Sticks and Stones

Political Epithets

What’s up with all the inflammatory political labels? Some must think if they repeat these often enough people will start to believe it. But most folks, like myself, just get turned off and then tune out. Derogatory slogans are a harbinger of prejudice. Any letter-writer or pundit who employs these poisonous epithets so commonly spewed by political hacks (see that? I’m just testing to make sure you’re paying attention. I mean, of course, spewed by our esteemed politicians) do themselves no service and advance the debate not an inch. We simply cannot go on as the pabulum-puking, bleeding heart, tax-and-spend, baby killing, limousine liberals versus the Right-wing Christian, gun-toting, tax-cuts-for-the-rich, homophobic, greedy neo-cons. It’s so silly.
After a trillion-dollar Bush bailout and another trillion for an Obama stimulus package, we’re gonna need a group hug – before we hand the keys to the godless Chi-coms.