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Offline endicom

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All This 'True Conservative' Talk About 'Principles' Is Just Another Lie
« on: September 04, 2017, 01:38:20 pm »
Townhall
Kurt Schlichter
Sept. 4, 2017

After two years of lectures about “principles” and “the Rule of law” by the establishment-loving hacks furious that normal Americans rejected them and elected Donald Trump, their performance last week demonstrated that their high-minded dedication to conservatism is all a fraud. It’s not about “principles” or “the Rule of Law.” It’s only about holding on to power – theirs.

            Let’s take the latest in a seemingly endless series of #fails from that smarmy dope Paul Ryan, King of the Fredocons. First, he rushed to help out the liberals with their ridiculous narrative about how Donald Trump is a “Nazi” (Wait, I thought the narrative memo had him being a Russian fifth columnist – damn, our president sure is versatile!). You couldn’t keep Ryan from eagerly jumping in with his usual more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger-about-Trump thing to help the left push its latest meme. Antifa though? Not so fast! Ryan, the poodle that he is, obediently waited until Nancy Pelosi led the way and offered some tepid words about these commie blackshirts and their thirst for blood before Brave Sir Ryan ran out and offered some tepid words about these commie blackshirts and their thirst for blood.

More... https://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2017/09/04/all-this-true-conservative-talk-about-principles-is-just-another-lie-n2376699

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Re: All This 'True Conservative' Talk About 'Principles' Is Just Another Lie
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2017, 01:44:01 pm »
This guy is talking about Ryan and McConnell and the GOP Establishment oligarchy that wears the Conservative mask come election time, he's not addressing actual Conservatives with principles.
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Re: All This 'True Conservative' Talk About 'Principles' Is Just Another Lie
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2017, 02:28:02 pm »
True conservatives haven't had power in this country since Calvin Coolidge was President.
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Re: All This 'True Conservative' Talk About 'Principles' Is Just Another Lie
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2017, 02:30:01 pm »
A person can call themselves anything they like. It doesn't mean its so.

The problem with Schlicter's essay is principles DO matter. If they don't then what does he believe underlies policies we propose? But he's turned the word into a reverse dog whistle.
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Re: All This 'True Conservative' Talk About 'Principles' Is Just Another Lie
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2017, 02:36:38 pm »
Quote from: INVAR on September 04, 2017, 01:44:01 pm
This guy is talking about Ryan and McConnell and the GOP Establishment oligarchy that wears the Conservative mask come election time, he's not addressing actual Conservatives with principles.


Yes. But they snag conservative votes with promises they presume to be not testable.


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