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    Quote Originally Posted by klaatu View Post
    Wow... the hypocrisy never ceases to astound me...
    Yeah me neither.


    And yes I get it, do you ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southern Man View Post
    I've read two of her books and religion was barely mentioned in either.
    Yes, but in December of 2001 she gave this little gem out and informed me of her stance...

    (Paraphrasing) "We should invade their nations, kill their leaders, and covert them to Christianity."

    That is pretty reactionary. It is also a re-run of the past. It wouldn't work.
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    Quote Originally Posted by klaatu View Post
    How about the guy who has had the best Conservative record in both houses ove the past 6 years? Chuck Hagel. But...he may end up serving on Obamas team. Hagel and Newt are the two most creative with Bobby Jindal not far behind.
    Either Newt or Hagel would be great actually.

    I was partially kidding about Coulter. I don't think that she's serious about the "convert them to Christianity" type remarks, and they do help her to sell her books, but too many people just don't have the same sense of humor.

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    Would blacks take him seriously?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southern Man View Post
    Either Newt or Hagel would be great actually.

    I was partially kidding about Coulter. I don't think that she's serious about the "convert them to Christianity" type remarks, and they do help her to sell her books, but too many people just don't have the same sense of humor.
    I think we should put in Ron Paul. He's a fund raising genius, he's very conservative, and being a candidate doesn't serve him well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Southern Man View Post
    Would blacks take him seriously?
    Doesn't really matter to me. He's a neat guy and I like what he says. But not being a republican I don't have a say about who gets to head the RNC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southern Man View Post
    I've read two of her books and religion was barely mentioned in either.

    The less she wears on the cover, the less substance in the book!

    I have observed this correlation!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    I think we should put in Ron Paul. He's a fund raising genius, he's very conservative, and being a candidate doesn't serve him well.
    I like what he says, but he's not a leader.

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    Quote Originally Posted by froggie View Post
    The less she wears on the cover, the less substance in the book!

    I have observed this correlation!
    Gotta feeling she looks better with clothes on. Too skinny for me, and I like 'em bony.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Southern Man View Post
    Either Newt or Hagel would be great actually.

    I was partially kidding about Coulter. I don't think that she's serious about the "convert them to Christianity" type remarks, and they do help her to sell her books, but too many people just don't have the same sense of humor.
    Newt???? Hagel is ok, but Newt????

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    Newt would be a good choice. Get back to where they were in the '90s.
    There is much to be said in favour of modern journalism. By giving us the opinions of the uneducated, it keeps us in touch with the ignorance of the community.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Damocles View Post
    You mean Doctor Scream? Yeah, that's what we need.

    What we need is somebody who isn't a religious reactionary willing to lead the largest nationalization of private business and banks ever in the US. One who might actually act conservatively in spending and expanding government and entitlement programs.
    Yep, a message that is for smaller government, advocating government from the bottom up. (see Dems financial plan, substitute gov't for stimulus.) There are real differences, in philosophy.

    Displace the idea that the government is 'the last best hope', make it the enemy. Allow it the only the powers that cannot be dealt with successfully on another level.

    Stop with the morals via legislation. It's fine to say that 'most Americans are against the refuse of a botched abortion to lay quivering on a table in linen closet, another to say that those the 'choose choice' are all murderers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Epicurus View Post
    Newt would be a good choice. Get back to where they were in the '90s.
    HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

    PLEASE EPIC! DO IT!

    Throw us some more softballs!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kathianne View Post
    Yep, a message that is for smaller government, advocating government from the bottom up. (see Dems financial plan, substitute gov't for stimulus.) There are real differences, in philosophy.

    Displace the idea that the government is 'the last best hope', make it the enemy. Allow it the only the powers that cannot be dealt with successfully on another level.
    Why when the government can do something good should it not be able to?

    Your philosophy is not rational. It is emotional. There is no reason in it at all, it is nothing but fear and hate.

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