So Homeland Security w/ the FBI released a report a few weeks ago that examined the potenital threats from right-wing extremist that has to do with domestic terrorism. Im sure many of you remember the right-wing hate from McCain/Palin rallies last year. "Kill him!", "Kill him!" "He's a Socialist!" "He's a Muslim!" Be afraid, be very afraid. Or so thats what the Republicans wanted and still want you to think. But what would you expect? One part of the report is about dealing with veterans, who may be overwhelmed my combat stress, the brainwashing of Jesus-is-God-so-kill-the-Muslims military chaplins, and a stew of right-wing radio armed at the armed services. What a quinky dink. Of course the loonies on the right like Michelle Malkin who insisted this report was an attack on our "returning war heroes" which was of course thought of by none other than Barack Obama the Socialist and undercover foreign spies in his Cabinet. Ugh. Arent you all getting tired of this? She wasnt the only right-wing nutjob that was running with this report, you know Beck, Hannity, Rush... all the conservative radicals. But wait theres more! This report also adressed the concern that “Rightwing extremists may be gaining new recruits by playing on their fears about several emergent issues. The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for rightwing radicalization and recruitment.†Remember Neil Boortz? Maybe his career of making money off of racism might inspire some knuckle dragger to take a .50 caliber rifle and try to do the same as Lee Harvey Oswald. Would that be enough? Here is the whole report for you to look at yourself and come to your own conclusions. http://www.fas.org/irp/eprint/rightwing.pdf Maybe one day next to the (R)'s we'll have this-
I really only watch Fox news just to get my skin crawling. Hannity's a massive prick and Beck is both amusing and terrifying at the same time. Just make sure you don't lump all republicans into the loony category. That would be as unfair to them as it is for some on the right to label everyone who doesn't cherish baby jesus as a gay-treehugging-hippy-communist.
So what is the poison, the Right-Wing Extremism report or your narrow view of conservatives you get from watching Fox News? What makes you think Fox news is any different from the rest? Just because the Republicans aren't in power doesn't mean they aren't working for the state, they certainly have an effect on your critical thinking.
olbermann pisses me the fuck off, even moreso than beck or hannity. his cocky elitest attitude and shit spewing from his mouth just irks me probably because im more inclined to agree with fox news (no that doesn't make me a radical)
Then why dont all these "true" conservatives stand up? Because in 24 hours they will be on their knees begging for forgivness from Limbaugh. Ron Paul is a true conservative, maybe a few other house republicans that have always been conservative, but honestly who else? Im going off what i see from the republicans, and "conservative" democrats. And i dont get these views from watching fox, republican toxicity is everywhere.
MSNBC is biased obviously but FOX takes it a step to far where its so slanted that it just seems fake. They know what they are doing and they do it to get viewers. The news is such a crock of shit. Beck and Hannity are hilarious though. The fact people take them seriously is beyond me. Chris Mathews show annoys me the most though.
i think there should be an IQ test and a moral code test to even be considered to becoming a senator/judge/congressmen/etc. theres way to many idiots and people who just play it like a big game and thats what its become. gov needs to get tougher.
my question was rhetorical, but I vowed to not follow politics a while ago because it just seems corrupt in every little subject so I just don't bother
Dickie are you insane? It is easy to see that those people shouting that at the McCain/Palin rallies were plants and minions intended to play a role. There is NO right wing extremism, or very little. There is NO threat from the conservatives in this country. People are simply concerned about the WORLD GOVERNMENT and about the sovernty of our nation. Remember most people are trapped in the left v right world. You on the other hand need to wake up out of it. Both republicans and democrats are moving us in to this world government that required many small incremental steps. They are playing a mind game while they do it. Don't help them.
If you are a "true" conservative you are an enemy of big business, and big business runs big government... therefore they are only in the minority. You can see them on the news, but they won't be associated with the GOP or Republicanism like clowns like Limbaugh, Gingrich or Jindal are. The conservative movement has been purposefully marginalized to almost non-existance. I believe that more Democrats and Independents would be willing to consider the philosophy of limited government if they actually had some objective reporters covering true conservatism, and not what the sensationalist statist media does. (FOX is more damaging to conservatism than MSNBC, and I don't think that's an accident) Instead we are left with smart people like yourself who fear and ridicule right wingers as though they are all racist and ignorant. Who would want to be a part of a racist political philosophy? Now I don't support Republicans, but if we weren't all taught to be big government statist liberals through public education there would be more smart voters. Instead the Republican party has targeted the majority demographic, MORONS. Where are you privy to Republican toxicity if not on the telescreen? You go down to DC often? Or you participate in local politics? I do, and the sane, limited government Republicans just aren't represented well.
same shit i was gonna say. you can bash fox news all you want but people need to open there eyes and see thats its not just fox doing this its all networks. Radical people are just sometimes more fun to watch is all. Olbermann is dumb as a rock tho imo. Mccain and Palin had nothin to do with the Muslim thing. same as obama had nothing to do with the bashing of mccains age or palin being a women.
I dont think all republicans are racist and ignorant, but over the years i have found that a vast majority in the republican party, regular people and elected officals, seem to be quite ignorant and racist time and time again.
they also use issues like gay marriage and religion to polarize people which is annoying as fuck. so many stupid americans just buy into their shit because the news obviously knows something they dont.
The Republican party is a platform to reach the largest voter demographic in the country, Evangelicals. It is filled with the same political ideology as Democrats; use force to achieve your goals, impose social morals on entire nation, police the world and bomb anybody that has resources we need, and spend more than we take in. There is nothing conservative about it. But this solves the corporatocracy's dilemma of the two party system perfectly. Fill one party with racist ignorants that will attract one majority of idiots (bible belt), and fill the other with elitist pompous assholes that will attract another majority of idiots (wealthy coastal)... and keep the major policies the same. Either way, the same shadow government controls them. If you keep playing there game nothing will ever change. Transcend.