What the GOP's embrace of Herschel Walker says about the state of our political culture

[marmar]

What the GOP’s embrace of Herschel Walker says about the state of our political culture
No Exceptions. Except for Herschel.

By Abdul El-Sayed on Wed, Oct 12, 2022 at 5:42 pm


(Detroit Metro Times) “So, does this change anything?” asked Dana Loesch, the former firebrand spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association, on her radio show after The Daily Beast published proof that Herschel Walker had reimbursed a former girlfriend — and mother of his child — for an abortion after pressuring her to get it.

“Not a damn thing,” she answered. “How many times have I said these four words–these four very important words: ‘Winning. Is. A. Virtue.’”

It’s not just conservative political commentators who rallied around Walker. Sens. Tom Cotton and Rick Scott announced that they’ll be joining the football-has-been-turned-candidate on the campaign trail in Georgia this week.

You might think that the self-styled party of “family values” might care if one of their candidates paid — in their own formulation — to have his mistress murder their child. Indeed, in the pre-Trump era, political careers were destroyed over less.

But in 2022? Nope. What does this say about the state of our politics? Of the state of the GOP?

Donald Trump never succeeded in building his wall — the one at the southern border, at least. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t build any walls. Rather than a wall of metal and concrete separating the U.S. from Mexico, he built an ineffable wall in the minds of MAGA voters that separates a person from their persona. His wall allows them to maintain an indelible cognitive dissonance about the politicians they support. It renders those politicians immune to charges of hypocrisy. What the person does is unimportant — it’s the persona they’re supporting, anyway. MAGA politicians can recklessly and completely violate the very standards they campaign on and face little to no consequences. ............(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news/what-the-gops-embrace-of-herschel-walker-says-about-the-state-of-our-political-culture-31322111

[yankee87]

1. Nothing matters

With the Qpublican party now, nothing matters. The only thing that matters is power. They will burn the country down to keep power. They’re caught in lie after lie, they talk about conspiracy theories and deny elections, and can still win. Crazy times and I hope this country survives this time.

[walkingman]

3. TFG has endorsed the racists and bigots of America and there are a lot of them.

They have always been in the shadows but now are front and center.

We have to defeat these holier-than-thou assholes.

[CrispyQ]

4. I knew it was bad when Trump mocked a disabled reporter & didn't take a hit for it in the polls.

Although IMO it really started with Sarah Palin & the tea party. Not the racism—that's always been around, but their willingness to flaunt their bigotry in the public sphere. It really took off once Obama got the democratic nomination. The Republican Party and the media should have shut Palin & her racist rhetoric down. But the repubs want power, no matter how low they have to go to get it, & the media wants ratings. Neither care about the greater good.

I have family & friends who still identify as republican & I'm having a really hard time with that.