I'll start off by being blunt:
WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PROBLEM?
I thought the 2000 election was the last time I'd see such a mountain of political ignorance, arrogance, and at times, downright stupid. I never thought I'd see people strapping on their political chastity belts and saying "I am pure, I will only vote for the person who has never, ever had sex with anyone who might have had sex with someone who is anything but... ideologically pure!"
In 2000, "ideological purity" meant you either voted for George W. "torture, war, and global warming" Bush, or you voted for that guy who hadn't been relevant since the 60s, but somehow appealed to people who thought Al Gore was a boring jackass, although a number of people are idealizing him today ("he's pure!").
And apparently, in the 2007-2008 primary season, the chastity belts are being thrown away for ideological abstinence, because it's going beyond purity to "I am so much better, that I don't even want sex!". It's all about "my candidate is better than yours, because yours cackles and is a bitch and a mommy and never had enough experience and didn't grow up in a shack with no friends but a pile of dust and my candidate is going to SAVE THE WHOLE WORLD with his fart-powered car!"
Have you lost your mind?
Do you even remember who the party of torture, Exxon, Hummers, fake ranches, illegal back-alley infection-riddled abortions, God Bless America and Salute the Flag Nationalism, is?
Let me give you a hint:
Rudy "I was in New York City on 9/11" Giuliani
Why do you want to vote for Rudy? Here is one of the many reasons I refuse to vote for Rudy:
Rudy Giuliani believes marriage is between a man and a woman. He does not—and has never—supported gay marriage. But he believes in equal rights under law for all Americans. That’s why he supports domestic partnerships that provide stability for committed partners in important legal and personal matters, while preserving the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman.
He supports domestic partnerships... yeah, that's really generous of him. If you're gay, Rudy thinks you're a second-class citizen.
"Grandpa" Fred Thompson
Being a Tee Vee star does not a Commander-in-Chief make, no matter what people might tell you. If you vote for Grandpa Fred because you're a Law & Order fan, you're an idiot.
So that's no reason to vote for Grandpa Fred.
Another reason not to vote for Grandpa Fred: he makes shit up. Namely, he makes up words to explain his foreign policy on Iraq, and to promote a new war, with Iran. Grandpa Fred, war hawk:
Thompson: ‘The Whole’ Middle East ‘Will Become Nuclearized’ If We Redeploy From Iraq
Former Sen. Fred Thompson has regularly fearmongered about terrorist threats. In June, he warned that undocumented immigration could lead to "suitcase bombs" from Cuba and alleged that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) call to redeploy from Iraq was "encouraging our enemies."
Taking his fearmongering to new heights, yesterday on Hannity and Colmes, Thompson claimed that withdrawal from Iraq would lead to "the whole" Middle East going "nuclear":
If we leave [Iraq] under bad circumstances, we’re going to have a haven down there for terrorists. The whole area, I’m afraid, will become nuclearized. The Sunni countries are looking at what Iran is doing. And if we can’t help with stability in that part of the world, they’re going to help themselves, and they’re going to go nuclear.
Do you really want this guy in office? Watch the video at that link. Please.
Mitt "I have awesome hair" Romney
Mitt Romney does not like The Gays™. Not. At. All. If you're gay, you don't even deserve a civil union because... well, because you'll destroy society!
CHRIS MATTHEWS: Do you think there's any difference, really, between a gay marriage and something called a civil union?
GOV. MITT ROMNEY, MASSACHUSETTS: Well, I would rather have neither, to tell you the truth. I'd rather that domestic partner benefits, such as hospital - hospital visitation rights for same-sex couples. I don't want civil unions or gay marriage.
But there is a difference, even when just the word is the difference. And the difference is that, if you indicate as a society that you're indifferent between a same-sex couple marrying and a heterosexual couple marrying, then it means our schools and other institutions are going to have to indicate that there is no difference whatsoever, and that obviously has societal consequences that are important.
As for other social issues, what happens if you get pregnant? Does Mitt think you should have control over your body? No. Mitt knows what's best for you, little lady!
"What some see as just a clump of cells is actually a human life. Human life has identity. Human life has the capacity to love and be loved. Human life has a profound dignity, undiminished by age or infirmity.
"My experience as Governor taught me firsthand that the threat to our culture is real and those in a position to do so must take action to defend it.
"Times of decision are moments of great clarity. Before I was Governor, the life issue was just that, an issue. But when responsibility for life or ending life was placed in my hands, I made the right decision. I chose life.
"Just like some others in the pro-life movement, a moment of decision became a defining moment.
"And so, every time I faced a decision as Governor that related to life, I came down on the side of life.
"I fought to ban cloning.
"I fought to ban embryo farming.
"I fought to define life as beginning at conception rather than at the time of implantation.
"I fought for abstinence education in our schools.
"And I vetoed a so-called emergency contraception bill that gave young girls abortive drugs without prescription or parental consent.
"That is my record as Governor of Massachusetts.
And that's on his presidential campaign website. He's very proud of his anti-choice stance.
Ron "The UN World Government Will Get Us All" Paul
Ah, Ron Paul. His name comes up time and time again at dailyKos, because he's anti-war and anti-prohibition. Ok, both of those stances are fine by me, but let's move on to the rest of Ron Paul.
Our very own Hunter PWND Ron Paul in an essay called "Because Ron Paul is Nuts, That's Why". In the essay, there is a treasure trove of facts about Paul - I suggest you read it. But one thing that really stands out is what Hunter (in his great intestinal fortitude) found by going to the white supremacist (neo-Nazi) forum, where they said:
[Ron Paul] is the least toxic candidate by leaps and bounds. On issues particularly important to White Nationalists or the Pro-White in general, of all of the mainstream candidates:
-- Ron Paul is the strongest opponent of "Hate Crime" Laws.
-- Ron Paul is the strongest opponent of Amnesty and "open border" movements.
-- Ron Paul wants to end birth-right citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
-- Ron Paul is the strongest opponent of welfare programs that among other things, would redistribute the income of White families into the hands of lazy non-Whites.
-- Ron Paul is the strongest opponent of Globalism and all attempts to create a North American Union.
-- Ron Paul is the strongest opponent of military support and foreign aid to countries like Israel.
-- Ron Paul is the least likely to support government crackdowns on Pro-White organizations, and the most likely to veto such measures.
Ron Paul has no chance of winning the Republican nomination, so if you vote for him, it's a throwaway vote. But mostly if you vote for him, you're voting for the most odious of ideologies. You may feel pure, but you'll be very, very dirty. And possibly very, very pregnant, with no way to have an abortion. Just so you know.
John "Bomb Iran!" McCain
You may or may not recall the "bomb, bomb, bomb Iran" show McCain recently put on for a VFW audience:
Do you really want that man to have his finger on the button?
Also, if you're anything but Christian, John McCain would have you know that "...the Constitution established the United States as a Christian nation". Nice! Religion + nationalism + bombs = bad, bad news.
If you've ever seen The Dead Zone (movie), you'll understand this reference:
Oh yeah. John McCain also wants immediate reversal of Roe v. Wade. And, he loves Bush. But you knew that. I hope.
The other candidates are equally scary. You can read about them yourselves, although I trust that you're politically savvy enough to know a lot about what they stand for in general, since they're, well, Republicans. The party of George W. Bush. And all of you know what he stands for.
So, you see? You're fighting each other instead of fighting the real enemy. Sure, of course there are strong feelings right now - everyone loves "their" candidate, and it's very easy to get revved up and argue about why you think your candidate is the best person to be in charge of the United States.
But please, when you get really, really pissed off at your fellow Democrats online, your fellow Kossacks, and you start telling them how perfect your candidate is because they [don't take money/have better table manners/are better in bed/don't like White Snake or Poison], remember that none of the candidates are perfect, that none of them will make perfect presidents, but they'll all be really good presidents.
That is, if you give them a chance to win.
And by fighting with each other, you're ultimately defeating the purpose of this blog: to learn from each other, to network, to support each other, to have friendly disagreements, and to finally work toward beating the Republicans. Forever.
Oh well, I can dream, can't I?
Update [2007-10-1 16:35:9 by Plutonium Page]: Today, Grandpa Fred said there were WMDs in Iraq before the invasion. Quit listening to Dubya and the freepers, Fred.