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Some smells a chance to fleece the rubes one more time!
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I would vote for Bull Connor over Donald Trump.
Trump is that dangerous.
See Wikipedia excerpt belowā¦Although Connor was a monster to African Americans, he did have space in his conception of humanity for white people. Even to the point of being pro-union. Trump has space in his conception of humanity for no one but himself, viewing all people as resources to be used. If a brickmason can āloveā cement, then one can say that Trump ālovesā humanity. Moreover, anyone claiming that Adolf Hitler had an equal moral compass to Bull Connor, that person is deeply misinformed as to what constitutes a demagogic fascist. A demagogic fascist destroys all peopleārequiring much stronger methods than those which halted Bull Connorā¦
From Wikipedia:
āConnor was born in 1897 in Selma, Alabama, the son of Molly (Godwin) and Hugh King Connor, a train dispatcher and telegraph operator.[4] Connor entered politics as a Democrat in 1934 (and never left the DNC), winning a seat in the Alabama House of Representatives.[5] As a legislator he supported populist measures and pro-union issues for white people.ā
Erik Erickson
lol
And here you had me thinking this was gonna be a group of influential conservatives.
Old red-hair red-face doesnāt count.
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āif he is the Republican nominee for president, to offer a true conservative candidate in the general election.ā
A true Conservative is someone who will support failed economic and foreign policies. Who screams the government does not work while doing everything in their power to break it in order to prove their point. Who demands that poor people lift themselves up while lending a hand through tax breaks and other incentives to people and businesses that need no help.
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Well, donāt get your hopes up too much, folks. It is very unlikely that they will be able to field a 3rd-party ātrue conservativeā candidate in the general because GOD DOES NOT LOVE ME THAT MUCH.
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Despite Ericksonās latest grift inspiration, the Republican Party will not abandon Trump in November.
If he secures the nomination, the entire GOP establishment will trip over each other rushing to his aid.
Especially if a tie-breaking SCOTUS vote, key to all those Republican schemes, hangs in the balance.
Past GOP rat f#cking ā push polling, whisper campaigns, fake press releases, voter suppression, wiretaps, stolen debate briefs, secret deals with ayatollahs, the Brooks Brothers Riot ā will seem quaint by comparison.
To paraphrase Schopenhauer:
āGOP acceptability of Donald Trump passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as self-evident.ā
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According to the Politico report, those slated to attend include Republican figures with deep ties to the conservative movement: Erik Erickson, a conservative media activist; Bill Wichterman, a President George W. Bush aide; and Bob Fischer, a South Dakota businessman.
I need to find out how much is the Empire trade paperback is going forā¦
Mark Waid is becoming a muthaā Nostradamus.
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How are they going to get on the ballot since many of the deadlines are either rapidly approaching or already past?
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magic?
added for clarityā¦
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A few months back, I read an article about how the GOP was coping with the idea of Trump as their nominee. One of the scenarios being floated around was running a third party candidate so that they could be sure the conservative message would be part of the conversation in the presidential election. They know they canāt win and they see a third party candidate as being necessary to save conservatism while also giving GOP voters a credible third party option. Itāll be interesting to see how it all pans out.
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Please, Please, Please run a true conservative as in Independent candidate. Please, Please, Please.
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Ok, the Speaker of the House and the other GOP candidates are saying they will support Trump if heās the GOP nomineeā¦but, wait a minuteā¦ Erik Erickson, a conservative media activist; Bill Wichterman, a President George W. Bush aide; and Bob Fischer, a South Dakota businessman are against him? Why didnāt you say so?
Game over, man, game over.
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I think the general election has a different set of deadlines than the primaries?
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"Secret Guerrilla Takedown II - Anarchy"
I predict a very weak box office for this.
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Right, so three nobodies are going to stop Trump.
Whatās next, the Libertarian candidate is going to take him down?
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now any āfellow travelersā have to see what would it take to get this party on the ballot in the firewall states. However, this party is close to what any splinter faction might look for.
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Wow. God bless them for trying, but I donāt think these three are the brain trust the GOP is looking for to stop Donald Trump. They might first tackle a bake sale, or something on that level.
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Ah, but the Speaker of the House and the rejected GOP candidates have almost zero sway over the base. Erickson and Redstate actually have more power over the GOP base than even the RNC and the Speaker combined. Thatās why theyāre stuck with Trump now. The party bosses no longer matter, they no longer control anything. The Conservative Entertainment Complex has the reigns and theyāll drive this thing off a cliff.
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A festivus for the rest of us?
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