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February 18, 2009 12:05 AM UTC
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I meant to attend; did I actually make it ?
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…a funny way to make the letter “X”.
It’s either AS or one of his clones, good show.
Because now he has a chance to get a life and a day job!!
Shawn “Lurch” Mitchell talks about stimulating himself, suddenly cares about debt and fiscal responsibility. Mitchell claims that folks voted for Obama so he would join GOP and not do any of the things he campaigned on.
“Lurch” is Penry’s nickname.
Although it’s not evident in the clip Mitchell is a smart guy. Probably the only legitimate intellect in his entire caucus, Senate and House.
We’ve tried conservative economic policies for almost 30 years and we’ve utterly destroyed our economy. Movement conservatives have zero credibility on economic issues and anyone with an IQ above their own age knows this.
Mitchell, Lamborn, Coffman, Beauprez(!) – they’re all completely irrelevant. Even if they hold office they don’t actually have any power and their party is quite rightfully the subject of great public scorn and derision. So let them have their Two Minute Hate on the West steps, let them spew propaganda to hapless local news anchors. They’re on the outside looking in, we’re changing the country for the better and we’ll be rewarded for our efforts. I have the courage of my convictions and nothing Shawn Mitchell or Michelle Malkin do will change that.
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But the name would fit many.
Wow, Mitchell has the talking points down cold. When his term is up he has a bright future as a circus performer. It’s quite difficult to spin that hard and not fall down.
From that Kos link,
Does anyone know if Betsy Hoffman was at today’s rally?
While there are many symbols from many times and places that resemble a swastika, its derivation is from a Hindu power symbol, which is precisely the swastika without the tilt (and with the “teeth” going the other direction?), and which was what Hitler was explicitly appropriating. “Aryan” used to be the common term for what is now referred to as “Indo-European” (to cleanse it of Hitler’s usage), and Hitler “recognized” the shared “racial superiority” of the dominant Indian caste. Conversely, he “recognized” the racial inferiority of native americans, to whom he compared the slavs to his east that he felt justified in displacing, just as the Americans had been justified (in his warped view) of displacing the native americans.
What a surprise: Swastika guy doesn’t even understand the heritage and meaning of the symbol he is stupid enough to sport!
AS will be here to use his “liberal fascism” talking point sometime today.
You’re catching on! 🙂
Love the anti-immigrant signs screaming out to the fastest growing demographic: “FU, not welcome in our shrinking tent…”
of the
KKKMcCain/Palin rallies last year.is in control of the GOP, and they’re much happier now that they yhave no power, no accountability, and no reason to be anything but flamboyantly nuts. Up with the confederate flag!! Down with Obama! Loonies of the world, unite! Throw away your meds, howl at the moon, tear off your clothes, and dance naked under the noonday sun…
That cracked me up. I needed that.
People called Bush a Nazi for eight years. It was despicable then, and it’s despicable now.
Maybe somebody did, but can you really imagine one of the most prominent left-wing bloggers (say, Markos Moulitsas or Duncan Black or Josh Marshall) happily posing with someone holding a Bush=Hitler sign? No? Neither can I.
Our crazies are on the fringe; we make fun of them. Their crazies are their idols; they put them on a pedestal.
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called Bush a Nazi and a lot of other names.
I don’t think Obama’s a Nazi.
No effort being made to find a way back to the middle where the swing votes are. Instead it’s just pander to the nut cases and hold on to their little slice of power.
So those in very conservative districts keep their office. The right-wing bloggers keep earning a living. And we Dems stay in control of the government.
The GOP is like an alcoholic who has no interest in giving up the booze.
The link of any American president to a Nazi is abhorrent. I hold this standard for all parties. And for Michelle Malkin to happily take a picture with this genetic defective is a statement to her morals.
That he carried the sign onstage to stand with the Republican Party contingent on stage without being asked to dispose of the sign certainly speaks to theirs as well.
though it’s usually somewhat awkward. I remember clearly the tortured phrasing right-wingers came up with during the 90s, including “Hitlery” and “Clintler,” not to mention “KKKlinton.” This may be the first time it’s semi-official though. That’s a little weird.
Too bad nobody realized how it would come across.
Gave Obama’s supporters an opening they are happily exploiting in an effort to blur the real message of the rally, which looks pretty well attended.
I wasn’t there.
Sort of like when there was a small gathering in Denver last August, but John McCain made it about rock stars and fame? I seem to remember that get together being fairly well attended.
And it’s beyond a “bad PR move”. It’s abhorrent for Michelle Malkin to smile in a picture with the man holding that sign. Obviously she wasn’t offended.
Apparently as long as it’s anti-Obama, any message is OK with Dick Wadhams and the GOP.
Nobody realized how a swastika would come across?
That’s not a bad PR move, it’s a fundamental failure to get it.
Penry and company can’t seem to keep their message clear of hateful symbols. Maybe if they showed a little more care in the promotion of their ideas and opinions, more people would be willing to give their ideas a chance.
But when a guy standing not more than 15 feet from the Senate Minority Leader is holding a swastika sign, and another standing not more than 10 feet away is holding a hammer-and-sickle sign, the rational public isn’t going to be too inclined to listen.
She wrote a book defending Japanese internment during World War Two with the idea of promoting internment of Muslim Americans after 9/11. Posing and smiling next to a guy with a swastika is maybe one of the least offensive things she has done.
no one in America who isn’t already a marginalized nut job (I mean, skin head or KKK type nut-job) intentionally poses with a swastika for a high-profile photo. I just can’t believe that it’s a matter of “not getting it,” or not foreseeing how it would come across. You’d have to have an IQ of 20 not to get it or not foresee how it would come across. It’s just not plausible that anyone said to themselves, “Oh, wouldn’t it be a good idea to pose for a photo with this guy holding a sign with a swastika and Obama’s name on it.”
I can’t express the point very well, but I think you should read this guy’s post for a good counterargument.
Generally, I try to make as few assumptions as possible (which was where I started out on this issue, avoiding the assumption that those in photos with SG were aware of the sign). But maybe the contrary assumption is unwarranted as well: That no one who has achieved any degree of mainstream socio-political-economic success is that stupid. I’ll return to my favorite position: I don’t know.