Video: Is Michelle ready for a third party?
posted at 5:55 pm on April 2, 2009 by Allahpundit
Just a little food for thought inspired by Newt’s comments this morning to accompany the vid of her slicing and dicing the great Grayson/Frank salary grab of ’09. Gingrich:
“If the Republicans can’t break out of being the right wing party of big government, then I think you would see a third party movement in 2012,” Gingrich said Tuesday. The speech, to a group of students at the College of the Ozarks in Missouri, was recorded by Springfield TV station KY3…
“Remember, everything Obama’s doing, Bush started last year,” he said. “If you’re going to talk about big spending, the mistakes of the Bush administration last year are fully as bad as the mistakes of Obama’s first two, three months.”
Gingrich told the students that the current governmental system “is so sick, so out of touch and so arrogant that you’re going to have a nationwide rebellion at the polls of people in both parties who are just fed up.”
Notably, MM seems more irritated by the dozens of Republicans who crossed the aisle to vote for the AIG bonus tax and the 10 who backed Grayson/Frank — with Eric Cantor voting present(!) — than by the Democrats. I figure all it’ll take is one more push for amnesty by the GOP, which is a fait accompli given McCain’s poor showing with Hispanics last year, and she’ll be ready to embrace the new Atheist Libertarian Workers Party. One percent of the vote or bust!
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No snarks. I view them as very successful individualists. Very bright, they’ve made positive contributions to economics.
Their weakness is that they can’t appreciate enough the human need for community and continuity. I see a leftist emphasis on extreme individualism at the expense of society. The “legalize drugs” mantra is a prime example. All human values can’t be reduced to a bottom line, and as a practical matter, most people won’t achieve the monetary success of libertarian luminaries. Every man is an island? No.
Libertarianism has a cool purity about it that is very attractive, but I think the failure to achieve cohesion in a party that wins elections is very instructive. If I have one fear about it, it is this: if they got serious power, they’d be tempted to pull-the-rug-up and cause a massive disruption — not all that different than what’s happening now.
I can’t blame that all on libertarians, either. Any baby step towards reform brings out a yammering swinish mob, using children and the very ill as human shields, indulged by the MSM.
The corporatism fetish is a real turn-off also, though some things like microchip manufacture might not be achieved without it. Ironically, it looks like the freakish giants of corporatism were on the verge of breaking up anyway, had it not been for Dear Leader Bush, Congress, and now the One.
My ideal party would accept a lot of the economics and add morals and ethics — and an appreciation of where those things came from.
Feedie on April 2, 2009 at 7:08 PM
I voted for a ‘third party’ against Bush 1 because he said ‘no taxes’. What we got was 8 years of clinton. There are only two parties, and the d’s and r’s will never let anyone in a third party elected as pres. do anything he promises to do.
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letget on April 2, 2009 at 7:08 PM
FloatingRock on April 2, 2009 at 6:57 PM
Hey I was born in the Columbia Basin!
petunia on April 2, 2009 at 7:09 PM
IF it comes to a third party I nominate the name, The Patrick Henery Party.
DannoJyd on April 2, 2009 at 7:09 PM
Yeah!!! Third parties are pointless.
After all the Green Party had no effect on Al Gore.
mad saint jack on April 2, 2009 at 7:12 PM
I’ve been ready for a viable third party for quite some time…years in fact. The trouble is there are no people out there that can act as a good, honest, and strong voice for what this country is supposed to be about. The closest recognizable person is….Ron Paul? Gawd.
Spiritk9 on April 2, 2009 at 7:13 PM
I don’t think that will happen here. The Progressive Conservatives in Canada died because their powerbase was in Eastern Canada and they were virtually abolished in the 1993 election (just won 2 seats). That allowed Western Canada’s Reform Party to become the new official opposition and was in the driver seat for the coming Conservative Party.
Funnily enought, it was the Western SOCIAL conservatism that won over the eastern more secular part (red tory) of the Party. And the result was a return to power.
Norwegian on April 2, 2009 at 7:15 PM
I find this highly appealing. The only problem is that you would really have to obliterate the GOP to do it, and that could cost a crucial election cycle. Unless you use a hold of congress to make a dem president powerless during the transition.
ebrawer on April 2, 2009 at 7:15 PM
To the guy that Michelle Quoted saying that if they got the money then there should be strings attached. . . . THAT’S WHY THEY DID THE BAILOUT. It was all for the reason that they would then have a way to tell the Auto industry what to do without passing unconstitutional laws. It’s all part of the Communist Revolution 2009
- The Cat
MirCat on April 2, 2009 at 7:17 PM
The House is passing 3.55 trillion budget right now. Pelosi is all smiles while she wrecks havoc on this nation. There won’t be a “party” left for anyone to represent.
Rovin on April 2, 2009 at 7:18 PM
But GM wasn’t forced to accept the money. They came a’beggin’ to DC…
Upstater85 on April 2, 2009 at 7:18 PM
What did she say today? Something about being emancipated… Again, the image of San-Fran-Nan burning her bra…
Upstater85 on April 2, 2009 at 7:19 PM
My domestic shorthair cat says ‘deal’.
HornetSting on April 2, 2009 at 7:20 PM
Third party…..ain’t gonna happen. Too many folks willing to sit on their butts and do nothing until it’s too late.
Lets ask Norm Coleman how he likes that third party thing or GHWB. Ross Peroe anyone?
Knucklehead on April 2, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Third party will be a tax revolt… not a matter of if, but of when and in what shape it will take… Obama’s doing his part to inch us along toward that inevitability
gatorboy on April 2, 2009 at 7:28 PM
More than anything else, the betrayals of the Bush Dynasty caused the anger at a lack of real choices since 1988. They dumped their liberal-elitist sewage all over Main Street and the liberals hated them anyway.
Feedie on April 2, 2009 at 7:42 PM
I personally feel that the “parties” distract us from what is really going on. Both right and left love to point fingers at each other for the nations problems, but while we do that, the banksters and pols shove laws and programs down our throat that neither the right or left want…
As Americans, we should immediately unite behind a common cause that we all agree on to solve the immediate problems such as over-taxation and bailout-palooza. Noone wants these things except a minority of powerful elitist criminals. Their power can easily be taken away by the people people of America. We are all being saddled with enormous debt regardless of party…
I believe it is rare that normal voters would agree with every single aspect that either the republican or democrat parties stand for… Why not have more choices?
P.S. We cannot ever let our elections be run on electronic voting machines!!!!!! We would be asking for manipulation….
Constitution1st on April 2, 2009 at 7:43 PM
I think if we formed a 3rd party, within 2 Presidential elections, the Republican Party would become a 3rd party. The question is “How long are we willing to wait to retake the White House?”.
A better option may be to organize as a PAC and support those candidates of either party that agree to support our platform. A few hundred million dollars would allow us to support new candidates as well as the few current Congressmen and women who support the Constitution.
huckleberryfriend on April 2, 2009 at 7:44 PM
If something doesn’t happen we may as well get used to saying Heil Hitler…
DL13 on April 2, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Just so we can be clear on the Reform party’s rise. It was unquestionably the Red Tory faction of the old PC party that was responsible. The fiscal conservative/small government/populist message brought people to the fold.
What kept Reform from gaining power was the successful branding as religious nutbars. Certain MP’s did not help the cause, either. The Conservative party is still fighting that stigma right now, and it’s why they’ve had 2 successive minority governments.
So, if your supposed new 3rd party has a fiscally conservative message, try and stay on message and avoid religious undertones. Fiscal conservatism means, by the very nature of it, smaller government. That means less government fooferaw in such things as marriage and abortion. You’ll have to decide how much is too much when it comes to the government running your lives.
And, as far as I can tell, a good number of Americans have no idea that debt is an accumulation of the deficits. Let’s put it this way, none of your Presidents since Jefferson have actually run a surplus because none of your presidents since Jefferson have run a debt free government.
Krydor on April 2, 2009 at 7:46 PM
An atheist libertarian workers’ party getting 1% of the vote? The existing Libertarian Party doesn’t even get that any more.
A third party, to be viable, would have to be formed in the middle, not on the fringe. That would mean a platform to attract RINOs, DINOs, and independents.
There are a few ways to approach this: one is to have a party of social conservatism and fiscal irresponsibility. This, of course, is no different than what we get from any bipartisan bill now.
Another is to have a populist party, some kind of quasi-fascist third way. Ross Perot and Pat Buchanan have met with moderate success campaigning on a platform such as this. But eventually, blood pressures drop back to normal and people return to their day-to-day lives, and maintaining the plebiscite’s outrage long enough to win reelection would be next to impossible.
The other option would be to have a party dedicated to the ideals of the Founders—a party of social libertarianism and capitalism. This of course would be anathema to the fringes in both of the big parties, as lynching abortion doctors and bankers would not be part of the platform. But it would be the only way to break the two-party impasse.
hicsuget on April 2, 2009 at 7:47 PM
I think you’re wrong on the over-taxation part. The half of voters who don’t pay taxes are just fine with it, although they, somewhat contradictorily, don’t like bailouts. As if they were funding those bailouts. Then, of the people who do pay taxes, many of them are Democrats and they clearly aren’t paying their entire assessment, so they don’t mind the tax levels that much either, seeing them as kinda optional.
venividivici on April 2, 2009 at 7:53 PM
I think if we organized a more conservative, Jeffersonian, or even Libitarian Party, it would get more votes than the GOP. Not much, probably not more than 30% of the overall vote, but more than the GOP. There are more conservative Republicans left that would switch over than squishy ones that would remain. The GOP would probably die out then by the next election leaving a leaner, more powerful classical liberal/libitarian party. I say it should be called the Colonial Party emphasizing “Conservatism, Capitalism, and Constitutionalism”. The logo should be two muskets crossed.
BTW: Why not give Ron Paul a try. He is really the only guy with the political gall to actually make the cahanges that are neccesary. And is foreign policy really that important when we’re socialists?
Nelsen on April 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM
We already have a 3rd and 4th party for conservatives, and that might be the problem. Does anyone know how many people the Libertarian or Constitution party have in them? Are their parties growing? I think a two-party system is much more beneficial–I’m talking about two major parties. Unfortunately, the two major parties are statist/liberal and not-as-statist/liberal.
I don’t know what the answer is, but I can tell you that I’m closer and closer to switching to a different party–more in line with the Constitution.
mauipundit on April 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Okay, I’ll up the ante: Join and you’ll get a coffee mug with my ugly face on it. Pefect in the mornings!
Allahpundit on April 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Have you heard of these guys? At the very least, they’ve got some existing infrastructure.
http://www.constitutionparty.com/
venividivici on April 2, 2009 at 7:56 PM
Done. Obama is already crowding the neo fascist field.
Stick to the ideals of Reagan, Friedman, Goldwater and the Founders.
moxie_neanderthal on April 2, 2009 at 7:58 PM
Agree
Nelsen on April 2, 2009 at 7:59 PM
The prosperity allowed people to become more insular (our bubbles) and the specialization needed to succeed in the modern world came at the expense of other activities. TV didn’t help. I don’t blame people so much now because the insularity is a kind of defense — needed to help maintain sanity. The 24/7 assaults on our senses and demands on our time are obscenities. A short time ago, people worked dog hard for a lot less money, yet they had the comforts of family, community, and a common set of values.
We’re up s**t creek now, and there’s no choice but to wait. New leadership can come from anywhere. How about that British MP who read Gordon Brown the riot act? Who saw that coming? :-)
Feedie on April 2, 2009 at 8:01 PM
I understand what you are saying and partly agree….. But I dont think anyone (regardless of party or income) could ever win an election on raising taxes…. IMHO
Constitution1st on April 2, 2009 at 8:01 PM
You sound Cuda’ish.
Sapwolf on April 2, 2009 at 8:14 PM
I think we’re at the point where if a politician can convince at least 51% of the people that at least THEIR taxes won’t get raised, he’s golden. Isn’t that pretty much what Obama was saying with his whole “95% of you won’t see your taxes raised”? Of course he’s backing off that now, but I don’t think he’s adding anyone to the tax rolls, with the possible exception of “cap and trade”, which will be passed along to everyone.
venividivici on April 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM
Yep. This is a two-party country. If the Constitution Party (new one) starts up and takes conservatives, the GOP WILL DIE. And it should.
Statists vs. Freedom
That is why we are a two-party country. Europe is a collection of basically parties that are varying degrees of statism. Europe is dead for the most part.
Sapwolf on April 2, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Michelle would do well not to let a henchman speak for her, especially one comparable to Biden, who often speaks for The Obama. Only a marxist/democrat or rightwing stupidity would encourage the conservatives to start a new party. Use all influence and pressure to move the present republican party to the right. Historically, anything else justs gives the left more power, which, for you right wing morons is exactly what the left wants, and if you have been awake for the past few months, is what we have now.
Old Country Boy on April 2, 2009 at 8:34 PM
The American Conservative Party has been formed to try to return to the intent of the Constituion. http://theamericanconservates.org and http://americanconservativeparty.org.
amr on April 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM
What would they called themselves? The Patriot Party? Independent Conservative Party?
SnarkVader on April 2, 2009 at 6:01 PM
“The Constitution Party”
corvettelady on April 2, 2009 at 8:38 PM
The explanation that I read (re Cantor’s “present” vote) was that he abstained out of a concern over an appearance of conflict of interest (his wife had business dealings with one of parties that could benefit from the bill). That seems plausible to me. I’m not prepared to throw Cantor under the bus over that vote.
Y-not on April 2, 2009 at 8:44 PM
Great guy, but the slaveowner tag is bad PR.
jgapinoy on April 2, 2009 at 8:59 PM
A third party is what gave us Senator Frankenfraud, President Clinton, & several other losers.
We need to repair the GOP, not trash it!
jgapinoy on April 2, 2009 at 9:00 PM
A party representing lightly regulated selfishness will get nowhere. That’s how the Statists took over education.
Sapwolf on April 2, 2009 at 9:07 PM
The best part of waking up….is a question mark on your cup??
hillbillyjim on April 2, 2009 at 9:10 PM
Better than Dems, but they give the impression of selfishness but in a different way than the Dems.
I’m for Freedom to do Right rather than Freedom to do Wrong.
Sapwolf on April 2, 2009 at 9:15 PM
By my count there are already three votes for The Constitution Party. Make this #4.
smellthecoffee on April 2, 2009 at 9:22 PM
We should be called Radical Constitutionalists.
Alden Pyle on April 2, 2009 at 9:34 PM
Then 8 of Bush Jr. Far more liberal than his father. Increase of Government big time and Nationalization of the Banks. Then far worse we got McCain a man who voted with the Democrats consistently as “our” nominee. McCain is hated by most Republicans how could he have ever represented us. He “won” the nomination by spliting true republicans. True Republicans got robbed. Thank God he lost. Had he won a true conservative would never have a chance. I would be willing to bet that things would be almost the same with him as President anyway. In fact I would wager he would have given Obama a Cabinet level post along with several other Democrats. I can’t thing of a major thing he would have done different other than not commit armature errors like Obama has. Wait he most likely would have ended earmarks but that’s it.
Either we need to jetison people like McCain Spector Steele etc. from the party or we need a new party. The Democrats for now seem to have two parties the GOP chaired by liberal Steele and the DNC.
I mean how can we tolerate a chairman who hates our icon Rush and loves his man Obama.
Steveangell on April 2, 2009 at 9:34 PM
I agree with you. As the percentage of Americans who pay no taxes increases with time, the campaign slogan of “lower taxes” or “fiscal conservatism” simply does not resonate anymore with many voters, like it once did.
Sad, but true.
It is the consequence of Statism in our society.
ColtsFan on April 2, 2009 at 9:39 PM
Here is my nomination for a name for a conservative 3rd party. How about the AMP. That is short for the American Morons Party. Or since they will be doing the marxist/democrats’ work for them, how about Democrat Junior, or Democrat Lite.
Old Country Boy on April 2, 2009 at 10:06 PM
It would be simpler to take back the Republican party. The structure and money flow is already there and doesn’t need to be recreated (a monumental task). Educating the great middle voters on the true principles of conservatism and how the party works to serve that. Right now though the party doesn’t work to that end. The GOP leaders are to afraid to go against the popularity grain and thus lose credibility of their party and those just outside of it. The Precedent only offers hope and change as symbols not as values. A valueless leader will last when unopposed and at the moment we have leaderless values. We need to purge the RINO’s (false leaders)and not for fanatical types but strong clear thinking individuals that live their talk. A third party is tantamount to a constitutional convention (new government). And while that may be ultimately be necessary we will need strong leaders for that as well so we might as well use a good structure and make it stronger.
nolapol on April 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM
There wouldn’t be 3 parties for long. The whole purpose would be to get real, principled conservatives in charge. The charlatans like boehner, mcconnell, blunt, cantor, ryan would either join and toe the line or be made irrelevant and unelectable. The guys in power positions are the ones responsible for the rise of the left to power and have to go one way or another. The republican party is over.
peacenprosperity on April 2, 2009 at 10:20 PM
By the way, steele better get to work fixing the primary election problem or next time lindsy graham will be the nominee. What Rush was pushing in the past primary season, crossing over to mess with the democrats, wasn’t an original idea, the democrats have been doing it for years. The media and the independants will nominate another mccain type in 2012 no matter what kind of gains the republicans may make in 2010.
peacenprosperity on April 2, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Exactly. They p**s me off with there condescending spinelessness.
nolapol on April 2, 2009 at 10:31 PM
But which would survive. With Steele in charge the new party would most likely survive. The GOP as it is now can not possibly last. The DNC sent their members into our party and completely destroyed it. Steele is a prime example. RINO to the core.
You are dreaming to think the GOP is savable it is simply a weak version of the DNC now days. Corrupt to the core with RINO’s.
Surly you jest. Steele loves that McCain won which means he might someday. I’m from MD trust me Steele is far more liberal than conservative just like McCain a Liberal Conservative is other words RINO.
Steveangell on April 2, 2009 at 10:47 PM
Kick out all the RINO’s and call it the Conservative Party!
hawkman on April 2, 2009 at 10:59 PM
I always hated that term. Either be Conservative or don’t be. Democrats are sometimes “fiscal conservative”. They belong in the DNC not GOP. Our party should be based on the Constitution it has worked for over 200 years but terms like that have destroyed the GOP. We need to end Political Correctness once and for all and stand for our basic principals which are very Politically Incorrect. We are a Christian Nation. We need to support christian principals and fight like crazy to get God back in to politics. Only God can save us after all we can do.
Liberals used terms like “fiscal conservative” and “social conservative” to take God down. They have murdered God. His name is no longer acceptable in “civil society”. God will not take that for long mark my word. God created this nation and will punish it if it transgresses too far.
In the last fifty years everything that was once evil has become just fine and normal. Everything that was good has become evil. Don’t you dare criticize someone for fornication, adultery, sodomy, or even genocide (if you are a Muslim terrorist). Buy you are evil if you pray to God in the name of Jesus. You are evil if you work against gay marriage.
Steveangell on April 2, 2009 at 11:02 PM
: “Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.” ~John Quincy Adams
“There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties… This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.” ~John Adams
Send_Me on April 2, 2009 at 11:22 PM
No, start up the Conservative Party let the RINOs stay in the “Republicrat” Party or just be honest, do away with the Republican party and call them ALL Democrats.
Daggett on April 2, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Conservatives are clueless about socialist tactics and economic policy in general. They’re obsessed with wanting to be seen as civil and bipartisan.
modifiedcontent on April 3, 2009 at 1:29 AM
I consider myself more Libertarian than Republican but the Libertarian party too often runs lunatics for office.
There really isn’t a party that reflects my values. In my opinion the Republicans are just less dangerous than Democrats. Because they “suck less” is really the only reason I vote for their candidates. Democrats seem to be pretty much about actually doing exactly the opposite of what they talk about. All their pandering toward minorities, for example, is really about keeping the minorities marginalized and dependent on government programs. All their pandering toward “workers” is really about extracting extra cash from those workers in the form of union dues that go to their political campaigns.
There just isn’t a party that reflects my views. I want a “personal responsibility” party. A party that isn’t afraid to say “gee, that’s too bad, better suck it up and get on with your life or you might starve to death”.
I want a party that isn’t afraid to say things like … illiteracy is a personal decision. At some point in every illiterate person’s life, they made the choice not to learn to read. It was offered, they didn’t take it, they should suffer the consequences of it … *I* shouldn’t suffer the consequences of their poor decisions.
How about the “screw-em” party. The “You advance yourself or you get left behind” party.
crosspatch on April 3, 2009 at 5:04 AM
VOTE “NONE OF THE ABOVE”! The two biggest special interest parties in the USA are the repub and dem political parties. The only way we’ll ever get rid of them is if we vote them out of office by not giving them our vote.
rotorhead on April 3, 2009 at 7:26 AM
A 3rd party is a good idea, but I fear that in an election their votes would county for nothing and Dems would still win.
We need to be ready by the mid-terms to throw the bums out. Also, in my state we have closed primaries and even independents cannot vote, let alone a 3rd party. Thats the reason I will not register independent….which I had wanted to.
becki51758 on April 3, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Republicans cannot win without voters like us. Time to hold their feet to the fire. No time for “off the hook” marketing, time for conservative principles. No point reaching out for new voters, if you give up the base.
I’m talking to you, Remington.
Angry Dumbo on April 3, 2009 at 8:29 AM
The other option would be to have a party dedicated to the ideals of the Founders—a party of social libertarianism and capitalism. This of course would be anathema to the fringes in both of the big parties, as lynching abortion doctors and bankers would not be part of the platform. But it would be the only way to break the two-party impasse.
This is so true. The Constitution was shredded a long time ago, and it’s time to get this country back to that document that was Divinely inspired. I’m a registered independent, Libertarian in philosophy. The current two parties are the same. The Democrats are a lying disgrace, pushing for complete repudiation of the Constitution. The Republicans make me sick. Smaller government? I’m 45 years old, and have never seen them shrink government at all. I supported Bush because of the foreign attack and threat. I did not support him doubling the size of government and government spending. He was a Progressive, plain and simple. Bring back the Constitution, we’re not America without it………….
adamsmith on April 3, 2009 at 8:45 AM
It is nice to see someone bring up the fact that Bush started a lot of this, at least he signed the first bailouts. But, keep in mind, the original bailouts were written and voted for by Obama and McCain(and others). A lot of people forget that Obama and McCain suspended their campaigns to work on the “crisis” and both voted for the original bailouts.
jeffn21 on April 3, 2009 at 8:49 AM
There’s a Libertarian Party candidate on the ballot for Mayor of St. Louis. Election is in one week. There’s no Republican running, just a corrupt old-time Democrat and a Green Party candidate.
If you all Conservatives are serious about flirting with the Third Party idea, how about starting by supporting Libertarian candidates when no Republican is on the ballot?
Hell, we Libertarian Republicans, can’t even get our Conservative buddies to support us on this. Remember 2006, and the Tom DeLay fiasco? Bob Smithers, Libertarian was still on the ballot, but local Houston Republicans balked at supporting him, even though Smithers pledged to “serve with the Republican Caucus.”
Result: We lost a GOP Cong. seat for two years.
Then there was Alaska in ’08. Ditto. A Libertarian was still on the ballot for US Senate for the Stevens seat.
If Republicans supported the occasional Libertarian when no GOPer was on the ballot, the Libertarians would be MUCH MORE OPEN, to supporting the GOP in some key elections.
ericdondero on April 3, 2009 at 9:11 AM
I’d be all for a third party, although, sorry Allah, I can’t go along with the atheist angle of it. Make the tent just a little bigger, and I’m right there with you!
We need somebody with more money and more brains than, er, Ross Perot to bankroll it, though. Otherwise, it’s toast. Who would our financier be? Steve Forbes?
flutejpl on April 3, 2009 at 9:14 AM
Okay, I’ll up the ante: Join and you’ll get a coffee mug with my ugly face on it. Pefect in the mornings!
Allahpundit
Guaranteed to induce dry heaves.
SKYFOX on April 3, 2009 at 9:35 AM
For all the damage a third party would do to the conservatives, and all the help it would provide to liberals, I’m sure George Soros would bankroll the third party.
Old Country Boy on April 3, 2009 at 9:35 AM
A couple of words for the Nanny Phuloshit crowd. Stick all those fingers you’re pointing up your _ _ _ _ (nose) so you cannot get another hit of coke or fresh air.
MSGTAS on April 3, 2009 at 10:09 AM
The leftists took over the Dem Party, the pro-Americans can take over the Repub Party. Much easier than starting a new party.
Read some Abe Lincoln and the original Republicans … THIS is a party to be emulated. Constitutionally-based and anti-slavery. The Dems were the slavery party then and are the slavery party now (although the plantation fields are now called “inner cities).
To tell you how bad I thought the 3rd parties are (Constitution and Conservative), I checked them out and came back to McShamnesty (Bob Barr, you look like a MORON with that mustache!).
Now, let’s take BACK the Repub Party. If you’re like me, you’ve concentrated on family and jobs, but let local politics fall through the cracks.
I’m going to an Act! for America (www.actforamerica.org) Training Workshop this month and one of the topics is “The do’s and don’ts of an effective campaign for local office.”
I’ve never done anything like this before in my life, but you know, I was wrong.
If the tree of liberty is not nurtured with H2O it will eventually have to be “watered” with blood.
Hardcore? go to http://www.ACCDF.com (The American Constitution & Capitalism Defense Front).
Let’s roll….get off the couch.
ex-Democrat on April 3, 2009 at 10:12 AM
Constitution Party baby!!!
RightXBrigade on April 3, 2009 at 12:26 PM
The Libertarian and Constitution Parties were invaded by 911 conspiracy fruitcakes and drug addicts which made both parties a walking joke. The Libertarian Party nominated the ACLU consort, Bob Barr (aren’t Libertarians educated enough to know that the ACLU is a Communist Institution and has been since 1919?) The Constitution Party forced many key CONSERVATIVES such as Jim Gilcrist and Alan Keys to leave the party because of their 911 conspiracy loons and misguided support for that fraud, Ron Paul.
The GOP was a third party comprised of disillusioned Whigs because the Whig Party refused to support its own Party platform, much like the GOP does today.
I, also, left the Constitution Party.
For those interested I am looking into the American Conservative Party, they MIGHT be promising, we’ll see.
http://theamericanconservatives.org/cms/
nelsonknows on April 3, 2009 at 3:45 PM
Do I detect a rather sharp edge to this commentary?
“Notably, MM seems more irritated by the dozens of Republicans who crossed the aisle to vote for the AIG bonus tax and the 10 who backed Grayson/Frank — with Eric Cantor voting present(!) — than by the Democrats. I figure all it’ll take is one more push for amnesty by the GOP, which is a fait accompli given McCain’s poor showing with Hispanics last year, and she’ll be ready to embrace the new Atheist Libertarian Workers Party. One percent of the vote or bust!”
Or is this just all good fun?
Near the Exit ?: What good does it do to rail at the Demos? Repubs are supposed to be the party of fiscal conservatism!
Maybe it’s time for spring cleaning. Too bad it’s not up for a vote.
Christine on April 3, 2009 at 4:54 PM
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