With the 2012 Republican Presidential primary process, we have reached such a point.
Yet less than three months out from the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary, the most amazing thing so far about the 2012 GOP race has been the complete lack of sanity, rationality or even reality. There have now been 11 GOP "Presidential Debates" each one less rational than the one before it. Culminating with last night's "Family Values Debate" in Iowa. Hosted by the American Family Association. A group that the Southern Poverty Law Center has officially classified as a Hate Group.
I have posted in the past about AFA and what bunch of hate-filled nutters they are. It boils down to this; They are the American Taliban. They want to take their extremist religious beliefs and codify them into Civil Law. All the while shrieking hysterically about the (non-existent) threat of Islamic Sharia law taking over America. I won't waste time or blog space re-hashing the limitless examples of how insane these people are. If you are really that curious you can see for yourself, by clicking here.
The "debate" was not carried on any of the American television networks. This event was so, ugly, so far removed from reality that even FOX News didn't broadcast it. So when your "Presidential Candidates Debate" is too nutty for even FOX, congratulations; - the Shark has officially been jumped. So much so, that the two Republican hopefuls who most need to win the approval of "social conservatives", didn't even bother to show up. Former front runner Mitt Romney, and current "is he still running?" candidate John Huntsman, both Mormons, knew that their own religious beliefs would be as big a target as abortion and Gay Rights.
Knowing that there was no way they would get out of there with their political lives, they wisely opted out. Which then prompted this twitter hissy-fit response from the AFA's spokes-bigot. (hat tip to joemygod)
So last night, six of the eight GOP hopefuls strove to show the AFA and its assorted minions just how uber-socially conservative each of the them was. Struggling at times to show just how much more they hated Gays and Women's rights to control their own bodies, and loved Jesus, than their opponents.
The "debate" was not carried on any of the American television networks. This event was so, ugly, so far removed from reality that even FOX News didn't broadcast it. So when your "Presidential Candidates Debate" is too nutty for even FOX, congratulations; - the Shark has officially been jumped. So much so, that the two Republican hopefuls who most need to win the approval of "social conservatives", didn't even bother to show up. Former front runner Mitt Romney, and current "is he still running?" candidate John Huntsman, both Mormons, knew that their own religious beliefs would be as big a target as abortion and Gay Rights.
So last night, six of the eight GOP hopefuls strove to show the AFA and its assorted minions just how uber-socially conservative each of the them was. Struggling at times to show just how much more they hated Gays and Women's rights to control their own bodies, and loved Jesus, than their opponents.
The best moment, came when a question was asked, about a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Defense of Marriage Act. (DOMA), the Federal Law that bans recognition for Same Sex Marriage. Former Godfather's Pizza CEO and alleged serial sexual harasser Herman Cain just couldn't resist showing his complete ignorance of the U.S. Constitution.
Did you get that? According to Herman Cain, and Newt (thrice married serial adulterer) Gingrich, the President of the United States can just "overturn" Supreme Court rulings he doesn't like. Well, that's nifty.
The result of all this may well be the death of political blogging until after the 2012 GOP National Convention. Why? Simple, there is nothing left to say. There are only so many ways to express gob-smacked incredulity. Eventually the English language exhausts itself trying to express shock and dismay at people so completely detached from reality, devoid of sanity, and ignorant of basic American principles.
People who truly believe that those who ran our economy into the ground for the benefit of a select view, are to be admired, and people who created prosperity and opportunity for all are "socialists out to destroy America". The level of delusion on the American Right Wing, is beyond belief. It is no longer Political, it is pathological.
To anyone who would even be considering voting for any of these people. I have only one question. Why do you hate America?
