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Author: Raine    Date: 11/03/2014 14:14:41

Let me get this right...

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And yet, people are poised to elect more of the very types of people that have brought this mess on? Maybe Steinbeck was correct when he said “Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”

The problem is: these days we are not talking about socialism, we are talking about the destruction of a representative republic. This is what the GOP has done to this nation.

I don't know what will happen tomorrow, but I do know that a tremendous number of citizens have been truly hoodwinked into believing that both sides are the same, and both sides do it. That's the saddest and most deceitful part of it all.
Understanding this is key to understanding why conservatives LOVE the “both sides” argument. Let’s say you are a serial killer and I have spent my life saving orphans. Along comes a third person who really doesn’t know anything about us. This third person takes a cursory glance and declares, “I don’t see the difference. You both look the same to me.” Now, whose reputation does this benefit? Mine or yours?

This is how the “both sides” meme helps conservatives. No matter how awful or racist or cruel or greedy or disgusting they get, as long as there are people around to say, “Well, the left is just as bad!” then they can get away with it. After all, how do you punish (at the polls) one party for doing terrible things if the other party is “just as bad?”

And that is why conservatives refuse to push back against this ridiculous meme. They know, very well, that the only way to “defend” their ideology is to drag the left down into the mud with them. Unfortunately, they have all too many willing accomplices to this monumental lie.
Thanks to a lying party and a complicit media, people actually believe that both sides are the same, and it looks like they will vote for the party that is hellbent on hurting Americans while further lining the pockets of the wealthiest Americans. Somehow - once again - Americans really believe they are just like them, only temporarily embarrassed millionaires. Thanks to a complicit media, people don't know these facts:
1. We've now had 63 straight months of economic expansion.

2. We are currently enjoying the longest period of private sector job creation in American history.

3. Unemployment has dropped from 10.1% in October of 2009 to 5.9% and projected to reach 5.4% by summer of 2015.

4. The stock market continues to set new records since President Obama has been in office.

5. The Federal budget deficit is shrinking. It’s been reduced by two-thirds since 2009.

6. Under President Obama, spending has increased only 1.4% annually, the lowest rate since Eisenhower was president.

7. For 95% of American taxpayers, income taxes are lower now than just about any time in the previous 50 years.

8. Our dependence on foreign oil has shrunk due to record domestic oil production and improved fuel efficiency standards.

9. At least 7 million more Americans now have health insurance than before.

10. The Affordable Care Act has added years to the life of Medicare.

11. Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, we are seeing the slowest rate of increase in healthcare costs since 1960.

12. We currently have fewer soldiers, sailors and airmen in war zones than any time in over 10 years.

13. There have been zero successful attacks by al-Qaeda on US soil since Obama became president.

14. We now successfully catch and deport more illegal immigrants than ever before.

I am voting for people who will stay away from my body, fight for equal rights and move this country forward for all - not just the rich. I am voting for a party that will move us forward and not plant seeds of fear and loathing in this country. These are things that are in my best interest and the best interest of The United States of America.

Vote for your best interest, don't vote against the Dems because someone told you both sides are the same. They are not. The outcome of tomorrow will affect -- directly and indirectly --- every single person in this nation. It matters.

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Raine
 

35 comments (Latest Comment: 11/03/2014 20:40:34 by Mondobubba)
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Comment by Scoopster on 11/03/2014 14:27:16
Mornin' all!

Was listening to BBC News on NPR and they asked "What do pigs and chicken have to do with the Republican chances in the upcoming election?"

Well, that's easy. They are pigs and chickens.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 14:39:51
Morning.

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 14:52:42
Quote by Scoopster:
Mornin' all!

Was listening to BBC News on NPR and they asked "What do pigs and chicken have to do with the Republican chances in the upcoming election?"

Well, that's easy. They are pigs and chickens.
Chortle!


Comment by TriSec on 11/03/2014 15:14:32
Trisec has put on his 'disaffected voter' t-shirt. All politics is local, and I'm finding the ballot questions to be more interesting than the candidates around here.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 15:27:39
Quote by TriSec:
Trisec has put on his 'disaffected voter' t-shirt. All politics is local, and I'm finding the ballot questions to be more interesting than the candidates around here.



Ya know, except for the governor's and AG's races, I feel pretty much the same.

Comment by wickedpam on 11/03/2014 15:33:29
Morning

Just running through. Last vacation until spring *sigh*.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 11/03/2014 15:45:15
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by TriSec:
Trisec has put on his 'disaffected voter' t-shirt. All politics is local, and I'm finding the ballot questions to be more interesting than the candidates around here.



Ya know, except for the governor's and AG's races, I feel pretty much the same.


I may have to hold my nose and put the cross in Coakley's spot anyway. I'm through giving ANY Republican, even a "filthy Massachusetts Commie RINO" any vote. Unless it was a vote to be set adrift on an ice floe.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 16:09:48
Since, I Mondo, support the aims of RAADUA, I didn't partake of the Absinthe available at the Halloween party I attended on Fridee.

Comment by trojanrabbit on 11/03/2014 16:11:29
I was rather surprised at the video showing the snow being plowed off the Gillette Stadium field since I, being only a few miles from said Stadium saw no snow collect on the ground, though it did snow heavily for a few minutes.

Comment by TriSec on 11/03/2014 16:16:09
Bangor got over a foot yesterday, which knocked out the power to the primary call center- it was an interesting day at the store.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 16:19:34
Damnit. I can't find the ad from Koch Industries that tries to greenwash their GP paper mill in Palatka. I saw it last night during "Bob's Burgers."

Comment by BobR on 11/03/2014 16:20:58
Quote by Mondobubba:
Since, I Mondo, support the aims of RAADUA, I didn't partake of the Absinthe available at the Halloween party I attended on Fridee.

Ok - I'll bite.... RAADUA?


Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 16:25:59
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Since, I Mondo, support the aims of RAADUA, I didn't partake of the Absinthe available at the Halloween party I attended on Fridee.

Ok - I'll bite.... RAADUA?



Ragtime Artists Against Driving Under the Influence of Absinte. How soon they forget Jim Earl's brilliant parody PSA.

Comment by BobR on 11/03/2014 16:26:55
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Since, I Mondo, support the aims of RAADUA, I didn't partake of the Absinthe available at the Halloween party I attended on Fridee.

Ok - I'll bite.... RAADUA?



Ragtime Artists Against Driving Under the Influence of Absinte. How soon they forget Jim Earl's brilliant parody PSA.

Still don't remember seeing it.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 16:32:21
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Since, I Mondo, support the aims of RAADUA, I didn't partake of the Absinthe available at the Halloween party I attended on Fridee.

Ok - I'll bite.... RAADUA?



Ragtime Artists Against Driving Under the Influence of Absinte. How soon they forget Jim Earl's brilliant parody PSA.

Still don't remember seeing it.



Under "Public Service Announcements"

Comment by TriSec on 11/03/2014 16:43:55
On the other hand, trisec supports a policy of 'Absinthe For All!'



Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 16:51:07
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I decided to add this to the blog. Seemed appropriate.

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 17:04:31
Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 17:08:34
Quote by TriSec:
On the other hand, trisec supports a policy of 'Absinthe For All!'




I also don't promote black out drunk drinking. Absinthe would have gone a long way to having that happen. There were all kinds of liquor at said party. Including liquor you could eat.

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 17:12:40
Quote by Raine:
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I decided to add this to the blog. Seemed appropriate.



Yes!

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 17:24:54
This is on the Virginia Ballot. I am really not sure which way I want to vote on it, could I please get your input/opinions?

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 17:26:35
Quote by Raine:
This is on the Virginia Ballot. I am really not sure which way I want to vote on it, could I please get your input/opinions?
here is all I can pretty much find about it in the media.

Comment by BobR on 11/03/2014 17:34:08
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Raine:
This is on the Virginia Ballot. I am really not sure which way I want to vote on it, could I please get your input/opinions?
here is all I can pretty much find about it in the media.

That seems to describe it pretty well, based on my reading of it. The law already exempts for when a veteran has a 100% disability. This would add spouses of deceased soldiers.

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 17:38:16
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Raine:
This is on the Virginia Ballot. I am really not sure which way I want to vote on it, could I please get your input/opinions?
here is all I can pretty much find about it in the media.

That seems to describe it pretty well, based on my reading of it. The law already exempts for when a veteran has a 100% disability. This would add spouses of deceased soldiers.
I guess being KIA is a pretty permanent disability. I see the point now.


Comment by Scoopster on 11/03/2014 17:38:43
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by TriSec:
On the other hand, trisec supports a policy of 'Absinthe For All!'


I also don't promote black out drunk drinking. Absinthe would have gone a long way to having that happen. There were all kinds of liquor at said party. Including liquor you could eat.

I approve of this!

Comment by livingonli on 11/03/2014 17:47:04
Good day, folks. At least I got up today since I have a 2 PM doctor's appointment.

Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 18:02:34
Quote by livingonli:
Good day, folks. At least I got up today since I have a 2 PM doctor's appointment.
Welcome to the day!


Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 18:56:46
This entire debacle has my head turning.

I generally do not care for her, her show, the 10 minutes I may have watched a few years ago was boring and strange as hell -- but this?

She has serious issues imo.


Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 18:59:05
Quote by Raine:
This entire debacle has my head turning.

I generally do not care for her, her show, the 10 minutes I may have watched a few years ago was boring and strange as hell -- but this?

She has serious issues imo.


Read this on the Lena Dunham take.


Comment by Raine on 11/03/2014 19:03:13
Seriously, she had this published, did she not see this happening?

and I am not blaming her as a Victim. I am saying that I thought she was more media savvy.

Those are her words. They were meant to be provocative. She owns it.



Comment by Scoopster on 11/03/2014 19:41:15
Quote by Raine:
Quote by Raine:
This entire debacle has my head turning.

I generally do not care for her, her show, the 10 minutes I may have watched a few years ago was boring and strange as hell -- but this?

She has serious issues imo.


Read this on the Lena Dunham take.

It reads like some really bad, twisted take on Erma Bombeck. Clearly satirical, clearly only for the shock value. It's almost like she's trying too hard to be funny.

Comment by Scoopster on 11/03/2014 19:46:55
Comment by BobR on 11/03/2014 20:35:07
Quote by Scoopster:
Aw man.. Tom from Car Talk died. :(

I guess he'll be buried in the trunk of a 75 Pinto

Comment by Mondobubba on 11/03/2014 20:40:34
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Scoopster:
Aw man.. Tom from Car Talk died. :(

I guess he'll be buried in the trunk of a 75 Pinto