To the point of causing intestinal convulsions, there has been no shortage of analysis on the elections of 2012. Every no-name mop-head mainstream media hack with a niche audience has put in his or her two cents on the finale of perhaps the biggest non-event of the decade and almost every single one of them has been depressingly wrong or completely disingenuous - but perhaps this was to be expected. The word “journalist” has today become synonymous with “whore”, simply because success in the field makes whoredom essential. The job of news outlets is not to report on the facts, but to fashion an illusory world out of manure bricks and glossy paint, and this is exactly what they have done in their musing on the fate of the GOP.
For any saucer-eyed skeptic who still believes that all disinformation is mere coincidence or personal bias rather than an engineered and coordinated conspiracy, I would like to point out the sudden, similar and simultaneous conclusions of MSM pundits in the wake of Barack Obama’s “victory” in November. You would think that there would be hundreds if not thousands of conflicting ideas about what really happened this year, but instead, Americans are being presented with a chorus of identical viewpoints.
One meme that is being spread widely in the mainstream that I do actually agree with is that the Republican Party is “dying”. Oh yes, this is undoubtedly true. The GOP is on the fast track to the stew pot (or maybe another pot), but what the mainstream fails to mention is that this is something that alternative analysts in the Liberty Movement have been predicting for years, long before the name “Barack Obama” ever haunted the dreams of average Republicans, and this raises an important question; what did the alternative media see that the mainstream media missed?
The primary root of all the dysfunctional observations of the GOP is that most people today have no clue what conservatism is, and therefore, they have no idea how to diagnose problems in the Republican Party (an institution which is supposed to represent conservative values). You don’t send a lawnmower repairman to examine a cancer ridden human being, you send a doctor who knows what a healthy body is supposed to look like. You also don’t send a hardcore liberal or a Neo-Con flunky to comment on the failings of the GOP; you send a true conservative who knows how a healthy conservative organization is supposed to function. And, the only people left in this country who actually understand what conservatism really is are Liberty Movement activists.
Ironically, those of us in the movement who have deeply considered the election aftermath have predominantly concluded that it is WE who have taken the mojo out of the GOP, and frankly, we’re happy to do so…
The GOP is dying because it no longer supports or nurtures the progress of true and traditional conservative values or the people who hold them. The GOP is fading into the bowels of political history because real conservatives are LEAVING it behind, and searching for other more legitimate avenues. These are the cold hard facts which the establishment and those who aid in its dominance have tried to keep out of the mainstream limelight post election. They have concocted a swarm of unsupported and absurd talking points which have been unleashed shotgun-style on the unsuspecting American populace. Their goal? To hide the fact that the Liberty Movement has gained enough momentum to bury the Neo-Con led GOP and even swing state contests at will, simply by not participating in the farce.
During the 2010 mid-term elections, there was a mass resurgence in conservative voting based almost entirely on Tea Party optimism. Some might argue that the Tea Party was a sham, and I would have to agree…to a point. The Tea Party didn’t start out that way (I know because I was involved during its inception). In the beginning it was a legitimate force for reduced government power and spending, and increased protection for civil liberties revolving mainly around the campaign of Ron Paul. That changed, though, when Neo-Con elites began weaseling their way into the club, gushing about how they loved freedom.
What these vermin do not understand, though, is that it takes more than rhetoric to hold onto Liberty Movement voters; you also have to back your words with action, and this is exactly why some career Republicans were shown the door in 2012. Not because the Democrats were a better choice, but because the Republicans had not lived up to the promises they made two years ago. Neo-Con toadies would, of course, sneer at my observations, and tell a completely different story on why they are losers…
Let’s take a look at just a few of the mainstream media and GOP leadership arguments and propaganda initiatives and why they are shameless fabrications meant to hide Liberty Movement influence…
Lie #1: U.S. Demographics Are Changing And The GOP Platform Does Not Appeal To Minorities
The MSM and others are essentially suggesting that only white people will ever vote Republican, and by association, that only white people value conservatism and Constitutionalism. They are also cleverly and subconsciously implanting the idea that most minorities will only ever vote for a socialist and statist candidate (like Obama) in the future, or, that they will vote based entirely on skin color. That is to say, they are inferring that minority voters are predominantly narrow minded and stupid, and are also promoting a fabricated division based on race.
To illustrate why the demographics argument is a lie, I would like to use the examples of Allen West and Denny Rehberg; both high value Republicans in state races who “unexpectedly” lost to the Democrats.
Allen West, a black male candidate for the 22nd Congressional District of Florida, ran on a “Tea Party limited government platform” in 2010, and won by a margin of around 20,000 votes over Ron Klein, a white male Democrat. In 2012, West ran against another white male Democrat, Patrick Murphy, in Florida’s 18th District and lost by 2000 votes. Obviously, Florida’s vast population and myriad minority groups did NOT play the only part in West’s victory in 2010, or his loss in 2012. If skin color was ever the primary issue, then he should have won easily in 2012, just as he did in 2010 according to those who make the “changing demographics” race based argument. West’s opponents, Klein in 2010 and Murphy in 2012, had very similar and very standard Democratic Party policies, and neither man was overly interesting or influential. West did not suddenly have to face down a Dem. powerhouse in 2012; just another boring-as-crackers lefty.
West ran two campaigns against almost identical opponents under almost identical social conditions, somehow winning one, and losing the other. So, what happened? What was different in 2012? The fact is, the only thing different in 2012 was that this time around liberty based voters knew West was not a true conservative. West was a fraud, and a statist, and the Liberty Movement cast him out by declining to vote for him.
Almost immediately after West’s victory in 2010, his limited government constitutionalist persona began to change. He voted to strengthen pork programs which continue to pump fiat federal monies into local governments, generating massive national debt and making state officials beholden to federal control. He voted yes to line-item veto authority for the President, bypassing the constitutionally delineated powers of Congress. He supported CISPA (Cyber Intelligence Sharing And Protection Act) which would have given government incredible legal power to violate the privacy rights of ordinary Americans. And last, but certainly worst, West not only voted for the NDAA despite its unconstitutional indefinite detainment provisions, he also worked to strike down initiatives to remove language in the NDAA that made it applicable to U.S. citizens. To ice the cake, he openly admitted to serving on the Armed Forces Committee which reviewed the bill before it was even released, and later attempted to lie about what it actually did.
Why would a supposed constitutionalist and conservative champion applaud the legislated rendition and indefinite imprisonment of American citizens without trial and without due process all on the mere accusation of “terrorism” by the President, and then pretend as if that power was not granted by the bill? Because, he is a fake conservative and an establishment thug.
In my home state of Montana, Republican Denny Rehberg ran a highly anticipated race for Senate against incumbent Democrat John Tester. Rehberg’s platform was just like Allan West’s; pro-Tea Party, limited government, thumbs up to the Constitution, and wrap up in the flag for good measure.
Rehberg had won many of his U.S. Representative campaigns by a vast margin leading up to his decision to run for Senate (around 60% to his opponent’s 30%). I can say that in a state like Montana, the idea of “changing demographics” affecting the election is laughable. Montana is freaken’ white! W-H-I-T-E! Rehberg, a Republican “dreamboat candidate” complete with carefully groomed cowboy mustache was thought to be a sure win in this state. By my personal observations seeing him at functions including a local Lincoln/Reagan dinner, I would say HE thought he was a sure win, to the point of ego-mania.
So in a predominantly white and predominantly conservative state, how did Rehberg lose? Because elections have little to do with “demographics” or party, and everything to do with the integrity of the person running, especially where the Liberty Movement is concerned.
Rehberg’s professed fuzzy feelings for freedom and limited government were undeniably false. His consistent support for big government programs aside, he voted for and viciously defended the NDAA. When approached by Stewart Rhodes of Oath Keepers at a Republican function about his vote for rendition and permanent detention without trial for American citizens, he side-stepped the question completely, and accused Rhodes (a veteran Army Paratrooper) of “not supporting the troops”. Rehberg’s attitude did not go unnoticed by the Liberty Movement population in Montana, and like Conrad Burns, the Republican incumbent who had been unseated in 2006, he lost by a substantial margin of voters who instead backed a Libertarian third party candidate.
The argument for “changing demographics” was certainly not applicable in either of these two incidences, along with numerous other state and local elections I do not have the space to mention. It also does not take into account the millions of Americans who refrain from voting because they feel utterly unrepresented in the election process. This lie is being pushed in order to hide the real change in America: a movement towards legitimacy and humility in government, rather than hubris and tyranny.
Lie #2: The GOP Does Not Appeal To Young Voters, Who Are Predominantly Liberal (Socialist)
I would still be considered a young voter, and so would many of my closest friends. They and I had all but abandoned politics in disgust years ago when we discovered Ron Paul, one of the only representatives in Washington D.C. that we felt actually embodied the traditional constitutional methodology (original conservatism). Not only had he received the highest amount of donations from the men and women of the U.S. military, he was also packing sold out speaking events on college campuses across the country while Obama and Romney were crawling on hands and knees throwing free tickets at elementary school children just to get a minor crowd. The point is, Ron Paul, a true conservative, was energizing the youth vote and even bringing some Democrats over from the socialist dark side.
The idea that a young voter is predestined to embrace collectivist nanny government and sell their soul to the Democratic Party is a lie of epic proportions. The GOP could have had them on board anytime they wanted; all they had to do was nominate Ron Paul as their presidential candidate. Instead, they went with yet another Neo-Con ghoul whose rhetoric and record was nearly identical to Obama’s. The GOP could have won, if they had actually wanted to win. But then, it would have meant disrupting the false left right paradigm, and surely, the establishment can’t have that…
Lie #3: The GOP Needs To Evolve With Our “Progressive” Times Instead Of Clinging To Traditional Conservative Principles
Ultimately, this lie is designed to infer that the Republican Party needs to take on a more collectivist attitude in order to appeal to the rising tide of a younger generation and our nation’s so-called “changing demographics”. Hilariously, the lie is suggesting that the GOP do what they have in fact already done: go full socialist.
The Republican Party has not “clung” to traditional conservative principles for a very long time. Over the course of the past several decades it has become a haven for the minions of Leo Strauss, a statist and Platonian fascist whose job was to subvert the core of conservatism and warp it into a festering cesspool of elitism - much like the Democratic Party. The GOP has failed because this elitism is now undeniably present, and the party has lost its ability to hide what it has become.
When a sad victim of academia tries to argue that the cause of our economic crisis is the “evil of the free market”, I always point out that he/she has actually never lived in a world where true free markets exist. They have, for their entire lives, lived under a socialized and centralized economic system, and so, blaming “free markets” for their financial woes is like blaming Tasmanian Tigers for the death of their Chihuahua. The same goes for conservatism. When people wail against the crimes of George W. Bush and the possible return of a “conservative” presidency, I always point out that Bush was not a conservative, and that there hasn’t been a legitimately conservative GOP since before they were born.
The Republican Party has already delved into the realm of centralized despotism as much as the Democratic Party has. Its only salvation now is to reverse course back towards limited government and freedom, not continue into federalized oblivion.
Lie #4: The Liberty Movement Had No Influence On The Elections Whatsoever
As I have shown, proponents of constitutional values have indeed swayed particular elections, at least at the state and local level. Therefore, the assertion is meant to inject disinformation in pursuit of a particular end. Strangely, I heard this argument all throughout the primaries and up until the week after Obama declared victory; the argument that our movement does not matter and will never gain tangible momentum. And yet, all through the primaries up until the day before elections the Neo-Cons were either courting us with gifts, goodies, and offers of a “place at the table”, or attacking us viciously as “traitors to our own ideals” whose non-participation was akin to a “vote for the Antichrist (Obama)”.
Now, my question is; if the Liberty Movement doesn’t matter, then why were GOP cronies so desperate to convince us to vote party line?
Why did they feel the need to regurgitate the “lesser of to evils” argument over and over again? Why did it matter to them if we voted for Romney, or voted third party, or didn’t vote at all? If our influence is so miniscule, then why invite Liberty Movement representatives like Rand Paul or Sherriff Mack to cheerlead for the “guy who will drive the bus off the cliff slower”? Why try in a grade school manner to shame us into setting aside our principles? Why not simply ignore us and let us wallow in our own “obscurity”?
I see two possibilities…
First, that the Liberty Movement has grown strong enough to encompass a sizable mass of voting power, at least large enough to ensure that many GOP candidates will win or lose by a particular margin. That margin may be thin and we may not yet be in a position to launch our own party, but without us, they know they are likely to fall short, and this problem is only going to grow as time passes. They court us, or attack us, because they realize they cannot win despite us.
Second, if you subscribe to the well documented idea that elections, at least at the federal level, are entirely staged (which I do), then you might ask yourself again why the GOP elite were grasping for the Liberty Movement to relinquish for the sake of defeating Obama. If Obama and Romney are essentially the same monkey, the same exact errand boy for the same exact globalist puppeteers, then what the hell do they need our vote for? Romney wins, and they get what they want. Obama wins and they get what they want. Unless…what they really wanted was our participation in the farce.
That’s right, perhaps the greater purpose of the endless lesser-of-two-evils charade was to see if the establishment could convince us to compromise our conscience and be drawn back into the game. Maybe, just maybe, it was all a test, of you, of us, to discern how much of the Liberty Movement could be conned or swayed with moral relativism. Perhaps the death rattle of the Republican industrial complex was due to the one thing that the media will never spotlight in a 60 minute primetime special; the fact that the majority of the burgeoning Liberty Movement refused to sell out, proving that the GOP is no longer effective at keeping us reigned in or co-opted. The GOP is dying and we are thriving. Whether or not the two are related, I leave for you to decide…
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written by donald rutledge, sgt , December 06, 2012
i agree Brandon
written by A. Hunt , December 06, 2012
Is the GOP dying or is the Country that birthed it dying? A quote by Jefferson "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." to me this about sums it up. When you have people in gov. subsidized housing ,waiting on food stamps and welfare checks,using free (gov. provided) cell phones to network with each other on how to get more "free" government benefits, then the system has to fail. When 51% can subjugate the other 49% tyranny wins. Mob rule is mindless, greed is becoming the norm, and apathy is everywhere. Ron Paul was the most honorable man I've ever seen on the American political landscape in my 57 years. He was laughed at by the likes of Guiliani and Perry, unfairly ignored by debate moderators and the MSM. You get the Government you deserve,and 51% are going to get the government they deserve, I can't wait. When a Judas goat like Obama(or insert name) leads them to slaughter they'll bleat Why and will not know.
written by Cheryl N. , December 06, 2012
Great article. I've been saying it all along. They cannot win without us. And anyone supporting people like Ron Paul are not about to sell their souls to the devil. That's what we love about Dr. Paul. He is a man of principals and integrity. He walks the walk. Liberty will win out, many young people are on board, which is awesome. The Liberty Movement should be a no brainer. It's what this Country was founded on and what has made it great!!
written by Henry K , December 06, 2012
Both parties are the same, yet another violation of our rights. The gov’t constantly violates our rights.
They violate the 1st Amendment by caging protesters and banning books like "America Deceived II".
They violate the 4th and 5th Amendment by allowing TSA to grope you.
They violate the entire Constitution by starting undeclared wars.
Impeach Obama.
Last link of "America Deceived II" before it is completely banned:
http://www.amazon.com/America-Deceived-II-Possession-interrogation/dp/1450257437
written by Tom Blanton , December 06, 2012
I've been in the "liberty movement" for over 30 years. I voted for Ron Paul for President in 1988, before many of his current supporters were born. Maybe I'm just an old fool, but in my opinion, conservatism and freedom have little to do with each other.
Conservatives have always been quite eager to limit the freedom of those who don't share their cultural and political values, just the same as the liberals.
Conservatives have supported a massive warfare state for generations and the big government it takes to support that.
To conflate American conservatism with freedom or limited government is a mistake, just as conflating American liberalism with liberty and equality.
To invest your time, energy and money in a corrupt political system, supporting the likes of Allen West and other statist authoritarians who prattle on about freedom and liberty is simply foolish.
For those in the so-called "liberty movement" (which is actually quite small) who still believe there can be such a thing as limited government, I'd suggest you'd be better off believing is Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.
On the federal level, America hasn't seen anything remotely resembling limited government and a free market in about 200 years.
written by ARIZONA , December 06, 2012
RON PAUL won by over 50% above the anti-christ or rommey,DANIEL 8:11/8:12 says the anti-christ stays in control of mystery babylon the great and the truth is cast to the ground,SO IT HAS,NOW the real danger is about to begin,AMERICA will realize its mistake soon,the 44th president is the last one,earthquakes,foreign invasion,nuclear weapons destroying cities,the sky is about to fall in on america,NO warning just war and death,get ready ,water ,food and the new money,ammo,as much ammo as you can buy,or you will be moving to a FEMA DEATH CAMP.............................
written by ARIZONA , December 06, 2012
americans love learning things the hard way,history proves it, the future of america is at stake now,EITHER AMERICANS will open their eyes or die in a fema camp,the government has been planning the death of its citizans for 40 years,the records are clear,the plans aren't secret anymore,obama has sold america to china,the entire government is operating on borrowed money,the chinese are surrounding america and aren't hiding their plans to invade,the russians are here,the gulliotines are ready,the fema camps are staffed and the guns in the guard towers loaded with ammo,this war will not not be on the six'o'clock news,there will be no warning coming,the lord has shown me the military and state police driving through towns just shooting everyone they see,terror will be the new norm in america,THEY ARE PREPARING TO ATTACK US,stop worrying about other shit and start getting ready,the SHOWS OVER,its time to wake up now...............
written by ARIZONA , December 06, 2012
THE bunker busters that were dropped on the meeting in michagan killed over 1000 patroits,yet no talk about it on the internet???the fires in colorado weren't random,many homes were turned to ashes yet the lawns and trees were unharmed,ding,ding anyone hear bells yet?RUSSIANS on forest roads in america taking guns from americans,WHAT DOES IT TAKE to wake up people in this country?? the VETERANS are disappearing at night everywhere,PEOPLE in montana are seeing russian and canandian troops with night vision on, in the forests around their houses,america is being cased out and your still arguing about shit that don't matter compared to whats coming your way,wake up,america's in real danger and no ones talking about getting ready while there's still time to warn everyone,wake up danger,danger will robinson,danger ,danger
written by sender , December 06, 2012
"This article seems to have the bias that conservatism actually has anything worth saving."
Maybe conservatives are just the "useful idiots" of the freedom m... ;)
an " insane ideology promoting the death of the State "
is not necessary. It is killing itself... the only 'problem' is all the suffering both the makers and the takers will have to endure...
http://www.safehaven.com/article/27938/tedbits-newsletter-december-2012-volume-1
written by GregP , December 06, 2012
http://www.examiner.com/articl...p-s-defeat
And yet no media pundits will admit that the GOP destroyed their chances with what they did to Ron Paul and the liberty movement.
written by juandos , December 06, 2012
Brandon this is as good a dissection of the modern day GOP/RINO club as I have ever seen...
Really excellent sir!
Thanks for posting this...
written by David G. , December 06, 2012
..and it can't happen soon enough for me.
And for that matter, this entire slow, agonizing death of globalized fiat can't happen soon enough either. Get on with it already!
written by Sergio , December 06, 2012
Brandon, perhaps one of your best.
written by George in LA , December 06, 2012
Great article. Maybe there's some hope. The problem I have is that I really don't see another vehicle for constitutionally limited government outside of the Republican party. The two-party system is so entrenched in this country, it's hardly any different than if they were enshrined into the Constitution itself. Maybe it's time to sort of "go to ground" and cost the GOP election after election until the finally get it and allow advocates of the Constitution and limited government a chance to lead the Party.
written by Jonathan Jackson , December 06, 2012
Brandon,
While I appreciate much of what you have written over time I am concerned that it would apear a bit late to hope for reform of the system through the vote. It would appear that the scale has been tipped and a majority of voters are now looking for cool "FREE stuff".
written by Lowtolerance , December 06, 2012
Some good comments here.
How is it that no one understands the simple truth that globalism has changed everything?
"Free markets" made sense when the majority of our trade was within our country. The exceptions were things we simply DID. NOT. PRODUCE. This kept goods flowing, prices low, and the country growing.
In today's world where corps are "global citizens with no national loyalty" unless you have picked your spot in Shenzen, or perhaps Mumbai, what the heck are you thinking!?!? (and guess what, you are late, all the cool kids are looking toward Africa now..)
Enough of the free market crap. Admit we need to restructure trade (yes, in a very selfish manner) or admit to being the globalist that you are.
written by Anon , December 06, 2012
Look, folks, the 'globalists' (Int'l Central Bankers and their Crony corporatist Fascists) seek to 1) Enslave humanity with DEBT, and 2) De-populate the planet. THAT is what the Federal Reserve Note is all about. It is their primary weapon for stealing the resources of the world, not just foreign resources, such as oil in the Middle East, but properties, right here in the U.S. What was the 2007 Mortgage Lending Crisis all about? It was about orchestrating the current 'global' economic 'downturn' (read: depression). Why would Int'l Central Bankers want a global economic depression? Because, if they can get things bad enough, people around the world will become more receptive, to their globalist solution: A ONE WORLD GOVERNANCE SYSTEM, or a ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT, which they, the SAME Int'l Central Bankers FINANCE AND CONTROL - so, that they gain complete control over the planet, and everything on it. You see, when you have TRILLIONS of $$, that you can print up, out of thin air, to buy land, mansions, yachts, islands, countries, politicians, main stream media, armies, etc., you have everything you could possibly personally need, to maintain yourself comfortably. THEY (THE PSYCHOPATHIC 1%) WANT CONTROL - OVER EVERY LIVING AND NON-LIVING THING ON THE PLANET.
Question is: WHAT ARE YOU going to DO about it?
written by Warren Redlich , December 06, 2012
Allen West lost, in part, because he ran in a less favorable district due to redistricting. I nevertheless agree he was a phony conservative.
Also, Republicans did not get what they want with Obama because GOP insiders get more jobs and cash when a Republican president wins.
written by teapartydoc , December 06, 2012
In the past 100 years both parties have been progressive. In the 1950's the conservative movement was born and it found itself to be more comfortable in the Republican Party because the Democrat Party was more comfortable with communism. It is similar to Burke reacting to the French Revolution except it was an entire class of people bound together by a love of liberty, rather than one man. Since that time these conservatives have been analyzing the factors that distinguish themselves and their beliefs from those outside the movement, and that analysis has led them to see that the thing that differentiates them and their beliefs is not so much a difference in policy preferences, but in the entire approach to government. While the parties differentiate themselves on the basis of policy, conservatives are finding themselves rejecting the debate floor because the debate isn't even discussing the issue of primary interest: liberty. As long as the debate centers around how much more inevitable encroachment on our lives and fortunes there will be, as if this is some kind of inevitability, liberty loving Americans will simply walk away. The way to change this is to change the grounds of debate. Our collective memories need to go back a hundred years to the beginnings of the progressive movement and begin to tear away at it brick by brick. This begins with the recognition that progressivism relies on the creation of classes of all kinds in order to have something to administer. Without class distinctions there is nothing to base administration on. As such, in the beginning of the movement there was the creation of classes by demonization of immoral and unpopular things, such as drug use, drinking, and illicit sex. The other form of classification consisted of establishing classes of experts who would be capable of licensing and certification by the government, beginning in health care. This technique has been used to establish a bureaucratic technocracy of unelected elites who have more power than our elected officials. The basic problem all along was the separation of groups of people for either elevation or demonization all in the service of growing government. The answer lies in liberty and equality. Government cannot be allowed to confer special status to classes of individuals, and the emphasis of our movement, if it is to return this country to it's founding principles must be the re-establishment of the equality of our citizens before the law. There is a principle embedded within the Virginia Declaration of Rights that states this: "...no man, or set of men, are entitled to any exclusive or separate emoluments or privileges from the community." The way I look at it, the way to begin is in my own profession. The progressive movement practically began with the licensing of physicians, giving them a special status denied to others. I'd suggest starting where the progressives began. Eliminate physician licensing.
written by DaveSD , December 07, 2012
They lost me with the highways bill, 9-11, katrina, and the "patriot" act.
The highways bill is, to this day, the largest pork berrel spending bill in history, with nearly 6000 earmarks.
See: http://www.washingtonpost.com/...1840.html.
It was written and passed when the repubs had both houses of congress and the presidency. As was the "patriot" act.
They are pond scum, and gutter sludge! Nothing more!
written by O. B. Server , December 07, 2012
Well put! Yes, it is all the statists (government worshipers, Machiavellians, totalitarians, legalists, and control freaks of every ugly stripe, Jn10:10 et al.) and their media courtesans can do, now, to keep a lying lid on the liberty movement.
People are waking up from the media's 'spells', or wicked mis-framings, or whatever kinds of msm find-muck they are attempting on our psyches.
A zinger of a summation of things by Mr Smith!
(Ok, I got carried away there - my apologies to courtesans.)
written by Brandon Smith , December 07, 2012
@Anon
Actually, the correct question is, what are YOU going to do about it? Don't wait for other people to offer your solutions for you. Go out and find them, or devise your own. Become a leader, rather than a follower.
written by Theocrat , December 07, 2012
Great article as usual but you should have named it "GOP is dying because the Liberty Movment hit it with a Mack Truck" to match the picture.
written by Stienberg , December 07, 2012
Funny how the GOP was content to ignore the 'Freedom Movement' (or Libertarians, Constitutionalists, whatever they feel like lumping the dispirate groups as) and mostly tried to take away coverage from Ron Paul. Then immediately started pandering to his voters after it became so painfully clear that without them they stood even less of a chance.
written by owl , December 10, 2012
beautiful.
you can say the same about most of congress too
written by Dave Nalle , December 15, 2012
The old GOP may be dying, but the pro-liberty party is rising out of its ashes as groups like the Republican Liberty Caucus work within the party to take over state organizations and get liberty republicans elected all over the nation. The old guard can keep fighting back for a while, but the tide of history is against them.
Find out more at http://www.rlc.org
written by alicesmith12342000 , January 06, 2013
Thank you, so much, for writing this article. You hit dead center on the target on so many points. You've got a standing ovation from me.
written by Lonnardis , March 16, 2013
Posted this response to some republican/libertarian nut job's article praising Ron Paul but bashing us!!!
I read your article and while certain parts have merits and genuinely piqued my interest, overall you come across as biased, egocentric and unwilling to make your point from a completely objective standpoint. I personally don't think of conservatives, libertarians or any other political faction as the "enemy" nor do I have to condemn them or call names to affirm my own views & political outlook. I'm sick and tired of people making up their minds about what I think and believe as a "liberal" without knowing one iota about me or who I am. No political party is a monolith (as you should well already know). The intermittent blustering merely alienates those who might otherwise be willing to listen to what you have to say. I'm not saying we should all hold hands around a campfire, but buying into the idea that political parties and the people within them are theoretically and diametrically opposed or "at war" simply means you're drinking the punch too my friend.
