OMG. This is hilarious. I knew Fletch had no clue about what a neo-con
was, other than some slur to spew out like a donkey puppet.
Actually your statement above couldn't be more wrong. You even
tried to do your little 5 minute research on the subject and still got it
totally wrong. Way to go!!!
:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
The fact is, you called me a party hack, and a neo-con, when I'm
not even anywhere near close to either one.
Admit you are totally wrong, or continue to look like a total fool.
A
neoconservative (colloquially,
neocon) is a former
liberal who calls himself a
conservative, or a former
conservative who caters to political views of the
media. Neoconservatives favor
globalism, a bigger government, and so-called "
free trade"; neocons downplay religious values and often disagree with
conservatives on key social issues like
abortion and
homosexuality. Neoconservatives oppose appointing
Supreme Court Justices who would overturn
Roe v. Wade. Neoconservatives place their highest domestic priority on opposing
affirmative action while silently opposing social conservatives on moral issues. On foreign policy, neoconservatives believe that
democracy can and should be installed by the
United States around the world, even in Muslim countries such as
Iraq,
Iran, and
Saudi Arabia. Neocons tend to be
atheistic while
conservatives tend to be religious. On the opposite end of the conservative movement from neoconservatism, is
paleoconservatism.
In an essay entitled "The Neoconservative Persuasion," neocon founder
Irving Kristol argued for a Big Government and said that neoconservatives favor the Roosevelts rather than
conservative heroes of
Calvin Coolidge and
Barry Goldwater.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-0>
[1]</SUP>
Neoconservatives were instrumental in persuading
Republican Fred Thompson to run for president in 2008, once
Rudy Giuliani's candidacy appeared unlikely to succeed.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-1>
[2]</SUP> Thompson quickly pulled out of the race after finishing no better than third in the initial state primaries.
Neoconservatives are frequently presented by the
media as "
conservatives" rather than as the "neoconservatives" that they are.<SMALL><SUP>
[Citation Needed]</SUP></SMALL> Perhaps due to their influence with the
media,
neoconservatives dominated the administration of President
George W. Bush, and are considered to be responsible for initiating the
Iraq War. Neoconservatives also favor military action against
Iran.
A cynical view of neoconservatives is they lack any chance for power within the
Democratic Party or among
liberals, who have many experienced, educated influence-seekers. Neoconservatives have an easier time reaching powerful positions by coming over to the
Republican Party, much as other former Democrats (e.g.
Michael Bloomberg) became Republicans to advance their personal ambition.