When I was a kid, my parents were regular suburban Chicago Republicans. So when I was old enough to vote, I started out that way too. There were things I thought (wrongly, in hindsight) were good about Ronald Reagan, and even GWH Bush.
As I became more politically aware, I realized that while there may have been some good things about the GOP, they were long gone. The Republican leadership recognized that too, and really turned up the volume on their "Southern Strategy" of building a base around mostly southern, mostly fundie-Christian voters. You know, the people who claim to put God and American first, but vote only on a narrow list of issues based on their creative interpretations of the Bible. They seem to generally be less educated, more bigoted, and tend to vote against their own best interests often. It seems that, unwittingly and without hesitation, they vote in favor of corporate America and against the people of America.
As anyone paying attention knows, that seemed to stop working for them in 2006, and really tipped over in 2008. And now, those who remain under the spell are freaking out. How else can you explain shit like this:
Or this:
Wow. I mean, WOW. These are the people who have taken over the Republican party. I am tempted to describe them like this...
JR at DK (who had a similar idea for a post while I was writing this one) collected a few photos that further tell the story in all it's scary and pathetic detail. As he said in his post, take a look in the mirror, Republicans:
Yes, as they showed us with Bill Clinton, hating someone is a reason enough to impeach them.
Not wanting to be Corporate America's lap dancer means you must be just like Hitler.
The words "sick fuck" as a modified noun come to mind. What an asshole.
But let's look at a root cause for this behavior. These people are racists.
And they are teaching their children to be racists too...
Teaching your kids to hate. How is that a family value? Oh, right. It isn't.
If you are a Republican, and you don't like what you see, you can do something about it. Work to retake your party. Or, like many already already have: run away. Run far, far away from these hateful, narrow-minded troglodytes. If you do like what you see, well, keep it up. I'd like nothing more than to see the GOP continue to shrink away.
What's so amazing to me is how these "real Americans" are played for the patsies they seemingly are happy to be. They don't even realize that the so-called grass roots efforts going on right now to disrupt town meetings held by Congressman across the country are bought and paid for by Big Insurance and Big Pharma, and being organized and implemented by lobbying firms. They even have detailed instructions (leaked memo pdf) on how to disrupt meetings and act like asshats...
– Artificially Inflate Your Numbers: “Spread out in the hall and try to be in the front half. The objective is to put the Rep on the defensive with your questions and follow-up. The Rep should be made to feel that a majority, and if not, a significant portion of at least the audience, opposes the socialist agenda of Washington.”
– Be Disruptive Early And Often: “You need to rock-the-boat early in the Rep’s presentation, Watch for an opportunity to yell out and challenge the Rep’s statements early.”
– Try To “Rattle Him,” Not Have An Intelligent Debate: “The goal is to rattle him, get him off his prepared script and agenda. If he says something outrageous, stand up and shout out and sit right back down. Look for these opportunities before he even takes questions.”
Talk about being corporate tools. But these people are too ignorant to even get that.
You know... morons.
[props to JR for some of the links. Great minds think alike.)
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