Rewritten History: The Hill characterizes Democrats as vitriolic and relentless
I need some help understanding this post from The Hill. I read it twice, and both times did a double take at how it subtly rewrites history into a frame that benefits Republicans. A week back from vacation has given sufficient time for the island vibe to be replaced with hair-ripping annoyance over the ease with which lies are perpetuated.
Jared Allen writes:
The GOP plan calls for the top officials from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Federation of Independent Business, the National Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Manufacturers to gather with leading House Republicans in the Capitol to help the GOP craft part of its America Speaking Out policy agenda.
After reports of the business and trade group meeting surfaced, Democrats predictably went on the attack -- in a release, the DNC chided Republicans for holding a "Lobbyists Speaking Out" forum.
Republicans appeared to buckle somewhat from the latest round of pressure. Shortly after news first broke of their initiative, GOP leaders announced plans to livestream the meeting, rather than hold it behind closed doors.
In recent months, Democrats have been relentless in their attacks on Republicans for coordinating their efforts -- political and policy -- with business leaders.
Really? They have? Where have I been? Not only have I not seen relentless attacks from anyone, I certainly haven't seen it on this front. Not even a little bit. But let's just say Jared and I have a different idea about what the term "relentless" means, and move on to the next square.
It has only been in recent weeks that Republicans have begun to fight back with just as much force and vitriol.
Although top Republicans, including Boehner and Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), were furious with Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) for apologizing to BP, Boehner hasn't taken much other criticism lying down.
Instead of apologizing or backtracking from his comparison of the financial regulatory reform bill to "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon," Boehner dug in.
Got that first line there? The one where "as much force and vitriol" is used, flipping the frame to suggest that Democrats are the party of force and vitriol and Republicans are merely responding?
Was Jared around for the mad tea party town halls last year? Did he miss the death panel discussions? The "hell, no" rant from John Boehner before the final health care vote? Did he miss Virginia Foxx's rants or the teabagger protests with Bachmann, Boehner et al on the Capitol steps? The Fox Gang? Rushbo?
And Jared, nothing says vitriol quite like some dude standing at a town hall where the President is speaking with a gun and the words "It is time to water the Tree of Liberty" on his t-shirt. Or a Hollywood celebrity suggesting the President is trying to start a civil war. No vitriol there, nope, no sirree.
...with as much force and vitriol...
As much force and vitriol. Let that sink in, that nonsense that Mr. Jared Allen thinks emanates and begins with the Democrats. The Republican vitriol of October, 2008 wasn't vitriol at all, if you're Jared Allen. Surely it must be untrue that Sarah Palin stood in front of Tennessee teabaggers-to-be and dogwhistled every lunatic on the planet with her statement that candidate Obama was "palling around with terrorists...".
Surely it's not vitriolic to continually suggest this President is not a legitimate United States citizen, is it, Jared?
This is a perfect example of a non-story: Report the Democrats' plan to shine light on Republicans' reliance on the US Chamber of Commerce and corporate business interests to write and support their platform. Flip the frame so that it reads like Republicans are reactive to an onslaught of attacks by Democrats.
Forget who has ramped up the vitriol and frame it as Republicans "getting tough".
Forget who drove the country into the ditch and frame it as Democrats being "anti-business."
Forget that teabaggers and Republicans share the same identical DNA.
Forget reality. Rewrite history. Do it as casually as if you were flicking an ant off the nuclear weapon before firing.
Thank you, Jared, for another Sunday lesson in non-journalism. For all of you readers, I recommend a chapter of Over the Cliff as a palate cleanser. For Jared, I suggest a semester-long course in the art of vitriol extraction from teabags.
the same way Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead, done with the same vitality, and enthusiasm.
The whole republican, fascist party has bought the media to pursue their goals of turning the USA into a 3rd world country in health care, wages and status.
and given credibility by their constantly repeating it as true and not contradicting them on their republican distortions and lies!
If anything the dems have not done enough calling them out on their BS..The media too..However, the news shows are dropping in ratings except for the faux...who has a steady supply of willfully ignorant followers!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/business/03...
"Agency's '04 Rule Let Banks Pile Up New Debt"
by: Stephen Labaton/new york times.com
remember this one?
It has a few names on it, and also the term, de-regulation, also.
check it out.
As much as I would like to agree with you, Democrats (unfortunately) have done as much as Republicans to get us where we are today, though admittedly Democrats seem able to change course, unlike Republicans who have never saw a doomed cause that they wouldn't follow.
I mean, NAFTA (and numerous other free-trade agreements) which lead to millions of jobs going overseas was a Democratic initiative (under Clinton, I believe).
Seems to me these corporate conservatives are using fear and terror, not to mention hooliganism, in the same way the Nazis did to gain power.
..I thought Obama was hitler? Whoops, there goes another snark!
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
thus confirming my argument that the repubs suck and the dems suck too
you derive that opinion from in the post?
But which one's the sucker
And which the suckee
And who swallows?
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
the game is to flip it so that Democrats are the party of vitriol and force and Republicans are simply trying to defend the American Way. That's what got me so pissed about this article.
It was an effort to begin the Great Republican Rehabilitation Effort and make all the unrest the fault of Democrats.
By October we will be hearing that the democrats questioned where the president was born and whether he is a member of the black panthers.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I guess like beauty, crazy is in the eye of the beholder. This beholder sees crazy every time a republican opens his or her mouth. The only thing I have heard about the democrats is that they are not vitriolic enough.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
...such a hot reaction in me. We hear every day about how wimpy we are in the face of opposition, and then this dude thinks he should characterize us as full of force and vitriol. LOL
How many times every day do we read comments here about the democratic leaders not having male private parts and back bones? Way more than is necessary but it's said repeatedly. Now Jared thinks the democrats have forced the republicans to get down and dirty. Hell, these republicans thrive on down, dirty, ugly and stupid.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
in the white house! And you know what? He isn't white?!!!! Surely you can understand their outrage? The fact that he seems somewhat liberal is just sugar in the hate-filled bat-shit-crazy koolaid they've been ingesting.
..gasp, the horror, he's not a card-carrying republican't.
Mickey: "It was an epiphany. Do you know what an epipany is?"
Keoni: "NOT NOW MICKEY!"
I'm wondering if the stuff they have been drinking is the snake oil that's being fed to them by these right wing groups who are using them for their own agenda.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
It's just that Obama is unusually the target.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
I know and it gets old reading the same complaints no matter what the topic of the post might be.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
Just like Obama is a socialist and the media is liberal. All things most liberals, who should know what satisfies liberals, would disagree with but still passed off as true.
There is a real danger in the right-wing's constant re-writing of history. The recent Texas school-book re-write is the most blatant (attempting to rehabilitate Joe McCarthy!) along with Glenn Beck's theft of MLK and the dream speech. This trend must be exposed for the evil manipulation of the press (and the stupid) that it is.
remind me of the childhood chant, "I know you are but what am I?!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOGWbzUM-y8
Diabolus est Deus Inversus
What Freedom Works does is the classical definition of insanity-
Do the same thing, over and over, and expect different results.
and what an ugly reality it is. The fascist takeover of Italy under Mussolini had a lot in common with this - targeted intimidation and manipulation - then insinuation into power and eventually total control of government. As Frank Zappa said "It can't happen here" Wanna bet?
The obsession with guilt and fear leaves them with time to think of little else politically. Hard for many new thoughts to get in with the guilt and fear wall up. Mmmmmustttttt Fight! I'm not fighting them, I'm going on without them. They're welcome to come along when they slay their demons.
I would love to know if this president's skin was a different color would the tea baggers ever have floated to the surface? Would they have been as out there and so weirdly nuts? Does Jarad think the president is an angry black man?
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
You must understand, in RW world, dissent to what Republicans want is seen as an "attack", and disagreement is seen as "thuggery".
* There are two types of Republicans: millionaires and suckers.
"Mugsy's Rap Sheet": Recording history for those who seek to rewrite it.
I think we can boil it down to if the democrats aren't kissing republican ass every day they are being vitriolic.
Say what you mean. Mean what you say. But don't say it mean.
I know is, when the next winger gets the white house, I'm bringing my AR-15s, hired camera crews and at least one attorney to the town hall here.
... to "if"??? It would be far more comforting. No wingers in the White House ever again could be even better.
Many feel that it's time to show those Democrats a thing or two.
Hasa Diga Eebowai
feelings don't make it fact.
"Showing the Democrats" by shooting yourself would be a very bad strategy considering the alternative.
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then every post is about nazi hitler obama and his amazing plan to turn us all into pinkos
better than flipping through a comic book at times
...I do not think it means what you think it means!"
Relentless, inconceivable...
"Rewritten History: The Hill characterizes Democrats as vitriolic and relentless"
the democrats might actually accomplish something of substance.
instead it uses the word 'reactive', which is utter silliness. The GOP wrote the book on being 'reactionary', not 'reactive'. they hyper-ventilate at the slightest breeze from Al Qaeda or something that resembles difference/change, i.e. pretty much anything Democrats do or support. The GOP is the party thats merely afraid of everything. And nothing is ever their fault. Instead of the 'Party of Personal Responsibility' it's the 'Party of NO Responsibility'.
Teabaggers are soooooo easy to lead. It's like that episode of Freakazoid where they tell you to Scream :-)
NOBODY 2012
We should be so lucky. Instead, they're all cigar-smoking buddies back at the old boys' club.
The date on the clip says 8/3/2009. Shouldn't that be mentioned at the top of the post? I agree that the GOP has a long history of thuggery - especially during the Bush years, but readers should get a heads up when the clip is not recent.
Since it was a written column I was referring to, I looked for video to support the idea that Democrats were vitriolic and forceful. I couldn't find any, even going back that far. Only Republicans.
Was several months ago, back when they were about to debate on the bill. I almost know for certain it wasnt within the last couple of weeks.
Actually it seems there is a bit of life in some of the Democrats lately. Relentless attack it wouldn't be unless your sensitivity meter is on extreme.
GOP Goes for broke defending treason
http://www.buzzflash.com/editorial/05/07/edi0...
'You tell a lie 5 times, and it becomes the truth'
one of the best bushisms..
Because also, people tend to forget, what happened after about
6 months or so, new things come up, and they forget. So these people scream and yell it out so much, they dont have the time to look things up, and dig up the past, so their lies becomes the truth.
oh, thats an old one from 2005.
check it out.
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