Daily Kos Week in Review: Fearing Zombie Reagan
By Tom Johnson | July 03, 2011 | 23:40
As much as Kossacks would like to believe that Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann are peas in a right-wing pod, deep down they realize that their usual knee-jerk insults for Palin -- ditz, quitter, greedy egomaniac -- wouldn't stick to Bachmann. Therefore, they have to come up with more elaborate attacks on the Minnesota congresswoman, and this past week they did just that, perhaps motivated by a Monday prediction from Kos himself that Bachmann will be the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym. Happy Independence Day!
Kos: The GOP will nominate Bachmann...
...Republican primary voters don't give a damn about electability, but about casting a vote for the purest candidate...
...[W]ith Bachmann we have perhaps the best-funded candidate, with an early map that favors her brand of culture-war conservatism, and genuine street credibility with the teabagger types that will enable her to quickly build a national grassroots network...
FliteDocNM: ...who is a demagogic snake-oil saleswoman...
...People don't care if the Tea Party is the carefully orchestrated voice of corporate America. Nobody gives a damn that the solutions proposed by Bachmann and her ilk are exactly what got us into this mess.
During the time of the Black Death, people would spend their last dime on snake oil.
And when there are no jobs, people will flock to an attractive candidate who channels fear and points to the heavens and the flag, and says, "We can take our country back!"...
Ray Pensador: ...and a potential puppet of neo-fascists...
...The Neo-fascist ruling class...ha[s] taken over the entire government...and very importantly, the media...
And since the millions and millions of religious fundamentalists...are easy to manipulate as long as you validate their most fundamental beliefs, all the smart Neo-fascist ruling elite has to do is pretend to align themselves with their values...and you have yourself...an entire army of so-called "useful idiots."
Enter Michele Bachmann...There is no more perfect convergence of these two factions than her...
Seneca Doane: ...and a profoundly dangerous 'Zombie Reagan'
...Bachmann...is the "Zombie Reagan" that Republicans are looking for -- not because she's as good of an actor, but because she speaks with the same sort of assured fervor -- and she doesn't care when she makes what others term a mistake.
Given that she's running on a campaign of magical fantasy wish-fulfillment at a time when that is likely to be pretty damn popular, we have to take her seriously...
...[S]o many of the things she has to say are -- not crazy, exactly, but loopy. Paranoid, irresponsible, irrational -- embarrassing to anyone who thinks that accuracy and responsibility is important. Yet she doesn't seem like she is bullshitting, as Bush did, or trying to evade the teacher's questions with generalities and huffpuffery, as Palin does. Every time she speaks, she seems like she believes it...
We have to do the almost impossible with Bachmann: get the people of the country -- who care less and less about politics and luxuriate in the continually running waters of false equivalency, thinking that "oh, they're all just as bad as the others" -- to understand that this woman is completely dangerous, as in end of the world dangerous...
Kwik: Clarence Thomas is a racist tool of the neocons
...Thomas is the embodiment of black self-hatred to the point of exacting that hatred on black people in many of his Supreme Court decisions. It's kind of like we're part of a bad blaxploitation film called, "Clarence's Revenge."
In his own warped mind, he probably thinks he's administering tough love. But what he's really doing is interpreting law like his neocon masters want him to. It's like he buys into all of the negative stereotypes about us and goes out of his way to go against anything that can be seen as helpful to blacks in particular, but to the poor and disfranchised of all races in general...
Jim P: Liberal vs. conservative = human decency vs. propaganda
...You look at polls, and time and again, the "liberal" issues -- which really just boils down to basic human decency -- wins by anywhere from bare majorities to landslide majorities. Yet, through the science and magic of propaganda, and false narratives, the majority of opinion is defined, not only as a minority, but a bit screwy as well...
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Comments
Zombie attack
Submitted by jon_torlin on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 12:43am.
Could this be the reason for the section of the CDC on Zombie attacks and what to do about them?
-Jon
jon_torlin
Submitted by hydrodynDM on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 1:02am.
Or for my timely post in the Off-Topics forum section?
(yes, I'm being a self advertising doof)
A Zombie Reagan...?
Submitted by zenman1661 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 1:11am.
Well, he was accused of Voodoo economics. I hope we can elect someone for President who can do the voodoo he did so well.
What (TF) ???
Submitted by AGreer on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 1:58am.
WOW !!! These people (sheeple) have just described EVERYTHING that Obama's worshipers and the MSM failed to vet him on.
And Mrs. Bachmann AND Mrs. Palin still come out ahead in the end of the comparison.
MSM Intellectuals ?
I think not !
Journoilst (like ACORN) lives on.
Has anybody got the price for a new or used guillotine on eBay ?
These A holes really need to be put in their place and their anti-American sheeple need an example of what happens to people who commit treason.
We've become a nation of wussies.
In our American history, we've dealt with these people harshly. Rightfully so.
How we tolerate the likes of CPUSA (Communist Party USA), NAMBLA (North American Man-Boy LOVE Association), and Code Pink is beyond my disbelief !
We need to stand up in a big way !
Liberals project their failings
Submitted by johnsonl on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 8:33am.
on others, accusing those that they hate of being exactly what they themselves are. Self flagellation/hatred, perhaps?
Oh BS, it's KOS 101
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 1:58am.
He's more clever than you by half.
Bachmann is who they want because they'd tear her and her controversial husband apart like rabid dogs going after red meat.
She's from the Congress. THEY AREN'T NOMINATED.
Perry is a governor of a successful job creating state at they're terrified of him.
My opinion only, of course - and you're free to differ. But use your brains. They want Bachmann. She's Reagan my butt.
Perry even looks like Reagan.
They want Bachmann like a
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 6:54am.
They want Bachmann like a root canal.
Romney and certainly Huntsman are more the MSM's speed. Somebody that won't energize the conservative base so we wind up with McCain II (or is that Dole III?)
“There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
Yes, they want Bachmann
Submitted by Texndoc on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 8:10am.
A root canal? A 24-hour Bachmann-thon on MSNBC where Tingles Matthews went from "she is a complete and total moron" to "oh wow, she's doing so well!" doesn't convince you? She's not a Senator and she's not a Governor. Her husband is not Todd Palin - he's a Christian minister firebrand. (and I use Todd Palin as a comparison only because he's the other "political husband") I love Michele Bachmann like a liberal loved Howard Dean and she is exactly our version of him : way too controversial to be nominated.
Just my theory - anyway like Ann Coulter repeats over and over - she comes from Congress and they aren't nominated unless you are GENERAL Ulysses S. Grant.
I didn't say Bachmann can be
Submitted by Newsbusterbrown on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 8:50pm.
I didn't say Bachmann can be elected. I said the MSM don't want her to win the nomination, which is as plain as day. If they wanted her, they collectively would not be trying to Palanize her
The guy they're giving kid gloves to is Huntsman, the worst of the crop, IMO. .
“There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.” - Ronald Reagan (1964 Republican Convention)
The Bachmann Cometh
Submitted by im41 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 3:29am.
A Bachmann blog inspired by the kooks at the Kos http://thebachmanncometh.blogspot.com/2011/07/about.html?m=0I don't get it...
Submitted by 4eyes50 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 7:28am.
We work hard to earn money to take care of ourselves, even if that means working two or more jobs. We provide ourselves with food, clothing and shelter; we obtain and maintain a form of transportation; we pay for utilities to make our shelter comfortable, even if that means we have to eat Ramen noodles and tuna fish. We pay our tithes, make donations and pay our taxes. We give to the food pantry for those who have little, we help our neighbors when they've hit a snag and we give to the community in general. We ensure our children are provided for, that they receive a proper education and protect them from harm and teach them right from wrong. We obey the laws of the city, state and country. When we make a mistake or cause someone harm, we expect the consequences of our actions. We're not perfect, but we strive to be the best we can be so that all will have a peaceful coexistence.
All we ask from our governments: protection from threats, internal and external; reasonable taxation to maintain the operation of basic services; and otherwise to be left alone, to live our lives the way we know they should be lived. We ask also that we not be forced to accept or tolerate anything that goes against our inherent morals and values. We want freedom of choice, in what we eat, drink, smoke, drive, abide in and we don't interfere in those that have different choices. We don't force our beliefs or lifestyles on anyone else, and we don't want anyone to force theirs on us. We don't care how you live your life in private, in fact, we prefer if you kept it to yourself.
We don't agree with those that practice things that go against the laws of human nature, as described either in the Constitution and/or Scripture. We're not all believers, but we all have that part within ourselves that knows right from wrong, moral and immoral. Whenever there is something in question, we expect that, as a democracy, that we will have a say in any change to be made.
We dont' want our government to interfere needlessly in our lives. We don't expect it to pay for our mistakes or bail us out when we stumble or fall. As I said, we take responsibility for our actions, and when things happen beyond our control, we turn to friends or family to help us out. We are proud, hard-working individuals who love our country and want it to remain a great and shining light to the rest of the world.
Is that what these idiots find offensive? Are we a threat because we take care of ourselves and expect others to do the same? Is it wrong to not want to pay for benefits or causes we don't believe in? Is it a crime to want to provide for ourselves from the money we earn from our own blood, sweat and tears? If that is the definition of a fascist, then I guess I'm one. I'm really bewitched, bothered and bewildered by the liberal extremes' hatred of us. Maybe they were never told "NO!" when they were growing up.
If Bachmann is that much of a threat to them, then she must be doing something right. Time will tell, though. She's the only imminent threat right now, as far as they're concerned. All I can say is, "You go, Girl!"
Of course you don't get it...
Submitted by Molecule on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 11:41am.
...you can't. You're sane. Liberalism is a mental disorder.
http://www.amazon.com/Liberal-Mind-Psychological-Political-Madness/dp/09...
How to tell when a kos-sick has given up on the narrative.
Submitted by Mark81150 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 7:39am.
"Jim P: Liberal vs. conservative = human decency vs. propaganda"
When a hardcore leftist statist tell you that left right labels are meaningless constructs, with a parting shot that the right is evil anyway....
You know that means he's gotten that his opinion is ranked lunatic fringe. He's lost, and this kos-sick admits it pretty early on. He thinks that the left is all that is right, virtuous and good, yet sees they loose.
So it has to be a meaningless narrative construct...
couldn't be that,
he's wrong..
Black Death??
Submitted by UpNorth on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 10:24am.
Worried that people spent "their last dime" on snake oil? I'd have to agree with this particular Kos-sick, thought. Obysmal has been Black Death, to the economy, among many things.
My, my, seems the Kos-sick is describing the symptoms of Dopes in Chains.
These Obama-bots certainly do seem worried suddenly, weren't some of their lapdogs in the press just telling us that we didn't even need to have the election in 2012, Obysmal was unbeatable?
No matter who is nominated...
Submitted by docjohn52 on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 3:22pm.
The Kos kids are sure to please.
At the risk of feeding him the traffic, I really recommend a visit the the Kos site now and then.
It always cheers me up, reading the vitriol and hate spewing from some of them, (they really do eat their young), and you do have to keep an eye on what they're doing.
The apoplexy from the kids when Scott Walker won was epic. Every bit as good as watching Chrissy Matthews try to eat his own foot. Epidemic tingles I guess. I thought Olberman was gonna stroke out on camera. Still not as much fun as what was going on with the Kos kids.
And when Kloppenburg 'won' in Wisconsin, well nothing less than weeks of popcorn for me.
So in conclusion, visit the handicapped, they're fun to watch.
Would It Be Just as Accurate
Submitted by Comrade Jim on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 7:41pm.
To say Obama is a Marx Zombie?
A compilation of the wilfully ignorant.
Submitted by Boil It Down on Mon, 07/04/2011 - 9:25pm.
The KOS folks don't seem to know any more about Bachmann and Thomas than they did about Obama. However, they do seem to be pretty well versed in the misinformation provided by the left.
They also don't seem to have any idea about who or what "got us into this mess" either.
Ray Pensador talks about the "The Neo-fascist ruling class" without the ability to recognize that is what the left is all about. Edicts are handed out from above, bypassing the rest of the government, and the authority is given to enforce those illegal mandates from the Obama "ruling class". That is the type of government these people are approving. They seem to crave the oppressive micro-management of a top heavy, bloated government.
FliteDocNM said...
"People don't care if the Tea Party is the carefully orchestrated voice of corporate America." This demonstrates that FliteDocNM has never bothered to find out what the Tea Parties are advocating, who they really are or the lack of "corporate control". Again, they are well versed in left-wing misinformation. FliteDocNM probably does not know that unions and people like hedge fund management companies put more money into influencing government than any others.
All in all these people are very disconnected and kept that way by the likes of KOS. I'm sure Markos won't ever have the integrity to be ashamed of his dishonesty. -bidn-