An open letter to the really, really, really smart Republicans just now seeing the light

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

An open letter to what's left of intelligence in the GOP; including, but not limited to Kathleen Parker, Christopher Hitchens, Christopher Buckley, and, when he's honest with himself at Le Cirque, David Brooks


It's interesting to me, as a former Republican, that only now do you complain about the "anti-intellectualism" within the GOP and the glaringly unqualified VP choice of Sarah Palin. You are somehow appalled to watch the "uneducated and proud of it" base of your party screaming hateful gibberish at the Republican rallies. Well, guess what, the lunatic fringe of the Republican party that Rove used so skillfully to elect incurious George is now running the asylum.

How could you really, really, really smart people not see that this would be the end result of playing to the 'God, guns, gays and zygotes' crowd?

I found Bush an embarrassing choice in 2000 and voted for Gore. I was a Republican for Kerry. I finally officially changed my voter registration in 2005 because I couldn't even stand to present that card with 'Republican' on it to the election officials on election days...yes, it was THAT embarrassing to me.

So, while it's nice to see all of you pointing out the obvious, it would have been so much more fu**ing helpful to point this out before dumb-ass got a second term. Let's face it, you all KNEW by then that he was an unqualified, incurious, lazy and destructive force before the end of his first term. Now look at the mess the country is in.

While I appreciate that some of you have even gone so far as to publicly endorse Obama, I believe you should also publicly renounce your registration in the Republican party. Admit it, the GOP is an embarrassing cesspool of racist, religiously insane, anti-intellectual hatemongers.

The GOP is NO PLACE FOR SMART PEOPLE!!!!

[KansDem]

1. "an embarrassing cesspool of racist, religiously insane, anti-intellectual hatemongers"

...but you still want to have a beer with them! :crazy:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

4. As H.L. Mencken put it so beautifully...

"The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." (Baltimore Evening Sun, July 26, 1920)

[Mira]

2. I read this with great interest, would this make a Bumpersticker:

V O T E D E M O C R A T I C
The GOP is no longer a place for smart people

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

6. I like it.

:thumbsup:

[Mira]

7. I might make a small batch of them, if I do, I'll send you one.

[Best_man23]

3. George Will

Any word if they've gone after him for having the sac to say on national TV that Palin is unqualified to be VP?

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

5. Damn, I forgot George Will. However, I think his biggest beef is with McCain himself.

But he can't be thrilled with Palin.