Republicans are like the Ferengi on Start Trek.

[yourout]

Profit above all else.....It's a religion onto itself.

[niyad]

1. but the ferengi DID have a code--weren't there 218 parts to it?

[BushOut06]

3. I'm sure there are some here who could quote every single one

Heck, if people can actually become fluent in Klingon, that's not out of the realm of possibility. I know there were lots of Ferengi rules.

[Walt Starr]

9. The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

http://www.dmwright.com/html/ferengi.htm

[stepnw1f]

2. I Thought the Same Thing

a religion of "Me, Myself, and I"

I = better than = God

[Inland]

4. Wrong. Because one of the Rules of Acquisition is

"A deal's a deal". Repukes are lying shits.

[yourout]

5. The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition

<http://www.dmwright.com/html/ferengi.htm>

[yourout]

7. Rule 034 » War is good for business.

Man does that ring true for this cabal sitting in the WH.

[yourout]

8. Rule 060 » Keep your lies consistent.

[yourout]

13. Rule 208 » Sometimes the only thing more dangerous than a question is an a

answer.

[yourout]

15. Rule 261 » A wealthy man can afford anything except a conscience.

[yourout]

16. Rule 266 » When in doubt, lie.

[Walt Starr]

17. Replace "Ferengi" with "Republican"

Replace "Latinum" with "Money"

Replace "Vulcan" with "Democrat"

Pretty much says it all.

[villager]

6. I think they're like the evil Enterprise crew in "Mirror, Mirror"

incapable of hiding their evil impulses, or "leading"

[area51]

21. Republicans

Republicans are like the "evil Enterprise crew in Mirror, Mirror"

You beat me to it. :evilgrin:

Or, they're like the Enterprise crew in Through a Mirror, Darkly.

[villager]

23. "Indeed." As a certain science officer might say.

;-)

[Uncle Joe]

26. I believe that episode of Star Trek Enterprise

was titled "In A Mirror Darkly", I thought it was a most excellent analogy of the current U.S. state of affairs. It served as a stark contrast between the normal United Federated democratic notions of the universe or U.N. and the idea of earth empire, a neocon wet dream, they even played Wagner Music during the opening and credits.

[MazeRat7]

10. Oh yeah right...and libs are all dirty hippies ?

This tread is really close to the very essence of repug politics and talk radio. Make a connection, offer fictional linkage, and proclaim it is truth. I understand your point, most repugs are about $$$ and personal gain. But lest we not fall into the left version of them by making similar claims of insight. We should be above that.... or at least I hope we are ?

Just an observation.... no malice intended.


MZr7

[LeftyMom]

11. Yep.

http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Ferengi_Rules_of_Acquisition

Rule 104 really reminds me of the Republicans and thier fundie preacher allies "Faith moves mountains... of inventory."

[doodadem]

12. HA! I've been saying that for years!

Even more so, Corporate America (which basically, IS the government anymore) are definitely Ferengi. Profit rules all actions.

I think the Religious Right are more like Borg--You Will Be Assimilated. Democrats are more like Vulcans.....thinking, analytical, intelligent, and unfailingly polite. We need a good dose of Klingon blood........

[warrior1]

14. I think that they are Pakleds

[Rowdyboy]

18. Exactly....Lazy, cunning, whiny and stupid as rocks.....They have to steal

because they're too dumb to develop technology of their own.

[Endangered Specie]

19. Funny, I always thought they were more like the Dominion.

[DanCa]

20. Actually Grand Negus Zeck was likeable and so was Quark and Rom.

If any one trek race would resemble the Repukes it would be the Cardassians.

[Crankie Avalon]

24. But minus the efficiency (except at slinging mud in elections). n/t

[leyton]

22. Bush does have rather large ears.

And is kinda short as Presidents go.

[BiggJawn]

25. Rule 211

"Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success... don't hesitate to step on them."