RNC to pass resolution "rebranding Democrats as the “Democrat Socialist Party”" (not a joke)

[Stephanie]

Can these morans get a life?

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0509/22445.html

GOP, RNC to rebrand Democrats as 'Socialists'
TAGS: Michael Steele, RNC, Democrats
By ROGER SIMON | 5/13/09 4:32 AM EDT

A member of the Republican National Committee told me Tuesday that when the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a resolution rebranding Democrats as the “Democrat Socialist Party.”

When I asked if such a resolution would force RNC Chairman Michael Steele to use that label when talking about Democrats in all his speeches and press releases, the RNC member replied: “Who cares?”

Which pretty much sums up the attitude some members of the RNC have toward their chairman these days.

Steele wrote a memo last month opposing the resolution. Steele said that while he believes Democrats “are indeed marching America toward European-style socialism,” he also said in a (rare) flash of insight that officially referring to them as the Democrat Socialist Party “will accomplish little than to give the media and our opponents the opportunity to mischaracterize Republicans.”

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Exercising a rarely used party rule that allows any 16 RNC members from 16 different states to demand a special meeting, conservatives in the party forced Steele’s hand, and now the special meeting will be tacked onto the end of a previously scheduled meeting of state party chairmen that will convene next week at National Harbor outside Washington.

[onehandle]

1. They will be out of power for a generation. Now... Make that two. nt

[Junkdrawer]

2. If only it were so....

:rofl:

[billyoc]

3. I'm recommending that the Socialists sue them.

[jobycom]

4. Yeah, that'll win their votes back. People will overlook how bad they suck as leaders

because they can hurl such cutting insults.

[Frustratedlady]

5. They don't have anything better to do with their time or money?

So, I suppose we are supposed to call a meeting and vote for the Repiglican Party of No?

I'm busy for the next week or so, but I could schedule something thereafter.

Sheesh!

[Justitia]

6. I'm glad the Middle-School Kids are getting on with the "people's business" - morons. -eom

[jkshaw]

7. I'm wondering -- is there a reason we should be

concerned about this rebranding?

[KGodel]

8. We can do that too.

How about we "rebrand" them as the Oligarch Fascist party?

I'll take "democrat socialist" any day.

[LaPera]

9. Anything so the slimy republicans can STOP Universal Health Care for ALL & The Union Free CHOICE Act

Republicans the party for the wealthy corporations of America...

Fuck the workers who pay the taxes...the corporations want the workers tax dollars to go to their corporations, NOT for health care for all and the workers rights to fair wages and a higher standard of living, Unions will and are fighting the corporations & republicans on these issues every day!

[GodlessBiker]

10. Good way to lure back all those middle-of-the-roaders who voted for Obama. Call them socialists.

[drm604]

11. "the opportunity to mischaracterize Republicans”

It wouldn't be a mischaracterization.

[aquart]

12. THAT's their policy? Name calling?

[depakid]

16. That's been their policy for quite some time

Name calling and bullying.

[Stephanie]

23. That's all they've got

[chaska]

13. That's why I say we should call these regressives 'The Southern Party'.

They are a regional party now. The more we emphasize their diminishing demographic, the fewer voters will want to be members of their club (even in the South).

No disrespect to Southerners (I am one).

[HughBeaumont]

14. The word "socialist" has no emotional significance for most people under the age of 45.

"Red Menace" and "Cold War" are terms read about in history books. Russia isn't really a "Superpower" anymore. One can argue neither are we.

This isn't Reagan's America you're living in, Conservaturds. People aren't afraid of your boogeymen, buzzwords and anxiety closet spooks anymore.

The tea parties and the RNC really ARE the face of the Conservatives: tired, grizzled, racist old whackadoos whose opinions and ideas are from an era long gone that many, MANY people, progressive and moderate alike, are ashamed to recognize. Times have changed, and they simply refuse to.

[Cha]

20. Thanks for pointing out that

tasty fact, Hugh. A bunch of desperate ol' white men trying to be relevant.

[anonymous171]

30. Exactly.

All their bogeymen are dying out with the boomers.

[11 Bravo]

15. Their second choice was "Mr. Poopy Pants party". What a bunch of fucking children!

[TimesSquareCowboy]

17. "The Fat Old White Man Party (except token black like back in the '70's chairman)"

How's that for the Repubs?

[KamaAina]

18. I'm way ahead of 'em.

See sig line below.

[Cha]

19. Fucking Fascists...How about the Dems

counteracting with an Extraordinary Resolution branding them the Fascist rushlicons?

I know, Dems don't do stupid shit like that.

[BuyingThyme]

21. Just more good news from Crazytown.

[Stephanie]

22. The "Grand Old Party" BECOMES the Teabaggers Party

Beyond weird.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

24. "You, you, you, that's what you are!"

"And neeners if need be!"

GOPhysician, rebrand thyself.

[ContinentalOp]

25. No way am I a "Democrat Socialist"

that sounds ridiculous. Socialist Democrat is more like it.

[Stephanie]

26. Tweety talking about this now

With Lawrence O'Donnell and Buchanan

[Maru Kitteh]

27. Good. Let them. Let them pass a thousand tranparently childish resolutions

If they keep going the way they are, the United States of America will NEVER suffer the blight of Republicanism again.

[malaise]

28. They'll have the same luck that they've been having

rebranding themselves - ANOTHER FUCKING EPIC FAIL!!

[lib2DaBone]

29. They need to demonize the word "Socialism"....

This is pure NLP.. Neuro Linguistic Programming. I am not an expert on NLP by any means, but I am aware enough to know that it's a very sophisticated CIA-Type mind control tactic that they (media gate-keepers) have been using for years.

Just like the Republican Corporate Interests did with the word "Liberal". ( Rush Limbaugh harped on this for years) They were successful in dividing the American public and getting people to vote against their own best interests. Vote against anything "Liberal".

Now, with Democrats in the WH.. they have to roll out some new ammunition. Thus.. The key "trigger word" to be linked to health care, jobs, torture or the economy... will be "Socialism".

Anything the corporate interests and the media want to control to the benefit of the PTB (powers that be) will be linked to an accusation of "Socialism".

Just like white mice in a lab.. the American people will re-act accordingly.

[SeattleGirl]

31. Ooooooh, nanny nanny boo boo! That's gonna hurt my feelings!

Teh stoopid just gets worse every day with these clowns, doesn't it?