The Misinterpretation of Historical Events

[Doktor Howl]

Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnel, Sharron Angle etc are not 'fiscally responsible' options... they are populist 'Know Nothing' style politicians. Jesus is no fill in for a Balanced Budget.

They are, apparently, what 48% of the nation desperately wants. 

They - the 48% - need their bigotry validated by the electorate.

On some of the political boards I go to, there's a rather large contingent of fat bastards who jabber about "what will happen if the dems stay in" in ominous tones.  Phrases like "We're ready to go to war" are bandied about.

Because, you know, there's nothing more terrifying than 500 morbidly obese teabaggers advancing as far on Washington as the batteries in their mobility scooters will take them.

[Adios]

Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnel, Sharron Angle etc are not 'fiscally responsible' options... they are populist 'Know Nothing' style politicians. Jesus is no fill in for a Balanced Budget.

They are, apparently, what 48% of the nation desperately wants. 

They - the 48% - need their bigotry validated by the electorate.

On some of the political boards I go to, there's a rather large contingent of fat bastards who jabber about "what will happen if the dems stay in" in ominous tones.  Phrases like "We're ready to go to war" are bandied about.

Because, you know, there's nothing more terrifying than 500 morbidly obese teabaggers advancing as far on Washington as the batteries in their mobility scooters will take them.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnel, Sharron Angle etc are not 'fiscally responsible' options... they are populist 'Know Nothing' style politicians. Jesus is no fill in for a Balanced Budget.

They are, apparently, what 48% of the nation desperately wants. 

They - the 48% - need their bigotry validated by the electorate.

On some of the political boards I go to, there's a rather large contingent of fat bastards who jabber about "what will happen if the dems stay in" in ominous tones.  Phrases like "We're ready to go to war" are bandied about.

Because, you know, there's nothing more terrifying than 500 morbidly obese teabaggers advancing as far on Washington as the batteries in their mobility scooters will take them.

Dammit Dok, you made my cough flare up again!

[Doktor Howl]

Frankly, I hope this election rips the country in half, county by county, state by state.

The conservatives deserve it for being the whackjobs they are, and the liberals deserve it for being a pack of spineless pussies.

And I deserve it because, after 13 years without television (more or less), I deserve a little entertainment.

[Elder Iptuous]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

[Adios]

Frankly, I hope this election rips the country in half, county by county, state by state.

The conservatives deserve it for being the whackjobs they are, and the liberals deserve it for being a pack of spineless pussies.

And I deserve it because, after 13 years without television (more or less), I deserve a little entertainment.

Which is exactly why I am voting straight tea bagger.

[Doktor Howl]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

[Doktor Howl]

Frankly, I hope this election rips the country in half, county by county, state by state.

The conservatives deserve it for being the whackjobs they are, and the liberals deserve it for being a pack of spineless pussies.

And I deserve it because, after 13 years without television (more or less), I deserve a little entertainment.

Which is exactly why I am voting straight tea bagger.

I'm voting underdog, in a effort to make every election too close to call, which is the only way this would get funnier.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

Election Race Riots- because its not about skin color. Seriously.

[Doktor Howl]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

Election Race Riots- because its not about skin color. Seriously.

I just want to see fat people riot.

[Adios]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

IF I remember correctly elections got pretty rough around the turn of the century, but I don't remember riots. It will be funny if it happens, though.

1800-1900 turn of the century. I forget how old I am.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

Election Race Riots- because its not about skin color. Seriously.

I just want to see fat people riot.

It will be a very lethargic riot 

[Doktor Howl]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

Election Race Riots- because its not about skin color. Seriously.

I just want to see fat people riot.

It will be a very lethargic riot 

There will be many angry wheezes.

[Doktor Howl]

i'm with you, Dok.
but i don't think it'll happen....

it'll continue on just as it is.

Nope.  It will become more and more rancorous and hateful.  There will be many accusations of election fraud, no matter who wins any given election.  The losers will no longer feel any loyalty to the nation at all.

This happens in most elections these days, but it's accelerating, and we may even see some rioting this time.

IF I remember correctly elections got pretty rough around the turn of the century, but I don't remember riots. It will be funny if it happens, though.

1800-1900 turn of the century. I forget how old I am.

That was then, this is now.  We have many more avenues for the electorate to become ill-informed and angry.

[Doktor Howl]

This has probably been tackled before, but I haven't seen that thread yet, and a post I made a few minutes ago made me think of it.

I disagree with the Tea Party for a variety of reasons (pretty much all of them), but the thing that bothers me about them the most is the gall that they have to steal the image of one of the few cool things my city has done. Ok, you hate taxes and the American Revolution and the events leading up to it is about as American as you can make your movement. So start with the shouting of "No taxation without representation!"

Yeah! I fully agree! But you're overlooking the last two words. Think about it. Without representation. Congress, the governmental body that is empowered to levy taxes against the American people, is your representation. The members of Congress are chosen by the people (of the people, for the people, etc, etc). Wanting lower taxes and less governmental interference by the accepted governing body of the US is not the same demand as being a British colony not enjoying representation in Parliament. DC is the only place in the US that has a right to bitch about this.

No taxation without representation is not the same as no taxation period. And the converse of the statement is also true. No representation without taxation. You want a piece of the government pie, you gotta pay your dues.

That is all for the moment.

You have to remember that people are stupid.  They're just repeating what they've been told, by slightly less stupid people that are smart enough to try to co-opt the founders.

"You know how stupid the average guy is?  Well, by definition, half of all humanity is dumber than THAT!"
- Orton Nenslo.

Coincidentally enough, the Tea Party and GOP together are about 48% of the population.