tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post6214017658825399304..comments2023-10-27T03:41:13.171-07:00Comments on Warning Signs: The GOP Needs Major PRAlan Carubahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-5133091827530206972014-01-18T12:34:42.775-08:002014-01-18T12:34:42.775-08:00"We'll never get a better government unti..."We'll never get a better government until the people are better. And the first step to getting better people, I think, is figuring out what went wrong: how all the "deep, lion-hearted living ones who cared about others and their work" of decades past turned into the pitiful minions described above. That's where the bus went off the road; that's where it needs to be towed back up out of the ditch."<br /><br />I hate(well, not really) to sound politically "incorrect", but I think where the bus started going off the road & up feces creek is about the time that certain people cared more about where they were sitting on the bus rather than just getting their stupid asses on the bus & doing something constructive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-76202648930319225202014-01-12T01:18:14.540-08:002014-01-12T01:18:14.540-08:00Sane, rational individual says, "most of my f...Sane, rational individual says, "most of my fellow citizens are shallow, heartless zombies only caring about themselves & their entertainment".<br /><br />And that's the heart of the problem. Like people, like priest. We'll never get a better government until the people are better. And the first step to getting better people, I think, is figuring out what went wrong: how all the "deep, lion-hearted living ones who cared about others and their work" of decades past turned into the pitiful minions described above. That's where the bus went off the road; that's where it needs to be towed back up out of the ditch.<br /><br />I'm sure you've given such things a lot of thought, Alan. Perhaps an article concisely summarizing what went wrong during those decades would give us some clues regarding how to get the bus back on the road and our fellows back onto the bus.Gerry Rzeppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08971183189343454844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-86240060123349387242014-01-09T16:45:53.578-08:002014-01-09T16:45:53.578-08:00@Sane & Rational. I agree, the straight, white...@Sane & Rational. I agree, the straight, white male has been denigrated for a very long time. There was a time when he was a role model. Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-59508600425135939282014-01-09T15:59:34.031-08:002014-01-09T15:59:34.031-08:00True, the Republicans need to reach out to women, ...True, the Republicans need to reach out to women, gays & minorities to win any future elections. Unfortunately, it looks like Rove/Boehner & company are doing this by basically turning the knife on those without the blessing of being women, gay or minority....you know, us evil white hetero males, the base of the "tea party". Let's make no mistake, everything that's going on in Washington & in most of the lamestream media is & has been a targeted attack on the white straight male population of America for decades, and it's only intensified under Obama the racist, and the GOP, instead of finding ways to bring EVERYONE together, are also resorting to this, and it's sick. I, a white male born in the US, can envision a time when I may have to leave this country to avoid what I'm sure will be active persecution not unlike what other minority groups have faced in the past. I don't have faith that any Washington politicians have any intention of looking out for my well being, and most of my fellow citizens are shallow, heartless zombies only caring about themselves & their entertainment & won't care about me either. I have no future in this country, especially as an Aspergers sufferer. I may as well be dead for all "the people" give a damn about me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-4200592691953222812014-01-09T15:42:13.290-08:002014-01-09T15:42:13.290-08:00The only thing wrong with the TEA Party is their L...The only thing wrong with the TEA Party is their Libertarian tilt... They have been over-run by Ron Paulians, Paulanista's, Paultards, what ever you want to call them, and when they start up with their *legalize all dope* mantra I get a bit sick in my stomach... TexasFredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18008912292703416417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-13640152882896850562014-01-09T13:26:10.355-08:002014-01-09T13:26:10.355-08:00Well, the Tea Party is to the right of the GOP and...Well, the Tea Party is to the right of the GOP and that may be the outlet needed for those dissatisfied with the GOP. And they do generally support the GOP candidates unless there's one out there from their ranks.Alan Carubahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901162110385985193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-196554259323465442.post-50883584909794528032014-01-09T12:21:24.697-08:002014-01-09T12:21:24.697-08:00I think the Republican Party may end up like the o...I think the Republican Party may end up like the old Whig Party in the 1850s and a new Rightist political coalition created.<br /><br /><br /><br />Ronbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767498198886077632noreply@blogger.com