The presidential election of 2008 sent a message to the Republican Party. It pretty much said, "enough!" Now, I'm first to acknowledge that having a choice between A and B candidates is not much of a choice, but rather a picking of the best of the worst. OK, so the current administration campaigned on the slogan of "Change." I knew the right wingers would be crying like a little baby when they didn't win the presidential election. The left wingers would have been doing to the same I'm sure. What I'm really writing about is the debate of health care and the recent attempts of the right wing nut jobs going to town halls and acting like complete buffoons!!!
I listen to 89.3 to get the left's perspective and then I turn to 105.1 to listen to the rights perspective. Even when Bush was in office, it seem the 89.3 was able to report their dislike for Bush's policies, but remained respectful in the reporting. When I turn to 105.1 and listen to their view of the health care debate, all I hear is a bunch of "blah blah blah...Nazi, Socialism, Obama-care..blah blah blah." Nothing but buzz-words to stir the pot, however, when listening for substance, a thoughtful rebuttal, something backed up with facts, I couldn't find an ounce.
Look right wingers. You got your ass kicked in 2008. The people were/are fed up with the lies and bullshit. The democrats are just as guilty of spinning things too, but when the republican president got up and lied through his teeth about why we should go to war, looking for WMD's and then came up with goose eggs, you're damn right the people are pissed!!! 5,000 + dead service men are not worth what was really an abuse of powers, just to go hang a guy that tried to smoke your daddy!!!
So the people want change, President Obama is presenting the people with change and all you right wing nut jobs can do is get on the radio and put fear into people. I'm sick of the lies, the spin, the "grade school" na na-na na na bullying and spouting off of the mouth you think needs to be done in order to derail change. You don't want government involved in health care??? To freakin' late...umm, Medicaid??? Does that ring a bell to any of you??? It's here already!!! But we don't want government in private business!!! Well, you don't seem to mind when it comes to our airline business!!! Had if not been for government regulation, airlines would be flying aircraft with bandaids and glue, just so to save a buck.
If the right wing wants to return to the table and actually play a real hand, then they have to turn down the WWF mentality of getting on the air waves and acting like stark raving lunatics. Do me a favor and listen just for a few minutes to the kooks on 105.1 for at least 15 minutes. They rely on reporting half truths and buzz words to instill fear into the people who might not have the ability to see the bigger picture. They actually remind me of the Taliban zealots.
I've spouted off enough. I'm just sick of the high school mentality of debate of the right wing. Grow up and come to the debate with facts, not screaming lunacy!!!
well! you asked for it and you got it. much much more. that's what makes this so good. a little bit of everything. thanks 2x4
ReplyDeleteWOW!! I don't want to start the floodgates of a political debate but I love the sentiment behind 2X4's post. Let's have an honest debate regardless of what you believe. That's the only way we'll solve the problem. Yelling in town halls and using inaccuracies to scare people won't get us there and it's extremely intellectually dishonest. And that goes for you, too, Mrs. Pelosi. Don't demonize players in the game when they may be the same ones that can provide part of the solution. It doesn't further the discussion.
ReplyDeleteOk. I'll pass on listening to 105.1. I like my blood pressure where it is - low. Thanks for the post.