing a piece of legislation its purpose was not to help conservative causes but the far left ones that are Feingold's life's mission. Indeed, Feingold had a hard time finding a sponsor across the aisle willing to proffer the "bipartisan" aura he needed to gain passage for this liberal dream.
Feingold understood, as we now all do, the Achilles’ heel of Johnny McCain. To wit: I am the "cleaner" and wiser Republican. I stand out from the pack. "Take the dirty money out of politics" became McCain's slogan. He did, and now we have the "clean" money of George Soros and Peter Lewis, so clean that it can be spread around, infinitely, for every left wing cause. It was noble, a Campaign Finance "Reform", so befitting of Mr. Noble.
The President did not veto it. We didn't fight it, assured that it would be overturned by the Courts as "limiting free speech." But, it wasn't overturned. Everyone passed the buck hoping that the next link in the process would stop it.
Democrats since Bill Clinton do one thing: they campaign everyday as if it is the day preceding an election. They demonize Republicans, our motives. The message they telegraph is not so much about our policy but our "sinister" goals. It is Halliburton, profiteering from war, mean-spiritedness, dogmatism over compassion. It is 24/7/365.
The purpose of the ads is not to illuminate their political positions. It is to destroy the Republican candidate and officeholder, the persona of the conservative.Through osmosis -- after a five year daily barrage of ads on radio, TV and in newspapers -- it appears to have worked.
Republicans, on the other hand, don't begin serious campaigning until the month before the election and have never learned the Goebbles technique so familiar, and comfortable, to Democrats :demonize the person, demonize the group. Do so everyday, until respectable people find it offensive to be associated with, let alone vote for, such terrible people. The Moslems are doing it against Israel, against Jews, and they are indeed swaying Europe, prevailing.
The paid- for-by-Soros ads contributed mightily to the Republican defeat. Having won the House and Senate, Democrats can save some money by no longer having to pay for as many ads since they will use their committee positions to demonize and destroy conservatives through Democrat witch hunts under chairmen who have a Torquemada/Inquisition-like intent toward those they are "investigating". Instead of paid ads, the mainstream media will for free, as news, nightly furnish Americans the audios and visuals from the congressional hearings -- the images -- that will make anyone associated with the Republican party look like a thief, greedy, a conspirator --- Al Capone.
Companies that contributed too much to Republican candidates will be hauled in and scrutinized under a series of bogus charges. The public will love it, for the 527/Democrats have spent the last few years laying the demonization groundwork regarding companies such as Exxon, Phillip Morris, Merck, Diebold, Halliburton, Walmart: big oil, big tobbaco, big pharma, giant retailers, etc. If "smart", these companies will mend their ways and learn their lesson regarding who should be the major beneficiary of their contributions. After all, inquisitors simply want and always accept repentance.
So thank you Johnny for your tireless efforts in behalf of McCain/Soros, clean money and motives, and "reform".You have helped bring your party down. Thanks for being the gang leader of the Gang of 14 which stood in the way of up-or-down confirmation of conservative justices. Hats off to you for redefining torture so that effective interrogation of jihadists is forever impossible. As a reward, you wish, now, to lead the party and become its Presidential nominee and standard bearer. I don't think so.
Next thing we know...Johnny will be advocating a McCain/Soros in 08 ticket...
BTTT
Life after Television
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I agree -- we should be able to fight fire with fire and use the 527's the way the dems do.
Unfortunately, no Republican is willing to fund a 527 because the laws are so vague (as in, "freedom for me, but not for thee") and the penalties so severe that getting involved with one is a sure ticket to being lawyered into bankruptcy.
Correct. We don't need any more reasons to fight McCain tooth and nail for the nomination, but yet another -- a big one -- never hurts.
I suspect your suspicions are correct. See Curt Weldon election for futher proof.
Outstanding article by Rabbi Aryeh Spero. Thanks for posting.
Thanks for the pic c_I_c, and your terrific input.
BTTT!
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Yes, what they did to Weldon, and who they chose to do it, is what made me start looking into Altmire.
Unfortunately, no Republican is willing to fund a 527 because the laws are so vague (as in, "freedom for me, but not for thee") and the penalties so severe that getting involved with one is a sure ticket to being lawyered into bankruptcy.Do you have a link to an article that spells all this out? I'd like to read more about these penalties and vague laws.
Here's a chart from OpenSecrets that (sort of) breaks it down.
I'll do some more looking tomorrow.
I would love to form a 527 of my own, but back before CFR even starting a PAC was difficult. I shudder to think what the IRS requirements are (maybe I'll Google that tomorrow, too).
Don't forget that political correctness completely stifles the idea you present. This is a very repressive nation we live in today. The sharks are ready to jump the minute they are offended or sense that their secular Stalinist religion has been breached.
Rush Limbaugh was sent packing from commenting on football because he dared mention that the NFL promotes black quarterbacks. It's very very bad. No show like you suggest would survive two weeks on the air.
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Soros and McCain had nothing to do with bashing Mel Gibson for the 'Passion'.
The constant regurgitation of 'priest accusations' and attacks on the Boy Scouts tells me there's are bigger villains.
The ACLU, Hollywood and the MSM to name a few.
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