Saturday, November 04, 2006

Pre-election rant

Family values. Moral majority. Passionate conservatism. Thanks to Karl Rove, the Right-wing formulated a plan to seize power over the masses in this country. By hijacking morality, Republicans made the American people believe that it would be un-American to vote Democrat. They said that Conservatives represented family values. They said Liberals' lack of respect for traditional family values would destroy America. Let's see how well the Righties walk the walk.

Rush Limbaugh, the voice of the right wing, called Michael J. Fox a faker and physically mocked him on camera when describing Fox's "exaggerated" Parkinson's tremors in a political ad. This was an attempt by Rush to discredit "those evil Liberals" who have exploited poor Mr. Fox for their own political gains. The truth: Limbaugh was fired from ESPN for racist and ridiculous remarks he made about quarterback Donovan McNabb being overrated because he is black. I guess leading his team to four straight NFC championship games was just dumb luck. Rush also was caught in possession of drugs that he had no prescription for and later admitted he was addicted to. And he is a man we should be taking morality lessons from? Sadly, millions of brainwashed Americans believe the garbage the Limbaugh spits out every day on the radio. He is a divider of America and has done more than most politicians to tear at the "United We Stand" credo of this great nation.

But the immoral majority does not limit itself to radio personalities. The leader of the American Association of Evangelicals who has long condemned gay relationships has been outed for having a long term gay relationship with a meth-dealing male prostitute. He has taken part in weekly conference calls with President Bush since Dubya took office. This is the President's spititual compass. Pat Robertson, an ordained minister and leader of the Christian Coalition has publicly called for the assasination of world leaders and has even expressed that Hurrican Katrina was God's way of punishing sinners in Louisiana. WWJD? Jesus preached the virtues of peace and love, Pat. Do you ever read that Bible or do you just thump it?

There used to be a time when poor folks and middle class families refused to vote for Republicans. To them, Republicans represented the greedy, industrialized "Fat Cat" America that didn't care about the little guy. After the right-wing's propaganda campaign against Democrats on the battle grounds of morality, many of these left of center voters began to believe that Conservatives cared more about their problems and really did share their values. Do you think Halliburton (a contracting firm that has made billions of dollars "rebuilding" Iraq by receiving no-bid contracts from the Administration- the same Administration that includes Vice-President Dick Cheney who was a board member for Halliburton before he was sworn into office) cares about the little guy? Do you think Cheney and his friends care about the poor folks who couldn't afford college who are now finding themselves in Iraq wearing bulls-eyes on their backs?

Do you think Republican congressmen like Tom Delay, Mark Foley, and Duke Cunningham who have all been forced to resign due to ethics violations are in any position to claim that they know morality? I received a mailer the other day from our state representative Ed Robb claiming that he was "pro-life" while his opponent Jim Ritter is "pro-abortion." Does he really think Ritter is "pro-abortion" (meaning he wishes everyone would have abortions) or does he know that Ritter supports a woman's constitutional right to choose what medical procedures she feels that she needs, yet Robb uses divisive, hateful, and incorrect speech to sway voters anyway? That doesn't sound like a morally right thing to do. Neither does bombing abortion clinics, supporting the death penalty, and sending thousands of troops to die in a war that never should have taken place- especially for any politician who calls himself "pro-life." And how much can they value life if they cut seniors' Medicare benefits leaving elderly Americans to choose which life-saving prescriptions that they will have to do without due to lack of coverage?

The Right is wrong. At every turn they have abused the power they seized in 2000. They have divided this country by constantly accusing Democarats who disagree with their views of being anti-American. They say that Democrats don't share their moral values. Personally, I am glad I don't share their values. Hopefully, the majority of Americans will vote this Tuesday for the party that truly does seek to help the poor, infirmed, and the elderly. The party that has always stood for real American values is the Democratic party. The party that has never accused dissenters of being anti-American is the Democratic party. The party that values the American family over making billions in profits for big business is the Democratic party. The party that will give us the best chance of pulling this country back together, rather that dividing us further is the Democratic party.

Do yourself, your family, your country, and the world a favor- vote Democrat on Tuesday, November 7.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mr. Naughton; I see that you've pretty much made up your mind about politics. I do understand that feeling, since I've pretty much made up my mind as well; although, I am a conservative. With some of your generalizations, don't you understand that you are trashing a lot of Americans here in your rant? This is our Country (yours and mine). If you are really interested in "pulling this county back together", maybe its up to people like you and me to be a little more civil in our writing and actions.

We're in this together whether we like it or not. And we all really, really need to vote Republican.

Seamhead said...

So Travis needs to be more civil? Is that really going to help? What about all the folks who misrepresented the view of John Kerry because he misspoke? Shouldn't they be more civil?

I must confess I am more leery of the Dems than Travis is in this post. But I don't think being more civil is going to help anything.

Voting Republican definitely won't help anyting.

Anonymous said...

It boggles my mind that anyone with an IQ above a picket fence would willingly vote for any party without looking before leaping. As Mr. Naughton so eloquently stated the obvious, by and large the Republican party is rife with followers, not leaders, who do not take real life into account, but blindly say that they are Republican and conservative and by inference holier than thou. Mr. Naughton's rant isn't devisive, rather, it is insightful and damning. I have been known to vote for a rare Republican, many years ago, before the GOP faithful all turned into lemmings heading off a very tall cliff. Now I mostly vote Democratic, because they most closely match what should be done to help right this Ship of State that is foundering badly. Not all Democrats are stellar citizens, but the party line is by far more healing and corrective than the Republican self-serving drivel coming out of the likes of Rush, and Pat, and Dubya. We ARE all in this together and it would be nice if the GOP would remember that just before slinging that mud, which is usually exaggeration, half truths and just plain bull. That's my opinion, and I'm sticking to it.

Anonymous said...

Our country is in such a sad situation right now that I don't think you can pick sides and find answers. In Illinois, we had a former Republican governor who was recently convicted of conspiracy and sent to prison and the current Democratic governor who replaced him (up for reelection tomorrow) also has been tied to illegal, underhanded activity. The Republican candidate running against him tomorrow is the former treasurer for the state who ran us into the greatest deficit in our history. She is also a good friend of the former governor who will go to jail (pending appeal). All the ads I've heard this past week are all negative messages, bashing their opponents....basically saying, "elect me, because I'm NOT the other guy". What the heck is that? Stand for something and be proud of it you spineless weasels! I'm ready to boycott the whole election because I'm so disgusted with all the clowns who want my vote.

TheNotQuiteRightReverend said...

Ah, you gotta love a good rant. It seems that at least my words got a dialogue going. Maybe it will get people thinking. That's the true problem facing this country- people don't think for themselves anymore. They think however the fear mongers tell them to think. They are pawns in a vicious power struggle and its high time we all start questioning our leaders (who are mostly Republican) and hold them accountable for their actions. Every vote counts- vote for change. Vote Democrat!

Anonymous said...

Blog Daddy, here I sit on election day. United States? I think it's become every man for himself (or woman) no matter who is in office. Personally, I'm with anonymous yesterday at 9:10 a.m. The mud-slinging seemed to be worse this year than ever. And my phone has been ringing off the hook from both parties. What happened to my DO NOT CALL listing?

This election is one where the candidates based their campaigns on fear completely. If I don't vote for Stem Cell research, I'm screwing all the people it could help and the GOPs are damning those people to misery. If I do vote for it, then I am rubber stamping cloning with the Dems. I really believe neither are true. Crud, I just thought for myself! I wasn't supposed to do that.

-Howdy