The original story.
Apparently tons of people don't actually remember the point of the Boston Tea Party or it's historical context. This was demonstrated on Friday, February 27 when hundreds of people gathered around America to dump tea into local water spots to dump tea to protest the Obama's recently signed stimulus bill. Some how a president taking action to save his countries failing economy is now on par with a king taxing his people with no reason or justification.
I don't mind a little political protest, especially for something like the stimulus package, which is bound to polarize people. But chants of "Give me liberty or give me death" are not only overtly melodramatic but down right insulting to those who actually risked life and limb for American independence. I think putting your life on the line in oposition to being ruled by a king thousands of miles away, should never be aquated with a "house husband" from Georgia. Allow me to take a moment to expand on that. A FUCKING HOUSE HUSBAND?! We're in the midst of one of the worst ecconomic ressesions this countries ever seen and the person fighting the stimulus package is a house husband? Someone who contributes no taxable income and exists in a single income relationship. Yeah, I'd be pissed too if I was forced to get a job and quit living off of my wifes paycheck.
It's also worth noting that these were hundreds of people accross America. A couple of dozen at each location, not thousands. But the point remains that this sort of ignorant grand standing is exactly what slows actual political discourse. Instead of actually discussing what your issue is with the stimulous package you envoke the imagery of the Boston Tea Part and scream, "The socialist government is going to enslave us and murder our children!" All that does is ralley ignorance and make those who disagree with you think you're both stupid and wrong.
Let's all do eachother a favor, have some open discourse. One side will come with their reasons for the stimulus and you can come with your reasons against it. Be sure to bring a counter offer too. If you're going to be opposed to something, you need to have a better idea, because doing nothing is what we have been doing...and that works so well. Sound good? Great, meet you there. You can bring the tea.
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
The RNC Decides to update it's image
Original CNN Story
According to CNN.com, RNC chairman, Michael Steele, has decided it's time to revamp the grand ol' party's grand ol' image. Apparently the new image will have "messengers to really capture that region — young, Hispanic, black, a cross section…" and will be more urban.
Why would they do such a thing? Especially when the GOP is known for three things 1) being rich, 2)Being white and 3)Being rich and white. Maybe because around 65% precent of Blacks and Hispanics voted for Obama in 2008. Rember though, blacks and hispanics only make up about 23% of the total constituancy. 74% are made of of good old white folk. And how many of those white folk voted for McCain? 55%! That means 40% of all voters (and 90% of all of McCain's voters) were white people.
So here's the plan, we spice up our image. Throw in a "fo' shizzel" here, a "Bling bling" there and have some loud mouth, black guy head up our convention and the negros and Mexicans will come running faster than if we were handing out watermelon and refried beans. They won't think for a minute to alctually investigate our party or our policies. They won't worry that we've supported the "tax the shit out of the lower and middle class, while paying off the rich" economic policy for years. Or we support some of the most archaic and inhuman imigration policies. All we need to do is act like complete dickbags and the minorities will be on us like they are on drugs and welfare.
We get it Steele. You put a walking corpse up against a black guy in 2008 and lost miserably. Do you think you lost because Obama was younger, hipper and (let's face it) blacker than McCain? Or do you think it might have had something to do with McCain being out of touch, bitter and prone to making the lizard face? Your party doesn't need an image overhaul, it needs a policy overhaul. Believe it or not African Americans and Hispanic Americans can read and I'm betting more than a couple will read between the lines of your bullshit new campaign.
According to CNN.com, RNC chairman, Michael Steele, has decided it's time to revamp the grand ol' party's grand ol' image. Apparently the new image will have "messengers to really capture that region — young, Hispanic, black, a cross section…" and will be more urban.
Why would they do such a thing? Especially when the GOP is known for three things 1) being rich, 2)Being white and 3)Being rich and white. Maybe because around 65% precent of Blacks and Hispanics voted for Obama in 2008. Rember though, blacks and hispanics only make up about 23% of the total constituancy. 74% are made of of good old white folk. And how many of those white folk voted for McCain? 55%! That means 40% of all voters (and 90% of all of McCain's voters) were white people.
So here's the plan, we spice up our image. Throw in a "fo' shizzel" here, a "Bling bling" there and have some loud mouth, black guy head up our convention and the negros and Mexicans will come running faster than if we were handing out watermelon and refried beans. They won't think for a minute to alctually investigate our party or our policies. They won't worry that we've supported the "tax the shit out of the lower and middle class, while paying off the rich" economic policy for years. Or we support some of the most archaic and inhuman imigration policies. All we need to do is act like complete dickbags and the minorities will be on us like they are on drugs and welfare.
We get it Steele. You put a walking corpse up against a black guy in 2008 and lost miserably. Do you think you lost because Obama was younger, hipper and (let's face it) blacker than McCain? Or do you think it might have had something to do with McCain being out of touch, bitter and prone to making the lizard face? Your party doesn't need an image overhaul, it needs a policy overhaul. Believe it or not African Americans and Hispanic Americans can read and I'm betting more than a couple will read between the lines of your bullshit new campaign.
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