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MindMover

(5,016 posts)
29. Or well ....
Tue Oct 15, 2013, 12:48 AM
Oct 2013

Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind. George Orwell.

....so they've devolved back to the Know Nothings (1850s)! NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #1
Damn you and those gorgeous tomato's Rebellious Republican Oct 2013 #18
Those TOMATOES. sibelian Oct 2013 #47
IMO with my background this is definitely right on the money. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2013 #2
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Welcome to DU. Scuba Oct 2013 #4
It feels to me like Obama being a Democrat is more of a problem for them mindwalker_i Oct 2013 #22
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You can see that ON FOX NEWS every damn day... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #27
Plus One! Enthusiast Oct 2013 #49
Republican's in the House ... Locked and loaded Eddie Haskell Oct 2013 #77
Or well .... MindMover Oct 2013 #29
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Spot on Cosmocat Oct 2013 #66
"Pizza twit" mindwalker_i Oct 2013 #71
Yep Cosmocat Oct 2013 #73
I think they hated him mainly for being married to Hillary-- tblue37 Oct 2013 #79
Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #32
Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #5
Very definitely some of the old KKK thoughts with this bunch. There has to come a day when they Thinkingabout Oct 2013 #6
Sadly, there is a new crop of young southerners who think racism, ignorance and loudsue Oct 2013 #13
Well, true TimeToGo Oct 2013 #21
And it was a respectable, middle-class organization, too... YoungDemCA Oct 2013 #31
all the know-nothings are dead. most of the old clan is dead. mopinko Oct 2013 #46
Very well said. n/t A HERETIC I AM Oct 2013 #7
I sure would like to visit this fellow's facebook page. grasswire Oct 2013 #8
A very good analysis. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #9
Yep...I get the visual. loudsue Oct 2013 #15
I loved the way you told that story. woolldog Oct 2013 #34
No, but thanks for the complement. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #36
you should give it a try woolldog Oct 2013 #39
Hmmmm...... HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #41
Plus one................nt Enthusiast Oct 2013 #50
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2013 #63
This feels very accurate. Thanks for bringing it here... Hekate Oct 2013 #10
Excellent find, and a very good analysis. BlueCaliDem Oct 2013 #11
Teabaggers are against abortion, contraception and anyone who is not White and male. Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #12
ye. They also tend to be hostile and arrogant. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2013 #70
What they said. IrishAyes Oct 2013 #14
Making the N word politically incorrect was probably a mistake. zeemike Oct 2013 #16
they never went anywhere noiretextatique Oct 2013 #23
The "n-word" wasn't made politically incorrect, it's just hate speech. xfundy Oct 2013 #28
What's a "fop?" Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #52
A dandy or overly fashion conciouss male, another term is 'Poppinjay' JackInGreen Oct 2013 #61
Oh, I always thought that was a "metro-sexual" Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #62
Well, sort of. But, Sentath Oct 2013 #69
Actually, now instead of using the N-word, they say "welfare". HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #37
+1 uponit7771 Oct 2013 #64
Well stated DissidentVoice Oct 2013 #17
I know what I'd do if there was a Confederate flag in front of me... backscatter712 Oct 2013 #19
I just laugh and call them a loser ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #53
If you did that, I'd have to try to extinguish it-- Jackpine Radical Oct 2013 #60
I tend to agree it's a combination of all three davidpdx Oct 2013 #20
It could also be related to the breakdown of smalltown America starroute Oct 2013 #25
I believe you have put a finger on it. n/t Uncle Joe Oct 2013 #26
A new Great Depression Turbineguy Oct 2013 #30
This psychologist is giving the Teabaggers way too much credit. merrily Oct 2013 #33
I think (s)he is pretty spot on. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #40
? Think you misunderstood my post. merrily Oct 2013 #42
Teabagger leadership is certainly opportunistic. HooptieWagon Oct 2013 #44
Teabaggers numbers are dwindling but some w/extreme paranoia of change always exist! hue Oct 2013 #35
Wow, I wanted to read more. n/t Beartracks Oct 2013 #38
And... nadinbrzezinski Oct 2013 #43
That pretty much sums up the issue kydo Oct 2013 #48
Yep! On the mark. nt Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #51
"Calvinist Christian" <---a descriptor to watch with great suspicion. Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #54
John Calvin was a psycho. backscatter712 Oct 2013 #55
Excellent synopsis. Thanks! Stinky The Clown Oct 2013 #56
And this is what Dominionists really believe! n/t backscatter712 Oct 2013 #58
Right on the money Sienna86 Oct 2013 #57
John Birch Society has a booth every year at NYS farm show pitbullgirl1965 Oct 2013 #59
Link here: ehrnst Oct 2013 #65
In other words, they're scared sheetless. LiberalEsto Oct 2013 #67
This stood out to me... zappaman Oct 2013 #68
Thanks. elleng Oct 2013 #72
Millions of Americans sulphurdunn Oct 2013 #74
I need my eyes checked. Scurrilous Oct 2013 #75
Astute. The wild-eyed sneering hearkens back to DirkGently Oct 2013 #76
That's a lot of words to say Tea Partiers are racist idiots. tclambert Oct 2013 #78
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