For Conservatives who seriously want to kick some RINO butt...

5/10/09 | Ron C

[Fudd Fan]

I'm not going to do it again. If the party forces us to the left again, it will lose again - at least with me.

Which is why we need to WORK! Hence this thread. You aren't seeing the forest for the trees. Welcome to FR.

[Fudd Fan]

I always enjoy your posts. You are an asset to FR.

[Fudd Fan]

Enemy? We’re all Americans. Democrats (especially these days) are taking us down the the very wrong path but they still think they’re doing the right thing. Misguided and wrong but they’re still Americans.

2006 and 2008 were disasters for Republicans and Conservatives mostly because too many stayed home or voted third party. That gave us what we have today so how did it help?

Motivated conservatives can sway the mushy “independents” and “moderates.” That is what Reagan did. Last election the mushy middle bought the hopey-changey drivel. Couple that with all-or-nothing conservatives staying home or voting third party and here we are. That’s the FACT.

[Fudd Fan]

Why does your signup say 2008? And even if you were, does that give your opinion more weight.

Get over yourself.

[FreeReign]

I think we have seen too many conservatives become the establishment.

Really?

If one wants conservative government established, then one obviously needs many conservatives becoming the establishment.

[jellybean]

Thanks! I enjoy your posts as well.

I always thought my posts were kind of lame. I have touble writing down my thoughts. Much easier to speak what I'm thinking.

[FreeReign]

Really? If one wants conservative government established, then one obviously needs many conservatives becoming the establishment.

What I meant by that is how the republicans became the "establishment" once they attained the majority in both houses. You know how conservatives go to DC and come home "moderates"?

Of course that's what you meant, now why don't you address what the poster meant. More cosnervatives becoming part of "the establishment!" I would think means that more real conservatives should become part of the establishment and not just the phoney politicians who claim to be conservative.

[jellybean]

Unfortunately it seems too many conservatives see power emanating from the top down (D.C.) instead of from the bottom up (local). We can take back the party if we start at the local level and work our way through the county and state levels. That's where the power really is.

Does anyone know: Is it the state parties or the legislatures that set the rules regarding primaries as far as dates/open vs closed?

[plain talk]

Great post and echoes what I believe as well. We need to fight to shape the Republican Party and root out RINOs rather than take the 3rd party route and essentially give up but sanctimonioulsy believe we are true to our principles. The latter is a cowardly way out IMO.

[Clear Rivers]

True conservative Republican



Republican in name only "RINO"

[Fudd Fan]

In fact, when folks bust out the "newbie" bit here on FR, it infuriates me because it assumes that the day people signed up here is the day they joined the fight.

On that we agree.

[Fudd Fan]

I'm the opposite, I find I express myself better on paper (or via keyboard)! When speaking, I usually think later of things I should have said.

[Smokin' Joe]

bfl

[FreeReign]

Does anyone know: Is it the state parties or the legislatures that set the rules regarding primaries as far as dates/open vs closed?

State legislatures set the rules.

This was recently challenged all the way up to the Supreme Court by I believe the Virginia state Republican party and I believe they won.

So we now have the power to change this, if we (as the article suggests) organize in enough numbers at the local Republican party levels.

[Mom MD]

I would also like to thank Ron C
I have joined my local party meetings an am considering a run for office (small and local)

Its amazing how many newbs feel free to attack you few in the class of 98 before they even get there feet wet on this site.

[staytrue]

It is a sign of severe dysfunction when a group savages its own members for heresy instead of turning its attention toward its true enemy. The real danger to conservatism and the country comes from the leftist Democrats, and not from RINOs or moderate Democrats. Focus on the real enemy!

The hell you say. I plan on savaging anyone who does not agree with me 100%. My ideas are the right ones and anyone who disagrees with me is a MORON who deserves to DIE DIE DIE. Everyone is my enemy. This country will not be right until I am dictator for life.

[Redbob]

"...Glenn "the Clown" Beck..."

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks Glen Beck looks - and acts - like a clown.

He's a shameless self-promoter with an IQ scarcely higher than room temperature, but skilled at parroting others' ideas.