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Among
the most preposterous claims being made on MSNBC about the fight over
public sector unions in Wisconsin is that Gov. Scott Walker and the
Republicans are losing "Reagan Democrats" by taking on government
employees.
The theory seems to have been concocted by Howard
Fineman, editor at
The Huffington Post, who said, back in February on Lawrence O'Donnell's
"The Last Word," that the "whole idea of a Reagan Democrat" was that
union families were voting for Reagan. But today, according to Fineman,
they are shifting against Republicans because of Walker's tough line on
government unions. "That's got to scare Republican strategists
nationally," he said. [Reagan
Democrats: Tea Baggers, or MSNBC Viewers?]
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Back in
1992, when the reigning political Zeitgeist
(what I inelegantly call "just make
shit up") was being formed, I was gobsmacked while watching Bill
Clinton debate his opponents ("Mr.
Bush." as he snottily called the president, and Ross
Perot). GOB SMACKED!
For example, when confronted with an inconvenient point about his
stewardship as Arkansas governor, Bill might sally."that's
just a lie. While I was governor, Arkansas schools went from dead last,
to best in the nation!" Or, he would cite "renowned professor ______," (who
would later be identified as a teacher at some junior college in
Colorado) to buttress another claim. I mean, what the f*k?
Was it that long ago that President Gerald Ford was savaged by
the media for mistakenly saying "Eastern
Europe is not under Communist Rule ... ". Now - nothing?
Anyway, it seemed to work for Slick, and Democrats took note. Zeitgeist.
Ann Coulter's Reagan
Democrats: Tea Baggers, or MSNBC Viewers? offers a text book example of this, and why
political debate has become useless in our country. You cannot
debate with people who make shit up, especially when media are
the principle culprits.
Last night I watched a documentary about Kuru, an incurable brain
disease caused by the cannibalism practiced by the Fore tribe of Papua
New Guinea. I can think of no better parallel to what's become of
today's Democrat party, and its media partners. It's the "rabid
dog" thing.
Click-click. Shoot it and get a new one.
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