Sarah Palin's Hopey Changey Remark

[Joanne98]

"How's that hopey, changey thing working out for ya?"

This is a pretty nasty comment from Sarah Palin. I'm pretty sure I don't interpret it the way she intended. But for me, the "hope and change" was for America to come back together after 8 years of divisive rule from the conservatives.

Obama has certainly tried his best to follow Jesus's rule of "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." Meanwhile the conservatives have done everything they could to close ranks on him and make sure he fails.

Although I have always believed to some degree in the idea of "turn the other cheek", as I am a Christian Atheist, I am starting to wonder if using the stick rather than the carrot on the conservatives would not be the better idea. Especially when you have the losers taunting you with "How's that hopey, changey thing working out for ya?" as they refuse to even endorse their own ideas when they are put forward by Obama.

Every time Obama ditches the demands of the left and makes compromises with right wing, they only increase their rhetoric of hate and make more outrageous demands. In this same speech, Sarah called on Obama to declare war on Iran. If he went along with war in the name of bipartisanship, you can be sure the conservatives would hang him out to dry, and when the US loses the war, claim that it was not their idea, so they could win the next election.

I wonder if there is really any point in trying to reach out and forgive people who are so bereft of common decency, not to mention common sense. The very existence of a human beings like Sarah Palin and the teabag party might prove Jesus was wrong. For the USA at least.

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http://lostmotorcycles.blogspot.com/2010/02/sarah-palins-hopey-changey-remark.html

[annabanana]

1. Brilliant picture, there!

(passing it along)

[Bluerthanblue]

2. this is an excellent read-

thanks for posting it.

happy to rec.

:hi:

[MineralMan]

3. Deleted

I wonder how that's working out for 'er.

[handmade34]

4. nasty indeed...

I am not easy to rouse but something basal happened to me when I heard her say it. True, the 'hope and change' idea is still here, still a grand idea and one I am still counting on. Time to fight for it.

[cilla4progress]

6. I shared this also, in another (locked!) thread (oops!)

Anyhoo.... point is, it sets the hair on the back of my neck on end, when I hear her "snark" like this. (That's OK, right? :) ).

On some instinctive level my system - gut, intuition - perceives her as a threat. A visceral, actual, threat to my survival.

This bypasses my intellectual brain, going straight to my reptilian one.

I like to trust my gut.

On the fight front: I am headed to my state's Democratic party activist training next week. Figure since I'm laid off, I should make the most of my availability. It should be interesting. I don't agree with the full Dem agenda, but I assume I will be welcome. I hope I can make a difference with my participation.

[liberal N proud]

5. Isn't funny they never practice what they preach