What if the world was like the Republican National Convention?
September 3rd 2008 04:44
I'm sitting here watching the Republican National Convention, and noticed a few things. Well, just now I'm trying not to throw up listening to that whiny piece of crap Joe Lieberman moan on and on, even using the extraordinarily irritating "my friends" phrase taken from the lips of John McSame. I'm trying to ignore the chants of "USA! USA!" - is this the RNC, or is Michael Phelps swimming?
Of course, even more hypocritical is the chant "Country first!" If they should be chanting anything first, it should be something like "Exxon first!" or "profits before people!" Those chants would be far more representative of the Republican Party as it exists today. Joe Lieberman, using "my friends" again, just asked that "his fellow Democrats" vote for McCain. Yea, right, you crass jackass. Damn, don't you want to just slap him upside that goofy head?
I was speaking to the crowd. What a non-descript sea of sameness. What an uninteresting looking crowd. From Barbara Bush looking her aristocratic "best" to Newt Gengrich challenging a reporter to "tell him one thing Obama has done." Of course, George Bush wasn't there. No surprise, him and good ol' Dick Cheney were no where to be found. What kind of party is it when the "leader" of the party isn't even at the show?
Can you imagine if everyone in America was a Republican? What a miserable place it would be. Like Texas, but even hotter, and less open-minded. Sure, there are some who will hear that and think it's just a bang-up idea. Everyone hanging out (well, as long as they aren't gay, liberal, free-thinkers, immigrants, etc) having a good time talking about the latest Sean Hannity sound bite.
You would get things like everyone raving about a wingnut like Sarah Palin who said about the pledge of allegiance and the phrase "In God We Trust" the following gem - "If it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me." In case you didn't know, the pledge was written in 1892, with the God reference added in the 50's. And, there were founding mothers too, Sarah.
We would have a world of drabness, where the talking points of the day are the talk of the day, where most people think God somehow guides them in their illogical trek. Rachel Maddow commented on the goings on thus far by describing the rhetoric as "Democrats will raise your taxes, and John McCain was a POW." Hopefully Americans will demand more.
Howard Fineman commented about the convention that there wasn't any sign anywhere that said "Republican." He said "I defy you to find the word Republican anywhere in the place." Hmm....play you care about the country, hide the leader of your party and the name of your party, That's pride in a job well done!
Frankly, I don't want to live in a Republican America. I want real diversity and real discourse. I want an America that isn't so self-centered as to think they are better than the rest of the world just by virtue of where they were born. I want to live in an America where a person can have an alternate sexuality and not be treated as second class. America can and should be a progressive country, admired around the world instead of despised by so many. America, you can't be the "shining city on a hill" and be Republican.
Of course, even more hypocritical is the chant "Country first!" If they should be chanting anything first, it should be something like "Exxon first!" or "profits before people!" Those chants would be far more representative of the Republican Party as it exists today. Joe Lieberman, using "my friends" again, just asked that "his fellow Democrats" vote for McCain. Yea, right, you crass jackass. Damn, don't you want to just slap him upside that goofy head?
I was speaking to the crowd. What a non-descript sea of sameness. What an uninteresting looking crowd. From Barbara Bush looking her aristocratic "best" to Newt Gengrich challenging a reporter to "tell him one thing Obama has done." Of course, George Bush wasn't there. No surprise, him and good ol' Dick Cheney were no where to be found. What kind of party is it when the "leader" of the party isn't even at the show?
Can you imagine if everyone in America was a Republican? What a miserable place it would be. Like Texas, but even hotter, and less open-minded. Sure, there are some who will hear that and think it's just a bang-up idea. Everyone hanging out (well, as long as they aren't gay, liberal, free-thinkers, immigrants, etc) having a good time talking about the latest Sean Hannity sound bite.
You would get things like everyone raving about a wingnut like Sarah Palin who said about the pledge of allegiance and the phrase "In God We Trust" the following gem - "If it was good enough for the founding fathers, it's good enough for me." In case you didn't know, the pledge was written in 1892, with the God reference added in the 50's. And, there were founding mothers too, Sarah.
We would have a world of drabness, where the talking points of the day are the talk of the day, where most people think God somehow guides them in their illogical trek. Rachel Maddow commented on the goings on thus far by describing the rhetoric as "Democrats will raise your taxes, and John McCain was a POW." Hopefully Americans will demand more.
Howard Fineman commented about the convention that there wasn't any sign anywhere that said "Republican." He said "I defy you to find the word Republican anywhere in the place." Hmm....play you care about the country, hide the leader of your party and the name of your party, That's pride in a job well done!
Frankly, I don't want to live in a Republican America. I want real diversity and real discourse. I want an America that isn't so self-centered as to think they are better than the rest of the world just by virtue of where they were born. I want to live in an America where a person can have an alternate sexuality and not be treated as second class. America can and should be a progressive country, admired around the world instead of despised by so many. America, you can't be the "shining city on a hill" and be Republican.
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Comment by RubySoho
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I watched a fair bit of the DNC on the internet and found that pretty full on.. I don't think I can stomach the RNC.
How does Lieberman still get to call himself a Democrat?
Comment by RubySoho
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Yikes!
Comment by Jeff Musall
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Comment by RubySoho
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Comment by Jeff Musall
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Comment by RubySoho
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But I might need a bit of dry ginger ale in my scotch. I'm tough...but not that tough..
Cheers....