tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post8107462469905003693..comments2024-03-28T00:02:35.850-05:00Comments on driftglass: "The Murrican People" Is The New "Tea Party"driftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-84272226669519609402016-09-16T11:35:57.867-05:002016-09-16T11:35:57.867-05:00amen to that amen to that Treebullithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384456648291638122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-39965858900015461692016-09-15T20:25:25.769-05:002016-09-15T20:25:25.769-05:00"I'm beginning to think that 'the Ame... "I'm beginning to think that 'the American people' is a meaningless phrase" <br /> Jon Stewart (you have to have flash to watch)<br /><br />http://www.cc.com/video-clips/s1g29a/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-american-apparently<br /><br /> -Doug in Oakland dinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-87164002114508793472016-09-15T18:03:13.477-05:002016-09-15T18:03:13.477-05:00As the son of a tea-bagger who gets quite irritabl...As the son of a tea-bagger who gets quite irritable if he can't get his daily rush of Rush, plus TV centered on Fox News 24/7, I can tell you definitively that these people were never Republicans. Oh, no! They were always "I'm not a Republican, I'm a Conservative." Even during the Bush era, they took that distinction quite seriously.<br /><br />So, I know the re-branding effort won't work. <br /><br />Because they don't want to be "re-branded." You can't keep them invisible because Trump invited them to crawl out from under the rock and now they think they own the place. They're the "real Merkins" and we're not. They're going to want to waive that (Rebel) Flag. <br /><br />Yet the problem remains: until the GOP has a "come to Jesus" moment when they REPUDIATE all the racists, they will continue to bleed support among non-whites who will be 30% of the vote this year, and 32% in 2010, etc. And that will matter more an more. <br /><br />As a non-white person would you want to belong to the same party as all the racists? <br /><br />So, Republicans can dodge responsibility in the media, by insisting "it's not Republicans, it was always Trumpites, and now we've taken the party back so nothing to see here! Time to move on to the next 'ooh! Shiny, shiny!' " <br /><br />But, that doesn't solve the problem does it? The problem, remember? All those non-whites voting more and more in elections and voting less and less for Republicans? Well, we tried vote suppression, but in an America that will be >50% non-white in a couple of decades, how long could that work anyway? And if Hillary wins, the Federal courts are going to start to BLOCK those "voter ID - No Honest It's Not a 'No Voting While Black' Bill." <br /><br />So, that brings us back to the "systemic anomaly" which if left unchecked will cause a catastrophic meltdown of the GOP. The minorities problem. <br /><br />And there is no solution, because a real solution would require the party to 1. Admit it had a problem.<br />2. Acknowledge the past and repudiate it.<br />3. Explicitly REPUDIATE the Racists and kick them out of the party - in much the same fashion that Labour socialists kicked the Communists out in the early part of the 20th century. <br /><br />Since I don't see any of that happening either, we are left with: the GOP is doomed. And this is their Picket's Charge. Cugelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415214853725925805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-46351614533780064492016-09-15T17:54:13.787-05:002016-09-15T17:54:13.787-05:00It's true that Trump's deplorable supporte...It's true that Trump's deplorable supporters are - sadly - US citizens, but why I'm supposed to kiss their heinies is beyond me. These are US citizens who've called for disinfranchising the rest of us, as well as implying (if not outright calling for it) that they'll assassinate Clinton if she wins... of course, if Clinton wins, it'll only be because the vote was rigged.<br /><br />Frankly, I'm really DONE with pandering to this brainwashed tribe, and I'm thoroughly disgusted with how the media panders to them. <br /><br />Just got back from overseas. Everyone elsewhere sees that these crude idiots are white supremacists who want to bring back at least apartheid if not slavery, and to enforce all kinds of draconian measures on the rest of us. It's that obvious. <br /><br />We've totally LISTENED to these creeps, and we've certainly HEARD what they have to SAY. And we do not agree, nor are we impressed. And just because that's how they choose to behave/believe/yell/act out, etc, does not mean that the rest of us have to agree. Nor do we have to condone or endorse or go along with their viewpoints.<br /><br />They are entitled to their sick, twisted, racist, bigoted, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, unpatriotic, deplorable viewpoints, and they can yell about them all they want. That's lawful. But the rest of us simply do NOT have to AGREE or pander to them.<br /><br />Go fuck yourselves.RUKiddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057702539722165035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-12279246094861395732016-09-15T17:07:20.614-05:002016-09-15T17:07:20.614-05:00Trump's followers seem to forgive all the horr...Trump's followers seem to forgive all the horrible things he says and does. Makes me think that there's something really explosive in those tax returns. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977868106173983411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-12748344111076530762016-09-15T12:31:55.691-05:002016-09-15T12:31:55.691-05:00Indeed. Making the Trumpshirts go away after the s...Indeed. Making the Trumpshirts go away after the second week in November is a high priority of the media. They really need to return to the days when pointing out racism on national news was the height of rudeness and cost people their jobs. <br /><br />They have already successfully framed any vote for Hillary Clinton as a "Voter Holding Their Nose" vote, so if they can get the Republican Voters to STFU for a day to two they will be able to start the "When will Sickly, Overwhelmed Hillary and the Democrats Stop the Politics and Actually Listen to the America People?" discussions slated for third week in November through October 2018. trgahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04718897286384990852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-74835618358070589302016-09-15T11:21:43.850-05:002016-09-15T11:21:43.850-05:00Next up from the Republican 1984 language train: ...Next up from the Republican 1984 language train: There is no racism, only "economic anxiety."<br /><br />The Civil War? The Southerners were filled with economic anxiety!<br /><br />World War II? The Germans were filled with economic anxiety!<br /><br />Apartheid? Economic anxiety!<br /><br />Jim Crow? Economic anxiety!<br /><br />Native American genocide? Economic anxiety!<br /><br />Fear of Islamic terrorism? Well, they're scary brown towelheads...I mean, I'm worried about our oil-production deficit with Saudi Arabia! <br /><br />If you find Trump appealing, it's not because you're racist...you're just concerned about OUR (wink, wink) future! Lit3Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407681812425172672noreply@blogger.com