Conservatism in Ascendency: It's Generational and Ideological

it's Larry King. And he says to the columnist S. E. Cupp, "Would you admit there's racism of the black president? Obviously racism involved?"

CUPP: No, I don't think so, and I think this speaks to sort of a generational gap. You know, my generation is not always so quick to jump to race. I think the Maureen Dowds and the Jimmy Carters tend to go there because that's what was always done, but my generation doesn't see racism in a Joe Wilson or racism at a tea party or a town hall. We're looking at the issues. These issues are too important to racialize them and project this imagined racism onto health care or any other political issue.

Cupp's answer is simply brilliant here.

And if you've ever wondered what a blue blood liberal republican looks and sounds like:

==========This guy is a Republican. He's on MSNBC last night. He's Frank Schaeffer, former Republican and author of Crazy for God. And the hostette says, "It doesn't seem like facts are relevant in trying to move people away from their worried beliefs here."

SCHAEFFER: We have a village idiot in this country. It's called "fundamentalist Christianity," and until we move past these people -- and let me add, as a former lifelong Republican, until the Republican leadership has the guts to stand up and say, "It would be better not to have a Republican Party than have a party that caters to the village idiot," there's going to be no end in sight. There's a fundamentalist subculture which has become a cult. It's fed red meat by buffoons like Rush Limbaugh and other people who are just not terribly bright themselves and they are talking to even stupider people. That's where we're at.

RUSH: Now, this is your average, elitist, country club, New York, liberal Republican. Frank Schaeffer is his name. First time I've heard of him. I never heard of him. This is the first time I've heard his name or heard him speak. But the point is that this illustrates exactly -- maybe not as extreme as the way this guy put it, but I'm telling you -- at the upper levels, the upper echelon of the liberal, country club, blue-blood, Republican Party is that exact sentiment toward pro-lifers: Village idiots, embarrassing, wish you'd get out.===========

This guy is just one of many within the republican party who just can't stand conservatives.

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