Thursday, March 25, 2010
ToDaZeD Discussion Post
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[House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer:]
"There are a lot of angry Americans and they’re angry over this health-care bill, ... violence and threats are unacceptable. It is not the American way.”
“...Democracy can’t survive unless we can have a civil society in which debate is open and free and unfettered..."
Despite his ignorance that this is a Constitutional Republic—not a Democracy [that’s Venezuela, Steny]—Hoyer comes off as a reasonable person with that statement. At least to those who haven’t been paying much attention. Which is most of the country. And most of those who will vote in November. Which is key.
The rest of US might feel a little ...goaded. Which may or may not be part of his goal.
[Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy:]
I know how the “tea party” people feel, the anger, venom and bile that many of them showed during the recent House vote on health-care reform. I know because I want to spit on them, take one of their “Obama Plan White Slavery” signs and knock every racist and homophobic tooth out of their Cro-Magnon heads.
Nice. But hollow. And foolish. And [this may be the point, here] incendiary.
Is this a set-up An Opportunity for the EE* to demonstrate to the ignoratti great unwashed ‘baggers, bitterly clinging to the last shreds of their Liberty and the last few cents of the money they’ve earned, just how the rules are gonna be? How might the EE react if they perceived [and “perception is reality” goes one of their (BS) memes] that they might actually have to contend with the natural and logical consequences of their elitist disregard for the regular tax-paying American citizen?
Srsly. What’s with the unprecedented amount of network/cable airtime dedicated to decrying the “spitting, racial epithets, and violence” [that didn’t happen] “coming from the ‘Baggers and Morons,” when they might be expected to be crowing about their “victory?” Why all that energy? And no tape?
Sure, it’s sensationalistic; or would be if there was tape of it. But there’s only this. I didn’t hear it. You?
Are they taking their instructions cue from NannyPee, Leader of the KommieKlownz? [Granted, it’s a dumbass move to actually fone up and threaten a Congresscritter—despite the fact that it goes the other way every frikken’ day. There are other, more effective ways.] But isn’t it still legal to call ‘em up and cuss ‘em out? I’m sure that never happened during Chimpy McBusHitler’s administration....
But srsly, this is quite a lot of a hutch-of-a-much over some rather angry, yet non-threatening fone rants, considering the provocation… Is there something more here?
And in light of that, are there some adjustments we might benefit from making in our language? Sounding measured and thoughtful, and addressing only the facts of an issue goes a long way to calming the discussion. And looking like an adult. What say we leave the unhinged tactics—and language— to the Moonbats and reserve the higher ground for ourselves?
After all, elections are about convincing those who are not paying attention; and some many/most of them aren’t in tune enough to relate [yet] to the gut-wrenching anger or garment-renting frustration we’ve come to accept as a part of daily political life.
*EE—“Enlightened Elite”, you clinging redneck ‘bagging ideologically stubborn violence-prone drooling moron. *sniff*
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