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In reply to the discussion: A question for older DUers and those who study history: Were repubicans always this nuts? [View all]Jeff In Milwaukee
(13,992 posts)103. Well....
Here's the thing. A portion of the American public has always been somewhat unhinged. I think we all had the nutty uncle who was forever spouting crap about fluoride in the water and getting the United States out of the United Nations. He was the guy we tried not to sit next to at the family reunion.
Today, your nutty uncle is the Chairman of the County GOP Committee, and one of his equally nutty friends from down at the coffee shop is running for Congress.
So in my opinion, they are crazier than they were before. It's just that through talk radio and Fox News their opinions, which use to be so far out on the fringe that nobody really paid attention to them, have now become the mainstream of the Republican Party.
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A question for older DUers and those who study history: Were repubicans always this nuts? [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2012
OP
Do you have sources for this version of the 1964 Dem Convention and LBJ's
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#51
I can remember the "Committee of unamerican activities", which was a way for the Repukes....
dmosh42
Aug 2012
#74
No. it used to be the Dems with their Dixiecrats who are now largely the Tea Party. nt
nanabugg
Aug 2012
#14
My mom was a lifelong Republican until the religious conservatives took over the party in California
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#32
Carl Rove's evil genius gathered the most dangerous-to-democracy coalition in our history
summerschild
Aug 2012
#84
Yes, I remember hearing Republicans describe Nixon as a "queer duck" even before Watergate
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#30
I don't think they are any worse. They were bastards in the 60's and they're bastards now.
Fla Dem
Aug 2012
#90
George Wallace never became a Republican. He ran as a Democrat for all of his races for
yellowcanine
Aug 2012
#33
Much of the old-guard Republicans have taken over our Party as "Centrist" Democrats. Same people.
Romulox
Aug 2012
#20
Nope. My aunt was a lifelong Republican. She was pro-gay, pro-choice, pro-science and learning ...
GodlessBiker
Aug 2012
#26
The GOP got taken over by wackos in the chaos that ensued after Nixon's resignation
slackmaster
Aug 2012
#28
I miss William F. Buckley......He was a bastard, but always explained his reasoning.
slampoet
Aug 2012
#35
It seems to me that they got really nuts when they let religion influence their platform.
Arkansas Granny
Aug 2012
#36
I remember watching them at convention when Eisenhower was nominated. The seeds have been
jwirr
Aug 2012
#78
yes. the difference today is that the wingnuttery is at the forefront and moderation is fringe.
pepperbear
Aug 2012
#83
No. More short fused now, At least then they could disagree with you without getting enraged at you
Populist_Prole
Aug 2012
#92
They used to call the crazies the "Birch Society" wing, and they were marginalized.
Marr
Aug 2012
#93
To my knowledge, there have always been a significant number of RW Republican nuts...
LeftishBrit
Aug 2012
#98