The Religious Right and "Small Government".

BlueStreak · #1 10-12-2010, 11:22 AM

That lunatic Barton is at it again;

http://blog.au.org/2010/10/08/ridicu...9-homosexuals/

It seems he wants Uncle Sam completely out of our lives-----Well, all except for the bedroom of course. He is such an ass.

Dave

d-ray657 · #2 10-12-2010, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

That lunatic Barton is at it again;

http://blog.au.org/2010/10/08/ridicu...9-homosexuals/

It seems he wants Uncle Sam completely out of our lives-----Well, all except for the bedroom of course. He is such an ass.

Dave

Government for people with small minds.

Regards,

D-Ray

finnbow · #3 10-12-2010, 02:26 PM

Demagogues create their power, at least in part, by concocting and demonizing a "common enemy." This clown happen to choose gays to rally his troops.

whell · #4 10-12-2010, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

Demagogues create their power, at least in part, by concocting and demonizing a "common enemy."

Hmmm...

- right 'wing nuts'
- George W Bush
- Insurance companies
- "big oil"
- "big pharma"
- "foreign money"
- the chamber of commerce
- Fox News
- the religious right
- Neocons
- Rush Limbaugh
- Glen Beck
- Wall Street
- Big tobacco

Demagoguery. Sounds familiar....

finnbow · #5 10-12-2010, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

Demagoguery. Sounds familiar....

It's certainly a bipartisan endeavour, although criticizing the demagogues themselves (Beck, Limbaugh, much of Fox News, Barton) is fair game IMHO.

whell · #6 10-12-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by finnbow

It's certainly a bipartisan endeavour, although criticizing the demagogues themselves (Beck, Limbaugh, much of Fox News, Barton) is fair game IMHO.

Obama?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101902176.html

finnbow · #7 10-12-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

Obama?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...101902176.html

This certainly seems pretty unsavory as well. OTOH, the Chamber of Commerce, the GOP, and the press can and have called foul on this one. As unsavory as it is, it is qualitatively different than demonizing a whole class of people by virtue of their race, nationality, or sexuality.

d-ray657 · #8 10-12-2010, 06:10 PM

This year old article demonstrates a position by Obama that I very much support. Instead of speaking to the lobbyists, he spoke directly to the CEOs. He ran on changing business as usual in the government. Giving the lobbying arm of big business less access to the White House is demagoguery? Not in the slightest.

Regards,

D-Ray

BlueStreak · #9 10-12-2010, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by whell

Hmmm...

- right 'wing nuts'
- George W Bush
- Insurance companies
- "big oil"
- "big pharma"
- "foreign money"
- the chamber of commerce
- Fox News
- the religious right
- Neocons
- Rush Limbaugh
- Glen Beck
- Wall Street
- Big tobacco

Demagoguery. Sounds familiar....

I see you understand how it works, by the way you listed all of the rights demagogues.
Thanks, but I was already keenly aware of them.

Dave

BlueStreak · #10 10-12-2010, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by d-ray657

This year old article demonstrates a position by Obama that I very much support. Instead of speaking to the lobbyists, he spoke directly to the CEOs. He ran on changing business as usual in the government. Giving the lobbying arm of big business less access to the White House is demagoguery? Not in the slightest.

Regards,

D-Ray

I agree.

Dave