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Posted By hyperbola 8 months, 4 weeks ago in Political NewsIncreasingly, right-wing conservatives and Republican political leaders are issuing dire warnings to the American public that they – and only they – are the legitimate rulers of the United States and the world. This basic contempt for anything but one-party rule is manifested in a number of dire threats repeated by the party, with its members promising the end of Western civilization as we know it if they lose their dominant status in government. A review of Conservative and Republican contempt for bi-partisan politics is in order....
- On the culture war front, Republicans and conservatives have been unrelenting in their religious fanaticism and racism. Residents of West Virginia and Arkansas have received mailings directly from the Republican National Committee warning that liberals will ban the bible....
- Right-wing pundits, echoed by major conservative political leaders, have warned that a victory for Barack Obama will be a victory for Islam, radical terrorism, and anti-Americanism....
- Conservative legal officials have essentially declared war on the Democratic Party, not for violating the law, but due to their own ideological prejudices. Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was recently exposed for allowing politically motivated prosecutions against prominent Democratic political officials....
None of these right-wing hit jobs or smear tactics should strike voters as merely "more of the same" negative politicking in an election season....
The Democrats' attempt to appeal across party lines has clearly not been the preferred tactic of the Republican Party. Angry over their likely loss of power in the upcoming election, they have become increasingly desperate in their attacks on the Democrats and the legitimacy of the two party state. This is particularly disturbing at a time when it is becoming harder and harder to discern concrete or substantive differences in the economic policies of the two parties. In reality, Obama and Biden's vague references to "regulation" don't amount to a whole lot when they fail to follow them up with actual policy proposals. That these Democrats are demonized by Republicans as sub-human, dangerous, or terrorist is more a sign of the growing extremism of conservatives than of the moral weakness or treachery of the Democrats. The Democratic Party today may be morally bankrupt, spineless, and bland, but none of those are anywhere near as dangerous as the Republican Party's fundamentalist contempt for multi-party elections and bi-partisan politics.
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tehranchik8 months, 4 weeks ago
I didn't think I would find myself coming to the defense of Obama. After watching what has come from the campaign on the right - I think he can hold his head up high. I hope he can make it through the next few weeks without stooping to the level of his adversaries.
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Grrr8 months, 4 weeks ago
Let's not forget the GOP's current war against the rights of the American voter. They intend to rule us whether we want them to or not. So what does that make America these days, if not a totalitarian state?
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memestryker8 months, 4 weeks ago
I'm no lover of McCain, and his negative side is well-known, but aren't you a little concerned about some of the real issues about Obama? I like the man a lot, but he has a lot of long-term relationships in his short career that do make one ask if he is a good judge of character (and I don't give McCain a pass, btw).
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My biggest concerns are he actually signed onto U.N. positions that would undercut the U.S. Constitution, and he supported a position in DC v. Heller that, as a constitutional "expert," he should have known from reading historical documents was clearly unconstitutional.
I don't fear the Republicans or Democrats as entire groups, and I think a lot of propeller posters do us all a disservice to paint them with a broad brush and make up ugly juvenile sniper names for them.
I'm more afraid of those like Independent Michael Bloomberg, who sees an opportunity to serve as dictator, not relinquish his position at the end of his term limit, and then reassert the term limits so only he can operate above the law.
I don't think it will be that different if Obama or McCain is elected. We've seen our rights weaken under all administrations--it's been more of a march over time. And Obama is just another cherry-picker where the constitution is concerned, and SCOTUS has decided against the citizens irrespective of which party appointed them. But again, Obama said he would support judges who have written opinions favoring precedent (like a garden-variety attorney) over an accurate interpretation of the constitution. I'm concerned about that most of all.-
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tehranchik8 months, 4 weeks ago
I have many issues with Mr.Obama but the campaign isn't one of them. I believe like you that neither of these men will be able to clean up the mess we're in. The difference being - mc will be a continuation of what's already here and I do believe Obama wants to try to change things. In the end they are all politicians.
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As far as the campaign goes, the mc campaign has been as underhanded and foul towards Mr. Obama. So far Obama has been able to turn the other cheek - I hope he continues. I know with a certainty I will not vote for John McCain. -
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Candida8 months, 4 weeks ago
memestryker,
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Could you give an example where "he actually signed onto U.N. positions that would undercut the U.S. Constitution"? I'm just curious.
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