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Glen Beck believes that Obama is not merely wrong, but wants to destroy the country. I have a relative who believes that too. Then of course there is also Olberman and Limbaugh.
Let's create a class of people who have gone so far out of bounds that they should be ignored in the political discussion. By that I would mean we would not quote them or use them in any way in the political discourse of the country. Now this is more than just, "I don't like them." This is basically people who say that the folks on the other side from them are not just wrong, but are actively evil and seek the destruction of the courntry.
The two right wingnuts and one left wingnut above could be a start.
To add a second from the left try Robert Shrum, the Democratic operative who has lost more presidential elections (eight)than anyone in history, demonstrated it in a recent article.
He says that the Rs are out to destroy the economy. Here is a choice quote: Any Republican maneuver to provoke default, no matter how disguised, could be unmasked. "This could jeopardize his speakership ... and Boehner may calculate or miscalculate that the controversy can be manipulated to brand the president with the scarlet letter of default."
His view of checks and balances - Governmental action requires the approval of both houses of Congress and the President- goes like this: "The House GOP is abusing the budget and debt process to circumvent constitutional assumptions and impose minority rule by misusing its control of only one house of the Congress. Instead of decisions made by majority vote on both sides of Capitol Hill, ratified by the president or rejected by his veto, the chamber without a filibuster and, according to its new class of fervent anti-government firebrands, should blackmail the Senate, the White House, and the nation into specific, historic and devastating cutbacks that Americans adamantly oppose." The House that Shrum condemns is the one which has the most recent mandate of the people. The entire body was elected a few months ago.
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Glen Beck believes that Obama is not merely wrong, but wants to destroy the country. I have a relative who believes that too. Then of course there is also Olberman and Limbaugh.
Let's create a class of people who have gone so far out of bounds that they should be ignored in the political discussion. By that I would mean we would not quote them or use them in any way in the political discourse of the country. Now this is more than just, "I don't like them." This is basically people who say that the folks on the other side from them are not just wrong, but are actively evil and seek the destruction of the courntry.
The two right wingnuts and one left wingnut above could be a start.
To add a second from the left try Robert Shrum, the Democratic operative who has lost more presidential elections (eight)than anyone in history, demonstrated it in a recent article.
He says that the Rs are out to destroy the economy. Here is a choice quote: Any Republican maneuver to provoke default, no matter how disguised, could be unmasked. "This could jeopardize his speakership ... and Boehner may calculate or miscalculate that the controversy can be manipulated to brand the president with the scarlet letter of default."
His view of checks and balances - Governmental action requires the approval of both houses of Congress and the President- goes like this: "The House GOP is abusing the budget and debt process to circumvent constitutional assumptions and impose minority rule by misusing its control of only one house of the Congress. Instead of decisions made by majority vote on both sides of Capitol Hill, ratified by the president or rejected by his veto, the chamber without a filibuster and, according to its new class of fervent anti-government firebrands, should blackmail the Senate, the White House, and the nation into specific, historic and devastating cutbacks that Americans adamantly oppose." The House that Shrum condemns is the one which has the most recent mandate of the people. The entire body was elected a few months ago.
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All 4 of YA’s suggestions made my list.
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