Thom Hartmann: Is Compassionate Conservatism Dead & Buried?

[thomhartmann]

Run time: 07:16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZr9biwFdb0   Posted on YouTube: September 28, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheBigPictureRT Views on YouTube: 34   Posted on DU: September 28, 2011 By DU Member: thomhartmann Views on DU: 980

 
Tommy Christopher, Mediaite.com joins Thom. The failure to negotiate on Capitol Hill already reveals the stubborn side of the Republican party...but the recent crowd reactions at the GOP debates shows the heartless side of supporters! So which is worse...the guys in office, or the ones who vote for them?

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[Jackpine Radical]

1. Can a fictitious entity die & be buried?

Conservatism, now as ever, is nothing more than a rationalization for greed and intolerance.

[KansDem]

2. Did it ever live?

It was the only "abortion" Republicans approve of (besides the ones their unwed, teen daughters get).

[DeSwiss]

3. I think Jon Steweart said it best:

Jon Stewart is urging these voters to http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-september-26-2011/indecision-2012---the-great-right-hope---the-gop-finds-another-ideal-candidate">stop being so fickle.

“First you guys wanted Bachmann, then Perry, now Christie…. Have you ever considered the possibility that maybe your candidates aren’t the problem — maybe it’s you? You seem hard to please. You’re unrealistic. <…>

“It’s like the Republican base is at war with its own talking points. ‘I want someone who is going to cut taxes and balance the budget; someone who’s a skilled orator but doesn’t talk all fancy; a child of poor immigrants who will build a fence to keep them out of this country; someone who’s strong enough for a man but pH balanced for a woman; someone who will roll up their sleeves but not show their arms.’ <…>

“It’s like your ideal candidate is a rare super-heavy element that can only exist in a particular particle accelerator and, even then, for only a fraction of a second before you all remembered how much you hate science. You guys need to take a long hard look in the mirror and not come away thinking, ‘There’s something wrong with this mirror.’”

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_09/at_war_with_its_own_talking_po032471.php">link

K&R

[Dont call me Shirley]

4. There never was such a thing.

[baldguy]

5. The GOP candidates haven't said anything about the disgraceful audiences they attract because

they're basically either 1) crazy, or 2) cowards, or 3) both.

These are not the qualities of leadership required for the Presidency.