Posted on 01/25/2012 12:55:40 PM PST by no dems
Not a supporter even in the least. I have lived under and witnessed it first hand socialism before and watched in creep in. I am a patriot to America. Romney is a progressive.
He's not a venture capitalist. He's a buyout specialist.
>> I am just pointing out the hypocrisy and massive flip flopping of MANY Freepers yadda yadda bla bla bla
So, let me get this straight.
I hold a very consistent conservative view: I HATE MITT ROMNEY. Always did, do now, always will.
I *used* to like, agree with, and support Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin, Laura Ingraham, Chris Christie, et al, but when they effectively turned their back on conservatism by going all in for Mitt (and browbeating anyone who doesn’t), they became dead to me. Because MY principles HAVE NOT CHANGED!
But according to you, that consistent principled conservatism somehow makes me a hypocritical flip-flopper??!?
Man, you are soooo full of sh!t like a Christmas turkey.
I think he lacks original ideas. Going off on the reporter a few weeks ago opened a lot of eyes here. It’s hard maintaining the top spot, but let’s face it, he’s product of consultants. He’s not natural at this. He’d be good in a position where he can get deep into some project or agency...but not the presidency.
What exactly does Ann Coulter like about the guy. The ONLY thing she ever says is that the guy is a conservative who changed his stances to get elected in Massachusetts.
He’s another liberal republican.
Disagree with one of the authors main points. If the GOP really wanted to beat obama they would have run some serious candidates. I think they are happy to lose and have all the resulting calamity be attempted to be laid at the feet of the dims.
The reports that Romney-care is the basis of Obama-care and that Romney aides jumped over to Obama’s camp to create the national version soured me on the guy.
Not only is he very rich, but he doesn’t cuss, drink, or smoke...and he never has.
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But, he is a mean-spirited liar
I think you are quite correct but as of this moment I still think Newt is the best(but flawed)guy to slow the growth of government. Of course He could do a course change if he gets elected. I only wish we had some other candidates to consider
I don’t have a problem with you not likeing Romney. I can’t stand the guy. What I have a problem with is the arguments, such as what was written in the article we are comment on, that are being used to discredit him. I don’t think that attacking capitalism is a good way to try and rid ourselves of Romney. We should be using CONSERVATIVE positions to get rid of him.
I have never seen Conservatives use sociatlist positions to attack candidates before. THAT is the PROBLEM.
Romney was never a Reagan supporter...so that is reason 1 not to elect him...
"I don't speak for the scientific community, of course, but I believe the world is getting warmer, and I believe that humans have contributed to that," Romney said. "I can't prove that, but I believe based on what I read that the world is getting warmer. Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0611/57054.html#ixzz1hlioIkxW
We still despise Mitt Romney most of all.
A lot of what you think you know about the popularity here of figures like Coulter, is that they had their fans, and there was no real reason for their non-fans to attack them.
Things change, people like Coulter choose teams, goal lines move, hidden agendas get revealed.
Look what the 2010 election revealed, the Romney GOP endorsed the Independent against the Republican in a Senate race, to hurt Palin, and prevent a conservative from taking the seat, and succeeded!
The tea party is what the Republicans were supposed to be dreaming of all our lives, but when we finally got one together, we confirmed that liberalism is rampant in the GOP and we found out that we have been fighting fifth columnists all along.
Mitt Romney is the ultimate fifth columnist, not Speaker Gingrich, not Governor Palin, ask the Coulters why they are cannibalising our Republican leaders for the likes of a poser, an actual anti-conservative like Independent “moderate” Mitt Romney.
This is the oddest thing that I have seen in a few years involving posting histories, tons of old, long term freepers whose names don’t look familiar defending Romney in various ways, and when I look at their 10 year, or 13 year posting histories, it consists of a single page with little interest in FR.
Romney being this close seems to be bringing passive freepers into active participation here.
That he is!
For the record, I am not defending Romney. I would not try and defend the indefensible. I am merely pointing out that "conservatives" are using socialist / anti-capitalist positions to attack him. It would seem more appropriate to attack him on his non-conservative / liberal record, rather than taking out pages from the democratic play book.
Unfortunately, there is very little privacy left in this world and the Internet has become a tool that others can use against us. I don’t worry necessarily what other freepers may know about me, but the outside world is less kind. All I can tell you is that I live in Texas, I am a CHL holder, a patriot, and have an invested interest in making sure capitalism succeeds. I am a CEO of an Inc 500 company that has been on 500 list two years in a row. I have sponsored fundraisers for conservative PACs and I am very politically active in Texas. I know finance and economics extremely well and I am often quoted in journals and publications. I was also recently interviewed by INC magazine. This is all you need to know and also why I choose to keep my identity to myself. I have more than you know to lose.
18 months of cannibalization according to you, suddenly for Romney you must speak out as you come to the defense of Mitt Romney and mock Gingrich, and defend Coulter yet denigrate Gingrich, cannilbalize Gingrich.
Personally not being for Romney I would not feel the compulsion to ride to his and Coulter's defense while bashing Gingrich, to someone like me it looks like you have a stake in this.
Yes. I do have a stake in this. I have a stake in making sure the conservative cause survives and doesn’t fall victim to Saul Alinsky’s rules for radicals. I was pointing out that before Newt was the new “rising star” of the conservative movement, he was frequently slammed on FR for being a sellout, an adulteror, and a turncoat. But now he is apparently the savior of conservatism. I don’t know what to make of that.
I am not for Romney or Gingrich. We have not had any really good candidates. But the way this primary has gone, we are destroying the eligability of whoever emerges the winner of the primary. What frustrates me, is that conservatives have started using democrat talking points to take down candidates they don’t like. How can we possibly succeed in an election against Obama when we have attacked our own candidates using his talking points? We should not be attacking candidates because they paid too little in income tax, or that they are too rich, or that they are venture capitalists, or out of touch with middle America because they are just not equal enough with the Average american. There are plently of other things to talk about to vett our candidates.....like maybe THEIR RECORD.
When I read that post, I see that your stake is Mitt Romney.
Gingrich, you clearly don’t like, and you cannibalistically bash him again in a very nasty way, along with bashing freerepublic for choosing him over Romney, and then you go back to your defending of Mitt Romney.
Your posting history by the way, looks as phony as a three dollar bill.
You either cannot read properly, have the mental capacity of Wall Street occupier, or just cannot go against your mindless programming.
Your problem is that you seem to think that if I’m not for Gingrich, I must be for Romney. That is 6 year old logic. Sorry to disappoint you, but Mittens is not my man.
I find it silly that you would attack my conservative credentials by my number of posts. I would compare my resume and credentials with you any day. We could have in intelligent conversation, but it seems that playground mentality will rule here today. With that said, in an equally a childish response to your silly statement: from where I stand, the only thing as phony as a three dollar bill is your brain.
But then again, who knows. It could all be a big misunderstanding and you could be a really great and smart person and under different circumstances we could likely get along quite well. Instead, however, we all get to fall victim to the grand divide and conquer strategy.
This argument has reached a level of absurdity. Enjoy your evening. I have better things to do than argue silly things with you.
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