The LaRouche Democrats

WSJ.com ^ | 10/28/04 | James Taranto

[swilhelm73]

Democrat Richard Morrison is challenging House Majority Leader Tom DeLay for Delay's Texas congressional seat. Morrison's Web site features an ad for an event that took place Oct. 12, "town meeting on the crimes of Tom DeLay":

Isn't it time we rid the U.S. Congress of that embarrassment to Texas, Tom DeLay? Admonished by the Republican-controlled House Ethics Committee on September 30, and again on separate charges on October 6, the man who hides behind his so-called "Christian" values seems to be more than a little ethically-challenged. Add to that, 32 felony indictments for fundraising fraud of his closest associates, and an ongoing investigation into his attempt to turn Texas into his own little Banana Republic, his days as a thuggish enforcer are numbered. It is fair to ask, "Is the Hammer heading to the slammer?"

What's interesting about this is the sponsor: the LaRouche PAC--that is, the political action committee of Lyndon LaRouche, the perennial Democratic fringe candidate and felon. LaRouche is no harmless nut; Sunday's Washington Post magazine carries a long and chilling article on LaRouche's cultlike tactics.

What does Morrison say when asked about his campaign's cooperation with LaRouche? "Mudslinging for Tom DeLay," he tells the Citizen, a local newspaper. "This is a clear sign of DeLay's desperation. . . . He knows he's slipping in the polls so he's asked his buddies in Washington to do the dirty work for him."

[swilhelm73]

An interesting point I find, that has gotten little attention, is that while LaRouche himself is marginalizied by most of the left, his ideas are most definitely not.

If you read through his writings, and it is an unpleasant chore, you can find what the Left's arguments 6 months down the line are going to be.

He started the "Cheney is the evil mastermind controlling Bush" crud, for example, and now it has become a staple of the left.

[atomicpossum]

LaRouchies. The political version of Scientologists.

[Steve_Seattle]

LaRouche is on our local Public Access channel. It's easy to see why he has a following - he conveys an impression of being a scholarly statesman and a man of stature and influence, neither of which he is. It's like he's a grown up kid pretending to be an international statesman. And when you actually listen to what he's saying, it's goofy.

[elizabetty]

LaRouche is a criminal who belongs in jail, not in office.