Posted by
RME KRNL on Saturday, November 07, 2009 3:36:56 PM
[Joe Conason is a liberal political pundit (pol-dit) and columnist for the New York Observer and Salon.com. And if you question my labeling him a liberal, Goggle or Bing his name and look up the articles and books he's written.]
Mr. Conason recently wrote the subject article, supposedly detailing all sorts of things about the TEA Party movement and its participants, the NY-23 election, and Newt Gingrich's concerns about the toxic and damaging effect of it all on the GOP. However, something -- just something -- tells me good ole Joe ain't exactly trying to really be "helpful." So, my reply:
First, Joe, we are not "tea-baggers," and anyone who uses that term is either ignorant or just trying to be slyly and sarcastically derisive and/or dismissive. We are TEA Partiers or TEA Party protesters. TEA is an acronym, you know, for Taxed Enough Already, so it should be used and presented that way, as an acronym. Besides, I would think, Joe, that being such a good "journalist," you would want to get your terminology straight. But then, I guess not, if you want to "appear" objective while having a liberal "agenda."
Second, TEA Partiers, 9/12ers and upset town hallers don't hate Republicans -- not real Republicans anyway. They hate RINOs.
Third, for you to join other liberal "pol-dits" in characterizing Scozzafava (Susieflavor) as a "moderate" Republican is beyond the pale. Who do you think you're fooling? She was a "liberal" Republican, if she was any kind of Republican at all. After all, an R after your name on a ballot doesn't make you a Republican.
You can be a "liberal" or a "moderate" Democrat. You can be a conservative without being a Republican. And you can be either a "moderate" or a "right-wing" Republican. But you cannot be a "liberal Republican." That's what's known as a RINO.
Duh! See second paragraph above, you sirry wabbit.