I know for a fact that Assrocket lived through the Bush years and yet he writes this:
WHY CAN’T THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION MAKE ITS CASE WITHOUT DISSEMINATING HATE?
Have we ever had an administration like Barack Obama’s? An administration that tries to benefit from pitting Americans against one another? An administration that uses its billion-dollar slush fund, not to mention the resources of the Executive Branch, to demonize private citizens who disagree with its policies? An administration that uses hate as an instrument of domestic politics? I don’t believe that there is any precedent in American history for the mean-spiritedness that now emanates from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”
Does anyone else remember Joe Wilson? Does anyone remember Karl Rove’s election strategy for the 2002 and 2004 elections? Didn’t that have something to do with demonizing private citizens who disagreed with the war in Iraq and using hate as an instrument of domestic politics? The Obama administration picks on two rich billionaires (the Koch brothers) who, more than anyone else, are responsible for destroying the public’s awareness of the seriousness of climate change, and this is in any way comparable to questioning the patriotism of a hundred million people?
Meanwhile, Rush Limbaugh is picking on one lonely Georgetown law student for speaking her mind about birth control and women’s health. He calls her a slut and a prostitute and asks her to post videos of her sexual encounters on the internet so he can watch them. Rush Limbaugh may not be the president, but he is the leader of the Republican Party. And this is what the right always does to private citizens who speak up. Remember the granite countertops?
Yuck. I went to read that link and as usual, it’s the rhetoric the Assrocket is known for. In the comments of course there are the dyed-in-the-wool bigots and the wild-eyed claims that Obama has just picked up the Bible for the first time.
But what I find interesting is the in-fighting and backbiting going on. They’re like jackals snapping at each other over scraps. They are scared shitless because they know they haven’t got a candidate who’s worth a damn, and they are out of options.
I hope the whole damn GOP eats itself.
Did Assrocket disclose his conflict of interest re: being a Koch sucker?
this is who they are
You keep saying that, and eventually someone’s gonna notice that it’s true.
Once again, Hindraker demonstrates his well-known talent for judging character.
Well, maybe. Heh.
I put this latest insult down as the Rovian gambit – attack your opponent on his strengths. The point is not to convince the public that your argument is correct, but to make it more difficult for your opponent to run on his strengths.
Barack Obama stands out for his high-mindedness, class, decorum, and disdain for personal and partisan politics, and he is widely respected for it among across the spectrum, except among those on the wings who yearn for perpetual partisan warfare and consider common ground to be inherently bad. Pieces like this are an attempt to take some of the luster off Obama’s halo.
I too, long for the golden days of Bushite inclusiveness like “you’re with us or against us.”
More concerned with protecting unions than the security of the American people.
Liberals wanted to give the 9/11 hijackers hugs and therapy.
Sorry, who is this guy? Somehow I never heard of him before, and I usually like to keep up with the latest trends in blowhardry.
Blogger of the Year.
Just another instance of what we’ve all known for a long time. We don’t need any fancy spying operations or email hacking to know what the wingnuts are up to. Just listen to what they’re accusing the “enemy” of and you get a realtime look at their own plots.
I have often wondered why no one has put out a contract on Rush Limbaugh.
Really. A lot of these right-wing talking anuses are so ugly, so cruel to other people, that I honestly wonder why someone hasn’t finally lost their temper and paid whatever fee it is to just get rid of him.
I realize that sounds hateful and violent, but every time I hear hm or someone like him, I wonder exactly that. “Why hasn’t one of his victims paid him back?”
It speaks volumes about the left’s tolerance that this hasn’t happened yet. YMMV, speaking only for myself.