Difference between revisions of "Conservative of the Year 2014"
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| − | |This organization has doggedly pursued the Obama administration with great success. Their lawsuits have uncovered IRS abuse, redacted Fast & Furious documents, as well as Benghazi details. | + | |This organization has doggedly pursued the Obama administration with great success. Their lawsuits have uncovered [[IRS]] abuse, redacted Fast & Furious documents, as well as Benghazi details. |
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| − | |Father of [[Fracking]], Mitchell revolutionized oil and gas extraction from shale rock formations. In 2014, America is challenging OPEC as the leading producer of hydrocarbons. Domestic oil production is at a 30 year high and real energy independence is within reach. Mitchell passed onto the Lord in 2013. | + | |Father of [[Fracking]], Mitchell revolutionized oil and gas extraction from shale rock formations. In 2014, America is challenging [[OPEC]] as the leading producer of hydrocarbons. Domestic oil production is at a 30 year high and real energy independence is within reach. Mitchell passed onto the [[Lord]] in 2013. |
|Mitchell's ingenuity exposes two fraudulent Obama statements; ''"We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices," and ''"You didn't build that." '' | |Mitchell's ingenuity exposes two fraudulent Obama statements; ''"We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices," and ''"You didn't build that." '' | ||
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|Overcoming the intense opposition by [[liberals]] to black conservative women, she was elected to Congress in a district previously held by a [[Dem]]. | |Overcoming the intense opposition by [[liberals]] to black conservative women, she was elected to Congress in a district previously held by a [[Dem]]. | ||
|For an encore, she could win the Senate seat held by [[RINO]] [[Orrin Hatch]], and she could go further after that. | |For an encore, she could win the Senate seat held by [[RINO]] [[Orrin Hatch]], and she could go further after that. | ||
Revision as of 02:02, December 13, 2014
Nominations are open for Conservative of the Year 2014. Please make your nominations here:
| Tentative Rank | Name | Achievements | Comments |
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| 2 | David Brat | Achieved the upset of the decade by defeating, in a landslide, the House Majority Leader in his own primary. | |
| 3 | Scott Walker | Brought conservative prosperity to the formerly liberal Wisconsin, and then won reelection as governor by a landslide despite predictions of a close race.[1] | Will he run for president in 2016? |
| 4 | Greg Abbott | In becoming the next conservative governor of Texas, Abbott fended off -- and trounced -- incredibly vile attacks by the pro-aborts which culminated in a wheelchair advertisement against him, which even some on the Left found to be appalling. He then won by a landslide of more than 20 points. | |
| 5 | Kris Kobach | ||
| 6 | Tom Cotton | ||
| 7 | Tim Scott | African American U.S. Senator from South Carolina, who won reelection by adhering to conservative principles | |
| 8 | Judicial Watch | This organization has doggedly pursued the Obama administration with great success. Their lawsuits have uncovered IRS abuse, redacted Fast & Furious documents, as well as Benghazi details. | |
| 9 | Cliven Bundy | Stood up to the federal government when it tried to illegally seize his cattle grazing land. | |
| 10 | George P. Mitchell | Father of Fracking, Mitchell revolutionized oil and gas extraction from shale rock formations. In 2014, America is challenging OPEC as the leading producer of hydrocarbons. Domestic oil production is at a 30 year high and real energy independence is within reach. Mitchell passed onto the Lord in 2013. | Mitchell's ingenuity exposes two fraudulent Obama statements; "We can't just drill our way to lower gas prices," and "You didn't build that." |
| 11 | Mia Love | Overcoming the intense opposition by liberals to black conservative women, she was elected to Congress in a district previously held by a Dem. | For an encore, she could win the Senate seat held by RINO Orrin Hatch, and she could go further after that. |
| 12 | Inhabitants of Crimea | Voted to join Conservative Russia | |
| 13 | Germany | Continues to reject same-sex marriage and, with a conservative spirit at home and abroad, emerged victorious over same-sex marriage nations in the World Cup.[2] | |
| 14 | Texas GOP | stood up against the homosexual agenda by endorsing the right to conversion therapy | |
| 15 | Christmas shoppers | Rejected Black Friday in greater numbers this year, handing a setback to the attempt to secularize Thanksgiving Day. |
See also
- Conservative of the Year 2013
- Conservative of the Year 2012
- Conservative of the Year 2011
- Conservative of the Year 2010
- Conservatives of the Decade, 2009
- Essay:Conservatives of the Decade