So when does Barney Frank join Poly?

[GePap]

Surprised that this hasn't got its own thread alread:



Of course, it should be clear from the way the woman looks that she is not you usual cheetos fed right wing wingnut, but instead one of Lyndon LaRouche's followers. And thinking about it, he was nicer to this woman than most poly posters would be...

And for those craving some nice wingnut action:



And if you notice, the woman is wearing and IDF T-shirt...... own goal, perhaps?

[Guynemer]

Seriously, things are just getting ****ing surreal out there. It's like ****ing Kafka.

[Drake Tungsten]

Is it really any more surreal than the days when Code Pink protestors were busting into Congressional hearings? And who can forget this?

[Guynemer]

No, but to be fair, Code Pink had less time in the spotlight than the LaRouchies and "Time To Water The Tree Of Liberty" sidearm wielding loons and "Death Panel" morons are getting now.

Code Pink was in and out of the public eye in minutes. These wackadoos have been going strong for a couple weeks now.

[Guynemer]

I should also note that this is all coming directly on the heels of the completely bat**** insane, tinfoil-hat utter farce that was the Birthers.

[Drake Tungsten]

Code Pink was in and out of the public eye in minutes.

Multiple times over the course of 5 years. And let's not forget about Cindy Sheehan...

I should also note that this is all coming directly on the heels of the completely bat**** insane, tinfoil-hat utter farce that was the Birthers.

We've been dealing with Truthers for far longer.

[Dinner]

Frank is one of the few Dems with balls.

[Dinner]

Is it really any more surreal than the days when Code Pink protestors were busting into Congressional hearings? And who can forget this?

Code Pink is just a few nuts but it seems like most of the GOP these days are nuts. It's a difference in scale. And, yes, if you think the President wasn't born in the US or that he's creating FEMA death camps or that health care reform has "death panels" to kill Grandma then you're nuts.

[Ben Kenobi]

Why is Cindy Sheehan wacko? She's damn straight in pointing out that the Democrats were merely anti-this-war.

[OzzyKP]

No, but to be fair, Code Pink had less time in the spotlight than the LaRouchies and "Time To Water The Tree Of Liberty" sidearm wielding loons and "Death Panel" morons are getting now.

Code Pink was in and out of the public eye in minutes. These wackadoos have been going strong for a couple weeks now.

The question then isn't the wackos in the spotlight, of which both sides have in spades, but who is pointing the spotlight. Why were the lefty wingnuts ignored and why are the righty wingnuts getting such wall to wall coverage?

[Guynemer]

Well, honestly, how many liberals actually believe that Bush was behind 9/11? (Honestly, I don't know.)

We do know from a few polls that, depending on the phrasing of the question, over 50% of the GOP can not accurately identify that there are no "death panels", with the lion's share living in the South. Similar numbers for birthers.

[Drake Tungsten]

Well, honestly, how many liberals actually believe that Bush was behind 9/11? (Honestly, I don't know.)

Roughly 42% of Democrats, according to a Zogby poll from two years ago...

http://www.911truth.org/images/ZogbyPoll2007.pdf

If you look closely, however, it becomes clears that 9/11 truth isn't solely the province of self-identified progressives and liberals (although they're farther down the rathole). Only very conservative people come across as mostly sane on this issue(ie. 75+% believe the official explanation of 9/11).

[OzzyKP]

Well, honestly, how many liberals actually believe that Bush was behind 9/11? (Honestly, I don't know.)

We do know from a few polls that, depending on the phrasing of the question, over 50% of the GOP can not accurately identify that there are no "death panels", with the lion's share living in the South. Similar numbers for birthers.

According to Real Clear Politics, fully 35 percent of Democrats believe George W. Bush had advance knowledge of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Fully 28 percent of Republicans believe Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/08/03/each_party_has_its_fanatics_97748.html

[Theben]

There's a difference between having advance knowledge (in this case, sufficient info that wasn't read correctly) and being behind the 9/11 attacks. However I have personally met 1 person who believed that Bush was directly responsible. And 2 people who thought the jews were behind it.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Why is Cindy Sheehan wacko? She's damn straight in pointing out that the Democrats were merely anti-this-war.

Not really. Dems were always about whatever could get them into power. They were anti-Bush this war. Now that their boy is in the WH mums the word when it comes to Iraq policy or Afghan policy.

In a nutshell, Sheehan always was a useful idiot.