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Posted at 9:20am on Mar. 21, 2008 Obama: Grandma is a "Typical White Person" WHAT!?!?!?!?!?

By jfpurdue01

So Barack Obama said yesterday that his grandmother's racial remarks show that she's a "TYPICAL WHITE PERSON" (because she's afraid of blacks). Are you kidding me?? Imagine if Hillary said that Obama is a typical blck person. Can you imagine the public outcry and the demands for her to get out of the race? Wow. It is almost unbelievable that a candidate for President could say something like

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Posted at 11:07am on Feb. 8, 2008 McCain vs. Bush: Who is more conservative?

By jfpurdue01

Alright, since so many seem to be aligning them self against McCain, I thought I would take a different type of look at McCain. I've read posts by people who are staunch supporters of President Bush (even though they likely haven't liked ALL of his positions either) but claim they will not vote for McCain. To this, I say the following: If you voted for George W. Bush in 2000 or 2004, there is absolutely no reason you can't support John McCain in 2008. In fact, I wouldargue that John McCain is MORE CONSERVATIVE than President Bush and will be better for the conservative movement.

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Posted at 4:11pm on Jan. 25, 2008 Reluctantly supporting Romney

By jfpurdue01

Ok... I have made up my mind for the rest of the primary season. Fred's out and I had to decide between McCain and Romney. Huckabee is way too fiscally liberal and Rudy is way too socially liberal. So, after struggling with which of the other two I should support, Romney is getting my support. I like McCain. I really do. I like his national security stance. I think he will get stuff done. However, after hearing him talk about taxing companies based on their "carbon footprint" and pandering to Florida voters by blaming Global Warming for hurricane activity (even though scientists have absolutely no idea about any impact that the earth's temperature has on hurricanes or whether or not the earth's temperature is in any way influenced by human activity), I just cannot support him.

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Posted at 2:43pm on Jan. 21, 2008 This Thompson supporter's thoughts going forward

By jfpurdue01

Ok, as much as us Fredheads hate to admit it, Thompson is done. He is not going to be the next President of the United States. Where do we go from here? My thoughts on the four potential nominees are as follows:

John McCain: A lot of conservatives are upset because McCain compromises too much. He had McCain-Feingold. This was not a good piece of legislation, but I do believe his heart was in the right spot. He was trying to keep the dirt out of politics. It didn't work. Immigration was a huge bust. Then again, if we're looking for a Reagan-esque candidate, McCain's immigration stance was very Reagan. I think he truly has learned his lesson, at least from the standpoint of securing the border before anything else is done. Once the border is secured, I don't think any of the candidates is sure what to do with the illegals that are already here. McCain is no different. On taxes, people get upset that McCain voted against the Bush tax cuts. However McCain's rationale for voting against the tax cuts shows he is MUCH more of a conservative than our current president. Tax cuts do need to be offset with spending cuts. Nobody else out there is talking about cutting spending. Then there is the "Gang of 14." I never did like this, but again McCain's heart was in the right spot. Before that, conservative judges were not getting through senate confirmation. After... they were. If a democrat wins the nomination in November, we're going to be happy that McCain did this rather than going through with the "nuclear option." When people bash McCain for his stance on torture, it makes me question what I would do if I were President. I think McCain is the only candidate that truly gets it. If we had someone in custody who had information that could save American lives, I really think John McCain would do whatever it took to get that information. At the same time, if the United States has a policy that is well-known to our enemies that we condone torture, that we engage in things like waterboarding, then it makes our troops less safe when they get captured. Imagine if China had used waterboarding on our soldiers when their plane went down in China in 2001. They could have turned around and said "You guys do it. Why can't we?" If we don't publically acknowledge that we ever engage in such activities, then we don't submit our men and women in uniform to these things. So when McCain publically says he is against these things, I really think he understands what is at stake.

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Posted at 12:50am on Dec. 19, 2007 Thoughts on Romney's speech in Charleston, SC tonight

By jfpurdue01

Overall, Governor Romney's speech was a lot of fluff and not much substance. He mentioned Reagan (like every other candidate) and talked about having a strong military, being tough in the GWOT, limiting government, etc. For the most part, you could just take that speech and use it for any candidate. There were, however, a couple of comments he made that raised my eyebrows.

1.) He plans to give a tax break on "savings" for anyone making less than $200,000. Not that it is anyone's business, but I make less than $200,000 and would therefore fall into the category of someone who would receive such a tax break. I'm all for tax cuts... however, I do have to ask him one question: WHY SHOULD HE GET TO DECIDE HOW MUCH MONEY IS TOO MUCH MONEY FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE???? Obviously he feels anything over $200,000 is too much and should therefore be taxed more, right? I don't like it. If he feels this way, then I have no doubt that our current semi-socialist tax structure is perfectly fine with him.

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Posted at 2:18pm on Nov. 29, 2007 The case for Duncan Hunter (from a current Thompson supporter)

By jfpurdue01

The more I think about it, the more I like Duncan Hunter. I have been supporting Fred Thompson in this race since before he officially entered and out of all of the candidates running, Duncan Hunter is the only one that makes me think twice about who I should support.Let's run through a few issues.

Life: Duncan Hunter is as good as anyone on the stage. He has a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee and is a staunch supporter of the right to life.

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Posted at 5:44pm on Nov. 19, 2007 Huckabee: Great guy, but not my candidate

By jfpurdue01

By now we have all seen the Mike Huckabee commercials with Chuck Norris. They are hilarious and it is a great ad that should help him get some recognition and votes. He's polling really well in Iowa right now too. Without a doubt, he's the most socially conservative candidate out there. I would love to see a former Baptist minister as President! That said, I won't be voting for him in the primaries. Here are my concerns with Mike Huckabee:

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Posted at 12:20pm on Nov. 2, 2007 Who are YOUR top 5 conservatives?

By jfpurdue01

The Telegraph, a publication in England, has compiled their list of the top 100 most influential U.S. Conservatives and Liberals. Their top 5 conservatives are, in order, RUDY GIULIANI, GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS, MATT DRUDGE, NEWT GINGRICH, and RUSH LIMBAUGH.

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Posted at 7:01pm on Nov. 1, 2007 Reagan comments on Socialized Medicine

By jfpurdue01

Interesting comments, quotes, and a history lesson from The Gipper on the socialists' plan for our country.