Rep Thad McCotter jumps into to GOP race

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   Mighty Momposted 11 years ago

   Who?
   I know. That's what I thought. A guitar-playing five-term congressman from Michigan.
   Here are Mr. McCotter's five core principles (direct from his website at http://www.mccotter2012.com)
   
   1. Our liberty is from God not the government.
   2. Our sovereignty is in our souls, not the soil.
   3. Our security is from strength, not surrender.
   4. Our prosperity is from the private sector not the public sector.
   5. Our truths are self-evident not relative.
   
   Stop Thad, stop!
   You had me at #1
   
   But seriously, does anyone understand #2?
   Does he mean we should give up the soil (except in #3 he seems to be saying the opposite).
   #3 seems to go against the current Republican "let's reduce defense spending" mantra
   #4 seems like an odd comment from a Michigonian (Michiganer? Michiganite?). Isn't DETROIT in Michigan? I've seen quite a few auto industry interviews recently in regards to the stimulus.
   Not to mention a lot of other government contracts.
   #5 Right. And we're still living in the 1780s.
   
   Isn't it time for a GOP candidate who talks about real issues and how they plan to actually address the real problems America faces? Or am I too demanding???

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      logic,commonsenseposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      They'll probably start about the same time as the Democrats wake from their fantasy of spending other people's money without limit.

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      Doug Hughesposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      If you haven't got a clue how to address real problems you fall back on faith-based politics.

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         uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         #1 sounds a lot like Natural Law Theory, The Declaration of Independence, John Locke and Thomas Jefferson - those must be some crazy church meetings.

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      uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      See this is one fundamental difference between liberals and conservatives.  Liberals have no sense of human nature, rights, society, civilization as constants.  There is no understanding or attempt at understanding.

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   secularist10posted 11 years ago

   They're all a bunch of intellectual losers. Short on ideas, long on rhetoric. "Souls not soil" is an excellent example of that. WTF does that even mean.
   
   "Our prosperity is from the private sector not the public sector."
   
   Try changing the legal and regulatory framework of this country in a fundamental way, and see how long your prosperity lasts.
   
   "Our truths are self-evident not relative."
   
   If they are not relative, why does he refer to them as "our truths"?
   
   He's also a darling of Fox News. Unsurprising given his apparent skill with vacuous catchy rhetoric.

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   Stump Parrishposted 11 years ago

   1, we should be able to do away with our huge military and simply allow god to protect our constitutionally provided liberties. This has worked so well for atheists, homosexuals, muslims, jews and black to name a few of the groups that will be forced to give up their liberties under this moron. There is appearantly no need for any government, and yet he seeks to take over what we dont need. (NOTE) I did not once mention the word hypocrite in this response).
   
   Again, no need for government if our souls have the supreme authority over this country. This makes even more sense when you look up the definition of sovereignty..."It can be found in a power to rule and make law that rests on a political fact for which no purely legal explanation can be provided" that explains the thinking of the religious in America. No legal authority but it's the sumpreme rule of the land.
   
   3. that is simply showing that he has no intention of reducing the 10 billion dollars a month that we are borrowing from china to operate our military.
   
   4, all hail corporate America and Faux News. Long live the corporations, death to the consumers.
   
   5 Their truths are only appearant to them and aren't relative to reality.
   
   Happy holidays all, peace.

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      Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Thanks for clearing that up for me, Stump!
      It still makes zero sense, but at least it's been logically explained .
      Peace back and Happy INDEPENDENCE DAY, everyone! MM

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      uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Obviously the notion of individual sovereignty eludes some.  It is one of the concepts behind our foundation that makes America unique.

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   lovemychrisposted 11 years ago

   He is certifiable.
   
   http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail. … p;contain=

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   Ralph Deedsposted 11 years ago

   Another GOP dwarf candidate.

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      Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      They are all certifiable.

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         uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         It will be so fun if one of those crazy dwarfs beats the golfer in 2012.

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            lovemychrisposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            No actually, it won't.
            All the hard-won rights people have fought and died for will be thrown to the wind.
            
            In favor of religious ideology, superiority-preaching and a lack of human values.
            
            Will be like going backwards in time. The Dark Ages comes to mind.

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               uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

               Ow, my side is starting to hurt already anticipating the defeat of the golfer.  It is also funny to read the silliness from liberals about Thad McCotter.

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                  Mighty Momposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                  When Thad McCotter wins the GOP nomination we (the liberals) will eat our words.
                  Somehow, I don't see that happening.
                  See Doug Hughes' thread on the decline of the tea party...

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                     uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

                     He doesn't have to win.  The attitude toward all the GOP hopefuls is that all are unworthy of challenging the golfer when any of them would be better than the golfer/name caller in chief.  You won't have to eat your words unless Barry gets the "change" he wants then words are all he has to offer.
                     
                     There has never been a less qualified person, less interested person to ever be President of the United States.  How many days has Barry been on vacation, played golf, partied with Beyonce, campaigned, fund raised or just spent running down American business since taking office.
                     
                     Now he attacks a sector of the economy that was just beginning to rebound - the private jet industry.  How many machinists, mechanics, aircraft technicians, flight attendants, pilots, hanger operators, plane manufacturers, seat manufacturers, aircraft aluminum fabricators, jet engine manufacturers, avionics companies, aircraft paint makers, painting technicians, janitors, receptionists, secretaries, truck drivers and shipping clerks will lose their jobs because Barry and liberals have decided that it is a sin to fly a corporate jet.
                     
                     These are thousands of hourly, punch the clock and work you butt off jobs that will die because Barry and the faithful have decided that corporate jets are evil.  Liberals are job killers.  Thank god because for every job Barry kills he creates a potential vote against him.

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   AnnCeeposted 11 years ago

   Oh sorry. . .  didn't mean to stumble in on your nice little circle . . . 

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   Reality Bytesposted 11 years ago

   I already recognize the fact that I am a sovereign individual.
   
   If this idea eludes you then please research it.

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      uncorrectedvisionposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      One of the ideas that makes America exceptional - the sovereign individual

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