Sorry Dad

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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 12:57pm

Christopher Buckley, son of William F. Buckley, is supporting Obama:


http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2008-10-10/the-conservative-case-for-obama


Sopal

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 9:54pm

Intentionally or unintentionally McCain's campaign has brought out some people with disturbing statements if not disturbing tendencies.


The Republican Party had marginalized these people, as had Buckley's father when he essentially invented the modern conservative movement, this is the party that elected Dwight Eisenhower in the 50s. Intentionally or unintentionally Reagan began to bring these people into the fold, Lee Atwater was probably the great architect of this and Karl Rove has continued it.


If and when McCain looses, the far right will pull out all the stops to regain control of the party and if they do things will really get ugly. Folks like Buckley may be out of the Republican Party for good.


These are tough times for the hard right, their bread and butter issues, character assasination and guilt by association, don't have any traction because of the economy. In the meantime, given the hate they are whipping up because of this frustration, the Secret Service better double Obama's protection when he's elected. That One is going to need it.

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Cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.---Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.

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Cynic: a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.---Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:32pm

There is a lot of anger out there, and I think recently, it's from the ridiculous attacks on Palin and her family(I'm not even talking about the Couric interview).

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:33pm
McCain saying that Obama is not an Arab or Muslim is not new.
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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:38pm
I didn't say it was new, I was just mentioning an example from the clip I saw.
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Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:42pm

You may not have used the word "new" but this is what you said:


"As an aside, kudos to McCain for finally standing up to some of these

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:48pm
Very well done.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:50pm
I believe that a lot of the angry passion has been invoked by
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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 10:55pm
It's great to know that Obama has that kind of wide appeal in politics. After McCain's actions and words lately, I don't think Buckley's parents would chastise him at all for endorsing Obama. They might have done the same. lol.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 11:03pm

If you want to talk anger about the mortgage and banking crisis, I'll tell you from a conservative perspective.

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In reply to: sopall1953
Fri, 10-10-2008 - 11:15pm

I agree that many Democrats, as well as Republicans, are to blame and Dodd and Frank are at the top of the list.