Bill Maher wrote in a recent L.A. Times op-ed column that “If conservatives don’t want to be seen as bitter people who cling to their guns and religion and anti-immigrant sentiments, they should stop being bitter and clinging to their guns, religion and anti-immigrant sentiments.”
You expect that from Maher, but there’s more to the story, courtesy of Politico.com, “Sen. John McCain’s daughter and his campaign manager who last week demanded that their fellow Republicans embrace same-sex marriage. Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman – the most devoted modernizer among the party’s 2012 hopefuls – won approving words from New York Times columnist Frank Rich for his call to downplay divisive values issues. The party’s top elected leaders in Congress, meanwhile, spooked by being attacked as the “party of no,” were recasting themselves as a constructive, respectful opposition to a popular president.”
However there is a disconnect between party leaders and the party base, “Rank-and-file Republicans remain, by all indications, staunchly conservative, and they appear to have no desire to moderate their views. GOP activists and operatives say they hear intense anger at the White House and at the party’s own leaders on familiar issues – taxes, homosexuality, and immigration. Within the party, conservative groups have grown stronger absent the emergence of any organized moderate faction.”
I am OK with fighting taxes, but these continued attacks by red-faced Republicans on immigrants and gays are counter-productive.
Again, Bill Maher, “t’s been a week now, and I still don’t know what those “tea bag” protests were about. I saw signs protesting abortion, illegal immigrants, the bank bailout and that gay guy who’s going to win “American Idol.” But it wasn’t tax day that made them crazy; it was election day. Because that’s when Republicans became what they fear most: a minority.
And one more excerpt from Maher, “And here’s the list of Republican obsessions since President Obama took office: that his birth certificate is supposedly fake, he uses a teleprompter too much, he bowed to a Saudi guy, Europeans like him, he gives inappropriate gifts, his wife shamelessly flaunts her upper arms, and he shook hands with Hugo Chavez and slipped him the nuclear launch codes.”
Funny guy that Maher!
So what will be the last gasp of the Talibani Republicans? How about this, from Politico.com, “In Arizona, Chris Simcox, the founder of the Minuteman Civil Defense Project, a group that mounted armed opposition to illegal immigration at the border, announced this week that he’s running against McCain.”
Good grief!
Well, the ANGRY LEFT has already been down this road. They are WAAAAYYYY ahead of the GOP. Remember Crazy Cindy Sheehan running against Pelosi?
The Ba’athi Demoncrats and their muddly middle allies, the ones who haven’t joined the 31% STRONGLY DISAPPROVE rating, are watching their tenuous majority slip through their slimy fingers.
Good luck to all who joined that ship. Its sailed. Dont come back.
Mr. Freedom,
Actually, you seem pretty darn angry…
another anti repubilican story by art . that makes what 3 million now since this website started . can the dems do anything wrong to write a story on them . ? or even something close . the ratio is like 10 -1 .
Great one.
Let’s begin with some basic math. As hard as we (collectively) work posting we have yet to post “3 million stories” on the Juice.
If you feel the anti Republican ratio is 10:1 perhaps you might consider joining me and other Juice bloggers writing conservative stories pointing out flaws by my friends on the opposite side of the aisle.
Simply drop Art a line or give him a call. He is always looking for contributors that have a message to share with our nationwide readers.
If you are not comfortable with that idea perhaps you might create your own blog with a Republican track similar to Red County.
All you OC republicans are a DYING breed. See ya!