Don’t be silly. Class and PC are not the same thing. Your post points out the problem. Few people understand what class even is. You don’t have to drop the *f* bomb to tell the truth. Sheesh. I’m so sick of people who think that the only people telling the truth are telling it from the gutter. I suspect we are going to GET *leaders* who talk like reality TV contestants, but I don’t think that will make them better leaders.
Unfortunately, for most Reps Class and PC have become the same thing. Unless we develop some passion and can speak in the vernacular, i.e., communicate and connect with the people, we will continue to produce the wooden, bland candidates like Dole, McCain, Bush 41, and to an extent his son, Bush 43 who had real trouble articulating positions and responding to attacks. Even Rove has admitted that they should have come out stronger in defense of their positions--after losing control of Congress in 2006.
Where are the Boehners, Cantors, and McConnells shouting from the rooftops, "Drill, baby, drill?" Where is the legislation? Instead we hear that Boehner and Ryan are receptive to cutting off subsidies to the oil industry. Why aren't we doing more to secure our borders? We are supposed to be in a battle of our national survival. Where is the passion and outcry from our leaders?
Obama and the Dems have no problems with personal attacks and demogoging issues. We are losing in framing our issues. 72% of Americans want the wealthy taxed more.
The Dems never take no for an answer. They are the bare-knuckled street fighters while the Reps are playing by the Marquis of Queensberry rules hovering above the fray. John McCain says that we cannot use Obama's middle name and that personal attacks on people like Rev Wright are out of bounds. The MSM says that we must be more civil in our discourse while systematically destroying Sarah Palin by going over everything in her life with a microscope and helping to spread outrageous lies.
If the Reps continue to let the MSM define what can and can't be said and perpetuate a double standard, the Reps will lose. Demographically, it is just a matter of time until the Reps are the permanent minority party. So let the Dems and MSM play whack-a-mole with every potential Rep demoralizing the base because we really don't have any good candidates.
Trump is the only one who fights back like most people would in real life. It is the reason he is connecting with the people despite having no real record as a conservative. He is saying un-PC things going after Obama's personal narrative. And he using strong language, heaven forbid. What will the repercussions be? Loss of the religious Right? A coarsening of the political dialogue?
The Reps are losing the young. They can't communicate with them. The reaction to Trump's comments is an example of how disconnected some have become to today's culture--however bad or good it may be. The F-word is everywhere whether it is the music, comedy, or the VP. Only uptight, prudish Reps act in horror at the mere mention of it. In the meantime, we have the coolest guy ever in the WH who plays basketball, can speak in street jive, and use social media to get his message out. We saw how well McCain, the tired. old white guy did against the young, bi-racial stud. And Hillary got beat as well despite having all of the initial advantages.
The only glimmer of hope is the Tea Party movement. For the first time in my memory, conservatives are taking to the streets, townhalls, etc. with the passion and commitment that was the province of the Left. They propelled the Reps to their historic victories in 2010, but they, including myself, are becoming disillusioned with the GOP who has failed to act on their mandate. The phony $100 billion budget cut that morphed into $350 million was a disaster. Of course, Boehner killed any chance for real negotiations by taking a government shutdown off the table. Now as we get towards the vote on raising the debt ceiling, the Reps say that it will be raised regardless. They need to read Trump's Art of the Deal."