Ownership of the means of delusion
May 14, 2009 Politics and Poker, Sisyphus
The Bipartisan Rules on the “Democrat-Socialist” nonsense:
[T]his isn’t about ideas or ideology — it’s about demonization and name-calling. This is the same nonsense that Pelosi, Michael Moore, Daily Kos moonbats and the Dennis Kucinich wing of the Democratic Party spent eight years doing vis-a-vis President Bush during the Republicans’ consolidation of power. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, the Hannity/Ingraham wing of the GOP continues its incomprehensively annoying collective temper tantrum.
The emptiest cans always do seem to make the most noise. . . .
For right- and left-wing moonbats alike, politics can be reduced to, “Here’s why the other guy is a nut.”The key here is that most voters don’t think the president is a socialist. Even if you genuinely believe that he is, why in the world would you broadcast this outside of an RNC boardroom?
So you’d have politically compatible company as you hurtle down the side of the cliff, maybe?
Ironic, really. It’s righties acting like “useful idiots” this time around. Only, “useful” to the other side.
May 27th, 2009 at 3:06 pm
“The key here is that most voters don’t think the president is a socialist.”
What do we know that makes us think they’re correct, as opposed to numerous?