Posted on 01/01/2012 10:59:11 AM PST by greyfoxx39
Good question. Force feeding RINOs down our throat only results in vomitus.
That is a deceptive rationale because 100 percent of the time, Romney opposes the principles of limited government conservatism:
1. Vote against Obama by all means, but if you vote FOR Romney, you are voting FOR making the Republican Party the party of keeping abortion legal on the FEDERAL level and, if his RomneyCare in Mass. is the standard, making YOU and ME pay for the at-will murder of the unborn.
2. Vote against Obama by all means, but if you vote FOR Romney, you are voting FOR making the Republican Party the party of embracing save-the-planetism, global warming, and the regulation by OTHER NATIONS of America's energy production and consumption (Quoth Romney, who believes global warming is happening and that man is at least partially to blame: "Any carbon plan has to be worldwide in scop. Let's have a worldwide solution, not an American one." -- CPAC speech, 2008).
3. Vote against Obama by all means, but if you vote FOR Romney, you are voting FOR making the Republican Party the party of forcing American culture, including its military, to EMBRACE open homosexuality in virtually every aspect of life, and PUNISHING people when they peacefully reject, by discriminating against, open homosexuality in their workplaces, their childrens's schools and youth groups, their business choices, their neighborhoods, and their military ranks. Understand that no rights are bestowed -- "gay rights" is all about DENYING Americans their God-given right to reject open homosexuality in their personal and public lives.
4. Vote against Obama by all means, but if you vote FOR Romney, you are voting FOR making the Republican Party the party of the appointment of activist liberal judges to the Supreme Court. Romney has a track record of piss-poor judge picks, and it is because CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLE SAILS OVER HIS HEAD.
5. Vote against Obama by all means, but if you vote FOR Romney, you are voting FOR making the Republican Party the party of more and bigger governnment, increased statism, and heavier government tyranny.
When you vote FOR Romney, Obama has zero to do with anything, because you will be voting to increase liberalism in both political parties. You will be voting to allow statism and government tyranny to STEAL our nation under the Republican banner!
Obama we can fight. Romney ties our hands behind our backs. ROMNEY NEEDS TO LOSE.
DO NOT PUSH ROMNEY ON THIS PRO-LIFE SITE!!
A search like this?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?s=paul+and+romney&ok=Search&q=quick&m=exact&o=time
I am voting for Rick Perry. Enough said.
The Paul voters who are independents or Democrats should not be included in the polling. These people are hijacking the Republican nomination process. No more open primaries!
I searched the title of the article, in the manner in which it was named...”Why 80% Reject Paul and Romney”...why is this your concern? Are you the new FR posting czar? If so, you will be very busy as there are duplicate threads posted quite often. In any case, get off my back!
Obama we can fight. Romney ties our hands behind our backs. ROMNEY NEEDS TO LOSE.
Excellent post. Bears repeating.
This is the most condescending piece of tripe I’ve read on this matter yet. Does the author actually think that Iowans are not evaluating the candidates with their very own brain cells and reaching their very own conclusions?
I tell you, I am sick to death of any statement of support for a candidate, or any non-negative analysis of that candidate, being perceived emotionally as someone “telling you what to think.”
Good grief.
Can we move beyond the psychobabble and simply state the case for or against a candidate, without framing it as those who may disagree with your analysis are duped, mind-numbed robots? Thank you.
IMO, and that of the owner of FR, anyone who supports Romney and/or Paul IS a mind-numbed robot.
I think the author makes a lot of sense.
Thanks greyfoxx39.
Frequently, that doesn't sound bad to me.
One is plastic—say anything to get elected sort of rich guy who thinks he can buy the office, the other guy is a nut—a libertarian who would be as bad as a liberal imposing his way of thinking on the rest of us.
“The other guy is driving us towards the cliff at 100 mph” is not a reason to vote for a guy who will drive us towards the cliff at a mere 80 mph.
Good grief, first off, I did not say anything about supporting Romney.
Secondly, my entire post was a comment on the ridiculous analytical framework of the article and the condescension involved in claiming that people with whom one disagrees are not thinking for themselves.
You, obviously, think otherwise. And you seem perfectly comfortable with the delusion that the only reason someone might disagree with you on who is the best candidate is that they are mind-numbed robots.
Sorry. I recognize and accept that most people are able to think for themselves and do. I don't need a bunch of psychobabble hooey to help me deal with the fact that people disagree with me sometimes. I don't condescend to people who reach different conclusions from me. I accept that they have their reasons and, if I am so inclined, I engage those reasons and set out countervailing arguments.
But to write an article about how a whole state is full of people unwilling to think for themselves — as “evidenced” by the fact that people are not supporting “your” candidate — is, in my view, a wagonload of lamentable tripe.
But suit yourself.
Upchuck: "Someone posted a duplicate thread on Free Republic!!!"
LOL
"Why in the world are you running to JimRob for a pat on the head because of my comment?"
For some reason you seem to believe I wrote the article heading the thread, which I did not.
And you seem perfectly comfortable with the delusion that the only reason someone might disagree with you on ..anything....is that they are mind-numbed robots.
Quoting you again.."if I am so inclined, I engage those reasons and set out countervailing arguments."...full of hostility and "condescension".
But suit yourself.
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