Republican Party Beliefs Explained (USA specific)

mosc · Last edited by mosc on Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:58 pm; edited 1 time in total

This post is USA specific, sorry. Still, we post it here in the interst of
giving both sides of the story, and in helping our non-American
members clear up misconceptions they may have about American
politics.

Things you have to believe to be a Republican today.

1. Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless
you're a conservative radio host. Then it's an illness and you need our
prayers for your recovery.

2. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our
highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

3. Government should relax regulation of Big Business and Big
Money but crack down on individuals who use marijuana to relieve the
pain of illness.

4. "Standing Tall for America'" means firing your workers and
moving their jobs to India.

5. A woman can't be trusted with decisions about her own body, but
multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind
without regulation.

6. Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred of homosexuals and
Hillary Clinton.

7. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops
in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

8. Group sex and drug use are degenerate sins unless you someday
run for governor of California as a Republican.

9. If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won't have sex.

10. A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time
allies, then demand their cooperation and money.

11. HMOs and insurance companies have the interest of the public
at heart.

12. Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing
health care to all Americans is socialism.

13. Global warming and tobacco's link to cancer are junk science,
but creationism should be taught in schools.

14. Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when
Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with
him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden"
diversion.

15. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an
impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in
which thousands die is solid defense policy.

16. Government should limit itself to the powers named in the
Constitution, which include banning gay marriages and censoring the
Internet.

17. The public has a right to know about Hillary's cattle trades,
but George Bush's driving record is none of our business.

18. You support states' rights, which means Attorney General John
Ashcroft can tell states what local voter initiatives they have a right
to adopt.

19. What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national
interest, but what Bush did in the '80s is irrelevant.

20. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but
trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international
harmony.

Feel free to pass these on. If you don't send them to at least
ten other people, we're likely to be stuck with Bush for 4 more years.

Do you want that?

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paul e. · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:44 am Post subject:

hehe nice

i enjoyed that..well thought-out..and seems accurate

seraph

elektro80 · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 2:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the information. The republican party has been an enigma to all us europeans. Now we know what the republican party is about. Do you have similar input re the easter bunny and santa claus? I suspect these and the republican party are all leftovers from the dark ages.

Cyxeris · Joined: Oct 30, 2003 Posts: 1125 Location: Louisville, KY

Republicans, yes. Neocons, yes. Conservatives, no. Unfortunate that our fosterparty has been hijacked. Now we're on our own.

paul e.

paul e. · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 9:32 pm Post subject:

i know where i would like to stick that 'golden microphone' hehe

no just kidding...sort of

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 1:50 pm Post subject:

Hmm.. ok.. hmm..

Kinetic P.M. · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 3:44 am Post subject:

Yes the republicans (who all make up the top 5% that own everything)are everything that was typed before and more but...So are the democrates ..spinless, fractored and without a common direction .

Every election is picking between one dirty evil corrupt bast@rd or the other .

KPM

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

I thought the original post was funny - the great thing is you can poke holes like this in either main party (and frankly, the smaller parties are even easier to poke fun at). It's easy to spin any topic when it comes to the president/candidates. This reminds me of the brilliant one during the Clinton years of all the deaths related to his term.

I admit - similar to Kinetic - I do have a tendency of voting against a candidate in the major elections than actually *for* one of the candidates. Once someone seems to raise up that high in the political arena to be in the running for president - the person has become less of a person and more of a figurehead anyway.

Still, even with our political system's many faults, it works reasonably well in the long run.

mosc · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 9:13 am Post subject:

Yes, it does work well most of the time because it is a democratic system. It could be improved. I'd like to see it set up so that the person who gets the most votes wins. Twisted Evil

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

Yes - but that's assuming that all the voting machines worked and that all of the votes are made by living breathing people. It seems the dead have haunted many a past election.

elektro80 · Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 10:37 am Post subject:

Kinetic P.M. · Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 8:49 am Post subject:

We live in a republic NOT a democracy. I believe We have had three presidents elected against the popular vote . which means the electorial college picked three (one right now)presidents that lost .
But our system does work on a pretty good level considering how big and diverse our country is . Then again its easy to look good when you have crazy amounts of money.

KPM

jkn · Joined: Mar 14, 2004 Posts: 469 Location: La Porte, IN, USA

I'll PM you my address so you can unload some of that crazy money. Thanks.