# The Next Great Right Hope?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [December 17, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562 "2011-12-17T20:04:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/41 "2012-01-02T04:49:04Z")

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> [@Guinastasia](#):
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> Prohibition wasn’t a right-wing movement, but a progressive one. It was started mostly by feminists, who saw the effects of alcoholism on the poor.

Prohibition was not a right-wing movement, nor was it a left-wing movement. It was a marriage of convenience between a bunch of lunatics from the fringes of both sides.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/42 "2012-01-02T06:46:50Z")

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> [@Frank](#):
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> Prohibition was not a right-wing movement, nor was it a left-wing movement. It was a marriage of convenience between a bunch of lunatics from the fringes of both sides.

I know that, but my point was that non-support of Prohibition wasn’t a sign of being left-wing.

And it wasn’t necessarily a “lunatic fringe” movement either.

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**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2012, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-next-great-right-hope/606562/43 "2012-01-03T07:35:23Z")

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> [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](#):
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> > [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#):
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> > For crying out loud, Calvin Coolidge is to the left of the current Republican field.
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> How? He was President before the current New Deal consensus. He was President before there was Social Security, Medicare, welfare programs, etc. Not to mention he was an isolationist and a protectionist.

Qin, I suggest you become acquainted with the concept of hyperbole.

Or work on your sarcasm recognition skills.

I was responding to the idea Huntsman is totally unsuitable as the nominee because of his “liberal” tendencies when in reality the man is _very_ conservative. Ten years ago he would’ve been considered solidly in the right wing of the Republican Party. However, because he is willing to trust scientists on topics like climate change and evolution, has indicated support for civil unions among gay people and worked for Obama, among other things, he is viewed as a liberal Republican.

Go back and read posts #4, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 19 and finally #31 for an idea of where I was coming from at the moment. And keep in mind I probably had a couple glasses of wine in me at the time.

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