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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:01 PM
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20 Things You Need To Believe To Be A Republican …
Edited on Sat Mar-18-06 01:18 PM by cali
I wish I could take credit for this, but I can't. It's a post from a thread on a wacked out wingnut site called Scrutator where liberals go to pound on wingnuts. Love it, and thought it deserved a DU posting:

1) Jesus loves you, and shares your hatred for homosexuals and Hillary Clinton.

2) Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush’s daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him, and a bad guy when Bush needed a “we can’t find Bin Laden” diversion.

3) Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is Communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony.

4) The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq.

5) A woman can’t be trusted with decisions about her own body, but multi-national corporations can make decisions affecting all mankind without regulation.

6) The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches, while slashing veterans’ health care benefits and combat pay.

7) If condoms are kept out of schools, adolescents won’t have sex.

8) A good way to fight terrorism is to belittle our long-time aliies, then demand their cooperation and money.

9) Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy, but providing health care to all Americans is socialism. HMOs and insurance companies have the best interests of the public at heart.

10) Global warming and tobacco’s link to cancer are junk science, but creationism should be taught in schools.

11) A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense, but a president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy.

12) Government should limit itself to the powers named in the Constitution, which includes banning gay marriage and censoring the internet.

13) The public has a right to know about Hillary’s cattle trades, but George Bush’s driving record is none of our business.

14) Being a drug addict is a moral failing and a crime, unless you’re a conservative radio host. Then it’s an illness and you need our prayers for your recovery.

15) What Bill Clinton did in the 1960s is of vital national interest, but what bush did in the ’80s is irrelevant.

16) Support for hunters who shoot their friends and blame them for wearing orange vests similar to those worn by quail.

17) Republicans are strong fiscal conservatives, but the near exponential growth in the national debt during the time they controlled the Presidency and Congress is only important to you if you hate America.

18) God visited His wrath upon New Orleans because it is a city filled with sin.

19) George Bush is essential to the success of the war on terrorism, but the continuing ability of Al Qaeda to kill Americans nearly 5 years after 9-11 is unimportant.

20) You are entitled to receive government services whenever you feel you need them, but you should never be expected to have to pay the taxes necessary to sustain them. It is better to just borrow the money from Communist China.

Comment by Paddy O'Shea — March 18, 2006 @ 10:05 am

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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:02 PM
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1. Should be printed and left for public viewing... and shaming.
This is exactly what these idiotbots believe.

:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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GreenPoet64 Donating Member (897 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:06 PM
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2. K & R n/t
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:07 PM
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3. Nominated!
I'd so love to see this on the Home Page. :D

Thanks for reposting it here, cali! :D
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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:14 PM
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8. Hey, you're welcome!
Here's the link to Screwloose, as I fondly refer to it. I hang out and post there regularly. It's a hell of a lot of fun.

http://scrutator.net/?p=111#comments
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4morewars Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:09 PM
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4. Right on !
:kick:
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:10 PM
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5. Nationalizing our Ports is evil socialism
Selling them to companies owned by foreign governments with ties to terrorists is good.

(OK, even most republicans figured that was a bad idea)
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:12 PM
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6. A similar list and the response from a republican I know
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Elwood P Dowd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:12 PM
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7. You might want to correct the spelling errors
Unless you're only going to show this to freepers.

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BuyingThyme Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:16 PM
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9. Great list.
Comment by Paddy O'Furniture — March 18, 2006 @ 1:16 pm
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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:50 PM
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10. I never tire of this ...
thanks for the updated version.
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Michigander4Dean Donating Member (588 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 01:54 PM
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11. Telling | nt
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understandinglife Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 02:39 PM
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12. Would be fun to know how many of the freepbots respond 'yes' ...
... to each of these :evilgrin:


Be The Bu$h Opposition - 24/7
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shayes51 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-18-06 03:39 PM
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13. #6 is among the saddest.
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specimenfred1984 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 01:03 PM
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14. #21: Israel is our Best Ally and Everything's Their Fault
#22: Saddam torture bad: Bush torture good
#23: Exposing CIA agents is legal
#24: Sticking your fingers in your ears makes all the problems go away
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Iniquitous Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 01:11 PM
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15. Excellent!
:thumbsup:
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Tera Moran Donating Member (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 01:33 PM
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16. You forgot the most important one!
Edited on Sun Mar-19-06 01:36 PM by Tera Moran
21. Lying about having an affair is worse than lying about reasons to go to war.

and oh yeah

22. Being pro-peace means you hate your country.

It's too easy to think of ways that Republicans are ass-backwards.
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newyawker99 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-19-06 05:12 PM
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17. Hi Tera Moran!!
Welcome to DU!! :toast:
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