January 31, 2012

What to keep in mind when Romney wins tonight

Simply put, Romney won because he had to outspend Newt. He targeted his appeal at the same idiots who will determine the overall general election, the mushy, stupid so called "independents", aka the Ray-Gun Democrats, who are exactly the sort of people that vote based on what the TV tells them to do. This race will not be won based on any sort of argumant, ideals, logic, it will be won on the basis of who can frighten the weak minded, or appeal to their vanity.

The main hope is that

A) we can avoid the circular firing squad, which includes the "why should I vote" people. Rest assured, if you do not vote, you are placing your fate, and that of everyone you care about, into the hands of some idiot at Wal-mart that obeys the TV. Yes, the value of our votes has been diluted, but as that "Campassionate conservative" W. taught us, todays' "he might not be that far to the right" type can easily become the next Fuhrer once we let them into office.

B) The GOP continues to attack each other, which will start their own bloodletting. That has promise, as, regardless of tonight, there are many in Florida who have zero intenrest in helping Romney:
Jeb sure won't, he is planning on swooping into a brokered convention in Tampa.
Rick Scott won't, as he realizes that the powers that be want to put the Tea Party back in the closet before it embarasses them.
Rubio may like the sound of VP, but he also realizes that he can wait another four years, and try the sound of "President Rubio." He knows he can wait, as he knows that anyone will come to him saying "give us those same Cuban legbreakers and headcrackers that stopped the 2000 recount!"

So, what do we need to keep in mind:
Romney is only as weak or strong as we allow him to be. We can put pressure on him and Obama, using OWS and simpler, more homespun means. However, the thought that "Romney=Obama has to be put to bed, because it comes from the same place as Gore=Bush. Even the most diehard nader voters cannot, with a straight face, say that a Gore presidency would have been as bad as a Bush one: the supreme court proved that in a supreme matter by allowing Citizens United.

January 23, 2012

On Gabrille Giffords

I made a loud comment that I wanted to explain a bit better, than I realized it might deserve it's own thread.

Look, it is simple science. If you reward a certain type of behavior, you will get more of that behavior. Whether you want to trot out Academic metaphors like Pavlov's dog, or simply talk about how a bratty kid screamed his or her way out of eating their vegetables, it's the same. Even if you never intened to reward the bad behavior, if someone sees it helps them get their way, they will do it again and again. Irf said person is a sociopath, or simply greedy, they will do that behavior a LOT, even to the point where they destroy themselves and everyone else in the area of the explosion.

LET'S CUT THE THE CHASE: THE RIGHT WING HAS BEEN REWARDED!
LET ME SAY IT AGAIN ANOTHER WAY TO CLARIFY:

SARAH PALIN has been rewardedfor putting Gabby Giffords in a literal CROSSHAIRS! This nation has said in a loud, clear voice "Sarah, the money you spent was worth every penny! Spend some more in the same way, and you will get more of what you want!"

The harpy that called for "SECOND AMENDMENT REMEDIES" and then had the nerves to wonder why we accused her of violence, got REWARDED! No every polticians can outright call for someone to be shot, and still collect, of all things, a fine giovernment paycheck, as well as whatever largess they get from the job, legal or otherwise.

RUSH LIMBAUGH, GLENN BECK, and all the assorted attack dog/lapdogs of the right have been REWARDED. They will continue doing exactly what they are doing.

But most importantly: the creeps that passed Citizens United are the big winners, because if this trick wiorks in Arizona, they will now have as much money as thye wat to repeat repeat repeat repeat and AMPLIFY the message.

Of course, let's not pretend this is anything new: especially since MLK day was last week, and Lincoln's birthday is near. But now what was once the mere act of loners and madmen will now have the massive support of Million dollar infascrutures. It is DOMESTIC TERRORISM, the means by which rich people convince poor ones to do atrocties that no army can do.

And yes, I know gabby is sick, yes I understand this must have seared her soul, but at the risk of being selfish, a leader knows that sacrifices need to be made, and that one of those scarfices means manning the gates so that the barbarian hordes do not ride through your city and slaughter everyone, and none of you can deny that those gates are open now!

To sum it up, this is a terrible day in American history, where we will see the fruits of many things: Clinton's compromise to the right on the Telecommunications act, The death of the Fairness doctrine, the bungled, castrated efforts at finance reform, but most importantly citizens united, which is about to turn the production of future assasins into a BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY! You know it is true.

January 19, 2012

Who is the "independent voter?"

I have heard this term used a lot,especially whenever Obama gets a hint to the left, the media starts saying he is angering independent voters.

I want to hear DU define them, in a clear way? Are they merely reagan democrats that cannot swallow the tea party? Are they people geuinely free, or simply riding the tides of opinion?

January 12, 2012

Religious Groups Given ‘Exception’ to Work Bias Law

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/us/supreme-court-recognizes-religious-exception-to-job-discrimination-laws.html?_r=1

Ok folks, this is why they want to privatize education. Now, CHURCH BUSINESS (schools) can hire and fire anyone they want. Find out a teacher is Gay, out he goes? A teacher goers to another church, out they go. Of course, add to it that now, not opnly can these Church schools get taxpayer funded money, they can be the preferred repcipents, making sure that no one in a community jhas ANY ACCESS TO EDUCATION, meaning that they get to use educations as a means of DOMINATION.

Of course, the only real challenge would be if, oh let's say, the scientololgists used this in their schools, or the Moonies, or even a Wahabbi Madrassa, but we all know that religious freedom here is freedom to be white and protestant. Hell, even Mitt can't shake the fact he is Mormon.

January 7, 2012

independent?

Mitt saying he is independent from Wall Street is like a fox saying he is independent from the henhouse. Mitt, you made you money being a very largenpart of the problem, by promoting the idea.that companies are just resources to be gutted ( the people who work for them be damned.)

Let us make this clear Mitt, YOU AREBTHE EMBODIMENT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS ECONPMY and as soon as you get crowned candidate, we will focus on you.

WE WILL BURY THE IDEA THAT YOU ARE NOT ALL THAT BAD. Because we know you ate every bit as much the servant of the new aristocrats like the Koches and Bushes.

December 30, 2011

Get a What? A Job? 70% of Occupy Wall Streeters are Employed, Compared to 56% of Tea Partiers

http://wepartypatriots.com/wp/2011/11/09/get-a-what-a-job-70-of-occupy-wall-streeters-are-employed-compared-to-56-of-tea-partiers/


This is a delicious fact to shove up the (censored) of the people who say "Get a job losers!"

December 30, 2011

The whole "let's dump Joe Biden" meme.

Now, let me say that I really do not think the people pushing this meme represent most Hillary Clinton supporters. Yes, I was and am a Obama supporter in 2008, and I will not deny that fists flew back then. However, I do think that, aside from the occasional PUMA, most are not falling for this.

What this reflects is simple: The GOP wants very hard to sell the idea that Obama is not fit to be president, nor was he ever fit. Simply put, they know they have put their worst foot forward; even Mitt cannot really be sold well once he gets put under the microscope, and that has nothing to do with being a Mormon, and everything to do with the fact he is exactly the Layoff-ordering, outsourcing, "corporations are people too" type that led us into this mess. There is not one GOP candidate whose own commercials, that play so well in the primary, cannot become a major source of pain in the general (see the above quote from Mitt for an excellent example).

They know that this is our fight to lose, so they will do anything to make us shoot each other. Anything to shatter unity. They will once again shovel money to Ralph Nader, and focus on how many on the left are pissed at Obama, and how many people feel "how much does my vote really count?" to try and keep us from getting into those boxes. If voting counts for so little, why are the GOP run governments trying so hard to limit it, and bleating that old refrain "democrats only win by voter fraud", to ensure that only "certain people" get the right to vote?

Make no mistake, this is desperation on their part. For all the despair, we still are ahead, and this fight is ours to lose.

December 25, 2011

Going into 2012

I will confess, on many levels, 2012 is set to be a stinker of a year, regardless of any Mayan prediction. I am in Tampa, which means the GOP Parasite will be using our town as a host. Let me be blunt, even if every GOP candidate were to swear fealty to Mitt tomorrow, the Tea Party would still find a way to make a mess, with Jeb pouring on Gasoline. Normally I would laugh, save that it will give the Tampa PD an excuse to crack heads, as they are already bragging in the papers about beating hippies up. On the other side, I do realize that the best my vote can get is to keep a somewhat weak president in office, one that keeps on trying to play chess when he forgets this is a boxing match. Yeah yeah, talk Third party or protest vote, I have seen that being used by the GOP to get Idiot son in, and I do not want to see the good Bishop Romney get in. However, the "hope" for "change" I felt does feel a bit foolish now, though I am still thankful I did not vote for Hillary. She did not get to have her war with Iran, nor continue where her and Bill left off gutting the left. Still, that is cold comfort, to think that we are still so far behind that the best we can hope for is "not awful."

Still, there is hope this year. OWS, in it's various guises, is too damned big to be written off. Even when the jackboots bash heads (and they will) all they will do is turn people into martyrs, the most effective warrior there is. Also, there is hope that we, on the left, no matter where we are, might sees more of a common interest, and try to help each other. I will still never vote for Ron Paul, who does have some decent ideas, but is deluded if he thinks the corporations will not undo all that good, to say nothing of his tolerance of racial intolerance. Still, we take advantage of the fact that maybe, this time, the nation realize that Lucy will always pull the football away, and that a new game and strategy is called for. I am also happy to see that DU3 did not turn this place into some Huffington Post style Dino den, or FDL style screaming match. There is room for all types here. Yeah, we have some bugs to tap out, but DU is still a supportive forum, a family, like it SHOULD be.

Of course, Hope is not enough; what we need in 2012 is WILL, to actually hold firm against the right, and insist that line goes left.

December 22, 2011

Mafia vs. the Current one percent

This was inspired by a reply to another thread, but I think it will stand on it's own

MAFIA vs. THE ONE PERCENT.

Recruitment:

The Mafia demands that all it's people start in entry level positions. Recruitment is based on neighborhoods, which leaves out any outsourcing.

The One percent has many people that never had to prove actual competence; many of them never had to earn a position, or manage their affairs on their own.

Responsibility:
If you fail in the Mafia, criticism is quick, clear and efficient, often ensuring that one way or another, the offender NEVER gets to commit the same offense again. They will NOT allow someone to damage assets just because they were good in the past.

The One percent is made up of people who have landed with Golden parachutes, literally getting hired in the some sort of job that they just finished screwing up at. They will even pay people to help them damage the assets more so they can liquidate them (like Mitt Romney's old job at Bain.)

December 20, 2011

K and R

Thank you