Posted on 11/21/2020 11:53:54 AM PST by The Houston Courant
Several years ago I attended a dinner at a five star restaurant given by a very famous conservative organization - to remain unnamed. One of the movers and shakers of Inside-the-Beltway.
One guest entered and was immediately mobbed by the others. This guest was a very famous “Republican” pollster - also to remain unnamed. Curiosity compelled me to approach this great man and snatch whatever pearls of wisdom I could. It is worth noting that this “Republican” pollster who was holding court that evening was one of the most virulent Never Trumpers in DC in 2016.
Like a timorous student of Aristotle at the Lyceum, I asked the Republican Pollster what he learned about the current political state in America. He fixed his wise gaze upon me and responded, “Liberals hate us. We do not hate them.”
He quickly turned his back to me to dispense more wisdom to another inquisitor. I walked away feeling not wiser but bewildered. When I returned to my table sitting next to my wife I remarked, “Why does this man earn so much money for discovering the obvious - or maybe it is not so obvious to GOP DC denizens.”
After all, a little more than a decade earlier the GOP took control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Let me repeat this for those younger than 35 years old. Republicans had not been the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1954 to 1994! For those of us who recall those days know that the Democrats did not take this well. They immediately started fear and hate mongering.
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The Liberals hate America.
I know, I’ve thought this many times. Maybe we’re getting close?
Another way to say the same basic thing is, we want fair and honest elections and will accept the winner. They will do whatever takes to win and don’t care about honesty or fairness.
Not all Democrats feel this way, because a lot of them voted for Trump.
If you hate me, I hate you right back.
? I have hated Democrats and RINOs since 1972. (McGovern AND Nixon)
Maybe the liberals know that the Republicans are a bunch of snowflakes and won’t fight back that’s why they smack them around.
And they’ll use their cruise “NOH8” logo/meme/avatar or whatever to prove they’re all about tolerance.
What stopped you from posting the whole thing?
Is there porn or Nazi stuff or Klan advertisements?
Why do you put that kind of stuff on your blog?
...aaaaand... We have limits as to how far we will go with things.
We also have REAL moral compasses that we follow. They know this and use it against us, because they have NO such moral compass.
I don’t hate them.....
I despise them......
I can honestly say I’ve got over the problem of not hating elected Democrats.
Republican pollster most likely = Frank Luntz.
I despise anyone who wants to destroy the Republic.
I do not hate Democrats. I hated McCain and starting to hate Romney and Bush. Democrats are what they are; they need to be defeated in the arena of ideas. Politicians, like McCain was, do an adequate job for the right when it doesn’t matter. When it does they are the weak link.
M. Tremoglie , you need to name names. Let’s expose all these traitorous scoundrels.
the headline is incorrect
“...Maybe the liberals know that the Republicans are a bunch of snowflakes and won’t fight back that’s why they smack them around......”
I don’t think so. If they really believe this then why do they want to take away our firearms so badly? I think they fear that there is a “breaking point.” They just don’t want to stop or slow down in their push for taking power.
Several years ago I attended a dinner at a five star restaurant given by a very famous conservative organization - to remain unnamed. One of the movers and shakers of Inside-the-Beltway.
One guest entered and was immediately mobbed by the others. This guest was a very famous “Republican” pollster - also to remain unnamed. Curiosity compelled me to approach this great man and snatch whatever pearls of wisdom I could. It is worth noting that this “Republican” pollster who was holding court that evening was one of the most virulent Never Trumpers in DC in 2016.
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Like a timorous student of Aristotle at the Lyceum, I asked the Republican Pollster what he learned about the current political state in America. He fixed his wise gaze upon me and responded, “Liberals hate us. We do not hate them.”
He quickly turned his back to me to dispense more wisdom to another inquisitor. I walked away feeling not wiser but bewildered. When I returned to my table sitting next to my wife I remarked, “Why does this man earn so much money for discovering the obvious - or maybe it is not so obvious to GOP DC denizens.”
After all, a little more than a decade earlier the GOP took control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Let me repeat this for those younger than 35 years old. Republicans had not been the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1954 to 1994! For those of us who recall those days know that the Democrats did not take this well. They immediately started fear and hate mongering.
For example, on March 21, 1995, less than 12 weeks after the GOP swore in Newt Gingrich as the first Republican Speaker of the House since 1955, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), the civil rights icon, took to the floor of the House of Representatives to say, “Read the Republican contract,” Lewis said on the House floor on March 21, 1995. “They’re coming for our children. They’re coming for the poor. They’re coming for the sick, the elderly and the disabled.” Lewis was paraphrasing the famous Niemoller quote about the Nazis.
This was one of the milder comments in those days.
“You’re a bunch of dictators, that’s all you are. I had to fight you guys 50 years ago,” said Rep. Sam Gibbons (D-FL). Gibbons was alluding to the Nazis who he had fought as a paratrooper during WWII. It is also worth noting that Gibbons and Lewis were allies despite Gibbons voting against the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Lewis was marching to have enacted.
Other hate and fear mongering invective by Democrats against Republicans a generation ago include:
“In South Africa we’d call it apartheid. In Nazi Germany we’d call it fascism. Here we call it conservatism. These people are attacking the poor,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson who was famous for calling Jews “Hymies” and New York City “Hymietown.”
“Human sacrifice is much in vogue right now. The Republican right thinks that people who get on its nerves, especially women, should be sent to the stake…,” wrote Mary McGrory, a “nonpartisan” columnist then writing for the Washington Post.
It’s a glorious day if you’re a fascist,” declared Rep. George Miller (D-CA) from the House floor during an August 3, 1995 rant against Republicans.
There are many many more such comments from Democrats who were deeply embittered after losing control of Congress. So much so that they mounted an unprecedented campaign of hate and fear against Republicans. One did not need to be a highly paid and feted Republican pollster to know that Democrats hate Republicans. All you needed to do was be conscious during the 1990s. For that matter just recall the Nixon administration.
The lack of anger by Republicans to being spit on by Democrats is one of the three main problems confronting the GOP today. The other I addressed in my prior column America at the Crossroads. I will address the third in my next column.
Like a timorous student of Aristotle at the Lyceum, I asked the Republican Pollster what he learned about the current political state in America. He fixed his wise gaze upon me and responded, “Liberals hate us. We do not hate them.”
He quickly turned his back to me to dispense more wisdom to another inquisitor. I walked away feeling not wiser but bewildered. When I returned to my table sitting next to my wife I remarked, “Why does this man earn so much money for discovering the obvious - or maybe it is not so obvious to GOP DC denizens.”
After all, a little more than a decade earlier the GOP took control of the House for the first time in 40 years. Let me repeat this for those younger than 35 years old. Republicans had not been the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1954 to 1994! For those of us who recall those days know that the Democrats did not take this well. They immediately started fear and hate mongering.
For example, on March 21, 1995, less than 12 weeks after the GOP swore in Newt Gingrich as the first Republican Speaker of the House since 1955, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), the civil rights icon, took to the floor of the House of Representatives to say, “Read the Republican contract,” Lewis said on the House floor on March 21, 1995. “They’re coming for our children. They’re coming for the poor. They’re coming for the sick, the elderly and the disabled.” Lewis was paraphrasing the famous Niemoller quote about the Nazis.
This was one of the milder comments in those days.
“You’re a bunch of dictators, that’s all you are. I had to fight you guys 50 years ago,” said Rep. Sam Gibbons (D-FL). Gibbons was alluding to the Nazis who he had fought as a paratrooper during WWII. It is also worth noting that Gibbons and Lewis were allies despite Gibbons voting against the 1964 Civil Rights Act that Lewis was marching to have enacted.
Other hate and fear mongering invective by Democrats against Republicans a generation ago include:
“In South Africa we’d call it apartheid. In Nazi Germany we’d call it fascism. Here we call it conservatism. These people are attacking the poor,” said Rev. Jesse Jackson who was famous for calling Jews “Hymies” and New York City “Hymietown.”
“Human sacrifice is much in vogue right now. The Republican right thinks that people who get on its nerves, especially women, should be sent to the stake…,” wrote Mary McGrory, a “nonpartisan” columnist then writing for the Washington Post.
It’s a glorious day if you’re a fascist,” declared Rep. George Miller (D-CA) from the House floor during an August 3, 1995 rant against Republicans.
There are many many more such comments from Democrats who were deeply embittered after losing control of Congress. So much so that they mounted an unprecedented campaign of hate and fear against Republicans. One did not need to be a highly paid and feted Republican pollster to know that Democrats hate Republicans. All you needed to do was be conscious during the 1990s. For that matter just recall the Nixon administration.
The lack of anger by Republicans to being spit on by Democrats is one of the three main problems confronting the GOP today. The other I addressed in my prior column America at the Crossroads. I will address the third in my next column.
There in lies the problem. Democrats will do anything.. and I mean anything because they believe that the end justifies the means.
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