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== Nominations == | == Nominations == | ||
| + | ===Top Ten Candidates=== | ||
*[[Ann Coulter]] | *[[Ann Coulter]] | ||
*[[Antonin Scalia]] | *[[Antonin Scalia]] | ||
*[[Art Robinson]] | *[[Art Robinson]] | ||
| + | *[[Charlton Heston]] | ||
| + | *[[Clarence Thomas]] | ||
| + | *[[Club for Growth]] | ||
| + | *[[Hannah Giles]] and [[James O'Keefe]] | ||
| + | *[[Homeschoolers]] who captured all the finalist positions in the [[National Bible Bee]] | ||
| + | *[[John Bolton]] | ||
| + | *[[John Roberts]] | ||
| + | *[[John Thune]] | ||
| + | *[[Marco Rubio]] | ||
| + | *[[Michele Bachman]] | ||
| + | *[[Michelle Malkin]] | ||
| + | *[[Proposition 8]] supporters | ||
| + | *[[Ron Paul]] | ||
| + | *[[Rush Limbaugh]] | ||
| + | *[[Samuel Alito]] | ||
| + | *[[Sarah Palin]] | ||
| + | *[[Tea Party Movement]] | ||
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| + | ===Honorable Mention Candidates=== | ||
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*[[Ben Stein]] | *[[Ben Stein]] | ||
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] | *[[Bill O'Reilly]] | ||
*[[Charles H Bronson]] | *[[Charles H Bronson]] | ||
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*[[Condoleezza Rice]] | *[[Condoleezza Rice]] | ||
*[[David Petraeus]] | *[[David Petraeus]] | ||
*[[Dick Cheney]] | *[[Dick Cheney]] | ||
*[[Glenn Beck]] | *[[Glenn Beck]] | ||
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*[[James Dobson]] | *[[James Dobson]] | ||
*[[Jerry Falwell]] | *[[Jerry Falwell]] | ||
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*[[Joe Lieberman]] | *[[Joe Lieberman]] | ||
*[[Joe Wilson]] | *[[Joe Wilson]] | ||
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*[[Jon Voight]] | *[[Jon Voight]] | ||
*[[Karl Rove]] | *[[Karl Rove]] | ||
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*[[Drudge Report|Matt Drudge]] | *[[Drudge Report|Matt Drudge]] | ||
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*[[Mike Huckabee]] | *[[Mike Huckabee]] | ||
*[[Mitt Romney]] | *[[Mitt Romney]] | ||
*[[Pat Robertson]] | *[[Pat Robertson]] | ||
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*[[Rudy Giuliani]] | *[[Rudy Giuliani]] | ||
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*[[Sean Hannity]] | *[[Sean Hannity]] | ||
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*[[Tom Coburn]] | *[[Tom Coburn]] | ||
*[[Zell Miller]] | *[[Zell Miller]] | ||
Revision as of 04:12, 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
Top Ten Candidates
- Ann Coulter
- Antonin Scalia
- Art Robinson
- Charlton Heston
- Clarence Thomas
- Club for Growth
- Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe
- Homeschoolers who captured all the finalist positions in the National Bible Bee
- John Bolton
- John Roberts
- John Thune
- Marco Rubio
- Michele Bachman
- Michelle Malkin
- Proposition 8 supporters
- Ron Paul
- Rush Limbaugh
- Samuel Alito
- Sarah Palin
- Tea Party Movement
Honorable Mention Candidates
- Ben Stein
- Bill O'Reilly
- Charles H Bronson
- Condoleezza Rice
- David Petraeus
- Dick Cheney
- Glenn Beck
- James Dobson
- Jerry Falwell
- Jim DeMint
- Joe Lieberman
- Joe Wilson
- Jon Voight
- Karl Rove
- Matt Drudge
- Mike Huckabee
- Mitt Romney
- Pat Robertson
- Rudy Giuliani
- Sean Hannity
- Tom Coburn
- Zell Miller
(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
- 2010/2012 Conservative Revolution
- Communists admit that Fidel Castro is no longer alive
(add more)
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