SLANTBLOG's "Top Five Loony Losers for the GOP"

By: Lowell
Published On: 2/1/2007 5:08:08 PM

I really like this, courtesy of SLANTBLOG:

here are SLANTblog's Top Five Loony Losers for the GOP. These are the five most contorted positions, plus a special Virginia bonus, that are rapidly turning red states to blue. (If I've left one out, readers are encouraged to add to the list.):

  * In public schools Bible verses regarding the origin of Earth and its inhabitants should have equal footing with scientific evidence. "Creationalism" should be taught in the same way as science.
  * Global warming is a myth created by leftwing scientists and tree-hugging crackpots who hate capitalism.
  * Pointing out the indisputable fact that in America the rich are getting much richer at everyone else's expense, or questioning the wisdom of tax cuts for the wealthy, is engaging in "class warfare."
  * Validating same-sex relationships undermines the institution of marriage, because it encourages homosexuality, which is a decadent lifestyle choice.
  * With regard to how Congress should pay it bills, "borrow and spend" is more fiscally prudent than "tax and spend."

Can you think of more?  I've got one right off the bat.

  * It's more important to "save" a 200-cell blastocyst that's going to be thrown out anyway than to conduct essential scientific research that could save millions of people from Parkinsons, Alzeheimers, diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and many more terrible disease.

Comments



A voice from the past (Dianne - 2/1/2007 6:00:59 PM)
"As you know, you go to war with the army you have, not the army you might want or wish to have at a later time."

"Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war."



Forgot this winner from Rummy (Dianne - 2/1/2007 6:05:44 PM)
"It is unknowable how long that conflict [the war in Iraq] will last. It could last six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."


One of my favorite (Mark - 2/1/2007 7:30:46 PM)
Colbert-isms:

"Reality has a well-known liberal bias"



Civil War Demonization...again... (DanG - 2/1/2007 7:52:37 PM)
"* The Civil War wasn't fought over slavery, because most Southerners didn't own slaves."

I believe, and will always believe, that this is, in fact, the truth.  And I think you do more damage than good by bringing this up.  Some of us have deep Southern Heritage that they would prefer wasn't insulted.



Good point that most Southerners (Lowell - 2/1/2007 8:46:40 PM)
didn't own slaves.  You're right, of course, that only a tiny percentage were slave owners.


I agree with you on this, Dan (Kathy Gerber - 2/1/2007 8:49:35 PM)
Well, in part. For many it was a matter of being invaded.  We forget the nature of education and communication during those days.

Well,, I'm not going to elaborate, because the current situation is that way too many arguments are made from various folks to invalidate others.



I've removed that line (Lowell - 2/1/2007 8:56:09 PM)
Honestly, I didn't really pay much attention to it at first, so thanks for the "heads up."


Just to clarify. (Lowell - 2/2/2007 7:48:15 AM)
I believe that the causes of the Civil War were very complex.  To say that the Civil War was 100% about slavery or 100% about "states rights" is simply not correct.  There were a wide variety of economic, cultural, political, and ideological factors at work.  However, there is no doubt that slavery - and the "states' rights" that allowed a small minority of southerners (and northerners - Delaware, Maryland, etc. -  I would point out) to own slaves - was a major factor.


I know ... (Kathy Gerber - 2/2/2007 9:58:30 AM)
Lowell, I wrote something earlier to slantblog about this. I'm a Southerner.  That's just a fact. It's not something people have any control over. 

Not an apologist, not a denier.

We don't set out to internalize our cultures of origin; it's just a natural process. White southerners who are committed to equality have to do a little bit of work to get at a place where they are not ashamed of themselves. Then along comes a rabid racist and makes me ashamed.

I don't have a problem with the re-enactors per se, but then they affiliate with fringe groups that are overtly racist.

Bottom line, I believe that rejecting some of the historical tenets and values of one's culture often spills over into ridiculing one's culture inappropriately.  It's a kind of self-hatred.