The Looney "Lonetree Declaration". The haters are converging on my city

[XOKCowboy]

http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15462680

Bachmann, Malkin, toe-sucker Dick Morris, Tom Tancredo, the craziest of the crazies are coming to Denver to provide the "intellectual ammunition" to undo Obama's efforts since taking office in January 2009. They're expecting about 400 attendees and all are asked to sign the following declaration..

The Lone Tree Declaration

Participants at the Western Conservative Summit this weekend will be asked to sign the declaration, which says in part:

Our signatures on this declaration . . . affirm six tenets of who we are and what we stand for:

1. In our adherence to the self-evident truths of the American Founding, we are conservatives.

2. In our debt to the civilizational heritage of Jerusalem, Athens, Rome, London, and Philadelphia, we are Westerners.

3. In our concern for the mounting threat to liberty, seeing freedom in the balance, we convene with solemn purpose at this Summit.

4. We seek a conservative renewal for our country through civic action that puts principle above party, resists the corruption of power, bridges intramural disagreements or rivalries, and protects an open public square centered on the nation's Judeo-Christian core.

5. We commit ourselves unswervingly to a political and social order that upholds individual freedom and personal responsibility, limited government and the rule of law, free enterprise and private property, traditional family values and sanctity of life, compassion for the poor and voluntarism in service to others, natural law and morality, strong defense and secure borders, all in keeping with the original intent of the Constitution.

6. We reject, and will resist, the socialist temptation, transnational progressivism, secular utopian illusions, appeasement, disarmament, or capitulation to jihad and sharia.Source: Western Conservative Summit

I'm just glad I didn't get a call to set up and work the show.

[Ganja Ninja]

1. Another day another white conservative manifesto.

:hangover:

[rurallib]

2. I am so sick of hearing that 'personal responsibility' crap

I shall rant elsewhere.

[Glorfindel]

3. Why, yes of course...all the American founders were conservative

That's why we're all still subjects of the British Monarchy. :crazy:

[damntexdem]

4. Hey, at least it sounds like they support saving one tree.

I mean, isn't that a major concession to tree huggers?

;-)

[Canuckistanian]

5. Why do they always ask people to sign these canned "declarations"?

What if you disagree with a point or two? Are you asked to leave?

[BR_Parkway]

6. If the Founding Father's were conservatives (stick with status quo) we'd still

be subjects to Elizabeth

[enuegii]

7. Does number three actually qualify as a "tenet"?

As I read it, they're "concerned" and plan to "convene with solemn purpose," which is more of a notification of intent to hold a meeting, rather than trying to articulate a set of principles, or beliefs or a doctrine.
On the other hand, screeching nonsense without offering solutions has worked fairly well for the 'Baggers so far.