tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post3314772103314243565..comments2024-03-28T07:23:41.917-04:00Comments on RIGHT SPEAK: What A Pickle Romney Has Put The Left InBOSMANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-64192987268231081472012-06-15T18:31:31.098-04:002012-06-15T18:31:31.098-04:00Pablo,
Rightspeak belongs to over 30 facebook gro...Pablo,<br /><br />Rightspeak belongs to over 30 facebook groups. in one of them, this post has received over 80 comments. Here is the link:<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/groups/185054414852195/444144362276531/BOSMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613253160155525089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-39153908224886365092012-06-14T14:51:07.919-04:002012-06-14T14:51:07.919-04:00"if Barack Obama had to go through a brutal p..."if Barack Obama had to go through a brutal process of defending the doctrines, sermons and ideology of a church he merely attended"<br /><br />Pretty big "if" they have there, considering that never actually happened. <br /><br />Some conservative blogs brought it up, but Obama never really had to answer for it in a meaningful way. He threw Wright under the bus, but when was he brutally asked to defend "God Damn America" "The USA of KKK" 9-11 as "Our chickens have come home to roost" or other wacky stuff like the U.S. government creating AIDS to kill black people? I don't recall that ever happening, he's just acting like it did to justify what he wants to do to Romney's faith.GetRealnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-15807048039576992472012-06-14T05:06:32.575-04:002012-06-14T05:06:32.575-04:00RW:
1) I think you have a fair point. Although I ...RW:<br /><br />1) I think you have a fair point. Although I have always thought that Sullivan overdid the Palin bashing even though I agree somewhat with his assessment of her. Also, his Trig conspiracy theories were way off in left field. <br /><br />But I think that you are correct to say that the degree to which I felt Sullivan was wrong on Palin was not great enough for me to devote a post to declare it. And perhaps I should have. <br /><br />2) The reality is that the one group Romney never could win over during the primaries were evangelicals. Newt Gringrich, with all of his baggage, did win over evangelicals. You may say that Romney's past positions on abortion were the key variable. However, I would ask you to tell me how evangelicals think of Ronald Reagan, the guy who made divorce easier in California and who was pro-choice? <br /><br />Now that the primaries are over, these evangelicals will all vote for Romney, particularly after Rosen-gate and Obama's support for gay marriage. <br /><br />As far as liberals goes, I think they have the same problems with Mormons as they do with Evangelicals. They would view Romney as having an old-fashioned and regressive view on social issues. Also, the partisan spirit is alive and well with liberals. When push comes to shove, they don't mind playing the same games that conservatives play, the very games that they so often renounce. Even Sullivan noted this. If Rev Wright is fair game, so is Romney's Mormonism. <br /><br />It's hypocritical. It shows that they don't really believe that attacking a religion is wrong. It is only wrong if it is the religion of one of their own candidates. <br /><br />Anyway, long story short is that you have a point: liberals struggle with anti-Mormon bigotry when it suits their political needs.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622986304847436893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-62203887892379941622012-06-14T04:56:51.897-04:002012-06-14T04:56:51.897-04:00Newark Hawk,
I agree with everything that you sai...Newark Hawk,<br /><br />I agree with everything that you said except for conservatives representing 40% of the country. But your point is correct about moderates and cross over. Romney needs to win and maintain swing voters. He has no political incentive to be more concerned with Tea Party type voters.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622986304847436893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-89182602991786551632012-06-13T22:56:04.673-04:002012-06-13T22:56:04.673-04:00Pablo,
#1. You were fine with Andrew Sullivan whe...Pablo,<br /><br />#1. You were fine with Andrew Sullivan when he was ripping Palin. Most of us knew what he was all about. <br /><br />#2. Wait....I thought CONSERVATIVES were the anti-Mormon bigots. Many of us warned that the libs would prove to be the real bigots. Some of you didn't listen. Instead, you spent months whining about the "bigots" in Colorado and South Carolina.<br /><br />It seems you're finally beginning to see the light on these issues. Perhaps ten years from now you'll be a full blown conservative. <br /><br />With age comes wisdom. There is now evidence that there is hope for you after all. Perhaps you'll even become a "ditto head" someday. Ha Ha.Right Wingnuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06387554010360328076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3571954475140446599.post-55303120531281060932012-06-13T20:04:49.507-04:002012-06-13T20:04:49.507-04:00According to most polls, the U.S. electorate consi...According to most polls, the U.S. electorate consists of 40% self-identified conservatives, 40% self-identified moderates, and 20% self-identified liberals. <br /><br />Presidential candidates pander to moderates because moderates are the only voters who are up for grabs for either party in the general election. <br /><br />Every moderate who votes for Romney is a moderate who doesn't vote for Obama(and vice versa) - in other words, 2 votes for the price of 1.<br /><br />Liberal & conservative voters, on the other hand, rarely cross over and vote for the opposition party if they are dissatisfied with their party's nominee, choosing instead to vote for a 3rd party candidate or to simply not vote at all, and thus don't have the same 2 for the price of 1 value that moderate voters have.CRUZ COUNTRYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387134609817547810noreply@blogger.com