Psychological sophistication was, not, and still is not, a hallmark of this culture, however, and white, working-class America's response to change has been to perceive it as stress, and to respond to change/stress by rejecting the change/source of stress. Thus, some people perceived the Civil Rights movement and the Democratic Party's efforts on its behalf, the hippies, and the anti-war movement as emotional threats, and reacted viscerally to them, rejecting Johnson's heir apparent, Hubert Humphrey, and voting instead for Richard Nixon, who promised "law and order," but proved to be pretty disorderly and unlawful himself. Too much stress. Jimmy Carter is a very unstressful Democrat, a Southerner that Northerners feel comfortable with. He's the Pres.
13. Ronald Reagan supported gun control.
2. Jesus healed the sick and helped the poor, for free.
3. Joseph McCarthy was an un-American, witch hunting sissy.
4. Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee were traitors.
5. The South lost the Civil War, get over it.
68. Republicans actually NEED Viagra 71. Republicans hate communism, so why do they refer to themselves as red states?
70. Republicans complain about immigrants taking American jobs, then freely give American jobs to foreigners overseas.
hype we can believe in!
The indictment then moves chronologically backwards through Obama's political career, showing how he has abandoned his earlier, more principled stands as he has risen in the ranks of power.
Obama: Drill, Baby, Drill. Obama to open offshore areas to oil drilling — In June 2008, then-Sen. Obama told reporters in Jacksonville, Florida, "when I'm president, I intend to keep in place the moratorium here in Florida and around the country that prevents oil companies from drilling off Florida's coasts" (read). Obama said offshore oil drilling is "not risky" (read).
Obama does U-turn on Guantanamo Bay terror trials – will restart military tribunals for a small number of Guantanamo detainees, reviving a Bush-era trial system he once assailed as flawed (read).
The absence of a solid anti-war voice on Obama's national security team means that US foreign policy isn't going to change – "What does it say that, with 130 members of the House and 23 in the Senate who voted against the war, Obama chooses to hire Democrats who made the same judgment as Bush and McCain?" Neoconservative leader and former McCain campaign staffer Max Boot summed it up best. "I am gobsmacked by these appointments, most of which could just as easily have come from a President McCain," (Jeremy Scahill, 12/1/08).
From that Republican eminence grise, Karl Rove, we hear a tweet: "Thanksgiving Cheer From Obama – He's assembled a first-rate economic team" (read).
Note: neo-con man Perle says he likes Hilary Clinton better than the unnamed Republicans who were also on Obama's short list for Secretary of State. Obama was considering Republicans for one of the most critical positions in his cabinet, right from the get-go. So much for all that "hope and change" stuff, eh?
…so you've successfully brought the problem to the table. I appreciate presenting a problem, but like I told my kids when I was raising them…you can always bring the problem to me, but please bring it with at least an attempt at a solution. What is your solution?
And so I wrote a response, including my best shot at a solution. I will share it with you after this musical break.