The Longest Suicide Note In History

[Quebec and Atlantic Canada]

GOP Approves Most Conservative Plan In History

Seriously, just read the damn thing. It's beyond batshit insane.

The GOP must be trying to beat Mondale in 1984 and the UK's Labour in 1983 for worst election defeat ever. They seriously can't think they can win on this, especially approving a "NO ABORTIONZ EVAR" policy less than a week after Akin's "legitimate rape" shit, can they?

If they don't get crushed in a landslide after this, America, you suck forever and I will no longer complain whenever idiots spell your name with three K's, AND THAT MEANS SOMETHING TO ME, DAMMIT!

Thoughts?

[West Vandengaarde]

I don't like the horrible misuse of the word "conservative", which is keeping things the same. It's more reactionary, really. It's a reactionary platform. They want to roll things back.

[Romalae]

Yes, that side of the aisle usually tends to be a bit screwy.

What else is new?

[Raeyh]

When you have a incumbent as conservative as Obama, it's hard to be appear more conservative than him.

[Jewcrew]

Yup, because once in power, that's exactly what's going to happen!

[Wilsonbiggs]

This is good. Why? Because it gives Obama a higher chance of winning!

[Silent Majority]

Here's my response:

NO ABORTION IN CASES OF RAPE OR INCEST. The proposal for a “human life amendment” passed without a hitch — and without any exceptions for rape or incest. The committee didn’t stop there; they also adopted language that would ban drugs that end pregnancy after conception, which could potentially include Plan B, the “morning after pill.”

Disturbingly authoritarian.

SALUTE TO MANDATORY ULTRASOUNDS. The GOP officially praises states’ “informed consent” laws that force women to undergo unnecessary procedures, require waiting periods and endure other measures meant to discourage them from getting an abortion. One such law receiving a “salute” was crafted by committee head McDonnell, who passed a notorious mandatory ultrasound requirement after he signed an unsuccessful bill to require an even more invasive transvaginal probe ultrasound during an abortion consultation.

Dito.

NO LEGAL RECOGNITION OF SAME-SEX COUPLES. The committee embraced extreme anti-gay language, even rejecting a proposal to endorse civil unions for gay couples after vehement objections from Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Romney adviser Jim Bopp, who called it a “counterfeit marriage.” The rejection of civil unions, along with the refusal to include a line affirming the legal equality of same-sex couples prompted the organization GOProud to declare, “Those who have engaged in this public platform fight have provided distraction from important issues and damaged Mitt Romney’s campaign.”

Dito. Again.

REPLICATE ARIZONA-STYLE IMMIGRATION LAWS. Kris Kobach, who wrote the now mostly invalidated immigration laws in Arizona and Alabama, pushed for language calling for a border fence, a national E-Verify system to make it harder for undocumented workers to find employment, the end of in-state tuition for illegal immigrants and an end to sanctuary cities. The committee overwhelmingly approved the proposals, as well as a line chastising the Department of Justice to halt the lawsuits against draconian immigration laws in Arizona, Alabama, South Carolina and Utah: “State efforts to reduce illegal immigration must be encouraged, not attacked.”

Three cheers for xenophbia and nativism!

/sarcasm

AUDIT THE FED. The pet project of Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) to audit the Federal Reserve has now been embraced as an official Republican goal. For the first time, the platform calls for an annual audit of the Federal Reserve.

What on earth is this supposed to accomplish anyway?

NO WOMEN IN COMBAT. The platform condemns “social experimentation” in the military, which covers everything from the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” to allowing officers to wear their uniforms in gay pride events to letting women serve on the front lines.

Experimentation? Women have been serving in the militaries of places like Israel for some time, and it seems to work fine. There's nothing experimental about it.

NO STATEHOOD, MORE GUNS FOR WASHINGTON DC. FRC’s Perkins, who recently blamed President Obama and the Southern Poverty Law Center for the shooting at FRC’s Washington headquarters, requested and received a section specifically urging the DC Council to expand gun rights. The same section also opposes DC statehood, which would allow the District to govern itself and put an end to Congressional attempts to impose abortion bans on DC.

Blatantly undemocratic. And hypocritical coming from a party that claims to support decentralized government.

NO NEW TAXES, EXCEPT FOR WAR. The platform calls for a Constitutional amendment requiring a super-majority to approve any tax increase, “with exceptions for only war and national emergencies.” It would also deliberately hobble future Congresses through a cap limiting all government spending to historical average percentage of GDP — “so that future Congresses cannot balance the budget by raising taxes.”

Good grief.

[Radictistan]

This is good. Why? Because it gives Obama a higher chance of winning!

I doubt it will do any such thing. There are just enough people in swing states who are that far off the deep end.

[Gauthier]

It's like a Teahadist genuinely thought The Handmaid's Tale would make a great campaign platform and governmental policy.

[Gauthier]

This is good. Why? Because it gives Obama a higher chance of winning!

I doubt it will do any such thing. There are just enough people in swing states who are that far off the deep end.

There cannot be possibly enough women who genuinely dream of being little more than fucktoy baby factories.

[Azrael]

My gosh, reading that was a horrendous experience.

committee approved a draft of the platform McDonnell said “will reflect the heart and soul of the Republican Party”

Hopefully this will persuade a lot of people away from the GOP for a good while.

[The Greater Aryan Race]

I lol'ed.

[Valanora]

I don't want to live on this planet anymore if this is the sort of laws our "leaders" want to impose.

[The House of Petain]

*sigh*

I remember when the Republicans use to be somewhat sane, I remember when I was proud to be one...but the party has geared far too much towards the right. Even if they enact none of this, this contributes to an unhealthy degree of rhetoric that has become poisonous and divisive.

[Neutraligon]

NO NEW TAXES, EXCEPT FOR WAR. The platform calls for a Constitutional amendment requiring a super-majority to approve any tax increase, “with exceptions for only war and national emergencies.” It would also deliberately hobble future Congresses through a cap limiting all government spending to historical average percentage of GDP — “so that future Congresses cannot balance the budget by raising taxes.”


WTF is up with that...

[Raeyh]

I doubt it will do any such thing. There are just enough people in swing states who are that far off the deep end.

There cannot be possibly enough women who genuinely dream of being little more than fucktoy baby factories.

I don't remember seeing implement Sharia law as amongst the platform. Who would be forcing them to have sex?

[Wisconsin9]

Every day, Virginian politicians make me more and more ashamed to say I was born there. I'm starting to consider disowning the state.

[Liriena]

Damn...they must REALLY want to lose against Obama.

[Quebec and Atlantic Canada]

There cannot be possibly enough women who genuinely dream of being little more than fucktoy baby factories.

I don't remember seeing implement Sharia law as amongst the platform. Who would be forcing them to have sex?

It's not just teh ebil Mozlemz who can be horrible, sexist, women's-rights destroying bastards, you realize.

[North California]

GOP shot themselves in the foot when they blew off the libertarians who tried to make it in the party.

Everything else is just well deserved karma.

[Inky Noodles]

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c9ed504e-ec7a-11e1-8e4a-00144feab49a.html
That's the good, news if your a Liberal... the next is not so good.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/aug/22/university-colorado-predicts-romney-win-november/

[Gauthier]

There cannot be possibly enough women who genuinely dream of being little more than fucktoy baby factories.

I don't remember seeing implement Sharia law as amongst the platform. Who would be forcing them to have sex?

And it had been a while since someone played the "Teh Mozlemz r moar ebil" card too.

What's funny is that the religious right would love to live under Sharia Law, as long as there was no Islamic reference and you replaced "Allah" with "God".

[Meryuma]

I'm very bothered that I agree with them about anything (specifically, opposition to the Fed).

[Raeyh]

I don't remember seeing implement Sharia law as amongst the platform. Who would be forcing them to have sex?

And it had been a while since someone played the "Teh Mozlemz r moar ebil" card too.

What's funny is that the religious right would love to live under Sharia Law, as long as there was no Islamic reference and you replaced "Allah" with "God".

I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if they did, they are conservative enough to do so, but I just don't remember reading it.

[Quebec and Atlantic Canada]

http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2012/aug/22/university-colorado-predicts-romney-win-november/

"What is striking about our state-level economic indicator forecast is the expectation that Obama will lose almost all of the states currently considered as swing states, including North Carolina, Virginia, New Hampshire, Colorado, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Florida,” Mr. Bickers said.

I call bullshit.