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Posted by lotp 2008-09-08 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 To avoid endlessly repeating this mistake, Democrats need to learn some respect.

When the scorpion changes its behavior. The whole article smells of of self importance and arrogance and basically says we just need to project a better image.

Democrats regard their policies as self-evidently in the interests of the US working and middle classes.

So how has that work in selling out the kids in the public school system for the money and resources of the teachers' union? How has that delivered cheap domestically produced energy for the average joe rather than Gaia worshiping special interest groups? [rhetorical questions]

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-09-08 00:13|| 2008-09-08 00:13|| Front Page Top

#2 despite Republican claims to the contrary, is not an elitist. Barack Obama is an intellectual, but he remembers his history.

his history is not our history.

Posted by anonymous2u 2008-09-08 02:46|| 2008-09-08 02:46|| Front Page Top

#3 They will have to develop some regard for the values that the middle of the country expresses when it votes Republican.

They will never understand bourgeoisie values.

Posted by anonymous2u 2008-09-08 02:50|| 2008-09-08 02:50|| Front Page Top

#4 2U, they haven't yet, after how many election cycles?

The fact of the matter is that these are people not driven by facts, but ideology - not capable of adapting ideas and values to reality, but bent on forcing reality to change to their desired narrative (an impossibility).

P2K is onto somthing with his comment about repackaging. It's another variant on Lakoff's "framing" argument. It allows the left to continue, deep in what passes for their hearts, their smugness and notions of superiority while at the same time posing just long enough to get in power.

It is the mechanism for distracting the public from Gramscianism.

Rush my be a blowhard most of the time, but he's right when he says that the left cannot get elected by being frank with the voters about what they actually will try to do once elected. They are obliged to lie about their motives and intent. Nothing's the matter with Kansas, but they'll never figure that out.

Posted by no mo uro 2008-09-08 06:07|| 2008-09-08 06:07|| Front Page Top

#5 How about some empathy (which shouldn't be confused with sympathy)?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-09-08 07:16|| 2008-09-08 07:16|| Front Page Top

#6 g(r)omgoru,

In my dictionary if someone is looking for sympathy I tell them it is between sh*t and Syphilis.....;-0

Posted by Everyday a Wildcat(KSU) 2008-09-08 08:21|| 2008-09-08 08:21|| Front Page Top

#7 is less Mr Obama and more the attitudes of the claque of official and unofficial supporters that surrounds him

This shows the authors blind sycophancy for Zero. Obama's attitudes are exactly the same as the attitudes of his claque BECAUSE HE IS HEART, BODY AND SOUL part of that claque.

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2008-09-08 09:48|| 2008-09-08 09:48|| Front Page Top

#8 Procopius2k, my thoughts exactly. Apparently they think we are stupid enough to fall for it.

Was it my imagination or did the title combined with the cartoon also gave an ever so faint whiff of racial overtones? With Barack in the rural setting and a title of "Learn Some Respect", I just had to wonder if there was intent in that or if I was just being oversensitive.

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-08 10:29|| 2008-09-08 10:29|| Front Page Top

#9 give

Posted by Betty Grating2215 2008-09-08 10:30|| 2008-09-08 10:30|| Front Page Top

#10 I read every single comment at that site.

houses falling.......

they don't get it.

Posted by anonymous2u 2008-09-08 10:43|| 2008-09-08 10:43|| Front Page Top

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