How Many of GOP.com’s “Republican Heroes” Would Be Republicans Today?

[Joanne98]

MC Steele’s new joint, GOP.com, has been savaged around the blogosphere and media — even by conservatives like Marc Ambinder.

One of the new site’s features is a page of “Republican Heroes” — a rather random collection of historical figures, about half of whom are 19th century African Americans. But how many would be a Republican in today’s Southern wingnutty GOP?

Let’s take a look.

Susan B. Anthony: a feminist lesbian Unitarian civil rights leader from Massachusetts? Yeah, right.

Pinckney Pinchback: hard to tell, but he fought on the Union side during the Civil War, so I’m going to go with no.

Octavius Catto: African-American civil rights pioneer from Philly. Doubtful.

Jackie Robinson: Oops.

Everett Dirksen: tried to amend the Constitution to allow prayer in schools and was a favorite of Joseph McCarthy. Probably.

Frederick Douglass: no fucking way.

Edward Brooke: introduced legislation banning missile testing, championed Title IX and fought for Medicaid-funded abortions. Off the reservation.

Ellen Foster: who the hell is Ellen Foster?

Abraham Lincoln: expanded the power of the federal government, created the IRS and the income tax, questioned the divinity of Christ and freed the slaves. ‘Nuff said.

Dwight Eisenhower: expanded socialist fascist New Deal programs, created department of Health Education and Welfare, raised already record-high taxes to pay for massive federal highway project, warned against “Military-Industrial Complex.” Any questions?

Ronald Reagan: liberalized abortion, raised taxes, signed a treaty against torture and cut-and-run when the A-rabs attacked. Sorry, Ronnie.

http://firedoglake.com/2009/10/14/how-many-of-gop-coms-republican-heroes-would-be-republicans-today/

[TwilightGardener]

1. I can't get over the name "Pinckney Pinchback". That's just awesome.

[lpbk2713]

2. I have to wonder if they think of these rethuglicans as hereoes ...

George W. Bush: failed to complete his six-year National Guard; Daddy got him assigned to Alabama so he could campaign for family friend running for U.S. Senate; failed to show up when ordered for required medical exam, disappeared from duty.
Ronald Reagan: due to alleged poor eyesight, served in a non-combat role making movies.
Dick Cheney: did not serve. Several deferments, the last by marriage.
Jeb Bush: did not serve.
Karl Rove: did not serve.
Newt Gingrich: did not serve.
Dennis Hastert: did not serve.
Tom Delay: did not serve.
Roy Blunt: did not serve.
Bill Frist: did not serve.
Mitch McConnell: did not serve.
Rick Santorum: did not serve.
Trent Lott: did not serve.
John Ashcroft: did not serve. Seven deferments.
Saxby Chambliss: did not serve. "Bad knee." The man who attacked Max Cleland's patriotism.
Paul Wolfowitz: did not serve.
Richard Perle: did not serve.
Douglas Feith: did not serve.
Eliot Abrams: did not serve
Phil Gramm: did not serve.
Dana Rohrabacher: did not serve.
John M. McHugh: did not serve.
JC Watts: did not serve.
Jack Kemp: did not serve. "Knee problem," although continued in NFL for 8 years.
Dan Quayle: Journalism unit of the Indiana National Guard.
Rudy Giuliani: did not serve.
George Pataki: did not serve.
Spencer Abraham: did not serve.
John Engler: did not serve.
Lindsey Graham: National Guard lawyer.
Arnold Schwarzenegger: AWOL from Austrian army base.


Pundits & Preachers


Rush Limbaugh: did not serve (4-F due to pimples on his ass)
Sean Hannity: did not serve.
Bill O'Reilly: did not serve.
Michael Savage: did not serve.
George Will: did not serve.
Chris Matthews: did not serve.
Paul Gigot: did not serve.
Bill Bennett: did not serve.
Pat Buchanan: did not serve.
John Wayne: did not serve.
Bill Kristol: did not serve.
Kenneth Starr: did not serve.
Antonin Scalia: did not serve.
Clarence Thomas: did not serve.
Ralph Reed: did not serve.
Michael Medved: did not serve.
Charlie Daniels: did not serve.
Ted Nugent: did not serve.


Of course that doesn't enter in to the argument if you were to ask them. :eyes:

[Ozymanithrax]

3. The Republican party we know today would not accept anyone before Reagan...

Reagan's place is safe only because he is the Saint of Conservativism and they have carefully rewritten history to place his sins on the heads of others.