David Brat Blasts Conservatives

[Toro]

I don't know much about this guy, so maybe I'm wrong on this, but the Wall Street Journal published his past writings where he slammed conservatives for claiming to be for individual liberty but using the power of the state to enforce morality. He also slams liberals, but that's to be expected.

Mr. Brat also criticizes both ends of the political spectrum for inconsistencies. He blasts conservatives for the pursuit of individual liberty while pushing laws restricting abortion, gay marriage and gambling. He writes:

Can Christians force others to follow their ethical teachings on social issues? Note that consistency is lacking on all sides of this issue. The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule. Houston, we have a problem. Coercion is on the rise. What is the root word for liberalism? (Answer: Liberty)​

David Brat?s Writings: Hitler?s Rise ?Could All Happen Again? - Washington Wire - WSJ

 

[g5000]

I don't know much about this guy, so maybe I'm wrong on this, but the Wall Street Journal published his past writings where he slammed conservatives for claiming to be for individual liberty but using the power of the state to enforce morality. He also slams liberals, but that's to be expected.

Mr. Brat also criticizes both ends of the political spectrum for inconsistencies. He blasts conservatives for the pursuit of individual liberty while pushing laws restricting abortion, gay marriage and gambling. He writes:

Can Christians force others to follow their ethical teachings on social issues? Note that consistency is lacking on all sides of this issue. The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule. Houston, we have a problem. Coercion is on the rise. What is the root word for liberalism? (Answer: Liberty)​

David Brat?s Writings: Hitler?s Rise ?Could All Happen Again? - Washington Wire - WSJ

He sounds like a classic Libertarian, and they are the original Tea Partiers.

Problem?

 

[Siete]

Could he be a REAL CHRISTIAN? That takes care of his fellow man....as the bible states..hmm this guy is starting to intrigue me.

that won't last long. He's a politician

 

[Little-Acorn]

David Brat Blasts Conservatives


The usual lie from the usual suspects. Of course, David Brat never mentioned conservatives in the quote, only the Republicans who kept legislating things like gambling and abortion.

But telling the truth has never held any interest for the Left, so they lied (as usual) about what he said to try to destroy him.

 

[Toro]

David Brat Blasts Conservatives


The usual lie from the usual suspects. Of course, David Brat never mentioned conservatives in the quote, only the Republicans who kept legislating things like gambling and abortion.

But telling the truth has never held any interest for the Left, so they lied (as usual) about what he said to try to destroy him.

Because we all know the Wall Street Journal is "left."

lol

 

[Toro]

I don't know much about this guy, so maybe I'm wrong on this, but the Wall Street Journal published his past writings where he slammed conservatives for claiming to be for individual liberty but using the power of the state to enforce morality. He also slams liberals, but that's to be expected.

Mr. Brat also criticizes both ends of the political spectrum for inconsistencies. He blasts conservatives for the pursuit of individual liberty while pushing laws restricting abortion, gay marriage and gambling. He writes:

Can Christians force others to follow their ethical teachings on social issues? Note that consistency is lacking on all sides of this issue. The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule. Houston, we have a problem. Coercion is on the rise. What is the root word for liberalism? (Answer: Liberty)​

David Brat?s Writings: Hitler?s Rise ?Could All Happen Again? - Washington Wire - WSJ

He sounds like a classic Libertarian, and they are the original Tea Partiers.

Problem?

I agree with what he wrote.

 

[Iceweasel]

He sounds a little inconsistent there. On the one hand the right is too busy legislating morality and on the other hand if we had the proper morality we wouldn't need the state as much. We'll see how well he holds up to the media meat grinder.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule.

This fails as a false comparison fallacy.

There is no similarity whatsoever between conservative efforts to seek to violate the privacy rights of women or the equal protection rights of gay Americans in violation of the Constitution with that of liberal advocacy of social programs which are Constitutional and implemented via the democratic process, absent any ‘coercion.’

Conservative opposition to liberal social programs is subjective and partisan, unlike their desire to disadvantage women and same-sex couples, which is as a fact of Constitutional law illegal.

If you refuse to pay your taxes, you will lose. You will go to jail, and if you fight, you will lose. The government holds a monopoly on violence. Any law that we vote for is ultimately backed by the full force of our government and military. Do we trust institutions of the government to ensure justice? Is that what history teaches us about the State?

Nonsense.

Government functions within, and is restricted by, the Constitution and its case law, where citizens are at liberty to seek relief in the Federal courts from government overreach.

The libertarian meme of ‘government violence’ is ignorant and inane; the Constitution authorizes government to enact regulatory measures and collect taxes – all at the behest of the American people who created the Constitution, and within the context of the rule of law.

Indeed, it is an understanding of, and respect for, the rule of law that guides the American people, who have the ultimate authority – and responsibility – for the actions of government; the people and government are one in the same, a creation of the people:

A distinctive character of the National Government, the mark of its legitimacy, is that it owes its existence to the act of the whole people who created it.

U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton, 514 U.S. 779 (1995).

Consequently, the errant notion of an adversarial relationship between ‘the government’ and the people as perceived by most on the extreme right is unfounded and wrong, and acts only to needlessly divide the American people.

 

[ScienceRocks]

well, he is a economic professor. I'd expect him to back r&d investment, infastructure and education. Stuff that makes fucking sense, unlike the tea party.

 

[tinydancer]

LMAO oh yeah he is surely a tea partier...seems more like another moderate to me! Maybe that's why TP groups didn't back him?

*cough* Let me know if you need more links. Many tea party like people whether they belong to an official group or not sent cash to him and others. One doesn't need an "official" endorsement.

Levin was backing Brat heavy duty. And Mark has a huge listening audience comprised of many libertarians and tea partiers.

Eric Cantor Loses to Tea Party's David Brat in Virginia Primary
Upset of House Majority Leader Marks Assertion of Insurgent Conservative Power

Eric Cantor Loses to Tea Party's David Brat in Virginia Primary - WSJ



Tea party activists hope David Brat’s win is translated into national wave

Video: Tea party challenger David Brat defeated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) in a shocking primary upset Tuesday night.
By Matea Gold and Tom Hamburger,

In Tennessee, jubilant tea party activists are trading giddy e-mails and laying newly ambitious plans for a big rally. Mississippi organizers are feeling an extra bounce as they prepare for a major get-out-the-vote effort.

And an underdog tea party-backed challenger in Kansas has newfound hope that he might catch a wave and take out the state’s longtime Republican senator, Pat Roberts.

The come-from-behind victory of David Brat over House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has emboldened tea party activists around the country, lifting their hopes of scoring another major blow against the Republican establishment before this year’s primary season draws to a close.


Tea party activists hope David Brat?s win is translated into national wave - The Washington Post

 

[AvgGuyIA]

He's a Libertarian. BFD.

 

[ScienceRocks]

He's a Libertarian. BFD.

So he believes in the economics of haiti? Ohhh, let's not maintain our own country and let us fall by the way side.

 

[HenryBHough]

Once he's in office we'll get to see what he really is.

Who knows, perhaps presidential timber? Too soon to say but if the left starts bashing him we'll know he could well be the man for the job one day.

 

[Misty]

I agree with him. I think he has nailed the situation perfectly.

I don't know much about this guy, so maybe I'm wrong on this, but the Wall Street Journal published his past writings where he slammed conservatives for claiming to be for individual liberty but using the power of the state to enforce morality. He also slams liberals, but that's to be expected.

Mr. Brat also criticizes both ends of the political spectrum for inconsistencies. He blasts conservatives for the pursuit of individual liberty while pushing laws restricting abortion, gay marriage and gambling. He writes:

Can Christians force others to follow their ethical teachings on social issues? Note that consistency is lacking on all sides of this issue. The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule. Houston, we have a problem. Coercion is on the rise. What is the root word for liberalism? (Answer: Liberty)​

David Brat?s Writings: Hitler?s Rise ?Could All Happen Again? - Washington Wire - WSJ

 

[Peach]

.......we need a church model that corresponds to that reality. BRAT

Familiar, 20th Century........

 

[Little-Acorn]

The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality. The Left likes to think of itself as the bulwark of progressive liberal individualism, and yet it seeks to progressively coerce others to fund every social program under the sun via majority rule.

This fails as a false comparison fallacy.

There is no similarity whatsoever between conservative efforts to seek to violate the privacy rights of women or the equal protection rights of gay Americans in violation of the Constitution

Looks like more and more liberals are piling in with the same lie about David Brat, trying desperately to pretend he was referring to conservatives when all he mentioned was Republicans (a completely different animal).

Maybe these silly people believe that if they tell the same lie enough times, it will suddenly become the truth?

Their mentor, Herr Goebbels, might approve. But he was "discredited" in the best way. And they look pretty naked and ashamed without him.

 

[JakeStarkey]

Looks like more and more liberals are piling in with the same lie about David Brat, trying desperately to pretend he was referring to conservatives when all he mentioned was Republicans (a completely different animal). It's only the far right social cons that are stupid about religion and legislating morality, so who was he referring to?

Rand is going to need a decent running mate in 2016 (he won't win) and 2020 when the Dems have really messed things up.

 

[HenryBHough]

Looks like more and more liberals are piling in with the same lie about David Brat, trying desperately to pretend he was referring to conservatives when all he mentioned was Republicans (a completely different animal). It's only the far right social cons that are stupid about religion and legislating morality, so who was he referring to?

Rand is going to need a decent running mate in 2016 (he won't win) and 2020 when the Dems have really messed things up.

So you believe he's going to switch parties between 2016 and 2020 so you Democrats can vote for him in good conscience? Somehow he doesn't seem like one of your switch-hitting varieties.

 

[whitehall]

Where does the part about "blasting conservatives " come in?

 

[HenryBHough]

Where does the part about "blasting conservatives " come in?

Poetic license.

Morphing Republicans in general into "conservatives" when the obvious target was the RINO element that has helped Obama sell out America.

The RINOs day is done. They just don't understand it yet.