Why are Young Conservatives Embarrassed by the GOP?
I suppose sane Republicans can be embarrassed by the right wing extremists who seem to have control over the Republican Party, whether young or old. It isn’t just the racism, alarmist lies and sexism, but also the behaviors of members of the RNC, one of whom has been arrested for sexual harrassment.
They are conservative in the Goldwater mode, and the story on Alternet claims they are embarrassed by GOP stances that show it to be beholden to the far right fringe, the birthers, and those like Sarah Palin who believe grannie is going to die and other crazy conspiracy shit. This surprises me not one little bit. They should be ashamed at the racism of the Republican extremists and the homophobia as well. Heck, they should be ashamed of the dirty old men who run the GOP, like this member of the RNC who is being forced to resign. From the Idaho Statesman, via Booman Tribune:
Blake Hall, a leading figure in Idaho and national politics for 25 years, was fired Monday as a deputy prosecuting attorney in eastern Idaho and has resigned from the Republican National Committee.
Hall, a former member of the state Board of Education, pleaded guilty Friday to stalking a former girlfriend and is serving a 15-day jail sentence. He also was sentenced to a year of supervised probation. A six-month jail sentence was suspended.
Idaho Falls police reported that witnesses said Hall disposed of used condoms on the lawn of the woman’s house. Nineteen condoms were turned over to police, collected on 10 different dates, according to a police report. Both Hall and his lawyer acknowledged the condoms belonged to him, according to a police report.
Also, between March and August, Hall repeatedly followed the woman to restaurants, the movies and her home, and he ignored her repeated requests that he leave her alone, according to police and court records.
The victim testified Friday that Hall once followed her to a Walmart and took her car keys and would not return them until she agreed to “hear him out” concerning her marriage, the Idaho Falls Post Register reported.
I just love that Walmart angle to the story. It’s so wholesome and chock filled with family values, isn’t it? Like these Walmart family values.
OK, now back to your normal Republican crap, like racist attacks on Republican Rep. Joseph Cao by the right wing extremists. There’s plenty for sane Republicans, whether young or old, to be embarrassed about.
I read the Wally World (Wal-Mart) article. I haven’t shopped there in years, because of their business practices & the people they hire. My own story:
My husband worked for a time for an aquarium & fish system manufacturer. He was sent to a Wally World to get their system ready to be turned on. The manager (I use that term loosely) accused him of breaking something when he got there & found tanks full of water, that he had specifically told them not to fill. The manager (for want of a better term) got loud, abusive & ordered them from the store. They (my husband & son) were going when the manager shoved my husband from behind. My husband is classified as “handicapped” because he had polio when he was 2 months old & it took all the muscle from his lower left lag. He does wear a leg brace, which is evident to anyone with eyes. When he was pushed, he caught himself on his right leg, causing damage to his right knee, which happened to be the only good one he had.
It all worked out in the end, they paid the medical he required, basically to keep it quiet.
But after that & reading about how they get their “low prices”, then seeing how they treat their customers & employees, I haven’t set foot in one in over 6 years. Nor will I. I hope the couple sue them for everything they can get.
If Goldwater style republicans come back in vogue I might have to switch party affiliations. Cuz Goldwater would get out the clue by four and start beating the modern Cheney/Rove style Republicans upside their heads.
Goldwater warned us. We didn’t listen. Now we have Cheney Republicans. Exactly what he predicted.
* And by we I mean America in general since Goldwater was WAY before my time.
Boy, if Romeo had just thought to give a loaded rubber to Juliet -
They’d probably lived long and happy lives with a spouse from their own clan.
Nothing warms the cockles of a girl’s heart more than a gift of ______.