Joey Scar actually made the most salient observation yet

[Atman]

And I don't think he even realizes the magnitude of what he just stated in passing just before they broke for commercial: Things were a lot easier for Republicans when they had the Soviet Union and real bogeymen to run against, instead of actual issues that require nuance and explanation.

That's it in a nutshell. Joe just admitted it, they have NO SOLUTIONS, they only have FEAR. Looks like they're the ones running scared now.

[Champion Jack]

1. That right there is a sig line if I ever saw one

[havocmom]

2. even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then

[BrklynLiberal]

21. lol

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

3. They still fear monger but their targets now are:

immigration/illegal aliens, the deficit and "national security"(a nice catch-all umbrella for the ongoing erosion of civil rights).

The Dems seem to be buying into fear mongering themselves about the deficit and national security, trying to out-Republican the Republicans.

[unhappycamper]

4. Correcto mundo

You can't spend most of a Nation's wealth on weapons and death.

[tavalon]

5. Joe "dead intern" Scarborough?

He really said that?

[BrklynLiberal]

22. omigawd....I had been thinking of Chuck Scarborough...Now I am truly shocked!!!

[Sherman A1]

6. we need a clip of that to post all over the net

[blindpig]

7. Not just Republicans...

but the capitalist ruling class in general.

It is a curious coincidence that the assault on the middle/working class really got on in earnest upon the demise of the Soviet Union. Both parties have been fully involved in this, the Clinton and now the Obama administration doing what the Republicans couldn't get away with. It could be said that the Red Army defended the American Middle Class.

[malaise]

8. It's no coincidence

We received most of those benefits because the Soviet Union existed. Once 'communism' (as if it ever existed in the Soviet Union) was no longer a threat, both the plutocrats and the catholic church took off the gloves openly campaigned against our rights and freedoms. The current pope would welcome feudalism in a flash as would most of the other RW religious leaders pushing church over state.

[Scuba]

9. +1

[Enthusiast]

25. Have to agree. nt

[truedelphi]

18. + 1. n/t

[madmax]

10. +1

[Wednesdays]

11. That's why 9/11 was so convenient for them

Muslims became the new bogey man.

[druidity33]

12. is that a direct quote?

If so, wow. I didn't think Joey had it in him.

Maybe he just didn't realize what he was saying. They'll probably edit it out of the transcript...

:o

[Atman]

15. Not a direct quote.

Paraphrased, although the first part, is pretty much verbatim -- "Republicans had it easier when the Soviet Union was still a power, and we had the cold war..." -- darned close to those words.

[Hubert Flottz]

13. I have said this all along...

The GOP are political terrorists. They depend on fear and threats to get over.

I hope Obama learns that, "You can't make deals with political terrorists."

[dkf]

14. Obama is taking terrorism away from them too.

I might not like what is going on in Afghanistan but I have to admit it sure does shut the right wing up.

[uponit7771]

19. Yeap, they're complainging that he's killin them too fast

[Martin Eden]

16. The bogeyman now for Repukes is our own government

They're running for government offices on an anti-government platform ...

... which is the same thing as an anti- WE THE PEOPLE platform.

When your mantra is that government can't do anything right -- and you gain control of the government -- the result is bad government that represents the big-money corporate interests, NOT the People.

[CoffeeCat]

17. Joe is right--for once!

That's it in a nutshell. If the lunatic wing of the Republican
party is fed ten-second soundbytes filled with fear and hysteria--the
Republicans win.

The sane wing of the Democratic party requires more thoughtful and
rational discourse. Usually it takes several minutes to explain
the issues and understanding these issues requires intelligence
and critical-thinking skills.

If people slow down, listen and use their brains--the neocons and
their Fascist agenda (that comes from BOTH parties!!) lose. It's
all fear, soundbytes based on lies and Glen Beck chalkboard nonsense
with those freaks.

[Gman]

20. This is why Republicans were so happy when 9/11 happened

there was no bogie man out there since the fall of the Soviet Union.

[timefortherevolution]

23. Maybe upper west side living is affecting lil' Joey.

He's still boorish, rude and condescending.

[Enthusiast]

24. Now they only have

imaginary marxists in the government that they claim have taken away their country. Filthy Republicans.

[Skittles]

26. I'll give that smarmy fuck kudos where kudos is warranted

that is indeed good insight for a repuke

[The Wizard]

27. The Republicans have their bogeymen

A half white President, foreigners, death panels, Barney Frank, Fannie & Freddie, Bill Clinton's penis, Satan, the minimum wage, unions, MSNBC, logic, common sense, reason, education, socialism..............

[Turbineguy]

28. Yes.

And the Americans used to have the Soviets trying to bring them down. Now they have the republicans. I liked the Soviets better.