Pitchforks and Pistols

[babsbunny]

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/04/opinion/04blow.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

By CHARLES M. BLOW
Published: April 3, 2009

Lately I’ve been consuming as much conservative media as possible (interspersed with shots of Pepto-Bismol) to get a better sense of the mind and mood of the right. My read: They’re apocalyptic. They feel isolated, angry, betrayed and besieged. And some of their “leaders” seem to be trying to mold them into militias.


At first, it was entertaining — just harmless, hotheaded expostulation. Of course, there were the garbled facts, twisted logic and veiled hate speech. But what did I expect, fair and balanced? It was like walking through an ideological house of mirrors. The distortions can be mildly amusing at first, but if I stay too long it makes me sick.

[Andy823]

1. The good news is

The majority of americans don't buy into this crap. Sure you have those who are radicals, right wing nut jobs, who always felt this way, and they listen to this kind of stuff, but the majority are backing Obama and are willing to give him a chance.

[rrneck]

2. It a nice wide

streak of authoritarianism mixed with a heavy dose of greed in an effort to get out in front of everybody else for the souls of the last remaining fools who will fall for that bullshit. They're feeding on themselves.