Word War: Rush Limbaugh Fires Back At Colin Powell

[Crabtownboy]

This past week, an interesting Republican spat has erupted between the party's conservative and moderate flanks. The leader of the former is none other than Rush Limbaugh, the talk show host who has never held public office. The latter group is represented by retired Gen. Colin Powell, our former Secretary of State. The feud began when, in an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Powell singled Limbaugh out as an example of all that is wrong with the modern-day GOP.

More interesting than psychoanalyzing Rush's perpetually open microphone, however, is the larger question of what the future holds for the Republican Party. And both men do have legitimate points to make. Powell is right that if the GOP continues to double-down on its ever-insular, white, rural, Southern hand, it is doomed. But Limbaugh has a point when he states that the abandonment of requisite hot-button Republican issues that appeal to its increasingly homogeneous base would signal an identity crisis from which the party might not survive.

http://news.aol.com/political-machine/2008/12/16/word-war-rush-limbaugh-fires-back-at-colin-powell/5

 

[J.D.]

So Powell wants our choice to be between: 1) a liberal democrat; or 2) a liberal republican. Conservatives can take a hike. Is that Powell wants - a monolithic party that is almost indistinguishable from the other party?

 

[Crabtownboy]

So Powell wants our choice to be between: 1) a liberal democrat; or 2) a liberal republican. Conservatives can take a hike. Is that Powell wants - a monolithic party that is almost indistinguishable from the other party?

I may be wrong, but I believe Powell wants a Republican party that has a chance of becoming the party in the majority again.

 

[rbell]

I may be wrong, but I believe Powell wants a Republican party that has a chance of becoming the party in the majority again.

What good is being in the majority when you are indistinguishable from the current majority?

 

[Crabtownboy]

What good is being in the majority when you are indistinguishable from the current majority?

What good is it to be in a shrinking minority?

 

[Bro. Curtis]

Wimpy repubs just don't win. Strong ones, who speak their mind, and promote conservative ideals do well.

Remember when Powell wouldn't even admit what party he was in ? He didn't seem to care then. Conservatives, like Rush Limbaugh, were always right about him.

 

[J.D.]

What good is it to be in a shrinking minority?

"...a remnant shall be saved." Rom 9:27

 

[J.D.]

Wimpy repubs just don't win. Strong ones, who speak their mind, and promote conservative ideals do well.

Remember when Powell wouldn't even admit what party he was in ? He didn't seem to care then. Conservatives, like Rush Limbaugh, were always right about him.

You're right about that. The fact is that conservatives have never been in the minority in America. The reason McCain lost is that he alienated the conservative base.

 

[SBCPreacher]

I'd rather be in a shrinking minority staying true to my convictions that to compromise.

 

[OldRegular]

So Powell wants our choice to be between: 1) a liberal democrat; or 2) a liberal republican. Conservatives can take a hike. Is that Powell wants - a monolithic party that is almost indistinguishable from the other party?

Some of the elitist Republicans also want conservative Christians to take a hike.

I can remember when the moderates ran the Republican Party. We were a distinct minority in both the House and Senate. It was only after Reagan was elected that Republicans made gains in Congress which they eventually threw away by spending like drunken democrats.

I have said elsewhere that the last 3 Republican presidents made Colin Powell. Republicans have appointed members of minorities to high positions in government than have democrats but to listen to the leftist media and democrats all Republicans are racist.

If we will get back to conservative principles of Federalism, smaller Federal government, lower taxes, etc. we can take back the Federal government from the Marxist-democrats.

 

[carpro]

I may be wrong, but I believe Powell wants a Republican party that has a chance of becoming the party in the majority again.

Yes, you are.

Powell wants Republicans that act like democrats.

He wants a Republican Party that has no place for conservatives.

Singling out Limbaugh is a liberal's tactic to divide the party. Anyone that knows anything about Rush at all knows he is a Conservative. First , last, and always. He is frequently critical of Republicans and their party.

 

[carpro]

You're right about that. The fact is that conservatives have never been in the minority in America. The reason McCain lost is that he alienated the conservative base.

Uh huh and McCain's sell outs of conservatives and Republicans has only just begun.

 

[just-want-peace]

If we will get back to conservative principles of Federalism, smaller Federal government, lower taxes, etc. we can take back the Federal government from the Marxist-democrats.

Go the whole nine yards on the issues, i.e. be an unapologetic and proud Conservative, whether it be on school choice, abortion, gun control, tort reform, compulsory unionism, bilingual education, property rights, welfare, taxation, etc. The media would scream foul and waste no time in "advising" you to lurch as far to the Left as possible i.e. become more "moderate" ------------
So if you'r e going to be labelled as an out and out Conservative, i.e. Bret Schundler / Bill Simon, you might as well let it all out and go to the mat to make your case to the voters ... and let the chips fall where they may. As a candidate, this means that you have to be completely unafraid of losing. Witness how successful the Press has been in making many Conservative Republicans seem almost ashamed or afraid of their principles / beliefs. How can you possibly win votes when its obvious you want to sweep your beliefs under the carpet, out of sight as if they were some dirty secret to be ashamed of? Stand up for them, defend them as loudly and as effectively as possible ... don't run from them.

Much more from the following site

http://www.geocities.com/kanaell/opinions/campaignplan.html

It may be too late now, BUT had we had a truly conservative candidate last election, this would once again be a free and powerful nation as opposed to wimpy -- IMNSHO of course!!!:thumbs:

 

[Bible-boy]

That's right we must demand a return to conservative principles and policies. We can not accept these RINOs, who offer lip service to conservative principles, but do nothing to advance conservative policies in Congress or the White House. We do not need to compromise with the Liberal/Socialist Democrats by accepting some of their principles and policies. We need to defeat them and force them to compromise by accepting conservative principles and policies. If the GOP can not or will not come along with us then we must bring about a new conservative movement. However, it would be much better to work within the establish "conservative" party and turn it back to its roots rather than try to build the whole thing over again.

 

[Magnetic Poles]

That's right we must demand a return to conservative principles and policies. We can not accept these RINOs, who offer lip service to conservative principles, but do nothing to advance conservative policies in Congress or the White House. We do not need to compromise with the Liberal/Socialist Democrats by accepting some of their principles and policies. We need to defeat them and force them to compromise by accepting conservative principles and policies. If the GOP can not or will not come along with us then we must bring about a new conservative movement. However, it would be much better to work within the establish "conservative" party and turn it back to its roots rather than try to build the whole thing over again.

There's that big tent again. :laugh: