“Harry Reid would have his stomach cut open and a half-starved weasel thrown in, for the kinds of things he’s doing.”

Ann Coulter happens to be busy, however.

The word “dissent” or any variation of, does not exist in the GOP lexicon. They talk about free speech, but do not support it unless you agree with what they say.

They encourage violence, stalking, malice, censorship, outright lying and any misrepresentation of facts to get most of their key points across. The freedom of expression of facts is what they call the “liberal media”, because they don’t want you or their party members hearing what the other side has to say.

They also talk about fascism, totalitarian regimes, authoritarians, theocracies, communism and socialism as the great evils but now the GOP represents most or all of these forms. The Republicans belief of the need to abolish certain forms between church and state is not meant to threaten the Constitution, by their statements. But they do not understand the founding fathers beliefs anymore with thoughts such as these and are so out of touch with regular Americans, that they have to find just about every radical view to support that goes against most practical thought.

beck and goldberg are stirring the authoritarian follower pot.

Time for more coffee.

…addled SWEWING can…

funny I messed up at that point :-0. That should give the trolls something to cling to.

And I guess it is time to send the clip of these two to the Secret Service.

After watching those two “interact”, I just assumed that their fantasy was discovering each other in Minnesota airport bathroom stalls.

BTW, interesting how the right wing nuts are trying to switch blame to the dems for the right-wing free-market methods!!

So it is clearly obvious why Glenn and Jonah want to return the U.S. to the bad old days, because they are dominated by women, minorities and in their opinions economic laws that should be abolished back to 19th century standards.

And despite the fact all blogs whatever the topic or whatever the political leanings, no matter how well moderated contain some of the most hateful comments you will ever hear or read. Thats just the nature of blogs. People use them to blow of steam.

Whereas these guys are high profile influential rightwingers. They know a lot of people take their word as gospel so they should be damn careful what they say and write publicly.

GOLDBERG: It is an incredibly poisonous situation. You know in the middle ages, Harry Reid…………..

The middle ages is where the gop wants to take us. Why are they so fond of the past, big shots were kings and the rest were peons….right down the gop’s alley.

“GOLDBERG: It is an incredibly poisonous situation. You know in the middle ages, Harry Reid would have his stomach cut open and a half-starved weasel thrown in, for the kinds of things he’s doing. It’s outrageous!”

BECK: Thanks, Jonah. And now for all those people who want to buy a car, I personally recommend Happy Al’s Used Cars. You can trust what Al says about his cars just like you trust what I say about the news….

Wow…

Imagine the kind of business Al is going to get after this kind of intro.

Dr. Lawrence Britt has examined the fascist regimes of Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Franco (Spain), Suharto (Indonesia) and several Latin American regimes. Britt found 14 defining characteristics common to each:

1. Powerful and Continuing Nationalism – Fascist regimes tend to make constant use of patriotic mottos, slogans, symbols, songs, and other paraphernalia. Flags are seen everywhere, as are flag symbols on clothing and in public displays.

2. Disdain for the Recognition of Human Rights – Because of fear of enemies and the need for security, the people in fascist regimes are persuaded that human rights can be ignored in certain cases because of “need.” The people tend to look the other way or even approve of torture, summary executions, assassinations, long incarcerations of prisoners, etc.

3. Identification of Enemies/Scapegoats as a Unifying Cause – The people are rallied into a unifying patriotic frenzy over the need to eliminate a perceived common threat or foe: racial , ethnic or religious minorities; liberals; communists; socialists, terrorists, etc.

4. Supremacy of the Military – Even when there are widespread
domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

5. Rampant Sexism – The governments of fascist nations tend to be almost exclusively male-dominated. Under fascist regimes, traditional gender roles are made more rigid. Divorce, abortion and homosexuality are suppressed and the state is represented as the ultimate guardian of the family institution.

6. Controlled Mass Media – Sometimes to media is directly controlled by the government, but in other cases, the media is indirectly controlled by government regulation, or sympathetic media spokespeople and executives. Censorship, especially in war time, is very common.

7. Obsession with National Security – Fear is used as a motivational tool by the government over the masses.

8. Religion and Government are Intertwined – Governments in fascist nations tend to use the most common religion in the nation as a tool to manipulate public opinion. Religious rhetoric and terminology is common from government leaders, even when the major tenets of the religion are diametrically opposed to the government’s policies or actions.

9. Corporate Power is Protected – The industrial and business aristocracy of a fascist nation often are the ones who put the government leaders into power, creating a mutually beneficial business/government relationship and power elite.

10. Labor Power is Suppressed – Because the organizing power of labor is the only real threat to a fascist government, labor unions are either eliminated entirely, or are severely suppressed.

11. Disdain for Intellectuals and the Arts – Fascist nations tend to promote and tolerate open hostility to higher education, and academia. It is not uncommon for professors and other academics to be censored or even arrested. Free expression in the arts and letters is openly attacked.

12. Obsession with Crime and Punishment – Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

13. Rampant Cronyism and Corruption – Fascist regimes almost always are governed by groups of friends and associates who appoint each other to government positions and use governmental power and authority to protect their friends from accountability. It is not uncommon in fascist regimes for national resources and even treasures to be appropriated or even outright stolen by government leaders.

14. Fraudulent Elections – Sometimes elections in fascist nations are a complete sham. Other times elections are manipulated by smear campaigns against or even assassination of opposition candidates, use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media. Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.