How long before the Republican Party aligns it's self with the Taliban?

[JohnnyRingo]

With both Republicans and the Taliban sharing the goal of discrediting the president, the former has come close to spouting similar propaganda that the American president is too incompetent and aloof to take out the leader of AlQaida. While Republicans have thus far focused primarily on shifting credit to the most recent Republican in charge, evidence to the contrary has seen a growing sentiment among American conservatives that the killing was fabricated in an extreme "wag the dog" scenario to distract from domestic issues.

The right wing conspiracy theorists barely had time to lay out their case for a forged birth certificate when they were hit with this left cross of White House vindication. The result is a mad scramble of finding loose ends to tie in discrediting all things Obama. Ironically perhaps is that they now find themselves working overtime to tarnish the American image as well. Much as when Limbaugh stated his desire for Obama to fail, the right wing opponents find American credibility in the world view a necessary casualty in their political battle for the 2012 White House.

My fear is that AlQaida may dress up a Saudi impersonator as bin Laden and release grainy footage of the leader touting American stupidity. As I see it, two groups will eat this up with a spoon: Those in the Middle East who wish America harm, and those who think Donald Trump "tells it like it is". Unwittingly or not, they both seek the same means to an end.

[socialist_n_TN]

1. The Religious Right side of the Republican Party....

(the Christianists) ALREADY aligns themselves with the Taliban, at least on issues. It wouldn't be much of a jump to bring the rest of them into alignment too.

[BOG PERSON]

2. who on earth thinks the taliban's goal is to discredit barack obama

the taliban's goal is to survive, i doubt they care about about US internal affairs.

[JohnnyRingo]

3. Yet oddly enough....

The Taliban released a statement today that Obama staged the killing and bin Laden lives. I don't recall if they named the president specifically, but discrediting the White House claim is part of an agenda driven campaign. I merely see parallels to Republicans who also find themselves in a fight for political survival. Since both factions seek the same goal, the propaganda tactics are sadly similar.

[BOG PERSON]

4. this is the first i'm hearing about such a statement

but it's common knowledge links b/w the taliban and al-qaeda were tenuous at best after 9/11. they've even been reporting on tv that most taliban don't know who bin laden is or what he was famous for.

[JohnnyRingo]

6. I'm just now hearing again on MSNBC that the Pakistan Taliban is denying Obama's claim

Though they state that bin Laden "died years ago", the end result is the same: Both Republicans and the Taliban are rushing to discredit the White House, a fact that is hard to ignore regardless of when one first hears about it.

[Cheap_Trick]

5. They have been since Ronnie Raygun

He sent them weapons and training to fight the commies.

[Rocknrule]

7. The only difference between the two

is whether they call their deity God or Allah

[Skidmore]

8. It already has.

It is filled with the Christian counterparts to the Taliban. Take a look at the laws that these Teabagger types are trying to enact. The religious right slid into that "movement" quite comfortably.

[deaniac21]

9. bush is behind every bit of it.