On MSNBC Live tonight, Rev. Al Sharpton went mano a mano with a vacuous ditto head from the Republican party bleating incoherent lies. Dickhead Joe Walsh (I think), insisted that poor people should starve so rich people can have jets and that Obama is too damn Democratic for his corporatist's heart. Aw. Joke's on you, asshole, Obama is not a Democrat; he's a Republican, which makes you a politician who doesn't represent any actual people.
Then he faced off against Pat Buchanan, who added an element of heroism to the argument that the wealthy shouldn't be taxed an extra penny to save schools or firehouses or sick babies, even if that's what 80% of the population wants. Because heroes have convictions and convictions are what Republicans are going to spoon from now until the crack of doom. It sounds like something admirable, doesn't it? Sticking by your convictions against the tide of popular opinion? Except it never is, it's always some asshole pretending to be holier than thou when he's actually being a racist, classist, homophobe (Yes, that means you, Pat Buchanan).
The rest of us, the populace tide? We don't need convictions. We have facts. Facts turn the tide for rational, humane people. Convictions are what hate-mongers use to pretty up their dirty, dirty deeds.
Facts are this: You are using our taxes to cripple social services and the people's government; you are using the fees we pay for financial services and the money we spend on goods and services to buy politicians and the media to deregulate industry so that you can kill, pollute, and starve for profit. You offer nothing to the American people but misery and poverty. Good luck with that.
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