Posted on 06/09/2005 9:04:22 AM PDT by CHARLITE
In some key ways in Washington, the most politically engaged individuals in both parties do not understand each other. Democrats think Republicans are mean. Republicans know Democrats are the mean party.
Knowing that, let's do a thought experiment. Close your eyes and imagine this.
President Bush is introduced at a great gathering in Topeka, Kan. It is the evening of June 9, 2005. Ruffles and flourishes, "Hail to the Chief," hearty applause from a packed ballroom. Mr. Bush walks to the podium and delivers the following address.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I want to speak this evening about how I see the political landscape. Let me jump right in. The struggle between the Republican Party and the Democratic Party is a struggle between good and evil--and we're the good. I hate Democrats. Let's face it, they have never made an honest living in their lives. Who are they, really, but people who are intent on abusing power, destroying the United States Senate and undermining our Constitution? They have no shame. But why would they? They have never been acquainted with the truth. You ever been to a Democratic fundraiser? They all look the same. They all behave the same. They have a dictatorship, and suffer from zeal so extreme they think they have a direct line to heaven. But what would you expect when you have a far left extremist base? We cannot afford more of their leadership. I call on you to help me defeat them!"
Imagine Mr. Bush saying those things, and the crowd roaring with lusty delight. Imagine John McCain saying them for that matter, or any other likely Republican candidate for president, or Ken Mehlman, the head of the Republican National Committee. Can you imagine them talking this way? Me neither. Because they wouldn't.
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I was discussing this the other day with a Dem friend. He had told me that he thought I had become narrow minded since I left LA and moved to flyover country and that it was because I was no longer exposed to diversity.
My reply was that it was exactly the opposite. Here in flyover country, we actually have ideological diversity. Here, I don't get called 'nazi' very often when I express an opinion that differs from Howard Dean's. It happened all the time in LA. So I don't know what Peggy is talking about. Liberals shut conservatives up all the time with nasty, personal comments--at least on the left coast.
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You do realize that Dean actually said that .. don't you ..??
In fact, the whole statement is a compilation of all the things the dems have been saying lately.
You do realize that Dean actually said that .. don't you ..??
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No suprise. The far-left will say and do anything to regain power...
It's OK to give the DemonRats good advice because they won't take it.
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