Why I’m Still a Republican
Over the weekend Missouri Representative Todd Akin made absolutely inexcusable remarks, which you’ve probably heard by now, about abortion and rape. It was just another case of a high-profile Republican talking out of his ass without considering the consequences. Of course this led to an all out thrashing of the right from the left, and probably slated Democrat Claire McCaskill to the US Senate for another term.
In my mind, the GOP is in its darkest days. I’ll be straight up – I’m a fiscal conservative and a social liberal. As such, I’m going to issue a challenge to all Republicans. Shut your goddamn mouths. You are not elected into public office to spew your idiotic morality speech to the mainstream. You are elected to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America. I couldn’t care less if you’re a Christian, Muslim, Jew, Buddhist or Martian. Our country is in a ten-foot deep, mile-wide shit hole. Praying, hating gay people, cursing the left, being pro-life, pro-family or pro-whateverthefuck isn’t going to fix the problems we have right now. Some politicians may argue that this country is where it is because we “lost our values.” I say bullshit. We are where we are because we started caring too much about our values. Our values are OUR values, no one else’s. Keep that shit to yourself.
Defend our country from financial obliteration. Stop turning everything into a right versus left debate. Sometimes there isn’t a right answer, which is why this country has been locked in an abortion debate ever since the Roe v. Wade decision. There’s not a right answer to everything. Abortion is not a political issue. It is a personal opinion. Most abortions are done by way of a pill taken in the weeks after conception, but fervent pro-life supporters would like you to think that the doctor sticks a clothes hanger up there, twists it around and pulls out a kicking fetus. Abortion is a dirty word, but it’s not what most politicians would like you to think it is.
But back to why I’m still a Republican… I’m still a Republican because I believe at the heart and soul of the GOP it is a party founded on the belief that all Americans are given the right to live their lives in the pursuit of happiness with minimal government intrusion. It is a party that believes in the Constitution of the United States, and a party that believes war is an act of desperation, not intimidation.
I assume roughly 95% of you who read this site align yourself with the Republican party, and I can guarantee at least half of you are doing it for all the wrong reasons. A political party is a political party because of politics. Not religious affiliation, personal beliefs, or where you were born.
This is not an endorsement or condemnation of Mitt Romney or any other Republican political candidates. It’s bigger than that. It is a call to action. To stand up for what the Grand Old Party used to stand for.
Everyone deserves a chance to succeed.
The government shouldn’t solve all of your problems.
Religion and personal preference should not influence our laws.
This is not the country I was born in and it is certainly not the country I want to die in.
So, to the politicians (and to everyone) that represent my party, think about everything I just said next time you open up your mouth in a political debate. You can call yourself conservative all you want without giving any reason as to why, but if that’s the case then in reality you’re no better than the hippie on the street corner obliviously banging on his bongos.
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No self-respecting fraternity man would ever be a democrat
13 years ago at 11:05 amNo Fraternity man with self-respect would ever be a Democrat.
13 years ago at 11:07 amSpeaking from experience, you should pull the gerbil out of your bum. Bill Clinton, Martin Luther King, Jr., FDR, and a shit-ton of other liberals were all FaF… Not to mention the few remaining stubborn Dixiecrats.
13 years ago at 11:13 am^^,^^^ fucking idiots
13 years ago at 11:18 amthere are two types of people in this country, there are Democrats and then there are Americans
13 years ago at 11:38 amI’m pretty sure MLK Jr. was a Republican…
13 years ago at 11:40 am^Yes, MLK was a republican
13 years ago at 11:43 am^^Lemmiwinks, is that you? Did you just call MLK FaF?
13 years ago at 11:46 amwow. *^^^^^
13 years ago at 11:47 amNo democrat would ever be a self-respecting man in a Fraternity.
13 years ago at 11:51 am^^^^^^^^ FDR set this entire inflation bubble in motion because of the amount he expanded the government during the great depression. 32 new government agencies NF.
13 years ago at 12:31 pm^^^^^^^^^MLK jr was a republican and FDR was a liberal progressive which is definitely NF
13 years ago at 2:00 pmIn fairness MLK Jr was pretty fratty; beating up hookers, plagerizing his way through college, stealing other peoples speeches, etc.
13 years ago at 3:23 pmFDR was in a wheelchair. NF
13 years ago at 3:27 pm^This. And im sure everyone knows how i feel about MLKoon.
13 years ago at 4:46 pmI would love to have pledges push me around in a wheelchair all day.
13 years ago at 5:41 pm
13 years ago at 10:06 pmMLK was also a plagiarizer (on both his speeches and his doctoral dissertation) and a communist
13 years ago at 12:07 pm^^^^^^^^^^^^^^great name
13 years ago at 3:16 pmAlthough I agree for the most part with everything you said, you were pretty harsh on the values because they can play a role in some cases. Part of what is great about America is that you can’t tell me how to vote just like I can’t tell you. Having said that, YES, Republicans are killing themselves by making this election about anything other than economic policy and by trying to force beliefs on people who otherwise probably would vote Red. The Muslim comment though?? Seriously bro…
13 years ago at 11:07 amHave you paid any attention to the campaigns at all? All Romney and Ryan are doing are trying to make this election about real issues. The main stream liberal media pushes these things so hopefully no one will pay attention to Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s god-awful record as president. There is not nearly as much attention paid to the constant gaffe’s by Biden or some of these accusations that spewed out of the democratic party. This is the same party who accuses romney of being a tax cheat, a murderer, and claim the republican party wants us to have dirty air and water.
13 years ago at 11:55 pm^This guy gets it, why is a pledge even allowed on the internet in the first place? Especially to spew his Democratic views.
13 years ago at 10:25 am^^ I bet you couldn’t tell me Governor Romney’s middle name without using a search engine.
13 years ago at 4:44 pmWell said.
13 years ago at 11:08 amthat’s why I’m leaning towards libertarian. get some.
13 years ago at 11:09 am^This guy gets it. Vote for Gary Johnson the rest of you fucks.
13 years ago at 11:34 amWhy? He is not going to win. I guarentee it. I’m a Libertarian at heart but the fact of the matter is we live in a two-party system so its basically choosing the lesser of two evils. Unless of course you live in a state that is guarenteed to be red, then you can vote to put 3rd party candidates on the ballot because it won’t take away from Romney.
13 years ago at 11:55 am^Some of us value principle. You obviously do not.
13 years ago at 12:52 pmThere are times whn it’s important to be of principles and there are times when one should simply be pragmatic.
13 years ago at 1:12 pmIf you honestly value your principles, sometimes you have to sacrifice those of lesser priority. For instance, I am pro gay marriage, but more importantly, pro free market. So to keep fiscal conservatism intact, I have ti vote for a party that I don’t always stand shoulder to shoulder with. Free enterprise is too much of a priority to let the rest of my principles get in the way,
13 years ago at 2:03 pm^This guy gets it. Gay marriage will eventualy become legal anyway regardless. Socialism, however, is very difficult to be reversed. Once you give people something, it’s nearly impossible to take it away.
13 years ago at 2:49 pmTake, for example, Bush tax CUTS.
13 years ago at 6:10 pmGary Johnson is a limp dick candidate, we don’t run against Democrats to make a point, we run against Democrats to win.
13 years ago at 6:26 pmIn the most important election in our generation you want to give half a vote to Obama. A vote for Gary Johnson is pointless. I understand you may have your values, but just listen to a speech by Romney and Ryan. Those guys seem to really get it. I wasn’t as sure about Romney until he picked Ryan. He could of gone safe, but these guys truly seem like they want to change the direction of this country.
13 years ago at 11:58 pm^ “could have” not “could of”. If you want to talk about the economy, give credit to people who you think “get it”, and be taken seriously without actually saying anything at all with any substance, then, at the very least, you should try not to fuck up the English language.
13 years ago at 12:44 pmWell, I don’t want to start anything, but to those Pro-Life supporters, if you had said that abortion is a personal opinion, they would say that murder is a personal opinion too.
13 years ago at 11:09 amAlso to add, morality influences our laws, and that is a definite. To some, religion has defined our morals, to others, morals have defined our religions. Either way, our laws have had, and may continue to have, religious influence.
13 years ago at 11:13 amand it is
13 years ago at 11:15 am^^Of course morals and religion influence out votes but what this guy is saying is that we don’t need politicians to say what our morals and religious convictions should be. WE should be able to figure out what WE believe.
13 years ago at 11:32 amThink you just defined yourself as a Libertarian there, chief. Nothing wrong with that, but not always the same thing as Republican.
13 years ago at 11:10 am^
13 years ago at 11:11 amI would bet a large sum of money that many members of this site actually have Libertarian beliefs and don’t even realize it, but call themselves Republicans.
13 years ago at 11:44 amI am a Libertarian but am registered as a Republican. The way I figure, social equality is inevitable, so there is no need to worry about pushing for socially liberal values. Fiscal policies, however, if not closely monitored and left in the wrong hands, can really fuck up our economy and furthermore our future.
13 years ago at 11:59 am^ same here and great comment
13 years ago at 12:06 pmHoly shit I’m a libertarian.. learn something new every day.
13 years ago at 1:05 pm^^^ This right here. A great and well articulated statement.
13 years ago at 6:28 pmThere is an organization within the party called the Republican Liberty Caucus. Worth looking into as a way to save the party from itself.
13 years ago at 7:11 pm^
13 years ago at 10:59 pm^^^^^^this comment, along with the main poster, describes how I feel as well. If there was a libertarian candidate that could beat Obama in this election, I’d vote for him/her in a heartbeat. But for the sake of our economy, I might just have to go with Romney.
13 years ago at 9:21 pmThis article is fucking great. I’m not sure how R-Money personally feels, but I think he’d be better off without abortion in the Party platform. We all would.
13 years ago at 11:12 amwe just need the fucking religious wacko’s in bumfuck, hickville, and jesusburgh to shut the fuck up for about the next 6 months and then we’ll be all goo no more obummer and control of both houses of congress, then we can reshape the country back to the way it used to be.
13 years ago at 11:25 amI hope you’re not doing the reshaping. ^
13 years ago at 12:12 pm^^You sound like a f.a.g.g.o.t. and a yankee.
13 years ago at 4:52 pmJesusburgh is a great place to live. Best Easter celebration in all of Oklahoma.
13 years ago at 5:44 pm^If you think Jesusburgh is good, you should check out Bumfuck. Some people call it a shithole but I just call it home sweet home.
13 years ago at 6:57 pmLiberals, NF.
13 years ago at 11:26 amFact.
13 years ago at 4:53 pmsocial liberals, still liberals. NF
13 years ago at 7:23 pmNo true Southern Gentlemen would be pro-choice, and for gay marriages, etc.
^This. Gay marriage is just the next step in the liberal agenda. They’re already getting bored of it and moving on to transexual rights. Fucking great.
13 years ago at 3:04 pmRon Paul. FaF
13 years ago at 11:34 amThis guy gets it.
13 years ago at 11:54 amThat guy up there, he gets it.
13 years ago at 1:06 pmThat guy up there definitely gets it
13 years ago at 10:46 amI don’t get it
13 years ago at 4:04 pmGood job, sir.
13 years ago at 11:48 am