Republicans for Humility

[WilliamPitt]

http://www.republicansforhumility.com/

Read it.

[proud patriot]

1. Read it

:-)

[countingbluecars]

2. Wow,

I'm going to read it again.

[patricia92243]

3. When all is said and done, the keyword is "Republican." They will vote Re

Republican. So no matter platitudes they utter now, they will get in line and do what is the correct thing (in their book) - vote Republican.

Nothing has really changed - IMHO.

[progressoid]

39. So True.

How many Repubs will change their vote in a year? And no word on raping the environment, destroying domestic programs, plunging us into debt, loading the court with fanatics, etc. In this entire F***-up of an administration, they only see one error.

[acmavm]

4. Oh my. Has to be read.

edit to add: and recommended

[Lost-in-FL]

5. great site...

Thanks!!:patriot:

[Midnight Rambler]

6. Republican civil war just around the corner

Those closer to the middle are waking up to the fact that this administration is destroying the country, and by extension the world. The neocons have lost a lot, if not all, of their credibility with these folks. Not only that, but the Religious Right really freaks a lot of them out. IMHO, the GOP can't sustain itself much longer.

[AspenRose]

41. I agree.

(Popcorn anyone? :popcorn: )

[supernova]

7. I'm glad he admits that he was wrong

That's a good first step.

I want to see the update post where he says he's going to help us get rid of these evil people.

[Cleita]

8. I feel he's not going to be a Republican for long.

Maybe this could be a shift away from the Nazi controlled Republican Party as it is today. Real Republicans will see as we Democrats do that our first duty is to be patriotic Americans and political party members second.

[azmouse]

9. I have that site bookmarked

It'll be useful when I'm forced to talk to Bush supporters.

[AspenRose]

40. Me too

My husband's a republican.

He's going to see this site if I have to make him superglue his eyes open.

[meow2u3]

10. Part of me thinks it's like "Fascists for Freedom"

or Totalitarians for an Open Society

[goforit]

34. LOL!!!!...too funny!!

[stepnw1f]

11. I Will Never Respect A Republican

Good for this guy though. Just what has their Party done for this country? What exactly and for whom? Their whole party is built on perception...

[Dr Fate]

12. I doubt a real Republican wrote that- good stuff though.

n/t

[Finder]

23. This is how most republicans feel today...

seriously. Only the fundies and a few hardheads are left supporting this admin.

[Dr Fate]

36. I agree it "could" be real- so why not treat it that way. n/t

n/t

[alittlelark]

42. A 'Real' Republican is the only one who could have written it....

Cororatists attack on all sides w/ BIG$$$$$$. It is the rare politician that can ignore the ROYALISTS $$$$. We live in a sad reality.

[depakid]

13. An MD who's associated with the Republican party

does zilcho for me. So he's having some angst about Iraq- big fucking deal.

His party been promoting fundamentalism over science and standing in the way of healthcare reform for 25 years. Yet the man has nothing to say about that.

So he's seen some light and is changing his ways. Good. Just don't expect any props from me- or any of the other science minded or healthcare workers who now under assault because of Docs like him and their lack of vision.

[POAS]

14. At first I thought this was going to be

a spoof site. Glad that it wasn't.

I hope his message reaches deep into the heart of the GOP.

As mentioned above, there may well be a civil war brewing in the GOP, I hope the traditional conservatives win the day.

[proud2BlibKansan]

15. We all need these:

[femrap]

17. I love that!!!

I am to the point of putting notes on windshields of cars that have 'W '04' stickers....I just write 'asshole' on a piece of paper and pop it on.

IMHO, nice is over. I can no longer be civil to these people who have voted for the neocons. And they still have the stickers on....stupid assholes! I really do admire diplomatic people who try to reason with these idiots. I can't do it any longer....I have lowered myself to their level. But they understand me now! lol.

[pberq]

16. Kick! - Recommended

Well written. Something from the reality-based wing of the Republican party.

[Skittles]

18. huh

and all it cost was the loss of democracy, the towers, the city of New Orleans, our national respect, our civil liberties, 3000+ dead American soldiers, 100,000 dead Iraqi civilians.....forgive me if I do no celbrate that it took THIS LONG for him to WAKE THE F*** UP (I am pretty sure the reason he supported bush in the first place had more to do with taxes than it did with any sense of security).

[greenman3610]

26. I had the same feeling

Thanks for waking up.
100,000 corpses later..

[Skittles]

28. I mean, yeah, I'm glad they're finally waking up

but do they deserve any freaking kudos for it? F*** NO. These greedy, ignorant bastards have cost us our COUNTRY.

[donheld]

19. This should be read far and wide

Thanks for posting.

[Rex]

20. Ike supporters!

IMO, Ike was the last good Republican POTUS. This looks promising, thanks for finding this!

[mike_c]

21. kicking and recommending....

Very well done, IMO.

[Maestro]

22. Good stuff!

I hope he has a large group with him that believe the same.

[Ladyhawk]

24. The title makes me laugh, sorry. It's like "Call Girls for Virginity." nt

[frazzledmom]

25. Wow.. lots of good links and info..

It's a shame that they have let things get so far gone that many people will not forgive them. I have a kind of policy that I will not forgive or believe any supposed "ex" WH shill, people like Tweety, O'Reilly and Andrew Whatshisname. But a guy like this I will welcome into the light. We can't keep saying "anyone who voted for Bush won't be forgiven". If we do that we will always have half the American people against us. We have to try to remember that most people are just ignorant of the truth, they have for generations been taught to trust what their government tells them, and we must make room for them when they finally see the light. An Ex-Repug once posted on here about how hard it was for them to turn away from what their core values have been all their lives. To make a radical shift in your basic beliefs must be difficult, in the extreme.

Excellent find Will, thank you, it re-affirms my faith that we may yet pull back from the brink..
-Walldude posting on Mrs. Walldude's computer :D

[stevedeshazer]

27. That article is astonishing.

I suspect that previous posters who disapprove, didn't read the whole thing.

Whether Dr. Frey is for real, or whether he's Noam Chomsky's non de plume, he's penned a great read.

This piece is brilliant. I'm in awe.

[Skittles]

29. if he is so brilliant now how was he so easily fooled?

it just kills me

[stevedeshazer]

31. I really wish I knew the answer to that.

That's exactly the question that should be asked.

:shrug:

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men?" - The Shadow

[stevedeshazer]

32. And I will just add

I welcome the opinions of people such as this, because we need them, despite my lingering resentment over their passive or active support of Bush.

There's no point in remaining angry with the ones who are seeing the light. I forgive them.

We can't change what's already happened but we can change the course of the future.

Imagine if all the good Germans had spoken up like this person in the runup to WW II.

Okay, never mind, it's too late. I give up.

C'mon Skittles, yer bummin' me out. :(

Maybe the website is all bullshit anyway, and I should just take a nap. :)

[Skittles]

33. LINGERING resentment????

we will be feeling the effects of idiots who voted for bush for the REST OF OUR LIVES....I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM.

[lolly]

38. Easy--follow the money

The mantra of many Republican voters was simply "Kerry will raise my taxes."

While, of course, I welcome more support, I wonder what it will take to get these people to recognize what they did? Without that recognition, it's a pretty sure bet they'll turn right around and do it again.

They all say "I didn't know" now; more specifically, if they wanted to be honest, they would admit "I didn't want to know, 'cause it was too much fun not knowing."

[pberq]

44. One reason is the highly successful propaganda

campaign that the R's have mounted over the last 25 years.

But in any case, this piece is fantastic, IMO. Better late than never.

[Piedras]

35. Very well thought out and written

I read the entire thing and checked a number of his links. The good doctor's thoughts strengthen my feeling that the war mongering Bush regime will collapse and that our nation can be healed.

[mikelewis]

30. How far will he go, I wonder...

It appears that this guy is just waking up to the possibility he may have been lied to. When he starts to find out what's really going on, I wonder if he'll have the stomach for the truth or will he just give up and pretend the Matrix doesn't exist. Only time will tell but I for one welcome anyone to the Struggle Against Violent Extremism.

[DemExpat]

37. Interesting read.

:kick:

[Raksha]

43. Amazing!

One of the best critiques of the Iraq war and the rhetoric (propaganda) that supports it that I've read anywhere.

[texpatriot2004]

45. A great website. Thanks for sharing nm

[LeftCoast]

46. Great except he's pushing the new meme that Bush isn't a 'real'

conservative. Bush is the condensed essence of Conservatism. He is the logical result of the RW push in American politics. Don't let them succeed with this meme.

[WiseButAngrySara]

47. Excellent! Thanks Will. K&R. ....n/t

[WilliamPitt]

48. /

[donheld]

49. Will, It's all lies -- says the bible beaters

"What we have here is a bunch of lies, truths and half-truths all wrapped around a partisan attack that has no appropriate reason for existence except for the hate that the left has for Bush. In reality these people are skirting the edge if not going down the road of treason by providing aid and comfort to America's enemies.
Let us remember that South Vietnam fell because we cut and ran. And then to add insult to injury we cut off their funding so they had no money to fight back against a well funded, by Russia and China, North Vietnamese Army. Even then, they still held out for two years.
The Left would like to repeat Vietnam it seems by abandoning those who depend on us."

http://www.eboards4all.com/407384/messages/7502.html