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| | + | !Achievements |
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| | + | |[[2012 Summer Olympics]] participants |
| | + | |The inspiring athletes are overwhelmingly [[conservative]] and outspoken in their [[Christian]] faith; displayed conservative lifestyles, charity, and patriotism. |
| | + | |Moved to number 1 because their values and work ethic were so exemplary. Why can't underachieving [[atheists]] learn from this? |
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| | + | |2 |
| | + | |Governor [[Scott Walker]] |
| | + | |took on and triumphed over [[liberals]] in [[Wisconsin]], including signing new [[pro-life]] legislation into law, rejecting the [[ObamaCare]] health insurance exchanges, and curbing [[Leftist]] [[early voting]]. |
| | + | |Why can't more Republican governors be like Walker? |
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| | + | |3 |
| | + | |Rep. [[Ron Paul]] |
| | + | |gained support, particularly among young people, for his [[conservative]] ideas, from auditing the [[Federal Reserve]] to reducing foreign interventionalism; did well in his campaign for president |
| | + | |If Romney had welcomed Paul rather than shun him, Romney may have won |
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| | + | |4 |
| | + | |Rep. [[Todd Akin]] |
| | + | |stood up to [[media bullying]] and remained a strong [[prolife]] advocate despite the demands by [[pro-aborts]] for him to cave in. |
| | + | |Set a high standard for principles in politics, and exposed the [[RINO Backers]] in the process. |
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| | + | |5 |
| | + | |Dan Cathy |
| | + | |CEO of [[Chick-Fil-A]]; He stood strong in defense of [[God]]'s laws as a campaign of liberal hate made him nationwide news. |
| | + | |Set franchise sales records as the chain was rewarded by the public |
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| | + | |6 |
| | + | |Rep. [[Paul Ryan]] |
| | + | |excellent Vice Presidential candidate; spokesman for fiscal conservatives in Congress |
| | + | |Did more for the Republican brand than anyone else in 2012 |
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| | + | |7 |
| | + | |Greg Abbott |
| | + | |Attorney General of Texas who repeatedly rejected the [[pro-abortion]] and other [[liberal]] policies of the [[Obama Administration]], leading as many as 16 lawsuits against Obama's unjustified policies |
| | + | |Abbott has overcome a personal disability that confines him to a wheelchair. |
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| | + | |8 |
| | + | |[[Richard Mourdock]] |
| | + | |Treasurer of the State of [[Indiana]]. His sincere, logical answer to a question at the debate for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat for Indiana caused him to lose due to liberal demagoguery |
| | + | |He put logic and personal [[faith]] above public approval, passing a test that so many fail. |
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| | + | |9 |
| | + | |[[Victoria Jackson]] |
| | + | |The former Saturday Night Live star who is an effective conservative commentator |
| | + | |In 2012, Victoria Jackson outshined the [[RINO Backers]]. |
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| | + | |10 |
| | + | |[[Tim Tebow]] |
| | + | |[[conservative]] quarterback who led his team to a spectacular playoff upset of the mighty Pittsburgh Steelers in January |
| | + | |unfairly denied another real opportunity since his stunning victory over the Steelers, Tebow handled the inhuman treatment by the [[liberal media]] with charm and grace |
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| | + | |11 |
| | + | |[[Dinesh D'Souza]] |
| | + | |His film [[2016: Obama's America]] became the second highest box office success for a political documentary in history.[http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/10/17/2016-obama-america-film-maker-am-not-having-affair/] |
| | + | |His documentary relied exclusively on using Obama's own words, the liberal media ignoring the film's existence couldn't stop its success. |
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| | + | |12 |
| | + | |Australian Queensland Premier Campbell Newman |
| | + | |The leader of the Liberal National Party in Queensland who won government from the reigning Labor party by taking 78 out of a possible 89, leaving Labor with just 7 seats. |
| | + | |He also broke the public service unions and put in legislation to make the government live within its means. |
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| | + | |13 |
| | + | |Park Geun-hye |
| | + | |[[Conservative]] leader of the Saenuri Party in [[South Korea]], Park Geun-hye became the first woman president in its nation's history.<ref name="Heritage">http://blog.heritage.org/2012/12/19/heritage-welcomes-conservative-victories-in-south-korea-and-japan/</ref> |
| | + | |Underreported by the [[liberal media]] because they oppose conservative women leaders |
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| | + | |14 |
| | + | |Shinzo Abe |
| | + | |Led the conservative Liberal Democratic Party to victory in [[Japan]]'s elections for its lower house.<ref name="Heritage"/> |
| | + | |Japan is an essential ally against [[communist]] [[China]]'s growing aggression. |
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| | + | |15 |
| | + | |[[Wayne LaPierre]] |
| | + | |Executive VP of National Rife Association defended gun rights after Sandy Hook |
| | + | |Led spirited defense of Second Amendment in the face of RINO defections on Gun rights |
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| | + | |} |
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| | + | == See also == |
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| | + | *[[Conservative of the Year 2011]] |
| | + | *[[Conservative of the Year 2010]] |
| | + | *[[Conservatives of the Decade, 2009]] |
| | + | *[[Essay:Conservatives of the Decade]] |
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| | + | == References == |
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| | + | <references/> |
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| | + | [[Category:politics]] |