“going out of business” signs side by side with placards for Bush

[PROGRESSIVE1]

http://www.interventionmag.com/cms/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=829

[skygazer]

1. Interesting

My daughter lives in Kansas which is where her husband's family is from and they are all staunch Republicans. She has joined right in. I've been carrying on a debate with her over the last year about politics - she and her husband have gotten and lost a series of dead end jobs and they struggle to get by. I asked her, "what does the RP offer to someone in your demographic?"

She said, "the chance to get out of my demographic" which shows you how far from reality her reasoning goes. It's pretty depressing... But much, if not most, of her support for Bush is because she is against abortion - and I cannot make her see how ridiculous it is to pin your support on one issue. ~sigh~

[nosmokes]

2. this book is on my ever growing reading list.

i saw bill moyers interview with the author a few weeks back, it's a real eye opener. it's worth checking out at the pbs web site if the streamer is still there.

it's yet another example of how the republicans only real product they have to sell to the american public is fear, but it's not even fear of anything that's real. fear that somehow us liberals are gonna take away their lifestyles? or force homosexuality on their children, just crazy stuff.

thanks for the post.

[ecoalex]

3. republican paradox

They are so committed like a religion, try to convert anyone.Look how the church screws up many lives, yet the people go to church and get indoctrinated. There is a book about this paradox in Kansas, once a Democratic state, now converted , like most mid west states , the republican guantlet of disinformation and faux morals, has closed the eyes of once open minded people.The policies of the republicans are very counter to the intrests of this income class, yet they buy the propaganda, and cheat themselves of a better life.

[OneTwentyoNine]

4. Been a long,long time since it was a Dem State....

We can and do elect Dem Governor's,we have one in office right now but you'd have to go back to the 32 election of FDR to really see Kansas go big time for a Democrat. Hell,FDR didn't even win in Kansas in 40 or 44 for all his efforts. Johnson carried Kansas in 64 I think partly because of Kennedy and that Goldwater was such a fruitcake.

There is one shit-load of people in this State who are one issue voters. Religious,Gay hating, anti-abortion people who would vote for ANYONE Republican and the gun nuts who would vote for ANYONE Republican. On and on it goes.....


David