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Originally Posted by roachboy
i don't think any of these folk are evil or even particularly stupid
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Calling someone stupid brings back being very young and belittling others on the playground, but that doesn't mean that as an adult it has no definition. Of course they're stupid. If you allow yourself to exist in a limited information stream, you're going to become stupid, not to mention it takes stupidity not to question a stream.
I have no qualms about using the "s" word in this situation. It seems perfectly apropos.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
a) the palin nomination appears to be geared toward this population. it is now totally obvious that she was not chosen because she had any real hope of attracting moderates or independents--she was chosen because she speaks to the populist far right.
do you think that is accurate?
if it is, what the strategy behind it?
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A populist, neoconservative soccer mom being used to rally the right? The strategy seems overt. McCain is the "maverick" (lol) that spits in the face of the party, and Palin is the spokesperson for "Insane Right Weekly", the November issue. It's a one-two punch. Er, rather it was
meant to be a one-two punch. It turns out McCain's not a maverick anymore, and Sarah Palin is as dumb as a stump. At least that's my objective opinion.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
b) if the republicans lose in november, what do you think they'll do with a constituency like this as a significant aspect of their base?
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I'm scared that this constituency even exists. In fact, it shouldn't exist. Each and every single one of these racist, xenophobic idiots should be attacked by the right and the left collectively.
And McCain chuckling and saying "Nah, he's not Arab" isn't good enough. He should have said, "And what the fuck is wrong with Arabs?"