I understand if your father is a Republican that you might start out your life as a Republican, too. After all, your Dad is cool and intelligent and he knows a whole lot more about the world than you do. And I can also understand it if, a la Michael J. Fox’s character on Family Ties, you think your family is so uncool that you adopt a political philosophy that is 180 degrees antithetical to theirs. I get that. What I don’t get is why you would become a cheerleader for big business, or see the salvation of the nation in Exxon/Mobil’s quarterly profit reports. Yet, that is essentially what Rush Limbaugh wants Young Republicans to do. How many Alex Keatons can Rush create?
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That’s “Alex P.” Keating, BooMan.
And although I’m sure there are not a few pro-corporate youths out there, I doubt Rush can create any. It’s the same simple venal, greedy streak that goes into making their venal, greedy elders. Limbaugh can play to that, but I doubt he can create any.
thanks. It’s been a while since I watched that show.
I think Michael was the father’s name, but I am not sure. But Michael J. Fox’s character of which you speak is Alex P. Keating. You know, the one with the Nixon lunchbox.
The joke of the show was that Fox’s character was obviously supporting things that weren’t in his best interests. He was totally out of his time.
I have no idea if Rush has any effect on the young (his audience is older), but the youthful libertarians are certainly in evidence and they are real examples of useful idiots.
It isn’t Rush that has formed their ideas, but some combination of Ayn Rand, Milton Friedman and the think tanks created by Scaife, Koch, Coors and the rest of the “vast right wing conspiracy”. These include Manhattan Institute, Cato, Hoover, U of Chicago and a bunch more.
I’ve noticed twice in the past two days that the NY Times has had a story about something and then cited a counter view and identified it as “libertarian”. Today’s was about motorcycle helmets and how the death rate has gone up as states have abolished helmet laws.
“Libertarians oppose helmet laws”. I don’t get the need to cite the libertarian position, they don’t cite the flat earth view every time they write a story about NASA.
Because “libertarian” sounds so much better than “asshole.”
Limbaugh is such a promoter of selfishness and self indulgence that he deserves a black medal for his disservice to humankind. Plus, his logic is so faulty. If the oil companies want to drill off the American coastlines, they already have the ability to do so. They just want to tie up more exploration rights. Nothing like Good Old Greed, an apt slogan for the GOP.
Where in hell would Dante locate Rush Limbaugh?
Ok, it’s Alex P. Keaton. (I did a Google).
BTW, that was a different era, a lot of young people fooled by Reagan. The tide has really turned against Republicanism among the youth vote. Rush has an uphill climb.
We have a winner! Keating, Keaton, all those 80s greed names sound the same, don’t they?
Ah, but Rush is their father’s windbag. Wouldn’t young Republicans find a hatemeister somewhat closer to their own age?