Nixon tried that "silent majority" bullshit back in '69...

[yorgatron]

there IS no silent majority,only a very vocal minority of cable news and talk radio asshats that keep lying to us.
fuck you Santelli :grr::mad:

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Nixon At Least Had A Plurality of voters

Richard Nixon at least had a plurality of voters (Republicans as well as conservative Democrats) who voted for him, so he could more plausibly pretend to have a 'Silent Majority' of support. The right-wing talking heads either can't deal with the truth or don't want to talk about it. The right wingie-dingies are a political minority in this country; McCain only got as many votes as he did because older Republicans still remembered the old McCain from the 2000 election.

The Republicans no longer have a viable national presidential candidate from either a moderate or a 'maverick' background. Barring a mid-ocean meteor strike that wipes out enough blue voters on either the Atlantic or Pacific coasts, the 2012 election bids fair to humble some more right wing Republicans.

[pnwmom]

2. Do you know what the original meaning of "silent majority" was?

I have a very old newspaper clipping, from the obituary section.

One of our ancestors had just joined the "Silent Majority."

Yes, he had died.