I finally figured out who the "father" of conservatism

[hyphenate]

is. Or rather, was. And we're not talking old fashioned republicanism, of which many great men were part and who helped bring our country through a great many trials and tribulations.

No, we're talking about bigots, racists, slimey-handed, greedy, despotic pieces of shit who infest our country now like vermin and strive to reduce the majority to the equivalents of slaves. We're talking about people like Scaife, like the BFEE, like Rove, Baker, Asscroft, Cheney, PNAC, and so many more like them.

Their hero, which seems rather obvious when you think about it, is Joseph McCarthy.

Ann Coulter idolizes him. I'm surprised she doesn't admit to masturbating to his image to get herself off. I'm sure she would have gladly given him a blowjob--if not in the Oval Office, perhaps the West Wing, or the Senate Chambers. And her style of writing is perfect--she, like McCarthy, loved to scare people and intimidate them with loud rantings with absolutely ZERO, ZILCH, NADA of evidence or truth behind their allegations.

Could there be any other who so ignobly fills the mantle of hatred, the infestation of lies and half-truths which play so well on the minds and fears of the populace? While we all do make some not-out-of-line comparisons between the BFEE and this evil regime to Adolh Hitler and the rise of Nazism, I say here and now that the spread of fear, propaganda, outright lies and lack of moral fiber insinuating the modern conservatives today is the heritage of Joseph McCarthy, the Republican senator from Wisconsin.

McCarthy died in 1957. He was only 48 years old when he died, and there is little wonder, me thinks. One with such a dark soul must have sold it to the devil to achieve the level of power he achieved. Hatred on such a grand scale likely ate away at whatever good or decent qualities he might have possessed at one time in his life. But for five years, he was on center stage, even defying two presidents and intimidating them.

This new brand of McCarthyism must stop, and the only way to stop it is to kill it at its roots. I don't know how we can accomplish that, but I suppose recognizing it for what it is is a good start.

[TrogL]

1. That's not conservatism

That's fascism.

[lanparty]

2. The heir to McCarthy is .....

... KEN STAR ....

Same bullshit tactics.

So from now on, I'm referring to him as Ken StarCarthy.

[Shakespeare]

3. Nope....it's a trio of evil men who keep a pretty low profile.

I'm very serious about this.

Grover Norquist
Norm Podhoretz
Marvin Olasky

Anyone not familiar with these men would be wise to read up on them (David Brock's book is a great place to start).

[ClassWarrior]

4. McCarthy, Ed Gein, & Jeffrey Dahmer.

Wisconsin's flesh-eating ghouls.