What is a "Neocon"?

Answer 1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoconservatism_(United_States)

Answer 2

Neoconservatism is a political movement, mainly in the United States, which is generally held to have emerged in the 1960s, coalesced in the 1970s, and has had a significant presence in the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

The prefix neo- refers to two ways in which neoconservatism was new. First, many of the movement's founders, originally liberals, Democrats or from socialist backgrounds, were new to conservatism. Also, neoconservatism was a comparatively recent strain of conservative socio-political thought. It derived from a variety of intellectual roots in the decades following World War II, including literary criticism and the social sciences.

Irving Kristol, Norman Podhoretz, and others described themselves as neoconservatives during the Cold War. Today, however, the movement's critics use the term more often than supporters [citation needed]. In fact, some people described as "neocons" today say that neoconservatism no longer exists as an identifiable movement.

Many associate neoconservatism with periodicals such as Commentary and The Weekly Standard, along with the foreign policy initiatives of think tanks such as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) and the Project for the New American Century (PNAC). Neoconservative journalists, pundits, policy analysts, and politicians, often dubbed "neocons" by supporters and critics alike, have been credited with (or blamed for) their influence on U.S. foreign policy, especially under the administrations of Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

Answer 3

Short for neoconservative.

Main Entry: neo·con·ser·va·tive
Pronunciation: "nE-O-k&n-'s&r-v&-tiv
Function: nounn: a conservative who advocates the assertive promotion of democracy and U.S. national interest in international affairs including through military means.

More info on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocon

Answer 4

(Mostly) former Dems who felt alienated from the Dem party by the McGovernite wing & switched to the GOP. We support a strong national defense but are moderate on most social issues. For the most part, we don't want prayer in schools & do not care if gays call themselves married. Most of us are opposes to "affirmative action" (=quotas). We are for equal rights without regard to race color creed or gender.

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Answer 5

For me to properly answer you in a descriptive way that would encapsulate the kind of people that follow this political ideology, would mean that Yahoo would remove my answer. I will only tell you that these people have had a deleterious effect on America and their shame was exposed last Tuesday.

Answer 6

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocon

Answer 7

Liberals who became Conservatives.

Answer 8

A conservative who believes the Matrix is real.

Answer 9

A socialist who uses conservative jargon.

Answer 10

There are now so many Conservative Democrats that got elected, I don't know anymore.
The Democrats are going to have to betray someone.
WHO'S IT GOING TO BE?
(I'm hoping that it will be their commie welfare base.)
We'll see.