Complaints about media double standards are the oldest lament in the righty playbook, but in this case it can’t be emphasized enough: Imagine if Republicans blocked a Democratic labor measure by absconding from the state and their tea-party supporters took over the state capitol in rage, necessitating police protection for Dems. Does anyone, even on the left, dispute that the tone of the coverage would be drastically different?…
…Republicans should pay close attention to their tactics and learn. Everything that’s happened these past three weeks — the fleebagging, the mob takeovers of public buildings, and especially the recalls — is now completely fair game for the right. Those things always were fair game in theory, but we know how the double standard works, don’t we? That’s why so many liberal bloggers who’ve been whinging about the filibuster since Democrats took back the Senate suddenly find fleeing the state to destroy a quorum copacetic. So enjoy your new, expanded array of tactical options, tea partiers. And be sure to thank a Democrat and/or union protester for giving them to you!
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If I didn’t know any better, I would have thought I was witnessing and reading all about tea party protests. Handcuffing doors shut, breaking windows, death threats, blackmailing banks, yeah, tea party stuff alright.
And what’s up? Haven’t heard a thing about Sarah Palin lately. Left too mezmerized with Jesse Jackson and Michael Moore to rag about Sarah Palin? If those two aren’t a couple of dead weights hanging around their necks I don’t know what is. Be proud lefties, and, stay classy. SARC!
Curt, we thought after 8 years of what they did to Bush they certainly lost the right to complain about the right complaining about Obama. The little snits just don’t play by the rules, they make them up as they go along and the rules are their’s, only their’s. I’d call them babies but, they aren’t at all cute.
And here I always thought the reason for the double standards was that Republicans had to all be more perfect than Jesus Christ himself (or else!) while Democrats, who lack any standards of right and wrong, could do anything and get away with it!
I’d like to think that a “take over” would look (before, during, and especially after) more like 8-28.
Talk about quotes.
Quotes from posters over at the Dem Underground:
[LOL! That is actually the FUnniest line on this entire thread. In fact, I put this into nomination for the DUmmie Post of the Year.]
[Except for the pizza delivery guys.]
[No cheese on your pizzas.]
Just remember, that in a political context nothing is intrinsically good or bad. It can only be determined if it helps the Left or hurts the Right.
I remember when Silicon Valley (we lived there) was at war with William Proxmire, people who came to house for pizza (I had earned some renown in the art form) would demand to see the labels on the cheese (the great bulk of which came from Tillamook County, Oregon (the only part of Oregon I was not and never have been at war with).
The republican-spearheaded war on the middle class is also picking up steam on the Michigan front. Consider this story: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s new tax plan could be immune from voter repeal.
What could be immune from voter repeal? Snyder’s tax overhaul bill. It boils down to a $2.5 billion tax hike on individual Michigan taxpayers, accompanied by $1.8 billion in tax cuts for Michigan businesses. A $100 appropriation has been inserted into the bill, which renders the entire package legally immune to a citizens’ referendum. One new target for taxation is retired Michigan residents’ pensions.
The republican b.s. is piling up so thick and fast that the national news media can’t even keep up with it.
More BS propaganda and parroted talking points from comrade Greg. (yawn)
Also note how he is suddenly against raising taxes on the “middle class”, something he’s been fine with before.
@Greg:
Where’ve you been, Greg???
In CA it hasn’t mattered what the VOTERS wanted for decades!
A judge can always be found to overturn any Proposition.
Apparently you believe that defending the republicans who are rolling out legislation like this will somehow render you immune from its consequences. You’ll eventually find out otherwise.
@Greg: We can hope.
Greg, you and reality are hardly what one would call well acquainted. Spread your agitprop elsewhere as we will not buy it no matter how hard you try.
Again, we see where Greg doesn’t defend his ever changing stance on taxing the MC. He’s only against it when he wants to attack the GOP.
He’s just taking the party line that the vote was unfair and sudden. Ummmm riiiight. After three weeks of trying to talk to the dems about it, of trying to get them back, it’s sudden? Like I said, spread your agitprop elsewhere greg. You are in way over your head here.
Hey Greg I’m trying to understand this point of view, what are the consequences for the alleged offenders of getting rid of collective bargaining for public employees? I don’t see any consequences in the future- enlighten me.
@Greg:
Really, the Republicans spearheaded it? Last I checked, it was the likes of Harry Reid and Pelosi pushing Class Warfare rhetoric on the DC Hill about Social Justice and how the Middle Class and High Class have to be punished for their so called, “unlawful” acquistion of wealth by imposing Health Care reforms and an attempt at Net Neturality.
Socialists and Marxists subscribe to Class Warfare, Capitalists subscribe to the notion anyone can make it in a market if that person is willing to take action and hold themselves responsible for such actions be it good or bad.
Have you been drinking the water Michael Moore been drinking from?
I think what bothers me the most is that teachers are suppose to be professionals. As such, I ex[ect them to act as professionals. All of my school teacher relatives would be ashamed to be part of the WI Mob. Teachers are suppose to be role models for young impressionable children. Can our country afford tole models like these?
Walker/Snyder 2012
Greg is just mad because the legislation weakens unions with may lower the amount of money that flows into the Democratic coffers.
These tactics aren’t foreign to the right wing–remember the conservative -led storming of the Miami recount center during the Gore-Bush election? The ultra-right-wingers always like to paint themselves in the best of light. Like a third-grader complaining, “You did it first”. No wonder politics is a bunchy of crap in this country–with everybody slinging insults at each other, and nobody using reason.
Do you need some coffee to sober up off that there Koo-aid mix? Seriously, you make accusations but you don’t supply proof and ontop of that the accusations are hamstringed and incoherent…
If you have logical formed critial opinions of the Republicans, please enlighten us. Last I checked, the Gore-Bush recount of 2000 was not stormed by hard nosed Right Wingers. The irony is, if the method of Recount insisted by Bush was used then Al Gore would have won. But since Al Gore insisted in a different system of legal recount, Bush had won.
As for the whole, “insults” bit? The leftist groups and modern “Liberal” (if Liberal can be used to describe Oligarchy methods…) are constantly and aggressively assaulting people who are deemed Conservative in any notion be it Economic or Social in views. Westboro Baptist Church is Socially Conservative, and are mainly contributors to the Democrat Party with Fred Phelpps running for Governor office multiple times in the recent history of Kansas on the Democrat ticket but the Nation is hoodwinked into thinking his church is Republican voters by the Media and Liberal blogs…
One should hope the Republicans have learned a lesson form this. The MSM and the leftist bastards in D.C. and around the country, including the scum Rhinos will do whatever it takes to defeat the will of the people. It has already been shown more than once that they will use any method legal to get their way as to passing asinine legislation. And if course, we can’t get past the hypocrisy that will be shown by them when they are beaten at their own game. Noe that the Republicans have shown some spine, they must keep it up. They are going to have to fight tooth and nail and do their best to get the message out. They referred to the Democrat’s action as a scorched earth policy. Well, what’s good for the goose is good for the Gander! We must stay on the attack!@!!!!
@Greg
Only you could claim 7.6 million public employees belonging to a union, of which a very small portion live in WI, IN, and OH, account for the entire middle-class in America. Where did you get this talking point from? HuffPo? DailyKos?
in columbus, ohio..they shit, urinated and wrote onthe walls of the capital building..so muh for class/less
liberal#2
Ummm, like you just did?
Hard Right, LIBERAL always does it, every time he come, at least he should clean the c–pp
before leaving, because nobody can breed with the smell he leave inside