Can We Just Cut To The Chase?

As we have reached day 63 of the wingnuttery of the Republican party I had to stop and give some real thought about what the hell are they doing?  Week after week it is a new accusation about what President Obama has caused or done (most of it beyond true).  The Republicans seem to have no moral compass when it comes to continuously lying (such as Fox 24-hours-of-bullshit News).  The fact that they use the religious right is contemptible but brilliant at the same time.  Who better to use then people you neither believe in or respect?  Do I think the republicans respect the religious right?  Hell no.  They are no more than a tool to meet an end.  What is that end?  Why the failure of President Barack Obama.  Let’s face a truth here, what real viable party would used a several times divorced, pill busted, questionable sexual habit radio talk show host for their leader (Rush)?  As would be the case with a lot of devout religious people they are closet (or open) racist and oppose most people’s civil liberties, even if they pretend they are constitutionalists for the further benefit of hiding behind their racism.

The knee-jerk Republican response to any question — from military service, to taxes, to bonuses — is to protect the wealthy. Wealth is their only religion. The GOP love to talk about Christian religion to stroke their evangelical base but they actually hate anyone who follows the historic Jesus who said: “It is easier for a camel to squeeze through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to get into the kingdom of God.” [Source:  Frank Schaeffer]

So now we have the republican sheep forming Tea Bagging groups, Galt Groups and any other group touting their ignorance loud and clear.  I say ignorance simple because the Republicans have cultivate racism throughout the decades with their approach of “us against them.”  It probably worked well in a society that was predominately White, but I don’t think in a world that has so many ethnic groups that strategy is really getting through to the masses, not even White people are willing to continue to listen to that nonsense.

• The folks in the blogosphere largely cheerleading the Tea Parties are the same folks in the blogosphere who cheerleaded the war in Iraq. So apparently, government intervention to the tune of $650 Billion is okay to spend when it comes to an unnecessary war that in no way advances American interests, but not okay when it comes to building bridges, cutting taxes, helping state governments meet budget shortfalls, or making sure that Americans don’t get covered in lava. Gotcha.
• Some of the biggest proponents of the “Going Galt” bandwagon in the blogosphere and at Pajamas Media are Glenn Reynolds and his wife, both of whom have jobs (Professor of Law at a public university; forensic psychiatrist) that are dependent on public, taxpayer-funded institutions. [Source:  Alex Knapp]

Yet you have a few million that are trying to push the cause for the republican party.  Trust me this crap is backed by a host of right wing conservatives.  Of course the republicans would not do this type of dirty work themselves, but they will promote it.  Just like Palin with her rhetoric for hate that was used to push some nut out there to possibly do away with the competition.  Look at how much hate is spewed via the conservative radio.  They would never commit such a heinous crime themselves, but all bets are off for prodding one of their crazies to do  it for them.  Take for example the recent Tea Baggers Protest in Florida.

You can see more of this wonderful protest here.  The funny part is that, if you look over the pictures carefully, you will not see any other race but one (there are no Blacks, no Indians, No Asians, and No Hispanics.  If there is any other race there, they are so minuscule you can’t even catch a picture of them).  To make this protest more laughable (as if the term tea bagging wasn’t enough) is the simple fact that the protesters do not look like they are in the “earning a quarter of a million dollars” club.  If such is the case, then what are they complaining about?  What could the president have done to cause their ire?  What have he done in 10 weeks that superseded Bush in 8 years?  After all, let’s face reality, the republicans destroyed the economy, lost record amounts of jobs, destroyed our environment, done nothing about the looming cost of healthcare, outsourced, almost, our complete work force, have us in two wars (one totally pointless), let our infrastructure mildewed, threw science into the dark ages and had our kids suffer when it came to education.  I repeat, what could the new president really have done in 10 weeks?  On the record, President Obama have kick started less taxes for those people who earn less than $250,000, increased the Pell grant to assist children going to college, dedicated serious money to improving our infrastructure, has taken on healthcare and is making it possible for a lot of people that lost jobs to get new ones.  Then why are they blaming him?  Maybe a brief look at history will teach us what is really going on.

Robert Freeman writes: In early 1919, Germany put in place a new government to begin rebuilding the country after its crushing defeat in World War I. But the right-wing forces that had led the country into the War and lost the War conspired even before it was over to destroy the new government, the “Weimar Republic.” They succeeded.

The U.S. faces a similar “Weimar Moment.” The devastating collapse of the economy after eight years of Republican rule has left the leadership, policies, and ideology of the right utterly discredited. But, as was the case with Germany in 1919, Republicans do not intend to allow the new government to succeed. They will do everything they can to undermine it. If they are successful, the U.S. may yet go the way of Weimar Germany.

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They have adopted the strategy and tactics of the failed right wing plotters in Weimar Germany. First, stoke the resentment of the population about the increasingly dire state of its living conditions-no matter that those conditions were created by the very right-wing oligarchs who now pretend to befriend the little guy. Rage is rage. It is glandular and unseeing. Once catalyzed it is easy to turn on any subject.

Second, prevent the new government from succeeding in any meaningful endeavor. The Republicans have set all their efforts to doing everything they can to make sure the Obama administration fails. Rush Limbaugh’s infamous, “I hope he fails” pronouncement is only the beginning of the fomenting of hatred from the right. As Limbaugh said, “Let’s be honest. Every Republican in America is hoping for Obama’s failure.”

The same malignant hope oozes unadulterated from all the other Dogpatch Demagogues that rent themselves out to the Republican party to foment resentment against anything liberal: Joe the “Plumber,” Rick Santelli, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Ann Coulter, and virtually every other wing-nut operative whose intellectual stock in trade has been vaporized by the collision of right-wing policies with objective reality. [Source:  PuppetGov]

That sounds just like what is going on with the Republican party right now.  The clueless sheep are mindlessly following what ever fault their corrupt and bankrupt leaders with personal agendas dictate regarding the new administration.  Of course it is embarrassing to see that we still have, so called intelligent, Americans that can be so ignorant, but such is life.

But for encouragement it should be noted that those wing nuts are not growing at the proportion that the republicans need for any one to listen to their constant moaning, lying, complaining, begging, or twisting of facts.  How do I know?  Well there is a new poll out that show we are not listening.  Considering how hard the republicans have been trying to blame the AIG mess on President Obama (as if Bush did not issue the TARP agreement) that if we were listening then the polls would not read like this:

Nearly half of those surveyed (46%) say AIG management is “most to blame for the fact that these bonuses were paid.” Almost one in five (19%) finger Congress, while 8% blame Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and 7% say President Obama bears responsibility. [Source: USA Today/Gallup Poll]

Hm…seems like no matter what the wing nuts say, the republicans say or the in-the-tank-for-Obama media say, the people are not sipping the kool-aid.

Only thing I can say for this strategy is good luck with that.

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