The New Road

Bush on the run

"It's the most tired, pathetic way to campaign for the presidency." Nice. What's really strange is that this came from Bush himself. It's been policy so far that Bush stays clean while Rove runs the rough stuff (e.g. Swift Boat Veterans for Truth). But if you look at the Republicans and Conservatives overall, this is nothing new. Kerry has been attacked from the first moment he got on the stage. The call him Lurch, John Fraud Kerry, Johnhammed al Qerry, Frankenstein, Hanoi John (used against this blog if I recall correctly), John Francois Kerry, and many more (these were just a few choice ones from the Freepers at Freerepublic.com). And whole Democratic party is called demonrats or demoncats (or just plain old communists). And if you listen to conservative talk radio you shouldn't be shocked when they call you (if you are not a Republican) a communist, a traitor, or un-American, stupid, lazy and fat.

So if you are surprised by the name calling you shouldn't be. If Bush didn't use this type of stuff he would be alone in the Republican party. From my experience, Republican's start by telling you their points. If you don't agree, they yell them at you. If you still don't agree, they start in with the derogatory stuff and it just gets worse from there. If you want to avoid a fight just agree to disagree quickly.

I think what happened here is the same thing that happened to Cheney last week. Bush and Cheney talk to Republican only crowds. Hordes of cheering fans that clap at anything, never ask real questions and never ever say anything negative. So they always feel at home. So at home, that they feel they can open up and say what they really think. Like calling Kerry pathetic. I'm sure that word, and many many worse, have been used in private all over the west wing.

If it isn't that at home, foot in mouth problem. If they are really campaign words. Then they are pretty tough words for a man who is well ahead in the polls. Everyone knows that in politics you don't interrupt your enemy when they are defeating themselves. So why is Bush being so aggressive? The answer is that darned electoral college thing again. You know, that system that ensures that majority actually doesn't win. The overall polls have Bush ahead, but in the battleground states things it's either dead even or slightly Bush or slightly Kerry. That's why even Bush is getting into the fray.

A quick aside about being labeled a demonrat or demoncat. First off, I'm a dog lover, so demoncat is just way wrong. And on the demonrat thing. I went to the crossroads to try to sell my soul for some talent. The devil said that he wouldn't pay for something he was going to get for free anyway. Only his fellow conservatives need apply. (That's a joke, btw.)

Freerepublic is a gold mine. John O'Neill has posted some outrageous stuff there. Here are some choice quotes:

About Democrats: "If they wanted to round up every violent terrorist sympathizer, all they had to do is go after the entire demonrat (aka communist) party membership." and "Democrats = Nazis."

In reference to journalists (termed "people"): "The logistics of trying and executing millions of "people" will be awesome. And don't go telling me execution is too hartsh on these "people". You know it's too god for them."

On Islam: "Islam is Satan's scourge on mankind." and "I don't want Sharia law visited upon my women, and I don't want a goat-roper "culture" infesting my land."

On the British: "If the Brits don't take this Muslirat out and waste him immediately, it will only confirm that there is not a single living testicle remaining south of the Scottish border."

On Colin Powell: "I would like to see Colon Bowel grabbed by the collar and thrown out the door on live TV."

On Europe: "P*SS on the EURINALS, they can police their own slimebucket continent."

On Hillary Clinton: "Why am I reminded of Jabba the Hut and that @ss-kissing rat-like creature that hung around Jabba's couch and bowed, sniveled and sucked-up to the disgusting slug?"

This site is amazing, it's like walking around inside Ann Coulter's brain.

Update: A quick search around the news sites for freerepublic and the associated Free Republic Network finds that only one network pays attention to this conservative radical group. Care to guess which one? I'll spare you the suspense. It's Fox! What a shocker.