RNC members to Dems: Change your name to "Democrat Socialist"

[BurtWorm]

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http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/23/rnc_socialist/index.html?source=rss&aim=/politics/war_room

A fair portion of the Republican Party seems to think that the way out of the ditch is to close its eyes and pretend super-hard that the year is 1954. Hence, it seems, their attempts to explain patiently, again and again, that there is a socialist in the Oval Office. This is, of course, not exactly a novel strategy. Not only does it predate Barack Obama’s election (it may be hard to remember how Joe the Plumber got famous, but this was it), it actually predates his birth, too.

It seems hard to imagine that the best use of Republican National Committee members' time is, as Greg Sargent reports, pressuring their chairman, Michael Steele, to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLVED, that we the members of the Republican National Committee call on the Democratic Party to be truthful and honest with the American people by acknowledging that they have evolved from a party of tax and spend to a party of tax and nationalize and, therefore, should agree to rename themselves the Democrat Socialist Party.

Sargent spoke with RNC vice chair James Bopp, who told him that Steele has said "on several occasions that he agrees with the substance.”

But, in addition to seeming a little bit like absurdist theater, Cold War-style red-baiting just doesn’t seem all that effective. Pew pollster Andrew Kohut notes that he has detected the slightest uptick in respondents identifying Obama as a socialist -- from 13 of 742 in February up to 20 now. That’s a jump from 1.8 percent to 2.7 percent.

Perhaps more significant, however, is that rather than damaging Obama by tagging him with red paint, it's possible that the GOP is just making “socialism” more popular by identifying it with a well-liked president. A Rasmussen poll from earlier this month shows that capitalism only beats socialism 53 percent to 20, and among adults under 30, the split narrows to 37 to 33.

[NC_Nurse]

1. They have just gone 'round the bend, haven't they? WTF?

:wow: Nutjobs.

[Mz Pip]

2. I'm sure that will work

Name calling is such an effective means of regaining control - when you're 10. :eyes:

[LeftinOH]

3. The Republicans are gearing up for the next election: The 1952 election, that is..n/t

[annm4peace]

4. I would love to have a Socialst Dem party

I would be the first on board.

I think Bernie is the only one even near being a Socialist Dem,, maybe Kucinich and Barbara lee could be persuaded.


then you could also start a Republican Dem party.. with the Blue Dogs.

[Old and In the Way]

5. Sure...can we call you the Republican Old White Folks Party?

Or maybe Republican Fascist Party? Or the Republican Rump Party? Name calling is so cute, very becoming for a political party that is fast becoming totally irrelevant in our body politic.

[VenusRising]

6. Repubs calling on Dems to be "truthful".

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Then can we rename them? How about the Fascist Jesus party?

The Party of Corporate Greed?
The Party of Corporate Welfare?
The Party of Personal Responsibility and Corporate Freedom?
The My Party Right or Wrong party?

[peace13]

8. When the Republic-cons return their Social Security checks,

and refuse to use their Medicare cards we may consider it. As the folks on the Peace Line say, 'There are worse things to be called than Socialist!'

[C_U_L8R]

9. As long as we can call them National Socialists

[Poiuyt]

10. So do we call them the Republic Socialist party?

After all the progressive tax system was started by Teddy Roosevelt.

[Lerkfish]

11. sure, when they start calling themselves the NAZI party.

oh wait, that would actually be accurate....never mind.

[arbusto_baboso]

12. As soon as GOP starts to be referred to as "Gross Old Perverts".

Your move, rethugs. Maybe you wanna rethink this?

[Kansas Wyatt]

13. They just may be helping move people toward socialism.

Think about it... Most of the country is dead set against these loons, while their die-hard 25% keep pounding on the war drums. After what the Republicans have done to this country, most people will automatically oppose anything they are for and want anything that they do not want. By just being against socialism, the republicans push people toward giving socialism serious consideration.

Republicans have gotten so bad at screwing up the country, now they are screwing up in reverse and making people more open to socialism.

[DUgosh]

14. Radicalfringe Namecalling Committee

Radicalfringe Nutzoid Committee

Radicalfringe Nonsense Cooperative

[Ganja Ninja]

15. No problem with the change and while we're at it ...

the GOP can drop the Elephant logo and replace it with the swastika.

[mod mom]

16. OK, but only if the GOP will change their name to Fucking Lying Fascist Greedy Bastards!