I work for a Right Wing Think Tank

[salinen]

and my job is to monitor "lefty" sites to guage the level of the oppostion. And I'll be happy to report to my superiors (Bush Sr., Kissinger, et al.) that we have nothing to worry about. The "lefties" are all over the place. They, as individuals, are loaded down with the assault we've made on everything decent. But the best news of all is, they are not focusing on the real biggie. Voting. As long as we bring up flag burnings and gay marriage bans, they will devote time and effort to these non-issues, just as planned.

Because we know voting is everything, and lefties don't. Stealing elections secures our dominance.

Oh, and one more interesting fact. The lefties spend gobs of time ridiculing our leaders. They make up cute insulting names for Bush, Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Rush, Hannity, O'reilly etc. This is great for us. We only need to worry when the ridicule ends and it becomes all out hostility without mirth. That's when the "real left" emerges.

Until then, let's drink to our success.

[WilliamPitt]

1. Are you channeling someone from the Heritage Foundation?

[havocmom]

15. OP is pointing out how much energy we waste swatting shadows

How easy it is for us to be caught up in the sideshows we miss the main event. How we continue to let the right define us and frame the discussion/debate.

I'll put it another way:





Focus, people. We have to defend the vote before we fix anything else that is broken.

[salinen]

22. Indeed.

[WilliamPitt]

25. I know

'Twas a joke.

[havocmom]

29. I know

but enough others won't ;)

Glad ta see ya, lad.

[EFerrari]

38. Now, that's funny. And instructive! n/t

[Quantess]

2. Is this creative writing? (No Text)

[idgiehkt]

3. I agree.

voting is about all of it, it actually transcends party lines. Every issue that I support, animal rights, environmentalism, human rights, reproductive choice, world peace, etc, comes down to voting.

[salinen]

8. You get it.

[tridim]

4. What do you think about RFK Jr's recent efforts?

You do know they're filing lawsuits against the voting machine companies, right? Here's a clue for you Mr. RW think tanker, Progressives can multitask.

By all means, have a drink. In fact, drink the whole bottle, it won't make your kind any less worthless. ;)

[ChairmanAgnostic]

7. reminds me of a beer commercial, "Mr Right Wing Think Tanker man"

except it is less filling.

[salinen]

10. When "our" leaders take it as seriously

as RFK, then I'll consider it progress.

[blm]

27. I'm still waiting for Bill Clinton to say what he believes to corpmedia.

Funny how NONE of them thought it was important to report Clinton's comments about RFK's article changing his mind about who won in 2004.

And funny how Clinton has decided not to repeat his remarks in a more public forum being covered, like in Aspen.

[salinen]

28. Man

everything happens in Aspen lately.

[Bandit]

5. Senator Lieberman I didn't kinow you posted here.

:shrug: What else is new anyway???

[Cameron27]

6. Well that's unique

If you're for real, shooo...go away, you're so annoying.

[RandomKoolzip]

9. And the right never spends any time ridiculing OUR leaders.

What the fuck ever. :eyes:

[salinen]

14. And I'm guilty too.

I spend useless time making up names like "smirky von flightsuit" because it feels good and displaces my anger. I hope the next phase is all out anger because anger is the precursor to revolution.

[Zodiak]

43. anger is a gift

True words spoken by the "Mad boy" (Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine)

[Skidmore]

11. That's all the better you can do for superiors?

[salinen]

21. They only pay me minimum wage.

[Skidmore]

40. If you pick a more upscale avatar than broccoli, they might up

your wages. What do they say? Live your aspirations? Change that broccoli stalk to a Ferrari or somethin' flashy and Right Wing. Buddy, don't you know that those RWingers hate anything green? Except cash, of course; and that isn't green anymore either.

[slackmaster]

12. I work for a bunch of Canadian rocket scientists

:nuke:

[salinen]

23. Boy

now that's difficult to believe.

[slackmaster]

36. I would never kid about that on DU forums

Some of my benefits are paid in Canadian dollars.

[Tess49]

13. For what it's worth, I have a lot of hostility and am quickly losing

my sense of humor. Pass that on to the boys, will you?

[chimpymustgo]

16. And put "voting" in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS!

That's it. The voting and the counting. Until we fix that, they'll keep on doing what they've BEEN doing.

[Tess49]

20. True. I'm surprised they haven't adopted Alfred E. Newman

as their mascot. Pictured standing by a voting machine. Captioned "What? Me worry?"

[helderheid]

42. that is PERFECT.

[salinen]

26. Hell yes

fair voting is EVERYTHING. Otherwise the constitution is toilet paper.

[salinen]

24. hostillity

is the key IMO.

[Sammy Pepys]

17. You and I....

...probably know some of the same people, if my guess on where you work is correct.

[annabanana]

18. Good Job! You keep on telling them that.

meanwhile. . . . .
the noon-screeching peacock turns in it's cummerbund

[seabeyond]

19. with you on the job i feel so much better, that you wont see reality

instead you will continue in the republican haze that all is ok.

so.....

how about that.

geez

[leeroysphitz]

30. I don't think of equal rights for gay americans as a "non-issue" but

you are right in that DU can be, seemingly, easily distracted from some of the other very important issues.

[salinen]

32. In some ways

I feel there is only one issue that's important. Fair elections. All else follows. Rights for gay americans depends on it.

[Sapphocrat]

31. Your assessment is narrow and shortsighted.

I won't waste my time or yours arguing the dangers of ignoring such smokescreen issues as flag burning and same-sex marriage (just ask John Kerry how well that worked with the swiftboaters); ignoring cancer doesn't make it go away, either.

I will, however, point out the very real value of ridiculing one's opponents, courtesy of Mel Brooks:

"Rhetoric does not get you anywhere, because Hitler and Mussolini are just as good at rhetoric. But if you can bring these people down with comedy, they stand no chance."

It's called "propaganda," whether it's making up "cute insulting names" on a message board, or lensing a film like "The Great Dictator" -- or "Fahrenheit 911," for that matter, which would not have been one fraction as effective without the liberal use of "ridiculous" humor.

I think it's sad you put so little value on the human need to congregate and commiserate. Have you ever heard of "blowing off steam"?

Finally, you appear to underestimate the importance anyone puts on voting reform. Those who don't get it yet need education and impetus to action, not snide dismissals.

Some do far more behind the scenes than any of us can imagine. That said, we're not all Andy Stephenson, you know.

[salinen]

33. I wish I knew the mood

of the French right before the revolution. Somehow I think that they used "ridiculous humor" for many years. Then finally, they'd had it and got fucking angry. I could be wrong here, but I can't wait for the serious fucking anger.

[rucky]

41. I was trying to think of that Mel Brooks quote. thanks for that. n;/t

[Cameron27]

34. self delete

[Tunkamerica]

35. um...

He was just trying to show what the other side might be thinking. His interpretation of what somone who monitors this website for a RW think-tank might say. You dig?

[Mr_Spock]

37. Good point

We really need to have full focus on the prize.

[Swamp Rat]

39. So much for creativity and freedom of expression...

Y'all can learn to walk lock-step if you want. I'd rather die first.

[Gregorian]

44. I just stamped out my flag bonfire.

I've been so busy with these darned flags and fags, I forgot about those last two elections. You mean that stuff is important? Gosh, you'd never know it by watching Fox.

Somebody tell Jonah Goldberg, I just woke up.

[salinen]

46. If you drop the "l" out of flag

you get fag. There's something "Da Vinci Code" goin on.

[Pacifist Patriot]

45. Psssst...don't tell the folks at the think tank, but....

Lefties are much better at multi-tasking than they are. We can bitch about an astonishing array of things and still manage to work on the important issues. Yes, including voting.

:)

I find this amusing every time it comes up, no matter which issue it is. Personally, I do a great deal of on-the-ground work regarding election integrity but rarely speak about it here. I use DU to bitch and moan about everything under the sun these evil criminal bastards are doing, including "distraction" issues. Doesn't mean I'm not up to my elbow grease on core issues.

Cheers!

[salinen]

47. Do you chew gum

while multi-tasking?

[Pacifist Patriot]

49. Nah, that one IS beyond my abilities.

[dave123williams]

48. What makes you think it's not already 'all out hostility'?