Comments on: Glenn: Establishment GOP is over

By: Merl734

Merl734 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:01:00 +0000

The GOP needs to keep the following issues that alienate
huge numbers of voters off of their running platform and never, ever hint at or
mention: cutting paid entitlements like Medicare, Social Security, and
Medicaid; never mention vouchering any services for seniors; do not cut
benefits or salaries for government workers; respect reasonable Union
agreements; do not discuss anti-choice or any issues related to women that
could be construed as limiting women’s equal rights issues and choice issues;
do not ever say they do not care about the 47% or regard those in real need
with distain; etc. Instead, Republicans need to focus on how they can help the
hard working taxpayers; refund Social Security and paid entitlements; and
manage the budget so those that paid into it can get what they have earned, and
to provide for those in real need–not greed. This will demand fiscal
responsibilty: not throwing out taxper money for votes, frivolos expenses,
etc.; and genuine budget accountability. If both parties can stop taking from
the people, the one who does the best job at restoring a thriving economy for
all will win. Republicans need to watch their language and body language so as
not to appear uncaring and cocky or snobby to the less fortunate–that style
did not go over well for Romney, because it alienated Independent voters.
Romney is now one of the most unpopular people in the U.S. and is seen as an
arrogrant, greedy, irresponsible coporate villain due to the brilliance and
effectiveness of the Democratic campaigns–never, ever underestimate a
Democrat, especially an Alinsky Democrat. And never, ever understimate the
candidate with the historical, cultural or political imperative like Obama and
Hillary Clinton; the folks are with them. The GOP instead needs to focus on
fair and humane immigration policies that do not put US citizens at the back of
the line in terms of benefits, etc. Do not ask immigrants to self deport;
rather have the INS take care of this. Romney’s request to self-deport was
idiotic and tantamout to political suicide; almost as bad as his informal don’t
care remarks; as it made all of those in his corner flee to Obama, even those
in favor or strict deportation. Republicans cannot afford to Lord it over any
group or appear arrogant, cocky, or overly self-assured, because the culture of
America has changed, and this attitude represents callousness, even racism and
sexism to many. In the words of Janice Joplin, Republicans need to Try Just a
Little Bit Harder to win over and keep voters. And they can do this by reading
Frank Luntz’s brilliant article entitled Republicans Watch Your Language where
Luntz advises Republicans how to speak to the American people who are no longer
mostly older, wealthy white males. The new American demographic is the poor, the
striving, the struggling, the “hard-working taxpayers”, women,
immigrants, disenfranchised, etc.; these groups are the now majority; the
minority has become the majority and the demographic majority decides who will
win elections. Ironically, the GOP by its policies on immigration under the
Regan administration has created this new majority and must deal with the new
reality it has created.

By: Merl734

Merl734 — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:00:00 +0000

GOP needs to focus on fixing the economy and leave other sensitive issues regarding women and immigrants off the national platform. Focus on fairness for all.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:41:00 +0000

Tony- When the Tea Party was about Taxes and Spending OK I did not agree but then they got into abortion, contraception, immigration, ending the separation of church and state, the nonsense that President Obama is Muslim BTW being Muslim is not a crime, The double nonsense that President Obama was not born in the US, that he is not one of us, Running Nut cases like Allen (there are 71-80 Communist in the US House) West, or Richard Murdoch saying if a woman becomes pregnant due to rape “it’s God’s will” taking people like Limbaugh, Hannity, Trump a serious. If they are going to cling to these views they have no chance of winning anything

By: Tony T. Tony

Tony T. Tony — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:43:00 +0000

You see Timmy, you can’t have a discussion when you lie about things. You sick, twisted liberals crack me up! Care to try proving that there is any validity to your crazy claim? Do some research. If you get honest with yourself you’ll admit that what you just spewed is complete farce.

By: Tony T. Tony

Tony T. Tony — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:33:00 +0000

No, troll retard. The republican party is failing its constituents by not reflecting every single conservative principle, which is what the tea party wants as well. You go ‘advise’ your wingnut party. When the tea party is more in charge the progressives will be done, and the country saved. Go troll elsewhere, wacko.

By: Tony T. Tony

Tony T. Tony — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:29:00 +0000

This is the dumbest post I’ve ever read in my life. Every single thing mentioned is completely bass ackwards. obama only won by 3.5 million votes. 65% of people who make under 30k voted for him. That’s SEVEN million. HELLO!! Do the math. The obama campaign won the message war. That’s all. Romney wasn’t a very good candidate. And the GOP SUCKS at doing the job it should be doing. That’s all, Merl.Not thing more.

By: Merl734

Merl734 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:28:00 +0000

Nothing could have stopped Obama from winning because Romney blew it in debates 2 and 3 because of his shaky grasp on foreign policy; lack of toughness against Obama–his telling Obama in the debate “you are right”; ‘failing to convice us he could provide and not outsource jobs; and through the comments of Aiken; and from Romeny saying he did not care about the 47%. Romney placed nice when it was time to get tough; tought when it was time to be nice; and that showed poor judgement, ignorance, lack of street-smarts and junk-yard dog toughness; and thereby not being fit to be President.

By: Merl734

Merl734 — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 03:21:00 +0000

The GOP needs to change or it is dead. The GOP needs to grant family planning rights; strengthen paid/earned benefit programs like Medicare/Medicaid/Social Security; empower the middle class; create not ourtsource jobs. Women and minorities through their numbers decide elections in the U.S. The GOP by granting blanket amnesty under Regan and refusing to secure the border played a big part in engineering its own demise.

By: XenaWP80

XenaWP80 — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:13:00 +0000

(sigh) Woman in the Middle East would be shot in the head if they so much has talked about respect or equality. They cant even leave the house to get a job & complain about equal pay, without a male escort. All that statical data of murder & rape is a problem of human nature which knows no borders, and is not just a proublem with America. At least we acknowledge the fact that these thing happen & not just sweep them under the rug like other cultures, and we have a constitution that protects us. You say I need to do some research…..I say you need some perspective, really.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 15:36:00 +0000

The GOP is dying because the Wingnut Tea Party has taken it over. The day after the election a leader of the Tea Party said “We are going to take over the Republican Party” Please do so I will even supply the tin foil hats.