Ya know I don't believe to ANY degree in any of this crap, but for those that do ... consider that this asshat Wiley Drake ( former vice president of the SBC ) called for christian republicans to pray for rain during Obama's acceptance speech.
 The weather answer to these politically inspired supernatural atmospheric petitions, is Gustav . Due to hit the N.O. area on day one or two of the GOP convention. The news cycle during the convention will be dominated by a Katrina class hurricane hitting the same area, almost three years to the day, bringing Americans memories of the administration's incompetence and indifference to that tragedy.
  Coincidental tragic irony or supernatural karma? You decide.
  http://blackpoliticalthought.blogspot.com/2008/08/pastor-wiley-drake-prays-for-rain-on.html

That's exactly what it was, I'm sure they had one for Hillary too just in case.

I know it appears like it’s just an inflammatory rhetorical question, but I am trying to be serious here. Why do Conservatives and Republican Party members insist on being habitually misinformed and ignorant?

Nearly all of my extended family members are proud card-carrying Conservative Republicans. Consequently, I have lived my entire life with an imitate perspective into how Republicans think and into what makes a Republican a Republican. What I found is that the beliefs, attitudes, and motivations of my Republican family members  dovetail almost seamlessly with those of the national Republican Party at large – much more so that those of Democrats I know (who generally tend to think more deeply about the issues and are far more nuanced in their acceptance of the national party platform).

There are essentially only 2 main factors that drive the Republican Party and drive Americans to stay Republican or become Republican – even when it’s clearly against their own best interest. Those two factors are Fear and Ignorance. Allow me to provide a few examples of what I am talking about. 99.9% of Republicans are Republicans are one-issue voters who can be categorized as follows:

1.   EVANGELICALS – These are Republicans who vote Republican based solely on Abortion and Gay Marriage.
2.   REDNECKS – These are Republicans who vote Republican based solely on Gun Rights.
3.   RICH PEOPLE – These are Republicans who vote Republican based solely on Tax Policy.

99.9% of Republicans are one or two issue voters that can quickly and easily be separated into one of the 3 categories above. Luckily, for Republicans, all 3 groups are extremely fearful of Muslims. Evangelicals are afraid of Muslims because they view Islam as a dangerous threat to Christianity. Rednecks are fearful of Muslims because they don’t know any Muslims, are ignorant of Islam, and as a result are racist against Muslims. Rich people are fearful of Muslims because the threat of terrorism and our dependence on foreign oil threatens their checking account, their investments, and their overall personal wealth.

 Consequently, getting  their base to turn out on election day is a no-brainer for Republican leaders. All they need to do is continue fostering this misplaced fear and ignorance among their constituency.  Don’t believe me? In the last two campaign cycles (2004 & now), look at all the Republican and/or Conservative emails you have received in a mass distribution list, then look at how many of them were not fear-based. I am certain the answer is zero. In 2004, it was that a vote for John Kerry was a vote for another terrorist attack on the United States. Today it is that Barack Obama is a radical Muslim and a vote for Barack Obama means putting a radical Muslim in charge of the country.

Such a strategy would never work in the Democratic Party because such a ludicrously stupid and false suggestion about the opposition candidate would never stick – regardless of how badly Democrats wanted to believe it. Democrats, as a whole, are simply too well informed for such tactics to work. 

Yet in the Republican Party, despite well documented and widespread overwhelming evidence to the contrary, false accusations stick like glue – because their party members are so ill informed, uneducated, and generally ignorant. My question is why?

  This is not a partisan problem.  This is a problem that cross's all party lines.  And, it is all a matter of opinion as to whether or not the majority of federal bureau's and agencies are necessary or even constitutional.  I also do not see the Republican party  (at least lately) as making any real attempt at reducing the size of the federal government, which, by the way, needs to be a major addition to any economic plan thats serious about cutting federal spending.  We cant have it both ways.  We cannot have "butter AND bullets" as Johnson so ineptly claimed we could.  So any serious economic plan will have to include massive federal employee job losses.  It's not punishment, it's reality.  Our former accounting General David Walker knew this and reported his findings.  But, who, especially federal employee's wants to hear that?  He said we are in a world of shit, nobody listened, so he resigned.  So it is still "reality or massive inflation"...The people have spoken and they chose massive inflation and a slow death for the dollar. This was the wrong choice because when the dollar dies those federal jobs will die with it, so instead of just curbing a lot of federal jobs and possibly saving the dollar, now both will die.

Yeah because McCain didn't attack Obama right after he announced Biden as his VP.

Irwin, this has become so typical of you.  Answer the questions, Irwin.  Is it so difficult for you to admit your wrong?  How mature.

Sir, you can post from whatever source you care to, but the cold hard fact is, she has MORE experience than Obama.

Period.

There is no need to go any further because it's not debatable. Now, if you want to the break down #2 as being 'unqualified', then how can you, with a straight face, say Obama is?

Irwin, in Fort Knox alone there is 147.3 million troy ounces of gold.  At todays average of about $800.00 each troy ounce that means there is $117,600,000,000.00...thats 117 trillion dollars, in Fort knox alone.
  As usual, Irwin, your mindless rhetoric is easily proven to be utter donkey crap.  Now that you mention it, I don't call anyone else a moron but you. 

  No need to pull "commodities" Irwin.  Already supposedly in our reserves.  Is this enough to shut you up on this issue?  Or will you find some way to whine like a bitch about this as well?

  I have explained my theory to you a multitude of times.  But you are so busy spinning off in your own little ignorant whirlwinds that you don't hear.  Inflation, You've heard of it I'm sure, since you are so knowledgeable on economics.  The over inflating of the money supply by rampant government overspending and through fractional reserve currency inflation by the fed.  Compounded by the possible loss of the petro dollar and/or the loss of the dollar as the default world currency.  How many fucking times do I have to type this shit in before it sinks in?  It isn't that obscure a theory.  Big time economics wiz like yourself should be all over this shit.

  It was a culmination of events, dill weed, but Bernake has already conceded the fed was a major contributor to the depression happening.  If you could use logic and reason, you to would know what happened, instead , your still juggling theories whilst wearing your aluminum dunce cap.  I believe in sound money.  Money that is a certificate of deposit, not just a piece of paper.  I want old people who save money in a coffee can for years to be able to benefit from their savings.  The way it is now, by the time they get ready to spend it, it has lost all it's value.  I despise this thievery.  The inflationary nature of fiat money gets progressively worse until the money is worthless.  Does this sound like a good thing to you, Mr. Economics?


Yes, that is what you get.


  The correct retort here is "who gives a fuck what Irwin thinks or says", so thats what I'm going with.

If stupidity were a measurement of wealth and freedom, Americans would be the richest and the freest dumb ass's on the planet.

Now you all bring in Powell?

Hilarious.

Why not Wesely Clark or ANY other General in the Army, Navy or Air Force?

It still doesn't fill the hole in Obama's EMPTY resume'.....well....except for his 6th Grade Social Studies class.

Anyone paying attention knows EXACTLY what McCain meant when he, off the cuff, said '100 years.'

To answer your question, the DECREASED violence has benefited McCain (and the country...and Iraq) and has hurt Obama as it has largely taken Iraq off the table.

Quite a generality. I've been on this board for years and have NEVER heard anyone calling a lefty 'an America-hating terrorist' because of a disagreement. Are you speaking to something specific?


What does this mean, (left) wingnut?

When the elections started I never heard of Ron Paul. Then everyone started talking about how he would be the best candidate so I started to find out more about him. The more I listened to Ron Paul the more I realized he is an idiot. I always wondered why he ran on the Republican ticket rather the democratic one where his views seem to be more in line with. Get rid of the IRS, stop printing the dollar (and adopt the euro?), get rid of defense alliances, his ideas are off the wall and will put us in third world status quicker than you can imagine. He is an isolationist and does not realize that what happens in this world affects us all no matter how much you try to stay out of it. No Sir, No Ron Paul for me send this guy to the nuthouse