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GOP: R.I.P.?
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| January 29, 2013
| Cal Thomas
Posted on 01/29/2013 5:49:48 AM PST by Kaslin
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To: Kaslin
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posted on
01/29/2013 12:47:49 PM PST
by
EternalVigilance
('Where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.' Samuel Adams)
To: napscoordinator
I am sure that I will get hate posts because some FREEPERS hate conservative good people like Bachmann/Santorum just as the GOP Elite does. UGH!!!!! I won't reply with a 'hate post', but I will give that statement a raspberry.
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posted on
01/29/2013 3:09:32 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Free Vulcan
My how low the mighty Free Republic has fallen. Free Republic isn't Hotel California, you know. You can check out any time you like, and you can leave.
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posted on
01/29/2013 3:14:19 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: arthurus
The Republican Party is no more than the Designated Opposition Department of the Democrat Party. Sorta like the Harlem Globetrotters versus the Washington Generals.
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posted on
01/29/2013 3:15:36 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
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posted on
01/29/2013 3:18:38 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Windflier
Thanks for the opinion newbie.
46
posted on
01/29/2013 3:22:02 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! [You can vote Democrat when you're dead]...)
To: Cheerio
...the only way the GOP can save itself is to adopt the Santa Clause philosophy - that is what purchases the votes. I strongly disagree. Conservatism wins whenever it's properly pitched to the American people, ala Reagan. What you're advocating is nothing short of the complete abandonment of our principles, in order to 'win' elections.
What on earth would we gain by electing Republicans who govern exactly like Democrats? Exactly nothing, besides permanently cementing their leftist agenda in place.
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posted on
01/29/2013 3:24:47 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: napscoordinator
Michelle Bachmann, who abandoned our country?
To: Eagle of Liberty
And why in the heck do these Independents ALWAYS move in the favor of the Democrats? What kind of Uber-control does the Democrat Party have? FREE ICE CREAM! FREE MONEY!!
To: Sivad
Why is it that so many of our conservative so-called leaders fail to grasp what so many of us understand about delivering the message and correcting the record? I'd say the reason is because they're not just "so-called leaders", they're also so-called conservatives. Real conservatives understand the timeless principles and practices which made this country great, down to their bones.
Real conservatives don't speak 'namby-pamby', and they're not 'bi-partisan'. Their fixed, default setting, is conservatism - plain and simple. It's the only language they know.
Americans know a real conservative when they see one, and they instinctively follow them.
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posted on
01/29/2013 4:44:05 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Bainbridge
He [Santorum] does not have the persona required to lead at the level of president. Spot on. I see him as a somewhat reliable soldier of the right, but nowhere near being commanding General material.
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posted on
01/29/2013 4:47:23 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Smokin' Joe
I am going to say this all in hopes you will see the light and change the course of this nation, away from the economic and philosophical abyss it is headed toward. You are driving, don't wreck, and if they won't let you steer, stand on the brakes. Outstanding post, Joe. Very well said.
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posted on
01/29/2013 4:51:18 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Free Vulcan
Thanks for the opinion newbie. Pulling rank on me, eh? I guess my remark hit closer to the bone than I thought.
Listen. FR has never been a gleaming temple of conservative thought and oratory, standing like a marble beacon on some verdant mountaintop.
It's always had its weasels, nutjobs, trolls, party operatives, dunderheads, snarky snarlers, pom-pom girls, and clueless idjits. But I don't think there's another place on the internet that can also boast such a collection of wit, smarts, deep thinking, and sterling analysis.
The place has its warts and always will, but it's got backbone and brains like no place else. That is why I stay.
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posted on
01/29/2013 5:07:34 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
Well I guess if you don’t like rank being pulled, you’re welcome to go somewhere else...
The fact it it wasn’t this way up until say, 2006. It was solid, positive, and the cranks were put down, or out, quickly. After the Dems took power in the ‘06 election, the DU provacateurs in Paulshivek wingnuts started rolling in.
Ask anyone who’s been here over 10 years - this place has changed and it isn’t what it used to be.
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posted on
01/29/2013 5:29:48 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! [You can vote Democrat when you're dead]...)
To: Free Vulcan
Well I guess if you dont like rank being pulled, youre welcome to go somewhere else... You assume I was annoyed, when I was merely amused. Pull rank all you like :-)
I signed up in '07, but I read here for years before that. I do know what you're talking about. I've made my own observations and drawn my own conclusions about that, but in my opinion, this place still beats any other online conservative community that I know of.
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posted on
01/29/2013 6:30:34 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Windflier
Maybe, but this place used to drive conservative opinion nationally. It’s hardly in the game anymore, which is really really sad because now it’s more critical than ever.
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posted on
01/29/2013 6:36:31 PM PST
by
Free Vulcan
(Vote Republican! [You can vote Democrat when you're dead]...)
To: Windflier
What you're advocating is nothing short of the complete abandonment of our principles, in order to 'win' elections. Not in the least would I 'advocate' for this. The GOP is not the answer - all they want to be is DEM-lite. There are other ways to go about this, but a leader has not emerged yet.
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posted on
01/29/2013 6:55:25 PM PST
by
Cheerio
(Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
To: Mountain Mary
So far I like Cruz.
Rand Paul might be interesting:Rubio was looking interesting, but he is sounding awfully glib in this illegal thing.
To: Cheerio
The GOP is not the answer - all they want to be is DEM-lite. There are other ways to go about this, but a leader has not emerged yet. It's not true that there aren't any conservative leaders out there. There are plenty of them. They just haven't declared all-out war on the Democrats yet.
As Sarah said, they're not retreating - they're reloading. Keep your powder dry, and wait for the go signal.
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posted on
01/29/2013 8:27:43 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Free Vulcan
...this place used to drive conservative opinion nationally. Its hardly in the game anymore, which is really really sad because now its more critical than ever. Like I said, I've made my own observations and drawn my own conclusions. I won't deny that they're not far off yours. I'd also like to see FR realize its true potential, but sadly, you and I aren't in control of that.
Still, it's home, and I think it remains the number one gathering place for conservatives on the net.
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posted on
01/29/2013 8:36:00 PM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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