The Daily Show with Jon Stewart put up this cheeky billboard to welcome those "rich, white oligarchs" attending the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities! Found at east-lake.net
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart put up this cheeky billboard to welcome those "rich, white oligarchs" attending the Republican National Convention in the Twin Cities! Found at east-lake.net
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Don't get me wrong, I have a sense of humor and like the Daily Show, but c'mon. I know more poor minority republicans than you may think, especially since I'm one of them!
http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Barack-Obama-vice-presidential-running-mate-Delaware-senator-Joseph-Biden/photo//080823/photos_pl_afp/ce6a76a344d6e43bd7145d56883699fd//s:/afp/20080823/pl_afp/usvotevpbiden_080823103408;_ylt=AjhuCF5a5mwP1NWRXVFPYq2tOrgF
http://www.democrats.org/a/party/ourleaders.html
http://www.democrats.org/a/party/ourleaders.html
Now they have an Old White Man on the ticket. Too much. I am sure though many dupes will sign on.
I remember a day when Biden supported MCCAIN for the DEM VP spot , a day when Biden pointed out what a joke Obama is, and a day when Howard Dean(the head of the DNC) noted the value of having a President who had served in the military. Guess none of that matters now. The dupes eat up what they want and ignore reality.
The party has gotten away for a long time with pretending to be the party of good ole boys, salt of the earth types. They have ranches. They clear brush. The shoot friends in the face while hunting. It's all very Middle America, except the part where the ranch is a mansion, the brush-clearing is a relaxing distraction from the rigors of being on vacation most of the time, and the hunting is an exclusive pastime in a rarified game reserve available only to those VIPs with enough cash.
The Democrats are not perfect, but at least they CONSIDER the poor and the disadvantaged. If you think the Republican party cares, you simply have not been paying attention. For decades.
These are not your people.
They supported slavery and Jim Crow laws. Now they support Affirmative Action. Their latest candidate for President was chosen on the basis of his race and nothing else.
Once again the liberal media live up to their reputation as the propaganda wing of the Democratic Party.
the daily show rules.
http://direland.typepad.com/direland/2004/09/strongtoo_rich_.html
No matter which you choose, everybody loses ultimately.
"whatever.
the daily show rules."
As for the Republican party not caring about poor people, that's BS. I'm tired of the government taking my money and giving it to other people all over the world. The Democrats promise a retirement pension, free health care, free this, free that. All this on top of welfare, subsidized day care, public housing, medicaid, food stamps, and God knows what other public assistance the government already hands out. Who do you think will have to pay for all this "free" stuff? Those of us who actually work for a living, that's who. If they kept their hand out of my pocket I'd have more money to give to those I see fit to give it to. If you want to be an idiot and drop out of high school and work at McDonald's for a living then you get exactly what you earned: minimum wage, all the benefits bestowed upon you by McDonald's, and nothing else. It's not the government's job to take care of us. Its job is to protect the country from outside threats, including protecting our borders, and then get the hell out of our way. The beauty of this country is that you are FREE to make what you want of your life. The down side is that too many people feel free to sit on their asses and let the rest of us take care of them. Yeah, that's just what I want: more hand outs and free stuff that the Democrats promise. Maybe I'll quit my job and sit on my ass and let them take care of me too.
I'm all for you quitting your job and going on welfare. I recommend this to anyone who complains about how good those on welfare have it. No takers yet.
There is enough to worry about in this country without obsessing on the small percentage of our population that leeches of the rest of us. There is a really small number of Americans that control 40% of the wealth in this country; is that a good thing? For you?
Capitalists in their purist form would like nothing more for you to work for nothing, then die, to be replaced by another anonymous worker. Without the intercession of government in health, welfare, retirement, compensation, etc. most of us would be reduced to serfs in our own country. This, in no way, excuses government excess and waste, but good grief man, you can't run a country of 350M people with a tiny government - small government only serves the rich who can afford to purchase services we now share the cost of.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I didn't said those on welfare had it good, and I certainly wouldn't want to be on welfare. That's why I got an education and have a job, although I'm not wealthy. I was making the point that enough is enough with the free handouts. Yes, if someone is genuinely disadvantaged (physically or mentally disabled), or temporarily out of work, etc., then they should get help, and I mean enough help so they can live a decent life.
If a small percentage of Americans control a large portion of the wealth there must be a reason for it. Maybe they worked hard or created a product or service that we all want or need (Bill Gates rings a bell). Should we take their money and give it to everyone else? Should we redistribute all the wealth so we all have the same amount? That sounds like other forms of government we all know so well; Communism and Socialism. Why would anyone want to work hard to build their own wealth only to have it taken away? People and corporations that have wealth create jobs and opportunity. If you don't want to work for someone else you are perfectly welcome to strike out on your own and make your own fortune. That's what this country has always been about.
People in general have gotten too used to expecting the government to fix everything and help everyone. Perhaps we have an obligation to help when disaster strikes, but when people have to work from January until May to start to actually make money for themselves (tax freedom day) and with a federal deficit that is obscene, then this excessive spending has to stop.
Obviously the govenment has a larger roll to play than just protecting our borders. Nowhere in the Constitution, however, does it say we have a right to free health care or free anything else. Yes, we all have to share the costs of services (roads, police protection, etc.) for the greater good, but it's just out of control. If a household budget is not balanced, there is more outgo than income, then spending must be cut or income must be increased. It's time for the government to cut spending rather than raise more income in the form of taxes. Ok, rant over.
Millionaires...and suckers."
sad but true...
Those who will be taken and those who do nothing but take.
To rebuttal Evil Pundit, how are the Democrats the party of racism? Do they not have a African American presidential candidate? Did President Kennedy not play an important part in eliminating segregation in the South?
Republicans are millionaires or suckers.