From Stupid to Moronic to Evil By Paul Craig Roberts

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From Stupid to Moronic to Evil

By Paul Craig Roberts

“Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.” John Stuart Mill

11/08/08 "ICH" --- - Many years ago, during the 1970s if memory serves, neoconservative Irving Kristol, echoing John Stuart Mill, called his conservative party, the Republican Party, “the stupid party.” http://www.amazon.co.uk/Neoconservatism-Autobiography-Idea-Irving-Kristol/dp/toc/1566632285

Kristol was referring to the Republican’s inability to compete on the policy front. Jack Kemp and Ronald Reagan led the Republicans out of the wilderness, but now Republicans have reverted to the stupid party, or more precisely the moronic party.

Take a minute to examine the presidential campaign propaganda that Republicans send around the Internet, and you will see what I mean. For example, recently while Obama was traveling abroad, showing himself to the remnant of our allies, Republican political operatives blitzed the Internet with the suggestion that Obama might not be an American citizen. Doubt was cast on either of his parents being American citizens. The message went on to suggest that Obama refused to produce his birth certificate. All the while, Obama was traveling abroad on a US passport, a document that cannot be obtained without a US birth certificate.

Considering that the Republican candidate, John McCain, was born in the Panama Canal Zone, only the GOP would be dumb enough to make an issue over whether the Democrats’ candidate was born in one of the 50 states. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/28/us/politics/28mccain.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&adxnnlx=1218385762-Ap1AsEajnjAnO5XdQ4hGRg

The innuendo and negativism with which the Republicans are conducting their presidential campaign are unprecedented. There is no sign of issues in McCain’s Karl Rovian campaign. http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/blog/2008/07/mccain_campaign_shakeup.html Issues have been superseded by hate, lies, and war.

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[Kutjara]

1. I wish he'd given a better example.

"Obama was traveling abroad on a US passport, a document that cannot be obtained without a US birth certificate." Sorry, Mr. Roberts, but there are millions of naturalized US Citizens with birth certificates from every country in the world who carry US passports. A US birth certificate is not a requirement.

Yes, Republicans are stupid, but it's usually better if the person calling them so isn't himself guilty of making an equally stupid mistake.

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2. the problem is, stupid works on stupid people

they feel more a kin to that stupidity and are distrustful of intellectuals. It's like a child in a dark room... the fear and dislike what fears them, that is what they can't see or comprehend.