October 22, 2004
Republican Strategy
I think I'm starting to understand the Republican strategy. The idea is to have at least a few polls to point to so that they can declare the election done before it starts. Buchanan was on MSNBC yesterday declaring the election a landslide for Bush. Once again, more voter intimidation. It's what they did in Florida in 2000, except in this case they are doing it before the polls even open. (More vote nonsense for Bush.)
Hell hath no fury like a populous scorned. The Republicans have the audacity to think that they can get away with rigging another election. They live in a fantasy land. If these elections fail to be free and fair they will learn quickly how tenuous their hold on power really is.
I still can't understand how people can have un-wavering support for the president at this point. Time and time again a respected official will leave the administration and blast it for having no policy, or being a culture of group-think, or whatever, and the administration will smear them. But wouldn't you have to ask yourself? If they are all idiots, then doesn't the president an idiot for hiring them in the first place? And if they aren't idiots, then how can you believe the president is competent to lead. Either way, given the overwhelming number of people turning their backs on this administration, it should give even the most hardened supporter pause.
The more I hear from Bush supporters the more I think they are in a cult mentality:
- Everything is going great in Iraq
- Saddam was behind 9/11
- There is a liberal media machine out there that will try and destroy Bush any way they can
- God is, literally, in the White House
- To be a real American you have to be a Republican, conservative, and a Christian
- To oppose this particular war is treasonous (though you can oppose Democrat lead wars any time you want to)
- The division in the country was caused by the spawn of Satan named Clinton
- All bad things are caused by Clinton
- Getting a blow job in the oval office is far worse than sending thousands of soldiers off to die in an unjustified unnecessary war
- You should have the same type of faith you have in God in president Bush
- The rest of the world is behind us in Iraq
- It was the Democratic party who divided us after 9/11
- Bush is both hands-on and hands-off Iraq, whichever one is better in a given argument
- There won't be a draft, even though our military is stretched too thin right now
- We could easily invade Syria with the troops we have right now
- In order to win the war on terror we have to invade more countries
- There were WMDs in Iraq
I could go on and on with the weirdness, but it wouldn't do anything more than just add onto the fact that the basic premise is that facts and logic don't matter. The only thing that matters is faith. Faith in god. Faith in the GOP. Faith in guns. Faith in being anti-gay. Faith in being anti-choice.
Some of this stuff is in the shocking PIPA report. Some of it is just my experience.
This pretty much sums it up:
When did we become a theocracy?
Posted by jherr at October 22, 2004 08:52 AMwhere was the picture taken?
Here is my take on the election and why I'm worried:
I disagree with Bush on many of his social issues
I disagree with the plans that Kerry says he has that will end the war--I just don't think they're plausible.
I disagree with Bush on the way he's handled communication with his administration and the congress.
I disagree with idea that just because Kerry's in the white house, the rest of the world will suddenly like us again.
I disagree with the idea that the world wants to like us in the first place.
So, that's where I am. What is most important to me is going to swing my vote. I ardently disagree with major issues with both candidates. This election, just like last, is going to be who is the lesser of the two evils.
Not sure where the picture was taken.
So what is the Bush plan to win the war? More of the same? That's obviously working. The problem with the Bush plan is that it requires rose colored glasses to come up with a positive outcome.
Plus, with Bush you have the potential of going into Syria or Iran. Do some research on the neocons. They look at this as a "five act play". There will be more war. More failed war. If Bush becomes president.
As to the world liking us again. It's not guaranteed, but look at the world polling numbers. The rest of the world hates Bush by a large margin. Once again, Kerry may not automatically get the respect of the world, but at least he won't be hated like Bush, and that is a start.
As to the rest of the world liking us. I think the want to, and they have in the past. The world loved Clinton. Even if the same war-crazy fascist neocons driving our country to destruction didn't.
Kerry is smart and thoughtful. He is also brave and determined. He has a solid five pronged strategy to get this country back on track which is in touch with the real world.
Posted by: jherr at October 25, 2004 08:06 AMand this great country allows people to have opinions that are different from yours.
and by the way, the Astros should sue for Bush using their logo on his billboard. Oh, another dollar for Edwards!:)
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