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I'm actually not too surprised. This goes to show the misunderstanding that so many still cling to, because of their own complexes. I say let them continue on and the Republican Party will not only be the party of no, but the party of no color except for a few White Men.

Heh,

And one Steele.

This is what they are, Tim. Just the fact that Goforth could not even comprehend that she outted herself in the conversation with Grantham shows that these people are oblivious to respect and common decency.

These are Tennessee Republicans. Selfish, hate-filled, pathetically out of touch morons.

It's not my opinion. That's what they are.

A LADY NAMED SARA ROBINSON HAS A QUESTION FOR WHICH SHE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO LEARN THE ANSWER.

Personally, I'm not positive that the situation has reached this level of 'curiosity'. But, after all, considering that yet another Tennessee republican staffperson has now been caught spreading racist e-mails to her 'types' & others, I can't help but wonder. I'm referring of course to Sherri Goforth who works for Diane Black, Tennessee republican political representative for Robertson County & most of Sumner Country who now lives in Gallatin. Sherri Goforth subsequently 'apologized', not for sending the hateful, racist propaganda but rather for sending the hateful propaganda to the "wrong list of people" (her expression, not mine). Black, predictably, supports (so far) the job of her staffperson, although she reportedly did put a "reprimand" into her staffer's work record, AFTER (and only after) the matter had received widespread public attention, thanx to 'Captain Kona' & others (the staffer spread her hate while being paid by Tennessee taxpayers during May). Naturally, the republican staffer was not fired from her position.

Goforth represents yet another republican on the Tennessee State payroll who devotes time, while she's being paid by Tennessee taxpayers, to spreading messages of hate and/or to spreading falsehoods instead of actually working. Or are sending racist communications and/or producing lies part of the job description for republican staffers these days? And I have no doubt that Goforth is 'sorry' for getting caught.

Any reasonable person would remember this past Christmas when Tennessee's own Chip Saltsman celebrated the Holiday season, republican style, by sending out hate messages to his 'types' as Christmas gifts. In all consideration though, he was running for chairman of the republican national committee at the time, So, maybe he thought he could gain a few more votes. That ploy may work in Tennessee and South Carolina but not everywhere nationally, and Saltsman lost.



WITH RESPECT TO SARA ROBINSON AND THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF HER "DEAR CONSERVATIVES" LETTER:

"Dear Conservatives:



Your fellow Americans demand an answer - and we want it now. Just one simple question:



Are you deliberately trying to start a civil war?



Just answer the question. Yes or no. Don't waste our time with hesitations, evasions, dithering, qualifications, or conditional answers. We need to know what your intentions are - and we need to know NOW. People are being shot dead in the cities of America at the rate of several per month now. You may want to avoid responsibility for this - but the whackadoodles pulling the triggers make no bones about who put them up to this.



You did.



The assassins themselves are ratting you out. They're telling us, straight up, that they were inspired to act by the hate radio talkers that you empowered - one of whom is now the de facto head of the republican party. They got it from media outlets owned by your biggest donors. They got it from bloggers who receive daily talking points faxed in from the GOP. They got it from activists representing causes that would have never become causes in the first place if the issues hadn't been politically expedient for you.



Beyond that: You've already admitted your own complicity.



When the Department of Homeland Security expressed their worries about right-wing fanatic violence last April, practically every conservative pundit in the country went into a self-righteous fit. DHS never named anyone directly, so it was astonishing how many of you on the right were so quick to step up and claim that the memo was slandering you, personally and collectively. Since you were so eager to claim that that memo was all about you, now that the violence has come to pass, we're well justified in holding you to that.



And stop insulting Americans' intelligence by claiming that these acts are the work of lone wolves, and that you don't have anything to do with this, or that it's all the fault of the democrats somehow. It's obviously apparent that for years there have been right-wing crazies in our midst (i.e. Timothy McVeigh, Eric Rudolph, Scott Roeder, Shawna Forde, etc.). By choosing to gain power through a politics that only motivates through hate and fear, you've recruited a small army of those crazies, armed them up, and turned them into paranoid monsters that were, or still are, running loose in the United States.



You demonstrate that you have absolute and utter contempt for the intelligence of the average American, and trying to blame the democrats for creating this situation is a fabrication so delusional that it tells us you have absolutely no respect for the truth anymore. Even you are beginning to recognize that your word is worth practically nothing to most Americans now - and some of you don't even seem to care.



You don't seem to give a 'CUSS' about the future of this country, either. You're just in it to win the next election, increase profits for the next quarter, or boost the republican ratings for your next book. As long as selling hate accomplishes any of these goals, you'll do it - without regard for the cultural sewage you're creating, without regard for the way you've polluted the political landscape, and now apparently without even a moment's regard for the innocent lives that are being lost because you seem bent on destroying every shred of trust required for our democracy to function.



And the bodies are piling up. We are demanding an accounting from you. We are demanding that you take responsibility for the situation you've created. We are looking you straight in the eyes and demanding a straight answer:



Are you deliberately trying to start a civil war?



If your answer is yes, then stop this cowardly 'CUSSING' around. You speak the language of war and honor; but the honor code of the warriors you pretend to revere requires that you declare your intentions. If you really believe that the only way to get the America you want is to negate a fair election, shred the Constitution, and violently cleanse the country of everyone who doesn't agree with you, then 'fess up and get on with it. If it's a shooting war you want, do not doubt that there are plenty of patriotic Americans who are reluctantly prepared to oblige you. If this goal is so important that you're really willing to kill for it, please don't forget that you will also need to be willing to die for it and to potentially sacrifice the lives of your families and the lives of your co-conspirators for your hate.

Because, like martyrs Greg McKendry (a successful foster parent who was acting as a shield to protect some children at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church last July, according to his 16 year old son, Taylor Beseestte, when he was assassinated by a right wing fanatic) and Stephen T. Johns (the security guard whose last act was to considerately open the door for the elderly white man before that same white right wing fanatic assassinated him for no reason other than hate) have taught the survivors, Americans know if and when to do whatever is necessary to prevent you from winning.



If your answer is no, then you have just one other choice. Knock off the seditious tantrums, grow up, disavow the hate-mongers, rebuild your political party, come back to the table, and sit down and govern with us. (We think some of you are capable of it.) You will need to learn, many of you for the first time, to get your way through compromise as adults do - without fear-based politics, polarizing rhetoric, on-air threats against those who disagree with you, and repeating outrageous lies in the face of stone facts and irrefutable evidence.



And most of all: you need to stop feeding the crazies and other traitors. You need to disown them in every way possible - sincerely, emphatically, and with full awareness that every time one of these people acts, it destroys the credibility of "conservatives," "republicans," and "the right wing" in the eyes of the country. You cannot assassinate your way back to power. And don't doubt for a moment that the majority of Americans - even those who are empathetic with some of your ideas - will abandon your cause forever if and when it realizes that's what you're trying to do.



Since you're the ones funding the violent fanatics on your flank, you need to stop sending them money. Since you know far more about their activities than any one else, you need to be the ones who turn them in. Since you're the ones who make heroes out of them, you need to be the ones who call them out as sociopathic criminals. Until you do this - consistently, wholeheartedly, and responsibly - we can only conclude that these assassins are operating with your support and approval, and that you are intentionally trying to start an armed insurrection in America.



That's your choice. Are you deliberately trying to instigate a civil war? Or are you willing to work for real civility, and return to your seat at the table, ready to help us create the country's future? The future of America will be created with or without your contributions - will you be providing assistance?



Yes or No. Right now. The window is closing fast behind you. And once it closes, none of us - not you, not us, not anyone - will have the option to avoid the catastrophic consequences that will follow. It's your decision. And you need to make it now.



THIS WAS A QUESTION ORIGINALLY POSED BY SARA ROBINSON. I HAVE EDITED IT AND REWORDED SOME PORTIONS OF IT FOR CLARITY, etc.

Thanx, Vic. That was excellent.
Me likes Miss Sara Robinson.

"Or are sending racist communications and/or producing lies part of the job description for republican staffers these days? "

Yes. That is included in their job description. I fully believe that these racist/hate communications are used to score votes from the most sub-human aspects of our populations.
As for the "are they trying to start a civil war" question.
All the Left has to say is "bring 'em on".

Expecting them, in light of their cowardly nature, to fight head on is unrealistic. They will continue as they have. Murdering unarmed, innocent people in true Al Qaida fashion.
The only difference between Al Qaida and the American Right Wing Conservative is the headwear.

Some very informative information is available at this site:


http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2009/06/15/neo_nazis_army/index1.html

Matthew Hubbard, now blogging at lotsasplainin.blogspot.com, has recently pointed out the obvious on his site (whose message has been promoted on the "smirking chimp dot com" site). Namely, one way that anyone can stand up to the hate-mongering policies of fox news is to boycott all fox advertisers.

Also, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO LET THE ADVERTISERS KNOW WHY THEY DO NOT DESERVE TO RECEIVE YOUR BUSINESS. If they financially support republican hate media, they are promoting bigotry and intolerance. And while they are promoting republican hatred, then they don't deserve to receive your money.

These businesses and others will continue to openly support hate-mongering until they recognize that there exists adverse consequences for their actions. Some of them may just reconsider what they're doing if they receive negative effects, effects which we can cause.

So, I earnestly urge you to advise these supporters of republican hate and right-wing ignorance why they don't warrant your respect and why they will not receive your money. BOYCOTT all of them immediately. Spread the word.


Hubbard has identified these businesses so far:

Crest Whitestrips
Delphi
Mercedes Benz
Comcast
Subaru
GMC Suv's
Best Buy
Travelocity
Capzasin
New Phase
Orbitz
Ditech.com
eloan.com
Dawn
Toyota
Centrum
Nextel
Vehix.com
Gold Bond
Aspercreme
webmd.com
American Express
Holiday Inn Express
M Professional
priceline.com



"If you want the airwaves to be more responsible and to stop feeding the murderous rage of unbalanced people, it's time to stop patronizing these businesses, and more importantly, to tell these businesses why." - MATTHEW HUBBARD