Posted on 01/30/2009 1:07:19 PM PST by utahson
Kudos to you Michael. Now stand tall and proud. Be strong and push conservative principles. Do not falter and do not shrink from the fight against Obama and the Democrats.
Thanks for your comments. And you’ve selected an appropriate username for yourself.
Actually, the question is very important. If only because we ended up with a guy that admited he was a idiot on economic matters.
‘Its the economy, stupid’ is well grounded in reality.
Romney was the best qualified on our side.
The day McCain blew his slim chance was 9/15/08. He was leading in most polls by a slim, but clear margin, and the trend was with him and Sarah Palin. That day began the slide to defeat, the final one.
I think Romney would have come out that day against the bailout as it was structured, rallied the House Republicans that blocked it originally, and changed the dynamic.
I also believe Romney would have ripped Obama repeatedly over Wright, Ayers, the whole mess witht he radical nutcases Obama surrounded him with.
It would have been a more thorough vetting of our new President, at least.
We’ll never know.
Good news. He’ll kick Democrap butt, and some rinos too I bet.
You will be able to help both Steele and the Steelers.
So who are the Senators and Govs. over the past 20 years
who were elected as third party candidates.
Third party candidates only give us Democrats as in
Bill Clinton and may make possible Al Franken as Sen.
Only a liberal/RINO can win in the northeast.
Helloooo! McFly!!!!!
Let's first regain the conservative states lost to obambi with candidates running as conservatives - not "moderate" RINO's trying to out liberal the liberals.
This is a very good start to rebuilding our party. Best wishes to Michael. Let’s kick some Democratic (socialist) ass.
Thanks for that profoundly worded post.
See my post at #208
I added him to my tag line.
Michael Steele should go to the Superbowl to shake hands. Having both Michael Steele and the Pittsburgh Steelers under the same roof would be too good of an opportunity to miss.
I was the number one McCain supporter and I say Amen to everything you said. McCain ran a decent and relatively colorful campaign up until September 15th whereupon he royally blew it over and over on the economy. He had no clue. Romney would’ve been MUCH better at that point. If only I could see the future. Oh well...
Sure being able to communicate is important. We've had more than our share who had a real problem with it, but what is being communicated is even more important.
The Republican party does not need strategies to "reach out" to this group and that group beyond explaining how basic conservative and Republican principles benefit most all Americans. I've heard Steele mention the importance ot "reaching out" without providing any real details. We've already had too much of the wrong brand of reaching out, more accurately called pandering.
Maybe you can try and decipher this for me, then. After reading it a number of times, I'm still quite unclear about what Mr. Steele is trying to put across:
Steele reads into Jesse Jackson's vulgar comments about Obama
By Politicker Staff
Says Obama Effectively Reversed 'The Race Card' On Clinton
Yesterday on the Fox News Channel, former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R) weighed in on the Rev. Jesse Jackson's vulgar, unwittingly public comments about his frustration with Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
Jackson, having been miked shortly before appearing on Fox News on Wednesday, made the comments while unaware that he was being recorded.
"See, Barack's been, um, talking down to black people on this faith based. he said. 'I want to cut his [EXPLETIVE DELETED] off. Barack -- he's talking down to black people."
Jackson offered an apology for the statement when he learned that Fox News would be airing it.
Appearing opposite of the Rev. Al Sharpton on the 'Hannity and Colmes' progam, Steele said that while he feels really bad for [Jesse] Jackson, who he described as "a good friend," he added, " The real question is why did he think that?"
"Why does he think and say that to reflect something else beneath the surface? And, you know, I think, you know, whether it's on a hot mic or he intentionally says it on air, it's the intent behind the words."
Admitting that he does not know what Jackson is thinking, Steele said, "I think there has to be an element of truth to what he was saying or at least a feeling that what Obama has been saying on this issue [of faith-based progams] does not address a broader concern that Jesse Jackson may have."
That concern? Steele thinks it has to do with "something in this platform of Obama's with respect to the black family, black men, the faith-based initiative, that rubs at Jesse Jackson in a way that would have him... express on mic or off mic, something that he feels."
Steele took umbrage to Sharpton's claim that he and host Sean Hannity were "trying to plant this seed of a black-on-black leadership fight when Obama's running for president."
"Reverend, I was really hoping you wouldn't go there because this has nothing to do with that," the former lieutenant governor replied.
Hannity finished the interview by asking Steele whether Obama 'played the race card' against Bill Clinton during the primaries.
Steele said he saw "an effective use or reversal, if you will, on playing the race card in that case."
"I mean you see now -- and there's been commentary again, you know, not coming from Republicans, and not trying to plant any seeds, that basically address the fact that, you know, you -- there are certain things that are off the table with this campaign you can't talk about, otherwise you're racist."
In a radio interview on the day before the April 22 Pennsylvania presidential primary, former President Bill Clinton said the Obama campaign had "played the race card" on him.
I pray that we will somehow do better next time, but too many of us seem to be willing to win at any price. That doesn't bode well for 2012.
The most prominent LCMS politician I know of was Paul Simon and I am embarrassed to admit he was LCMS and would not have voted for him under any circumstance.
Yet the LCMS is a very conservative denomination so go figure.
I'm happy that you're happy but I just wouldn't read too much into it for the reasons stated. Religion should have more to do with a person's political beliefs than they obviously do. I would never vote for a person based on what church they attend. It's not reliable.
LOL... good one FRiend :)
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