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14 October 2009 7 Comments

The overwhelmingly negative response of the American public to Rush Limbaugh’s interest in purchasing an equity stake in the Saint Louis Rams football franchise is just one indication of the growing enmity between the conservative, right-wing fringe and mainstream America. Limbaugh and his Fox news cohorts, Hannity, Beck and O’Reilley have taken every opportunity to attack the Obama Administration and the Congressional Democrats, while offering almost no viable alternatives to the complex problems that face Americans.

The problems of race relations in America have been re-kindled and fueled by Limbaugh’s belittling comments toward African-Americans (also toward Hispanics and women), and by his indifference toward the plight of minorities who face unemployment rates that are twice the national average. His answers to unemployment within the African-American community are to cut back on social services programs and government seed money, and to lower taxes on the wealthy and the business owners. The right-wing conservatives have done absolutely to improve the plight of minorities and the poor, and unashamedly offer no solutions other than the same old Republican trickle-down economics. Is it any wonder the “Party of No” is held in such low regard?

The problems of providing affordable health care for all Americans have finally been tackled by the Obama Administration and the Congressional Democrats, only to be stone-walled at every turn by the right-wing conservatives. Rather than offering viable solutions to the problem of insuring 17 million Americans with no health coverage, the Republicans have chosen to side with the interests of the drug companies, the insurance companies and the mammoth health care providers. Of course, the right-wing conservatives will tell us that the answer to universal health care coverage is to cut back on those pesky social services programs, and to lower the taxes on the wealthy. Is it any wonder the “Party of No” is held in such low regard?

Almost every day we hear Limbaugh, Hannity and Beck ranting and railing about how Republicans must maintain their conservative purity and traditional beliefs in order to oust the Democrats from power. They urge their followers to fight tooth and nail against any and all proposals coming from the Obama Administration. They justify their aberrant behavior by saying that compromise and bipartisanship are no longer acceptable political strategies. The conservative principles of decreasing social services and lowering the taxes on the wealthy must never be abandoned at any cost. Is it any wonder that the “Party of No” is held in such low regard?

Both the White House and the Congressional Democrats have gone out of their way time and time again to bring an air of bipartisanship to the political process, only to be stymied by Republicans who are more interested in “ideological purity” than in moving America forward. The only hope for the Republican Party is to find a new “center” that is more in touch with the American people.

—Rich

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# 14 October 2009 at 1:48 pm

Harrison said:

Democrats have not gone out of their way to bring a spirit of bi-partisanship into being. Quite the opposite. I think we’ll see that new center in 2010.

# 14 October 2009 at 8:50 pm

bluzdude said:

The Democrats have already been more inclusive to Republicans than I would have been. After 6 years of ramming their programs through Congress, with little or no consideration for the minority party, I’d have done exactyly the same thing to them. Then I’d match their squeals now with the platitudes they put out when they were in power.

There is no chance for bipartisanship when one party has no interest in bettering the countery and is only interested in wresting back the power that it pissed away. The Republicans have only one goal for thenext 4 years… to make sure that the President accomplishes nothing, so they can complain about it in the following elections. Their benefactors in the Insurance, Pharmaceudical, Energy and Defense industries have enough of a warchest to ride out a power drought. They don’t care a whit that some of the proposed Democratic policies will help those in poverty of even the middle class. Those aren’t “their” people, and they don’t give a damn what happens to them. They only care about their big-moneyed supporters, whom they need to regain their power and status.

# 15 October 2009 at 9:01 am

admin (author) said:

Bluzdude,
I can add absolutely nothing to what you have stated. We are in total agreement!

# 15 October 2009 at 8:13 pm

Hans said:

The Rep Party is not only out of touch with mainstream America, but with the rest of the world as well.

# 17 October 2009 at 1:50 am

Paladin said:

Just when I was enjoying some of your other categories I had to click on politics, oh well. First I would like to say that I am not a fan of either party or fringe of it. My belief is that both parties are out of touch and the time we continue to fight each other using this elementary school approach of nah nah nah nah nah is killing this country. We need to focus on what the truth is and realize that we are getting very little of it from either side. Facts are facts and the truth should be the truth and not an opinion Because something is a fact does not make it the truth. I can state false facts as well. For example I can say the moon orbits the Earth. That is a fact. Or I can say the moon is bigger than the Earth. Now that too is a fact but a false one. That statement stated by me as a fact is indeed a fact but not a true fact. I was in essence wrong with my fact. It is not an opinion. If I wanted to state an opinion I could say, “the moon looks beautiful tonight.” My point in all this is that if we are smart as we all think we are we need to look at what these politicians are feeding us and really analyze it clearly and not just accept it as a true fact. Your statement above that “The overwhelmingly negative response of the American public to Rush Limbaugh’s interest in purchasing an equity stake in the Saint Louis Rams football franchise is just one indication of the growing enmity between the conservative, right-wing fringe and mainstream America” is your OPINION but not a true fact. What overwhelming response? I don’t think the vast majority of Americans care what Rush does. So a few wacko liberals made a big issue of it because it was Rush, just the the wacko right-wingers would have if it was George Soros. You betray your political leanings with that example which is fine but, it is an opinion. I can tell you are an intelligent person but it scares me when so many intelligent folks on both sides keep falling for this crap. Your statement that the Republicans have offered no alternatives or solutions is just plain false. If you did some research you would know that since they are in the minority the other party controls all the committees and what gets out of there to the House and Senate floor thus choking off any Republican offerings. Now I’m not saying their ideas are any better or worse than the Democrats but the truth is they have offered ideas. It’s too bad that you use all your energy and skill taking a side of one these goofball political parties. Too bad we don’t think of it as good people versus bad people and have us good people working together instead of falling into their trap. They are both playing us for fools, we need to wake up.

# 25 October 2009 at 8:43 pm

admin (author) said:

Paladin,
Great comment! You make a good point in saying that many of us tend to state our “opinions” as fact. It is very true that people tend to become polarized and overly emotional when it comes to politics. They lose their objectivity, and this is not a good thing when one is searching for the truth. You are right to be scared that many intelligent folks have become so blatently partisan. Perhaps it is because of the times we live in, or maybe people are just scared of the future? You have given me food for thought, thank you.

# 26 October 2009 at 8:04 am