Friday, September 12, 2008
I am pissed at John McCain
The smear tactics stemming from McCain’s campaign are so obviously the doing of master sleaze-monger Karl Rove that I am surprised that the so called “right-wing” wouldn’t be offended by what is clearly an affront to their intelligence. When I sense pandering taking place, it immediately puts my guard up, but the right-wingers seem willing to accept whatever off-topic nonsense the propagandists create and pose as real issues: Flag pins? Lipstick? Fist bumps? What about the economy? What about the war in Afghanistan? What about detailed descriptions of how their candidate will address these issues?
I have assiduously watched both McCain and Obama talk, and though John McCain is a great guy, he offers zero detail on how he is going to keep his election promises. I feel Obama has repeatedly provided these details, at least as much as he can before he is actually in the Oval Office. As I have already stated, McCain lost my vote the second he hired Rove as a consultant; this latest stunt of pulling a stepford wife from his pocket to place in the VP slot is extremely irresponsible and it is further evidence supporting my conclusion that Republicans don’t care about America, all they care about is winning elections at all costs.
Nice going, John.
I have assiduously watched both McCain and Obama talk, and though John McCain is a great guy, he offers zero detail on how he is going to keep his election promises. I feel Obama has repeatedly provided these details, at least as much as he can before he is actually in the Oval Office. As I have already stated, McCain lost my vote the second he hired Rove as a consultant; this latest stunt of pulling a stepford wife from his pocket to place in the VP slot is extremely irresponsible and it is further evidence supporting my conclusion that Republicans don’t care about America, all they care about is winning elections at all costs.
Nice going, John.
The Republican Party wants to be the only party.
I believe that the U. S. Republican Party has a goal of making themselves the sole party in American politics. In many national governments, the highest political offices are most often held by those most faithful to the ruling party, with powerless alternatives on the ballot to provide a veneer of democracy. Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, Cuba, Venezuela and China are some examples. In the more militant nations, you vote for one of the for-show parties at your own risk.
The Republicans look like they think this would be a fine thing, “as long as I’m the dictator” as King George said. There has been a systematic attack on the Democratic Party lately that I believe kicked into high gear during the Clinton administration. They seem to think that if there were no longer a Democratic party, there would no longer be checks to Republican policy. This is a goal I think that the Republicans feel is worth committing any obscenity to truth that is necessary to attain.
If this theory is true, it would seem to me that the best tactic by an ends-justify-means Republican Party would be (through misinformation and obfuscation) to get Palin/McCain into the White House, then arrange for the McCain part to have some sort of “accident”, leaving us with President Palin, a malleable fanatic closely resembling Dana Perino, Harriet Miers, and Judith Miller. Not physical resemblance, but more importantly, women that play the party line based only on orders from above. “It comes from the leaders (whoever that may be), so it must be good policy.” Four legs good, two legs ba-a-a-a-d.
The bandwagon argument is that the Dems would also like to be the only gang in Washington, but the main difference as I see it is that since the 2000 election, the Repubs have been actually going for it. They are actively seeking to permanently disable the Democratic Party, and it seems the Dems are powerless to stop it.
News outlets that thrive on conflict might want to beware. Once the Republicans win, just like any dictatorship, they will further consolidate their hold on the media, and true journalism in America will be lost.
The Republicans look like they think this would be a fine thing, “as long as I’m the dictator” as King George said. There has been a systematic attack on the Democratic Party lately that I believe kicked into high gear during the Clinton administration. They seem to think that if there were no longer a Democratic party, there would no longer be checks to Republican policy. This is a goal I think that the Republicans feel is worth committing any obscenity to truth that is necessary to attain.
If this theory is true, it would seem to me that the best tactic by an ends-justify-means Republican Party would be (through misinformation and obfuscation) to get Palin/McCain into the White House, then arrange for the McCain part to have some sort of “accident”, leaving us with President Palin, a malleable fanatic closely resembling Dana Perino, Harriet Miers, and Judith Miller. Not physical resemblance, but more importantly, women that play the party line based only on orders from above. “It comes from the leaders (whoever that may be), so it must be good policy.” Four legs good, two legs ba-a-a-a-d.
The bandwagon argument is that the Dems would also like to be the only gang in Washington, but the main difference as I see it is that since the 2000 election, the Repubs have been actually going for it. They are actively seeking to permanently disable the Democratic Party, and it seems the Dems are powerless to stop it.
News outlets that thrive on conflict might want to beware. Once the Republicans win, just like any dictatorship, they will further consolidate their hold on the media, and true journalism in America will be lost.
