tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post538746137880727888..comments2024-03-28T08:31:43.745-04:00Comments on Progressive Eruptions: Here are some ideas and positions that the T-GOP candidates have campaigned on.Shaw Kenawehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-42037468602004808512015-11-11T08:49:03.821-05:002015-11-11T08:49:03.821-05:00Trump is consistent that's for sure.
I wasn&#...Trump is consistent that's for sure.<br /><br />I wasn't expecting much and the candidates did not disappoint. Truly a lightwight field.<br />Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-26257605240702623452015-11-11T08:11:11.514-05:002015-11-11T08:11:11.514-05:00Dave, Trump, as usual, showed his tone-deaf, moron...Dave, Trump, as usual, showed his tone-deaf, moronic self when he suggested we institute another "Operation Wetback:"<br /><br /><b>"The Eisenhower program Trump was referring to, if not by name, was called "Operation Wetback." Implemented by President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, the program was frighteningly simple: round up undocumented immigrants and drop them off in Mexico by the busload. The more obscure the location, the better. Dozens of the operation's deportees died. The program was initiated by then-Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., who ordered his officers to shoot "wetbacks" trying to enter America. Ultimately, it wasn't even as successful as Trump claims: Some researchers consider the 1.5 million-deported figure to be highly exaggerated.<br /><br />White supremacists picked up on Trump's reference immediately:<br /><br />The Eisenhower program Trump was referring to, if not by name, was called "Operation Wetback." Implemented by President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s, the program was frighteningly simple: round up undocumented immigrants and drop them off in Mexico by the busload. The more obscure the location, the better. Dozens of the operation's deportees died. The program was initiated by then-Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr., who ordered his officers to shoot "wetbacks" trying to enter America. Ultimately, it wasn't even as successful as Trump claims: Some researchers consider the 1.5 million-deported figure to be highly exaggerated."</b><br /><br />Way to go Donnie. Implement a program that would shoot "wetbacks" trying to re-enter America? <br /><br />Trump's solution? Deport 11 million human beings. If they come back? Kill 'em!<br /><br />Totalitarianism at its best!<br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-59932206244513942302015-11-11T08:02:57.080-05:002015-11-11T08:02:57.080-05:00Infidel753, Dave brought up a point -- if the TGOP...Infidel753, Dave brought up a point -- if the TGOP candidates believe abortion is murder, then they'll have to arrest and put on trial any woman who has one -- and that would include the person performing the procedure.<br /><br />As for believing the hoax story about Rubio keeping raped women under watch so that they don't sneak off and abort their fetuses, did that sound any less crazy than an actual REAL statement by a fundamentalist pastor who said <a href="http://www.rightwingwatch.org/content/if-kevin-swansons-son-got-gay-married-id-sit-cow-manure-and-id-spread-it-all-over-my-body" rel="nofollow">he'd cover himself in cow manure</a> if he discovered that his sons were gay? TGOP candidates appeared in an interview with Kevin Swanson, the nut who said that, and Jindal and Huckabee never blinked an eye. Swanson is a gay-hating wacko.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-81272579713449230952015-11-11T00:34:36.396-05:002015-11-11T00:34:36.396-05:00How about Trump support for Ike's deportation ...How about Trump support for Ike's deportation plan that was known as Operation Wetback... Next maybe there will be Operation Wop, Chink, Gook, etc...<br /><br />How can a party expect to be taken seriously and have a guy like this leading the pack?Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-24000673284428009102015-11-10T21:20:31.434-05:002015-11-10T21:20:31.434-05:00Well, I'm glad to hear Rubio didn't actual...Well, I'm glad to hear Rubio didn't actually say <i>that</i>, but he definitely <i>has</i> said that he opposes rape or health exceptions for the abortion ban he favors. The fact that he hasn't actually proposed locking women up to enforce this is something of a nuance (and how <i>would</i> he enforce such an inhuman law? maybe a question that should be posed in a real debate, if the Republicans ever have one). The fact remains that these people are totalitarians, every bit as much as the Chinese regime that forced abortions on women who didn't want them. For all their invoking of the word "freedom", they're its deadly enemies.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-76909395459134571012015-11-10T16:36:09.002-05:002015-11-10T16:36:09.002-05:00PS. Thanks for the heads-up, Ducky.PS. Thanks for the heads-up, Ducky.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-73978881212834746662015-11-10T14:52:19.750-05:002015-11-10T14:52:19.750-05:00Yes, I accept that, Dave. The body of statements a...Yes, I accept that, Dave. The body of statements and the history of this field will stand on its own.<br /><br />It's at the point where there isn't really much that progressives can do.<br />The riders in the clown car are intent on tearing up each other and probably alienating moderates in the process.<br /><br />Best bet is just to stay on message and project sane policies.<br />I have faith that the majority of American voters will see the difference.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-23267464055392839172015-11-10T13:40:26.580-05:002015-11-10T13:40:26.580-05:00Compare these things with crazy things Democrats w...Compare these things with crazy things Democrats want:<br /><br />Universal healthcare<br />Gun control<br />Low cost education<br />Election finance reform<br />Infrastructure repair/rebuild<br />Renewable energy programs<br /><br />What sound like a more rational governing party?Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-46384709120724745842015-11-10T13:36:49.275-05:002015-11-10T13:36:49.275-05:00Dave, see my correction on the first piece I poste...Dave, see my correction on the first piece I posted on Rubio. It was from a fake news site. My bad. Unlike some far right blogs, I have no trouble admitting what I posted was in error. One of those blogs, according to an email I received, put up a poster about Hillary Clinton stealing from the White House when she and President Clinton left. That's been debunked and proved to be nothing more than rightwing hysterics, playing off of Clinton hatred. But, even when told it was not true, it remains. They have no shame and evidently believe in promoting falsehoods. And then they piously post Bible versus on Sundays. <br /><br /><br />Dave, that "pastor" is not a Christian. He's a disgrace and so are the T-GOP candidates who haven't the courage to say so, but are happy to pander to his hateful followers. They're disgusting. He's called for the death of gays, and the creeps in the T-GOP see nothing wrong with that? But they love Jesus? <br /><br />I goofed up in publishing the Marco Rubio satire piece, but there's enough insanity in the current T-GOP to have made it sound plausible.Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-71551442552431390052015-11-10T13:14:22.328-05:002015-11-10T13:14:22.328-05:00Ducky... let me amend my comments then, at least a...Ducky... let me amend my comments then, at least as they relate to Rubio. Or maybe I can take a stance like some conservative blogs and claim the following... I don't care if it is accurate, true or not regarding what he said... it still is a logical conclusion to a view that criminalizes abortion.<br /><br />If abortion is illegal, won't anyone who participates be a criminal? If a woman has an abortion, or under conservative thinking, murders an unborn child, can someone explain to me why she should not be subject to capital punishment? And her doctor?<br /><br /> Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-53349499345534608482015-11-10T11:53:14.593-05:002015-11-10T11:53:14.593-05:00Shaw... you really should consider the rest of the...Shaw... you really should consider the rest of the conference where Cruz made his remarks. You know, the one where death was seen as a reasonable "solution" to people being gay. This Pastor Swann gives the rest of us a bad name, and there were Huckabee and Jindal, also on stage not having any problem with those views.<br /><br />Let's recap this...<br /><br />Trump... Mexicans are rapists<br />Jindal... okay with killing gays<br />Huckabee... okay with killing gays<br />Cruz... okay with killing gays<br />Carson... Joseph built the pyramids for grain<br />Rubio... Imprison women seeking abortions after they've been raped<br />Bush... I'm gonna start cursing now to show how real I am<br />Christie... bridgegate<br /><br />Seriously, I think Kasich is just trying to outlast the craziness so he can get the nomination.Dave Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16777087329254991970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-23653474848440828282015-11-10T10:31:06.209-05:002015-11-10T10:31:06.209-05:00Looking forward to tonight's GOP debate.
Lot...Looking forward to tonight's GOP debate. <br /><br />Lots of popcorn and craft brews on hand for the event.Les Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120280762698472496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-9700278226929386222015-11-10T10:17:08.392-05:002015-11-10T10:17:08.392-05:00Unfortunately it looks as if the little trog is be...<a href="http://www.snopes.com/marco-rubio-rape-victims/" rel="nofollow">Unfortunately it looks as if the little trog is being smeared</a><br /><br />Not that I'd put it past him.Ducky's herehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14608115001116619877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-25835981483078942922015-11-10T09:45:33.152-05:002015-11-10T09:45:33.152-05:00Rubio is clearly nuts.
“Rape Victims Should Be In...Rubio is clearly nuts.<br /><br />“Rape Victims Should Be In Custody If There Is Suspicion That They’re Planning Abortion”<br /><br />Who determines if there is a "suspicion?" This is more evidence that the Republican Party is the party of insane ideas and candidates for the presidency.Ronnie's Ray Gunnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-17341639262671858022015-11-10T09:38:54.748-05:002015-11-10T09:38:54.748-05:00"How is it possible that a monster capable of..."How is it possible that a monster capable of saying such a thing is a serious contender for any position other than Misogynist of the Year? If Rubio gets the nomination, this statement alone should be enough to sink him."<br /><br />Absolutely. It is a monstrous idea from a hare-brained neophyte who can't manage his own finances but would institute a sort of Pregnancy SS to track down victims of rape.<br /><br />If someone had told me even 4 years ago that a serious GOP contender for the presidency proposed such a totalitarian scheme, I would suggest deep psychological therapy. And yet Rubio has no problem suggesting something a rogue police state would institute. Rubio is obviously as mad (as in mentally challenged) as Carson. The both of them have done something I never thought could be done: They make Trump look reasonable. Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-41584487157812327722015-11-10T08:45:12.287-05:002015-11-10T08:45:12.287-05:00Rubio also took the opportunity to discuss rape vi...<i>Rubio also took the opportunity to discuss rape victims by revealing he would "put rape victims into custody and under strict supervision if it is determined that they are planning to have an abortion."</i><br /><br />How is it possible that a monster capable of saying such a thing is a serious contender for any position other than Misogynist of the Year? If Rubio gets the nomination, this statement alone should be enough to sink him.Infidel753https://www.blogger.com/profile/10965786814334886696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-80138583963654308012015-11-10T08:43:03.092-05:002015-11-10T08:43:03.092-05:00And keep in mind, Ahab, that these candidates are ...And keep in mind, Ahab, that these candidates are supposedly the <i>crème de la crème</i> of the T-GOP, the people who crank about the government invading our lives, and yet they turn a blind eye to their candidates when they propose the most invasive government snooping. <br /><br />Can anyone imagine a more hare-brained idea than tracking down women who were victims of rape to make sure they don't abort the state-forced pregnancy? Or sending government agents to college campuses to report on who's engaging in politically biased speech? <br /><br />For the T-GOP, 1984 is always in fashion, and the T-GOP wants you to know they love it.<br /><br /> <br />Shaw Kenawehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08637273000409613497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1883838569462983439.post-16842103318396771372015-11-10T08:02:14.465-05:002015-11-10T08:02:14.465-05:00What a political circus!What a political circus!Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.com