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Well, we were lucky to have a the annual CPAC conference to really put into bold relief the difference between rank and file Republicans and, well, people who are... insane.
The average CPAC convention-goer reminds us of one of my favorite movie quotes from Blazing Saddle's The Waco Kid (But his friends call him, "Jim"): "You've got to remember that these are just simple farmers. These are people of the land. The common clay of the new West. You know... morons."
Luckily, the BwD cameras were on hand at the big event, and our intrepid reporter from cowboy country caught a very nice moment with one of the conference's more elderly attendees: (Editor's note: We couldn't live with ourselves if we went this far and kept our link up CPACers. Certain words we just have bad feelings about, no matter the context -- But Sheriff Bart thanks you for your warm wishes of a lovvvvvvvvvely morning!)
It's twu. It's twu. It's twu! It's twu!!
In perhaps the finest hour of the conference, it was finally explained in short simplicity during CPAC what the true definition of "liberal" is: Anybody not in the CPAC convention hall.
When John McCain is labeled "liberal" by these few nuts and bolts, the added accusation that "A vote for the Democrats is a vote for the terrorists"-blast leveled by Mitt Romney during his adios speech starts to sound like something out of an episode of "My Favorite McCarthy". It was brought up by one pundit the other night that if Reagan were still President, CPAC would have stuck the "L" word on him with every bit of the save ferocity and vile that they label Vietnam vet prison camp heroes with.
No wonder mainstream Republicans have bounced and buried these people with an air of determination that brings tears to the eyes. If you are a Republican in one of the 20 or so states that has yet to cast a primary vote, the sanity of America and the world commands you do the same! And if not for the world or for America...
You'd do it for Randolph Scott.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
CPAC: A Week of Good Christian Fellowship
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Mongo,
Your disdain of CPAC does not change the facts that:
1. McCain went there and made a great speech in the conservative tradition.
2. Apparently many rank and file Republicans are as wary of McCain as the CPACers, as evidenced by Huckabee's victories in Kansas and Louisiana and his close second in Washington state.
Finally, if Hillary Clinton is the Democrat nominee, I think she will have a tough time against John McCain. You might want to pull for an Obama victory if you want the Dems to win the White House.
B-Daddy, fellow Liberal. Don't ever say McCain did anything "great" again. You've been dropped down to the CPAC Convention invitation C-List.
Hey, who says I'm not voting for McCain in the first place against either Hills or Obama?
I have to weigh my faith that Mac would absolutely do something about my #1 issue, the border, versus the fact that the Democratic nominee would be more in line with just about every other political belief I have.
Mac would make a great President. The fact he's starting to show some mileage makes me a bit uncomfortable. But, beyond that, the worst case scenario GOP nominee seems to be a dot in the rear-view mirror and incapable of catching up.
Between Obama, Clinton, and McCain I'm very confident that a solid President is coming our way -- so I can sit back, relax, and watch the electoral fun play out.
And, if hayseeds in Kansas and Louisiana want to throw some extra delegates Huckabee's way so he gets to speak in front of a few more of his own at the GOP convention -- so be it. Maybe they can all stand together and pray in the middle of the log-cabin Republican's speech again. That was my favorite moment from the convention 8 years ago.
Hell, maybe they can all stand together and pray in the middle of McCain's speech! - Mongo
Funny how folks from the outlands become "hayseeds" when attempting to rationalize unseemly voting patterns.
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