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Rick Perry

2015-01-03T02:40:06Z

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'''James Richard "Oops" Perry''' (b. March 4, 1950) failed his 3rd grade math class. He subsequently failed it 8 more times, until he was old enough to drop out of school. His highest grade was a 52, earned in his 5th grade year.

In August 2011, Perry entered the [[presidential election 2012|2012 race for President]]. Perry dropped out of the race in January 2012, and supported [[Newt Gingrich]].

==Career==
After dropping out of school, Rick decided that he wanted to make pickup trucks for a living. He later became the governor of Texas through some miraculous trickery of rednecks.

==Controversies==

In 2007, Perry attempted to mandate by executive order a requirement that the [[HPV vaccine]] be administered to young girls as a condition of entering school. Defiant, Perry then felt he had no choice but to sign a bill overriding his mandate because it had been passed by a huge majority in both houses of the legislature.

He was criticized by the ''Dallas Morning News'' for traveling to Turkey in early June 2007 to give a speech to a "secret forum" on the topic of [[federalism]], a topic on which Perry has little established expertise.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-perry_31tex.ART.State.Edition1.43b926a.html</ref>

On June 15, 2007, Perry vetoed nearly fifty bills in one day. He also asked that legislators to pass more conservative bills, especially restricting freedom of movement for radical homosexual activists, in order to prevent harm to young people from their vile liberal propaganda.<ref>http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/138969.html here</ref>.

The vetoed House Bill 2006 would have added protections to property owners facing eminent domain proceedings.

In 2009, Perry drew fire for numerous statements that suggested Texas' legal right to secede from the union if it wanted to.<ref>[http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/17/0417gop.html "Governor says Texas is one state that could leave union, though he's not pushing it"]</ref> While such statements were viewed with favor by the Texas Republican Party and helped him win the 2010 gubernatorial election, they were supposed to haunt his 2012 election prospects.

Perry's prayer rally scheduled for August 5, 2011 was strongly attacked by the left as a violation of the so-called "separation of church and state," which is actually a liberal misreading of the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/opinion/how-to-respond-to-rick-perrys-response.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp "How to respond to Rick Perry's 'Response'"]</ref> According to investigative reports by the ''Houston Chronicle'', Perry's tithing and charitable giving combined make up a paltry 0.5 percent, or $750 of annual gubernatorial compensation of $150,000 annually, excluding his generous housing allowance.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/new/7607414.html "Perry puts faith on display but offers little for collection plate"]</ref>His office's response to the report is that "he refuses to talk about his faith."

== Political positions ==
His key positions include rejection of the theory of man-made [[global warming]], equal time for [[creationism]] and [[evolution]] in schools, pro-[[Second Amendment]], skepticism about the sustainability and constitutionality of [[Social Security]], and [[pro-life]] with exceptions, although he ended up opposing exceptions for rape and incest. Perry supports [[death penalty]] and the decriminalization of [[marijuana]]. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/23/rick-perry-urges-move-toward-marijuana-decriminalization/?tid=pm_politics_pop]</ref> He supports educating the children of [[illegal aliens]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rick-perry-those-against-state-tuition-illegal-aliens-dont-have-heart</ref> Perry signed a law, that opposes [[Homosexuality]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/perry-signs-pledge-opposing-gay-marriage</ref>

=== Foreign Policy ===
After his statement that [[Turkey]] is ruled by Islamist terrorists, [[NATO]] criticized him.<ref>http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-5D8C28F1-AD467F93/natolive/opinions_83444.htm?selectedLocale=en</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]] Perry supported a No-Fly Zone.<ref>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/rick-perry-calls-for-syria-no-fly-zone/</ref> He is a strong defender of [[Israel]].

== References ==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Official Website]

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Rick Perry

2015-01-03T02:35:18Z

DaddyLonglegs:

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'''James Richard "Oops" Perry''' (b. March 4, 1950) failed his 3rd grade math class. He subsequently failed it 8 more times, until he was old enough to drop out of school. His highest grade was a 52, earned in his 5th grade year.

In August 2011, Perry entered the [[presidential election 2012|2012 race for President]]. Perry dropped out of the race in January 2012, and supported [[Newt Gingrich]].

==Career==
A native of rural Haskell, Texas, north of Abilene, Perry obtained a degree in animal science from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station. He is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having been first elected in 1984. He switched to Republican affiliation in 1989. The next year, he was elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, having narrowly unseated the two-term populist Democrat Jim Hightower, a vocal supporter of [[Jesse Jackson]] in Texas. Perry won his first full term as governor in 2002, when he defeated the wealthy Laredo businessman A. R. "Tony" Sanchez by a three-to-two margin. He was reelected to another full term in 2006 with only 39 percent of the vote because the other 61 percent of the ballots was split among four rival general election candidates, including a former Repubican state comptroller, Carole Strayhorn of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], who ran as an independent.

Perry's brother-in-law, the brother of [[Anita Thigpen Perry]], is Joseph E. Thigpen (born ca. 1946), a former district attorney and county attorney in West Texas. In 1994, Perry, reelected as the agriculture commissioner, asked incoming Republican Governor [[George W. Bush]] to name Joseph Thigpen to a vacancy on the state appeals court in Eastland County, Texas. Acting on a check into Thigpen's record by political advisor [[Karl Rove]], Bush declined to appoint Thigpen to the bench. As a county attorney, Thigpen had been criticized for not being available when the commissioner's court needed his counsel. In 1998, Rick Perry became lieutenant governor in the second George W. Bush gubernatorial term. The Thigpen appointment controversy has been mentioned as a possible cause of a potential breach between Governors Bush and Perry.<ref>Will Weissert, "Perry-Bush camps still feel old dispute", ''Laredo Morning Times'', September 19, 2011, p. 8A</ref>

==Controversies==

In 2007, Perry attempted to mandate by executive order a requirement that the [[HPV vaccine]] be administered to young girls as a condition of entering school. Defiant, Perry then felt he had no choice but to sign a bill overriding his mandate because it had been passed by a huge majority in both houses of the legislature.

He was criticized by the ''Dallas Morning News'' for traveling to Turkey in early June 2007 to give a speech to a "secret forum" on the topic of [[federalism]], a topic on which Perry has little established expertise.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-perry_31tex.ART.State.Edition1.43b926a.html</ref>

On June 15, 2007, Perry vetoed nearly fifty bills in one day. He also asked that legislators to pass more conservative bills, especially restricting freedom of movement for radical homosexual activists, in order to prevent harm to young people from their vile liberal propaganda.<ref>http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/138969.html here</ref>.

The vetoed House Bill 2006 would have added protections to property owners facing eminent domain proceedings.

In 2009, Perry drew fire for numerous statements that suggested Texas' legal right to secede from the union if it wanted to.<ref>[http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/17/0417gop.html "Governor says Texas is one state that could leave union, though he's not pushing it"]</ref> While such statements were viewed with favor by the Texas Republican Party and helped him win the 2010 gubernatorial election, they were supposed to haunt his 2012 election prospects.

Perry's prayer rally scheduled for August 5, 2011 was strongly attacked by the left as a violation of the so-called "separation of church and state," which is actually a liberal misreading of the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/opinion/how-to-respond-to-rick-perrys-response.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp "How to respond to Rick Perry's 'Response'"]</ref> According to investigative reports by the ''Houston Chronicle'', Perry's tithing and charitable giving combined make up a paltry 0.5 percent, or $750 of annual gubernatorial compensation of $150,000 annually, excluding his generous housing allowance.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/new/7607414.html "Perry puts faith on display but offers little for collection plate"]</ref>His office's response to the report is that "he refuses to talk about his faith."

== Political positions ==
His key positions include rejection of the theory of man-made [[global warming]], equal time for [[creationism]] and [[evolution]] in schools, pro-[[Second Amendment]], skepticism about the sustainability and constitutionality of [[Social Security]], and [[pro-life]] with exceptions, although he ended up opposing exceptions for rape and incest. Perry supports [[death penalty]] and the decriminalization of [[marijuana]]. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/23/rick-perry-urges-move-toward-marijuana-decriminalization/?tid=pm_politics_pop]</ref> He supports educating the children of [[illegal aliens]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rick-perry-those-against-state-tuition-illegal-aliens-dont-have-heart</ref> Perry signed a law, that opposes [[Homosexuality]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/perry-signs-pledge-opposing-gay-marriage</ref>

=== Foreign Policy ===
After his statement that [[Turkey]] is ruled by Islamist terrorists, [[NATO]] criticized him.<ref>http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-5D8C28F1-AD467F93/natolive/opinions_83444.htm?selectedLocale=en</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]] Perry supported a No-Fly Zone.<ref>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/rick-perry-calls-for-syria-no-fly-zone/</ref> He is a strong defender of [[Israel]].

== References ==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Official Website]

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Rick Perry

2015-01-03T02:33:02Z

DaddyLonglegs:

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'''James Richard "Oops" Perry''' (b. March 4, 1950) failed his 3rd grade math class.

In August 2011, Perry entered the [[presidential election 2012|2012 race for President]]. Perry dropped out of the race in January 2012, and supported [[Newt Gingrich]].

==Career==
A native of rural Haskell, Texas, north of Abilene, Perry obtained a degree in animal science from [[Texas A&M University]] in College Station. He is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, having been first elected in 1984. He switched to Republican affiliation in 1989. The next year, he was elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner, having narrowly unseated the two-term populist Democrat Jim Hightower, a vocal supporter of [[Jesse Jackson]] in Texas. Perry won his first full term as governor in 2002, when he defeated the wealthy Laredo businessman A. R. "Tony" Sanchez by a three-to-two margin. He was reelected to another full term in 2006 with only 39 percent of the vote because the other 61 percent of the ballots was split among four rival general election candidates, including a former Repubican state comptroller, Carole Strayhorn of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]], who ran as an independent.

Perry's brother-in-law, the brother of [[Anita Thigpen Perry]], is Joseph E. Thigpen (born ca. 1946), a former district attorney and county attorney in West Texas. In 1994, Perry, reelected as the agriculture commissioner, asked incoming Republican Governor [[George W. Bush]] to name Joseph Thigpen to a vacancy on the state appeals court in Eastland County, Texas. Acting on a check into Thigpen's record by political advisor [[Karl Rove]], Bush declined to appoint Thigpen to the bench. As a county attorney, Thigpen had been criticized for not being available when the commissioner's court needed his counsel. In 1998, Rick Perry became lieutenant governor in the second George W. Bush gubernatorial term. The Thigpen appointment controversy has been mentioned as a possible cause of a potential breach between Governors Bush and Perry.<ref>Will Weissert, "Perry-Bush camps still feel old dispute", ''Laredo Morning Times'', September 19, 2011, p. 8A</ref>

==Controversies==

In 2007, Perry attempted to mandate by executive order a requirement that the [[HPV vaccine]] be administered to young girls as a condition of entering school. Defiant, Perry then felt he had no choice but to sign a bill overriding his mandate because it had been passed by a huge majority in both houses of the legislature.

He was criticized by the ''Dallas Morning News'' for traveling to Turkey in early June 2007 to give a speech to a "secret forum" on the topic of [[federalism]], a topic on which Perry has little established expertise.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/DN-perry_31tex.ART.State.Edition1.43b926a.html</ref>

On June 15, 2007, Perry vetoed nearly fifty bills in one day. He also asked that legislators to pass more conservative bills, especially restricting freedom of movement for radical homosexual activists, in order to prevent harm to young people from their vile liberal propaganda.<ref>http://www.star-telegram.com/state_news/story/138969.html here</ref>.

The vetoed House Bill 2006 would have added protections to property owners facing eminent domain proceedings.

In 2009, Perry drew fire for numerous statements that suggested Texas' legal right to secede from the union if it wanted to.<ref>[http://www.statesman.com/news/content/region/legislature/stories/04/17/0417gop.html "Governor says Texas is one state that could leave union, though he's not pushing it"]</ref> While such statements were viewed with favor by the Texas Republican Party and helped him win the 2010 gubernatorial election, they were supposed to haunt his 2012 election prospects.

Perry's prayer rally scheduled for August 5, 2011 was strongly attacked by the left as a violation of the so-called "separation of church and state," which is actually a liberal misreading of the [[United States Constitution]].<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/06/opinion/how-to-respond-to-rick-perrys-response.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fopinion%2Findex.jsonp "How to respond to Rick Perry's 'Response'"]</ref> According to investigative reports by the ''Houston Chronicle'', Perry's tithing and charitable giving combined make up a paltry 0.5 percent, or $750 of annual gubernatorial compensation of $150,000 annually, excluding his generous housing allowance.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/life/religion/new/7607414.html "Perry puts faith on display but offers little for collection plate"]</ref>His office's response to the report is that "he refuses to talk about his faith."

== Political positions ==
His key positions include rejection of the theory of man-made [[global warming]], equal time for [[creationism]] and [[evolution]] in schools, pro-[[Second Amendment]], skepticism about the sustainability and constitutionality of [[Social Security]], and [[pro-life]] with exceptions, although he ended up opposing exceptions for rape and incest. Perry supports [[death penalty]] and the decriminalization of [[marijuana]]. <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/23/rick-perry-urges-move-toward-marijuana-decriminalization/?tid=pm_politics_pop]</ref> He supports educating the children of [[illegal aliens]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rick-perry-those-against-state-tuition-illegal-aliens-dont-have-heart</ref> Perry signed a law, that opposes [[Homosexuality]].<ref>http://cnsnews.com/news/article/perry-signs-pledge-opposing-gay-marriage</ref>

=== Foreign Policy ===
After his statement that [[Turkey]] is ruled by Islamist terrorists, [[NATO]] criticized him.<ref>http://www.nato.int/cps/en/SID-5D8C28F1-AD467F93/natolive/opinions_83444.htm?selectedLocale=en</ref> During the [[Syrian Civil War]] Perry supported a No-Fly Zone.<ref>http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/rick-perry-calls-for-syria-no-fly-zone/</ref> He is a strong defender of [[Israel]].

== References ==
<references/>

==External Links==
*[http://www.governor.state.tx.us/ Official Website]

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Dan Quayle

2015-01-03T02:25:42Z

DaddyLonglegs:

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'''James Danforth "Potatoe" Quayle''' (1947 - ) was the [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] under [[Presidents of the United States | George H. W. Bush]]. Prior to being elected Vice President, he was a member of [[Congress]]. Quayle is a loyal [[conservative]] [[Republican]] and advocate for [[traditional values]]. Quayle was the first chairman of the National Space Council and the head of the Council on Competitiveness.

== Education and Family Life ==

Quayle was born on February 4, 1947, in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]]. He spent most of his formative years as much in Arizona as Indiana, he graduated from Huntington High School in Huntington, Indiana, in 1965. He graduated from DePauw University in 1969 and received his J.D. from Indiana University School of Law at Indianapolis in 1974, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1974 and began his law practice in Huntington. Quayle served in the Indiana National Guard from 1969 until 1975.

In November 1972, Dan Quayle married Marilyn Tucker of Indianapolis. Dan and Marilyn Quayle have three grown children: Tucker, Benjamin and Corinne. They presently live in Paradise Valley, [[Arizona]] where he attended grade school and high school.

== Public Service ==

Dan Quayle was elected as a Republican Congressman in 1976, at the age of 29. He was reelected to the Ninety-sixth Congress (January 3, 1977-January 3, 1981). He was not a candidate in 1980 for re-election to the [[House of Representatives]], but was elected to the [[United States Senate]] that year, when he was but 33 years old, and was re-elected in 1986 and served, in total, from January 3, 1981, until January 3, 1989, when he resigned to become [[Vice President of the United States]]. In the Senate he was Chairman of the Select Committee to Study the Committee System. Senator Quayle was elected Vice President of the United States in 1988, and with President [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], was inaugurated January 20, 1989. He was a unsuccessful candidate for reelection as Vice President in 1992.<ref>U.S. Congress, Official Biography;[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=Q000007]</ref>

== Private Life ==

Since leaving public office, Dan Quayle has authored three books: ''Standing Firm, A Vice-Presidential Memoir'' which was on the New York Times bestseller list for 15 weeks; ''The American Family: Discovering the Values that Make Us Strong''; and ''Worth Fighting For''. He founded and then sold an insurance business in Indiana. For two years he was a distinguished visiting professor of international studies at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management. Currently, he is Chairman of Cerberus Global Investments, LLC (Cerberus), President of Quayle & Associates, and serves on the boards of directors of IAP Worldewide Services, Inc., K2, Inc and Aozora Bank, Ltd in Tokyo. He makes frequent public appearances and speeches, and writes a nationally syndicated weekly newspaper column. <ref>http://www.who2.com/danquayle.html</ref> <ref>http://rightweb.irc-online.org/profile/1322</ref>

== Controversies ==

Quayle was relentlessly ridiculed in the press and on such shows as [[Saturday Night Live]] as soon as he was announced as the selection to be Bush's running mate. Quayle was ill-prepared to handle such attacks which fed into even stronger attacks against him. His every move became scrutinized. The comic strip [[Doonesbury]] parodied him as unready to take office and used the icon of a floating feather. It was implied that he was chosen for his looks and controlled by the older Bush.

Quayle also found himself enmeshed in controversy when it was alleged that his serving stateside in the [[National Guard]] during the [[Vietnam War]] was due to family connections in order to avoid the draft.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE6DD1231F932A1575BC0A96E948260&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Organizations/R/Republican%20Party BUSH STRUGGLING TO SHED QUESTIONS ON QUAYLE SERVICE]</ref> There was more controversy over a Vice President serving in the National Guard than there was over the next President ([[Bill Clinton]]) avoiding the war altogether.

Perhaps the lowest blow directed at Quayle occurred during his vice presidential debate with Democrat [[Lloyd Bentsen]], [[Michael Dukakis]]' running mate. Quayle had already been subjected to being asked the same question three times, an unprecedent move by the moderators who were supposed to be neutral. When they went on to query him on his comparatively short record, he replied that he had as much Congressional experience as [[John F. Kennedy]]. Bentsen's operatives had overheard Quayle making the comment during practice, and Bentsen had already forged a reply in case the statement was made in the debate. Unwilling or unable to factually counter Quayle's assertion, Bentsen decided to take the fact that he had known Kennedy for a short while in the late 1940s and massively exaggerate it in order to make a deeply personal attack that sidestepped the issue completely, "Senator, I served with Jack Kennedy. I knew Jack Kennedy. Jack Kennedy was a friend of mine. Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy." Obviously stung by a sudden personal attack that avoided the issues, Quayle only replied "that comment was uncalled for senator".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-7gpgXNWYI</ref>

Incredibly, the vicious personal attack was not condemned by the press as unprofessional and unbecoming and instead actually became a rallying cry for the Democratic party, but also led to a tactical mistake on the part of the Dukakis-Bentsen ticket. They decided to make a concerted effort to attack Quayle's performance and worthiness instead of focusing on attacking the Presidential candidate George Bush. The Bush-Quayle ticket coasted to victory in November.

As Vice President, he had a much publicized "feud" with "[[Murphy Brown]]", a then popular TV character played by [[Candice Bergen]]. Dan Quayle said that since she had given birth to a child out of wedlock, she was a poor role model for young women. His statements led to a media backlash. Even though Quayle took great care in noting he was not criticizing women who were in that situation through no particular fault of their own, he was besieged with false allegations and smears.

The incorrectly spelled word ''potatoe'' on a list handed him by an aide led to a humiliating gaffe. <ref>http://capitalcentury.com/1992.html</ref>
The media played up Quayle's error while ignoring Senator [[Al Gore]]'s monumentous gaffes as Bill Clinton's running mate in the 1992 election: Gore referred to a zebra changing its "spots" and misquoted the U.S. national motto as "Out of one, many" (actually it's "Out of many, one").<ref>http://www.gargaro.com/algore.html</ref>

This treatment of Quayle was looked upon with something of shocked dismay by politicians of the time, who thought they were a refinement in the attack methods honed by the media on [[Spiro Agnew]] who served as [[Richard M. Nixon]]'s first Vice President, and a harbinger of things to come. Many conservatives see the heavy handed attacks on [[Clarence Thomas]] as a continuation of this same press strategy.

== Quotes ==
*"We have to do more than just elect a new President if we truly want to change this country." <br>

*"One word sums up, probably, the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'."

*"If Al Gore invented the Internet, I invented spell check."<ref> Quotes: [http://www.quotedb.com/authors/dan-quayle]</ref>

*"Next Thursday, July 20, will be an historic day for America, as America celebrates the 20th anniversary of [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Donald Lukens|Buz Lukens]]' walking on the moon."<ref>Young Republicans National Federation Convention--LA Times, 7/16/89</ref>

==References==

<References/>

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Conservative of the Year 2014

2015-01-03T02:25:14Z

DaddyLonglegs:

'''[[Scott Walker]] "Swaker" or "Swindle" wins Conservative of the Year 2014''', leading 19 other tremendous conservative nominees:

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|-
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!Name
! class="unsortable"|Achievements
! class="unsortable" |Comments
|-
|1
|'''[[Scott Walker]]'''
|Brought [[conservative]] prosperity to the formerly [[liberal]] [[Wisconsin]], and then won reelection as governor by a landslide despite predictions of a close race.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2014/governor/wi/wisconsin_governor_walker_vs_burke-4099.html</ref>
|Will he run for president in 2016?
|-
|2
|[[Greg Abbott]]
|In becoming the next [[conservative]] governor of Texas, Abbott fended off -- and trounced -- incredibly vile attacks by the [[pro-abort]]s which culminated in a wheelchair advertisement against him, which even some on the Left found to be appalling. He then won by a landslide of more than 20 points.
|He might be able to win the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Why wait?
|-
|3
|[[David Brat]]
|Achieved the upset of the decade by defeating, in a landslide, the House Majority Leader in his own primary.
|
|-
|4
|[[Nigel Farage]]
|For taking a stand against the dilution of British values by excessive immigration.
|
|-
|5
|[[Tom Cotton]]
|A strong [[conservative]] who defeated the entrenched [[Dem]] incumbent U.S. Senator by a landslide of 17 points -- a full 10 points more than the polls predicted.
|
|-
|6
|[[Tim Scott]]
|African American U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who won reelection by adhering to [[conservative]] principles
|'''He's black so he won't win.'''
|-
|7
|[[Judicial Watch]]
|This organization has doggedly pursued the Obama administration with great success. Their lawsuits have uncovered [[IRS]] abuse, redacted Fast & Furious documents, as well as Benghazi details.
|
|-
|8
|George P. Mitchell
|Father of [[Fracking]], Mitchell revolutionized oil and gas extraction from shale rock formations. In 2014, America is challenging [[OPEC]] as the leading producer of hydrocarbons. Domestic oil production is at a 30 year high and real energy independence is within reach. Mitchell passed onto the [[Lord]] in 2013.
|Mitchell's ingenuity exposes two fraudulent Obama statements; ''"We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices," and ''"You didn't build that." ''
|-
|9
|[[Mia Love]]
|Overcoming the intense opposition by [[liberals]] to black conservative women, she was elected to Congress in a district previously held by a [[Dem]].
|For an encore, she could win the Senate seat held by [[RINO]] [[Orrin Hatch]], and she could go further after that. '''She's black so she won't win.'''
|-
|10
|Inhabitants of [[Crimea]]
|Voted to join Conservative [[Russia]], rather than the pro-[[homosexual agenda]] [[European Union]].
|
|-
|11
|[[Germany]]
|Continues to reject [[same-sex marriage]] and, with a [[conservative]] spirit at home and abroad, emerged victorious over same-sex marriage nations in the [[World Cup]].<ref>http://www.economist.com/blogs/charlemagne/2014/07/world-cup-germany</ref> Also stood up against the Obama's Administration NSA's spying against them.
|Would rank higher if it were not for leading Western European opposition to Vladimir Putin. '''Also, black people live in Germany. Therefore, germany doesn't deserve to win'''
|-
|12
|[[Texas]] [[Democrats]]
|stood up against the [[homosexual agenda]] by endorsing the right to [[conversion therapy]]
|'''Texas unfortunately has a high black population. Texas won't win because of this.'''
|-
|13
|[[Christmas]] shoppers
|Rejected [[Black Friday]] in greater numbers this year, handing a setback to the attempt to secularize [[Thanksgiving Day]].
|'''Some shoppers are probably black, so they won't win.'''
|-
|14
|Kris Kobach
|a [[conservative]] who stands against illegal immigration, Kobach won reelection in a 18-point landslide as Secretary of State despite an all-out attempt by [[liberal]]s to defeat him
|
|-
|15
|[[Vladimir Putin]]
|Continued to provide clear leadership in resisting the homosexual agenda. Demonstrated contrast with weak liberal Barack Obama.
|For continuing to resist the [[homosexual agenda]], supporting [[racism]], and refusing to change course despite a crashing Russian economy.
|-
|16
|Conservative [[Africa]]ns
|For continuing to resist the [[homosexual agenda]] and refusing to bow down to [[liberal]], [[Western World|Western]], cultural imperialism.
|'''They are black. I won't let them win.'''
|-
|17
|[[College of Cardinals]]
|For dramatically rejecting liberal proposals made by the Pope on issues of marriage and homosexuality, despite intense media pressure to approve them.
|
|-
|18
|[[Tony Abbott]]
|The world's leading critic of the [[liberal]] hoax of [[global warming]], the Australian Prime Minister flew circles around Leftists on this issue, and the climate change conference in Peru ended in failure.
|
|-
|19
|Kurdish [[Peshmerga]] troops
|Protect Christians and other civilians from the terror group [[Islamic State]].
|
|-
|}

== Demoted Nominees ==

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|-
!scope="col"|Tentative Rank
!Name
! class="unsortable"|Reason Promoted
! class="unsortable" |Reason Demoted
|-
|1
|[[Bill O'Reilly]]
|For relentlessly and tirelessly fighting against the [[War on Christmas]]. He has also exposed reality to atheists attempting to secularize other Christian holidays.
|O'Reilly is Archie Bunker for people over 75 years old, and won't even speak against the [[homosexual agenda]] in a meaningful manner.
|-
|}

== See also ==

*[[Conservative of the Year 2013]]
*[[Conservative of the Year 2012]]
*[[Conservative of the Year 2011]]
*[[Conservative of the Year 2010]]
*[[Conservatives of the Decade, 2009]]
*[[Essay:Conservatives of the Decade]]

== References ==

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