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"Mason A. Clark" |
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20 Jun 2005 04:04:41 PM |
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What have Conservatives contributed? |
I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
Mason C
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| User: "JHR" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 07:10:34 PM |
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"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
Mason C
They've done quite a lot to f**up the environment.
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| User: "Bob" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 05:54:55 PM |
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"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
The most important policy is having the courage
to oppose the evil in this world that threatens
freedom ... to be more specific, radical Muslims.
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| User: "JHR" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 07:11:24 PM |
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"Bob" <no@email.address> wrote in message
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"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
The most important policy is having the courage
to oppose the evil in this world that threatens
freedom ... to be more specific, radical Muslims.
You're not one of those dolts that believes that Iraq had something to do
with 911, are you?
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| User: "Bob" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 09:12:48 PM |
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"JHR" <BadEnergyPolicy@USA.com> wrote in message
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"Bob" <no@email.address> wrote in message
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"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
The most important policy is having the courage
to oppose the evil in this world that threatens
freedom ... to be more specific, radical Muslims.
You're not one of those dolts that believes that Iraq had something to do with
911, are you?
Nope.
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| User: "Native American" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 08:36:53 PM |
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The Democrats, in their desperate search for an alchemist who can turn
Iraq into Vietnam, stumble into one soft cowpie after another.
"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
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I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
Why not? I haven't seen anything useful the Liberals have done, Mason.
Besides, pounding the SH*T out of liberal Democrats at election time IS a
good thing, Mason. Even YOU have never claimed otherwise.....
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| User: "Clarissa" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 10:57:07 PM |
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"Native American" <NativeAmerican@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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The Democrats, in their desperate search for an alchemist who can turn
Iraq into Vietnam, stumble into one soft cowpie after another.
"Mason A. Clark" <masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote in message
news:dnbeb1pkn6nf98bdnvn3o82u94d1iq9sue@4ax.com...
I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
Why not? I haven't seen anything useful the Liberals have done, Mason.
Besides, pounding the SH*T out of liberal Democrats at election time IS a
good thing, Mason. Even YOU have never claimed otherwise.....
Is pounding on people your only pleasure? What happened in your
childhood that caused you to enjoy the torture of prisoners? What
kind of parents did you have that caused you to love torture?
BUSH LIED AND PEOPLE DIED.
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| User: "Kalun D" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
20 Jun 2005 10:01:55 PM |
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Native American wrote:
I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Please, not "won elections" -- just policies and laws.
Why not? I haven't seen anything useful the Liberals have done, Mason.
Interstate Highway System
era: 1950's-present
Proposed by Roosevelt and erected by Eisenhower (a Republican), the Interstate
system was a big government project. As much as anything else in the post WWII
era, the Interstate is responsible for tremendous economic growth, prosperity, and
has spawned an entire culture.
GI Bill
era: 1950's
This act of Congress enabled millions upon millions of Americans to get college
educations, something that most Americans had never had the opportunity to do
previously. An entire generation of leaders, scientists, and business people owe
their education to the GI Bill.
Labor Laws
era: 1930's-present
An end to child labor, 40 hour work weeks, the right of employees to collectively
bargain, overtime pay, workplace safety, all of the things we take for granted
today are thanks to liberal laws passed in the first half of this century. It was
the conservatives who fought tooth and nail against the end of sweatshops and
exploitation.
Marshall Plan
era: late 1940's-1950's
Foreign aid is a popular scapegoat these days. Those who would cut it should look
back at the Marshall Plan, which rebuilt Europe, and is the major reason that
Communism never made it past East Berlin.
Environmental Laws
era: 1970's-present
The environment has gotten much better in the last 30 years thanks to liberals.
Bald Eagles fly once again thanks to endangered species laws, most rivers and
lakes are clean again due to anti-pollution laws, and frequent smog days are a
thing of the past in most big American cities.
Food safety laws
era: 1910's-present
Ever read Sinclair's "The Jungle?" That's what things were really like before food
purity laws were on the books. Today cases of food poisoning are rare, and
consumers know that whatever they buy is safe to eat.
Workplace safety laws
era: 1930's-present
Long hours in unsafe conditions are much rarer today than in the past. Tragedies
such as the Triangle Shirtwaist fire and child labor have been eliminated by
liberal and progressive legislation.
Social Security
era: 1930's-1970's
This program has provided three generations of Americans retirement benefits, and
nearly eliminated poverty among the elderly. The program is weakening now, but for
50 years it did its job to a T.
Space Program
era: 1950's-present
It was Kennedy who challenged us to make it to the moon, and it is under his and
Johnson's administrations that the space program took off, with numerous benefits
to American industry and peoples' standard of living, not to mention national
pride. If you are reading this on a computer, thank the space program and the
liberals who got it going.
Peace corps
era: 1960's-present
Kennedy inspired thousands of Americans to ask what they could do for their
country, and the Peace Corps is his most visible and effective legacy
Civil rights movement
era: 1950's-present
Liberal ideals drove the biggest change in American society since the Civil War,
the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. All Americans who believe in
freedom and opportunity cannot help but be inspired by the valiant struggles of
MLK and others. Also recall if you will that the major opponents of civil rights
were conservatives.
The Tennessee Valley project
era: 1930's
The Depression-era government program bought electricity to thousands of
impoverished families in Appalachia, prevented floods, and created thousands of
new jobs.
Women's right to vote
era: 1920's-present
Before 1920, half of America's population could not exercise the essential duty of
citizenship.
Universal Public Education
era: 1890's-present
The reason America is so strong economically is because we have a well-educated
citizenry. Public schooling is the true melting pot of America, where every
student, regardless of economic background can be taught the basics of
citizenship. It is no coincidence that in the last 20 years, as conservatives have
greatly weakened the public school system, that American students have scored
lower on tests and our civic society has started to unravel.
National Weather Service
era: 1930's-present
This is one of those things you never think about, but you are glad its there. Far
from just forecasting the weather, the NWS also provides vital data to pilots and
sailors, and the NWS satellites and observation posts provide the raw data that
all other weather forecasting services (private ones too!) depend on.
Scientific Research
era: 1940's-present
Much of the great discoveries in science have come about through grants from the
government. This is not to say that scientific genius depends on Washington, but
the fact remains that pure science is expensive, and private industry will often
not fund experiments which don't have a direct commercial potential. From Salk's
polio vaccine to todays Human Genome Project and Hubble Space Telescope, the
government is an important partner in scientific discovery.
Product Labeling/Truth in Advertising Laws
era: 1910's-present
"We take it for granted that if a claim is made publicly for a product, it's
reasonable to assume it's true. Plus, every time we check the ingredients on a can
or package of food, we should mentally call down blessings on the liberals who
passed the necessary legislation over the anguished howls of the conservatives,
who were convinced such info would be prohibitively expensive, and too big a
burden on business."
Public Health
era: 1910's-present
Government funded water and sewage systems are an important part of modernity. In
addition, organizations such as the National Institute of Health and the Center
for Disease Control play an important part in maintaining the national health and
preventing epidemics through research, vaccination programs, etc.
Morrill Land Grant Act
era: late 1800's
This act is the reason why nearly every state in the Union has a large public
university. These centers of learning have educated untold millions of Americans.
If you went to a school with a state name in it, then you were helped by liberalism.
Rural Electrification
era: 1930's-1960's
This allowed remote, rural areas of the country the basic convinience of
electricity. I am sure that those of us using computers on the internet, sitting
in our air conditioned homes, under our electric lights consider electricity a
basic necessity - one that the pure market would never have found profitable to
provide to isolated farming communities.
Public Universities
era: 1890's-present day
Put a college education within the reach of nearly every American. In addition to
education, many of these institutions have played key roles in all kinds of
scientific research and been a strong influence on our entire society.
Bank Deposit Insurance
era: 1930's-present day
About 1934, as part of extensive New Deal banking legislation, Congress created
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to provide federal insurance for
bank deposits.� This was instrumental in restoring confidence in our nation's
banks, and remains so to this day.
Earned Income Tax Credit
era: 1970's-present day
Reduces the tax burden for working families who make under $28,500.00 You have to
earn income to get it. It is not a handout. It's a great incentive for families to
stay off welfare. But the atmosphere has changed in Washington, and Republicans
had to find a way to pay for their capital-gains tax cut, and EITC was their
ticket to success. So, the Republicans voted to cut this program by $29 billion
over a certain time frame. Well guess what? They just raised the taxes on lower
income working families.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
era: 1940's-present day
The world's foremost authority and defense against infectious disease and epidemic
is a department of the United States government.
Family and Medical Leave Act
era: 1993-present day
This is a program which mandates that you have the right to job leave to take care
of sick family members, or to have a child. Many conservatives were opposed to
this valuable piece of legislation. Perhaps they were opposed to family values?
Consumer Product Safety Commission
era: 1972-present day
These guys regulate consumer products for safety. Everything from sharp (and
edible) baby toys to flammable pjamas have been taken off the market due to the
work of this commission.
Public Broadcasting
era: 1930's-present day
Millions of our children have learned from shows like Sesame Street, 3-2-1
Contact, and Mister Rogers (and so many more). Millions of adults continue to
learn from shows like Nova. Also, the best broadcast journalism is by far National
Public Radio. PBS and NPR have served to enrich our national culture.
Americans With Disabilities Act
era: 1990-present day
Civil rights for disabled citizens. It is fair, just, and it is the law of the
land. Credit where credit is due, former Senator Bob Dole helped push this
through, a rare nod in favor of liberalism from Mr. Dole.
Besides, pounding the SH*T out of liberal Democrats at election time IS a
good thing, Mason. Even YOU have never claimed otherwise.....
Please post a list of conservative accomplishments
HERE >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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| User: "Docky Wocky" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
21 Jun 2005 04:48:03 PM |
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Besides most of the money the liberals spend like water?
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| User: "Ivan Gowch" |
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| Title: Re: What have Conservatives contributed? |
22 Jun 2005 01:38:56 PM |
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On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:04:41 GMT, Mason A. Clark
<masoncERASETHIS@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
==>I have seen several lists of what Liberals have done.
==>
==>Is there a similar list of what Conservatives have done?
Well, let's see now . . .
Probably the single greatest contribution to
mankind by conservatives is the political
lie.
Started in biblical times when, if you recall,
Jesus' accusers -- that era's conservatives
-- told Pontius Pilate that the preachifying
carpenter had called himself "king of the Jews."
He hadn't, of course, but the accusation
contributed to getting him sentenced to death.
(And, of course, when Pilate later asked the mob
whether he should spare Jesus or the criminal
Barabbas, the mob screamed for Barabbas. It's
extremely conservative to prefer thieves to teachers,
carpenters and/or prophets [unless the prophet
under discussion can predict ther stock market --
then conservatives love him]).
Later on, European conservatives lied when they
recruited knights and others for the great Crusades
aimed at wresting Palestine from the Arabs. Told
the soon-to-slaughtered that the fight would be a
"cakewalk."
Moving right along, conservatives forced Galileo
to recant his assertion that the Earth revolved
around the sun, and operated the Spanish Inquisition
(much like their spiritual inheritor, the conservative
Republican senator, Joseph McCarthy, did later in the
United Snakes).
In 1812, American conservatives persuaded the
country it should go to war again with Great Britain
because, they said, the Royal Navy had
impressed U.S. sailors into Britain's service,
when what the conservatives really wanted was more
advantageous trade routes. And Canada.
In 1898, American conservatives blew up the
battleship Maine and convinced their stone-stupid
countrymen that the Spanish had done it so the
the country would make war on Spain and U.S.
sugar interests could get their hands on Cuba
(while other conservatives seized Puerto Rico,
the Philippines, Guam and other islands).
After 1917, of course, western conservatives
launched their campaign of lies to convince
everyone that Russian Bolsheviks -- later called
Communists -- were aiming to take over the world,
in order that people would be too frightened to notice
that the world was being taken over by conservatives.
In the mid-60's, an insane but prominent U.S.
conservative by the name of Barry Goldwater
popularized the principle that "extremism in the
defence of liberty is no vice." That was a lie,
of course -- a huge, aromatic, devious and
deliberate falsehood upon which U.S. conservatives
seized and adopted as an excuse for committing no
end of crimes against their own countrymen and
humanity in general.
Then, in 2000 . . . Oh, never mind. you get the
picture.
Conservatives lie. Always. It is the only way they
can attract any public support for their true
purposes, which are perpetually self-serving and
destructive to the human species in general.
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The Republican party is the deadly enemy of peace,
freedom, justice and human rights everywhere.
The world won't be safe until its destruction is
complete.
-Ivan Gowch
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