From the comments section on the Washington Monthly site, comes this:
the seal wrote: "She [Sarah Palin] is the only republican who is even dimly aware of the (white)working class, and she speaks their language."
That's hardly the case. Most of Rush Limbaugh's audience is "white working class" and much of the language that Palin uses has been pretty much lifted from Rush Limbaugh's script.
As for this discourse being "their language" -- i.e. the language of working class people -- it is really the language of their worst fears, basest instincts and most shameful prejudices, language which is used to manipulate them into despising and resenting other folks who share their interests and supporting right-wing Republican crooks who proceed to rob and steal from them on behalf of ultra-rich corporate oligarchs.
Posted by: SecularAnimist on January 13, 2009 at 1:05 PM | PERMALINK
The important part is the last paragraph. The Republicans I grew up with and admired were good conservatives, full of hope and optimism. They were honest and hard working. They did not manipulate and play to people's fears, basest instincts and shameful prejudices. They did not steal from the poor to coddle the rich.
But that's what many of today's self-labeled "Republicans" have become. Michelle Bachmann, Tim Pawlenty and many others sully the Republican name. It's no wonder so many voters have turned away from the party.
I guess that's as it should be. When a party allows itself to be corrupted and hijacked, it's time for it to die -- perhaps to be reborn as a better creature.
