Posted on 02/08/2008 5:32:09 AM PST by pookie18
Since many conservatives say they won’t vote for John McCain, and some say they’ll even vote for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, it might be worth looking at some of the people whose power and influence will be far more potent as a result of such pettiness. To wit:
–George Soros. A multi-billionaire with megalomaniacal ambitions. Financier of some of the most virulent lunatic-left organizations in the country. Just revealed as the chief funder of a recently debunked “study” by the British medical journal, Lancet, which claimed 650,000 Iraqis had been killed as a result of the war–ten times the actual number.
–MoveOn.Org. Do you like it when George W. Bush, a wartime American president, is hated more than the Islamic terrorists who perpetrated 9/11? How about when Gen. David Petraeus, leader of the turn-around in Iraq and man who has dedicated his life to the country is called “General Betrayus?”
–Michael Moore. Propagandist film maker, dedicated socialist. Mr. Moore has called Americans the “stupidest people on the planet.” Believes communist Cuba has a better health care system than our own. Given a seat of honor next to Jimmy Carter at the 2004 Democratic convention.
–Jimmy Carter. Worst president of the modern era. Never misses a chance to bash America, especially when traveling abroad. Says Israel is an “apartheid” state. Why? For having the “gall” to defend itself from ongoing Palestinian terror.
–The mainstream media. Already leaning left, already “massaging” any info that accrues to the benefit of conservatives. A Democratic Congressional majority coupled with a Democratic administration might be more than willing to re-visit the “Fairness Doctrine”–tipping the scales even further leftward.
–Hollywood celebrities. A deadly combination of brain-dead, America-hating, Hugo Chavez, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad-loving socialists. Sean Penn? Danny Glover? Barbara Streisand? Susan Sarandon? The list is endless–and gag-inducing.
–Academia. Other than Hollywood celebrities, no one embraces a dimmer view of American values and traditions than the “ivory tower intellectuals” who poison the minds of our youth.
–Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson. A resurgence for the two race hustlers whose livelihoods depend on maintaining the black “victim of racist society” myth while shaking down guilty white liberals who head major corporations. With a Dem majority in Congress and an Obama or Clinton administration, bet the farm that “reparations for slavery” hits the front burner.
–Anti-war protesters/appeasers. Despite all evidence to the contrary, there are those who believe Islamic terror is an “exaggerated threat,” and that “nothing is worth fighting for.” 9/11? America’s fault. Atomic Iran? No big deal. Reactive better than proactive? Better an American city under a nuclear halo than continuing the fight against “peace-loving” Muslims abroad. One more domestic attack away from irrelevancy–but who gets to “take one for the team”–first?
–Conspiracy theorists. The Bush administration blew up the World Trade Center, the war in the Middle East is only about oil, Haliburton, et al, controls the world. ‘Nuff said.
–Enviro-whack-jobs. We don’t drill for domestic oil now, despite funding both sides of the terror war. Our economy is already shaky without global warming “mandates.” We’ve already lost incandescent light bulbs. That’s just the tip of liberal-inspired, environmental tsunami which would hamstring our economy for decades.
Supreme Court Justice “X.” Or maybe Justices “X,” “Y,” and “Z,” all of whom believe the Constitution is a “living document” to be “interpreted” as a means of securing “social justice.” Presidents come and go in four or eight years. A Supreme Court appointment is for life.
This is only a partial list. But it ought temper the “hate-McCain,” “stay home on election day,” “my principles or nothing” conservatives who are willing to bite the bullet and let the liberals take over. There are far worse things than a flawed candidate. The empowerment of the above would be a paradigm shift away from virtually everything that has made this country stand above all the rest.
Are conservatives genuinely ready–with spite as their primary motivation, no less–for THAT?
exactly...
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You must believe convincing arguments always start off with an insult.
Good points.
Staying Home = 4 new Dems on the Supreme Court =a continuation of Roe vs.Wade = an immediate pull-out in Iraq = higher taxes...... why don’t you get it?
Hillabitch is his co-worker. He has to hang out with her plenty of times. Obama and Hillary went out of their way to interact with Al Sharpton.
The logic is simple, McCain is a Dem just like Hillary/Obama. If the DNC wins then the Republicans in congress will fight but if McCain wins they’ll go along with every hair brained idea he comes up with. I believe Ann Coulter shares the same position and I suspect she has significantly more insider knowledge than I do.
I personally would like to have a third party option at this point (I would vote for Paul over McCain). This “your throwing away you vote” crap won’t work with two Democrats up for POTUS. McCain will push for amnesty and global warming legislation and likely get what he wants. Hillary/Obama would likely get shutdown in the legislature.
Grid lock is our best hope at this point.
The ones who ran the best campaigns and made the best appeals to the voters were Huck and McNut, and they are the last men standing.
Frankly, I was not really expecting either to have any delegates when this thing started.
I agree and said basically the same in later posts.
They structured the caucuses such that independents had more influence earlier in the cycle thereby removing the most conservative candidates early. I have every confidence Thompson would have done extremely well in the south. Unfortunately he didn’t see it that way because of the early returns.
The GOP selection process should be reserved for GOP members. I also suspect there were a few Dem’s registered as Republicans causing mischief as they are desperate for the white house. Not recognizing there willingness to game the system would be naive (just look at the participation they are seeing at their caucuses).
Well, it can always get worse!
Oh yes, I am well aware of the new leftist fascists coming to town if Sen. Klinton wins. And you thought the 90’s were bad?
And it will if more that 2 supremes retire no matter which of these three Liberals are POTUS.
Me either-not voting for McCain.
I may be wrong, but I actually trust him when he says he won’t pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan.
Letting the hypocrats back into the whitehouse on the other hand is a slam dunk slap in the face guarantee the troops’ accomplishments are victimized and sabotaged.
Amusing....I WILL VOTE AGAINST JOHN MCCAIN !!!!!
The primary process was rigged to give us a ‘mainstream moderate’ candidate. Well they have him now. I never even hjad the chance to vote for the nominee before McCain sealed it. How about one big primary where all states vote on one day. Everyone has a say. It is ridiculous to allow New York and California voters to choose the candidate.
Exactly.
I’ll wait and see. I thought Bush was going to sink us with Meiers, BUT our unified voices stopped that. We need to stop this defeatist attitude. Times may be tough, but it’s way too early to throw in the towel on any of this. :)
Why would a Republican believe anything McCain says? It won’t matter anyway. the mainstream media want McCain as did Democrats because-like Dole- he can not win. Rinos can stop lecturing me. When have they ever achieved any victories? Never! It was Reagan and Gingrich who laid the path to Republican victories. While RINO Republicans have done nothing but collude with Democrats effectively moving the country left and whine and complain bitterly that conservatives are at fault when they deservedly lose elections.
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