“Cuckservaive” must not simply go viral. It must become part of the political language.
Well spoken!
This needs to be shouted from the housetops.
I first heard of “cuckservative” from an overwrought hand-wringing screed on Ace. Maybe if we all use the term with gusto, our supposed betters will get the message.
Clinton rebuked a person for calling for an immoral reaction--he was actually on the side of morals in that particular case.
The Republican examples are all exactly opposite of that.
In 1996, Bob Dole lambasted the pro-life movement in attempt to make his platform look more “big tent.” Dole went on to lose to Clinton by a wide margin on Election Day. In 2000, both George W. Bush and John McCain had their respective Sister Souljah moments in the GOP primary. Bush critiqued Robert Bork’s cultural pessimism in a high-profile speech and McCain tore into the religious right. McCain lost the primary. Bush went on to lose the popular vote in a general election he narrowly won. In 2008, McCain reveled in the opportunities to please media elites by denouncing alleged extremists on his way to losing the general election to Barack Obama. In 2012, enraged liberal opinion-makers called upon Mitt Romney to castigate Rush Limbaugh for insulting Sandra Fluke. Romney did so, albeit tepidly, and was rewarded with constant coverage of his supposed “war on women.” He also lost the general election.Dole--rebuked pro-life movement
If you get on the right side of an issue, you win.
Get on the wrong side, like so many Republicans trying to please the Left, and you lose.
It’s really hurt Trump, right????
>>> Unlike Clinton, who targeted a fringe figure on behalf of the vast majority of America, conservatives who try to pull of a Sister Souljah moment always target large segments of their own base to appease elite media opinion. <<<
He then went on to give several examples of the so-call Sister Souljah moment, who targeted large segment of the base.
Except none of them used in the examples are 'conservative' and they didn't rebuke the far out 'fringe' minority in their party.
Causation vs correlation?
That’s because Republicans try their Sister Souljah moments aiming in the wrong direction.
Tell off the RINO middle, as Trump does, and a candidate would be rewarded. Tell off the belleaguered base, and the backlash is appropriate.
Maybe because Conservatives have never espoused mass killings?