In the 1950s & 60s, every marketer of shoddy products stuck the word "Deluxe" on the box. Deluxe junk sold like hotcakes. Eventually the word deluxe was worn out and had no meaning at all. It seems like the term conservative values has also reached that point in history where it is also meaningless.
Today there is a political pundit who preaches conservative values on the radio while using illegal drugs, a presidential candidate in the conservative values party who has divorced 3 or 4 times, a seated president who has managed a fiscal deficit in all but 1 year in office.
The list could go on to include sex and bribery scandals involving the conservative values party. The events lead me to believe that the term "conservative values" has no meaning whatsoever to the leadership of the GOP.
In the 2008 election, will be be offered the "Deluxe Conservative Values package?
2007-08-05 03:31:17 · 7 answers · asked by Overt Operative 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I am not a liberal, my friends. And why point out the transgressions of the Democrat? The Democrats never offered the term conservative values in their campaigns. It's nor expected from them. It is expected from the GOP.
Conservatives have conservative values. These values do not seem present in the GOP. They certainly do not exist in the DNC. So why bring up the DNC?
2007-08-05 04:10:15 · update #1
Conservative Values = Hypocrisy.
'Nuff said.
2007-08-05 03:34:30 · answer #1 · answered by MenifeeManiac 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
no.
it's too hoaky to be madison ave, which tends to be slick and clever.
conservative values are one of those things that mean nothing and no one would really disagree with.
the term conservative has been sanctified to the point where people who detest republicans will still call themselves conservatives - as is the case in the army.
republicans love to say how 80% of the troops call themselves 'conservative' trying to imply that all of the troops are republicans - when this is not the case.
it's actually much more even than you might think.
the word liberal has been demonized, so very few will want to identify with it - what republicans have forgotten is that they are the republican party - which has also been demonized and that there is no 'conservative' party in america.
at least not yet...
2007-08-05 10:41:03 · answer #2 · answered by nostradamus02012 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I am a conservative. I have conservative values. That is the basis of being a conservative. It is way better than being branded a liberal.
2007-08-05 10:45:17 · answer #3 · answered by regerugged 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Values is a warm and fuzzy word that is meaningless in the hypocrisy and deceit of politics.
2007-08-05 11:02:52 · answer #4 · answered by Roy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Conservative values today = power, money, greed.
2007-08-05 10:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by planksheer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Is the term "conservative values" just a Madison Ave marketing ploy?"
Hmmm...Good question.
No. We just don't like killing unborn babies like you "Deluxe imitation people.
2007-08-05 10:39:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ANDDDD Here's the rest of the story D means Democrat
REP. MARIO BIAGGI (D-NY): In 1988 he was convicted of obstructing justice, tax evasion, conspiracy, extortion, and accepting bribes.
CORRINNE BROWN (D-FL): Failed to pay unemployment taxes to the state of Florida; sued by several airlines for unpaid bills and falsified travel reports; failed to report sale of her Tallahassee travel agency; improperly reported the sale of her Gainesville travel agency; sued by Whirlpool Corp. for unpaid bills; pursued by the IRS for $14,228 in unpaid taxes; investigations by the House Ethics Committee for possible acceptance of bribes; refused to file reports in the House about potential conflicts of interest while overseeing airlines she dealt with through her travel agencies; charged with money laundering.
REP. ALBERT BUSTAMANTE (D-TX): Convicted in 1993 of racketeering and accepting an illegal gratuity.
TONY COELHO (D-CA): Currently under investigation for fraud while serving as U.S. Commissioner General of Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.* He was Al Gore's primary presidential campaign manager until he resigned citing health reasons.
REP. JERRY COSTELLO (D-IL):
REP. WALTER FAUNTROY (D-DC): Financial disclosure misdemeanor (1995).
REP. BARNEY FRANK (D-MA): Accessory to a male prostitute who ran a whorehouse in their Washington townhouse.
STATE REP. ALCEE L. HASTINGS (D-FL): From the 1998 Almanac of American Politics: "He was impeached by the House of Representatives by a vote of 426-3 in 1988 and convicted and removed from office by the Senate by a vote of 69-26. The impeachment arose from allegations that Hastings conspired with a friend to accept $150,000 for giving two convicted swindlers a break in sentencing. Hastings was acquitted in a criminal trial in 1983, but the friend was convicted. In the House, the case for impeachment was made by John Conyers, senior member of the Congressional Black Caucus. Removed from the bench, Hastings was unapologetic."
REP. CARROL HUBBARD (D-KY): Convicted in 1994 of misappropriation of funds.
REP. GERALD KLECZKA (D-WI): Convicted of DUI in 1987; arrested for DUI in 1990 and 1995.
REP. JOE KOLTER (D-PA): Fraud and conspiracy (1996).
REP. NICK MAVROULES (D-MA): In 1991 pleaded guilty to charges of bribery and tax evasion.
REP. EDWARD MEZVINSKY (D-IA): Indicted in March of 2001 on federal fraud charges. Claimed that he developed mental problems after using a malaria drug called Lariam. "Clearly, the responsibility lies with the manufacturers," claimed Mezvinsky's lawyer, Michael Barrett.*
REP. JAMES MORAN (D-VA): Charged with spousal abuse, and assault and battery. A regular instigator of bar fights while mayor of Alexandria, VA, his position made him immune to arrest. Once said he thought about becoming a boxer because "I like to hit people."
REP. AUSTIN J. MURPHY (D-PA): Vote fraud, including forgery, conspiracy, and tampering with federal records (1999).*
REP. MARY ROSE OAKAR (D-OH): Charged with seven federal felonies related to financial-disclosure irregularities (1998).
REP. CARL PERKINS (D-KY): In 1994 pleaded guilty to filing a false financial-disclosure statement, conspiracy to file false statements with the Federal Election Commission, and bank fraud. Sentenced in March of 1995.
REP. MEL REYNOLDS (D-IL): In 1995 was convicted of having sex with a minor and obstructing justice.
CHARLIE ROSE (D-NC): Financial disclosure irregularities (1994).
REP. DAN ROSTENKOWSKI (D-IL): Illegally converted official funds to his personal use and mail fraud; accused in 1996 of embezzling $700,000 from the federal government, he was charged with 13 of the original 17 counts against him. Went to prison after serving in Congress; now back in Washington working as a lobbyist.
REP. LARRY SMITH (D-FL): In 1993 was convicted of income tax evasion and campaign-reporting violations.
REP. JIM TRAFICANT (D-OH): Indicted on 5/4/01 by a Cleveland, OH federal grand jury for bribery, tax evasion, racketeering, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice. Found guilty of all charges in April 2002.
REP. WALTER TUCKER (D-CA): Federal extortion charges; convicted of accepting $30,000 worth of bribes while a Congressman, and sentenced to 27 months in the federal penitentiary.
CHARLES WILSON (D-TX): In 1995 was forced to pay a $90,000 fine to the Federal Election Commission.
Number of members of Congress who escaped tickets and/or arrest from a variety of driving offenses ranging from speeding to DUI in 1999 due to Congressional immunity: 217
Number of members of Congress who were released after being pulled over for drunken driving in 1998 by claiming Congressional immunity: 84
2007-08-05 11:02:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋