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GOP leaders keep engaging in fear-mongering
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 | 2:01 a.m.
America saw the real Republican Party last week. The Republican National Committee’s finance director, following a meeting in Florida, left behind a PowerPoint presentation that shows the disdain the party has for its own believers.
Now, when Republicans get caught, we are supposed to believe that their method of winning votes is not based on promoting fear or selling revolt to blue- and white-collar Republicans, followed by boosting the egos of their wealthier following by giving them tchotchkes?
Can anyone believe, if Republicans had not left behind that presentation, that would not be what the leadership would continue telling its state and local leaders to get the masses to vote Republican? The disdain they have for not only the Democratic side but also for their own followers shows how little they care for anything except their own power.
And the kind of fear-mongering they promote is showing itself at Tea Party rallies, with the hateful placards they carry and the constant fear-mongering when any Republican politician is in front of a camera. Where have we seen the “Obama as the Joker” placards that are a part of this Republican PowerPoint presentation?
One only need listen to Liz Cheney talk about how any lawyer who represented al-Qaida defendants is now somehow an al-Qaida sympathizer, which is totally against our system of justice where every defendant, even the worst of them, is entitled to be represented. If that is not fear-mongering, then I don’t know what is.
This continues to be what the Republicans are selling. I hope the Republican masses understand how little their leadership thinks about their values, when it’s clear all they are doing is appealing to their supposed weaknesses, not their strengths.
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There was a time when the "Party of No" ran on values and issues. Over the last few campaigns is has been reduced to fear mongering and smearing the opponent. Mr. Metz is exactly on point, thanks.
If the Republicans are practicing "fear mongering" then they have learned from the masters the Democrat Party. Btw, "Dissent is Patriotic".
More jibberish from another member of the party of the social parasite. Gimme free stuff.
the stupid pathetic ugly lying republicans are children...
itty bitty children...
they have no conscience...
they have no interest in reasoned discourse...
the ends always justify the means...
even is the means means losing all self respect...
even if it means starting a war based on lies...
losers all...
who the hell would join the stupid patheic ugly lying republican party these days...
only l-o-s-e-r-s!!!
You Conservatives are just bullies. Why can't you make your points with kind, caring comments like...oh...pick anyone..... like Birdiedreamin does.
"And the kind of fear-mongering they promote is showing itself at Tea Party rallies, with the hateful placards they carry . . ."
Here is an interesting site;
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppa...
Defintely not promoting hateful speech or protesting of anyone, on either side. The reaction of the receiving party is interesting.
I never did agree with the crazies (Truthers) on the left calling for the death of Bush. There is a difference though, death threats against Obama are 400% higher. Also, I don't see any racist signs or posters with Bush's face on it.
Hey VernosB: The reason you see a 400% rise in death threats against President Obama is because the "LIBERAL NEWS MEDIA" Reports all of them. When President Bush was in office the news media did not give a sh#t about him and his personal safety. Plus lets not forget about that hateful low-budget movie that they made about him "BUSH" getting killed. JUST MORE HATE FROM THE LEFT!!!
VernosB: Here you go.
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppa...
Bush's face on a poster with racial overtones is non-existent because:
a. he was born in America.
b. he is a white caucasian
c. his ancestors made their money the old fashioned way, they earned it as New England capitalists
Now, as for The Kenyan Marxist, Barry Hussein Obama, ......well....you know why...
Steve Metz. Republicans own this country. Democrats are merely renting space. The first thing Obama did was hire a bunch of Republicans to run the finance. Emmanuel and Geithner are Republicans. Make no mistake. This health care crap is all eye wash for the minorities. These guys just support Obama because they wanted to keep the White House. If they can control the money they direct the country. Obama is merely the figure head and the Republicans are directing him. There is only one control in this country.
Hey ghostcommander: SOCIALISM IS FOR LOSERS!!!
Just like the Democrat party' Two peas in a pod no difference there.
Seems PierreBeauRegard got sucked into the "birther" movement. Look out it's the "Manchurian Candidate" conspiracy! I guess when McCain had Obama investigated and found nothing, doesn't count? I'm sure the FBI, CIA or what ever organization didn't bother either. This is the sort of garbage the right has lost their minds over. What are they afraid of? The "fearmongering" has reduced some peoples brains to jello.
"Sucked in". Nope. Barry The Marxist has never produced a legitimate birth certificate. The Liberal Libtards just accepted his word at face value, and got "suckered" in. 1/2 black face at that.
Do you mean the anti-Christ/racist/Communist/Socialist/Facist/Nazi/Manchurian Candidate/Kenyan/Muslim/elitist/uneducated/buddy of a domestic terrorist/gun banning/ban public fishing Obama?
Tell me, who is really confused PierreBeauRegard!
Some of us aren't being feared into believing any sort of insanity.
Look up "racist" in the dictionary if you want to see a picture of PierreBeauRegard
He's black Pete, try and get over it. 7 years to go. That's a lotta hating, even for a redneck.
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"Mushroom Cloud"
Was this term used by AWOLBush, Rumsfeld or Condalezza?
All of 'em.
This is called fear mongering.
Richard Clarke was not listened to by AWOLBush, nor was Kaye or Blitz. He went to war in Iraq based upon lies. Criminal act causing millions of deaths. He sits home in Crawford eating beefburgers and praying.
The man belongs in a prison.
Thanks Out There To:
The manufacturing divison boys over in the broom handle making department.
Repubs want their "grandpa's" America, which is long gone.
And their intolerance makes it difficult for them to relate to what's replaced "grandpa's" America.
Gays used to hide. Now they don't. Repubs can't deal with it.
Minorities used to cower. Now they don't. Repubs can't deal with it.
Women used to tolerate back-alley abortions. Now they don't. Repubs can't deal with it.
The entire free world used to dance to our tune. Now they don't. Repubs can't deal with it.
Repubs are often paranoid xenophobes who perceive our entire existence being threatened by every little shadow.....
FYI...
Obama's health care reform bill passed by the Senate on Christmas Eve appears to be dead on arrival in the House, as seven anti-abortion Democrats intend to join the ranks of lawmakers who plan to vote against the legislation.
FYI LarryVegas, there is nothing in the bill allowing abortions paid for by tax dollars. If you guys on the right bothered reading the bill and stopped lying you might realize that.
Does anybody have the address of the health care bill. I want to read it too.
Senate version that was passed Christmas Eve:
http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patie...
Try this too:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c1...
Hey 2dollars: If it was not for are "Founding Fathers" All of what you just said would still be true. Because we would still be living like that under the power of the "British Empire" / 55 WASP Sign the "DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE" I guess that you forgot about that.
Steve... GREAT LETTER.
These republican lunatics can't handle the
truth.
More name calling and personal attacks from the teamster...
Oh, Larry, please. STOP!!!
You do yourself no great service with your silly retorts to anything you do not agree with; Teamsters post was rather benign.
btw, Lar, I had that nightmare again...
Republican convention, Newt with his "Contract On America" in hand, striding menacingly to the podium, ready to accept the nomination; everyone, including NEWT wearing those pig-noses with elastic bands handed out at Tea Parties, laser lights waving all over an otherwise dark convention hall, and the Beatles "I, Me, Mine" BLASTING the house speakers... the crowd screaming in high-pitched voices; AHHHH!
I'm surprised at the number of people who believed the liberal news media reporters who investigated the Indonesian evidence of Barry Hussein Obama's birth, and "white-washed" it completely. I mean, they "white-washed and black-washed" the evidence after a pay-off from the DNC.