To: JakeStraw who wrote (149099 ) 12/5/2008 5:26:14 PM From: Steve Dietrich 2 Recommendations Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 173976 BTW is it true that Canada is coming out with a new currency to trade with the Loonie called a Dunce? Insulting one's nationality? That's what i'd expect from the party of hate. Questioning Liberals' love of country? Again, from the party of hate (148890):Funny, the terrorists were unable to keep their promise of more attacks on American soil. You liberals almost seem disappointed about that. Not all Republicans are haters and lord knows there are plenty of haters in every party. But the Republicans use hate as a political tactic. That's why they're the party of hate. You don't just disagree with your opponent, you tear down the person, you hate the person. You hated Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Al Gore, John Kerry (and his wife, don't forget how much you hated his wife), Nancy Pelosi, anyone who impedes Republican power is personally attacked and hated, even Tom Daschle. It's not enough to disagree on policy, you have to hate, that's where the party's energy comes from, they're motivated by hate and anger. Obama referred to McCain as a patriot and a hero. McCain on the other hand called Obama a Socialist who put himself before his country. It was the same when Clinton ran against Dole. Clinton respected Dole while Dole and the Republicans hated on Clinton. Right wing radio is full of hate. Check out what Rush Limbaugh said about his operation chaos:crooksandliars.com The dream end of this is that this keeps up to the convention and we have a replay of Chicago 1968 with burning cars, protests, fires, literal riots, and all of that. That's that's the objective here." You guys hate liberals, gays, muslims, illegal immigrants (you want them to die in the desert), the French, Canadians, etc. Like i said not everybody, and there are plenty of haters to go around, but the Republican party uniquely counts on people's hate to motivate their base and keep them in power. Right now that strategy is failing. I can only hope it continues to fail and they come up with something a little more positive for their sake and for the country's... SD