....'n' Gasoline" moron?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19326666
Whatever happened to moderate Republicans - could a Truman or Eisenhower ever get elected by this mob today? (Yes I know that they are dead, but you catch my drift)
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Surely there must be a Republican somewhere who isn't a "God, Guns ...
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberThis is a perfect example of why I find American politics terrifying.
If people like this can be elected to Senate, what does it say about those who voted for him?
Does he believe the nonsense he spouts?
Posted 9 months ago # -
Oxbridge
offlineMemberTo answer the original questions, there are plenty of non-made Republicans. At the last election they came up with John McCain, their least appalling nominee since Eisenhower (Truman was a Democrat as any fule kno). The trouble was that (a) after 8 years of Bush, the Democrats were pretty certain to win and (b) the party base, which is indeed all God 'n' guns, didn't like him one bit.
Sadly, for all the decent people there are in America, about 1 in 3 of the electorate there subscribes to politics that would put them on the lunatic fringe in any other Western country. (And I don't mean being right-wing, I mean believing that the world was created by God 6,000 years ago.) That wouldn't be a problem if there weren't so many fellow travellers from the sane but irredeemably vile and selfish going along with them.
BTW, I did bet someone on this site that Romney would win over Obama but can't remember who it was. I still think it's 50/50.
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The answer is that the Republican grass-roots have a lot of fast growing nut-job weeds who ruin the image of Republicanism. They get lots of attention by making ludicrous statements (see above) and Republican candidates (like John McCain) have to pander to the their prejudices because they represent a significant block of votes and are well organized.
But this isn't the Republican Party of Barry Goldwater any more. For some reason, since Nixon, they've chosen to be a party of exclusionism and smashmouth politics rather than people of principle and ethics.
And like a perfect mirror image, the Democratic Party has joined them in slinging the mud.
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The All New Jeni B
offlineMemberIt's not just an American problem.
According to this article, God help us, we're doomed!
we should adopt the Chinese business model.
Time to pop your little 'uns up the chimney.*With thanks(?) to shitsu for pointing this one out.
If you all have nightmares, it's her fault...Posted 9 months ago # -
shitsu_tonka
offlineMemberYes, it's my fault. I ignored people like this at uni as they ran around networking and forming sinister little groups, and had a good time. I thought they were hilarious in their grasping attitudes, universal contempt for their fellow man and lack of values because we were kids and it seemed ridiculous that anyone would want to spend their late teens/early twenties twatting about in such a weird way.
I now realise that I should have set fire to them all.
Sorry.
Posted 9 months ago # -
Carter
offlineMemberThe best response to that article would be that if on publication day when their pamphlet of nonsense becomes eligible for review the fine comic minds of NewsBiscuit favour it with some well-chosen and considered words.
This could be the new canvas picture of Paul Ross.
People like this love negative reactions. They can't handle being mocked.
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