"They won't be satisified until abortion is illegal and we have prayers in public schools"

[Nye Bevan]

Imagine how quickly a Republican Press Secretary would have been out on his ass if he had ever said that about the "professional right".

Gibbs needs to go.

[LoZoccolo]

1. Except that those are somewhat mainstream Republican positions and not fringe.

Nice try though.

[niceypoo]

7. So, now mainstream Democratic positions are fringe?:

Wow

[whatchamacallit]

9. Ha stereo

:fistbump:

[LoZoccolo]

13. Eliminating the Pentagon is fringe. n/t

[whatchamacallit]

So I guess real HC and a reduced military are fringe positions to new democrats?

< international bishop-beating gesture >

[niceypoo]

10. Apparently so

If the republicans arent impressed by it (or if the administration feels they arent impressed by it) it is now considered fringe.

"We've included all the republican ideas in this healthcare bill"

[LaydeeBug]

11. HOLY FUCKING SHIT, YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT...

controlling a woman's body is not a fringe issue? wow! That'd be like saying, "They won't be happy until we have segregated schools and voting aptitude test", and you saying "Those are mainstram, but thanks for playin'."

Nice TRY.

FAIL.

Epic fail.

[LoZoccolo]

12. In the Republican Party.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_the_United_States#Public_opinion

I believe I did say "mainstream Republican positions".

[LaydeeBug]

14. Oh dear, I guess universal health care is positively RADICAL. Epic Fail.

EPIC.

Really.

[Warpy]

2. Not really, Gibbs put out a mainstream idea (Canadian style health care)

and joined it with a wacko idea (eliminating the Pentagon) in order to disparage both.

"They won't be satisfied until we have prayer in schools and women are legally prevented from leaving the kitchen," might be an equivalent statement.

[n2doc]

3. Or prayer in schools and leaving the UN n/t

[Warpy]

8. Leaving the UN is fairly mainstream now that they've adopted

so much of the Bircher nonsense. Mine is better.

[BillStein]

4. So the equivalent might be

deficit reduction and elimination of the income tax?

[Warpy]

6. No, that's fairly mainstream for the lunatics. Mine is better.

[Javaman]

5. Sadly, they wouldn't be satisfied with those either. nt