Originally Posted by Guest

I APOLOGIZE TO YOU AND ANYONE WHO HAS TO READ THAT !!

I thought I was speaking or posting to the same guy who mocks constantly and used that source earlier. I would NEVER use a source like that and am sorry.

As a serious answer then to your question about how I would label myself.

I truly can see both sides of issues for the most part. I was an active Democrat for years and left the party in the 70's over what I perceived as a wrong concerning minorities and how they were "handling" them.

I probably lean more conservative and much of that is a resistance to the "in your face" progressive movement in the country. I believe the progressive movement is manipulating us and encroaching on all of our liberties. While they like to speak about how empathetic they are, I find except of the idealistic young, to be using minorities in this country to their own benefit.

I think the future which you look forward to is gong to be bleak. For a few reasons. The progressive movement, which is basically socialism, has failed at every turn in every place it ever had a foothold. IT guarantees financial downfall if allowed to go unchecked. To allow unrest in the name of justice is wrong. To tolerate and approve of unrest in the name of justice is wrong. I marched alongside Martin Luther King in 1965 and he would be appalled at that things that are said and done in his name.

I think that progressives are destroying free speech, as I have alluded to in a number of posts. If you want a conversation on an issue, you need two sides. Progressives do not want conversations. The minute you express yours and it differs from theirs, they will brand you in some manner. It may be racist, it may be bigot, it may be stupid, but they will brand you. Progressives do in fact follow strictly the teaching of Saul Alinsky. Although many politicians of all stripes have studied Alinsky, the progressive movement led by a man (our President) who actually TAUGHT Alinsky principles.

Since your question was aimed at me personally, I will share this with you...I opposed President Obama in 2008, but once he was elected, I thought that it was going to be ok, because I felt strongly about many of the same things he did....health care was one of them. After watching his actions leading up to the Affordable Health Care approval I was dismayed. He mocked and ignored the opponents, lied about how he would proceed and smiled about it all smugly while Reid controlled the Senate on his behalf by violating so many rules. He has not changed much. I am not much into the "in your face"...my way or the highway kind of politics.

I also believe that our next President must be someone who will make an effort to be a statesman and reach across the aisle. I know I am anti Clinton because she is a divider in every way. I have no idea which candidate I will vote for as I need to wait until serious questions are asked of the candidates.

Just trying to paint a picture of who I am. On Trump, of course he is brash, naive, and will not get close the nomination BUT he is bringing up things that need to be discussed and of course as I mentioned being called all kind of names based on I have no idea what, but he can take that and does not care. Problem is that the progressive movement cannot be questioned on the things he brings up...but he IS more right than wrong.

I am tired of the pandering and that is what is happening. Those posters who wonder about our President and his stance on the street crimes, etc have very valid points. He has a bias, and to that he is certainly entitled and I think everyone understands that, but his total disregard for Law that he does not agree with is staggering. This country was founded on LAW, and that is our basis for being strong. In the riot cases, and I do not want to re hash all of that, but notice as time goes on, EVERYTHING that was said or implied was a lie. And our government stood and did not back the law, but a constituency instead. THAT bothers me.

So, call me a racist.call me a bigot...whatever but that name calling is not going to change my belief in the basic principles of this country. CHANGE is not always good.....PROGRESSION is not always good and that does not mean that any CHANGE OR PROGRESSION is always bad either.

It always amazes me that the progressive movement always has a need to be right and discussion is tabu. IF that were the case, life would be easy. Everyone vote straight Democratic party because they are right in everything. THAT is not the case, and since it is not, then they need to talk to the other side.

Oh, and one dividing rod always between the labels that you and others prefer is abortion. I am very anti abortion. That does not make me anti women rights, and that is the attitude we all get, which is typical...if you aint with me then you are this or that.....I believe that unborn child has a right to life as well, and believe that this country is basically being torn apart by the breakdown in the traditional family.

Sorry for all of this but feel bad about my link I posted and feel bad I mis read who you were. Sorry for that and sorry for the long rant....I just started to type and will probably regret things I said or didn't say but you get the basic idea and I try to address questions and not simply make smart aleck remarks.