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 Reflections on McDonnel’s Blunder and Why He’s a Typical Republican

By Wise 1 - 4/19/2010 ()

confederate history month

Not long after McDonnel’s stunning omission of slavery from Confederate History Month, he was forced to make an apology and once again include slavery in what very well may be the darkest chapter in American history, the Civil War. The pundits are calling it a stumble and the armies of pro-confederate Americans have not rushed to his aid. By all accounts, the rising star McDonnel is now a falling star. Yet I see a greater issue in this debacle: the future of the Republican Party.

north vs south in the civil war

Understanding how one can be fascinated with the bloody conflict is not very hard. Those four pivotal years witnessed the greatest and worst natures of men and women alike, from brave abolitionists that risked everything to grant freedom to their fellow human beings to Southern prison camps, like Andersonville, that produced walking corpses unlike anything the world had and would see until the Holocaust. Brothers were literally fighting against brothers, for and against the keeping of men, women and children locked in absolute bondage. There are great characters in two presidents, generals, soldiers, freedom fighters, journalists, …

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 O’Keefe’s Acorn Pimp Scam Determined to be a Hoax

By Wise 1 - 4/8/2010 ()

O'Keefe the ACORN Pimp's mugshot

Recently arrested scam artist James O’Keefe has been caught doing what we all knew he did, fabricate lies about ACORN.

Racheal Maddow recently aired the unedited tapes, fresh off the heals of CA Attorney Gen. Jerry Brown’s investigation, which cleared ACORN employees of any wrong doing.

Not only did he not wear the now infamous pimp outfit, he was wearing a long sleeve button up shirt, ACORN employees asked questions of the phony pimp and immediately called the police. This is clearly displayed in the video. He also used editing tricks and what sounds to me like voice overs (I do sound engineering and work in a studio so this is an educated guess).

It makes sense. O’Keefe was caught recently trying to tap Sen. Mary Landrieu’s phone and plans to plead guilty, proving that he will stoop to deceit, lies and criminal actions to prove his little point. It also makes sense that a clean, Conservative looking white boy (you know how they often have this creepy, Pat Boonish, Anglo and phony look) would not be taken seriously when dressed like a super fly 70s pimp (although the mugshot does suit …

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 Confederate History Month? Sounds Like Racial Politics to Me (UPDATE 04-19 - Reflections)

By Wise 1 - 4/6/2010 ()

tea party racism

Virgina Governor, Bob McDonnell has declared April ‘Confederate History Month‘ in Virginia.

You remember McDonnell? He’s the guy who gave the response to Obama’s state of the union by holding a speech in the Virgina legislature, filled with friends and allies so it looked like more than what it was: an ambitious Southern politician, interested in higher office, spewing the same old, tired Republican talking points, pretending to be President.

This is a new low, however, and a clear sign that things may be moving in the wrong direction when it comes to race in this country.

Confederate history is illegitimate. You cannot discuss one side of a war as if it were it’s own history. You must include the Union’s story as well and discuss the issue of slavery, impoverished Virginians fighting to keep plantation-slave owners rich (who didn’t have to serve) Jim Crow and the tragedies of Reconstruction. Civil War History month would have been fair, otherwise it is purely political.

(SEE UPDATE BELOW FOR MORE)

This is politics at its worst, pure and simple. He’s using a divisive issue to push impoverished and middle class white Virginians away from the growing Democratic …

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 April Fools! RNC Sends People to Sex Line

By Wise 1 - 4/1/2010 ()

Micheal Steel, Bondage and Sex Lines

Our dear friend and RNC chairman Micheal Steele today is facing another crisis. Politico is reporting that a mailer sent out by the RNC, disguised to look like a Census form (get the joke? wow the right has such a weak sense of humor), accidentally contained a return number that connects directly to a phone sex line.

Simply dial up the RNC contact number to be greeted with “live, one-on-one talk with a nasty girl who will do anything you want for just $2.99 per minute.”

I know that the RNC is having trouble raising money but this is ridiculous! Having to resort to hot nasty girls to do the bidding of major corporations and the super rich elite is a new low, even for Republicans.

Just imagine the conversation:
“Oh yeah baby! I’ll do anything you want! Oh wow, you’re so hard big daddy! Why don’t you come a little closer, there’s something I wanna whisper in your ear: Barrack Obama is a socialist who wants to destroy freedom and your way of life by sticking the long arm of the government down your throat. Which reminds …

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