Josh Marshal, on news of Rand Paul’s white supremacist aide:
“It’s weird how often the folks with a ‘passion for freedom’ end up being involved in neo-Confederate and white supremacist politics.”
Hunter, on a Fox News-Liz Trotta rant about the dangers of “creeping paganism”:
“Will it result in more candy on Halloween? Or just more apples?”
Mistermix, on a claim that “Immigration reform is dead and Obamacare implementation killed itâ€:
“The House Republicans are really demonstrating how far human beings can crawl up their own asses.”
Ok Reich Wingers, which is it?
You can’t have it both ways.
Is it, like with paganism and Sharia Law – “creeping?”
Or, is it like Obamacare and gay marriage – “jammed down our throats?”
Just like with Obama:
Is he a weak-kneed wussie, afraid of his own shadow – and a guy so stupid, he can’t form his own words, and always has to read off a teleprompter?
Or histories greatest evil super-genus villain, and monster – a dictator worse than Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Castro, Pol Pot, etc.?
But, what can we expect from Conservatives?
Being Authoritarians Extremists, all they understand is extremes.
And so, can hold the most extremely opposite viewpoints at the same time.
They can look at things from the viewpoint of the most brutal Authoritarian leader, and the most obsequious follower.
The problem is, there’s nothing in between.
They are Manicheans – they see the pure black and pure white on every issue. What they believe, is pure and good and white – and the opposing view, is purely evil and black.
But what they don’t recognize or acknowledge, any shade(s) of gray.
Successful societies, always consist of varying shades of gray.
Very good CUND Gualg.
Sorry about the mis-spelling – not awake!
I have to say, though, that my reading of the ultra Left Wing leaves me with exactly the same feeling. NO room for grays, at all.
Lynne,
There’s a difference.
The right never ever wants their politicians to compromise, and tell them so. And if they do, they get rid of them.
Speaking for myself alone – since I don’t want to speak for everyone, nor should I – while I talk a hard stance, I don’t mind a little compromise, because I know that’s the only way things have ever gotten done, or will get done.
But I can’t let my Democratic politicians know that in advance, because they’ll compromise their constituents – us – into the worst deals possible.
Hell, too often, they’re willing to do that even without us indicating that.
Not to name any names *cough – President Obama – cough*
“creeping paganismâ€
Is that like the creeping willies? Thats what I feel everytime I hear that old $%#^’s voice. Who gives a toss what she has to say!
Old teevee nooz cranks never die… they just end up on Fox!
“Old teevee nooz cranks never die… they just end up on Fox”
No shit FAUX ends up with all the rejects in every field, John Bolton – foreign policy, Mark Furman – Police and Race relations, Lou Dobbs – Immigration and Latin America, need I continue?
Its Freedumb: the “right” to take away everyone else rights.
I wonder what they will do with Zimmerman once he walks? Perhaps he could be Furman’s assistant!
“It’s weird how often the folks with a ‘passion for freedom’ end up being involved in neo-Confederate and white supremacist politics.â€
Simple, it’s about “freedom” for their little tribe only. They’ll embrace repression on others to ensure they don’t get in the way of their tribe’s “freedom”.
I was just walking by the TV, and my Mom was watching a classic movie on TCM (based on a Dostoevsky story), and I heard a line that I think describes Conservatives to a “t!”
This older guy comes into the scene, starts being a buttinsky, and begins lecturing this young guy and his girlfriend.
And the younger one says, “I don’t need your advice.”
And then the older one says, Well, I’m going to give it to you, anyway!” And proceeds to…
And in today’s America, he’d probably add, “And you’ll take my advice, because you’ll have to – we’ll pass some laws, and make you follow them, you Liberal DFH!!!”
I wonder what they will do with Zimmerman once he walks? Perhaps he could be Furman’s assistant!
I bet that will happen. From the Faux pov, no one would be better qualified to comment on matters of race!
I heard today that the Rightie dumbo from The View, Hasselbeck, is going to Faux. I wonder when she will have her complete head transplant (minus brain) just like Greta Van Suspension.
creeping paganism
Does that mean that big J is losing market share? Sounds to me like it’s a concession to the loss of efficacy of the Holy Ghost. Them effing snake handlers just won’t quit. Maybe they should ask Jesus to come back and do a new set of miracles to counteract that creeping paganism. Instead of the tired old played out miracle of changing of water into wine maybe he should do a miracle more in keeping with modern times by changing our deficit into a surplus. Now that would get me prostrate! I’d be singing his praises all the day long.
Who knows? maybe he could even change those dark skinned Messican into upstanding white skinned Muricans thereby solving our illegal immigration problem.
Reconstruct the Tower of Babel to appease the English only crowd?
Creeping paganism might be fun, but I prefer marching paganism, with bagpipes.
And I’ll take crawling paganism, after bacchanals!
“creeping Paganism”. Yeah, like this place is crawling with Pagans! I’m sitting in a hotel lobby in quaint Punta Gorda, cause it’s raining cats and dogs. Guess what channel is on?If you guessed FOX, take a prize. They’re selling a year’s supply of food, gold, silver, and yelling OBAMACARE will kill us all. And Zimmerman is a big fat pussy who couldn’t kick his way out of a soaking paper bag, the black kid got hisself all hopped up on reefer and went on a three state killing spree, good thing our hero kilt him! I can’t take it anymore.
marching paganism, with bagpipes.
Gah! Not bagpipes! (And before you protest: my mother’s maiden name was Campbell.) I’d prefer a procession like the one in The Wicker Man, led by Christopher Lee in drag. And of course, omitting the virgin-incinerating at the end.
the black kid got hisself all hopped up on reefer and went on a three state killing spree
Does anyone else think it’s nuts that Zimmerman’s team is arguing the alleged marijuana use made Martin violent and aggressive? I went to high school in the 1970s, and my recollection of my “crispy critter” classmates is very different. Giggling, falling asleep in class, asking if you have any Doritos, yes. Beating someone’s head into the ground, no.
Joan,
Remember, these people believe “Reefer Madness,” was a documentary!
And that the Bible is far more credible than Evolutionary “Theory” – let alone “Climate Change Theory!”
Does anyone else think it’s nuts that Zimmerman’s team is arguing the alleged marijuana use made Martin violent and aggressive?
Joan…Their intention is to tarnish Trayvon’s image. If they push the marijuana use it will establish that Trayvon engaged/engages in a criminal activity thereby reducing his status in the minds of the jury to the protections of law that we all should be given. Zimmermann’s defense has constructed a picture of what they say happened, but the reality is that the critical question of who initiated the aggression can never be know. The best that can be deduced to assign guilt is to know that if Zimmermann had not pursued Trayvon… Trayvon would be alive today.
I’m hoping that that bag of shit wannabe pays dearly for his 9mm of boost of testosterone and his overzealous protector act.
A question that I’d like to ask is how does someone get a reading on somebody to know that they are acting like they are on drugs, but can determine the color of their skin. Zimmermann said, “I think he’s black”. He couldn’t ascertain the skin color, yet he was able to gather enough details to formulate an opinion that he was on drugs or something. Something ain’t right in that scenario.
gulag ….I smoked marijuana once.. I not only got the munchies, I also got an overwhelming desire to take a picture of Mr. Happy and post it on the internet.
Swami– I may rethink legalizing marijuana.