My mother has been a Republican since she's been voting and she has agreed that the party has changed. My grandparents are big-time Christian's as well (my grandfather is an elder in their church) and my mom talked to my grandparents about voting and what's going on and they said they were voting Bush out so I was personally pretty surprised at that. XOXO.
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Notice that it says the Republican Party houses "many political conservatives", but it does not say they are one in the same.
Definition:A person who values the role of tradition and established institutions, such as religion, in society. In American political terms, a conservative generally favors economic freedom while including the role of society in cultural or social matters. About a third of Americans identify themselves as conservative. Conservatives oppose a large, powerful federal government while favoring balanced budgets and low tax levels. They also tend to support the death penalty, school choice and gun rights, while opposing abortion and gay marriage. American conservatives are viewed as on the political right.
For every story like yours, there is one from the other side as well.
My wifes Uncle, who is a Mass. Democrat, and a Vietnam Veteran said that there is no possible way he would ever vote for John Kerry for President, even though he has voted for him as Senator (except when Bill Weld ran against him).
You seem a tad confused. I'm not interested in being your friend; I'm interested in debating your ideas. You've thrown out a lot of generalities, and I'm asking for specifics which support them. That's how debate works. If stating some of your
<< Did he lie about the statement he made about voting for the $87 billion before he voted against it? >>
Poor guy was just "exhausted" when he said that. During an interview on Good Morning, America yesterday, he was asked about that statement:
"No, it wasn't classic at all. It just was a very inarticulate way of saying something, and I had one of those inarticulate moments late in the evening when I was dead tired in the primaries and I didn't say something very clearly."
<< we already know about nuclear arsenals in N.Korea >>
Thank you, Clinton!
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<< all the other previously-friendly nations Bush has alienated >>
Oh and Kerry will rectify all that? He will go to the corrupt UN. France & Germany have said they will not change if Kerry is president & send in troops. Prime Minister Allawi, the Interim Prime Minister of Iraq who recently addressed the United States Congress, gets bashed by Kerry. Kerry's sister is in Australia (one of our best & longest friends)doing all she can to see that Prime Minister John Howard is not re-elected. I heard this morning about a poll of people in 35 nations (mostly European) want to see George Bush voted out of office in November. Then there was another poll of Europeans. In that poll, 58% of them said that they wanted to see the role of the United States weakened in international affairs. So wanting Kerry elected means a weakened America to them!
Of all our allies in the world, which is the only one to have joined the United States in the foxhole in every war in the past 100 years? Not Britain, not Canada, certainly not France. The answer is Australia.
Australia does not share only a community of values with the United States. It understands that its safety rests ultimately on a stable international structure that, in turn, rests not on parchment treaties but on the power and credibility of the United States. Which is why Australia is with us today in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has taken great risks and much political heat for his support of America. There is a national election in Australia on Oct. 9, and the race is neck and neck between Howard and Labor Party leader Mark Latham. Latham has pledged to withdraw from Iraq.
This is a critical election not only for Australia but also for the United States. Think of the effect on America, its front-line soldiers and its coalition partners if one of its closest allies turns tail and runs.
The terrorists are well aware of this potential effect. Everyone knows about the train bombings in Madrid that succeeded in bringing down a pro-American government and led to Spain's precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. But few here noticed that this month's car bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia, was designed to have precisely the same effect.
Where was the bomb set off? At the Australian Embassy. When was it set off? Just weeks before the Australian election and just three days before the only televised debate between Howard and Latham.
The terrorists' objective is to intimidate all countries allied with America. Make them bleed and tell them this is the price they pay for being a U.S. ally. The implication is obvious: Abandon America and buy your safety.
That is what the terrorists are saying. Why is the Kerry campaign saying the same thing? "John Kerry's campaign has warned Australians that the Howard Government's support for the US in Iraq has made them a bigger target for international terrorists." So reports the Weekend Australian (Sept. 18).
Americans Overseas for Kerry is the Kerry operation for winning the crucial votes of Americans living abroad (remember the Florida recount?), including more than 100,000 who live in Australia. Its leader was interviewed Sept. 16 by The Australian's Washington correspondent, Roy Eccleston. Asked if she believed the terrorist threat to Australians was now greater because of the support for President Bush, she replied: "I would have to say that," noting that "he most recent attack was on the Australian embassy in Jakarta."
She said this of her country (and of the war that Australia is helping us with in Iraq): "e are endangering the Australians now by this wanton disregard for international law and multilateral channels." Mark Latham could not have said it better. Nor could Jemaah Islamiah, the al Qaeda affiliate that killed nine people in the Jakarta bombing.
This Kerry spokesman, undermining a key ally on the eve of a critical election, is no rogue political operative. She is the head of Americans Overseas for Kerry -- Diana Kerry, sister to John.
She is, of course, merely echoing her brother, who, at a time when allies have shown great political courage in facing down both terrorists and domestic opposition for their assistance to the United States in Iraq, calls these allies the "coalition of the coerced and the bribed."
This snide and reckless put-down more than undermines our best friends abroad. It demonstrates the cynicism of Kerry's promise to broaden our coalition in Iraq. If this is how Kerry repays America's closest allies -- ridiculing the likes of Tony Blair and John Howard -- who does he think is going to step up tomorrow to be America's friend?
The only thing that distinguishes Kerry's Iraq proposals from Bush's is his promise to deploy his unique, near-mystical ability to bring in new allies to fight and pay for the war in Iraq -- to "make Iraq the world's responsibility" and get others to "share the burden," as he said this week at New York University.
Yet even Richard Holbrooke, a top Kerry foreign policy adviser, admits that the president of France is not going to call up President Kerry and say, "How many divisions should I send to Iraq?"
Nor will anyone else. Kerry abuses America's closest friends while courting those, like Germany and France, that have deliberately undermined America before, during and after the war. What lessons are leaders abroad to draw from this when President Kerry asks them -- pretty please in his most mellifluous French -- to put themselves on the line for the United States?
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<< you realize conscription of our kids is in our future. >>
The Democrats are behind THAT one, namely Charlie Rangel who is a HUGE advocate of it. CBS is only one of several helping spreading the LIE that the Bush administration is going to bring back the draft. Flat out not true. Isn't going to happen. The administration & the pentagon have said no to a draft.
<< just another reason to use your noggin when you vote! >>
<< the president sitting there all that time after being told the WTC had been hit again. >>
This has been debated back & forth as to why Bush sat there for 7 min. On O'Reilly Factor, this is what he had to say:
"BILL O'REILLY, HOST: One of the big propaganda things against you is the classroom in Florida after 9/11 when Andrew Card came in and whispered in your ear.
BUSH: Yeah.
O’REILLY: Let’s clear this up once and for all. What were you thinking?
BUSH: I was thinking America was under attack, I was collecting my thoughts, and I wasn’t about to panic a bunch of kids. And the program was winding down, I waited for the end of the program, I excused myself and I went to action. And what the American people will judge me on is whether or not I handled that crisis, in a way that lets them know that, that I’ll lead in this war on terror, that's what they need to look at, and I think they are looking at it that way..."
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Take myself for example.
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Republican Party
Definition: The Republican Party, or GOP, for Grand Old Party, is one of the two major political parties in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />United States and is considered a center-right party, housing many political conservatives. It was formed by Northeastern and Midwestern opponents to slavery after the demise of the Whig Party. Early members included many former Whigs and anti-slavery Democrats. While GOP candidate win in all 50 states, it is especially strong in the South and West, and in rural areas throughout the country.
Notice that it says the Republican Party houses "many political conservatives", but it does not say they are one in the same.
http://usconservatives.about.com/od/conservativeopinion/g/gloscon.htm
Conservative
Definition: A person who values the role of tradition and established institutions, such as religion, in society. In American political terms, a conservative generally favors economic freedom while including the role of society in cultural or social matters. About a third of Americans identify themselves as conservative. Conservatives oppose a large, powerful federal government while favoring balanced budgets and low tax levels. They also tend to support the death penalty, school choice and gun rights, while opposing abortion and gay marriage. American conservatives are viewed as on the political right.
Here is a link with a
Miffy - Co-CL For The Politics Today Board
My wifes Uncle, who is a Mass. Democrat, and a Vietnam Veteran said that there is no possible way he would ever vote for John Kerry for President, even though he has voted for him as Senator (except when Bill Weld ran against him).
<<How nice of you to be so interested in me. >>
You seem a tad confused. I'm not interested in being your friend; I'm interested in debating your ideas. You've thrown out a lot of generalities, and I'm asking for specifics which support them. That's how debate works. If stating some of your
Renee ~~~
Poor guy was just "exhausted" when he said that. During an interview on Good Morning, America yesterday, he was asked about that statement:
"No, it wasn't classic at all. It just was a very inarticulate way of saying something, and I had one of those inarticulate moments late in the evening when I was dead tired in the primaries and I didn't say something very clearly."
Trouble is he made that statement at NOON!
Thank you, Clinton!
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<< all the other previously-friendly nations Bush has alienated >>
Oh and Kerry will rectify all that? He will go to the corrupt UN. France & Germany have said they will not change if Kerry is president & send in troops. Prime Minister Allawi, the Interim Prime Minister of Iraq who recently addressed the United States Congress, gets bashed by Kerry. Kerry's sister is in Australia (one of our best & longest friends)doing all she can to see that Prime Minister John Howard is not re-elected. I heard this morning about a poll of people in 35 nations (mostly European) want to see George Bush voted out of office in November. Then there was another poll of Europeans. In that poll, 58% of them said that they wanted to see the role of the United States weakened in international affairs. So wanting Kerry elected means a weakened America to them!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45794-2004Sep23.html
The Art Of Losing Friends
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, September 24, 2004; Page A25
Of all our allies in the world, which is the only one to have joined the United States in the foxhole in every war in the past 100 years? Not Britain, not Canada, certainly not France. The answer is Australia.
Australia does not share only a community of values with the United States. It understands that its safety rests ultimately on a stable international structure that, in turn, rests not on parchment treaties but on the power and credibility of the United States. Which is why Australia is with us today in both Afghanistan and Iraq.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard has taken great risks and much political heat for his support of America. There is a national election in Australia on Oct. 9, and the race is neck and neck between Howard and Labor Party leader Mark Latham. Latham has pledged to withdraw from Iraq.
This is a critical election not only for Australia but also for the United States. Think of the effect on America, its front-line soldiers and its coalition partners if one of its closest allies turns tail and runs.
The terrorists are well aware of this potential effect. Everyone knows about the train bombings in Madrid that succeeded in bringing down a pro-American government and led to Spain's precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. But few here noticed that this month's car bombing in Jakarta, Indonesia, was designed to have precisely the same effect.
Where was the bomb set off? At the Australian Embassy. When was it set off? Just weeks before the Australian election and just three days before the only televised debate between Howard and Latham.
The terrorists' objective is to intimidate all countries allied with America. Make them bleed and tell them this is the price they pay for being a U.S. ally. The implication is obvious: Abandon America and buy your safety.
That is what the terrorists are saying. Why is the Kerry campaign saying the same thing? "John Kerry's campaign has warned Australians that the Howard Government's support for the US in Iraq has made them a bigger target for international terrorists." So reports the Weekend Australian (Sept. 18).
Americans Overseas for Kerry is the Kerry operation for winning the crucial votes of Americans living abroad (remember the Florida recount?), including more than 100,000 who live in Australia. Its leader was interviewed Sept. 16 by The Australian's Washington correspondent, Roy Eccleston. Asked if she believed the terrorist threat to Australians was now greater because of the support for President Bush, she replied: "I would have to say that," noting that "he most recent attack was on the Australian embassy in Jakarta."
She said this of her country (and of the war that Australia is helping us with in Iraq): "e are endangering the Australians now by this wanton disregard for international law and multilateral channels." Mark Latham could not have said it better. Nor could Jemaah Islamiah, the al Qaeda affiliate that killed nine people in the Jakarta bombing.
This Kerry spokesman, undermining a key ally on the eve of a critical election, is no rogue political operative. She is the head of Americans Overseas for Kerry -- Diana Kerry, sister to John.
She is, of course, merely echoing her brother, who, at a time when allies have shown great political courage in facing down both terrorists and domestic opposition for their assistance to the United States in Iraq, calls these allies the "coalition of the coerced and the bribed."
This snide and reckless put-down more than undermines our best friends abroad. It demonstrates the cynicism of Kerry's promise to broaden our coalition in Iraq. If this is how Kerry repays America's closest allies -- ridiculing the likes of Tony Blair and John Howard -- who does he think is going to step up tomorrow to be America's friend?
The only thing that distinguishes Kerry's Iraq proposals from Bush's is his promise to deploy his unique, near-mystical ability to bring in new allies to fight and pay for the war in Iraq -- to "make Iraq the world's responsibility" and get others to "share the burden," as he said this week at New York University.
Yet even Richard Holbrooke, a top Kerry foreign policy adviser, admits that the president of France is not going to call up President Kerry and say, "How many divisions should I send to Iraq?"
Nor will anyone else. Kerry abuses America's closest friends while courting those, like Germany and France, that have deliberately undermined America before, during and after the war. What lessons are leaders abroad to draw from this when President Kerry asks them -- pretty please in his most mellifluous French -- to put themselves on the line for the United States?
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<< you realize conscription of our kids is in our future. >>
The Democrats are behind THAT one, namely Charlie Rangel who is a HUGE advocate of it. CBS is only one of several helping spreading the LIE that the Bush administration is going to bring back the draft. Flat out not true. Isn't going to happen. The administration & the pentagon have said no to a draft.
<< just another reason to use your noggin when you vote! >>
Yes, I agree!!!
This has been debated back & forth as to why Bush sat there for 7 min. On O'Reilly Factor, this is what he had to say:
"BILL O'REILLY, HOST: One of the big propaganda things against you is the classroom in Florida after 9/11 when Andrew Card came in and whispered in your ear.
BUSH: Yeah.
O’REILLY: Let’s clear this up once and for all. What were you thinking?
BUSH: I was thinking America was under attack, I was collecting my thoughts, and I wasn’t about to panic a bunch of kids. And the program was winding down, I waited for the end of the program, I excused myself and I went to action. And what the American people will judge me on is whether or not I handled that crisis, in a way that lets them know that, that I’ll lead in this war on terror, that's what they need to look at, and I think they are looking at it that way..."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,133993,00.html (interview partIII)
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