degsme
Council Member
What is curious in the last few months is how whenever GOP/Conservative stalwarts find themselves having to address any manner of reprehensible behaviour in their own ranks - be it the lies and misogyny of Limbaugh, the racism of the Sandford FL Police Department, the idiocy of the FL "StandYour Ground" law, the xenophobia of Rick "they must speak English First" santorum, the callousness of Mitt "Dogs love wind" Romney, the racism of a Breitbart
Rather than actually addressing these items and castigating their instigators for the actions they take - they instead seek to justify them. And to justify them in a curious manner.
Apparently Slander and misogyny are acceptable for conservatives - if they can find a Democrat or liberal who has at some point acted that way
Apparently continued racism by conservatives is acceptable if you can point to some past history of racism by Dems
Apparently poorly thought out laws that promote gun fetishism are fine, as long as the person doing the shooting can somehow be tarred for doing it wrong
Apparently lying about what you have said ("Blah people") is ok for pious Christian if you can pretend it was simply "misspeaking" and accuse your opponent of using a teleprompter
Why is it that conservatives lack the courage to challenge their own?
My personal theory? is that to do so would require that they look at their own beliefs because prior to the public calling out these acts of bigotry, stupidity and irrationality - those conservatives were all bobbing their heads up and down and saying "Yeah!!! That's RIGHT!!! You Tell them!!!"
Come on folks. Grow a pair. Do what audiences do to Bill Maher - boo him
Demand to be able to do to Limbaugh what everyone from Arianna Huffington to Amy Holmes and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - have done: Be allowed on the show to call him out for his misogyny and boorishness for the full viewing audience to see
Do what the informed college audience just did to Romney - ask Santorum hard questions about his "blah people" comment
Stop making excuses for yourselves
Rather than actually addressing these items and castigating their instigators for the actions they take - they instead seek to justify them. And to justify them in a curious manner.
Apparently Slander and misogyny are acceptable for conservatives - if they can find a Democrat or liberal who has at some point acted that way
Apparently continued racism by conservatives is acceptable if you can point to some past history of racism by Dems
Apparently poorly thought out laws that promote gun fetishism are fine, as long as the person doing the shooting can somehow be tarred for doing it wrong
Apparently lying about what you have said ("Blah people") is ok for pious Christian if you can pretend it was simply "misspeaking" and accuse your opponent of using a teleprompter
Why is it that conservatives lack the courage to challenge their own?
My personal theory? is that to do so would require that they look at their own beliefs because prior to the public calling out these acts of bigotry, stupidity and irrationality - those conservatives were all bobbing their heads up and down and saying "Yeah!!! That's RIGHT!!! You Tell them!!!"
Come on folks. Grow a pair. Do what audiences do to Bill Maher - boo him
Demand to be able to do to Limbaugh what everyone from Arianna Huffington to Amy Holmes and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen - have done: Be allowed on the show to call him out for his misogyny and boorishness for the full viewing audience to see
Do what the informed college audience just did to Romney - ask Santorum hard questions about his "blah people" comment
Stop making excuses for yourselves
