Here, political correctness of a different sort runs deep.
For instance, look at the support for a certain person running for senator in OH, despite backing the stimulus. Then look for the opprobrium heaped on Crist for embracing the stimulus. The situations are different, but the PC gods have spoken.
Then look at the dislike for Hoffman crawling out of the woodwork, even though he was the best chance for a victory for conservative principles in NY-23. He is the man who must not be liked because he ran as a…third party.
I’ve even seen folks who push the whole “Stupid Sarah” meme, taking their cues from our friends on the left. Seriously? We’re going to take an ancient lefty playbook and use it against ourselves? The brainwashing is complete, just as when soldiers captured in Vietnam were brainwashed to torture their own fellow soldiers.
And of course, the birth certificate. It is now verboten to point out that a “birth certificate” is not the same thing as a “certificate of live birth”, and that Obama has spent millions of dollars trying to cover it up. The rule of law and truth only goes only so far with conservatives I guess, and that’s a rallying cry if there ever was one. Hey, vote for me — I’ll tell you the truth most of the time!
It’s pretty dispiriting, especially when you consider that this is supposed to be the best of the best. I wonder who or what will be placed on the “must not support/discuss” list tomorrow. It all feels Orwellian.
Hoffman supporters need not apply? RedState? Are you high? [nt]
Martin Knight Friday, November 13th at 6:23PM EST (link)To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it.
- Margaret Thatcher
NOTE: “consensus” = “Bipartisanship™”/”Centrism™”
I confess...
mschmitt Friday, November 13th at 6:31PM EST (link)The meaning of that statement about Hoffman went totally unnoticed by me; I was sure s/he was making the point that we supported him despite the third party. My goodness.
Oh ... you're a birther. I see ... [nt]
Martin Knight Friday, November 13th at 6:41PM EST (link)To me, “consensus” seems to be the process of abandoning all beliefs, principles, values and policies. So it is something in which no one believes and to which no one objects … There are still people in my party who believe in “consensus” politics. I regard them as Quislings, as traitors … I mean it.
- Margaret Thatcher
NOTE: “consensus” = “Bipartisanship™”/”Centrism™”
Birthers, etc.
mschmitt Friday, November 13th at 6:28PM EST (link)1. If you’re interested in the birth certificate issue, see (for example) http://wnd.com
2. If you’re interested in defending Sarah, defend Sarah — there are plenty of us here who do. Pretty much you’ve got Art who has some good reasons for disliking her and a bunch of people who like her.
3. We have damn good reasons to dislike Crist.
4. We have damn good reasons to support the guy in Ohio; who Rush Limbaugh described yesterday as — paraphrasing — “a solid, Reagan conservative”, with no qualifying mention of the car salesman.
5. There was no primary in NY-23. REPEAT: no primary. All bets are off.
Any more questions?
Tenebrous, I hate wasting energy, but I did not understand...
penguin2 Friday, November 13th at 6:29PM EST (link)a word you said. What are you talking about?
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Benjamin Franklin
I thought it was just me
Erick Brockway Friday, November 13th at 6:34PM EST (link)Whew.
Where? Spell it out.
Note to lefties;
“Don’t be afraid to see what you see.”
Ronald Reagan
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Neil's on a roll today, not sure tenebrous will get the opportunity... nt
mschmitt Friday, November 13th at 6:36PM EST (link)Do you have any proof....
discerningconservative Friday, November 13th at 6:42PM EST (link)of Portman supporting the stimulus? His statement after the stimulus passed said that he didn’t believe that it did anything to stimulate the economy and suggested the need for tax cuts and focus on job creation. Of course after reading this nonsensical piece, I wouldn’t expect anything less from you.
Huh?
billyd Friday, November 13th at 7:32PM EST (link)Redstate was and is against Doug Hoffman? Are we talking about the same redstate.com? Perhaps you should do some google searches on Erick Erickson and Doug Hoffman prior to saying something like that. As far as the 3rd party crack. Ya. We don’t support a 3rd party getting into a race and taking votes from a republican candidate that was voted in through a primary by the registered republicans from the area in which they are running. NY23. That didn’t happen.
As far as the birther garbage goes. Can you please just let it go? Obama was elected by the majority of voters. Most had no idea what they were voting for, but that isn’t a requirement to vote. Finally, let’s assume that you manage to dig up a document that proves Obama is not a US citizen. Then what? He gets removed from office? Biden would then be president. Is that what you want? Or are you then saying that the election would have to be thrown out, Obama and Biden would then be removed from office and a new vote would be scheduled. In the meantime, who would be president???? That’s right! It’s Nancy Pelosi!!! Is that what you really want? Just let it go. It’s over. We’ve got this dolt for 4 years. And everyone on here is doing everything they can to make sure it’s no more than that.
November 2nd 2010. What are you doing today to improve your tomorrow?