"I think a lot of it is pandering - to special interest groups and the party - and I think the same can be said, to some degree, of democrats as well"
Some degree. On Jul 19, 2013 10:15 AM, "Scott Stroz" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You know Sam, for someone who frequently complains about people being > intolerant of other's opinions, you sure do seem to be intolerant of those > who have a differing opinion of your own. > > So, now I am 'ignorant' because I do not share your opinion on this issue? > The hypocrisy of your posts is so thick it is almost sad. > > How about rebutting what I said? Do you think the Republican party, as a > whole, does an adequate job of keeping the 'nut jobs' in check? Because I > sure don't. I think a lot of it is pandering - to special interest groups > and the party - and I think the same can be said, to some degree, of > democrats as well. > > > On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 8:10 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Don't flaunt your ignorance. > > > > . > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 7:34 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I don't feel a majority of Republicans are truly anti-science, etc. > > > > > > However, I also do not feel that a majority of Republicans (elected and > > > part of constituency) do an adequate job of shutting down the (very) > > vocal > > > minority that are. By not standing up to the nut jobs and remaining > > silent, > > > it give the perception of approval. > > > > > > Not to mention, I think a lot of elected Republicans cater to the whims > > of > > > the (very) vocal minority to keep favor with 'the party' and campaign > > > contributors. > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > All too often were associated with being anti-everything. Way too > many > > > > people believe Republicans are anti-immigrant, anti-woman, > > anti-science, > > > > anti-gay, anti-worker, and the list goes on and on and on. Many > voters > > > are > > > > simply unwilling to choose our candidates, even though they share our > > > core > > > > beliefs, because those voters feel unloved, unwanted and unwelcome in > > our > > > > party. > > > > > > > > > > > > The media has succeeded in destroying conservatism and creating a > love > > > > affair with socialism. > > > > > > > > The end. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Cameron Childress < > [email protected] > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/has-the-g-o-p-gone-off-the-deep-end/ > > > > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:365672 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
