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Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« on: February 23, 2017, 07:51:44 pm »
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Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
WASHINGTON — Remember when conservatism meant deep thinkers and big ideas? Get over it.

Today, conservatism means get your Miley (Cyrus) on and show us your tongue, shout Trump to the rafters, if you can pony up the privilege of “free speech,” and young — very young — “love.”

Or so it would seem judging by this year’s lead-up to the annual CPAC (Conservative Political Action Conference) that began here Wednesday. If young conservatives came looking for mentors and for values confirmation, they may have wasted their ticket.

A variety of false starts and weird moments suggests that American conservatism is reinventing itself along lines that stray far from original intent. R.I.P., if you can, Bill Buckley.

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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #1 on: February 23, 2017, 08:02:12 pm »
Parker, the least consequential voice in the media today, now that her looks have failed.  **nononono*
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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2017, 09:18:48 pm »
That ain't conservatism
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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #3 on: February 23, 2017, 09:23:30 pm »
Quote from: geronl on February 23, 2017, 09:18:48 pm
That ain't conservatism

Hasn't been in a long time, but that's what passes for "conservative" these days.
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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #4 on: February 23, 2017, 09:29:08 pm »
Quote from: geronl on February 23, 2017, 09:18:48 pm
That ain't conservatism

Please tell me your version of conservatism. I really want to hear it.

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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2017, 09:31:28 pm »
Quote from: mirraflake on February 23, 2017, 09:29:08 pm
Please tell me your version of conservatism. I really want to hear it.

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I'm glad you didn't ask me, because I'd give you the operational definition of porn:  "I'll know it when I see it."  :shrug:
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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2017, 09:37:33 pm »
Quote from: mirraflake on February 23, 2017, 09:29:08 pm
Please tell me your version of conservatism. I really want to hear it.

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It does not include massive spending and tax increases and building up mountains of new debt. That's what we will be getting though. It does not include personality cults either. Doing thing just because it makes "them" upset is not conservatism, either.

Trump and his and Obama and his are mirror images of each other. Neither come close.
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Re: Kathleen Parker: Conservatives courting youth at CPAC
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2017, 09:50:03 pm »
Quote from: geronl on February 23, 2017, 09:37:33 pm
It does not include massive spending and tax increases and building up mountains of new debt. That's what we will be getting though. It does not include personality cults either. Doing thing just because it makes "them" upset is not conservatism, either.

Trump and his and Obama and his are mirror images of each other. Neither come close.

This is the ultimate in fiscal conservatism.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5puwTrLRhmw

Most Americans were socially conservative in those days. Even progressives were relatively conservative then. Unfortunately conservatism can't survive without both fiscal and social conservatism.

My former GOP congressman claimed to be fiscally conservative and socially moderate yet every single time they were in conflict, "social moderation" won. He once claimed that anti abortion extremists morally forced him to support federal funding of planned parenthood. He would vote for tax cuts then vote to continue funding every social program on the books.
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