Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail
Posted on | October 31, 2006
With the GOP consistently down in campaign polls, da Prez has turned to an ingenious solution to all of America’s problems: banning gay marriage.
“For decades, activist judges have tried to redefine America by court order,” Mr. Bush said Monday in Statesboro. “Just this last week in New Jersey, another activist court issued a ruling that raises doubt about the institution of marriage. We believe marriage is a union between a man and a woman and should be defended.”
Blah, blah, blah. Here we see a politician out of ideas. Again. When homophobia fails, the Republicans are also working the xenophobia:
One group, called U.S. English, bills itself as “the nation’s oldest, largest citizens’ action group dedicated to preserving the unifying role of the English language in the United States” and is seeking voter turnout in Delaware in support of legislators who want to make English the official language of the state. This year, the Delaware house passed legislation that would make English the official language of the state, but the bill was not taken up by the state senate in time for recess….
Another group, called grassfire.org — whose purpose, according to its website, is to “utilize the Internet to expand the impact of conservative and pro-family citizens” — has reportedly released a study of congressional votes on immigration and found that Republicans have a higher “border security score” than Democrats….
In recent years, Republicans have relied heavily on focus issues to mobilize their base to come to the polls. If they are brought out to vote for a particular issue, analysts say, they will also likely vote for important candidates and pieces of legislation. That strategy worked in 2004 when ballot measures to ban gay marriage drew conservative voters to the polls in swing states across the country.
The GOP. Nothing to sell but hate and fear.
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