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== Nominations == | == Nominations == | ||
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*[[Antonin Scalia]] | *[[Antonin Scalia]] | ||
| + | *[[Art Robinson]] | ||
| + | *[[Bill Oreilly]] | ||
| + | *[[Charles H Bronson]] | ||
| + | *[[Charlton Heston]] | ||
*[[Clarence Thomas]] | *[[Clarence Thomas]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Club for Growth]] |
| + | *[[David Petraeus]] | ||
| + | *[[Dick Cheney]] | ||
| + | *[[Glenn Beck]] | ||
| + | *[[Hannah Giles]] and [[James O'Keefe]] | ||
| + | *[[Homeschoolers]] who captured all the finalist positions in the [[National Bible Bee]] | ||
| + | *[[Jim DeMint]] | ||
| + | *[[Joe Wilson]] | ||
| + | *[[John Bolton]] | ||
*[[John Roberts]] | *[[John Roberts]] | ||
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*[[John Thune]] | *[[John Thune]] | ||
| + | *[[Jon Voight]] | ||
| + | *[[Karl Rove]] | ||
*[[Marco Rubio]] | *[[Marco Rubio]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Michele Bachman]] |
| − | + | *[[Michelle Malkin]] | |
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*[[Mike Huckabee]] | *[[Mike Huckabee]] | ||
*[[Mitt Romney]] | *[[Mitt Romney]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Proposition 8]] supporters |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Ron Paul]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Rudy Giuliani]] |
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*[[Rush Limbaugh]] | *[[Rush Limbaugh]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Samuel Alito]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Sarah Palin]] |
| + | *[[Sean Hannity]] | ||
*[[Tea Party Movement]] | *[[Tea Party Movement]] | ||
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*[[Tom Coburn]] | *[[Tom Coburn]] | ||
Revision as of 02:56, December 29, 2009
It's time; in fact, we have only three days left to identify the top ten conservatives of the decade. The criterion would presumably be the best and longest lasting influence. For example, Ronald Reagan would be a leading candidate for "conservative of the decade" of the 1980s.
The best of the public is welcome in this list of nominations:
Nominations
- Ann Coulter
- Antonin Scalia
- Art Robinson
- Bill Oreilly
- Charles H Bronson
- Charlton Heston
- Clarence Thomas
- Club for Growth
- David Petraeus
- Dick Cheney
- Glenn Beck
- Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe
- Homeschoolers who captured all the finalist positions in the National Bible Bee
- Jim DeMint
- Joe Wilson
- John Bolton
- John Roberts
- John Thune
- Jon Voight
- Karl Rove
- Marco Rubio
- Michele Bachman
- Michelle Malkin
- Mike Huckabee
- Mitt Romney
- Proposition 8 supporters
- Ron Paul
- Rudy Giuliani
- Rush Limbaugh
- Samuel Alito
- Sarah Palin
- Sean Hannity
- Tea Party Movement
- Tom Coburn
(add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also)
Quotes of the Decade
- "You lie!" (Joe Wilson about Barack Obama)
- "You know babies have finger nails!" (reference to an unborn child in the movie Juno)
- "from my cold, dead hands" (Charlton Heston in 2000 dramatically referring to the only way liberals could take his rifle from him)
Story of the Decade
- The taking, for the benefit of a corporation and higher tax revenue, of the long-held homes of Susanne Kelo and others in New London, Connecticut, decided against the homeowners by a 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court. Forcibly ousted and their homes destroyed, the residents moved elsewhere at great disruption to their lives. Then, four years later, Pfizer abandoned the project for its own reasons, leaving a useless eyesore in the wreckage.
Looking forward
What will be the most influential trends for the next decade? Here are some possibilities:
- collapse of the newspapers
- shifts in education away from bricks-and-mortar institutions
- reduction in influence of "experts"
- parent trigger legislation
(add more)
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