Reply #2: Democrats Divided Again? [View All]

[maxpip]

I am pleased to see that Obama is putting piss and vinegar into his responses to GOP 'swift boaters' (I repeat that word, but would like to know what it actually means or refers to) and I hope he and his campaign continue to swat down the GOP SWAT teams as we go along.

It's hard to see what is really happening with all the accusations, mud-slinging and polls being flung around, and I did write the following before logging in here today which was my perception of what seemed to be happening; but I feel much calmer as I see the optimism here - thank you:

"The Republicans continue to do what they are experts at doing: trying to divide the Democratic party. After a rousing DNC (and for once, we thought Dems were on the same page, regardless of who won the primary), it seems we have split into factions and the Repubs use it to their advantage.....for instance:

- playing the woman card so that some Hillary supporters (only a few I'm sure who weren't much support after all) have divided women, because a right wing extremist, who happens to be a woman, was paraded out by the RNC. This includes playing the anti-choice, choice card....otherwise known as the abortion issue.

- using the term socialist as a negative button pusher, calling people with a social conscience, socialists to imply 'Communism'. This by fascists who desire to put their noses in your bedrooms and bodies.

- twisting the half-truths of the economic crisis. Who else but Republicans could drive America into the ground with billions of dollars worth of debt; then without blinking an eye or taking responsibility turn around and use it for their own platform - the economy is hurting DUH! This is like Cheney shooting his friend in the face and blaming the pheasant because well...if I wasn't hunting the pheasant, I wouldn't have pulled the trigger...which hit you in the face.

and on and on.

I'm not particularly an Obama fan, but I intend to vote for him because I know in my bones that another eight years of Republican extremism (and I don't believe for a moment that McCain is a maverick or a moderate) is bad for my country, not only in terms of the economy, but because they will turn back the clock on all the hard work done by environmentalists, people who have worked for humane policies toward animals; social justice; fairness and equal opportunity for all; the availability of safe and legal abortion and birth control; a 'sane' energy policy, and you know all the rest of which I speak.

Republican hypocrisy is overwhelming. They want to privatize profits but socialize losses. They think they can fight religious extremism in the Middle East while electing a religious extremist in the West. When they point a finger at someone, there are four pointing back at them.

They call it the liberal media to throw Americans off, when we can see for ourselves how slanted the right wing global corporate media is toward the GOP when their poster boys/girls are in danger of losing.

For those who have seen Lord of the Rings, I feel as if Frodo failed and now McCain/Palin have the ring. Palin is the Republican party's precious.....ssss.. and they ain't giving up the ring.

So, ladies and gentlemen....if Obama can't pull this off...it's not all his fault (although he may be too nice to have withstood the poisoned arrows of the Republican Party), it is ours....for giving in to the extremes of the GOP and letting them divide us once again - even after Obama's inspiration in Denver.

And the shame of it is, that there are over 11 million more registered Democrats than Republicans and if every one of us gets out there and votes for Obama, we will not be having this conversation after November 4th.