Posted on 09/07/2008 3:16:03 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
I once made a bet that Canada and the United States would see a woman or a black in the top political job from the political right (the Conservative party and the Republicans respectively) before the centre-left succeeded in that feat.
My reasoning was simple though counter-intuitive: Despite the popular view that right-of-centre parties are anti-women or anti-minority, they are nothing of the sort. They are pro-individual and pro-merit. So they oppose race and gender quotas because they see such policies as harmful to individuals (i.e.: if you don't belong to the "proper" group); such policies also interfere with normal incentives and rewards in education and in the workplace. That position is then portrayed by partisan opponents and glib pundits, incorrectly but opportunistically, as anti-female and anti-minority.
But for most people, at least outside of the American south, it is the ideology that is the problem, not the skin colour or gender.
Problematically for left or centre-left parties, the gender or minority activists tend to be drawn from the more left-wing and radical sides of those parties and their policies reflect that: Barack Obama's positions on unions, taxes, and affirmative action, for example. But mainstream voters dislike much of the policy package, which is why Obama might lose and why Hillary Clinton spent years moving to the middle and downplaying her left-wing past.
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The hags and bitches of NOW and their running-dogs (like Eleanor Clift) don’t care about women. They care about left-wing ideology.
And they care about consequence-free sex.
As if they’re getting any these days (and hand-held mechanical devices don’t count).
RaaaaWWWWWWr!! FFFFFFtt!!
Hand-held? I think some of these NOW broads have kick-start models.
I haven’t been around for a while. I’m glad to see you’re still being-
How does the snotty elitist say ? “ this ( the old world of Liberalism, MSM, DEMS, Radical/Fascist/Liberal Feminism ) is so yesterday. “
LOL.
HUH???
Thanks!
Start browsing for nursing homes.
An amazingly bigoted statement.
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When do we get the pic of Air Force 1 wearing moose horns? Seems I remember "Registered" did the cowboy version for GW Bush.
Demonrats are the party of victimhood and entitlement. The Demonrats are nothing but frauds and their ‘women’s rights’ and ‘minority rights’, affirmative action crowd show it time and again. Palin is just the latest example. Governor Palin is a strong woman and a true role model.
Memo to younger conservative women who want to succeed in politics: Don't worry about the old boys' club. They're milk-drinking pussycats. It's the fired-up tigers in the old girls' club with whom you'll have to battle.
No kidding. Irony alert: These same old battle-axes who have never progressed beyond what they upheld 40 years ago are the same battle-axes who demand that traditional churches "progress" and morph by changing scripture and canon laws of orthodox churches.
The traditional cult of the battleaxes is not progressive; but espouse progressiveness in everyone, every institute they deem as not adhering to the Cult of Battleaxism.
I used to call them "Harpies" and because they were women who wilfully self-imposed themselves into a coffin, while they screech, "let me out! Let me out".
The wails of their self-imposed hop onto the Hindu funeral pyre still darkens and pollutes the air we breathe. And, as witnessed so clearly in their comments regarding a sister, Sarah Palin.
What they are avoiding, very tendaciously, calling Sarah is a "Token Woman". Why, that would lead many to calling Obama a "token Black" which is, in fact, what the scuttlebutt on the ground has it among classic Democrat voters.
Libs demanded a world of Whirled Peas; they got their wish.
I'm glad that Gov Palin's nomination and the surrounding moaning from the left is being noticed by more and more people. As you said, the Libs ARE all about victims. They need victims to have power, so much like their agenda of keeping people on welfare, here they talk out of both sides of their mouths to try to keep Palin down so she doesn't touch that glass ceiling.
2VD just want to let you know I think John McCain is simply brilliant for picking Palin as VP. It gives me hope he’ll at least show he’s willing to govern conservatively. I just wish he wouldn’t lump Republicans in with dems when talking about working for “no party.” It doesn’t sit well and once again he showing his propensity to “maverickate” on conservatives.
When I hear Eleanor or Hillary or even Geraldine go postal about Our Sarah, it always reminds me of that paragon of personal grooming and utter cattishness, Carol from 'Serial'. And then I remember how Kate twice put her down. I can't repeat it here, but it does involve an inordinate concentration on that one thing that is utterly distinct about women and how some confuse being forceful with being...kennel-bound.
Where's Crystal Allen when you need a good retort, eh?
There is always a silver lining. The old girls club is old and they will be gone soon.
They still want to think they matter, and they don’t.
Well....Since the drunkie/junkie baby killing narcissist skank hags of NOW, are already ‘soul dead’...
"The Serial":
Chapter: "Harvey's Options":
"Harvey countered furiously that Kate was still making this really dumb mistake: she was still confusing being a liberated woman with being a nickel-plated b*tch."
I happen to have the book right next to me. Another petard the left is getting hoisted on can be found in the Chapter entitled: Carol's Empty Closet.
Carol has decided after a million sex partners with straight men, that her real problem with promiscuity is that she's gay, thanks to her personal therapist pointing this out to her. And that to evolve as a "human" she needs to deal with her latency. Carol's latest sexual conquest was Kate's husband. And now Sylvia is telling Kate she must tell Carol she loves Carol because Carol has done this gutsy thing of coming out of the closet.
Kate responds: "I know, but that's the problem" Kate said. "I mean, I hated Carol's guts when she was straight. Now I'm supposed to love her because she's gay? Isn't that, like, reverse discrimination or something?"
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lol. Sarah Palin has come out of the conservative closet, and the feminists are having a hissy over this. lol.
Pay particular attention to Martha, who may be the uber-woman of utter liberalism (her newly-hired Afram-Am maid: "Oh, you mean you want me to look like your black girlfriend who just happened over to clean up your house?", Martha: "Yes, could you?" winnning smile, drives them both off>).
And to think that the entire cast are utter liberals themselves. Never could figure how any of them could look at new age CA life after having done that piece.
The other side of the coin is this. The liberals truly believe they need to take care of women, blacks and others who are inferior to them.
If it means advancing the liberal agenda, electing minorities to higher office is okay so long as they can’t do much damage or are under full control.
Biden (a white male) was needed on the Democrat ticket so he could take care of the black guy.
These same folks will have the hardest time to bring themselves to put someone in the presidency that they think is inferior to them. Biden will help them somewhat but many of them will stay home.
Hillary would have gotten elected because the liberal bigots would expect that Bill would handle the tough stuff.Bill has a proven record, Biden does not.
Oh, please.
There is a lot more reacism in parts of the North and Canada than anywhere in the South. But that racism is from the Left, and never acknowledged.
You don’t believe this Canuck knows all about the American South? Why, he watched “Roots” on TV, didn’t he?
I figured this one out years ago. Liberals see another reflection, a delusion, every time they look into a mirror. And they need the fresh blood of the unborn in order to maintain that delusion.
Yes, blase response, but it is the shortest version of what I came to see during the 70s. My early readings of such literature as Grimm's Fairy Tales, prepared me to perfectly see what was going on in re Liberals.
Mary Bathory needed the fresh blood of virgin females, she believed, in order to maintain her delusion of youth. Kinda, um, sounds like what the Battleaxe feminists are up to in the here and now.
You see, when you accept you are a victim you get caught into a trap.
When you finally decide to stop being a victim, stop acting like a victim amazing things happen to you. At some point you and only you can pick yourself up and move forward. A little help along the way sure. But ultimately only you can stop being a victim.
The young girls club? Now that might be a different story.
An amazingly ignorant statement, as well.
When do we get the pic of Air Force 1 wearing moose horns? Seems I remember "Registered" did the cowboy version for GW Bush.
The terms horns and antlers are often used interchangeably, but in reality, they refer to quite different structures. Antlers are a pair of bony, branched structures that protrude from the frontals of the skull of animals and are shed annually; horns are also paired and protrude from the frontals, but they are permanent, unbranched, and made up of a bony core and a keritanized sheath.http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/topics/mammal_anatomy/horns_and_antlers.html
Indeed. As a long-time member, I can assure you that an overwhelming majority of the membership of Sons of Confederate Veteran would vote for a conservative black candidate over a white liberal.
“But for most people, at least outside of the American south, it is the ideology that is the problem, not the skin colour or gender.”
Moron. I am from NC and have a great congresswoman. I have seen less racism down here than I did when I lived in the north.
Thank you for that lesson in biology and semantics. Now, back to the original question: When are we going to see moose ANTLERS on an Air Force One like the longhorn steer HORNS we saw?
And, yes, I meant to say "steer".
As old as these broads are gettin', I think they're more in the mood for puréed peas.
What are you going to do with your life now that Romney is not the VP pick ( and I am glad that he is not). There are no Romney threads that you can bash him on, you must have 24 more hrs in a day now. Must be tough to lose your purpose in life.
How about starting another Romney bashing thread to destroy him now in case he has the temerity to think of another presidential run for 2012 or 2016 ?
Oh-so-very-clever, but, what’s the point.
That was the funniest damn movie. And pretty much up-to-date thirty years later.
I especially loved Count Dooku as a straight-laced executive during the week. Masked, gay biker on the weekend.
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I always love it when the usual suspects get up-in-arms over the use of antler material in handles and such.
Not knowing antlers are shed annually.
If McCain/Palin win, one of the best side benefits will be that the Old-Girl feminists will, once-and-for-all, be seen as—not just plain wrong—but (gasp!) terminally “uncool.”
I.e. a bunch of hateful old hags.
We have to go backwards to return to good morals and ethics. The Dims direction is an upward, ever faster spiral of debauchery that ultimately explodes. I'm following the road that leads back to the entrance of the 'house' our forefathers built.
Aww. come on! I am getting visuals of Eleanor Clift with her hand-held. Shudder.
She probably has a custom made bent one with Bill's picture screen printed on it somewhere.
Skull: My men are not pansies, Holroyd, they’re tough dudes.
You haven’t lived until you’ve seen Christopher Lee deliver that line.
I’m touched that you care. :-)
His performance in the flick was indeed, priceless. ;>
Skull to male Blue Moonie: “You say you love me..... but are you willing to prove it?”
They are ready for Pap? lol....
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