southern evangelicals are running the republican party and I am
Posted By: not christian enough on 2009-04-30
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I believe the term you are really using is not "arrogant", but "uppity."
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Evangelicals running the party?
Just last week the Dems were snickering that the "leader" of the Republican party is Rush Limbaugh, who is hardly an "evanglical" of any color or stripe.
Really, they should make up their mind. Someday, people are going to wake up and notice that their various attempts to "slime" the Republican party are inconsistent with one another.
THis is not about the Republican party....
it is about socialism. I am a registered Independent, not a Republican. I just don't want a socialist America. What part of that do you not understand?
There is nothing positive about socialism that I can see.
Fear mongering...good grief. I am not fearful, I am angry. That man wants to highjack my country and a good many of my countrymen/women seem all to eager to help him do so. That doesn't make me afraid...it makes me angry.
However, there is nothing I can do about that, except vote for what I want, just like you are apparently going to.
If you get your way, and by the end of his term we are up to our eyeballs in socialism....one thing you can be sure of...I had nothing to do with it.
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The republican party is not in disarray....
...because Obama got elected. He got elected because the republican party is in disarray. You got cause and effect reversed. In this era of political correctness the republican party has been trying to become more *moderate* and it cost them this election. By trying to water down the conservative message to *dem lite* they have lost their conservative base.
I voted, not for McCain, but for Palin and against Obama/Biden. The idea that Palin would be *one heartbeat away from the presidency* was a plus in my book. She was the only candidate who made any sense to me. Did not mince words. Said what she meant, meant what she said. Ya' betcha! No question about her stance on anything.
Whatever your feelings about the pro/anti-abortion issue, there is no question how Palin felt about it. She wasn't just against abortion until she and/or her daughter could've used one. And her own diluted republican party did a number on her, trying to marginalize her so she would be in a poor position to run in four years.
Meanwhile, if Obama's daughter had an unwanted pregnancy he would not want her *punished with a baby.* What an odd way to put that!
And please, just to head off the backlash over the abortion issue, that is certainly not the criterion by which I cast my vote, just an example of a candidate taking a stand - even an unpopular one - and sticking to it.
He made the republican party look ignorant.
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Whose reality? The republican party is in the midst of
voters across the board. That's my reality and I have had 8 years to prepare for this moment. My reality has set in just fine. Yours is only just beginning. PS: This just in. Arizona too close to call.
It's not the Republican PARTY painting him as a Muslim.
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Yes, I would agree Rove is loyal to the Republican party...
he is still not one of my favorite people. And yes, he is brilliant as far as politics are concerned. Frankly, I think he said the stuff about Romney because he figured McCain would not pick him. I really never thought he would. They just don't fit, in my opinion. In a lot of ways, and if you are going to run this country with someone, basic ideas need to be the same. That is why the #1 most liberal senator and the #3 most liberal senator are running on the Dem ticket.
Of course, Rove is toeing the party line now and saying that Palin was a good pick, but still saying he thought it was going to be Romney. So we will see...all I can speak for is myself, but I would not have been nearly AS energized for a Romney pick as I am for Sarah Palin. I would still have supported McCain...but not as enthusiastically.
Plus - does the Republican party understand the meaning of MAVERICK?
Agree with you - what did they expect with her zero experience (in foreign policy) AND the fact that she's under investigation?
Re: maverick. There are subtle variations of this word like "eccentric" that could apply to just about anyone, but the central meaning is 'nonconformist'
When you look at someone who has VOTED WITH GEORGE BUSH 90% OF THE time, where do you see 'nonconformist'?
And this from a man who was hammered by Bush when they went toe to toe. Please sir can I have another?
I see REPACKAGED MATERIAL, not 'maverick.'
That said, I have TONS of respect for his POW experience - all the MORE reason for him to NEVER ALLOW AMERICA TO ENGAGE IN WARS BASED ON LIES!!!
What's nonconformist about his support for our current fake war?
He should under the banner of HYPOCRITE, not maverick.
Sarah Palin was being "groomed" by the republican party.
They wanted to polish her up, dress her in designer duds, and make her into what they wanted her to be. There were probably stylists who brought clothes to her. I am sure Sarah Palin did not take time out of the campaign to go shopping at Saks. Clothing was brought to her, she tried on outfits, decisions were made, and that was that. She probably have very little to do with what was spent.
Now, those behind the scenes want to cry foul. It's just stupid and petty.
Sarah Palin WAS treated unfairly. She was thrown into a shark tank. Her life will never be the same. It sucks and the Rep. Party needs to quit laying the blame on her for their loss. Shoulder some responsibility themselves. McCain was/is a seasoned politician as many Reps were behind the seens. EVERYONE has done nothing spout how inexperienced and ill-equiped Sarah Palin was and now they want to say it's her fault?!?!!?!? I find that incredibly cowardly! She's absolutely right!
The republicans should be looking at the mess their party is in and figure out what went wrong and how they can rebuild. Leave Sarah alone!
The Real Face of Satann Coulter and Republican Party
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Yup, the Real Republican Party will rise again....new blood is definitely needed, that's for sure
my post was about southern gal
My cry to the administrator was about southern gal and her warped ideology and force down liberal throats posts.
Why do you think Freepers are evangelicals? sm
I have to admit, that's the first time I heard that generalization applied to them.
Southern culture
I have never had a stranger call me dear, not common in the north I suppose.
Yes, it has been debated, seems like most of my college history courses were spent debating this, as well as other internet sites. Whether or not it has ever been debated here, I have no idea.
As far as who is responsible for the deaths in Vietnam, I certainly have a different opinion, but I won't go in to it here, as I was talking about Iraq.
So again, please don't put words into my mouth (which you seem to do a lot) or assume you know how I feel. Any death, of any person bothers me tremendously. My father and father-in-law served in Vietnam and lost many friends and family members. Of course it means something to me.
Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean I don't care. I am a little sick of your assumptions here. You have already done this a couple of times today.
There are a lot of Southern Baptists around here who would differ with you. sm
My husband's church, where his uncle is the pastor, definitely believes Revelations is telling of the future. There have to be a thousand different interpretations of Revelations out there. But there are definitely churchs who believe differently that what you are saying.
Southern Kentucky University
Something bad is going on at Southern Kentucky University, men with guns on campus!
Correct, Rev. Wright on one side and white evangelicals on the other....sm
They both spew hatred and division, not love and acceptance. Keep religion out of the whole process. This is my only reservation about Obama, being a member of this church for so long with no inkling!, but this can be said about the republicans too. I have been to tent revivals and see the furvor. Oh my! I am a Christian, but respect good people of all religions, not the radicals
Stop you evil propaganda, you're just lowering yourself to all those hypocritical evangelicals!
It's obvious your mind is already made up, so please do not force yours on us who do not agree with you one bit. If you're trying to make the rest of us swing in your direction by writing this litany of pettyness and sillyness, you're wrong. John McCain is passé...gone, okay? If I hear him talk about his military service and his tortures one more time, I'm going to puke! This is 2008, the war in Vietnam is long over and the U.S. had to get out. The Russians were in Aghanistan for ten years and had to get out with millions of their soldiers dead. This is an unwinnable war, why smarty pants can't you understand that? And Palin....oh please! She's a controller freak, she'll be running McCain if he's elected! We don't want neither one of them and you will see why come November 4th. We will not put up with four more years of aq Bush.......he's screwed up the country so bad in every way possible! Now everyone hates americans thanks to your current president. He's a Clint Eastwood in disguise. The axis of evil is America, and not the countries Bush loves to denigrade. So stop your propaganda against Barack, he's a breath of fresh air which we all long for. Biden did a lot more than McCain did in Congress. We don't need a novice from Alaska that's for sure. I'm Canadian and up here, it's democrat all the way. I suppose Palin can see the Yukon from her bedroom now? Bush will go down as the worst President the U.S. has ever had. No wonder you're all so scared and nervous about terrorists....he dared them and challendged and now they hate his guts. Let's get Barack in there and start negotiating, communicating and get the world on you side once again, like it used to be. So don't give me your crap about Barack or Joe. Bet you don't even know where Khandahar is! So stop your propaganda and keep your hateful thoughts to yourself!
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The Anti-Republican Republican Who is Really a Republican
The whole anti-Republican Republican ruse might have succeeded, were it not for the fact that McCain's rhetoric was at odds not merely with his own voting record - 90 percent with Bush - and his own Bush-on-steroids agenda.
Even as he was pledging to "change the way government does almost everything," the senator from Arizona announced his commitment to much, much more of the same.
He pledged to maintain endless occupations of distant lands that empty the U.S. Treasury of precious resources that might pay for infrastructue renewal, housing and job creations initiatives for hurting Americans.
He outlined trade and tax policies that would extend, rather than alter a failed economic status quo.
He reintroduced flawed proposals for health care, education and entitlement reforms that Americans have wisely rejected.
And he threatened to achieve "energy independence" by declaring:
"We will drill..."
"We'll drill..."
"More drilling..."
McCain's rhetoric was that of a liberated man declaring his independence from his party's failed president and corrupt Congresses.
But his platform was that of Republican candidate who, for all of his talk of reform, offers the crudest continuity to a country that is crying out for change.
http://www.truthout.org/article/the-anti-republican-republican-who-is-really-a-republican
I am an independent....neither party is "my" party.
THis election cycle I believe the best man is a Republican. Do your research. John McCain warned about this in 2005, named Fannie and freddie by name, co-sponsored legislation to control them. Blocked by Democrats, led by Chris Dodd..same guy now trying to fix what he and the Dems broke. Chris Dodd, #1 on contributions list from fannie/freddie, followed closely by #2, your shining knight Mr. Obama. The chickens have come home to roost all right...or should I say the donkeys. :)
That is not what HE says he is running as, it is what...sm
everyone else says he is running as.
Yes we do have the right. If you are running for ...sm
the hightest office in the land, we have the right to logically judge whether that person could reasonably be expected to complete his term. If someone has a serious disease that could affect his/her capability of doing so, we have the right to know that before we cast our vote. This goes for both candidates. Transparency, isn't that what both candidates say they are for?
Is he actually running?
Oh? Is someone new in the running?...nm
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We just keep running to and fro don't we?
Whatever we hear, read or see on TV MUST be fact.
VOTING A WRITE-IN VOTE FOR LOU DOBBS!!!
You obviously know nothing about running a
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Running it
Downhill................
I seems that YOU are running out
of valid points as you start to take refuge in bashing?!
I am not going to engage in tit-for-tat fights with posters, ESPECIALLY NOT on the Politics Board.
Your aren't running for VP and won't be
McCain camp made such as issue about Obama's lack of foreign travel, boasting about how many times he had been overseas to visit the troops, and claiming that made him a more viable foreign policy candidate. He openly challenged Obama to make his trip overseas, gleefully hoping that Obama would end up looking like a rookie. Obama responded in kind, met with world leaders, garnered open support from Iraq's president and turned out 250,000 Berliners for his speech. Not too shabby for a rookie. So, if there was so much flap over Obama's not having been overseas and how that made him inexperienced, what does it say about his VP pick, who applied for a passport last year? McCain can't have it both ways. This issue is being raised to point out McCain double standards.
Running From Reality
If there was one pre-eminent characteristic of the Republican convention this week, it was the quality of deception. Words completely lost their meaning. Reality was turned upside down.
From the faux populist gibberish mouthed by speaker after speaker, you would never have known that the Republicans have been in power over the past several years and used that titanic power to lead the country to its present sorry state.
http://www.truthout.org/article/running-from-reality
mccain is running
quit trying to deflect the issue. McCain a poon dog.
Probably because he's running for president, no?
Where do you people live? What era? Geez.
I certainly don't want her running our country.
She scares me.
And I certainly don't want Obama running it
After what I heard at the debate, and his viewpoints on the bailout. Don't trust him.
but those 4 are not running for president! nm
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If you were running for President ---
Okay, I have an idea. If you were able to run for President or even be the top adviser for the next President, what would your plans be for getting us out of this economic crisis? Everyone seems to hate Obama's plans, and nobody really knows McCain's plans, so help us out here - what would you do?
He already has. Hello? He is running for president. All sm
candidates are cleared way before the actual election. They would not take the chance of having someone elected president and then find out he fails to pass an FBI check.
of course he would say that stuff - he was running against him! nm
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Yes....she is his running mate.
His VP.....she is NOT running for president. Barrack Obama is. And even saying that.....at least she has run a state and had to make executive decisions. She has been successful in her job as governor and has a high approval rating. What does Obama have other than the unique ability to flip flop on everything he has ever said and voted for.
I am running scared
Of course you are right, Obama is closet Muslim. He was been faking practicing Christianity for 20+ years, even going so far as to have his daughters baptised just to fool us. Wow, why didn't I realize it until just now.
Oh, and the Muslims really hate the Jews. I better go find an attack to live in when Obama is elected.
Thanks so much for your help in getting me to see things so much more clearly now.
If they are running for our president, we SHOULD know this...
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I would prefer her as HIS running mate, but...
I would be fairly happy with either! I have mixed feelings about Hillary, but like I've said, I'm sure she would do a fine job. I just happen to reeeeally prefer Obama.
Running scared? Ahhhh, don't think so
when McCain loses. The only way he will win is if they cheat - which we all know is possible - just ask Gore.
Romney is not running, Biden is...
and he was talking about the guy he is running with. Nice attempt at dodging.
As for Kilkenny...she is a Dem with a bone to pick, i.e., "She has hated me since 1992." lol. On Wiki all she said was "there was some talk about banning books but she never followed through with it."
So which is the lie and which is the truth?
Thought of that, but Obama is running for the top
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George Bush isn't running....
and there is a democratic congress who has not done squat since we elected them 2 years ago. Are you going to vote a straight Republican congressional ticket or are you by your own description intellectually challenged?
It is a valid question.
You would think Sarah Palin is running for the top
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clinton not running McCain is
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Obama should not be in the running for the highest
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Go Ron Paul....now running on an independent
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