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outlaw.
I joined the party a couple years ago just to swap out Bob Bennett for Mike Lee in the closed primaries.
It was worth it.
Never joined the party, and never sent it a dime. Of course, we’ve got open primaries, so I’ve never had to.
I never sent money to anything “Republican” or for that matter political. I have made contributions to people I like.
Well a few I did not like too, but that is because a letter of two evils in a general election.
I’ve long been a Leavemealoneican; my wife is a Shutupocrat. We’re a mixed marriage.
sometimes when I feel like I’m not a Republican I just think of my dad telling me about the take it back
movement thingy this guy started in the 90s Dad was very excited about it
the idea was to take Team R back from the scary evangelical rural people
one day I asked him about how that group was going if he’d ever got involved
he said that he’d sent some money but hadn’t gotten too involved
I think he’d decided there might be consequences.
and I think at that point he needed to get reelected 2 more times to qualify for a pension from the county
Political Roller Derby (and not taking shit):
sure you don’t want a reince priebus bobblehead?
Heh, I’d be willing to bet they’ll still send you junk mail, Jeff.
I’ve never been in the Republican Party, so I can’t experience that moment of joy that comes from leaving.
I tried being an official member of my local party, and ended up walking away after getting into an argument with an “establishment” representative of one of our State representatives, who INSISTED that we had to raise taxes (back in 2009) in order to save our economy.
Done-ski.
Unfortunately, with the sad state of education in our country (by which I mean, we’ve raised two successive generations — myself included — of DOLTS), I don’t have a very positive outlook for our political future. But hey, look at it on the bright side: The Serfs in Russia were also rather maleducated, and the Communists were more than happy to help the poor souls out. Everybody wins!
Though I am kinda curious: Where is everybody moving to these days to escape our draconian centralized government? Is there ANY safe haven left where one can go to avoid having to deal with regulations and, more importantly, the “type of voters” that cause regulations and taxes to maintain this perennially stifling government growth?
Heck, is there any State left in this Federal union that isn’t in the business of building palaces to itself, be it through “interstate quality” local roads or giant office buildings for all of the new bureaucrats or Mega Sized Welcome Centers or the other trappings of imperial rule?
Enough rambling for me. I’m depressing myself now… ;)
I’ve had a great time telling random fundraising callers off over the past six months or so. “I know it’s not really your fault, but you’re working for an a-hole and I intend to vote for his opponent.”
Dude, if it’s that fucking awesome I will join it so that I can quit it!
I haven’t left the Republican party yet. But I definitely feel that the party is leaving me.
You could move to North Dakota, Brian. Bonus advantage is that you’re guaranteed never to fall down a hill!
Brian:
They say Texas is pretty good, as is ND. Sometimes Utah and Idaho and Wyoming score high on the leave-me-the-hell-alone scale.
Did congress leave a bloody horses head in anybody elses’ bed?
you know? Something I’ve always wondered.
Where do we get so much time to post to PW?
I’d rather be making money, but Jug Ears and my ex-wife have gone out of their way to make sure that anything but slavery is an impossibility. I really don’t like that “man”. It’s hard to put “man” as a modifier to the Anti-Christ.
find a job under Jug Ears?
Don’t make me laugh (or compete with the nine hundred other people who apply for every rarely available minimum wage job).
For the entrenched Republican politicians more concerned with their re-election prospects than their duty:
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: This is how it is. Anybody doesn’t wanna fly with me any more, this is your port of harbor. There’s a lot of fine ways to die. I ain’t waiting for the Alliance to choose mine.
[shoots Alliance soldier crawling from wreckage]
Capt. Malcolm Reynolds: I mean to confound these bungers. Take my shot at getting to Miranda. Maybe find something I can use to get clear of this. So I hear a word out of any of you that ain’t helping me out or taking your leave, I will shoot you down. Get to work!
Hey, if you’re leaving the party can I have your white patent leather shoes and belt and the polyester red white & blue leisure suit? Because I am going to put a stake through the heart of that outfit.
Where do we get so much time to post to PW?
For my part, I’m averaging about 16 billable hours a week since 2010. I spend the rest of my week building new & improved computer models (that my sales reps can’t sell), hitting the road for cold calls and promo work (trying desperately to help my sales reps sell my shit), and reading/documenting the fall of civilization.
Basically, I have time to post because the evil fatcat rich bastards who employ me haven’t yet cut my unprofitable ass loose. And people wonder why I can’t get a hardon for burning rich people at the stake.
Mojo there is a great speech by Mal Reynolds, really a libertarian / TEA party leave-us-the-hell-alone speech, that I can’t find online. Anyone? Or am I going to have to take the afternoon off and watch Serenity again to find it?
link
Embrace your furry feet outlaws.
Frodocrats rule!
@18
A New Strategy for Liberty
Are you frustrated at the loss of freedom and responsibility in America, while the growth of government and taxes continues unabated? Do you want to live in strong communities where your rights are respected, and people exercise responsibility for themselves and in their dealings with each other?
If you answered “yes” to those questions, then the Free State Project has a solution for you.
http://freestateproject.org/
In Pennsylvania, if you don’t declare a party, you can’t vote in the primaries. I damned sure am not going to register as a *spit*Democrat*spit*!
Actually, MCPO, you should register as a Dummycrat so that you can vote for the least likely to win Dummy.
That’s what Dummies in secure states did to us in 2008, and that’s how we ended up with McCorn as our Presidential candidate….
Mojo:
The scene where Capt. Mal kicks the dude into the engine intake is more like it.
Or am I going to have to take the afternoon off and watch Serenity again to find it?
NO! Anything but that!
@32: Yes, NH would love to have you.
I’m totally burned out.
I feel kinda like a less principled Henry Reardon.
Here in Mass. we can register as unenrolled. Vote in either primary, I think; at the moment, anyway–they change that sort of thing around here, to suit whoever is in power, as you may have heard.
I never joined the party, never gave money to the party. Never particularly identified with a political party or group until now (teaparty). Once my key issue became national security — when I learned how the world works, after working in C3I — I naturally gravitated toward voting Republican.
“Embrace your furry feet outlaws.” Only thing for it.
Yeah, too bad Boehner couldn’t do that to a couple of Democrats in these negotiations. Of course, in real life you wouldn’t want to run anything that greasy through the impellers of a Firefly. :(
But I think I’ll watch Serenity again this afternoon anyway. Nothing better to do, I’ve already ordered new Tritium sights for the riot guns…
I registered independent quite a few years ago.
It confused Mom, because she thinks Conservative = Republican.
“motionview posted on8/2 @ 3:27 pm
Hey, if you’re leaving the party can I have your white patent leather shoes and belt and the polyester red white & blue leisure suit? Because I am going to put a stake through the heart of that outfit.”
I think you will have to look at the local Goodwill or Salvation Army for that stuff. We Yankees keep those for mementos.
My patent leather shoes (loafers) happen to be white, patent leather, and each one has a faux gold buckle on it, almost the size of a breadbox. And I would never visit the casinos without wearing my 1950’s “pizza table cloth” overcoat, patent leather shoes, and my Fairfield County “Whale pants”.
If you don’t have Day-glo green pants with little white whales on them, brother, YOU ain’t happenin’!
Excuse me while I pull down my whale pants, and go abuse myself…
Proud Independent.
One of the 34% still on Obama’s jock. Congrats.
oh my red on red
link
The last time I was ever really a “member” of the Republican Party was during the first few years I lived here in Georgia — since Georgia doesn’t record party affiliation when you register to vote, the only way to “belong” is by actually paying dues to your local party organization.
When I declined to continue paying dues some seven or eight years ago, I guess I “left” the Republican Party.
McGehee,
I get the feeling that they left you…
Ha, the only registered anything that I have ever been was a democrat. Dad being an important democratic politician in my state and all. I actually found conservatism in college :) How’s that for a turn of the screw? Anyhow, I’m a fairly hard core libertarian (classical liberal). That’s why I was always the buzz kill in regards to foreign policy discussions in this here joint!
I have to laugh at Sterling’s, “Proud Independent” declaration, though. If independent means, hates republicans, then by all means he’s an independent.
Here ya go! I took the afternoon off so you didn’t have to. I think this is what you’re looking for, one of my favorite monologs 1:21 into the movie:
A worthy intent.
@48. Infidel, you’re not the only one who found conservatism in college. My folks were all devout members of the Nonpartisan League up in North Dakota. Sent me to Union Camp and such in the summer, thought they had me pretty well indoctrinated. Then I went to college and rebeled, got all conservative, cut my hair, and joined the Young Republicans. I suppose you could say it’s been all downhill ever since :D
My dad was a registered Democrat, but the last time he voted party for president was 1960. I registered Republican when I turned 18 so I could vote for Reagan in the primary. Never changed it, but geeze those guys don’t make it easy.
Thanks everyone who sacrificed their afternoon to keep me earning for the Man.
Now, I aim to misbehave.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/08/01/eveningnews/main20086598.shtml
What a dick.
This just shows he asked for half as much as he should have.
And that he would have sold out even cheaper but for the tea party.
Actually what happened was, my wife and I had joined a church that turned out to also be the church of the chairman of the local GOP. Nice guy, diabolically persuasive. He had me roped in to edit the party newsletter before I realized what was going on.
When I finally got out of that I decided the best way to avoid a recurrence was to let my paid membership lapse. It’s worked pretty well so far. But the local party hereabouts is closer to being on my wavelength as anywhere I’ve ever lived. Too bad it’s affiliated with the same national party as John McCain and Mildred Romneycare.