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===Top Ten Candidates=== | ===Top Ten Candidates=== | ||
*[[Ann Coulter]] | *[[Ann Coulter]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Ben Stein]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Bill O'Reilly]] |
*[[Charlton Heston]] | *[[Charlton Heston]] | ||
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*[[Club for Growth]] | *[[Club for Growth]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Dick Cheney]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Glenn Beck]] |
| + | *[[Jerry Falwell]] | ||
| + | *[[Jim DeMint]] | ||
*[[John Bolton]] | *[[John Bolton]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Karl Rove]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Matt Drudge|Matt Drudge]] |
| − | |||
*[[Michele Bachman]] | *[[Michele Bachman]] | ||
*[[Michelle Malkin]] | *[[Michelle Malkin]] | ||
*[[Proposition 8]] supporters | *[[Proposition 8]] supporters | ||
*[[Ron Paul]] | *[[Ron Paul]] | ||
| + | *[[Rudy Giuliani]] | ||
*[[Rush Limbaugh]] | *[[Rush Limbaugh]] | ||
*[[Samuel Alito]] | *[[Samuel Alito]] | ||
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===Honorable Mention Candidates=== | ===Honorable Mention Candidates=== | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Antonin Scalia]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Art Robinson]] |
| − | *[[Charles H Bronson]] | + | *[[Charles H. Bronson]] |
| − | *[[Condoleezza Rice]] | + | *[[Clarence Thomas]] |
| + | *[[Condoleezza Rice]] | ||
*[[David Petraeus]] | *[[David Petraeus]] | ||
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Hannah Giles]] and [[James O'Keefe]] |
| − | + | *[[Homeschoolers]] who captured all the finalist positions in the National Bible Bee | |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[James Dobson]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Joe Lieberman]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Joe Wilson]] |
| − | *[[Joe | + | *[[John Roberts]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[John Thune]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Jon Voight]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Marco Rubio]] |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Mike Huckabee]] |
| − | *[[Mike Huckabee]] | + | *[[Mitt Romney]] |
| − | *[[Mitt Romney]] | + | *[[Pat Robertson]] |
| − | *[[Pat Robertson | + | *[[Sean Hannity]] |
| − | + | *[[Tom Coburn]] | |
| − | *[[Sean Hannity]] | + | *[[Zell Miller]] |
| − | *[[Tom Coburn]] | ||
| − | *[[Zell Miller]] | ||
(add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also) | (add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also) | ||
| − | (no more than 10 honorable mentions) | + | |
| + | (no more than 10 in final honorable mentions category, those in top 10 can be moved to Honorable Mentions, vice-versa.) | ||
== Quotes of the Decade == | == Quotes of the Decade == | ||
Revision as of 05:12, 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
- Ben Stein
- Bill O'Reilly
- Charlton Heston
- Club for Growth
- Dick Cheney
- Glenn Beck
- Jerry Falwell
- Jim DeMint
- John Bolton
- Karl Rove
- Matt Drudge
- Michele Bachman
- Michelle Malkin
- Proposition 8 supporters
- Ron Paul
- Rudy Giuliani
- Rush Limbaugh
- Samuel Alito
- Sarah Palin
- Tea Party Movement
Honorable Mention Candidates
- Antonin Scalia
- Art Robinson
- Charles H. Bronson
- Clarence Thomas
- Condoleezza Rice
- David Petraeus
- Hannah Giles and James O'Keefe
- Homeschoolers who captured all the finalist positions in the National Bible Bee
- James Dobson
- Joe Lieberman
- Joe Wilson
- John Roberts
- John Thune
- Jon Voight
- Marco Rubio
- Mike Huckabee
- Mitt Romney
- Pat Robertson
- Sean Hannity
- Tom Coburn
- Zell Miller
(add more, or suggest ranking; maybe we should name a "Conservative of the Year" also)
(no more than 10 in final honorable mentions category, those in top 10 can be moved to Honorable Mentions, vice-versa.)
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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