Day: April 27, 2008

Neo-populism

A term that so many fools are throwing around.  Edwards was considered by some as a “left” populist and then there was Huckabee, the “right” populist.  This is from a paper for the Democratic Leadership Council:

Populism has a checkered history, but that hasn’t stopped a new crop of American politicians from embracing it in reaction to the supposed scourges of trade and globalization.

Today’s neo-populism has right and left strands. Republican populism is mainly anti-immigration: Think Patrick Buchanan or Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Ariz). Democratic populism, personified by two newly elected Senators, Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, is vehemently anti-trade. The two strands converge in the person of CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs, who blames immigrants and corporations for either taking American jobs or sending them overseas.

U.S. progressives ought to think twice before adopting the “populist” label, and not just because it’s commonly hung on such noxious demagogues as Jean Le Pen, Hugo Chavez and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. The homegrown American populism of the 1880s and 1890s–the horny-handed-sons-of-toil faith identified first with the People’s Party in the 1880s and 1890s and, later, three-time Democratic Presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan–also is a dubious model.

The DLC calls thise who support public regulation of corporations, a progressive income tax, labor union rights, and such as “NUTTY”.  And then this group of lying scum, calls themselves progressives because they want to reform society.  Reform is a cowards way of saying all will remain the same with a few minor changes to make you think that they are on your side.  These centrists are nothing more than Repubs with a minor social agenda.  Corporations are still the major players with these people.

Look at what we have now.  You may sit down and thank the DLC and Bill Clinton for what is happening now with jobs and trade.  Do you really want more of these types in control of your life?  If so, Vote for Clinton and the DLC will be in control yet again.

Pennsylvania’s Reagan Democrats

During the PA primary we heard a lot about the group called the “Reagan Democrats”, but who are they?  The media tries to define them as white, social conservatives, anti-abortion, pro-gun, non-college blue collar workers.  Now that is a mouthful, but a pretty good description of the voting bloc.  But there is more to it than that fairly simplistic definition.

You may call them anything you desire, but in reality they are closet racists.  They are socially conservs because they believe the the government favors the black man.  All their problems stem from the programs such as affirmative action.

Clinton won these voters almost overwhelmingly, because she spoke their language of government programs have hurt them and that she was gonna change all that.  That she would somehow roll back NAFTA and all would be right with their small minded little world.

Do not hold your breath.  She won their vote for one reason–she is white and she could pander her butt off to them. But sorry folks, come the Fall and the general election, these little people will vote for McCain.  Why?  Repubs speak their language of all problems are the fault of the government and their unfair programs.

Another Democratic Debate?

Should there be another Dem debate?  Hillary is calling for at least two more, but Obama has yet to agree.  But should there be any more debates.  Personally, I say—HELL NO!  They have become boring and comical.

If there were to be another, it would be a carbon copy of the last one…..most of it would be the negative crap that that the campaigns are trying to use to torpedo their opponent.  Sad, the voter learns nothing from that type of floor show.

If for some reason Obama agrees to it, and I cannot see him opening himself up to those attacks from the Clinton “cheap shot squad”.  Then the rules should be nothing but issues–at the first sign of a cheap shot the mic should be cut off.

If they want to debate then debate issues not bullsh*t.

Bill Will Be Just Another Fading Political Figure

If Hillary is vanquished, Bill will feel his own pain – Print Version – International Herald Tribune

I had never thought about this situation very hard, but this makes a lot of sense. Bill would be devastated and would be a minor character once again. It would kill him to not be the big cheese in the Dem party. And the great part is that he can blame everybody for Hillary’s failure, but he will know that it was never about her, only him and he will be part of the reason she failed.

Weeekly News UpDate

All the news
NO one can use

1–Pope finally went away

2–The Church Of The Holy Sceplecter (?) in Jerusalem–a fist fight between Christians–not the Christian thing to do.

3–woman finds 12 ft gator in her kitchen is Fla.

4–people pay thousands of dollars to run marathon across Sahara–more money than brains

5–more plane and auto crashes

6–tornadoes in Texas

7–more crazies in police stand-offs

8–Wes Snipes gets 3 yrs in prison

9–yet another shark attack in Calif–man dies

This is just bullsh*t–this is local news not national……and in no way helps me or anyone to understand why sh*t happens!