Third Party Follies

That's still almost 60% of voters, it wasn't even 40% in the 2014 election, hence why the Republicans did well. The apathy is strong.

We can thank those same southern democrats for their bigotry when they switched to the Republican party.

Simehow I didn't think you could.

That has to be the most blatantly ignorant meme in the history of internet memes, but, admittedly, I might be naive on that front.

The dude who carved it was an avid member of the KKK, I don't know if that is a feather one really wants in their cap anyway....

If you think Republicans are running congress right now I feel sorry for you. Those people represent the ideas of what the Republican party used to and still should stand for.

You could tell me why they don't or you could just respond with another meaningless sarcastic post, up too you.

Same to you. Want to explain why they are hardcore Liberals? I highly doubt it since you never explain or back-up any of your claims.. ever..

Ahh the Racism card. So glad that went out of style when America elected a black president, twice.

What dude? The KKK perpetrated real motherfuckin' racism back then, not whatever 'kramer' from sienfield did, get a grip.

I'm half drunk now though, so I can't really garuntee the accuracy of anything else I may or may not post this evening.

She did give you an answer. The least you could do is do her the courtesy of a rebuttal not in simplistic meme form.


You cut out her response after this was conveniently paged.

Wasn't construction of the facade on Mount Rushmore started under a Republican administration before WWI? It's reasonable that Teddy would be on there seeing as though he was an avid conversationalist. Something the Republicans now sell down the river if it means a buck. (In this state they do. The only saving grace was a contingency that Anne Richards put aside to mature.)

Teddy Roosevelt was heavy into government regulation, it was a pillar of his Presidency. He basically kicked off the Progressive Era. Nothing about him fits into modern day conservatism.

I still can't understand how Republicans who alienate the, now, moderate end of the spectrum, effectively driving them out, can still state they're a proponent of small business and less federal control with a straight face. And on top of that, use the former progressive history of the Republican party when convenient while maligning or dismissing the Democratic party's progressive contributions. Topsy-turvy.

Or maybe just plain shameful.

I ignored her Answers because the only one that matters is FDR and if we could bring him back from the dead along with Reagan they could just rule us all forever..


As for Rushmore the guy who carved it was the one who decided on the faces and Coolidge and FDR supported it. OMG! A republican and democrat working together blasphemy!

You mean this KKK right?
Or this one..

Damn those Republicans for having morals!

You mean bohner?

Hell, yes we did!

You think bohner was an advocate of small business and less federal control..
One of these thing is not like the other.

/sigh

The Republican Party lost my vote state-wide and nationally with Perry's win over Kay Bailey Hutchison. That was a very good indication of where the Republican party was headed.

You're only thinking on the national scale.

Number of laws and regualtions passed under Teddy... 4

Number of laws and regualtions passed under obama 23000 and counting. I'd copy paste all of them put FFXIAH would explode..

I think we can all agree a little regulation is a good thing. But really? Come on.. Is this really even a conversation.

I and every single other person have only been talking about the National SCALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No its not a conversation because you aren't saying anything. You can twist and turn all you want but there is nothing to dispute the fact that Roosevelt was a liberal progressive. So you can either accept it and move on, or...not? There aren't any other options rly.

So what? You can lose trust of your own party at a more intimate level. I think the dispersal of interest from the state-scale politics only for the sensationalism of the national scale is wholly indicative of how lost the Republican party is now, and it's counter-intuitive to the Republican mantra as a whole to dismiss the state-scale, which makes it's constituents, as they are now, disingenuous and hypocritical.

Yup, I think I agree with you on that. If I understand you correctly. The thing is you made no mention of that with this statement.
Especially since everyone else was talking National.

However, your point now is exactly what is wrong with the Republican party. The Main Republican arm in control at the moment has totally lost touch of what its constituents want.


They are not the same thing. 4 and 23000! Is not the same thing.
You are the problem with this country!

And YOU was talking about Teddy!! FFS Who is the one Twisting and turning here! ROFL!

Are you shouting nonsense now? Can anyone act as an interpreter?

How can you claim to be a Republican if you don't subscribe to the importance of state and local government and diminish the fact that that's where government is most effective?

How do you think moderate Republicans are suppose to respond when their party has been hi-jacked by uneducated, evangelicals that don't pay attention at the state-level and tick the "R"s down the line?

Both of the parties promote counter-intuitive ideas now. "Progressives" are looking to elect an inherited, establishment candidate. "Conservatives" are looking to elect anti-establishment. Brash, outspoken behavior that breaks the mold? The stereotypically traditional party is all for that. Orwellian speech control in the form of political correctness? The stereotypically free-thinking party is all for that.

I would like to see a true 3rd party candidate actually make progress towards breaking the current system. As it stands, people just follow their herd and rationalize its irrational ideals, developing their own world views around them and pretending that they arrived at said views all on their own.

Ummm... That is pretty much all I do, then people like Vic twist ***around and I end up defending anyone over the Democrats (of today) Nothing is worse than today's Democratic party anyone that cannot see that has problems.

The term Republican is used by many different mindsets that rally behind it to defeat the Democratic party. It is an ugly truth that a lot of people refuse to admit or try to understand.

No two Republicans are alike yet a democrat is a dime a dozen.

Rav understands at least.

Anything but vote "D". The main problem is most people just don't care!

That is really adorable. Really.

Only a Sith deals in absolutes.

You gonna actually add anything to this conversation or just harass people that have a different point of view than you? You know exactly what you do in every thread..