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Title: Conservatives Lost More Than an Election
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AMERICAN FREE PRESS [The New "Spotlight"]
URL Source: http://www.americanfreepress.net/ht ... ervatives_election_120208.html
Published: Dec 4, 2008
Author: CHUCK BALDWIN
Post Date: 2008-12-04 19:58:47 by IndieTX
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Views: 549
Comments: 22
That Barack Obama trounced John McCain should have surprised no one. In fact, in this column, weeks ago, I stated emphatically that John McCain could no more beat Barack Obama than Bob Dole could beat Bill Clinton. He didn't. (Hence a vote for John McCain was a "wasted" vote, was it not?) I also predicted that Obama would win with an electoral landslide. He did. The real story, however, is not how Barack Obama defeated John McCain. The real story is how John McCain defeated America's conservatives. For all intents and purposes, conservatism—as a national movement—is completely and thoroughly dead. Barack Obama did not destroy it, however. It was George W. Bush and John McCain who destroyed conservatism in America. Soon after G.W. Bush was elected, it quickly became obvious he was no conservative. On the contrary, George Bush has forever established himself as a Big-Government, warmongering, internationalist neocon. Making matters worse was the way Bush presented himself as a conservative Christian. In fact, Bush's portrayal of himself as a conservative Christian paved the way for the betrayal and ultimate destruction of conservatism (something I also predicted years ago). And the greatest tragedy of this deception is the way that Christian conservatives so thoroughly (and stupidly) swallowed the whole Bush/McCain neocon agenda. For example, Bush and his fellow neocons like to categorize and promote themselves as being "pro-life," but they have no hesitation or reservation about killing hundreds of thousands of innocent people in reckless and unconstitutional foreign wars. By the same token, how many unborn babies were saved by six years of all three branches of the federal government being under the control of these "pro-life" neocons? Not one! Ask the more than eight million unborn babies who were killed in their mothers' wombs during the last eight years how "pro-life" George W. Bush and John McCain are. As a result of this insanely inconsistent and pixilated punditry, millions of Americans now laugh at the very notion of "pro-life" conservatism. Bush and McCain have made a mockery of the very term. Consider, too, the way Bush and McCain have allowed the international bankers on Wall Street to bilk America's taxpayers out of trillions of dollars. Yes, I know Obama also supported the Wall Street bailout, but it was the Republican Party that controlled the White House for the last eight years and the entire federal government for six out of the last eight years. In fact, the GOP has won seven out of the previous ten presidential elections. They have controlled Supreme Court appointments for the past thirty-plus years. They have appointed the majority of Treasury secretaries and Federal Reserve chairmen. They have presided over the greatest trade imbalances, the biggest deficits, the biggest spending increases, and now the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression. Again, the American people look at these so-called "conservatives" and laugh. No wonder such a sizeable majority of voters yawned when John McCain tried to scare them by accusing Barack Obama of being a "big taxer." How can one possibly scare people with a charge like that after the GOP has made a total mockery of fiscal conservatism? That's like trying to scare someone coming out from a swim in the Gulf of Mexico with a squirt gun. Then there was the pathetic attempt by the National Rifle Association (NRA) to scare gun owners regarding an Obama White House. Remember that John McCain is the same guy that the NRA rightly condemned for proposing his blatantly unconstitutional McCain/Feingold bill. McCain is also the same guy that tried to close down gun shows. He even made a personal campaign appearance for a pro-gun control liberal in the state of Oregon a few short years ago. In fact, the Gun Owners of America (GOA) gave McCain a grade of "F" for his dismal record on Second Amendment issues. Once again, Chicken Little-style paranoia over Barack Obama rang hollow when the alternative was someone as liberal as John McCain. But the worst calamity of this election was the way conservatives—especially Christian conservatives—surrendered their principles for the sake of political partisanship. The James Dobsons of this country should hang their heads in shame! Not only did they lose an election, they lost their integrity! In South Carolina, for example, pro-life Christians and conservatives had an opportunity to vote for a principled conservative-constitutionalist for the U.S. Senate. He is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-traditional marriage. He believes in securing our borders against illegal immigration. He is against the bailout for the Wall Street banksters. His conservative credentials are unassailable. But the vast majority of Christian conservatives (including those at Bob Jones University) voted for his liberal opponent instead. The man that the vast majority of Christian conservatives voted for in South Carolina is a Big-Government neocon. He supported the bailout of the Wall Street banksters. He is a rabid supporter of granting amnesty and a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. In fact, this man has a conservative rating of only 29% in the current Freedom Index of the New American magazine. Why did Christian conservatives support the liberal neocon and not the solid pro-life conservative? Because the conservative ran as a Democrat and the neocon is a Republican. I'm talking about the race between Bob Conley and Lindsey Graham, of course. Had South Carolina's pastors, Christians, evangelicals, and pro-life conservatives voted for Bob Conley, he would be the new senator-elect from that state. In fact, Bob was so conservative that the Democratic leadership in South Carolina endorsed the Republican, Lindsey Graham! No matter. A majority of evangelical Christians in South Carolina stupidly rejected Bob Conley and voted for Graham. Across the country, rather than stand on principle, hundreds of thousands of pastors, Christians, and pro-life conservatives capitulated and groveled before John McCain's neocon agenda. In doing so, they forfeited any claim to truth, and they abandoned any and all fidelity to constitutional government. They should rip the stories of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego out of their Bibles. They should never again tell their children, parishioners, and radio audiences the importance of standing for truth and principle. They have made a mockery of Christian virtue. No wonder a majority of the voting electorate laughs at us Christians. No wonder the GOP crashed and burned last Tuesday. Again, it wasn't Barack Obama who destroyed conservatism; it was George W. Bush, John McCain, and the millions of evangelical Christians who supported them. And until conservatives find their backbone and their convictions, they deserve to remain a burnt-out, has-been political force. They have no one to blame but themselves. And since it is unlikely that the Republican Party has enough sense to understand any of this and will, therefore, do little to reestablish genuine conservative principles, it is probably best to just go ahead and bury the scoundrels now and move on to something else. Without a sincere commitment to constitutional government, the GOP has no justifiable reason to ever govern again. Therefore, put a fork in them. They are done. Let a new entity arise from the ashes: one that will stand for something more than just "the lesser of two evils." As we say in the South, That dog just won't hunt anymore. Chuck Baldwin was the presidential candidate for the Constitution Party. His web site is located here.
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#1. To: IndieTX (#0)
I'd throw a good portion of behind the scenes party leaders in there too.
The man that the vast majority of Christian conservatives voted for in South Carolina is a Big-Government neocon. He supported the bailout of the Wall Street banksters. He is a rabid supporter of granting amnesty and a pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens. In fact, this man has a conservative rating of only 29% in the current Freedom Index of the New American magazine. Why did Christian conservatives support the liberal neocon and not the solid pro-life conservative? Because the conservative ran as a Democrat and the neocon is a Republican. I'm talking about the race between Bob Conley and Lindsey Graham, of course. Evidence the "evangelical" Zionist robocon drones are only hastening our destruction. Chuck was the best guy on the ballot. Once again, you had to write in the CP candidate because he wasn't on the ballot, just as Peroutka wasn't 4 years ago. "Vat a system we have. So good for Big Jew supporting major party candidates we select."
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP Elections are supposed to distinguish us from the banana republics where government evolve only at the point of a gun. For all practical purposes, the American presidential campaigns are frauds designed to assure, as much as possible, that we see no change at all, and that the corporate few continue dominating our economy and our personal fate. This no matter who occupies the White House. Obama's socialist-globalist supporters spent one billion dollars to purchase his option. They'll get that investment back ten fold as Americans continue to take it in the neck thanks to quislings among us who support both entrants.
So true. And, unfortunately, we'll never have Constitutionally sound governance until we reclaim fair elections and sound money, among 1,001 things. The power is above the R's and D's and the power owns same/both.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Hands down. A patriot's dream candidate, only (maybe) bettered by Dr. Ron Paul. People have to want to wake up and time is running out.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Rs v Ds is the silly every 4-year game the power serves the peasants to distract us from thievery. More that $8 trillion dollars of wealth has either vanished or been stolen since the McCain took his final public blow from the MSM and their boy de jour. Obama couldn't lose this selection for a number of reasons, but most importantly he will provide the final blow to the grand experiment handed down to us by our founders.
The bush-clinton crime syndicate loaded the Zbig-Kissinger-Rockefukker-Redshield's pistols and left them sitting around all over the illegal alien's transition office.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Great news. When do I get my first check?
Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'
Team Obama is cutting the stimulus checks right now.
Excellentissimo. Last stimulus we spent last summer in Sarasota. Next one... it's probably going to be Machu Pichu coz Peru needs to be stimulated too.
Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'
You consider April 15th a holiday only trumped by "MAY DAY", don't you Eastern European World Communist trash ?
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
If you qualified for a stimulus check, I consider you marginally employed. Government, however, will find ways to milk you further.
Sadly, I can't afford to retire. Yet.
Antiparty - find out why, think about 'how'
I hope you get guaranteed Owork at a checkpoint near me.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
Not according to many on this forum. They claim Dr. Paul let the conservatives down to which I say is total bullshit. There isn't any real conservatives left in the USA. Real conservatives would have grown some balls and would have put a stop to the non ending destruction of our country and our Constitution by the current administration. Chuck Baldwin and Ron Paul have offered all of us a way to save our country. Many claim that is what they want and support, but few have proven they are worthy of these two patriots efforts. I am appaled!!!
Dr. Ron had no need to stay in the GOP and kill the Momentum. We all knew he probably wasn't going to win and I consider his candidacy a miracle. But, for some reason, the Honorable Dr. Ron Paul decided at CPAC to hang up the revolution (in most ways). Then again, the campaign was infiltrated by molish cock suckers from the world socialist movement, so whatever. It's time for real patriots to execute the plan. I'm sure you're in.
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
As did many pussified voters . We are living what we deserve.
Do you kill the sheep, kill and eat the sheep, feed the sheep or feed and lead the sheep ?
"If you love wealth more than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest of freedom, depart from us in peace. We ask not your counsel nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you. May your chains rest lightly upon you and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen.”—Samuel Adams
When they are no good and can infect the herd, you kill them!
If only it were true. The GOP still manages to use the "lesser evil" tactic to scare millions of dupes into supporting neocon candidates. I wish these people would just ask themselves if they really think that George W. Bush was such a great improvement over Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter.
The Bush family has destroyed the Republican Party. It should be replaced by a new party, just as the Repu8blicans replaced the Whigs in 1856. If the Establishment cannot control the new party, it will prevent it from gaining political power
Life is a tragedy to those who feel, and a comedy to those who think.
Not only did Bush destroy the party, he turned off the ventilator on what little was left of the entire country. It's only a matter of time now.
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition RUN SILENT, RUN DEEP It was George W. Bush and John McCain who destroyed conservatism in America.
Meet the new boss, same as the old boss — The Who
#2. To: All (#0)
In South Carolina, for example, pro-life Christians and conservatives had an opportunity to vote for a principled conservative-constitutionalist for the U.S. Senate. He is pro-life, pro-Second Amendment, and pro-traditional marriage. He believes in securing our borders against illegal immigration. He is against the bailout for the Wall Street banksters. His conservative credentials are unassailable. But the vast majority of Christian conservatives (including those at Bob Jones University) voted for his liberal opponent instead.
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
#3. To: IndieTX (#2)
#4. To: 2big2fail (#3)
#5. To: IndieTX (#2)
Chuck was the best guy on the ballot.
#6. To: Rotara (#4)
#7. To: 2big2fail (#6)
Obama couldn't lose this selection for a number of reasons, but most importantly he will provide the final blow to the grand experiment handed down to us by our founders.
#8. To: 2big2fail (#3)
Obama's socialist-globalist supporters spent one billion dollars to purchase his option. They'll get that investment back ten fold as Americans continue to take it in the neck thanks to quislings among us who support both entrants.
#9. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#8)
#10. To: 2big2fail (#9)
#11. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#8)
Great news. When do I get my first check?
#12. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#10)
Last stimulus we spent last summer in Sarasota.
#13. To: 2big2fail (#12)
#14. To: a vast rightwing conspirator (#13)
Sadly, I can't afford to retire. Yet.
#15. To: Rotara (#5)
A patriot's dream candidate, only (maybe) bettered by Dr. Ron Paul.
#16. To: LACUMO (#15)
#17. To: Rotara (#16)
But, for some reason, the Honorable Dr. Ron Paul decided at CPAC to hang up the revolution (in most ways).
#18. To: LACUMO (#17)
As did many pussified voters . We are living what we deserve.
#19. To: Rotara (#18)
Do you kill the sheep, kill and eat the sheep,
#20. To: IndieTX (#0)
Let a new entity arise from the ashes: one that will stand for something more than just "the lesser of two evils." As we say in the South, That dog just won't hunt anymore
#21. To: Rupert_Pupkin (#20)
#22. To: Zoroaster, Rupert_Pupkin (#21)
"Corporation: An entity created for the legal protection of its human parasites, whose sole purpose is profit and self-perpetuation." ~~ IndieTx
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