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Shagman

(135 posts)
Mon Mar 12, 2012, 11:04 AM Mar 2012

The Scourge of Kackalackitis

You've seen it happen. Someone makes an inappropriate comment or passes a crazy law. The national media picks it up, and before you know it the late-night comedians are making fun of South Carolina again.

It's not just an embarrassing circumstance. It's a disease called kackalackitis.

Kackalackitis often strikes in parties, especially the Republican party. Unlike Tourette's syndrome, the victim is fully aware of what he's saying, but he doesn't know any better.

And that is the whole problem. Wholesale, willful ignorance. As with bipolar disorder, they don't believe anything is wrong, so they don't take steps to alleviate their symptoms.

The only cure for kackalackitis is information. Apply hard facts, preferably to the head, which typically is found in the rectum.

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The Scourge of Kackalackitis (Original Post) Shagman Mar 2012 OP
It's no longer funny... LASlibinSC Apr 2012 #1
Put it another way Shagman May 2012 #2

LASlibinSC

(269 posts)
1. It's no longer funny...
Tue Apr 24, 2012, 12:54 PM
Apr 2012

NNow it's depressing. I think some call it 'low information voter' I call it LAZY.

Shagman

(135 posts)
2. Put it another way
Tue May 8, 2012, 11:42 AM
May 2012

If you want to see small government, come to South Carolina. The judicial branch is irrelevant, they're appointed by the legislature. The executive branch is nearly irrelevant, they're under the thumb of the legislature. You can try to get your issue addressed by the legislature, but it only takes one senator to kill any bill. Get on the bad side of any one of our 46 senators, and your issue is DOA.

That's small government. One person can veto anything. Is it any wonder we're still stuck in Reconstruction?

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