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The Campaign Spectator
The Sum of All Fears
Paul Ryan is hardly the only terrifying character in the Republican hall of shame.
So here we were again, sleepily slogging through the dog days of summer in another election year, only to be awakened by the announcement of Mitt Romney’s choice of his running mate. Returning home from a wedding Friday night, in the early morning hours I turned on the TV to hear the news that Paul Ryan was to be the man. On hearing of Ryan’s selection, I felt like singing: He’s got the cool, clear, eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth. Then there’s the upturned chin and the grin of impetuous youth. In short, I believe in him.
But of course, not all the folks in this country felt the same way. You see, according to the powers that be, Congressman Ryan is, either the most frightening human being on the face of this Earth, or a total pushover who will indubitably send the R&R ticket to certain defeat. How can these seemingly mutually exclusive theories be correct? Welcome to the loony land of liberal logic.
On the one hand, they posit that Ryan, because of his age and experience, has little or no foreign policy credibility; as if you need little more than a pulse to fulfill that requirement as it pertains to the veep spot. How do I know this? Joe Biden is the sitting Vice President. No, the far more serious charge, indeed, the left’s favorite talking point, is the old liberal standby: the man is just plain scary.
Second only to the one-two punch of racial and class warfare, the “scary” charge is the arrow Democrats most often pull from their depleted quiver in national elections. Time and time again, all who would seek elective office with an “R” next to their names are made out to be the most horrifying bogeymen known to man or beast. And indeed, the GOP has managed to turn out such terrifying characters as:
Rick Santorum: A man whose visage encompasses all the sinister characteristics of your friendly neighborhood choirboy, was particularly singled out for demonhood by the liberal slander machine. After all, who wouldn’t be terrified by a man who loves children and fights for the rights of unborn babies.
Newt Gingrich: A scholar and historian of such intellectual magnitude who, had he not chosen to dedicate his talents to the dark and menacing precepts of the U.S. Constitution, would have graced the pantheon of liberal talking head-dom with the likes of trustworthy chroniclers such as Doris Kearns Goodwin and Joseph Ellis.
Dick Cheney: Someone who, when not dancing in the nightmares of liberal fear-mongers, could pass for your kindly old Uncle Al — that curmudgeonly family treasure who has forgotten more than most people know about the things that really count — with a smile that could melt butter; or, as conjured by the tortured imaginations of Democrats, turn his trusty shotgun on your wife and kiddies at a moment’s notice, blowing them away for target practice.
Donald Rumsfeld: Who could easily pass for a wise and beloved college professor or maybe a trusted and steely-eyed brain surgeon were he not, in the minds of Democrat spin-doctors, ever occupied with devising ways of obliterating half of the known world just for fun.
Sarah Palin: A sweet lady who, were she not so superbly versed in the ways of liberty and truth, would be the idol of liberal women everywhere; a role model who would undoubtedly command a seven figure salary for her own daytime TV show. But alas, when depicted by the poisonous pens of liberal punditry, she becomes a bespectacled Cruella De Vil; a vicious monster who eagerly devours children and small pets.
George W. Bush: A man so threatening to the free world, so full of devilish plans for conquest, rape and pillage, that he was regularly in bed by 10:00 PM. This terrifying frat boy/country bumpkin so terrified liberal journalists, that the mere thought of visiting his dark and foreboding fortress in Crawford, TX had them recoiling in dread.
Ronald Wilson Reagan: In the days before Hollywood stars became mouthpieces of the left and therefore beloved, President Reagan was considered to be no more than an actor reading lines, and a scary one at that. After all, this crazy cowboy—who, in his twisted and xenophobic love for America, had the nerve to call the USSR an “evil empire”—had his finger on “the button.”
All objects of fear to be sure. But they may have a point. Taken together: the passion for virtue of Santorum, the constitutional brilliance of Gingrich, the industrious wisdom of Cheney, the laser-like diligence of Rumsfeld, the candor of Palin, the determination of Bush, and the patriotism of Reagan form something we on the right recognize as conservatism; truly something for liberal, American socialists to fear.
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Appleby| 8.15.12 @ 6:54AM
The really big scary thing about all of the above: THEY ARE GROWNUPS.
Ken (Old Texican)| 8.15.12 @ 7:56AM
Appleby,
they are simply liars in thrall to the Father of L:ies.
TLP| 8.15.12 @ 9:03AM
As you can see below, we have a lot of Teaching to do.
We need people to know the CONSEQUENCES of doing Nothing, as well as doing what the Purps wanna do, which is WORSE than Nothing.
We need Republicans to get out to the Senior Centers and EXPLAIN that the Ryan Plan has nothing to do with them. We need to EXPLAIN that Medicare's Red Ink, makes Social Security look like a Winfall, which is probably why this President, and His Party, want to Stop All Payments to it, by continually Stopping the Collection of FICA Taxes.
(I'm sure that Purp will explain why he's doing that. Won'tcha Purp?)
We need to get the word out that this Plan is nothing more than a Choice. You can stay on regular Medicare if you want to. If you wants to go the Private Route, you can use a Voucher to do that, as well. You can have the Same Sytem that Congress has.
BOO!
We need to start SPENDING all that Money that we have. What are we waiting for?
Get the Ads out there, on Television, and get the THUTH out there. The Dems aren't waiting around. The Muslim's already spent $100,000,000 on Lying Attack Ads, that even their Scumbag Sycophants, in the Media, can't watch, without feeling queazy.
This is the Election for the Continuation of The American Dream, The American American Experiment, and The American Way of Life.
This ain't Casey at the Bat.
And, it ain't no time to get CHEAP, either.
Hello?
How about we spend $100,000,000 to get out The Truth?
Purp| 8.15.12 @ 8:09AM
Scary? No.
Stupid, out of touch, greedy, selfish small people - yes.
Pecos Pete| 8.15.12 @ 9:22AM
Violet: I am so pleased that you agree that most liberal progressive politicians are stupid, out of touch, greedy, selfish small people.
Purp| 8.15.12 @ 7:54PM
Ain't you clever ... wow what a profound thing to say.
CJW| 8.15.12 @ 2:29PM
Purpie
You are projecting again, describing yourself.
Purp| 8.15.12 @ 7:55PM
Uh, CJ - if you have to explain it - it didn't work. Try HARDER.
CJW| 8.15.12 @ 9:38PM
The explanation is for your benefit, purpie, trying to help you.
Paul Murphy | 8.15.12 @ 8:33AM
Did you know?
Clancy's title "The Sum of All Fears" is attributed, in the text, to the fear of nuclear weapons in the hands of the insane, but is really a reference to the fear (among those in uniform) that an American president could order the inappropriate use of nuclear weapons. Read it carefully and you'll see that's actually a reference to Kennedy's behavior during the Cuban crisis.
Gary B| 8.15.12 @ 9:13AM
Paul Ryan = Taking a Gun to a Gun Fight
Paul Ryan = Increased Contributions
Paul Ryan = Increased Turnout
Paul Ryan = Ronald Reagan 2.0
Stormy| 8.15.12 @ 11:17AM
I have a very liberal friend, who believed all of the smears against Sarah Palin. She has said before and still says, when it comes up, that Palin is scary, because if she was president that she would make everyone go to church. Of course, this friend is a self-declared atheist, but that is just ludicrous in the face of Sharia Law, spreading through America.
Gary B| 8.15.12 @ 2:37PM
What further proof do you need? Liberalism is a mental disorder.
Louisiana Joe| 8.15.12 @ 4:07PM
Stormy,
I think you need to find more intelligent, informed frinds to hang out with.
Petronius| 8.15.12 @ 12:29PM
Come on now. Any sensible person knows that Dick Cheney would never shoot your wife and kiddies with his 28 ga. Perazzi SC3. That model is a fine sporting arm for taking small game birds. He'll simply put and end to taxpayers subsidizing ignorance, indolence and incompetence.
irish19| 8.15.12 @ 12:34PM
28 ga. Perazzi SC3
I wish I had that kind of dough.
Drunken Sailor| 8.15.12 @ 4:41PM
Aint that the truth!
Petronius| 8.15.12 @ 4:42PM
Don't we all?
Older fixed choke MX8's can be had at reasonable prices. New ones start at 21K.
Occam's Tool| 8.15.12 @ 7:57PM
I'm sorry, but Dick Cheney shot an attorney. Useful.
merlin| 8.29.12 @ 8:50AM
A start, but the attorney came back to life. Is there an automatic rifle that fires stakes?
Joe D.| 8.15.12 @ 2:29PM
Scarely Lisa, just plain scarely. Not the people but liberals. They are so delusional that we don't know what they will say or do next.
3and1| 8.15.12 @ 4:19PM
Winston Churchill said:
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"
Obama's vision for America:
If you have it, I'll take it. If you don't, I give it to you.
When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan. Proverbs 29:2
America is groaning loudly!
Thom| 8.15.12 @ 6:25PM
My mother's favorite saying throughout my childhood and her 18 years on SS and Medicare/Medicaid, “misery likes company”. She practiced Democratism.
Purp| 8.15.12 @ 7:56PM
You're blasphemous ... but enjoy that level of H**L
Thom| 8.15.12 @ 8:47PM
Coming from a Marxist I probably should take that as a compliment. Every word of what I said is true thus you have a problem with the “truth” comrade Purp? Yes.
My mother was the poster child for the central tenet of Democratism, tear other people’s accomplishments down in order to not have to deal with one’s own failures in life. My father ran a business, worked 10 hours a day 6 days a week and one Sunday a month taking care of that business and other part time jobs partly in order to stay away from “misery likes company”. An “eight grade” education or lack thereof is a wonderful crutch for many…. Not just my mother.
Mnestheus| 8.17.12 @ 12:07AM
" He’s got the cool, clear, eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth. Then there’s the upturned chin and the grin of impetuous youth."
Sounds like Lisa is reliving her crush on Savonarola.
PHILLIPBERNAL| 8.18.12 @ 4:47PM
Again, a woman's grasp of reality. It has been both the "grown-ups" and the adolescents, Republican or Democrat, liberal or conservative, who have brought us to this place. Romney/Ryan, Obama/Biden, or whomever is the professional pol of the day. Do not put your faith, hopes, and dreams in these fools.