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Why Republican Minority Outreach Fails

Not Long ago, Rand Paul embarrassed himself and his party with a condescending... more

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Dear "Straight" People: We don't have the same values!

If gay people scare you, then this woman has some words for you. If gay people... more

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Homophobic Kid Calls For Death To Gays at Church on Easter!

The Green Street United Methodist Church made waves last month when their pastor... more

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Supreme Court to Hear Voting Rights Challenge: A privileged white girls attempt to misdirect the issue

Joseph McEvoy, CJE – In the article below, Shannon Goessling speaking in... more

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Eight Republicans Vote Support for Violence Against Women

Nothing should be more clearly non-partisan than protecting women from violence.... more

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How to catch an illegal immigrant! Mexican Restaurant Defends Racist Shirts As ‘Witty And Comical’

On Monday, ThinkProgress reported about a Mexican restaurant in Columbia, South... more

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So You Don’t Like Women & Minorities – Enough Already – We Get It!

"We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this... more

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Social Engineering -The Agenda Behind All In The Family

From 1971-1979, the most highly rated TV show (by far!) is the sitcom "All in the Family," produced by Marxists Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin, and carried by the CBS network owned by William S. Paley (originally Paloff).

In the days before Cable / Dish TV, there are only the 3 major networks (CBS, ABC, NBC) and a few local channels to choose from. The Marxist networks truly had a captive audience.

Set in the Queens, NY living room of the Bunker family, every episode of All In The Family contains at least one heated political argument between Archie Bunker (middle aged, patriotic, anti-communist, conservative Republican white man) and some liberal Democrat character (Michael, Gloria, Irene, Lionel, Maude etc)

Archie's (played by Carrol O'Conner) arguments are always made in an angry, buffoonish tone and bigoted towards blacks, hispanics, and Jews. But the liberals on the show are always portrayed as oh-so-intelligent and "tolerant". Week after week, the massive national audience, prompted by phony laugh tracks, can't help but laugh at stupid and angry Archie, a World War II veteran who proudly wears a flag pin.

Archie's wife Edith is also presented as the object of ridicule. Played by the actress Jean Stapleton, Edith is portrayed as a stupid housewife who allows the abusive Archie to walk all over.

Even Archie's white friends from the lodge (such as "Barney") are also portrayed as ignorant clowns with exaggerated "New Yawker" accents. But of course, liberal Michael's hippie college friends are portrayed as worldly and well spoken.

In the subconscious of the public mind, traditional conservative ideals become associated with stupidity and hate, whereas liberal opinions are associated with education and tolerance. In the final year of All In The Family's decade long run, Archie "matures" into a much more liberal minded, and likeable older man, taking in a Jewish business partner and even adopting a Jewish step-daughter!

Like Archie, Edith's character also "matures". In later years, she begins to stand up to the bully Archie and gradually take on feminist positions.

The viewing audience of All In The Family (and other shows) cannot detect the psychological manipulation of this admittedly very funny show, but All In The Family's unflattering portrayal of Archie & Edith, along with their eventual redemption, serves to gradually turn millions of reactive viewers away from conservative, patriotic thought, and towards a more socialistic, liberal worldview.From 1971-1979, the most highly rated TV show (by far!) is the sitcom "All in the... more

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Archie Bunker Meets Sammy Davis Jr

Will Republicans ever figure out why we are laughing at them?

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Israel supporters (and IDF officials) proudly display their bigotry on Twitter

Original Post (Rania Khalek) "It’s raining Israeli bombs in Gaza yet... more

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Pseudo-Christian Hate Lives On

One might think that, given their disastrous fate on Tuesday, Republican Supply-side... more

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Ann Coulter and a new wave of Trans bashing

If a person identifies as a woman, whether they are natal or non, calling them... more

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Go-Go Gohmert Still Insane

On days where a single story dominates the news, we can usually depend on the Bachmann... more

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I’m with Daily Kos!

I trust you remember when Michele Bachmann made the ridiculous claim that the Obama... more

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A Skunk By Any Other Name Would Smell As Foul

"The professor said she is a Native American, a person of color, and you can see... more

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Wait a Minute!!!! Hold the Phone! Just one Cotton Pickin Frickin Minute!!!

GOP Tea Party To Boycott Scott Van Duzer's Restaurant. FOR WHAT? Please... more

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The Voter ID Law 2012 or Jim Crow Rides Again

The Republican Tea Party has successfully taken this (Jim Crow) law out of mothballs... more

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GOP Haters Blast Obama

The first amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, but forbids the establishment... more

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Will Hate Crimes Be Prosecuted In Israel?

After a vicious attack by Israeli youths on Palestinian youths, one wonders if the... more

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The Great White Backlash - A New Civil War

A Startling Look At What Is Really Going On In America

Within The Republican Party

I just came across this article The Great White Backlash, The Dog Whistle, and a New Civil War
By John Reed and TRUTH kept jumping off the screen as I read it. Anyone possessing a critical THINKING mind, who feels very bewildered by the GOP CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN TEA PARTY's behavior and perhaps wonders why they appear to be committing political suicide with all their assertions about slashing programs for the poor and how wonderful that would be for our country. Oh yes, America (according to them) should be known Worldwide as a cruel and uncaring nation. Also, their War on Women which makes our nation look as though we are competing with Afghanistan (and others) on who can oppress their female population more. This article gives you a look behind the scenes (or minds) of the GOP base’s ideology and it ain’t pretty. The author conveys, it’s not a conspiracy theory... it's a blatant and frightening reality that many within this despicable group have, rattling around in their heads. Please read the entire article, an intense read that is aimed to inform and enlighten, not scare (We’ll leave the scare tactics up to the GOP CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN TEA PARTY. thinkingblue

The Great White Backlash, The Dog Whistle, and a New Civil War
By John Reed

A new phrase recently wormed its way into American political discourse, introduced, apparently, by our very own liberal talking heads, because they believe it impolitic to tell the ugly truth about a certain large sect within the Republican Party; a phrase meant to reference all of those "good ole' boy" Republican synonyms for the deeply, abiding racism the Republican party invited into its ranks with hugs and kisses after the Democratic party took the issue of civil rights away from the Elephants.

That profound racism has had many expressions before: calling a man a boy or a monkey, Willie Horton, the Southern Strategy, birtherism, Jeremiah Wright, the poll tax, the literacy test, lynching, lunch counters, fire hoses, fire bombs, buses, viscous and growling dog fangs, being called uppity, federal troops, assassinations, voter fraud, voter suppression, finger wagging, shouts of "You lie!" etc.. To be nice to the Republicans, we now call the collection of these epithets and symbolic actions "the dog whistle," and that phrase refers to race, or "otherness," particularly regarding African-Americans. It implies black Americans are somehow less American, less patriotic, less hardworking, and less-deserving of an equal chance for success in America than are white Americans. It implies that whites do the work in America while blacks and Latinos abuse the social safety net by living off of benefits provided by white tax dollars. As Rachel Maddow pointed out on her news hour on Tuesday, August 7, 2012, the "dog whistle" is always the last resort of a losing Republican presidential candidate, with the possible exception of John McCain.

Maybe. But maybe the dog whistle is always used by Republicans. Maybe we just now need a euphemism for the wide ranging forms Republicans express their solidarity with the Caucasian race because only now have we elected an African-American as President of the United States. Maybe the election of 2010 was "The Great White Backlash" against the 2008 election of President Barak Obama, putting the House in Republican hands, and many states in absolute Republican control. As a result, President Obama looks ineffective, and the states have been able to pass legislation that virtually guarantees no African-American will be elected to the White House for many years to come. Maybe America remains a ferociously, racist country and the Obama presidency a fluke of historical coindence: the growing senility of a senior Senator's candidacy, the absurd choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate, and the economic crash on the eve of the 2008 election.

The "dog whistle" is an appeal to the white voter's fear that former minorities will someday rise up and control the machinery of power in our country--the state, with all of the brute force it commands. It is the same fear once felt by white South Africans when they refused to end apartheid in a world that had proved their fear to be unfounded. The dog whistle raises fears of paying reparations for slavery, and of final accountability for the physical, social, economic, and political crimes that nearly every white voter secretly knows or intuits has been committed against minorities in the long and violent rule of the white majority in America. The specific phrase "dog whistle," apparently refers to talking over the heads of minorities, in a manner beyond their intelligence to grasp, so only white people understand the message, just as a dog whistle can only be heard by dogs. MORE HERE: http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Great-White-Backlash--by-John-Reed-120822-486.htmlA Startling Look At What Is Really Going On In America Within The Republican Party... more

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