Whew! A message from a white man to GOP strategist of the future

[Skidmore]

http://www.ericgarland.co/2012/11/09/letter-to-a-future-republican-strategist-regarding-white-people/

You need to just go there and read. No summary I could make would capture the problem and delivered it to the door.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. This is a must-read! Great writing!

[Skittles]

2. that is REALLY good

very well said

[pipewrench]

3. Great Find

[KatyAnn]

4. This s really good.

The sad part is, we could send this to every Republican we know, and they would still not get it.
Deprogramming from a cult is very very difficult.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. Blah to you poopy heads.

I couldn't get in. They had maxed out on the bandwidth.

[Skidmore]

6. Try later. It is well worth the effort.

[LiberalAndProud]

7. I'll try again later.

It would appear, Skidmore, that you created more traffic than ericgarland.com can handle. I am sad.

[a kennedy]

8. Loved this.....

and kicking this

[LiberalAndProud]

9. Indeed, it was worth trying again.

My very favorite part is this.

Meanness- Your party is really mean, mocking and demonizing everyone who does not follow you into the pits of hell. You constantly imply – as Mitt Romney did in his “47% speech” – that anybody who disagrees with you does so not by logic or moral conviction, but because they are shiftless, lazy parasites who want “free stuff” from “traditional Americans.” Wow, you guys managed to follow up a stunning electoral defeat with insulting the very people you wish to attract for a majority in the political system! Brilliant! You are losing elections because being angry and defensive and just-plain-mean is more important than being smart and winning elections – and thus you deserve everything happening to you.

I wonder how many Obama voters will have their mind changed by this rhetorical tactic. I dare say few to none.

[hifiguy]

10. A truly epic beatdown.

Bravo!!

[MoonchildCA]

11. That was great!

Thanks. I just shared it.

[union_maid]

12. Fantastic!

Thanks for posting it. A very good read. Don't forget to Like it on Facebook and piss off your conservative relatives. I know I did.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

13. K&R nt

[Cha]

14. Everything Eric Garland said was true.. And, I thank him for expressing himself

so magnificently.

Thank for the Letter, Skidmore

[BeHereNow]

15. K&R! n/t (Eric said it all)

bhn

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. That was good

[sdfernando]

17. Man that is some kind of awesomeness!

This guy is spot on and lays it all out for them. Become part of the 21st century or become irrelevant!

[felix_numinous]

18. Excellent!!

It is wonderfully written!!

"Meanness- Your party is really mean, mocking and demonizing everyone who does not follow you into the pits of hell."

[Lucky Luciano]

19. Hah! nt

[ballaratocker]

20. It is comforting to see there really are people out there like that.

It is good to know there are people out there who hold some conservative values but cannot pull the lever for the GOP as their anti-intellectual outlook on life is just too off putting. It is frustrating to think that we are trying to appeal to people who will not be swayed no matter how intellectually rigorous are our arguments are. It's great to see that some real conservatives can see the beast for what it is and reject it.

[Shankapotomus]

21. Tweeted nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. a Big Ole K&R

[NBachers]

23. Thank you for pointing me toward this- it is truly stupendous.

Someone who Actually Gets It and Actually Says It.

[heaven05]

24. pretty good.

hard hitting truth.

[qwlauren35]

25. All were good points but...

I especially liked the one about science.

The level of ignorance that was exposed during this past election cycle was stupefying. Why be on a Science Committee if you don't believe in Science?

I have no words.

[KauaiK]

26. !! WOW !! This is a MUST read

This is must read. Thank you for posting! I plan to share.

[Tumbulu]

27. What a great find - thanks for sharing

it with us!

[hwmnbn]

28. Excellent, the writer nailed it perfectly. K&R