Post by the sandman on Sept 8, 2010 8:02:17 GMT -5
OK, I used to actually kind of respect the Republican Party. While I totally disagreed with their policies and ideas, I used to think they were sincere.
Not any more.
The Republican Party has lost my respect and I don't think they will ever be able to get it back. It's gotten so bad that I can no longer even respect individual republican candidates who have done nothing onerous themselves (and there are many of them, especially on the local level, who are probably perfectly sincere, honorable people); they have become utterly stained by their deliberate association with the Republican Party organization.
What has driven me to this final disgust?
ONE: The current official Republican tactic of attacking the Dems and Obama for not "fixing" the economy, an economy the Republican Party broke in the first place. You can't fuck up the country, get kicked out of office, then try to get back into office by demonizing your opponent for not fixing your fuck ups fast enough.
TWO: The Republican promise to "fix" the broken economy once they get back into office by returning to the exact policies that broke the economy in the first place. Do they really think the American people are that stupid? I fear in my heart they might be, they just might be.
THREE: The shameless Republican policy of lying through their teeth to demonize their opponent and lionize themselves. It's now official: Fox News policy is Republican Party policy. Say anything you like that promotes your cause and "proves" your theories. It doesn't matter if what you say is utter, easily debunked bullshit. Most Americans won't bother to check and won't listen to the people who do. I suppose I could blame the American people for their complicity in this, but the Republican Party is vigorously and deliberately taking advantage of it.
FOUR: The Republican Party's celebration of political dirty tricks. In Arizona, Republican operative Steve May deliberately organizes sham Green Party candidates with the intention of siphoning votes away from Democrats. Steve May is celebrated and rewarded by the party for his innovation. Meanwhile, in Michigan, some Democrats do basically the same thing...and the Democratic Party immediately fires them all.
FIVE: The Republican Party's official embrace of bigotry, hatred, fear, and racism in the name of the Constitution. From the racial profiling laws in Arizona to the tacit approval of burning other faith's holy books to the complete disregard for Constitutional rights of freedom of religion to the quiet racism of the "tokens" in their own ranks to their insistence that their "rights" trump the rights of others...the Republican Party has drifted so far from American traditions that they are ever bit as bad in their own way as the Taliban. They are so terrified of losing their own privileged status that they are more than willing to betray nearly every ideal this nation was founded on.
SIX: The Republican Party's shameless, eager willingness to allow the "Tea Party" to run rabid through the soul of the nation, quietly applauding and encouraging them while publicly refusing to directly address them. Do they think we don't know what a "Hatchet Man" is? What a "Bait and Switch" is? Do they think we have never seen demagoguery used to stir up the fanatical elements of a society? That this is the first time this tactic has been used? The "Tea Party" will be used to whip the fringe into a frenzy, then when the Presidential Election comes around, it will vanish and all of that crazy, lunatic activism will be transferred to the Republican Party while the Party itself keeps it's hands lily-white clean. It's been done before.
SEVEN: the Republican Party's blatant hypocrisy. They are all for tax cuts for small businesses. Until Obama proposes them. Then they block those same tax cuts. They are all for infrastructure spending. Until Obama proposes it. Then they block that spending. They hold tax cuts for 97% of Americans hostage in order to force through $400 billion in tax cuts for people making more than $8 million a year. They object to "activist judges," then demand judges be activist in their favor. They worship the Constitution with one hand while using it to wipe their ass with the other. They insist on a static interpretation of the Constitution, then proceed to re-interpret it at will. And the American people allow it. They proudly stand and declare that they love the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but they simultaneously dry-hump the Second and Tenth Amendments with orgiastic ecstasy while shitting all over the First, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh.
So that's it. The 7 reasons I can no longer respect the Republican Party.
Not any more.
The Republican Party has lost my respect and I don't think they will ever be able to get it back. It's gotten so bad that I can no longer even respect individual republican candidates who have done nothing onerous themselves (and there are many of them, especially on the local level, who are probably perfectly sincere, honorable people); they have become utterly stained by their deliberate association with the Republican Party organization.
What has driven me to this final disgust?
ONE: The current official Republican tactic of attacking the Dems and Obama for not "fixing" the economy, an economy the Republican Party broke in the first place. You can't fuck up the country, get kicked out of office, then try to get back into office by demonizing your opponent for not fixing your fuck ups fast enough.
TWO: The Republican promise to "fix" the broken economy once they get back into office by returning to the exact policies that broke the economy in the first place. Do they really think the American people are that stupid? I fear in my heart they might be, they just might be.
THREE: The shameless Republican policy of lying through their teeth to demonize their opponent and lionize themselves. It's now official: Fox News policy is Republican Party policy. Say anything you like that promotes your cause and "proves" your theories. It doesn't matter if what you say is utter, easily debunked bullshit. Most Americans won't bother to check and won't listen to the people who do. I suppose I could blame the American people for their complicity in this, but the Republican Party is vigorously and deliberately taking advantage of it.
FOUR: The Republican Party's celebration of political dirty tricks. In Arizona, Republican operative Steve May deliberately organizes sham Green Party candidates with the intention of siphoning votes away from Democrats. Steve May is celebrated and rewarded by the party for his innovation. Meanwhile, in Michigan, some Democrats do basically the same thing...and the Democratic Party immediately fires them all.
FIVE: The Republican Party's official embrace of bigotry, hatred, fear, and racism in the name of the Constitution. From the racial profiling laws in Arizona to the tacit approval of burning other faith's holy books to the complete disregard for Constitutional rights of freedom of religion to the quiet racism of the "tokens" in their own ranks to their insistence that their "rights" trump the rights of others...the Republican Party has drifted so far from American traditions that they are ever bit as bad in their own way as the Taliban. They are so terrified of losing their own privileged status that they are more than willing to betray nearly every ideal this nation was founded on.
SIX: The Republican Party's shameless, eager willingness to allow the "Tea Party" to run rabid through the soul of the nation, quietly applauding and encouraging them while publicly refusing to directly address them. Do they think we don't know what a "Hatchet Man" is? What a "Bait and Switch" is? Do they think we have never seen demagoguery used to stir up the fanatical elements of a society? That this is the first time this tactic has been used? The "Tea Party" will be used to whip the fringe into a frenzy, then when the Presidential Election comes around, it will vanish and all of that crazy, lunatic activism will be transferred to the Republican Party while the Party itself keeps it's hands lily-white clean. It's been done before.
SEVEN: the Republican Party's blatant hypocrisy. They are all for tax cuts for small businesses. Until Obama proposes them. Then they block those same tax cuts. They are all for infrastructure spending. Until Obama proposes it. Then they block that spending. They hold tax cuts for 97% of Americans hostage in order to force through $400 billion in tax cuts for people making more than $8 million a year. They object to "activist judges," then demand judges be activist in their favor. They worship the Constitution with one hand while using it to wipe their ass with the other. They insist on a static interpretation of the Constitution, then proceed to re-interpret it at will. And the American people allow it. They proudly stand and declare that they love the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but they simultaneously dry-hump the Second and Tenth Amendments with orgiastic ecstasy while shitting all over the First, Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh.
So that's it. The 7 reasons I can no longer respect the Republican Party.