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October 14, 2006
Stupid Is As Stantis Does
Today Scott Stantis calls Republicans like himself stupid. I didn't believe it at first, but he does.
Winslow asks why campaign ads are so nasty, Carmen tells him because "they" think we're stupid and that they work, Winslow opines that we "could just not fall for it" (a horribly written sentence, btw), and Carmen tells him not to talk stupid.
Well looking over the past 12 years or so, ever since the "Republican Revolution," the Republicans have done a good job of running negative ad campaigns and winning elections (not counting those little things like possibly fixing elections). Heck, they're the ones who implied that Max Cleland, who lost not one but THREE limbs serving his country in Viet Nam, was siding with Osama and Saddam. That's about as negative as you can get.
The funny ads (and by funny I mean vile and deceptive) circling around these parts accuse the candidate up for re-election in our Congressional district, Melissa Bean, of being "strangely liberal" and a "liberal Democrat." Because, of course, "liberal" is the nastiest thing you can call a politician these days. If you know anything about Bean's voting record, she's anything but liberal. She's from a purple district (which leans red more than blue in most areas), and her voting record reflects that. But the RNCC (not the Republican candidate mind you - no no no - he would never stoop to negative attack ads - he would rather be a pussy and let someone else do his fighting for him, which is clear since I have yet to see a single ad that he's approved of) keep pounding away at the idea that she's a few blocks left of Stalin.
Since Stantis is admitting that Republicans in general are stupid for falling for nasty ads, I wonder if in a few weeks he'll admit that the Christian Right Republicans are stupid for believing that Bush and Rove actually care about them for anything other than the votes. David Kuo, who was the number two guy running Bush's "Faith-Based Initiative," has a new book out that blows the lid right off of how Rove has manipulated the Christian Right in order to win elections. Those silly, stupid Religious Righties - did they honestly think that Bush cared about them and their beliefs? Nope - he wanted to get into power and stay in power, so he conned them into think he was serious about making abortion illegal and banning gay marriage when he had no intention to do anything of the sort. They got duped, and I hope this book riles them up enough that they say "no more" and stay at home on November 7th and send a message: we're not as stupid as you think.
Oh who am I kidding - these are the folks that think they see the Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich. They're so stubborn they'll never admit they were duped and "have faith" that W is really one of them and he'll take care of them in the last two years of his presidency. Right after he invades Iran and privatizes Social Security. And if not, it's Clinton's fault.
I know Stantis probably doesn't realize that he mainly called Republicans stupid today. He thinks most Americans are stupid for paying attention to these attack ads, but the proof is in the pudding. Heck, they even used these kinds of ads against each other - just ask John McCain and his alleged out-of-wedlock black baby. But like every good Republican, was McCain smart enough to stand up for himself and fight back and tell the Righties "no more?" Nope, now he's Bush 3, doing whatever W wants, be it allowing him to torture people to blaming Clinton for North Korea having nukes. Sure the numbers don't support that (Clinton policy = 8 years = North Korea has no nukes / Bush policy that's opposite of Clinton's = 6 years = North Korea blow stuff up real good). But hey if McCain and the rest of the stupid Republicans are going to blame Clinton for 9/11 and the poor economy and the crystal meth crisis and herpes, they might as well blame him for Kim Jong-Il getting his nuke on.
Scott Stantis: brave enough to admit he's stupid. Good for him. Now go put on your helmet and your mittens and sit in the corner, ya big dummy.
Comments
I wonder how much hatemail he'll get from his "loyal" fans for such a "bold" statement...
Posted by: AtmanRyu at October 14, 2006 02:58 PM
