The Conservative Candidate you want to run for President

He should be distant enough now from the Conservative movement that his running cannot be associated with the entire Conservative movement. If a popular conservative candidate runs for president and is seen as representative of the whole movement he risks sinking the whole movement.

He should be articulate enough to win debates. Even if the presidency is lost sometimes the victory is in winning people to the cause, and then watching the failures of the Democrats unfold.

He should be relatively free from controversy or other scandals that will easily end his campaign like done to Romney or McCain etc.

He should have principles enough to have been consistent his entire public life, and should have had a public life for at least the last 30-40 years.

As I write this I'm thinking of someone like Mark Levin.

far enough on the outside he has to debate and win a nomination which prevents him from looking like a complete representative of the movement even tho he is, he is relatively harmless in his background and scandals, and could debate any Democrat into the dirt.

We should draft Mark Levin?

FreeMason




We should draft Mark Levin?

WE?

How?

Are you wanting to use ATS as a political tool to run someone for office? Why not draft one of our own? Like one of the mods or the Beezzz

en.wikipedia.org...(politics)

olaru12

FreeMason




We should draft Mark Levin?

WE?

How?

Are you wanting to use ATS as a political tool to run someone for office?

en.wikipedia.org...(politics)

edit on 21-10-2013 by olaru12 because: (no reason given)

No I mean we as in conservatives, remember a conservative blogger drafted Sarah Palin....for better or worse she'd never have been known if it weren't for that blogger working tirelessly to get people to suggest her for vice president.

reply to post by FreeMason


A member of ATS posted a story about monkeys in a cage.

The story went sorta like x numbers of monkey were put in the cage. There was 1 ladder with a banana tied to a string. Finally one of the monkeys went up the ladder to get the banana and when they did a hose of water sprayed all of the other monkeys....................

If anyone on ATS know who authored this thread with the monkey story, It would be much appreciated, because that story needs to be the answer to this OP........

Edit: Okay, I had copied this and sent it to a few of my friends. However, if anyone remembers the ATS member who posted this, please speak up so that they get the credit or at least I can find this post to link to it....anyhow here it is...

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the
> cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a
> set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the
> stairs and climb toward the banana.
>
> As soon as he touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys
> with cold water.
>
> After a while another monkey makes an attempt with same result
> ... all the other monkeys are sprayed with cold water. Pretty soon
> when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys
> will try to prevent it.
>
> Now, put the cold water away.
>
> Remove one monkey from the cage and replace it with a new one.
>
> The new monkey sees the banana and attempts to climb the
> stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him.
> After another attempt and attack, he knows that if he tries to climb the
> stairs he will be assaulted.
>
> Next, remove another of the original five monkeys, replacing it
> with a new one.
>
> The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous
> newcomer takes part in the punishment...... with enthusiasm, because
> he is now part of the "team".
>
> Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by
> the fourth, then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the
> stairs, he is attacked.
>
> Now, the monkeys that are beating him up have no idea why they
> were not permitted to climb the stairs. Neither do they know why they
> are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.
>
> Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the
> remaining monkeys will have ever been sprayed with cold water.
> Nevertheless, not one of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for
> the banana.
>
> Why, you ask? Because in their minds...that is the way it has
> always been!
>
> This, my friends, is how Congress operates... and this is why,
> from time to time:
>
> ALL of the monkeys need to be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

reply to post by seeker1963


Here it is....



scilithium.wordpress.com...

reply to post by seeker1963


member 'schrodingers dog' Dec, 11 2010

www.abovetopsecret.com...


"Democracy is the art of running the circus from the monkey cage" - H.L.Mencken

reply to post by xuenchen


Thanks! Although the post I was talking about was more recent, I still would like the member who turned me onto it to get the props for posting it!

It was so good that I copied it onto my PC, and use it every chance I get!

reply to post by FreeMason


I think an android would be the perfect GOP candidate.
-Cares about programming and doesn't give a hoot about any form of organic life.
-No imagination
Mitt Romney had it nailed up to here but...

- Communicates with the fewest possible words. FAIL
- doesn't sweat. FAIL
- can issue directives without looking smug. FAIL
- up to 4 hours operating and 8 hours on standby. FAIL

reply to post by seeker1963


Nice analogy but you forgot about the Puppet Master with the Fire Hose. We call them bankers...

To Freemason. Do not forget what happened to Herman Cain. I very much doubt whether any of the tales were true but there is always someone in your background who can be bribed to make false statements about you. ALWAYS! On top of that the BANKERS OWN the MSM so you can not even defend yourself.

FreeMason
He should be distant enough now from the Conservative movement that his running cannot be associated with the entire Conservative movement. If a popular conservative candidate runs for president and is seen as representative of the whole movement he risks sinking the whole movement.

He should be articulate enough to win debates. Even if the presidency is lost sometimes the victory is in winning people to the cause, and then watching the failures of the Democrats unfold.

He should be relatively free from controversy or other scandals that will easily end his campaign like done to Romney or McCain etc.

He should have principles enough to have been consistent his entire public life, and should have had a public life for at least the last 30-40 years.

As I write this I'm thinking of someone like Mark Levin.

As I was reading that, I was thinking Ron Paul.

But, of course, we know what will happen to any candidate that stands for freedom and liberty.