Turk
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 Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject: Giuliani endorses Mccain |
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Neither of them are conservatives anyway, why did the RNC allow them to run as conservatives?
I swear to god as i live and breathe, i will vote independent if mccain gets the nomination. |
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TrespassersW
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I agree that they are RINO's. Just curious, but what specific party would you likely vote for, if not for one of the two majors? |
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Turk
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Its not over yet |
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Turk
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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| TrespassersW wrote: | | I agree that they are RINO's. Just curious, but what specific party would you likely vote for, if not for one of the two majors? |
Another leftist in conservative clothing endorses mccain
Schwarzenegger who would be surprised |
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Toxic
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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| How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
I have three theories on that. One is that a lot of people are easily duped. The second is that a lot of people are more interested in the question of electability (as they see it) than holding to the party line. The third is that the party--or those who are at least registered Republican--is more diverse than the party platform would indicate.
Actually, I have a fourth theory: It's a bit of all of the above.  |
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Toxic
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| Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| TrespassersW wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
I have three theories on that. One is that a lot of people are easily duped. The second is that a lot of people are more interested in the question of electability (as they see it) than holding to the party line. The third is that the party--or those who are at least registered Republican--is more diverse than the party platform would indicate.
Actually, I have a fourth theory: It's a bit of all of the above. |
That last one sounds like a good theory.  |
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Turk
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 2:01 am Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
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Toxic
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
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Turk
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
Easy ask George W Bush
He is about as conservative as john mccain and ted kennedy |
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Toxic
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
Easy ask George W Bush
He is about as conservative as john mccain and ted kennedy |
You just don't get it, do you? You cannot be a Republican-in-name-only if you are handpicked BY REPUBLICANS. |
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Turk
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
Easy ask George W Bush
He is about as conservative as john mccain and ted kennedy |
You just don't get it, do you? You cannot be a Republican-in-name-only if you are handpicked BY REPUBLICANS. |
Of course you can you dense lynx you.
George Bush is a living example so is mccain. |
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Toxic
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
Easy ask George W Bush
He is about as conservative as john mccain and ted kennedy |
You just don't get it, do you? You cannot be a Republican-in-name-only if you are handpicked BY REPUBLICANS. |
Of course you can you dense lynx you.
George Bush is a living example so is mccain. |
No. You're STILL not getting my point. If you are elected by the Republican Party, you are chosen by Republicans. Therefore, you cannot be Republican-in-name-only because you were specifically chosen BY REPUBLICANS.
Perhaps what you're droning on about is CINO (Conservative-in-name-only), but that's not what we're discussing here. |
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Turk
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | Turk wrote: | | Toxic wrote: | | How can you be a RINO while also being the frontrunner and likely nominee of the R? :/ |
Ask George W Bush |
My point was that the Republican Party nominates and votes these people into office. How can you be a Republican-In-Name-Only if you are hand-chosen by the Republican Party? |
Easy ask George W Bush
He is about as conservative as john mccain and ted kennedy |
You just don't get it, do you? You cannot be a Republican-in-name-only if you are handpicked BY REPUBLICANS. |
Of course you can you dense lynx you.
George Bush is a living example so is mccain. |
No. You're STILL not getting my point. If you are elected by the Republican Party, you are chosen by Republicans. Therefore, you cannot be Republican-in-name-only because you were specifically chosen BY REPUBLICANS.
Perhaps what you're droning on about is CINO (Conservative-in-name-only), but that's not what we're discussing here. |
If thats the case the rest of them are rinos |
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 11:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Toxic wrote: | | No. You're STILL not getting my point. If you are elected by the Republican Party, you are chosen by Republicans. Therefore, you cannot be Republican-in-name-only because you were specifically chosen BY REPUBLICANS. |
Being a Republican isn't a question of having the approval of others who are registered with that party any more than walking through the narthex of a church makes you a Christian. Being a Republican means believing in and at least trying to follow Republican principles. Those who self-identify as Republican but whose actions do not follow those principles are commonly referred to as RINO's. Clear?  |
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