In 1964, Lyndon Baines Johnson, not the most liberal of liberal FDR Dems, fought the right-wing poor-bashers by saying stuff like this in speeches all over the country (this excerpt comes from a speech he made in North Carolina on May 7):
Right here in North Carolina, the State where I stand, poverty has left its mark. Some people say that if these Americans are poor, it is their own fault. I have even heard others say that God ordains poverty for the poor. Well, I don't believe them, and I don't believe God believes them either.
Just a small comment: I know God doesn't believe that nonsense and I doubt that anyone beyond the 19% of the braindead population that follows the likes of Ron Paul and Glenn Beck believes it, either. So it isn't, like, "fringe" thinking. It's, like, "mainstream" thinking. So what we need, clearly, is a political party that won't run from reality like it was a bad smell. Ideas?
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Hey, You! There you are! I have no ideas about third parties, but I know you're AB-SO-LUTE-LY correct regarding the political theater around a minority of loudmouths. The last article you wrote was around the time Joe Biden was telling, what I feel is, the majority of his party to stop whining, while acting scared of a few teabaggers. Maybe we'll just branch off and get even stronger because WE really do have all the good ideas for fairness and decency regarding social welfare, healthcare, jobs, education, etc... I think a third party could spring from our continued agitation and organization. Maybe, we'll be called democrats again, not fringe crazies and we'll all live happily ever... Apologies for the goofiness; I'm just so thrilled you're back!
Posted by: vwclown | November 19, 2010 at 01:07 PM