An Amazing Rant: Dear Conservative Americans (TPM)

[kpete]

An open letter to conservatives
March 22, 2010, 3:16PM

Dear Conservative Americans,

The years have not been kind to you. I grew up in a profoundly Republican home, so I can remember when you wore a very different face than the one we see now. You've lost me and you've lost most of America. Because I believe having responsible choices is important to democracy, I'd like to give you some advice and an invitation.

First, the invitation: Come back to us.

Now the advice. You're going to have to come up with a platform that isn't built on a foundation of cowardice: fear of people with colors, religions, cultures and sex lives that differ from your own; fear of reform in banking, health care, energy; fantasy fears of America being transformed into an Islamic nation, into social/commun/fasc-ism, into a disarmed populace put in internment camps; and more. But you have work to do even before you take on that task.

Your party -- the GOP -- and the conservative end of the American political spectrum has become irresponsible and irrational. Worse, it's tolerating, promoting and celebrating prejudice and hatred. Let me provide some expamples -- by no means an exhaustive list -- of where the Right as gotten itself stuck in a swamp of hypocrisy, hyperbole, historical inaccuracy and hatred.

If you're going to regain your stature as a party of rational, responsible people, you'll have to start by draining this swamp:

the (very long, exhaustive, with links - and RIGHT ON)list and more:
http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/a/m/americandad/2010/03/an-open-letter-to-conservative.php?ref=mp

[emulatorloo]

1. I like how he documents all the hypocrisy with links. Excellent piece. THANKS! n/t

[proReality]

2. K&R n/t

[blueknight]

3. good piece!

i wish that had a link on it to email it, id send it to my neocon buddy!

[chill_wind]

4. Oh, very VERY good!

May this get many,many kicks and recs.

[Tennessee Gal]

5. Good one!

Documentation always makes a difference.

[Scurrilous]

6. K & R

:thumbsup:

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

K&R!

Really, a must read.

[driver8]

7. Bookmarked for future use and reference!! n/t

[sufrommich]

8. That was awesome! k&r