The Conservative Movements of 2008

Renew America ^ | 02/12/2007 | Adam Graham

[Peach]

Renew America is Alan Keye's blog, isn't it?

And how conservative is it that he endorses reparations?

[Keyes2000mt]

For the 1 millionth time. Alan Keyes

DOES NOT

personally endorse, edit, or control everything on his site. Please stick to the topic at hand, sir.

[Rudder]

Good luck, you'll need it.

[TitansAFC]

---"Renew America is Alan Keye's blog, isn't it?"---

Reparations are not Conservative, just as Rudy Giuliani is not Conservative.

I guess the big question is: Is Rudy Liberal enough for you, or should we look even further left for the GOP nominee? I'm hard-pressed to find anybody there, but I was just wondering.

Some people are unappeaseble, after all. You just can't be Liberal enough for everybody, sometimes.

[Texas Federalist]

When you can't attack the idea, you attack the man. Take it as an admission.

[rhombus]

Nice job spreading disunity, Adam. By the way, did you participate in the 1992 election?

[street_lawyer]

When we conservatives acquire more influence then the liberal media, then maybe conservatives will have a chance to govern once again. Why is it that conservatives are not acquiring media outlets? The war between liberals and conservatives will not be won at the polls, nor by wishful thinking. The war for the minds of Americans will be won the same way that minds have always been won, propaganda, persuasion, imitation, and coercion.

[Keyes2000mt]

It's February, the year before the election. The party is not supposed to be united, or has some crowned a king and not told me.

[NormsRevenge]

Hey now,, if the dems can anoint Obama, "we" can anoint Rudy..

[Jim Noble]

They will only back candidates who they think can realistically win the general

They are also called "normal people".

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

We had a popular Conservative as POTUSA.
Next was a one term moderate.
Next was a two term traitor, who some people think was conservative.
Next was a two term moderate that squeaked by because the democrats nominees were very bad.
Now some people want a far left winger as the Republican nominee that most real democrats can beat because they can run to the right of any of them.

[hosepipe]

[ Nice job spreading disunity, Adam. By the way, did you participate in the 1992 election? ]

Does anybody know what...
"I'm a Unite'er not a Divide'er".... means?...
Been working on that for 6 years.. and can't figure it out..

[Prokopton]

Hey now,, if the dems can anoint Obama, "we" can anoint Rudy..

You mean if the dems can anoint a liberal with no military or foreign policy background during wartime well, the Reps can anoint a liberal with no military or foreign policy background during wartime.

[rhombus]

It's February, the year before the election. The party is not supposed to be united...

Sorry, I missed the rules. I agree, primaries are good. The "Coalition" described is not even cohesive enough to be called a coallition. They are indeed "ideologically committed" but they don't necessarily agree on what the priorities of the ideologoy should be (social, economic, balance of powers, etc.).

[alarm rider]

I agree with you 100%.

Good post and food for thought.

Regards,
AR

[rhombus]

Does anybody know what... "I'm a Unite'er not a Divide'er".... means?... Been working on that for 6 years.. and can't figure it out..

I do for sure. It's the same nonsense that Americans hunger for every 8 years. Obama is preaching that same message now. People who don't love politics get sick and tired of the life-blood of politics (scandal, nasty bickering, etc.). So any politician who goes out and preaches "uniter not a divider" gets their ear. It's just another way people fool themselves. Any politician who ignores that need in the people is also known as a loser.

[Beagle8U]

"These people may (like Giuliani Blogger Patrick Ruffini) hope for a position in the next administration and so support someone who is utterly detestable on any number of issues in order to further their own careers."

The money quote.

[Peach]

You think that someone with the screenname Peach is a sir? ROFL

And since this is Alan Keyes' blog, I'll post whatever I think is pertinent about him and his blog.

As to reparations, he suggested that African Americans be exempt from certain taxes. That's a form of reparations:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5747800/

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=40262

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0408170208aug17,1,3966582.story

I could go on, but you get the idea.

[street_lawyer]

The problem we face is that conservatives are honorable people. It goes with the territory. Conservative ideology is not just all about low taxes, but has a moral foundation that liberals do not have. Consequently to compete with liberals the playing field will never be level. For example: "There has been a broad, concerted effort to intimidate and silence them [scientists who oppose man-made global warming]," said Myron Ebell, director of energy and global-warming policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. "It's the typical politics of the hard left at work. I think these are real threats."