GOP's Summer Plans: Tweet, Tweet and Tweet Some More While Treading Boldly...Backwards
Admittedly, it's a little hard to see, but you can see the full thing here at GOP.gov (.pdf).
And again, I must ponder whether the Republican Party is truly this clueless when they opt to illustrate their booklet of summer activities for Republican members of Congress with photos of Denis and Margaret Thatcher, Lech Walesa, Ike and Mamie Eisenhower, Ronald and Nancy Reagan, Winston Churchill and Jack Kemp. Let's see--they've used three foreign leaders (including one fervent labor organizer and Iraq War critic) and three (four, if you count Teddy Roosevelt bringing up the rear at the bottom of the page) American Republican politicians who have all long since passed away. This is "treading boldly"? They can't even find a living Republican to hold up? And really, Jack Kemp? What's that about? A fairly undistinguished House career, two failed presidential campaigns and then finally Secretary of Housing and Urban Development--this is the coverboy for the Republican Party's plan to sway those all important "independent" voters for the mid-term elections?
Brilliant.
But wait, it gets better. Take a look at page 6, where they outline a typical August calendar: it is literally re-tweeting the RNC talking points. That's it. The booklet recommends holding town halls and setting up media interviews...but never forgetting their daily re-tweet.
Amazing. We're in the midst of two wars, the most severe economic dire straits since the Great Depression, and we have lunatics of the right wing noise machine all but directly calling for armed revolution and the GOP's answer is for its members to log on to Twitter.
The second half of the booklet is ostensibly the GOP's platform. Are you surprised to learn that it's heavy on spin and provable falsehoods: "Most Americans do not want a government takeover of health care that was forced upon them and would like to see it replaced with common sense solutions that lower costs and protect jobs." and light on actual solutions (lower taxes! less regulation! repeal health care! That's it in a nutshell.). Energy is barely mentioned except as a way to point out those mean old Democrats' onerous regulations on energy is a job killer.
In fact, there's a distinct lack of anything of substance in the kit. No discussion of immigration reform, other than the meaningless "secure the borders." Calls to reduce the size of government without the honesty to admit that it grew under their majority during Bush. Calls to stop runaway spending without acknowledging their own profligate ways.
There's enough cognitive dissonance in that kit to keep an analyst busy for years.
Actually, they meant to say dead and moldy.
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it's the Grotty Old Patricians sneakin' up on u.
Is is supposed to be a reference to the Gadsden flag (Don't tread on me)? And if so, then aren't they supposed to AGAINST treading?
I can't figure out what they want to boldly tread upon. The Democrats? The poor? The Constitution?
World-class douche chills.
was a progressive. Hence the name of the party he formed, the PROGRESSIVE Party. Who put that cover together, someone's 5th grade daughter? Wait. That's an insult to 5th graders.
Also, why is it that the GOP likes foreign labor leaders but hates domestic ones?
Ok it's an August weekend and most of the people who read my comments are at the Clinton wedding (hehe) but I will suggest none the less. What the Democrats have to do is at every chance they get is to ask or mention what the Republicans want? "What do you want to do?" When they say, "Lower taxes! less regulation! repeal health care!" just pick it apart LOUD AND CLEAR!!!! Ask, "You don't want to regulate Wall Street after what they did to you and me? You don't want to regulate oil drilling after what hey did to the Gulf of Mexico? What do you want to cut spending on? Just tell me." Then point out what they did under Bush. Point out how shitty health care insurance was under Bush. It's all very simple. Too bad everybody is at the Clinton wedding so they won't get a chance to read the solution right here.
executed the same plan they are proposing now and the result was the worse recession of all times and two never ending wars. Why would anyone give them another chance to do what they did before. They are not even talking about anything different. Giving the rich these tax cuts was supposed to grow the economy instead it bust the economy. Are they just stuck on stupid.
if it weren't for the gnat like capacity for memory of most Americans, the Repukes wouldn't be in power ever again.
sadly, I know how American's memories work, as well as the monstrous lack of attention to detail.
That they're goin backwards completely .
They're moving forward with this.
So, this is their strategy. Go after all the elder Black Rep's in Congress.
Who said they weren't going to make race an issue?
This is going to be the ugliest election ever.
What is your conceptual, continuity?
can't see that the Repubs are doing everything they can to make sure this Administration FAILS...it's not like President Obama isn't already pissing off most of the Democratic base with sticking to Bush-like tactics in DOJ, FBI being able to increase their checking on our stuff online...etc....
The Democrats are sooooo SPINELESS...and no matter what you write or phone in to these people, it goes right over their heads..and all they can come back with is FORM replies..
And the righties will vote against their own interest and they don't care if they screw EVERYONE in the process, because they are SO PISSED a black man is president..
it's total nuts.
not the Senate.
Thanks for the heads up, I'll correct it.
Jack Kemp was a nine term member of the House. He was Bob Dole's running mate in 1996 and a leading supply-sider throughout the eighties and nineties. Kemp was best known for being an original sponsor of the Kemp-Roth tax cut which Ronald Reagan signed in 1981:
--phased-in 23% cut in individual tax rates; top rate dropped from 70% to 50%
--accelerated depreciation deductions; replaced depreciation system with ACRS
--indexed individual income tax parameters (beginning in 1985)
--created 10% exclusion on income for two-earner married couples ($3,000 cap)
--phased-in increase in estate tax exemption from $175,625 to $600,000 in 1987
--reduced Windfall Profit taxes
The people they put on the cover of their little circular would not be welcome in the Republican Party today. The crazies on the right would be screaming that Reagan is a RINO, Teddy was anti-business with his trust-busting ways and Ike supported a far more aggressive social agenda and taxes than the party accepts today. Thatcher and Churchill don't even need to be addressed as the current republican party considers everything east of Kentucky too effete and European to be of any value.
I love how their own icons are welcome in picture only but not in practice or policy.
"Yeah, we're the GOP and we have fucked this country six ways from sunday, but we have no regrets!!! in fact we're proud of it...and we're ready to fuck you all some more!!! Vote GOP and don't forget to bring the daily lube!"
"...our Democrat colleagues..."
I stopped reading at this point. Thanks for finishing it, Nicole.
"Parachutes are allowed in checked or carry-on baggage, but may not be worn in flight."
---Southwest Airlines
Nothing more than propaganda. They say that the Dems are violating the Constitution, but lack any details on what they are actually violating. They want more wars and unlimited funding for the military. They also want to help small businesses, but filibustered a bill for small businesses this week. They do not want to talk to America's enemies, but bomb them. And here is the absolute fear mongering:
"President Obama announced his intent to close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center with no serious plan for what to do with the murderous terrorists held there."
Really? All of them are murderous terrorists? How do we know? No one wants to give them due process.
on page 13, one of their "solutions":
really?
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