Howard Dean is an Ass
I am pretty sure this story speaks for itself. Initially, Howard Dean seemed like the John McCain of the Democratic party. At first, his antics and ability to position himself as an innovative individualist were charming and perhaps even a bit refreshing. Sure, when he started screaming like a banshee before the 2004 elections he seemed like he was a bit of a wackadoo. But a wackadoo can be a good thing sometimes, especially in the face of staid, boring and run-of-the-mill politicians.
Then, when he starts doing stuff like this, he just seems like an oppotunistic publicity whore. Or, just a total moron. Hes the CHAIR of the democratic party, and he goes on the 700 Club and says that the PLATFORM of the democratic party is that only men and women should get married.
There are MANY, MANY reasons as to why this is not good. I dont really think I have to enumerate why saying something along these lines is wrong. However, it makes me feel better so I am going to anyway.
First of all, hes the Chair of the DNC. He is supposed to be the representative of the entire democratic party and all that it stands for. The Democratic Party stance is NOT that marriage is between a man and a woman. So, this makes Dean a liar. Great, just when we need to really come together and get rid of the psychotic administration that is running our country, the chair of the DNC lies about the platform of the party.
Second of all, Pat Robertson is a yahoo and anyone who agrees with him in any way shape or form is also a yahoo. WHY would you ever want to agree with a yahoo on NATIONAL TV? This is the guy who said that god smote Ariel Sharon by giving him a stroke bc he took Jewish settlers out of Palestine. Incidentally, it's not the first time Robertson has said something completely loony.
Exhibits A-Z:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/patrobertson.htm
My real favorite is:
"(T)he feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."
I dont think I really need to explain why this makes him completely batshit. Or, just totally uninformed. I can't decide. I am leaning towards batshit.
Howard Dean went ahead and agreed with VERY group of people that is driving this country to the brink of insanity. This, ladies and gentlemen, is reason enough to yank him from his position ASAP.
The third reason why Howard Dean is an ass is because we are at a crucial time in our country where it is IMPERATIVE that liberals band together and form a cohesive unit. Half the reason people in this god-forsaken country have a problem with the democrats is because we are seen as an indecisive, incoherent non-unit with no set form of ideology. I do agree with this on many levels, even though I disagree with the idea that the only way for a political party to be sucessful is by having a group of people agree on every single issues (or at least appear to).
What makes fundamentalist christians (who make up a HUGE base for the republican party-in case you have been stuck on Jupiter for the past 6 years) so successful is the fact that they pretty much agree on policies and general ideology, no matter how disjointed from reality said ideology may be. They have managed completely ignore all scientific fact and get creationism reinstated in some public schools. They have convinced the FDA that the morning after pill is dangerous to a woman's health with decidely unscientific rhetoric stating that its really a form of abortion so it shouldn't be sold over-the-counter. All this because no matter how ludicrous what they say and believe may be-they all believe it, and somehow manage to convince everyone else that its true as well.
So now, Howard Dean has gone and alienated a huge part of the democratic base, to the point where they are giving back a donation from the DNC. Hopefully, this isn't a serious splintering of the democratic party because frankly, we can't take much more.
This is all aside from the fact that the REASON Democrats don't hold the same position as Republicans when it comes to gay marriage (or a myriad of other issues) is because IT'S HOMOPHOBIC AND WRONG.
It seems pretty obvious to me that Howard Dean is an ass, and hopefully, someone, somwhere, will make sure he is relieved of his post that is SUPPOSED make him the figurehead for Democrats. Because as a Democrat, I most certainly do not want to be associated with such a pandering, wimpy wackadoo.
Then, when he starts doing stuff like this, he just seems like an oppotunistic publicity whore. Or, just a total moron. Hes the CHAIR of the democratic party, and he goes on the 700 Club and says that the PLATFORM of the democratic party is that only men and women should get married.
There are MANY, MANY reasons as to why this is not good. I dont really think I have to enumerate why saying something along these lines is wrong. However, it makes me feel better so I am going to anyway.
First of all, hes the Chair of the DNC. He is supposed to be the representative of the entire democratic party and all that it stands for. The Democratic Party stance is NOT that marriage is between a man and a woman. So, this makes Dean a liar. Great, just when we need to really come together and get rid of the psychotic administration that is running our country, the chair of the DNC lies about the platform of the party.
Second of all, Pat Robertson is a yahoo and anyone who agrees with him in any way shape or form is also a yahoo. WHY would you ever want to agree with a yahoo on NATIONAL TV? This is the guy who said that god smote Ariel Sharon by giving him a stroke bc he took Jewish settlers out of Palestine. Incidentally, it's not the first time Robertson has said something completely loony.
Exhibits A-Z:
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/funnyquotes/a/patrobertson.htm
My real favorite is:
"(T)he feminist agenda is not about equal rights for women. It is about a socialist, anti-family political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians."
I dont think I really need to explain why this makes him completely batshit. Or, just totally uninformed. I can't decide. I am leaning towards batshit.
Howard Dean went ahead and agreed with VERY group of people that is driving this country to the brink of insanity. This, ladies and gentlemen, is reason enough to yank him from his position ASAP.
The third reason why Howard Dean is an ass is because we are at a crucial time in our country where it is IMPERATIVE that liberals band together and form a cohesive unit. Half the reason people in this god-forsaken country have a problem with the democrats is because we are seen as an indecisive, incoherent non-unit with no set form of ideology. I do agree with this on many levels, even though I disagree with the idea that the only way for a political party to be sucessful is by having a group of people agree on every single issues (or at least appear to).
What makes fundamentalist christians (who make up a HUGE base for the republican party-in case you have been stuck on Jupiter for the past 6 years) so successful is the fact that they pretty much agree on policies and general ideology, no matter how disjointed from reality said ideology may be. They have managed completely ignore all scientific fact and get creationism reinstated in some public schools. They have convinced the FDA that the morning after pill is dangerous to a woman's health with decidely unscientific rhetoric stating that its really a form of abortion so it shouldn't be sold over-the-counter. All this because no matter how ludicrous what they say and believe may be-they all believe it, and somehow manage to convince everyone else that its true as well.
So now, Howard Dean has gone and alienated a huge part of the democratic base, to the point where they are giving back a donation from the DNC. Hopefully, this isn't a serious splintering of the democratic party because frankly, we can't take much more.
This is all aside from the fact that the REASON Democrats don't hold the same position as Republicans when it comes to gay marriage (or a myriad of other issues) is because IT'S HOMOPHOBIC AND WRONG.
It seems pretty obvious to me that Howard Dean is an ass, and hopefully, someone, somwhere, will make sure he is relieved of his post that is SUPPOSED make him the figurehead for Democrats. Because as a Democrat, I most certainly do not want to be associated with such a pandering, wimpy wackadoo.
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