Improve GOP Message

JimRussell44 3 months, 2 weeks ago

It's not "messaging", it's the message. The GOP of old is gone. It's been hijacked by the Tea Party and the vocal minority that hates all things Obama. Any Republican that dare moves toward the center would be tarred and feathered and run out of office on a rail...plus be called traitor, a communist, a socialist or, worst of all, a Obama lover.

njc17 3 months, 2 weeks ago

And the republican party of now seems to be a reflection of the socialist progressive democrat party. So what's your point.? Is is wrong to want a controlled spending, defensive minded, Less or smaller government, States rights, teach the man to fish, kind of mentality? It IS time for the Republican Party to get back to the roots of Conservatism and common sense. Now I know this will upset the liberal progressive here, and David W will eventually throw me and others like me off because they don't want their message of entitlement growth, to be waylayed.

JimRussell44 3 months, 2 weeks ago

njc17, there is nothing wrong with wanting to accomplish the items you have listed. The problem is, the majority of Americans see Republicans as a kind of Chicken Little, running around screaming that the sky is falling. When you all stop hating and screaming, more people will be able to see and understand that some of the items on your agenda would be worth doing.

fugitiveguy 3 months, 2 weeks ago

"The problem is, the majority of Americans see Republicans as a kind of Chicken Little, running around screaming that the sky is falling."

The majority of Americans are blind or are punch drunk on Obama kool-aid.

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

When will people realize that both parties stand for bigger government and less individual liberty? Both sides are selling you out in order to advance their power. Everything is the way they wish it to be, while the sheeple line up at the trough to eat the s#$* sandwich. Yet we call it benevolence.

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If you were free would you have to ask permission to gay marry, keep your hard earned dollar, leave the country without a return to sender card, make your own moonshine, own your property, opt out of Social Security, stop supplementing war funding, eat healthier food/water.................... and on and on. The only reason you think you're free is because you keep lying to yourself to avoid the painful truth of your own reality.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

When will people realize that both parties stand for bigger government and less individual liberty?

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Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Exactly packwilleat!! And, if the R's ever hope to win again, they will be MUCH more fiscally conservative and MUCH MORE liberty minded!!! Until they find their way on social issues, they are a doomed party.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The question, Yukon, is CAN they do that?

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/02/rove-vs-tea-party-for-gops-future-87296.html?hp=t2_s

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

For starters, Rand Paul is as Republican as you are Dusty. Sometimes you have to play the game to get to where you want to be. Rand may or may not be the man for anything. I honestly just felt like being like SPUWS for awhile just ro agitate you and the other lefties on here. For some reason you despise him and his father with a deep passion. The tea party crowd should wake up from their own delusions. How did their mid-term elections pan out for them? It didn't take long for their elected ones to fall in line to the corruption and cronyism that is congress. I don't know how people can keep being lied to and let down before they realize the system is and has always been against them. Like i've always said, no hope for change.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

For starters, Rand Paul is as Republican as you are Dusty. Sometimes you have to play the game to get to where you want to be.

In other word, just like you, he really doesn't have any principles.

Rand may or may not be the man for anything. I honestly just felt like being like SPUWS for awhile just ro agitate you and the other lefties on here

In other words, you're a troll. Which we all knew.

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A troll calling another troll a troll. Classic!!

Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

JimRussell44 2 hours, 5 minutes ago

njc17, there is nothing wrong with wanting to accomplish the items you have listed. The problem is, the majority of Americans see Republicans as a kind of Chicken Little, running around screaming that the sky is falling. When you all stop hating and screaming, more people will be able to see and understand that some of the items on your agenda would be worth doing.

Jim, I dont think you will ever have to worry about it getting this far!! By the time the R's get done running around like chicken little, and the D's see that they are coming around....it is already going to have happened. The economy will fail, and then God only knows what will happen then. But one thing is for sure, by then, it will be much too late to change course. I am so happy to live here, where we will be somewhat shielded from the fallout. I feel badly for ya'll, it is going to be the worst thing l think anyone alive now has ever seen.

Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

But don't you worry, President Obama has the answer, he will save the day!!!

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

A troll calling another troll a troll. Classic!!

Classic PeeWee:

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packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yukon- I hope you're doing well up there and staying warm. It will only be a matter of time before the rest of the world gets tired of our funny money and demands flesh. The markets are being oppressed by holding onto the dollar and many countries will demand that they operate on their own. Rome is burning and others will fight to not burn down with it.

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

China is well on the way to doing without the dollar........

http://www.businessinsider.com/china-to-challenge-us-dollar-reserve-currency-status-2012-10

nothingspecial 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dennis Prager sums up the issue so well here, which does involve messaging:

http://www.dennisprager.com/columns.aspx?g=d0cd155d-b447-4425-985a-f65cfbfb9980&url=richard-cohen-explains-conservatives-n1483114

samosamo 3 months, 2 weeks ago

maybe it's the messangers. Palin, McCain, Bush, Cheney, Romney, The orange dude, and the guy from Texas. .300 million people and this is the best of the best.

JimHeim 3 months, 2 weeks ago

packwilleat - China may have a problem with all of those American IOUs you guys like to complain about. They're only good in dollars.

JimHeim 3 months, 2 weeks ago

BTW, Dusty - I'm really going to enjoy the Rove vs Tea Party slugfest. If popcorn passing is aerobic, I'm going to be in great shape.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Republican Party, The Democratic Party, The United States have many problems. There is no easy solution to these problems. This blog is a perfect sampling of the problems with that parties and the country as a whole.

Partisan goggles and extremes make for rousing debate but ultimately solve nothing. Contrary to what Tea Party republicans have tried to make us believe, the majority of people INCLUDING president Obama have the interests of the American People in mind. Now that's not to say that I agree with everything the president is doing, nor is it to say that I don't think he has overstepped his boundaries on occasion. What it means is I have made a good effort to take of the partisan goggles and get back to actually reading about what is going on and forming a rational opinion.

Economics is a complex issue. People spend there whole lives studying economics only to die with the understanding that the don't understand economics. Gay marriage IS a civil rights issue. To deny gay people the right to marry is a violation of the 16th Amendment which guarantees ALL citizens EQUAL protection under the law, it is also a violation of the first Amendment,

The debt is a huge problem, but not for the reasons that many republicans think it is. Running a national debt is good for our economy, while many debt hawks, Tea Party activists and libertarians would argue against this, there is to much categorical evidence against it. There is however a problem when the debt increases at a rate higher the the GDP will increase. We do have a spending problem and yes Medicare and Social security amoung other things will have to be looked at seriously. Personally I think Obama Care was a mistake, I love the idea of health care for everyone, I think a better solution would have been for Obama to simply remove the number 65 from medicare.( BTW Medicare is the most efficient medical insurance program on the planet, so much for government inefficiency)

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I am an economic conservative, I like to keep my money, I like a strong national defense(Republican Keynesian economics) However there is nothing wrong with a large and powerful central government. Lets take a look at some of the promises made in our founding documents.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America

The role of government is to improve ALL our lives, and so far in the last 250 years it has done a really good job, lets take a look at some of the stuff BIG Government has done.

Ended Slavery

Given Minorities the right to vote

Given Women the right to vote

Educated Every single one of its citizens

Given its citizens the ability to retire (social security)

Funded the research and eventual cures of many diseases

Put a man on the moon

Built the interstate

Built the Internet

Guaranteed freedoms of speech assembly petition and religion

defeated fascism, communism, totalitarianism

and the list goes on and on and on

Now im not saying im not for a smaller more efficient government, I am. However I am past the point where I will be a sheep following the line.

Also a lastly just because this really irritates me, the jets and tanks to Egypt, the fact that no one else has put this together PROVES to me that partisan-ism blinds rational thought. Yes we have given jets and tanks to Egypt. THIS MEANS!!!!!!!!! drum roll, that we will no what the have if and when we have to fight them, The American Military is ALWAYS 20 to 30 years ahead of any other military in the world, F16s and M1A1 Abrams while still workhorses for the American military, are being phased out to make way for the next generation, f22's and stealth tanks. Jesus.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Also a few more random thoughts,

The reason world peace doesnt stand a chance is beacuse countries like the USA Russia and China would have no reason to fight each other.

The reason people starve to death is because if there was no world hunger we would have no reason to give poor countries food(which means we would not be able to call in favors)

The reason African nations are poor is because unlike many other nations THEY PAY their debt, and they are in MAJOR debt to the US so the TAX the crap out of their citizens and businesses which means there IS NO economic activity go figure......

Science can answer what, God answers why

A democrat today is a Lincoln republican, a Republican today is a Southern Democrat

Liberalism is not a bad word

Conservatism is not a bad word

Rush Limbaugh is an important part of our free society, he makes enough noise to keep people honest.

JimHeim 3 months, 2 weeks ago

TAP - A lot of wisdom there. Except the Rush part!

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Ty Jim

DannySteen 3 months, 2 weeks ago

AP - Well done. But I must ask. Do you think that if the US and Russia took their toys and went home, the world would be at peace? I do not but I do wish we would just come home and let the rest of the world stand on its own.

jimt 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Is TAP trippin' on Acid?

Is it possible to become sane?

TAP believes in "socialized" medicine? In "medicare" for all, just like me?

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

We all knew it takes a hefty dose of narcotics to get to liberalville.

njc17 3 months, 2 weeks ago

There is a LOT wrong with a big central government. It becomes unyieldy and VERY expensive. Accomplishes little for the size it becomes. A large amoeba that feeds on everything around it and grows larger but does nothing.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

@Dannysten no it would take all countries laying down their armies and agreeing on a platform of human and natural rights for all the citizens of the world.

@JimT we have reached a point where we can and should provide healthcare to all our citizens. Medical advancments are happening on an almost hourly basis.(stem cell 3d printers) this falls under the promote the general welfare clause. And contrary to some points the states do not have the individual power or mandate to do this.

The gop and the dems play important roles that can not be diminished. Instead of fighting they should be appreciating each others strengths. The dems have wonderful ideas on general welfare of the people and the country. The gop has wonderful ideas on economics and individual rights. Ie the gop should ask the dems what there ideas are, then the dems should ask the gop what the best eay to pay for it is.

@packwilleat. I love the true blue libertarian dream, im just not far enough out to think it is trully applicable, kinda like communism is the best form of government on paper.

clarabelle 3 months, 2 weeks ago

" fugitiveguy - "The problem is, the majority of Americans see Republicans as a kind of Chicken Little, running around screaming that the sky is falling." The majority of Americans are blind or are punch drunk on Obama kool-aid. "

And the republican party .......... that looney minority are the ONLY ones that see the real truth.......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

good one fugly!

herecomesthescience 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If they would get away from being obsessed with legislating their version of 1950's morality, and go back to focusing on fiscal responsibility and smaller government they may stand a chance again. The radical christian right seems to have overtaken the party at this point. I still can't figure out how the party can want smaller government, yet wants it to be the watchdog for what happens in peoples homes. They are all for state's rights, unless it comes to subjects like same sex marriage or medical marijuana. They need to get out from under the foot of the NRA as well (I am a gun owner and believe we all have the right to own any guns we want) and be in favor or tougher regulations in regard to buying guns. If you are a sane law abiding gun owner, as the majority of us are, it should not bother you to have your background and mental state fully checked.

Themis 3 months, 2 weeks ago

To the D.C. Politicians: Forbes Thought Of The Day “ Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important...they do not mean to do harm...they are absorbed in their endless struggle to think well of themselves. ” — T.S. Eliot .

njc17 3 months, 2 weeks ago

What's wrong with 1950's morality? too many of you folk want to live life in a whoring fashion, the moral value level is fast dwindling down into a chaos of gutter animals. Honor, integrity, compassion [properly placed], PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, [I can't stress that enough] These are the values that make a successful nation. America is losing her soul, I do think those core values that exemplify the 1950's are a new goal to be set. The Christian Biblical view should be the btter goal. But for now i would settle on the 50's Bringing Up Father,

Middleman522 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The messaging problem that the GOP has is the lying and misinformation coming from the puppets in the main steam media, and the Democrats in general. Racists, homophobes, envirenmental terrorists and other marching order slurs, do nothing to solve the problems in this country. When this issue is addressed, maybe Americans can finally vote for the best person! If any of the usual yappers want examples, just ring the bell and they will appear!

herecomesthescience 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I have nothing against good morals, but those are my responsibility, not the US Government's. I applaud your faith, but it is not everybody's, you have no right to impose it on others via legislation or law. Also don't forget that 1950's "morals" also included limited or no civil rights for minorities and thinking that a woman's place was in the kitchen... I support the party's stance to have those morals as their philosophy or mindset, but they now seem to want to put those morals into law, which is not good in the least bit.

packwilleat 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If the DNC would improve their message, more Republicans would vote for them. And if my uncle wore a bra, he'd be my aunt.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If they would get away from being obsessed with legislating their version of 1950's morality, and go back to focusing on fiscal responsibility and smaller government they may stand a chance again.

Except they can't, as you see here. They can't do it on the national level either. Rick Santorum, for example, sank his own candidacy because the subjects of abortion, contraception, etc affected him like a squirrel affects a dog. He couldn't stop himself from saying things that alienated women, especially young women.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

If the DNC would improve their message, more Republicans would vote for them.

Lord knows, some of them have tried very hard to be Republican Lite. The Democratic Party right now very closely resembles the Republican Party before 1980.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Republican Civil War heats up, liberals order popcorn by the ton:

On Thursday, a group of prominent supporters of arch conservative author and “family values” scold Brent Bozell, including Tony Perkins, Richard Viguerie and Phyllis Schlafly sent a letter to Steven Law, the president of Karl Rove’s electoral Super PAC Crossroads GPS that accused Rove and Crossroads spokesman Jonathan Collegio of being members of the “consultant class” that is attempting to undermine “good conservatives and Tea Party leaders and members.” They were protesting remarks made in an interview on Wednesday with Washington, DC talk radio station WMAL, in which Collegio called Bozell a “hater” for his constant attacks on DC Republicans. Bozell and his allies took umbrage and are now accusing Collegio and, by extension, Rove of being the conservative movement’s real problem.

Collegio’s remarks echoed those of an unnamed Republican Party official, who told Politico that the GOP is attempting to “marginalize the cranks, haters and bigots — there’s a lot of underbrush that has to be cleaned out.”

Awesome.

Raw Story (http://s.tt/1zvYJ)

JimRussell44 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yep, the "mainstream media" is the source of all the GOP problems. What needs to be done is to remove all media except the one true media...Fox News. All books, videos and newspapers that go against the teachings of the one true media must be burned. Those who produce and promote these blasphemies must be removed and treated as the traitors that they are. Once the majority of Americans who are blind or punch drunk from the Kool-Aid are told by the one true media who they should vote for, all problems will evaporate and we will, once again, be the greatest, most powerful country on earth and all other countries will bow down before us.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yep, the "mainstream media" is the source of all the GOP problems.

They'd have totally gotten away with it if it hadn't been for those meddling kids!

dentman65 3 months, 2 weeks ago

NJC17 - way to go man....I could not agree with you more young man. What is wrong with the 50's mentality? Nothing in my book. The Beaver Cleavers, My Three sons, and The Andy Griffith show are great,,,,,I still watch them. But times they do change. My dad always said the world went to @#$%@ during and after Vietnam. He was a combat medic in WWII in The South Pacific and in Korea as well. I run a business and I have young people come in all the time asking for a job slumping in the chair, tatoos everywhere, and their face looks like they fell in a tackle-box face first with studs and fishing tackle thingys hanging out everywhere. Any question you ask them they just say "Huh? yep, a'rite,nope, whatever," and they do that while playing on their smart phones. Who the heck raised these young people? Snoop Dog and Lady GAGA? What a joke. You would not have seen much of that in the 50's. 10 year olds are sexting each other.....they have been raised with babysitters that go by the names of Direct TV and Nintendo. I do believe that good values make a great nation. Isn't there some type of old saying that it takes a villiage to raise a child? My mother taught school at Pinecrest for 36 years and oh to know the changes she has seen. It broke her heart to loose control of her students due to mandates in discipline . They can do almost nothing to correct the students behavior w/o the fear of getting sued. We are definately living in a time of instant gratification and me-ism. There are good young people out there, but I don't meet as many as I used to, and most seem to have trouble making correct change at the cash register w/o the computer. Changing a nation starts with our youth. If we can only take the time to raise a child properly and with some concept of conscience and morals, we could once again be a great nation of kinder people. Make it a great day!

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The 1950s was 60 years ago we have made alot of progress since then.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Middleman522 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Russell and Rhoades, your media does not deceive because you love being lied to. Just look at your heroes, Edwards, Kerry, Gore, Clinton, Clinton, Frank, and the biggest, BHO! We understand that you don't get it! Do you need a list of the lies? I'm sure we can put one together for you! So Dusty, what cartoon do you have for us now? Maybe one of your columns...

dentman65 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Anonymous Profit - You are right, we have made a lot of progress since the 50's in many many areas. By the way I liked much of what you had to say in your above threads. But what is your opinion.......do you think we are better people as a group than in years past? do you think morals and overall kindness towards each other have imporved? Do you think Americans now are the best people that they have ever been since we started as a nation? Thanks again for your informative posts. Make it a great day!

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Just look at your heroes, Edwards, Kerry, Gore, Clinton, Clinton, Frank, and the biggest, BHO!

Proving once again that you don't know squat about me. But go ahead and argue with my voice in your head.

Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

njc17 and Dentman, You know we agree on many, many issues. This is not one of them. I agree with the feeling, but l am a strong believer that our Constitution and Bill of Rights gives folks the right to be who and what they want to be. I do not like the fishing tackle stuck all in kids faces now, but it is their face, not mine. If they want artwork all over them, it is their body, not mine. If they want to do whatever, it is up to them, not me. As long as whatever they are doing does not affect anyone else, then let them do it. I also believe in having a strong moral compass. For me. If someone else wants low morals, by all means, go for it. Many would say my morals are low, but l really do not care what people think of me, my life is mine, not anyone elses. That is a huge advantage of living here in Alaska, we believe in "live and let live".

Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

And as long as the Republicans cannot get their head screwed on right over these social issues, they are going to continue to lose. We must do something to get our fiscal house in order, but the Republicans appear to not be the party that will get us there. The dems are worse, but both are horrible in my eyes!!

teufelhunden 3 months, 2 weeks ago

njc17-There is nothing wrong with the 50s. I loved your post. Thank you.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

David Halberstam's "The Fifties" is a real eye opener for people who think the decade was all peace and quiet and traditional values. Consider: it was in the 50's that we first saw "the beginnings of the civil rights movement and the Cold War, the creation of rock and roll via the rise of Elvis Presley, the introduction of fast food and mass marketing via the rise of McDonald's, the Holiday Inn hotel chain, the transformation of General Motors into the center of new car culture through the work of designer Harley Earl, the beginnings of the sexual revolution with the creation of the birth control pill, and the beginnings of the American counterculture through the emergence of actors Marlon Brando and James Dean and Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg." to quote the Wikipedia entry on the book.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Oh, and back then, people were pining for the good old days of traditional values. Everyone imagines the past as a Golden Age where everything was great. In the words of the old song: "It Ain't Necessarily So."

Middleman522 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rhoades, there's no question about those liars! It's on film! My head can't hear your voice, I just see your written comedy!

Reggie_Mantle 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The problem with the Republicans isn't "messaging". The problem is that the party's become the dumb-ass party, and people don't like you.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

@Dentman

To answer your question, my opinion, Yes I think that America is better today then it has ever been, the political ebb and flow will continue, but what have we accomplished to unite us since 1950?

Plessy Vs Ferguson was over ruled by Brown Vs Board of Education of Topeka is a great example of what we have accomplished.

The Apollo Missions.

Is there still Bigotry, Racism, and intolerance in the US? Absolutely, but each generation we come closer and closer to ending these practices, and no I do not believe they will ever be fully eradicated, prejudice is something humans are born with, it is an evolutionary trait that possibly served us well in the past, its hard to get past genetics.

The state of flux we are in right now is a natural progression that is impossible to avoid, it happens every so often, a few generations at a time, where the moral structure of society is questioned by the rising generation. Walls are tumbled, unfortunately when walls tumble there are generally people underneath that are crushed by the falling brick.

The Church rails against homosexuality(An abomination) and abortion(the bible is silent on this issue) Our church leaders tell us that we should not tolerate this behavior, they say that the bible is the inspired word of god(I believe it is) and that it should be followed to the letter(Bad Idea) The question then becomes why must I rail against homosexuality but not slavery for which the bible not only condones but promotes, why must I rail against abortion yet be ok with a law that says I can stone my children to death if they are insolent?

The books of exodus, Leviticus, deuteronomy, and numbers, where written at a time when cellular structure was not known, when natural disasters where acts of a vengeful deity. It is time to realize that like the rest of history, our views on GOD CAN and should evolve as we gain a better understanding of what and who we are.

In the end and dovetailing back to the premise of this letter, The GOP does not need a message change persay, it simply needs to stick with what we know them to be good at, economics, national defense, keeping the size of government incheck when nessicary, while supporting the Democratic party to their social issues.

We can not ever and should never legislate against anyone based on who there are or what they want to be.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

@Reggie

This is a gross mis-characterization of the GOP and it is comments like that that prevent sound minded individuals from dealing with pressing issues.

Yukonjohn 3 months, 2 weeks ago

pretty much in agreement TAP.

JimRussell44 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Middleman522 and his buddies are who got the GOP to the point they are and are the impediment keeping it from ever becoming relevant to a majority of people in this country. They are the small drop of strychnine that poisoned the whole well.

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jim the GOP is not irrelevant to a majority of Americans, quite the opposite in fact, the still control the Majority in Congress, The GOP controls 30 governors mansions, as well as 27 of the 44 state legislatures (5 are split 1 is unicameral) this means that the MAJORITY of state politics is controlled by the GOP and not the Democratic Party.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Remember how the wingnuts were crowing about how awesome Pack's dreamboat poster boy Rand Paul was in scolding Hillary Clinton?

Doesn't look like the American People agree:

Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by more than six in 10 voters, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released Friday, making her the most liked among the eight political figures listed. Clinton had a 61 percent favorable rating among voters and a 34 percent unfavorable rating, according to Quinnipiac. Her ratings have been stable at about that level throughout her tenure as secretary of state. "Hillary Clinton ends her term as Secretary of State and the bruising inquiry into the Benghazi murders as easily the most popular actor on the American political stage today," said Quinnipiac's assistant polling director, Peter A. Brown.

Paul, on the other hand, gets a 35% favorability rating from Public Policy Polling:

Q12 Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Rand Paul? Favorable........................................................ 35% Unfavorable .................................................... 39% Not sure .......................................................... 26%

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

26% are unsure dusty because 26% most likley do not no who Rand Paul is.

Spocks_Brain 3 months, 2 weeks ago

What will bring the GOP is back is a fat old Hilary with ankles as fat as sausages...running for prez, gay Hilary

Like the sign says at South of the Border---'never sau_sa_ge a mess'

lmao rof lol !

Thatcher 3 months, 2 weeks ago

I'm not a betting man, but if I was, I'd bet Hillary is not gay (OK, Chelsea gave me an inside tip). Seriously, what's with all the gay posts? Of course, you are free to post whatever you want here, but it seems almost all of your posts are slams against gays. Why? This thread is about the GOP and their message...and somehow you weave "Hillary is gay" into that? You appear to weave "gay" into every argument you post here. Please reconsider your approach here. Thanks.

Thatcher 3 months, 2 weeks ago

(Here's where I get "Deacon Thatcher," "finger-waiving hypocrite," "joke," and "dumb and dumber." This time it will come from a Vulcan. Can't remember those earlier folks, but I'm sure they'd agree with the Vulcan). Cheers!

JimHeim 3 months, 2 weeks ago

njc - The problem with 50s morality is that it was based on white men running things. Bad system.

JimHeim 3 months, 2 weeks ago

packwilleat - If your uncle wore a bra, he'd just be a guy in a bra. It would take bigger changes than that to be your aunt.

Spocks_Brain 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thatcher. It's cause dusty Rhodes brings it it up all the time and I'm sick of it. Plus every 2 minutes there is some gay story on the news

Thatcher 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Spocks-Brain-- Dusty Rhoades does not bring it up all the time. You do. And there is all sorts of crap on the news. Look, you can post thoughtful things here if you wanted to...you are obviously a smart guy. Bashing anyone, including gays, persuades no one. Please, reconsider your approach here. I'm sure you're a nice guy, and I wish you the best. Cheers!

The_AnonymusProfit 3 months, 2 weeks ago

people who gay bash are about as intelligent as my beagle(my beagle eats its own feces)

fugitiveguy 3 months, 2 weeks ago

"jc - The problem with 50s morality is that it was based on white men running things. Bad system."

actually white Democrats

Spocks_Brain 3 months, 2 weeks ago

When DR stops I'll stop

Thatcher 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Spocks_Brain-- Forget what DR does. He can't help himself. You can. If you try to do better, you will. My best to you. Cheers!

dustyrhoades 3 months, 1 week ago

Well said, Thatcher. Credit where credit is due.

dustyrhoades 3 months, 1 week ago

Meanwhile, I hear that while Marco Rubio's delivering the Republican response to the State of the Union, the Teabaggers are getting Rand Paul to deliver their own.

HAHAHAHAHAAAAA! Grand Old Party officially shattered. Delicious. More popcorn please.

Reggie_Mantle 3 months, 1 week ago

Spock's Brain is obviously a repressed queen with an unrequited crush on DR.

dentman65 3 months, 1 week ago

I suppose if we were not beating up the Republicans for losing the Presidential race we'd be beating them up for winning the presidential race, or vice-versa. I do know this, as a small business owner in Moore County the new social security rate increase in payroll has taken effect. I of course have to match the extra paid by my employees which has turned out to be quite a bit when you add all of the employees fees together at the end of the month. I agree that elderly on SS need an increase w/o question, I believe I read it comes out to around $21.00 per person. I am sure to be corrected if I am wrong.
As a business owner I will not be paying this increase, I like nearly every other business will pass it on to the customer just like supply increases, fuel surcharges, and higher shipping rates. Which causes an effect of the employee having a touch less of take home pay, and customers paying a bit more for services. I can imagine companies with 100 plus employees will really feel it. I know I did, but I feel an increase is due since the cost of everything has skyrocketed.

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