Comments On: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'" by Goldy http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/11/16/kcgop-we-got-a-thumpin Comments On: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'" by Goldy en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:00:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Charlie Mas]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:07:11 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
For Lori Sotelo, there's also the principle of doing all you can to suppress the vote. Or have we forgotten about her affidavits swearing that she knew of people who didn't live where they voted (even though they'd mostly lived there for years)?

Signing those affidavits might have been a felony, if the County Attorney hadn't ignored the facts.
Posted by N in Seattle]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:07:11 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:05:29 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
It's what we no longer do here.

Now excuse me, I've got to plan the "green" reception presents for a gay wedding for lots of relatives.
Posted by Will in Seattle]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:03:57 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> fantastically effective job. After all, they played a huge role in selling a neoliberal corporatist party -- today's Democratic Party -- as the lesser of evils to a majority of voters. I'm quite confident that none of those top 400 Americans who have as much wealth as the bottom 150 million Americans is panicking just because their B team won more games than their A team did this year. Sure, they might have to pay slightly higher taxes for the sake of appearances, but they know the Dems have their backs on the big-money issues. As for the rest of us, keep a close eye on those "bitter pills" Obama warned us we might have to swallow in "fiscal cliff" negotiations.
Posted by PCM]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:48:00 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> "That is not to say that we compromise our principles"

HAHAHAHA.

What principles would those be? "Fiscal conservatism?" You had no problem compromising that for eight years under GW Bush. "Less government intrusion?" You had no problem compromising THAT under every R president since Reagan.

What the fuck principles do you have in the first place besides "Do anything necessary to guarantee the richest 1% of the country get every single thing they want?"
Posted by tkc]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:06:09 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Ken Mehlman]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 10:05:32 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
(Btw, Has anyone mentioned how cute you are when you're morally outraged for no good reason?)
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:36:34 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
Yes, people in and from the South, speak more colloquially than Pacific Northwesterners. Yes, I'd say I heard smarting more when I lived in Texas than in Washington. Is it your goal to denigrate her for using a phrase you're not comfortable with, or just to shit on her for being a republican, or to malign her for your assumption that she's from the South, and therefore ignorant and stupid?


Posted by bgk]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:27:36 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
we wonder if the Democraps have paused their post victory Wankathon to recognize the challenge their party faces....

wedding planning is so much fun!

making big boy decisions about cutting entitlements and avoiding financial armageddon, not so much.

last time Barack choked.

stay tuned.....
Posted by the lack of self awareness is impressive]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:27:00 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
But the one thing they have to keep is fear. The key is to figure out how a fear-based worldview translates into 21st century electoral success.

Take away the fear and they become the moderate wing of the Democratic Party.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:24:34 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by YellowPup]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:19:25 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]>
"Today's GOP, Who Says They're Out of Touch?"
Posted by Last of the Time Lords]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:10:14 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by tacomagirl]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:55:02 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:34:13 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by ng53]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:24:02 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Yes, I received that email yesterday. My response to the KCGOP was:

If the GOP were a business we'd have to say, look, some of our products are selling:

-Control of taxes (2/3rds supermajority!)
-Charter schools

Things that increase the power and choice of an individual!

But we've got lots of products that don't sell and hurt our overall image:

-Extreme distaste for even minimal societal goals, even when they benefit business and employees
-Lack of Forward Progress in technological thinking (too many curmudgeons)
-Being non-inclusive of people not like ourselves

It's time for some drastic cuts in our Ideology "Product Line"...maybe we should even reduce our membership, and focus on a smaller, but winnable core.


I do note however:

Obama vs. Romney Compared to Obama vs. McCain
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/…

Which shows that despite losing, Romney make huge gains when compared to John McCain's campaign against Obama four years earlier!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:09:54 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Chef Thunder]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 07:04:02 -0800 The Stranger <![CDATA[Re: KCGOP: "We Got a Thumpin'"]]> Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Fri, 16 Nov 2012 06:42:33 -0800 The Stranger