tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post3714533070168823034..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Farewell, GeneralAlways On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6730186934094727122021-11-03T10:36:34.344-05:002021-11-03T10:36:34.344-05:00I too wore the Americal Division patch on my shoul...I too wore the Americal Division patch on my shoulder, and was proud to identify with Powell.<br />Until he started leading in the wrong direction. Could he have made a difference if he hadn't strayed? Of course.<br />What a shame we'll remember a good man this way.Greybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-59635888666200814962021-10-24T15:08:51.775-05:002021-10-24T15:08:51.775-05:00Yeah, the guy who got 23% of the milquetoast "...Yeah, the guy who got 23% of the milquetoast "Republican" and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" rel="nofollow">100% of the Reagan Conservative" vote</a> in the 1992 Republican Presidential Primary.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-50440527454639394502021-10-23T18:58:41.236-05:002021-10-23T18:58:41.236-05:00I try to keep my distance from weirdos. ;)
But Tr...I try to keep my distance from weirdos. ;)<br /><br />But Trump won 74 million votes, not 72 million. Still very shy of Biden's 81 million and 51.3% of the vote and electoral college landslide.<br /><br />If anyone is "frozen out," it's people in the 1.8% like me that didn't vote for either of the two shit sandwiches.<br /><br />Circling back to 1996 it's doubtful Buchanan would have won Republican dominated St. Charles County in his home state of Missouri, much less put up numbers on the Electoral College scoreboard against Clinton. Bob Dole trounced all comers in the primaries. Buchanan who? That guy that pretended to be the voice from the right on CNN's Crossfire so Michael Kinsley could stomp mudholes in a strawman every week? That guy?(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81114779329748471352021-10-23T13:18:44.206-05:002021-10-23T13:18:44.206-05:00Credit is given where it is due.Credit is given where it is due.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-89785349772291911852021-10-23T09:02:09.260-05:002021-10-23T09:02:09.260-05:00I wouldn't give to much credit to the generals...I wouldn't give to much credit to <a href="https://youtu.be/ca-D9weiY7A" rel="nofollow">the generals who got us "out" of Vietnam</a>... for they learned nothing from it when exiting Afghanistan (at least as far as it applied to civilian supporters or CIA operatives left behind).Joe Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02696367580635901992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-70009566141190884532021-10-22T21:23:18.163-05:002021-10-22T21:23:18.163-05:00Ask the 72 million that voted for Trump.Ask the 72 million that voted for Trump.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42020650595396305062021-10-22T17:36:03.608-05:002021-10-22T17:36:03.608-05:00If the 1996 Republican National Convention were sc...If the 1996 Republican National Convention were scaled down to be held at a Waffle House, you couldn't find enough Buchanan supporters to fill one of the booth tables.<br /><br />How do you "freeze out" the non-existent?(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-84815162502724153922021-10-22T17:22:52.013-05:002021-10-22T17:22:52.013-05:00Buchanan's running mate in the Reform Party wa...Buchanan's running mate in the Reform Party was a self-confessed Communist.<br /><br />Be serious.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-80673753199536791242021-10-22T08:44:48.556-05:002021-10-22T08:44:48.556-05:00:P<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-isnt-hitler-hes-love-child-ross-perot-and-ben-shapiro" rel="nofollow">:P</a>-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-71965540878939369672021-10-22T08:40:14.387-05:002021-10-22T08:40:14.387-05:00All I can say is if the RNC had accommodated Pat, ...All I can say is if the RNC had accommodated Pat, instead of freezing him out, there never would have been a Donald Trump or RNC breakup. He was the representative for the "tea party" and the bulwark against a Ross Perot/Independent movement.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-54036309013367120022021-10-21T20:12:07.033-05:002021-10-21T20:12:07.033-05:00In 1996, did Pat Buchanan represent a wing of the ...In 1996, did Pat Buchanan represent a wing of the Republican Party or just a non-essential tail feather? He barely got more convention delegates than Steve Forbes. Bob Dole routed both of them, by a lot. It wasn't even close. This is probably due to the universal inability to distinguish Buchanan's Old Right social paternalism from an extreme far left wing Seattle WTO protester.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-34465106002559328632021-10-21T15:44:17.423-05:002021-10-21T15:44:17.423-05:00Opening our markets to China in the hope that they...Opening our markets to China in the hope that they'd become more like us instead of what actually happened (our government became more like them) was certainly one more mistake in a long list of Nixon mistakes (going off the gold standard being the worst).<br /><br />Meanwhile, in <a href="https://twitter.com/VoteFiore/status/1450501765661478914?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1450501765661478914%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bizpacreview.com%2F2021%2F10%2F20%2Flady-trump-announces-run-for-governor-turns-heads-with-eye-popping-campaign-video-1151668%2F" rel="nofollow">Nevada</a>... ;)-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-928074366404207462021-10-21T12:58:21.225-05:002021-10-21T12:58:21.225-05:00FJ,
much as I hate to admit it, the mistakes in th...FJ,<br /><i>much as I hate to admit it, the mistakes in the direction of the party BEGAN with Reagan and the "financialization" of the American economy globally</i><br /><br />I don't disagree. But there was also Nixon's open hand to China.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-30847772443691208202021-10-21T12:05:54.053-05:002021-10-21T12:05:54.053-05:00A “RINO” is a “Republican In Name Only.” The Repub...<i>A “RINO” is a “Republican In Name Only.” The Republican party is symbolized by the elephant; RINO is symbolized by the rhino. A RINO is someone who is a registered Republican but who holds liberal views, such as supporting bigger government spending on more government programs.<br /><br />THe term “Republican in name only” was used in the 1920s and the 1950s, then in the Ronald Reagan-era 1980s. The term “RINO” appears in print in December 1992 in an article from Manchester, New Hampshire. In 1993, Los Angeles (CA) conservative activist Celeste Greig handed out “RINO” buttons to protest Richard Riordan, who was elected Los Angeles mayor from 1993-2001. It is not known if Greig coined the term “RINO,” but she helped popularize it.<br /><br />A 2009 alternative for the term “RINO” is “DIABLO" (Democrat In All But Label Only). A popular joke is “What do you get when you cross an elephant with a RINO?”<br /><br />“DINO" (Democrat In Name Only) is a later, related term and has been cited in print since 1995.</i>-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-72690856293277895052021-10-21T12:02:35.424-05:002021-10-21T12:02:35.424-05:00...and much as I hate to admit it, the mistakes in......and much as I hate to admit it, the mistakes in the direction of the party BEGAN with Reagan and the "financialization" of the American economy globally.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-61287502573938330172021-10-21T12:00:26.480-05:002021-10-21T12:00:26.480-05:00The real problem with the RNC was that it couldn&#...The real problem with the RNC was that it couldn't accomomdate the views of a Pat Buchanan after his failed '96 presidential run. From that point on the RNC was "Democrat Lite". That's when the RINO tag gained its real currency.-FJ the Dangerous and Extreme MAGA Jewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745768408538827278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-77397071382554108432021-10-21T06:33:03.040-05:002021-10-21T06:33:03.040-05:00This is why people need to be more circumspect bef...This is why people need to be more circumspect before screaming RINO! at everyone not exactly like Reagan (government and the national debt grew under his presidency, btw)Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-47356409654960687962021-10-21T06:30:01.931-05:002021-10-21T06:30:01.931-05:00Ed, I profoundly disagree with those Democrats you...Ed, I profoundly disagree with those Democrats you mentioned, and there is no way I would vote for any Democrat at this time, but I do not believe those voting for them are betraying their nation.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-51339531821908385332021-10-21T03:50:55.380-05:002021-10-21T03:50:55.380-05:00Ed - My response was to SF.Ed - My response was to SF.CIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07261660740601698500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-91272173900860849352021-10-20T20:24:18.935-05:002021-10-20T20:24:18.935-05:00CI: In my response to SF, I clearly pointed out th...CI: In my response to SF, I clearly pointed out that it wasn't a betrayal of his party, but his country, to support those criminal fascists. I'm surprised you and SF do not agree, but it's a free country. Mostly. So far.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-52071287514520934412021-10-20T19:51:39.183-05:002021-10-20T19:51:39.183-05:00Well, yeah. Powell was a social moderate. Back the...Well, yeah. Powell was a social moderate. Back then, the thought of voting for a Republican didn't make me vomit in my mouth immediately, so I may have even voted for him, holding my nose or not. The Republican Party has changed, for the worse, over the last 25 years and especially the most recent five years. The burping turd bubble at the top of the septic tank runoff that the Republican Party has become, Donald Trump, isn't worthy enough to be in the same room much less the same conversation as Colin Powell, yet there he is, reminding us why the Republican Party can't even push an agenda to change light bulbs in the Capitol commissary anymore and why that's a good thing. Yeah, fie on that dumpster fire indeed <br /><br />Given the chance to replace Bill Clinton with Colin Powell in the 1996 election might have course-corrected the last 25 years of American history. Would 9/11 have even happened if a President Powell was on deck to greenlight the assassination of Osama bin Laden in 1998 when our special ops guys had him in crosshairs awaiting permission to fire?<br /><br />A missed opportunity, and perhaps an object lesson for Republicans. You don't have to be laughably pathetic on purpose, much less on stilts.(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-29511139090532211022021-10-20T18:58:13.202-05:002021-10-20T18:58:13.202-05:00Ed,
I agree with you (your comment @ 12:04 PM).
C...Ed,<br />I agree with you (your comment @ 12:04 PM).<br /><br />Certainly not gracious of me, but there you have it!Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-57612688931849502442021-10-20T18:52:07.134-05:002021-10-20T18:52:07.134-05:00Deja vu all over again...Deja vu all over again...Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-5736351550778341572021-10-20T17:48:35.833-05:002021-10-20T17:48:35.833-05:00She was on the ticket, and the prospect of McCain ...She was on the ticket, and the prospect of McCain dying in his term was a very present one.jezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865247084509280406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-8005369525809108042021-10-20T17:24:57.708-05:002021-10-20T17:24:57.708-05:00The American Conservative Union came out at the ti...The American Conservative Union came out at the time very forcefully against a Colin Powell GOP candidacy.Silverfiddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13541652236676260219noreply@blogger.com