ThinkingBlue: 17 BELIEFS YOU MUST POSSESS IN ORDER...

~TO VOTE FOR REPUBLICANS~

NOTHING TO FEAR BUT
COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATISM...

To make this world a better place, we must eradicate the fear imposed by conservatives...

The American Heritage Dictionary's defines conservatives as:

conservative adj.
Someone who is resistant to change:
• anachronism
• antediluvian
• fogy
• fossil (colloquial)
• fuddy-duddy (colloquial)
• mossback
• old fogy
• relic
• square (colloquial)
• stick-in-the-mud (colloquial)
• progressive (antonym)
• liberal (antonym)
• innovator (antonym)

The American Heritage Dictionary's defines liberals as:
liberal adj. Abbr.
lib. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or
dogmas; free from bigotry.

A person with liberal political opinions:
• progressive
• left-winger
• leftist
• reformer
• freethinker
• latitudinarian
• right-winger (antonym)
• conservative (antonym)
• rightist (antonym)

2. (adj.) Marked by tolerance:
• tolerant
• broad-minded
• broad
• latitudinarian
• open-minded
• intolerant (antonym)
• narrow-minded (antonym)
• close-minded (antonym)

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I received the below "17 Beliefs of a Republican" from a progressive friend (THANKS!) and thought it a good blog post for this, VERY IMPORTANT year with A VERY IMPORTANT election for the progressive movement.

I don't know how much more, we the people of this Nation and of the Earth, can take if the republicans manage to lie, cheat, steal, scheme, cabal, collude, conspire, machinate, mastermind, plot, contrive another election victory. The picture on the right says it all.

Please read the 17 beliefs below if you plan to vote republican this fall... If any of them do not apply to your particular belief system (and in fact actually turns you off) then you might want to rethink your ideology (n. The body of ideas reflecting the social needs and aspirations of an individual, a group, a class, or a culture. A set of doctrines or beliefs that form the basis of a political, economic, or other system) Thank you, thinkingblue

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17 Beliefs You Must Possess In Order To Vote Republican

1. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

2. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion.

3. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

4. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

5. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

6. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

7. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

8. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

9. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy, but providing health care to all Americans is socialism. HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.

10. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

11. A president lying about an extramarital affair is impeachable, but a president lying to enlist support for a war

in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

12. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which include

banning gay marriages and censoring the Internet.

3. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades, but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.

14. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

15. Supporting "Executive Privilege" for every Republican ever born, who will be born or who might be born (in perpetuity.)

16. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

17. Support for hunters who shoot their friends and blame them for wearing orange vests similar to those worn by the quail.

Feel free to pass this on. If you don't send it to at least 10 other people, we're
likely to be stuck with more Republicans in '06 and '08.

Friends don't let friends vote
Republican!!!!