Republicans' 'Image deficit:' Gallup

Just think of Republicans as, say, the Madoff family.

The paterfamilias has been exposed as a total fraud, and the fruit is suspected to fall pretty near the tree.

Republicans' phony "philosophy" of "fiscal responsibilty", "small government", aversion to "nation building", and on and on and on, was conveniently chucked out the window as soon as they controlled all branches of government.

Then, they gladly "deregulated" in favor of their friends on Wall Street, ginned up an unnecessary war for the benefit of Bush's pals in Oil Patch and Shooter's pals at Halliburton and Blackwater....

Well, by now, the picture is as easy to complete as Paint By Numbers.

The only spear carriers left in the Republican chorus are the right to lifers and entrenched office holders in "safe" districts.

They have only themselves to blame.

"...nearly half of all Republicans surveyed cannot name someone who serves as the main spokesman for their party..."

The rest of us know it is Rush Limbaugh.

Scary thing is that most Republicans are happy with the three-headed monster of Newt/Cheney/Limbaugh as their leader...

http://www.political-buzz.com/

Mark, what's up with the limited updates of the comments the past few days?

Just look at who the leading GOP luminaries are ... an old impotent sadist (Gingrich), a brainless ambitious woman (Palin), a colorless cardboard cutout Mormon (Romney), hack radio clowns (Limbaugh, Ziegler etc.), and a governor (Pawlenty) who cut infrastructure funding to cover tax cuts and had a dozen commuters go into the river.

Calling the GOP the "Party of No" is actually being nice.

They wouldn't have an image deficit if they hadn't fostered such a huge "reality deficit" for so long.

If I were a pug right now, image would be the last thing I would be worring about. There are some serious structural flaws to worry about with that party.

Sorry Republicans, just working on your "image" isn't going to help.

You wrecked the country, its budget, its reputation, and its future, with your mindless tax cuts and macho defense policies.

You tried to intrude in my bedroom and my medicine cabinet. You tried to prove the government could, and would, regulate every part of my life, if you were given half a chance.

You sold US workers, and their jobs, to 3rd world countries for cheap imports and big profits.

You sold the functions of my government to the highest bidder and failed to regulate the contracts you placed.

You provided a rubber stamp for the Cheney/Bush Administration to politicize the Department of Justice, the Defense Department, the Environmental Protection Agency, Health and Human Services, Labor, and the State Department.

You authorized torture.

You tell the most outlandish lies with a straight face.

You make stuff up.

You sound like a raving bunch of lunatics.

Do you really think a make over is going to help? A new face on the stupid? A new suit on the broken body of ideas and morals? A recasting of the GOPasaurus as now in favor of small government, limited spending, and individual freedoms?

Sorry, guys. It's too late for that.

If you want a suggestion... lie low for a while... 20 - 25 years would be just about right.

Give the country time to forget just a bit about how absurd your promises are, and your representatives can be. Come back in 2030, or so, and make your case.

If the Mayans had it right, we may not have to deal with you ever again.

Maybe with the man who killed Tiller, and the man who killed the guard at the Holocaust Museum who had notes in his car that said Obama is going to take away his freedoms, the GOP airways like Rush, Vannity, and Bill O are making that tent a little larger.

GOP is too radicalized to be taken seriously.

What used to be a serious believable position on being fiscally conservative, has turned into a spend for the benefit of insider's position and practice.

What used to be a small government, stay out your business position has turned into a stick our nose in every one's personal business position and practice.

What used to be strict constitutional governance has turned into mixing of church and state whenever political pandering is needed to get monetary support.

GOP is too radicalized to be taken seriously.

What used to be a serious believable position on being fiscally conservative, has turned into a spend for the benefit of insider's position and practice.

What used to be a small government, stay out your business position has turned into a stick our nose in every one's personal business position and practice.

What used to be strict constitutional governance has turned into mixing of church and state whenever political pandering is needed to get monetary support.

The Republican party has been running around like a chicken with it's head cut off for far too long. Distancing bit by bit from Bushtasctic while letting Limbaugh and fellow caricatures from the bottom of the bog set the tone of the party in the national media. It might even explain-- to a lesser degree-- why McCain-- who was nearly ready to change parties-- made it to front runner amidst a sea of AllMight values. He was also the one who injected new face into the party make up by picking Palin into the old boys network. PS. During the 08 elections were all the Republican candidates white men or did the evil media put them there?
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The dawning of the 08 election woke the party up to some hard facts. Knowing how to manipulate the 80s and 90s pony express won't do you any good. Having your own network won't help. Tit-for-tat-tallies, leave next to the abacus. Media is becoming way more accessible, less forgiving, more sensation driven-- blogs, twitter, facebook, iphones. Lack of political correctness-- er, that lil je ne sais quoi-- matters now-- a lot.
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Control the message before it controls you.
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Palin and pals, are not victims of the media-- as much as they are victims of themselves. The times call for leadership. Leave the "cutesy nutbag" backdoor talk to the pundits and kooks. If you have a lot to add-- to impact national discourse-- you normally wouldn't have time for such nonsense at major functions and rallies. If you want to be perceived as diverse, become diverse.
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Try to remember that no one likes a baby. Why would I want the Republican party leading our country if they can't even meander through MSM media to affect how they are being perceived; without waiting around for MSM welfare.
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If their eyes are on short term goals, the battle is really not in Washington, but if you are looking long term future of the party-- you need new blood, need new voices. (Palin is not it. Not unless she can convincingly make the transition from governor figure to national figure. I'd go with new blood. She is certainly mindful of fiscal expenditures, but she is one note. )

The GOP = the party of false patriots. Bigots, hypocrites, liars, immoral and intolerant people. Just look at them. No leadership, no ideas, no thoughts, no visions. That sums it up. Crybaby losers.

Not really a big deal that the RNC doesn't have any strong leaders right now. Dems wandered in the wilderness for a couple of years after the 2000 and 2004 elections if you recall. I wouldn't bet any of the talking heads for the GOP right now will be of any consequence in late 2010 thru 2012. Right now, the GOP is just trotting out these loons so they can have something to compare their "new and improved GOP of 2012" to in a couple of years. Here's my bet, the GOP is going to come up with someone we haven't even heard of yet to be the poster boy/girl of the party in 2012. Depending on how well Obama's numbers poll thru 2012, the GOP may even concede the 2012 to allow time to re-build an even better brand image for 2016. Make no mistake, the GOP will change in the coming years and it will become much more moderate. Wait and see.

The only saving grace, perhaps, is the finding that Democrats are slightly more positive in their opinions of the Republican Party than is the case the other way around.'' The GOP, Gallup says, is suffering an "image deficit.''
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Meanwhile, the saintly, "image surplus" democrats have taken deficit spending to levels that can only be imagined by some sort of extreme analogy like stacking Ford F-150s to Saturn and beyond.

- Gasoline prices are rising as oil prices rise as speculative hedges against the devaluation of the dollar and the faithful recognition that serious oil and gas energy development will never be a serious effort in this country.

- At least there does seem to be an increasing recognition that recoverable wind energy is over-estimated. When there is No wind there will be No electricity.

- The Cap and Trade Tax movement presses on as increasing evidence mounts that there is no Global Warming "crisis" that would, or can, be "fixed”. But where do you go to report fraud?

- Mustapha is appointing "czars" every week to over-see all aspects of Amerikan social and economic behavior including first and foremost, an individual's earned income. Maybe there will be a “Fraud Czar”.

- North Korea fires off missiles as if they were lighting Cuban cigars.

- Israel will, not surprisingly, have the sole responsibility to face down the Iranian nuclear threat as they face down Mustapha Mond over the Golan Heights security issue.

- al Qaeda / bin Laden say that nothing has changed for them regardless to what Mustapha may have had to say in Cairo.

-The House democrats of the Left are insisting on releasing pictures to support their "Torture" charge which will provide the jihads of the Muslim World a little extra encouragement to press on with their noble cause. So much for verbal lip service of supporting "The Troops".

- GM and Chrysler are owned by the unions that assisted in their destruction.

- TARP money has been allocated with little accountability as unemployment just continues to rise.

-Trillions of deficit dollars to be spent for socialized Healthcare. I know that democrats love their Socialism but is the general health of Amerikans really this bad? Do Amerikans ever have any good health days? Hugo Chavez says that Mustapha is a better Marxist than himself or his running buddy, the ageless Fidel.

So, we learn today that
Republicans have an “image deficit”, but is it really clear what democrats stand for? Education is the one commodity in Amerika that the consumer pays the full rate for and is more than willing to accept less than full value. What a strange trip these past 5 months have been.

I ask you to answer these questions and tell yourself that if you answer "yes" to these, you truly hate America!
1. Do you agree with Barack Obama and the Democrats that taxes should be raised for the sake of "fairness," regardless of the negative impact it is likely to have on the economy? Yes
No
No opinion

2. Do you believe the Obama Democrats' "Stimulus" bill will provide long-term employment and economic growth in your area? Yes
No
No opinion

3. Do you believe Barack Obama when he promises his Administration's control of the mortgage, banking and now automotive industry "will be temporary?" Yes
No
No opinion

4. Are you in favor of the Obama Democrats' proposal for a National Value Added Tax (VAT) on all goods and services sold? Yes
No
No opinion

5. Do you believe the federal government has gone too far bailing out failing banks, insurance companies and the auto industry? Yes
No
No opinion

6. Do you support amnesty for illegal immigrants? Yes
No
No opinion

7. Are you in favor of granting retroactive Social Security eligibility to illegal immigrants who gain U.S. citizenship through an amnesty program? Yes
No
No opinion

8. Are you in favor of the expanded welfare benefits and unlimited eligibility (no time, education or work requirements) that Democrats in Congress are pushing to pass? Yes
No
No opinion

9. Do you agree with Barack Obama that empathy, and not impartiality and the rule of law, should be a judge's guiding factor when deciding a case? Yes
No
No opinion

10. Do you believe that the best way to increase the quality and effectiveness of public education in the U.S. is to rapidly expand federal funding while eliminating performance standards and accountability? Yes
No
No opinion

11. Do you support creation of a national health insurance plan that would be administered by bureaucrats in Washington, D.C.? Yes
No
No opinion

12. Do you believe that the quality and availability of healthcare will increase if the federal government dictates pricing to doctors and hospitals? Yes
No
No opinion

13. Are you confident that new medicines and medical treatments will continue to be developed if the federal government controls prescription drug prices and sets profit margins for research and pharmaceutical companies? Yes
No
No opinion

14. Are you in favor of restraining health care costs with stronger tort reform as an alternative to rationing care? Yes
No
No opinion

15. Are you in favor of creating a government funded "Citizen Volunteer Corps" that would pay young people to do work now done by churches and charities, earning Corps Members the same pay and benefits given to military veterans? Yes
No
No opinion

16. Are you in favor of a Cap-and-Trade system on greenhouse gas emissions that will lead to a National Energy Tax that could cost American businesses and families up to $2 trillion and cause massive job losses? Yes
No
No opinion

17. Do you believe that the federal government should allow unionization of Department of Homeland Security employees who serve in positions critical to the safety and security of our nation? Yes
No
No opinion

18. Do you support Democrats' drive to eliminate workers' right to a private ballot when considering unionization of their place of employment? Yes
No
No opinion

If I were a pug right now, image would be the last thing I would be worring about.

Posted by: Xcellentform | June 11, 2009 4:51 PM

Two can play that game:

If I were a rat right now, I'd be "worring" about the 2010 elections. The "in" party almost always loses seats in the mid-term elections, and unless the rats have led us to the promised land by then, their fate is likely to be no different. The seat held by rat Roland Burris is very much up for grabs, as is probably any elective office held by a rat in Illinois outside the city of Chicago, given recent history. The rats had better get their ratic pipe dreams passed before 2011, before the makeup of the Senate changes and the ratic filibuster-proof majority goes away.

The rats had better get their ratic pipe dreams passed before 2011, before the makeup of the Senate changes and the ratic filibuster-proof majority goes away.

Posted by: DaveB | June 12, 2009 9:47 PM
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....and yet we still haven't heard even ONE new or good idea from you Wingnut tripods....

You nutty Rethuglicans need to read up on what happened to the Whigs because you morons are doing exactly the same thing they did - bloviating about how you're going to make a big comeback while at the same time shrinking your party down to the point where you're nothing more than a regional (the south) party.