What is a Republican?

[TietLung]

rebublicans are basically paranoid bullies. and democrats are like nerds in school. weak and cowards. both want our rights as humans gone. there are very few who actually care. its the laws of power. give most humans power, and they will abuse it. neither will ever admit they're wrong and always try to blame the other for all the problems. obama can't pass any laws without a vote. so that means they both voted on all the dumb shit we got stuck with. so thanks a lot for ruining things.

[prettydumbvideos]

What is a Republican?? Same thing a Democrat is: Whatever the companies slipping them bribes want them to be.

[TheAngryAmericanwon]

I want to VETO my pastor.. get him removed?? does anyone know how I can do this

[AntiVenomFangX]

i like this video.

[rickbar123]

A Rebup is full of shit

[ckself]

Dear chuckbutler64,

I am a republican and I couldn't agree with you more. Hopefully, the party will do some soul searching over the next few years. Perhaps some of the far right will join the conservative party and let the republicans return to their original values. I honestly believe that we can attract moderates and social liberals to the party if we can finally distance ourselves from the far right.

[VolParagom]

@ckself I couldn't agree more with you, ckself.

[aznheat13]

@ckself , i could not have said it better :)

[Corporations8MyBaby]

Well Chuck they may not be an Objectivist, sorry. Right now one side believes in fairness & in mixed capitalism to try to achieve it. The other believes in concentrating wealth at the top for an elite few...promising crumbs to poor white people to keep the wealthy as the ruling elite. Republicans are servants of this elite, using propaganda, religion and lies about fiscal responsibility to get votes. We need to change the constitution to a more parliamentary system so we can better represntation

[hsfbunny]

@Corporations8MyBaby "Republicans are servants of this elite, using propaganda, religion and lies about fiscal responsibility to get votes"

< Implying Democrats are none of those things.

[Corporations8MyBaby]

@hsfbunny - I imply nothing. I made a clear statement. What are democrats? Everything else including some of that. Republicans are unified (pretty much) on working for the oligarchs exclusively. The democrats have some people working for them too.. but the ONLY place you'll find a real public servant in federal elective office is in the Democratic Party or caucusing with them like Bernie Sanders does. All the good public servants were blown out of the GOP by PeeTardiers.

[nickjohnson55]

The Nanny State Is Coming With Obama. Free Yourself From the Coming Opression, WAKE UP!!!!!

[TheRCF]

We have more democrats in congress, than republicans and always have

[micmore007a]

How is the Country now ? What is a dem. ?

[pissedpatriot1776]

Because many of these"republicans" have sold out on their true conservative roots, and have become spineless cowards willing to appease the socialist left. While nations seek to blow us off the face of the map, we have decided to have tea and talk about our feeling. These Republicans sold out. I dont know why everyone wants to make America " a better France" when we saved their ass from two World Wars. Whos gonna save us when we become weak? As if we arent already.

[Gauger2032]

A RepubliCAn Is someone who cares, someone who does not give up

[Rommel1255]

Good question, pry why I left the republican party for a third party that represent my views.

[qmacofo]

whats a democrat?

[chuckbutler64]

Sorry, not a Ron Paul fan. For every good idea Congressman Paul expresses there is a bad idea right next to it. The philosophical bases for his positions are inconsistent, like most Libertarians.

[Hawk552]

Great video. You'd love Ron Paul if you haven't looked at his platform already (yeah I know the election is over but whatever).

[spencerx565]

im also glad that democrats want to socialize health care which has failed nations before for generations. People risk their life running here to use our competitive based health care. Look please i worry for America lets not become communists.

[locust0258]

theres a HUGE difference between neoconservatives, fiscal conservatives, and libertarian conservatives...u cant sum them all up into one group...i true republican is someone like senater chuck hegal or congressman ron paul

[chuckbutler64]

I'm very happy to hear that France is doing so well with healthcare, although I'd be interested to know by what criterion that evaluation was made. Regardless, there are things I'd wonder about like: why do I so often hear of foreign leaders coming to the US for treatment of serious conditions? What % of French docs were trained in the US? Why do I not hear of US patients going to France to receive superior care? In the end, none of this is really the point though. It's about entitlement.

[tracer740]

Chuck- For the record, France has the world's best healthcare system, bar none. United States is 208th on the list.

[tracer740]

Hey Chuck, How can you tell when a 'Republican' is lying?

[bucjason]

There is a difference between a real republican and a moron politician who's only interest is re-election, my man.

[tracer740]

bucjason- "real" Republicans were dispensed with in 1979 when Cheney, Bremer, Perle, Rumsfeld and the rest of the 'holy 28' bloodsucking, vampire neoCONS put that addle-brained frontman in the Whitehouse with the religious-right voting base. They've been active and abounding right up til present but America has found the 'stake' to drive thru the vampire hearts, FINALLY! They have sucked this nation into bankruptcy but we have awakened to their agenda and none too soon.

[Clyaton]

The true REPUBLICAN ideals are correct.. The fact that NO ONE including our current republicans seem to follow the ideals is irrelevent. RON PAUL would if he were given the chance. And it would work charms too.. It's the role of government that is important here. Search stopandlook and watch the proper role of government and you will learn a lot little one..

[cigar420]

What the hell? The point of true conservatism is as little government as possible, and if it's done right it can work. How does a vote against abortion equal communism? Isn't communism closer to more liberal ideas of socialism?

[lordgluzman]

I am for republican.

[ValleyDB26]

A Fuckin Loser.

[xxxAtogxxx]

A republican is a closet gay nazi hypocrite.

[a1mint]

What is a Republican? A hypocrite I'd say.

[catad2sat]

guessing your a a demmy?

[joeyjj3]

No, he's probably a libertarian.

[infinitstars]

Libertarians are conservative republicans that want to smoke pot.

[Byakamura]

Oh Silly! A Republican is a person who would rather spend money on helping Iraq after destroying it than helping the poor people in their own country.

Because a peaceful Iraq is in our nations best interest but I guess that logic doesn't work when you're talking about getting rid of the ghettos and helping the homeless in the USA. Because after all; they probably want to be poor and probably want to be homeless.

[little1laura]

Hey~ Watch "The 10 types of republicans" . It explains a lot.

Peace!

[chuckbutler64]

Not for smaller government? You're a socialist.

Uphold Morality? Whose? Yours? No thanks.

Family Values? According to what...your "religion?" Pass.

If that's what you call a Republican, count me out.

[CurryCobra]

@chuckbutler64 true that

[DudeFromHaverhill]

Bush and McCain are moderate Republicans. Far-right Republicans (like me) are not for smaller government as a whole. We believe in minimum government interfearence in trade and the economy, and laws that uphold morality and family values, while preserving the Constitution to its fullest. You're thinking of Libertarians, who believe in minimal government intervention everywhere.

[cowboycarl04]

i wouldn't even call Bush and McCain and most "religious rights" republicans...

they are neo-cons that use religion as their means for policy, which is not a Republican.

A Republican believes in small role of federal government, states rights, and a sound foreign policy against war...

To me, the neo-cons take the views of spending that liberals love, but then cut taxes and try to hide the debt. It makes me angry because they RUIN the party I would fight to defend.

[spydertoe]

I am a Republican that agrees with you. The Republicans have lost the backbones and do not represent what they should. I can only hope this changes soon.

[kinshasaAPP]

Our government is 'larger' now then ever, because Congress is Democratic. Got it?

That is also why all of these lame laws and lawsuits are passed each day, ruining our economy and our country.

P.S. I feel the Democrats should have their gay marriage and abortion, because soon there won't be any left.

P.S.S. That was a joke.

[Byakamura]

PPS You are a fucking moron. You can't blame a Democratic congress that has only been in power for a short amount of time and has had every piece of legislation they where elected to put through veto'd by an asshole President.

I hope the Republicans take away all forms of gun control so they can shoot each other out their in hicksville and mulletland and do us all a big favor.

[InfidelOnTheGo]

Once again, the small minded Democrat can't seem to see the difference between Elected Officials and decades old values of the Republican Party. Another point, as a Democrat, shouldn't you be happy that government was increased? Unless, you understand that Big Government=Commuism but want to pretend your a Democrat to seem trendy and hip?

[siebelseibel76]

It is not about increase or decrease govt. All Reagan did was lessen welfare programs, public services, and safety/environmentalism regulations on corporations. Still vastly inc. govts size. Government does have some democratic tendencies (that businesses do not have).

Child labor laws, civil rights acts, ss and medicare, the epa, anti-trust laws, and safety laws technically "increase the size of govt" but were forced upon the gov by the people.

[Byakamura]

Applause. Finally an intelligent response.

[Bullitt4]

Yeah republicans! Look at who we elected: Bush..He's the dumbest drunk bastard in the world. He was a fag cheerleader at Yale. He dodged the draft. He took taxpayer money to buy the Rangers. He cut taxes and bankrupted the Texas treasury to the tune of billions in borrowed money. He set the record for the most executions by any governor in American history. Now we have trillions more in debt.. horaayy!!! What an embarrassment to the WORLD we are because of our idiot president!!!

[RyanofAtlanta]

Bush was certainly not our best president, but he has made us safe. Since 9/11, many European nations have suffered radical Islamic terrorist attacks. America hasn't suffered a single one.

[joeyjj3]

Earth also hasn't collided with an asteroid while Bush has been President. Another glorious success!

[peter1114222]

You are absolutely right what Bush has done to destroy this country will take years to repair, What a filthy disgrace that man is. All because he calls himself religous and a republican so every head in a hole brain dead propaganda fed right winger want's to suck his ass

[padraicbg]

Just look up the National Republican Party platform of 1976 and you can see how far right the party has gone. In 1976 they talked of open govenment and the dangers of government spying on it's citizens, affordable housing, stronger envionmental policy, strong rights for union workers. It was probably farther left than the current Democratic Party Platform. The Republican party has never been as far right on so many issues as it is currently. It's time it swings back to the middle.

[beefnliver]

The answer is simple: these new republicans are not reagan conservatives; they act more like dems-overspending, nation-building, pork barrel lovers, etc.

[Cuffsmaster]

I think this is probably a back handed Democrat add. BUT you ask the right questions. I have been GOP all my life but I will not vote GOP this time. I want a smaller gov that trying to get jobs for citizens, NOT one run by neo cons that declare war to nation build, or by the religious fundamentalist seeking to destroy the seperation of chruch and state.

[Cuffsmaster]

I want a governing that does not pay attention to a small elite group of former socialist neo-conservatives that are only in Washington. The neo-cons are not even conservative and accept bigger government. Their goal is the protection of Israel.

[Cuffsmaster]

I also want a GOP party that is open to all not just the fundamentalist christian right that pushes creation science and other super dumb ideas. They talk about a "christian nation" which is buss words for rejections other faiths that don't agree with them. It means removing the seperation of chruch and state.

[UnhealthySalad]

Robert Taft has been called "Mr. Republican." Look at this record and compare it to the Republican presidential candidate. You'll see who's the most Republican of them all...

[K1CK1NG]

Great questions.  I would love to see the republican candidates have to answer this video.

[RecceMan90]

George W Bush is a Democrat that cut taxes and doesn't cheat on his wife!

[Petrosiv]

Out with the RINO's

[jcsgeddes]

I hear you on your points, right on. The current crop of Reps. have been 'Rhinos' (Dems in Elephant's clothes). We need to better qualify our (Reps.) candidates and hold them accountable when they screw up.

[Ed76638]

The biggest myth in politics is Republicans are for smaller government. That is completely false. While Democrats spend money on social programs that help low income, middle class people, Republicans spend that money in the opposite direction -- on Corporations who are well off and can provide and expand their services on their own. That was what the precription drug benifit was all about.

[RecceMan90]

Democrats are only for themselves....the RICH! They kill the poor and rape the middle class!

[kathrynlois]

Are you nuts?

First of all, nobody's richer than Republicans. Think about Mitt Romney.

Second of all, nobody's killing or raping anybody. Stop fearmongering.

Third point.

Republicans consistently oppress the poor and middle class by taking away:

* better public education

* better public health care

* chance for full-time jobs with fair benefits and a fair living wage

[RecceMan90]

You are insane....your better education system has recieved BILLIONS more, but keep falling short, Public Health Care SUCKS...as Americans we are used to service...all Socialized medicine does is prioritize the sick or connected...I know from experience! The middle class has been destroyed by democrats raising taxes on them every chance they get!

Mitt Romney and the entire republican field has less money than John Edwards!

[siebelseibel76]

It is a fact that the middle-class is weaker then it has been since the New Deal. Conservative economist don't even argue that (see: the 'great compression' to understand a strong middle-class). The argument is now entrepreneurials are at an all time high and conservatives tout that this as a more 'powerful' America.

[Nillok]

Traditional Republican values is what we need. Democrats have always been for war, Republicans over the past 6 years. Democrats are for bigger central government that provides everything for their people, Repubicans over the past 10-20 years I'd say

[Atster]

"And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

(Mark 1:17)

[JordanDurell]

"An apple pie nazi"

[rj5150]

I would love to see this question featured in the debates.

[TheDrewcifer665]

Great question chuck!!

[brianpatrick75]

It must be sad to be so hate filled. I hope the best for you and your illness.