Posted on 05/15/2018 12:51:02 PM PDT by ethom
In the endless search for the magic key that Democrats can use to unlock the hearts of white people who vote Republican, the hot new candidate is respect. If only they cast off their snooty liberal elitism and show respect to people who voted for Donald Trump, Democrats can win them over and take back Congress and the White House.
The assumption is that if Democrats simply choose to deploy this powerful tool of respect, then minds will be changed and votes will follow.
As a voter says in The Great Revolt, a new book by conservative journalist Salena Zito and Republican operative Brad Todd, One of the things I really dont get about the Democratic Party or the news media is the lack of respect they give to people who work hard all of their lives to get themselves out of the hole.
I despise Barack Obama. I think primarily because I dont think he thinks very much of people like me, one Republican told The Posts Dan Balz. One of the places I would agree with the hard-core Trump people, theyre tired of being treated as the enemy by Barack Obama, he went on. His comment, the whole thing, its been worn out to death, that clinging to God and guns, God and guns and afraid of people who dont look like them, blah, blah, blah. Just quit talking down to me.
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This is attributed to Emerson..."Who you are towers above you, thundering so I cannot hear what you say."
LOL!!!! Hell, I hope this guy keeps it up! Snarky liberals condescendingly telling the little people that they are idiots being misled by eeeevil Conservatives who have some sort of secret and powerful machine designed to convince voters that Liberals are snarky and condescending is sure to go over big in flyover country.
How can you respect someone continuing a now-18-months-old tantrum over losing an election... AFTER having insisted during the campaign, at high volume, that the results of the election must be respected?
I get no respect. When I was a kid I said “Dad take me to the zoo!’’ He said “Don’t worry, when they want you they’ll call!’’.
Want my respect? Stop stealing tax payer money, promoting racist and sexist “social justice” BS and treating the constitution like a j*** rag.
But those 3 things are the raison d’etre of your party.
WaPo has a paywall? Who knew? I still don't.
As far as I know, you just click.
But, of course, you then have to endure the content.
And, unless you've forbidden JavaScript for *.washingtonpost.com, the ads.
It’s hard to respect a Communist pig telling Stalinist lies.
EVERY election boils down to “how can we fool them this time”.
The Left hate white people, Christians, Jews and America....why in the HELL should ANYONE respect them?
/bingo
Most of us would be thrilled if the effing ‘elites’ didn't hold us in total contempt and hatred. This piece is no different - it's insulting beyond words.
Paul Waldman cherry picked a few examples of so-called ‘respect’ - to showcase OUR stupidity in NOT noticing how wonderful Obama and Hillary were to those of us in flyover ie 'the deplorables'...
This piece is beyond insulting. No Paul - we are not taken in by FOXNews... They reflect OUR feeling - we don't reflect theirs. We can see with our own eyes how we're treated - how we're regarded, how our concerns are treated - and the ‘respect’ you effing ‘elites’ have for the people who built this country. We know who you are - and we're not going to be fooled by you and your fellow elites ... you ‘care’ because you want to take power back away from us. It's a scam.
You want to flood the country with illegals so you can dilute our vote. Then call us xenophobes for objecting. You want to indoctrinate our children and turn them against us - for the sole purpose of shoring up your power. When we object you laugh at us. You want to call us names that you know are not true. We are not racists - ask Joh Stewart - he took the time to research the issue. We are NOT fooled by you horrible elites. We are not fooled by your cheap words. Or your lies...or your snakeoil.
I see the mods just blocked my ability to send private mail.
see my tagline.
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