tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post3988703658386306939..comments2024-03-07T08:27:01.482-05:00Comments on Rational Nation USA: Republicans and the Tea Party Legacy...Les Carpenterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-17578543547530345652014-09-07T08:17:10.320-04:002014-09-07T08:17:10.320-04:00I wonder if he really hates Jews as his words reve...I wonder if he really hates Jews as his words reveal, or Carter is just old and feeble minded and has no idea what he says.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-11251571728914008692014-09-07T02:39:07.070-04:002014-09-07T02:39:07.070-04:00And you know what, you could probably throw Jimmy ...And you know what, you could probably throw Jimmy Carter into the mix as well. I mean, I know that he's alienated both of us with some of his recent Middle-Eastern rantings but as the Governor of Georgia and eventually President, the dude was anything but a liberal and he even confessed (to Larry King) to having a better working relationship with the Republicans than he did with the Democrats.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-79755152832428876752014-09-05T05:24:44.257-04:002014-09-05T05:24:44.257-04:00Mostly the responsible and reputable republicans h...Mostly the responsible and reputable republicans have given way to the Tea Party fringe, some call them baggers, which actually is a just label methinks.<br /><br />Self destruction is a pathetic process and it provides now joy in the watching.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-53785066376656800462014-09-04T23:33:32.809-04:002014-09-04T23:33:32.809-04:00Simon was a decent fellow. Maybe a tad too liberal...Simon was a decent fellow. Maybe a tad too liberal. How 'bout Doug Wilder, the first black governor of Virginia? The dude's an honorable man and probably a little more of a centrist.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-4402968432958653842014-09-04T05:46:31.374-04:002014-09-04T05:46:31.374-04:00"But I think that the same thing can be said ..."But I think that the same thing can be said about Democrats...."<br /><br />Or Farrakhan disciple Keith Ellison (D-Gaza), who also supports the KKK-like group, the Black Panthers. A real nasty piece of work. I also found out that he was one of the speakers at the million bigot march to honor Farrakhan and his war against the Jews and others of those considered to be inferior races.<br /><br />As for Heflin, my respect for him did drop a lot when I recalled that he was the buffoon who made Robert Bork's beard one of the main interrogation points of that ridiculous nomination hearing.<br /><br />Replace him in your list with.... Paul Simon, how's that?dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-25146921959158818172014-09-03T22:54:00.370-04:002014-09-03T22:54:00.370-04:00The Republicans of today are a far cry from the Re...The Republicans of today are a far cry from the Republicans of yesteryear (Jacob Javits, Jerry Ford, Howard Baker, Lowell Weicker, John Heinz, Ed Brooke, Chuck Percy, Nelson Rockefeller, Dick Schweiker, Stew McKinney, Bill Cohen, etc.) - that much is true. But I think that the same thing can be said about Democrats in that I'm really not seeing all that much Dennis DeConcini, Howell Heflin, Sam Nunn, William Proxmire, Bennett Johnston, David Boren, Lee Hamilton, Sam Irvin, John Glenn, etc. in the tactics and strategies of Nancy Pelosi, Alan Grayson, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Maxine Waters, etc., either. Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-66711790171482060332014-09-03T21:23:46.600-04:002014-09-03T21:23:46.600-04:00Of course many of the 60s counter culture ideas be...Of course many of the 60s counter culture ideas became mainstream, especially among today's Dems. And yes I sometimes agree with them.<br /><br />Rather unlike the complete disconnect between the John Birchers and the recent near-left Blue Dogs.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-16022065169863027832014-09-03T20:51:54.780-04:002014-09-03T20:51:54.780-04:00Instead of "are", I should have said &qu...Instead of "are", I should have said "would have been". Most of them are probably dead now anyway. And it is not about people, but the policies that they expouse. But you know that. You just can't answer my question.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-60163108991456093822014-09-03T20:24:39.020-04:002014-09-03T20:24:39.020-04:00Switching the subject Jerry? You made your claim a...Switching the subject Jerry? You made your claim about specific individuals, not policies.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-70127292023351428912014-09-03T17:17:19.211-04:002014-09-03T17:17:19.211-04:00Just what 60's left fringe issues are mainstre...Just what 60's left fringe issues are mainstream democratic policies today, dmarks?Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-19349506859170589972014-09-03T15:35:37.537-04:002014-09-03T15:35:37.537-04:00JBS members are today's blue dog democrats.JBS members are today's blue dog democrats.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-6919551830613742342014-09-03T15:34:04.827-04:002014-09-03T15:34:04.827-04:00No more and no less than the left-fringe of the 19...No more and no less than the left-fringe of the 1960s became dominant on the other side, also, BB.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-48722754565426902892014-09-03T11:39:38.871-04:002014-09-03T11:39:38.871-04:00Reminds us of back in the day. John Birch Society...Reminds us of back in the day. John Birch Society:<br />"After an early rise in membership and influence, efforts by people like conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. and National Review led the JBS to be identified as a fringe element of the conservative movement, mostly in fear of the radicalization of the American right" IMO, it<br />seems the 'fringe' has become mainstream.BB-Idahohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01388509941702241290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-31297857844849455992014-09-02T23:01:24.502-04:002014-09-02T23:01:24.502-04:00On a different note.
Are the neo cons, the socon...On a different note. <br /><br />Are the neo cons, the socons, and the plain old cons taking over the republican party?<br /><br />There sure are many days when it seems so is there not?Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-87030921783204612222014-09-01T22:14:14.671-04:002014-09-01T22:14:14.671-04:00It would be my pleasure!
Cheers... !!!It would be my pleasure! <br /><br />Cheers... !!!Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8549971354391868786.post-1540957307698228262014-09-01T22:05:14.090-04:002014-09-01T22:05:14.090-04:00Well it's all just so depressing. Won't y...Well it's all just so depressing. Won't you join me in a nice end of the summer season nightcap? I like a splash of Dewar's Highland Honey over the rocks. The hell with everything else. Cheers!Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.com