Tuesday, October 26, 2010

A Vote For a Tea Partier Is a Vote For-

This is what a Republican/tea party vote gets us:
  • Privatization of Social Security.  All of these candidates want to privatize Social Security.  Had George W. Bush's efforts to do this been successful, there would be no Social Security today because all of the money would have been lost in the Wall Street crash of 2009.  Also interesting is that many who support these candidates also carried signs to the town hall meetings during the summer of 2009 that read, "Keep the government's hands off my Medicare!"  It makes no sense.
  • Extremists with kooky fringe beliefs running our country.  We have Sharron Angle,  Republican and tea party candidate for Senate from Nevada, who claims that Dearborn, Michigan is governed by Shari'a Law.  Although there is a large population of Muslims there, it is not governed by Shari'a Law.  Then, there's Christine O'Donnell, Republican and tea party candidate for Vice President Joe Biden's Senate seat in Delaware.  First, she admits to having "dabbled" in witchcraft when she was younger.  Second, she falsely claimed to have studied at Oxford University, Princeton University and Claremont Graduate University.  Although she criticizes her opponent for opposing the teaching of creationism in the schools, she did not know that the establishment clause is in the constitution.  Ohio Republican House candidate Rich Iott dresses up like a Nazi officer.   Jan Brewer, Republican governor of Arizona insisted  that illegal-immigrants are responsible for a reign of terror in Arizona, including beheadings. And, don't forget those who claim that Barack Obama was not born in the United States and that he is a Muslim, with absolutely no evidence to support such claims.  Republican Congressman  and tp'er Trent Frank said, referring to Obama, "He has no place in any station of government and we need to realize that he is an ENEMY OF HUMANITY."   Tea Party member and Delaware congressional candidate  Glen Urquhart: "The exact phrase 'separation of Church and State' came out of Adolph Hitler's mouth, that's where it comes from. So the next time your liberal friends talk about the separation of Church and State, ASK THEM WHY THEY'RE NAZIS."   South Dakota tea party U.S. House candidate Kristi Noem on her 30 traffic and multiple arrest warrants for skipping court: "Obviously, I'm not proud of my driving record, but I've been working hard to be a better example to young kids and young drivers out there."    Carl Paladino, New York Republican gubernatorial candidate, said the following in support of  housing poor people in prisons: "These are beautiful properties with basketball courts, bathroom facilities, toilet facilities. Many young people would love to get the hell out of cities."  
  • Unqualified leaders. When was the last time you applied for a job where having no experience or any other qualifications is a good thing?  A common sentiment in the tea party movement is first and foremost, the ideal candidate is a "Washington outsider" who is not a politician.  Why?  And the less educated, more below average intelligence the candidate the better.  Smart, intellectual people scare the tp'ers.  I don't know about you, but that goes against my grain.  I think it is important to have leadership consisting of people who are much smarter than I am and who have experience.
If that doesn't scare the bejeebers out of you, I don't know what will.  Think about it.  Please.  Before you vote.

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