Posted on 02/08/2008 5:32:09 AM PST by pookie18
Since many conservatives say they wont vote for John McCain, and some say theyll 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 warten 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 Doctrinetipping 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 endlessand 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? Americas 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 irrelevancybut who gets to take one for the teamfirst?
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 dont drill for domestic oil now, despite funding both sides of the terror war. Our economy is already shaky without global warming mandates. Weve already lost incandescent light bulbs. Thats 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 readywith spite as their primary motivation, no lessfor THAT?
This kind of comment brings to mind the old adage, "Cutting off your nose to spite your face."
Sure. I think some Freepers don’t see what we’re up against.
“We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
McCain wasn’t my first choice, but I’ll vote for him if I need to. What choice do I have? None.
Good God the world must be coming to an end..I AGREE with you!
As I have stated before withe McCain or either Dim we are in for a world of hurt. I would rather the Dims get the "credit" so hopefully we can nominate a decent candidate in 2012.
No.
McCain's arrogant petulance toward conservatives, on the other hand...
And whose fault will it be? Not mine.
The GOP has been jerking us around for about 20 years now. We’re tired of it.
Pardon me, but how does apathy apply when my state hasn't even had it R caucus yet? When many of us said McCain was unacceptable, we were told to work for our preferred candidates. Being responsible adults, we did so to the greatest extent possible while still supporting our families, working, etc.
Now I have no voice and it's my fault?
Sorry, but I do not suffer from that particular delusion. It doesn't matter how we got here really, until the time comes to change the system. But now that we are here, I predict it will be a tiresome nine months for anyone willing to stand firm on their principles and not support someone who has by word and deed shown themselves opposed to so many of those principles.
And that applies equally to dem and pubbie alike, IMO.
“as a result of such pettiness”
Freedom of Speech? Petty?
Defending the Borders? Petty?
Hey Arnold, shove it up your a—.
John McCain is every bit as evil as everything that is mentioned in this article. There are no conceivable circumstances that would make me vote for John McCain. If he is elected, the nation is lost just as much as it would be under any of the Democrats.
Should mention the 200+ Federal Judges the next President will appoint. We are down to 3 choices of people who will appoint them. If McCain in the words of Reagan, “Dances with the one that brought you”, I would rather have McCain do the Judge picking.
We cannot maintain a free Republic with a remnant. The people , as a whole, must be allowed to suffer; and, thus , awaken.....quickly...while the ballot yet remains at our collective disposal! 25 more years of a slow slide....not good. Time for the shock of free-fall. No alternative I can see.
Don’t you get it? Were supposed to be good little robots and vote for R because it’s not a D!
Don’t rock the boat, don’t stand for something, don’t try to make a statement.
Just go along to get along.
Now CALM DOWN! and vote for the liberal, OOPS, I meant the D light, OOPS I mean McAmnesty, OOPS I mean....
He was my 5th choice...what he is is someone who'll fight the war on terror, be pro-life, keep government spending down, etc.
The Party brass didn't nominate McCain. Primary voters did.
lol The ‘ram it down your throat’ articles are all hitting today. We must have hit a nerve. GOOD.
Re: John McCain vs. Clinton/Obama [Ed Whelan]
In case you were wondering, here, in descending order, are the projected ages of the current justices on January 20, 2013 (at the end of the next presidential term) and on January 20, 2017 (at the end of the following termpossibly the second term of the next elected president):
Justice Stevens: 92, 96
Justice Ginsburg: 79, 83
Justice Scalia: 76, 80
Justice Kennedy: 76, 80
Justice Breyer: 74, 78
Justice Souter: 73, 77
Justice Thomas: 64, 68
Justice Alito: 62, 66
Chief Justice Roberts: 57, 62
http://bench.nationalreview.com/post/?q=ODc3MGVkZjFhOTBmMjcwNzM1MWRmNzZjOTI1NTViZTE=
Chilling; and a very good post. Thanks.
You know, another way of framing this is well, we may have to hold our nose and vote for McCain, but, it’s kinda like the strategy of General Sam Houston. One of his tactics was similar to that of the Russians v. Napolean, he kept retreating deeper and deeper into the East Texas piney woods, (a thoroughly miserable place), sniping the enemy as he went, wearing them down and refusing them a full engagement until he had them on terrain of his liking, (a swamp). So, we get McCain, we fight on; it’s kinda like putting your finger in the dyke, but it’s better than abdication and defeat.
If you really believe that you are very naive.
McCain is an insecure media whore. He will do anything these people say.
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