Posted on 04/10/2006 8:45:19 PM PDT by rodeocowboy
Agreed. That's why if it's a choice between a liberal Democrat or a liberal RINO, I'll deal with that reality and vote 3rd party.
I would hope that if somebody was being paid to propagandize, that they would at least be capable of putting together a semi-coherent argument. The insulting bullies around here just have a few screws loose I think. If there is anyone paying money for any sort of propagandizing, send me a Freepmail. Daddy needs a new pair of shoes!
You are old enough to know better. NOTHING in life is perfect. Reagan passed a Full Amnesty and two of the largest tax HIKES in US History. He had no choice.
Crying because the glass is 40% empty is politically dumb. But maybe the Old line Conservatives simply are a spent force. Maybe you spent SO much time in the minority you simply do NOT know how to lead anymore. Maybe this is all the Conservatives are capable of now days, carp, whine, go into hysterics.
I think I finally realized what was going on, when Andy Card was quoted back during the 2004 election. He supposedly said, "Who cares what the conservatives want, they have nowhere else to go."
When I heard that, a big red light went on for me. Such a cynical comment cannot be condoned.
No longer will I blindly support those who thumb their noses at us. It's enough.
Don't whine to us when you find that two thirds of the conservative base lets you see how much of a party you have without us this November.
I swear some of them should be on the RNC payroll. Well, maybe they are.
Second terms are difficult. Reagan had some big challenges, like Iran-Contra. Bush is not perfect, but he is better than the guys who ran against him in '00 and '04. I can't imagine what our security situation would look like with Gore or Kerry. The borders issue obviously took a back seat to 9/11 and Islamofascism, but I'm confident that a reasonably good bill will eventually emerge from the House-Senate conference committee, and that the President will sign something less than all enforcement and something more than "Bienvenidos amigos!"
I'm sorry. Since you switched to a third party, you are politically irrelevant. Your a wasted vote. No need to waste any of my time responding to your posts.
Fight your own battles and stop pounding the abuse button.
Thanks.
It would not surprise me at all, except the quality of the posts can be pretty pathetic at times...
One would think the RNC could have done better than that.
In the past such obvious trolling was dealt with summarily. When did the rules change that vicious, broad-based attacks on FReepers as a class were fair game?
Some posts look desperate....it's funny how the spin isn't working like it used to..."pay no mind to the man behind the curtain" ;)
"I swear some of them should be on the RNC payroll. Well, maybe they are."
When you think of it, it's more likely they're on the DNC payroll. They drive people away from the Republican party by their obnoxious behavior.
That's the truth!
My policy is to NEVER hit the abuse button, except for circumstances that have nothing to do with opinions with which I disagree. It has worked like a charm for 7 years. Hone you debating skills. Toughen up. Be a man. Cheers.
Hmmm...interesting idea. Maybe you've hit on it.
Makes sense actually, some of the posts seem to have the obvious lack of grammar and spelling that you would find on DU.
If it were a debate, I'd happily debate. But there's nothing about it to debate, simply the same ad hominem attacks on FReepers and conservatives as a whole that have been cut and pasted into post after post, thread after thread, and that fits the customary definition of "abuse".
Wow. Your line of party-over-principle reasoning is so stunningly foolish it's hard to know what to say to it. You say that a vote for a candidate that loses is a wasted vote. I say that a vote for a candidate that does not best represent your values is a wasted vote. In fact, it's worse than a wasted vote-----it's a moronic vote made by somebody who has lost sight of why we vote in the first place. As for being politically irrelevant...I will concede that you are more politically relevant than me if you can provide me a single example of an election that was determined based on your vote. For instance, if you had voted for John Kerry in 2004 would Kerry have won? I'm trying to determine your degree of relevance. Perhaps Bush couldn't have done it without you. Or perhaps you are getting a little swept up by your own arrogant view of yourself.
You are no more politically relevant than me; though if your votes truly are based on no higher principle than just being "on the winning team", then maybe you are a bit less relevant.
Don't hit the abuse button. It is just so gay. Make your point, if you think the poster is worthy of you. Most of these trash posts really aren't worthy of comment or notice, and ignoring them is the best policy. They are self impeaching. Go after smart, well informed posters with whom you disagree. Elevate the debate. Isn't that a better use of one's time? JMO.
Cleaning out trolls from the forum is part of normal housekeeping. I don't hit the abuse button often, but when it is appropriate - as it most certainly is here - then I will use it. This is not the first thread where MNJohnnie has posted this exact same anti-conservative spiel, just review his posts, it is on many different threads. And considering Jim himself is in the class of FReepers who is being attacked, I find the mod behavior downright odd.
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