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Mark Williams: Exhibit One that Teabaggers are Racist.(Part one of a series)

I am sick to death of the Tea Party bullshit. I’ve just plain had it.

First of all, I refuse to take them seriously as a "movement." It's not a movement; it's your classic "astroturf." A number of rich crooks are taking advantage of the most ignorant assholes in our society and they're using them to raise money. 

Now, I will admit that, for a long time, I was among those delusional folks who tried to be   diplomatic and give them the benefit of the doubt.  Yes, I am among those who have said in the past that “some of the points the Tea Party makes are valid.” 

I was wrong.

 

I have spent the last several weeks examining the Tea Party, and I’m here to tell you; there’s no there there.  The Tea Party “movement” obviously has nothing to do with patriotism, and there is no corollary between what these ignorant assholes say and do and any of the events that led to the revolutionary war. After examining this charade and its elements, I’m here to tell you;  this entire “movement” is nothing more than an attempt by moneyed interests to motivate stupid, ignorant, racist crackers to put them back into power.

 

Yes, I said stupid, I said ignorant and I said racist. And I am setting out to prove all three. 

The United States of America IS Multi-Cultural -- Deal With It.

Someone I know – a liberal, no less – posted this article on their Facebook page and praised its main point. I'm thinking she didn't actually read it, because the main premise is "America - Love It or Leave It," or "sieg heil, y'all." Basically, the main premise is that he thinks all Americans should act the same. He makes that especially clear in the last few paragraphs. Seriously, it made me want to retch.

Now, before I rip this guy a new one, I want to say I love police officers and I appreciate what they do for us.  I never say anything bad about police, unless they do something specifically horrendous. This is not a criticism of this guy as a law enforcement officer; this is a critique of his opinion on this one subject. I’m going to assume that he’s a lovely man with a good family who loves his family. He’s just wrong on this; incredibly wrong.  

The entire article can be seen HERE. Here is how he starts out:

Why Arizona SB 1070 Is Bad Law, No Matter What You Think

You have to hand it to right wing Republicans. They certainly know how to adopt an issue and get behind a law based on that issue that they know a) will probably be overturned by a court because it's unconstitutional and b) if it's not overturned won't actually fix the problem, in any case. Because see, if you fix a problem, then you can't run on it. I mean, how long do you lame right wing idiots have to be strung along before you figure out they have absolutely no intention of outlawing abortion, stopping drugs or reducing illegal immigration, because to do so would make it almost impossible for them to bitch about stuff that gets them elected.

Case in point; S.B. 1070, the Arizona immigration law that is unconstitutional and guaranteed not to work. Yeah! Republicans got a two-fer on that one.

Look; I know Arizona very well. Most of the people there are generally nice, face to face. They’re sweet and kind and they seem to always smile.

Of course, I’m white; they have nothing against me.

Who's More Conservative Between Obama and REAGAN? Are You Kidding Me?

There is a truly disturbing column in today's HuffPost from a guy I normally think makes a lot of sense, Cenk Uyger. The article is HERE, and this is how he starts it off:

 

Who is more conservative - Ronald Reagan or Barack Obama?

 

If you think that's an absurd question, you're not alone. We had this discussion on The Dylan Ratigan Show when I was filling in for him on MSNBC and both of my guests thought it was absurd. A conservative website led with the headline that it was absurd (though they did not present one single fact to back up their claim). Except as it turns out, based on the facts, it is a really hard question to answer. And it would be absurd to claim otherwise.

 

Please, Cenk, add me to the chorus of those who think the very question is absurd.