My response to Ann Coulter’s article “The Reign of Lame Falls Mainly on McCain”
Nov 6, 2008 politics
The Reign of Lame Falls Mainly on McCain
While Coulter made some excellent points in her article, such as the fact that we can’t blame Obama for raising taxes on the rich since McCain voted (twice) against Bush’s tax cuts because they favored the rich, and that we couldn’t go after Obama’s illegal alien aunt because of McCain’s stance on amnesty for illegal aliens, she made one point that I strongly disagreed with:
Have you ever noticed that whenever Democrats lose presidential elections, they always blame it on the personal qualities of their candidate? Kerry was a dork, Gore was a stiff, Dukakis was a bloodless android, Mondale was a sad sack.
This blame-the-messenger thesis allows Democrats to conclude that their message was fine — nothing should be changed! The American people are clamoring for higher taxes, big government, a defeatist foreign policy, gay marriage, the whole magilla. It was just this particular candidate’s personality.
The part I strongly disagree with is her assertion that in order to be conservative republicans, we must not adopt what she calls a “defeatist foreign policy”. The truth is, as I point out in my reply, that we cannot continue our current foreign policy if we are to return to the traditional conservative roots of the Republican party:
Ann, unfortunately, the Republican party can’t change as long as it advocates this imperialist, interventionist foreign policy that you apparently advocate as well. Part of changing the GOP back to its conservative roots is appreciating a sensible, non-interventionist foreign policy like traditional republicans supported, Robert A. Taft for example (Mr. Republican). Neoconservatives promote the warfare state, and neoliberals promote the welfare state. The constitution provides for neither. If we are to change the GOP, we must adopt a sensible foreign policy and it must stop with the scare tactic propaganda to promote unnecessary (and extremely expensive) war in order to achieve its imperialist agenda.
“It does not take a majority to prevail… but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” - Samuel Adams
Tags: 2008 election, Ann Coulter, barack obama, constitution, foreign policy, GOP, John McCain, neoconservative, Robert A. Taft
Why did John McCain lose the 2008 election?
Among other reasons, this is the primary:
Although, not even the current GOP platform was enough to save John McCain. The GOP needs restructuring, preferably from the ground up. The GOP needs to heed the founders of this country and the framers of the Constitution. They took great care in writing the constitution and for us to ignore it is a downright shame, and it cost the GOP the election.
Tags: 2008 election, constitution, John McCain
Tuesday, November 4th is election day
Nov 4, 2008 politics
The choice is yours: elect a moderate Democrat, or a Socialist? (or a statesman?)
Of course, the moderate Democrat is John McCain, and the Socialist is Barack Obama. Of course, Democrats will defend Barack Obama to their grave that he is not a Socialist, but his words speak otherwise. Although Democrats have a great point that Republicans have supported Social Security, Medicare, and a progressive income tax, all socialist ideas, coming right out and saying that you want to implement wealth redistribution is rather frightening. It should be no wonder that Obama has socialist tendencies after being mentored by Frank Marshall Davis.
Republicans, however, are not off the hook. Besides the above mentioned, McCain is pro-amnesty, anti-gun, pro stem cell research, anti-free speech (McCain-Feingold), and loves to vote with Joe Lieberman, a man who also should not have a big “R” in front of his name, for obvious reasons. McCain either swindled the American people or the American people are in fact more liberal than I thought. Then again, why did both candidates have to shift right in their rhetoric in order to gain acceptance? Why did McCain have to choose Governor Sarah Palin in order to appeal to his conservative base? That begs the question then, are conservatives just plain ignorant? I think the answer is plainly obvious.
The only real choice today is a third party candidate, and preferably Chuck Baldwin of the Constitution Party. The only real hope for America (sorry Barack) is to restore the principles of the Constitution of these United States of America.
Now, get out and vote!
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, chuck baldwin, constitution, constitution party, democrats, John McCain, republicans
The things some people will do… another reason to vote for Chuck Baldwin
Oct 24, 2008 politics
This idiot from College Station, Texas lied about being attacked by a robber who she says mugged her and carved a “B” into her cheek with a dull knife because of her support for John McCain. Later, when confronted, she admitted that she made the whole thing up. She showed no sign of remorse.
The article says that she is a McCain campaign volunteer, but the campaign will come out and denounce her actions (unless they are complete idiots).
To be fair, Obama supporters have really been much worse:
Campaign headquarter manager’s home shot at because of a McCain/Palin sign in his yard
6 Republican politician’s homes defaced
Pretty crazy stuff. Down with the 2 party system.
I might as well plug a good liberty minded website while I’m at it too. And don’t forget Chuck Baldwin for President 2008.
Tags: barack obama, chuck baldwin, John McCain
Allow me to un-brainwash you
Oct 14, 2008 politics
Repeat after me:
There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates. There are 6 presidential candidates.
Now, tell all your friends and famiy that there are 6 presidential candidates as well.
- Chuck Baldwin 2008
- Bob Barr 2008
- Cyntia McKinney 2008
- Ralph Nader 2008
- John McCain 2008
- Barack Obama 2008
Tags: 2008 election, barack obama, bob barr, chuck baldwin, cynthia mckinney, John McCain, ralph nader
Ron Paul Republicans - Don’t be Fooled by Sarah Palin
Sep 10, 2008 politics
While she may have called Dr. Ron Paul “cool” and “independent of the party machine”, Sarah Palin is unfortunately still far from acceptable to a true liberty minded Ron Paul republican (or independent).
On the spending front, it appears that Palin has no problem spending taxpayer’s money, but we can’t be too hard on her for that. As long as Washington is dishing out taxpayer’s money in the form of earmarks, I have no problem with politicians trying to get it back to the people in each state rather than waste it on a federal project. However, Palin has come across as a bit less than honest on her positions.
Palin, during her speech at the RNC, said “thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere”, despite supporting the bridge to Gravina Island and its earmark during her run for Governor. In fact, she was insulted by the words “bridge to nowhere”.
This year alone, Palin sent earmark proposals to Senator Ted Stevens totaling $197 million, more per person than any other State in the Union. Even McCain criticized Palin’s earmarks during her term as Mayor of Wasilla.
However, the single most important issue that Ron Paul Republicans (or Independents) need to focus on is her acceptance of the neoconservative foreign policy of intervention and imperialism which costs the American people trillions of dollars. Foreign Policy being the single most important issue to Ron Paul supporters in this election, Sarah Palin is not acceptable in this area and thus does not make the Republican ticket for 2008 any more attractive. Nice try, McCain, but no cigar.
Tags: bridge to nowhere, earmarks, imperialism, independent, intervention, John McCain, liberty, neoconservative, Ron Paul, Sarah Palin, taxpayers, Washington
Why the GOP is a one issue party
Sep 9, 2008 Ron Paul, politics
Major points of the video:
After Sarah Palin’s speech at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis, Palin became the life of the party, and an admittedly formidable foe to the Democrats because of her out-of-the-beltway conservatism, and has made everyone forget that party leaders are uninterested in the conservative values that she represents.
Conservatives have been uncomfortable with John McCain because of his support for capaign finance reform, opposition to drilling in ANWR, his vote against the Bush tax cuts, his suscribing to global warming histeria and his support for a bill that would have granted amnesty to illegal aliens.
However, despite McCain’s liberal positions on other issues, Republicans seem to think that he is the best man to fight the war on terror.
Rudy Giuliani and Joe Lieberman were selected to represent the party at the RNC. Giuliani is extremely similar to Hillary Clinton in almost every area except for the war, but his ability to invoke 9/11 suddenly makes him a Republican star. Lieberman, despite being further to the left than Obama, is also selected to speak. Lieberman was Al Gore’s running mate in 2000. He supports universal health care, supports partial birth abortions, he is anti-gun, and opposed Samuel Alito’s appointment to the Supreme Court.
When WTMA host Richard Todd asked Cindy Mosteller why the Republicans were embracing Joe Lieberman, she said “Because he understands the importance of 9/11. This is a big tent party.” However, the tent was apparently not big enough for Republican congressman and presidential candidate Dr. Ron Paul, who was not allowed normal credentials at the RNC, despite his own convention (rally for the republic which drew more than 12,000 people) discussing reducing the size of government, returning to the constitution, and bringing the Republican party back to its conservative roots, and Ron Paul being introducted by Barry Goldwater Jr. whose father, Barry Goldwater, was the conscious of the conservative movement for half a century. Paul was not even let into the doors at his own party’s convention due to his opposition to the Iraq war, despite him getting more votes in the primaries than Rudy Guiliani and Fred Thompson, who both had speaking roles at the RNC.
When Cindy Mosteller was asked why anti war Republicans like Ron Paul, North Carolina congressman Walter Jones, or Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel are not given a voice at the convention, she replied, “If you get a tent too big it’s bound to have holes in it.” She added, “Hagel could not even get up on a national stage and even make a case… and you know why? Because the surge has, by God, worked.” So much for the big tent.
You are not to be tolerated in the Republican Party if you agree with the majority of Americans who are against the war in Iraq, yet being pro gun control, pro socialized health care, pro-choice, and pro-amnesty is perfectly acceptable as long as your are pro war. If you are a staunch conservative, yet against the war, you are no longer welcome in the Republican Party.
The definition of a neoconservative is one who believes that America’s greatness is measured exclusively by our willingness to dominate the globe politically and militarily. For neocons, foreign policy is primary and every other issue is secondary.
The 2008 McCain campaign (and nomination) represents the takeover of the Republican Party by neoconservatives. Sarah Palin, who once supported anti-war conservative Pat Buchanan for president, now mouths the same neoconservative foreign policy rhetoric that defines the new GOP.
Sarah Palin, like Spiro Agnew to Richard Nixon and Dan Quayle to George H.W. Bush, will be a conservative vice president who has virtually no impact on the moderate President they serve. McCain will more likely appoint Joe Lieberman as Secretary of State than give Sarah Palin any responsibilities more important than office secretary.
The only reason McCain picked Sarah Palin as Vice President is to pacify traditional conservatives on the many issues they still care about so that in Republican victory, McCain and the neoconservatives can get to work on their only issue - War.
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