Bush Republican "Support the troops" logic applied to other situations

[hadrons]

1. A convicted murderer is about to be executed. Suddenly, a bunch of defense lawyers, the DA, journalists, the prison warden, and the Governor rush in, waving commutation papers and legal documents, shouting "stay the execution! We've just uncovered new evidence - this man may not be guilty! We need a new trial!"

Bush Republican says: "You traitors and America haters! If you don't execute the guy anyway, you don't support our legal system! That sends the wrong message to convicted felons like this guy!"

2. A work crew is setting road signs along a steep seaside cliff frequently blanketed in heavy fog. At one point, there's a sharp curve to the left; but the Highway Administration work order says to put in a sign warning of a curve to the right. The foreman gets out his cell phone to call his supervisor and complain that the work order is wrong and to order a sign showing a curve to the left from the supply shed.

Bush Republican says: "Stay the course and follow that work order! If you question that order, you don't support the Federal Highway Administration, you America hater! You're sending the wrong message to drivers everywhere! They need to know they can rely on the signs the government decides to install!"

3. A FEMA crew is handing out meals to hurricane survivors. After a couple of days, one of the workers notices there are lots of people getting sick. He looks at the packaged meals and thinks many of them in one batch may not be sealed right and may be contaminated. He suggests to his supervisor that they call for replacement meals and stop giving these out.

"Are you crazy?" yells Bush Republican. "Why do you hate America so much? If we replace this batch of meals, that's a dishonor to all the people who've eaten meals from this batch and already gotten sick! You must stay the course and keep handing them out - otherwise you're sending a message to bacteria that you are afraid of them, and that will only embolden those tiny killers to make people sicker! You're such a cowardly, dumb liberal. You should be shot."

4. At the board meeting, the CFO shows a big chart showing that the company's revenues are dropping, costs are mounting, experienced employees are quitting, recuitment is down, and distribution outlets worldwide are reducing or refusing orders. He suggests a new marketing strategy and top-to-bottom audit to save the company.

"You foolish traitor!" yells Bush Republican. "Think of the message you're sending to the shareholders and the market! They'll lose faith in us and our stock will tank if we show weakness! Think of how the employees will feel if you tell them we're going to rethink the marketing strategy! Think of the salesmen in the field who instead of losing revenues and commissions every day, will have to live in the eternal shame and dishonor of actually making a living by being forced to follow a new sales mesage from HQ! We must change nothing! Stay the course! Demand for our product will go up eventually, if we're really, really patient, as long as we keep doing exactly what we're doing. Don't embolden our competitors to move into our distribution lines! Don't create a massive panic to sell our stock! Don't make the bankers call in our loans!"

From craiglist: http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/rnr/115092574.html

[NJmaverick]

1. Great comparison

Simply awesome. It hits the nail on the head when discribing the righ wingnuts and their "you hate America" and traitor rants.

[Arkana]

2. I'm just glad that this kind of logic ISN'T applied in those situations.