We used to pray for them, but it's all over now
By Capt. Fogg
Well, the word is out on Main Street -- Tim Geithner can't be trusted as Treasury Secretary because he is Jewish and Jews have divided loyalty. I was interested to hear that, and not just because Geithner's family assures us he's an Episcopalian raised and married in that Church.
Is the phony honeymoon over? That the Republicans may be abandoning their pretense of being in love with Israel is a possibility. One perennial Troll here at The Reaction called me "an arrogant Kike" for having asserted that, no, Barney Frank bears no discernible responsibility for our global recession, but it's really too soon to tell if the frustrated masses yearning to breathe fire will switch scapegoats and replace witches, liberals, illegal aliens, and the ACLU as hate objects. Maybe they consider all those straw men to be Jewish anyway.
Of course, it's hard to think of any immigrant group that isn't or hasn't been accused of divided loyalty in this nation of immigrants. John Kennedy stared down that bit of bigoted Waspery with grace nearly 50 years ago, but ask a Muslim -- hell, ask someone who isn't a Muslim but has a suggestive name.
Of course, it doesn't often occur except to cynics, that preaching the impending destruction of mankind and the dissolution of secular nationhood might be taken as a dilemma in as much as commitment to preserving the USA and praying for lakes of fire and brimstone aren't compatible, at least to me. I can't think of loyalty more divided than that of the Religious Right, promoting the Christian Bible as the foundation of the United States, rather than its secular Constitution. I can't help but think of divided loyalty when presented with a candidate who looks longingly forward to the destruction of our country and the flight of the elect to the Holy Kingdom of God in Alaska (no witches may apply).
(Cross-posted from Human Voices.)
Well, the word is out on Main Street -- Tim Geithner can't be trusted as Treasury Secretary because he is Jewish and Jews have divided loyalty. I was interested to hear that, and not just because Geithner's family assures us he's an Episcopalian raised and married in that Church.
Is the phony honeymoon over? That the Republicans may be abandoning their pretense of being in love with Israel is a possibility. One perennial Troll here at The Reaction called me "an arrogant Kike" for having asserted that, no, Barney Frank bears no discernible responsibility for our global recession, but it's really too soon to tell if the frustrated masses yearning to breathe fire will switch scapegoats and replace witches, liberals, illegal aliens, and the ACLU as hate objects. Maybe they consider all those straw men to be Jewish anyway.
Of course, it's hard to think of any immigrant group that isn't or hasn't been accused of divided loyalty in this nation of immigrants. John Kennedy stared down that bit of bigoted Waspery with grace nearly 50 years ago, but ask a Muslim -- hell, ask someone who isn't a Muslim but has a suggestive name.
Of course, it doesn't often occur except to cynics, that preaching the impending destruction of mankind and the dissolution of secular nationhood might be taken as a dilemma in as much as commitment to preserving the USA and praying for lakes of fire and brimstone aren't compatible, at least to me. I can't think of loyalty more divided than that of the Religious Right, promoting the Christian Bible as the foundation of the United States, rather than its secular Constitution. I can't help but think of divided loyalty when presented with a candidate who looks longingly forward to the destruction of our country and the flight of the elect to the Holy Kingdom of God in Alaska (no witches may apply).
(Cross-posted from Human Voices.)
Labels: dangerous idiots, religious right, Tim Geithner
posted by Capt. Fogg at
10:38 AM
4 Comments:
It is not divided loyalties but rather fear and stupidity (aka Archie Bunker).
Some want to hold on so tightly to their meager achievements that they fear the future and rather yearn for a past that never existed.
They glorify in GWB and Palin because they resemble a similarity that is comforting. The attacks of the MSM is viewed as similar to the attacks they experience in their own lives where reality enters their own lives.
Fear breeds stupidity. Fear breeds contempt. Thus they develop a sense of morality by being against abortion and gay marriage...it gives them a false sense of superority. They see patriotism and strength in GWB and his swagger but they have nothing but contempt for a decorated war hero like John Kerry.
Its always the democrats who are to blame for everything because they are east coast elitists and intellectuals. While the republicans are just like the guys at the local bar....
Everything blacks have achieved was done so because the government gave it to them either through welfare or affirmative action...while they believe that they and their families have been penalized and had to make their own way...
Its macho whining....it has nothing to do with divided loyalties but rather with a desire to feel sorry for themselves...
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TAO, at 11:29 AM
Very well said - thank you.
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Capt. Fogg, at 12:19 PM
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE NET ROOTS THAT HATED THE JEWS AND ISRAEL, I.E. YOUR KIN FOLK OVER AT DAILYKOS? AT ANy RATE, I THINK THE CLINTONS HAVE SOMETHING BIG ON OBAMA TO RAM RAHM EMMANUEL DOWN HIS THROAT!
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Anonymous, at 12:23 PM
Sorry, I don't speak your dialect and it sounds like your opinions are a bit retail if you know what I mean. I don't know what net roots are and I never read Kos. I have no "kin" of any kind there. I speak for myself alone.
I don't know who or what you speak for or what the hell you're talking about in fact, but please lower the volume and stop typing in all caps.
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Capt. Fogg, at 4:42 PM
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