A Patriot's Message to the Right-wing & Republican Party

Came across this among the responses to David Broder's newest column entitled "The GOP Loses Ground" at the Washington Post website.

charliemunn wrote:

I'm an average, Independent American who retired from the USAF. I don't believe in pre-emptive wars, and do believe in fiscal responsibility. I hate Big Money Lobby and our bought and paid for, do nothing, blow hard congress. Because I retired from the USAF, wife and I have good health care which mimics socialized medicine. We've also long advocated single pay universal health care, strong unions, and breaking up large corporations such as GM, et al, into small worker owned and managed co-ops. That is, we are capitalist who believe in the fundamentals of Adam Smith and David Hume. Smith and Hume firmly believed in small business, either family owned or worker owned, as well as tight government regulations. They did not believe in large corporations which must grow or die and are inherently unsustainable.

If polled, I'll tell you I'm a conservative after the style of Einsenhower. Based upon that one question, today's so-called "republican" would incorrectly label me as center right. But based upon all of my other beliefs, that so-called "republican" would call me a communist, or worse. That is, you and your ilk just don't get it. Most of you are ideological Reaganista's who pull your "beliefs" out of thin air. You spend government money like drunken sailors, never questioning your leaders and seem to be intent on destroying unions, and the blue collar working class who built this country. Yet you claim to believe in fiscal responsibility and the working man. That's obviously a blatant lie that you either can't see, or refuse to admit. Either way, I don't want that kind of person in our government. My last republican vote was for George H. W. Bush when he was candidate for the republican party. When that phony old B movie star won, then made our country into a debtor nation, I suspected it signaled the end of the republican party.

Although I'm not that happy with spineless, bought and paid for democrats, I now belong to the Obama movement. We intend to continue to put pressure on all politicians, including Obama. We'll only vote for those who work against Big Money Lobby, and for We The People, and we don't give a damn what you call us.

Another poster responded: "Bravo, Airman."

Bravo, indeed.

Broder's column is here. It's impossible to link to the Airman's post in the comments section because the page numbers shift as new comments are posted. Look for the posts by "charliemunn" and "Attucks".

About the photograph:

WISE, VA - JULY 26, 2008: Patients await dental care at the Remote Area Medical (RAM) in Wise, Virginia. The free clinic, which lasts 2 1/2 days, is the largest of its kind in the nation, and organizers expected to treat more than 2,500 people over the weekend, mostly providing dental and vision services. Residents of the "coal counties" of Appalachia are some of the most impoverished in the nation, and most are either underinsured or have no health insurance at all. For many, the RAM clinic is the only medical care they may receive each year.

Reminder: Some of the Lies of Conservatism, McCain, Republicans

I couldn't help but post this memorable quote from a Washington Post Politics online chat discussing working class voter issues (Who is the Working Class, Anyway?):

Misconceptions: Bush before he became president had less money budgeted for the military and military families than did either Gore or, subsequently, Kerry -- both of whom actually served in a combat zone. Yet military folks voted overwhelmingly for Bush. I bring this up because more and more we see that the reality of what the candidates do flies in the face of what people believe.

Hardly a day goes by that a conservative doesn't say "I'm here to show that the liberals are wrong about there being class warfare between the rich and the poor." Yet, through each Republican administration, the gap between those with wealth and those without widens.

Republicans use every bit of evidence of wealth on the liberal side to say: "They are wealthy. We're just like you, we're not the intellectually elitist. Wouldn't you rather sit down to a beer and barbecue with us?"

Having been born and raised in the country in both the public and private school system, I have been troubled by one question: Since when did stupidity become a virtue in the U.S.?

It pairs very well with this Prescott, Ariz. chatter's reminder of John McCain's actual history of lies, flip-flopping, hypocrisy and unethical behaviors instead of his mythological persona promulgated by the mainstream and right-wing press:

• Left his ill first wife after multiple affairs; [must have given advice to Newt 'scumbag' Gingrich]
• participated in the "Keating 5" scandal;
• gotten so friendly with a young and blonde lobbyist that his staffers felt they had to intervene;
• [does] legislative favors for the clients of said lobbyist;
• voted against the "Bush tax cuts" then later supported them;
• actively courted the support, and made campaign appearances of a man who calls the Catholic Church the "great whore" [personal note: it should actually be called One More Woman-Hating Church of Child Rapists and Pedophiles];
• constantly blurred the difference between Shia and Sunni Muslims even while claiming that foreign policy is his strong suit;
• admitted he didn't know much about economics.

Timothy Noah: You forgot, "Gave a speech this week about what he was going to do for the working class and then announced tax cuts that benefit almost exclusively the rich."

Here is the full transcript of chat with Timothy Noah of Slate's Chatterbox' and here's his online article .

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George Will Thinks You and Your Children Are Too Stupid to Deserve Prosperity and Success

Anyone pay attention to Mr. Ivory Tower Pedantic George Will on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopoulos today? Not that Will ever writes or says anything of much consequence, but today he nakedly revealed one of the true fundamental beliefs of the conservative, elite, republican right: If you're not rich, it's because you're too stupid and therefore you don't deserve to be economically secure or prosperous. At least half of all Americans and their children are 'below average intelligence' according to Will and therefore ... you get what you deserve. Tsk tsk you stupid people. Hands washed. As Georgie porgie revealed, the repubs and privileged elite rich folks like George are just so over your tired selves.

The video isn't up yet, but here are the responses so far to his comments during the Roundtable portion, which included progressive Economist and former Clinton Labor Secretary Robert Reich (new book is $ Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life) and Matt Bai of the NY Times.

Where does George live? This economy stinks! In Illinois, rural Illinois for that matter, the economy is so bad. I wr for a social services agency that works with developmentallydisabled. I love my work but let's see if George or any one in the Congress either state or federal level would work for $26000 a year. Oh by the wa I have a bachelor's degree and working on a Masters. I would love to see them try and make a rent, car payment, utilities, and groceries, let alone try to go back to school on tha kind of a wage. That is the norm out here. Where does George think the economy is stable ? The work we do is sooo under paid and so badly needed. I don't have health insurance either. So I think it was a slap in the face for Tony Snow to say what he makes, I feel badly for him andfamily but at least they have healh insurance. Many out here in Rural Illinois don't. I think that is what is one of the things wrong with out country. There is no middle class, there s either the wealthy like Mr. Snow, the Bushes, Congressmen, etc., then there are the working poor who are workig hard to make their bills and not able to save or barely pay the bills. I wonder if they would like to have to work 2 or 3 jobs to make ends meet? CJ Illinois
Posted by:
cmsj91

I did [have] respect for George Will until today! The economy is in good shape for those (according to Snow) that make more than $168K a year! I work as a substitute school teacher because my retirement income isn't enought to support me. "No child left behind" only means to pass kids to the next grade no matter what they know. When I see child after child in the 8th grade, ready to make the next step into high school and can't read or solve simple math equations we are in deep, deep trouble as a nation. Not only do parents need to get involved with their kids, politicians and businesses as well. We ALL have to take a stake in helping these kids see how important education really is to them personally and to our nation.
Posted by:
Retired77

All I know is that when the Republicans came in to power I had reached "lower middle class" status. That was a welcome change from struggling to make my bills week-to-week with no more than $300 in the bank. Since they have been "in charge", I find myself sinking backward. My sister (developmentally disabled with muscular dystrophy and receives Medicare/Medicaid) receives $13,440 a year in disability and I (with health insurance where I have to pay half) earn $24,000, before taxes, a year. Between high property taxes, property insurance, health insurance, and auto insurance in Florida, I just don't see where Tony Snow is having that hard of a time. By the way, isn't this awesome economy how Hugo Chavez was able to rise to power in Venezuela? This country is sowing the seeds for another "Venezuela" to happen. Sound good?
Posted by:
mtaylor84

I hope you have George Will on video from today talking about how most americans and their children are below average intelligence and thus only the gifted and entitled rich should become even richer. He epitomizes the conservative elite view: "we got ours, to hell with anyone else. If you're not rich, it's because you and your children are too stupid (based on our irrelevant elite IQ tests by the way").Dems should use that video clip to show the reality of what the republican 'conservative' party and their elite toadies like Will (Cheney, Bush, Thompson, McCain and all their ilk) really believe: They don't give a flying flip about working people or poor people or average Americans (except as how they can manipulate their base hysteria and emotions and get their uninformed votes).What a guy George. A true believer in only the elite should rule because everyone else is too supid to understand reality. Not that George would know the reality of working people if it bit him in the backside.
Posted by:
rayagogo

I respect George about as much as I do Hair-al-Doh at this point. He lost all of my respect for him when he took a jab at RON PAUL at the end of their interview, by saying "you're not going to win" to Ron with a smug look on his face. He is about as snob based as George Bush in my eyes now. No brag. Just fact.
Posted by:
Rude Awakening Again

I found the comments by Tony Snow about the difficulty of supporting his family on just 168,000 a year very upsetting. Talk about two americas maybe it's time to listen to John Edwards.
Posted by:
cindoo96

George Will is obviously and consistently concerned with profit and lower taxes and productivity and unconcerned with the suffering of the American people. He is a conservative to promote the interests of the wealthy as all conservatives are.
Posted by:
Joan15136

how big is the risk of subprime defaults and falling real estate prices. factor in the millions of jobs lost through immagration enforcment and tens of thousands of bussiness going under. is the banking industry safe? what if we had a run on bank of america, could it survive?
Posted by:
juriscurious

Tony Snow had to quit his job of which he makes $168K and get full health insurance and your guest can understand why he had to resign - Help, we average Americans don't have a chance if your guests can understand that.
Posted by:
wifl07

Georgie 'Let Them Eat Cake' Boy spouted the Bush/Repugneocon line: the numbers we tell you are great, therefore the economy is great, therefore end of story. No worries for the rich. So why should he (or the republicans) care one peep about anyone else. He predicts the economy is not an issue in the 2008 election.

As Matt Bai pointed out, the admin (once again) showed their tone-deafness and tin-ear (and disdain) for working and middle class Americans when Tony Snow complained that even on the best health care plan in America making $168,000 year, he was losing money.

Robert Reich predicts the economy is an issue and that we are headed into a recession. Stay tuned.

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