Reading a few blogs this morning, I read about how Republicans like to talk about how radical leftists have ruined the Democratic party. Michael Moore is often the target of this attack, and then Al Franken. But what about the right?
These critics conveniently forget Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity. But the real ommission is the radical agenda presented by elected and appointed officials. Think about that when GWB gets Alberto Gonzales confirmed as AG--the same Gonzales who not only committed some kind of legal fraud when working for Bush as God's Governor, but as WH counsel has: supported torture and said the Geneva Convention was outdated and quaint; argued that we can hold American citizens as "enemy combatants" without legal assistance or trial, and that means indefinitely; and let's not forget when the WH was asked to produce some evidence on the outing of Valerie Plame (remember, this white house exposed a CIA operative working on WMD for political gain--this is the type of administration you reelected, one who would put political gain over good policy every time!!!!) Gonzales asked for additional time before announcing the probe officially.
In other words, he requested additional time before announcing the investigation and at that point making destruction of documents related to the case illegal. He gave everyone extra time to shred their documents. How is this allowed in todays world? Oh, that is right. GWB gets his marching orders from God and the American people like it that way. They like justice and "rule of law" when it relates to blow jobs, but god forbid it be applied to their Jesus quoting president. What a crock! I don't think my conservative friends have any idea how much this administration has undermined our system. Put it this way. If Clinton had done a tenth of this, he would have been impeached again! Outed a CIA operative! One of our people! And the American sheep reelected him! good god!
Anyway, I am off topic. I started talking about the wing nuts in the Republican party that actually have power unlike Moore and Franken. Bill Frist refers to the gay marriage ban as the "ultimate homeland security." Tom Coburn, our own new senator from Oklahoma not only complained about rampant lesbianism in SE Oklahoma, and suggested that African Americans were genetically predisposed to a shorter life expectancy AND suggested that the death penalty might be used against abortion doctors. Jim DeMint, the new Senator from South Carolina, thinks that single pregnant women shouldn't be allowed to teach in public schools. These are all people who are in positions of power. People like Tom Delay and Dennis Hastert run our government. Al Franken has a radio show. You tell me who has more power.
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Interesting comments Streak. It is quite interesting in American dialogue that it is acceptable to be considered far right but dangerous if you lean left. Political commentors frequently say that the Democratic Party needs to move away from the "far left" and more toward the center. However, they fail to make the same argument about the Republican party and their allegiance to far right beliefs.
In regards to your last statement, I will ask/propose this: in American history, most conservatives been afraid of the masses (after all, why does the electoral college exist in a "democracy")? If we accept this argument, conservatives, then, fear the so-called "Hollywood Liberals" or Al Franken because they believe that the masses are stupid and easily swayed by celebrity. They won't vote for intelligent government, but the vote because P Diddy or others tell them to vote a certain way. Thus, conservatives feel that they have more to fear from Franken, et al, than from government officials. Any thoughts on my rambling and incoherent statements?
-- Cold in Laramie
Cold,
I think American poltics have shifted so far to the right, in terms of language, that the Democratic party could not go any further right without appearing a weak step-sister to the Republican party. Whoops. too late.
You asked: "in American history, most conservatives been afraid of the masses (after all, why does the electoral college exist in a "democracy")? If we accept this argument, conservatives, then, fear the so-called "Hollywood Liberals" or Al Franken because they believe that the masses are stupid and easily swayed by celebrity. They won't vote for intelligent government, but the vote because P Diddy or others tell them to vote a certain way. Thus, conservatives feel that they have more to fear from Franken, et al, than from government officials. Any thoughts on my rambling and incoherent statements?"
Interesting question. Do the conservatives fear the masses? Is that why they have undertaken such a wild misinformation campaign themselves? They have certainly feared Hollywood since the 1940s, so that seems almost a standard fear--even when Hollywood turns out innocuous patriotic drivel. Oh, but then he became Governor. And the other one is an Australian nutjob.
I think for whatever reason, Americans distrust ideology, and for whatever other reason do not associate far right idiocy with ideology. I think that is why this happens. They think that anyone who veers left wants to nationalize industry and put Rush Limbaugh in a gulag. Well, only the second part is true. And the gulag is a combo fat camp/detox center for his own good!
you think you are rambling? I am all over the place. Off to class.
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