Almost every week, Republicans join a competition to see who can say the most outlandish things, and in the process, they push the envelope on just how bad InsaniTEA can become. I trust that you will believe it, when I tell you that last week was no exception.
Head of Gun Owners of America blames ‘black leftists’ for racism.
If you had any doubt that gun nuts and racists have a little something in common, consider the case of Larry Pratt. This outstanding citizen heads up Gun Owners of America, a right-wing, pro-gun group, so comfortingly, he is armed to the teeth. He offered up his sterling analysis of the root cause of racism in America this week: it’s the black people.
And not just any black people: black leftists.
Pratt made this claim during an interview with Internet hate-talk show host Stan Solomon. The two were discussing the deaths of unarmed black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner at the hands of white police officers. Pratt then spoke of the murders of two policemen in Brooklyn, which no one is celebrating.
“Let’s face it,” Pratt remarked. “The racism that we are dealing with in our country comes primarily from a small group of black leftists, and it’s almost like a repeat myself — radical leftist, racist. When you’ve said radical leftist, you’ve pretty much said racist.”
As if this were not vile enough, evil-as-hell Solomon upped the ante by suggesting that peaceful protesters should be killed, Right Wing Watch reported.
“The next time there’s a die-in, make sure they’re dead,” he said. “The next time they block the road, run their asses over.”
Now there’s a true patriot for you. [emphasis added]
Inserted from <Salon.com>
Have you ever seen a more obvious case of projection? This just the least of five worst Republican moments from last week alone. Click through for the other four.
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I do apologise if anyone thinks that this is lowering the tone of the discussion – but doesn't the behavior of Larry Pratt bring to mind a phrase like 'Pratt by name, prat by nature'?! It would appear that for Mr Pratt anyone in the world can have his nasty ideas projected onto them "“Let’s face it,” Pratt remarked. “The racism that we are dealing with in our country comes primarily from a small group of black leftists, and it’s almost like a repeat myself — radical leftist, racist. When you’ve said radical leftist, you’ve pretty much said racist.” ". On the contrary Mr Pratt – you couldn't be more wrong – when you have said far right wing you have said racist.
Pat, I'm not familiar with that idiom.
It's out of fashion now in the US, was common in the 30's and 40's for "derriere." I guess the Brits picked it up, started using it for simple idiocy (pun intended), and the derriere reference dropped out. Although Pat is a sharp cookie, she may be thinking of that too.
These Right Wing-nuts are too funny for words. I will attempt a few choice words though.
1. Michelle (Batshit) Bachmann, clean the bats out of your belfry! It's way too full up there.
2. Rep. Steve King is correct. Jesus would speak to a White Supremist group in the same way he "spoke" to the money-lenders in the Temple in Jerusalem. He would be overturning chairs and tables while throwing them out.
3. Fox $ Friends ~ Don't forget to massage his feet. That's a biggie for Douche-bag Doocy.
4. Art Laffer ~ I would expect nothing less from one of Ray-Gun's economic advisors. He still believes "trickle down snake-oil" works.
5. Larry Pratt is a true ammosexual racist.
But Patty, if you cleaned out all the bats in Bachmann's belfry, her head would be stone cold empty! . . . even moreso than today!
…and the whole world would be overrun with bats!!
Just think of all the mosquitos they would eat.
Oh Patty – that is an utterly brilliant synopsis, thank you!
I really don't know why I should be surprised over anything they say. I was predicting widespread craziness back in the seventies, when I lived with aerial mosquito spraying. Yes, mosquitos are a problem, but causing brain damage in all your children is a bigger one. No one could see it. Look back, everyone. I'll bet everyone will recall some campaign against toxicity affecting our air, water, ot food, or even clothing. We all predicted loss of cognition. We just didn't know what it would look like. I thought it would become evident in things like localized test scores or accomplishment rates. I didn't realize it would become so general that no one area, no small areas, no few areas would stand out. But here we are.
1. Yeah. Right.
2. But what else would we expect from "Canteloupe calves" King?
3. Any woman can :get a husband. But, when you do, you have to live with the guy, often for years. You are much better off if you do not set up any expectation you cannot deliver, or do not want to deliver, for 30 or 40 years or so. Any man you lose by being yourself wasn't, for you, worth having.
4. I know the expression is "out of left field," but I think Republicans are finding these crazy ideas in right field instead.
5. If I were black in America, and had to live every day, every hour, every minute watching out for white terrorism (see http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/01/04/1354699/-Remembering-the-Rosewood-Massacre?detail=email for just one small example), I might well have come to the conclusion that violence was the only answer and be ready to jump in. The miracle is that black people by and large don't. Am I the only person who is impressed over and over again by the restraint and, yes, nobility of black Americans?
Sad indeed.
#3. That is a perfect example of codependence.
5. No, Joanne. I am impressed too.
1. Michele Bachmann's last day as a representative was yesterday, January 5, 2015. Michelle's belfry has gone home to empty. Bye-Bye Michele Bachmann.
Dumb Michele Bachmann Quotes
Top 10 Craziest Michele Bachmann Quotes of All Time
http://politicalhumor.about.com/od/republicans/a/michele-bachmann-quotes.htm
2. Can't put much "faith" in anything King says.
3. If Peter Doocy has his way, all the women would be forced to leave Faux Noise and become at-home-shoeless female bots catering to the every whim of their ego-seeking-stroking husbands.
4. Art Laffer: He "mispoke".
5. Larry Pratt. Did this ammosexual racist actually coin a new phrase "black leftists". Is that possble…
I read the link, the best thing we can say about her is that she is no longer in Congress. How and why she was ever elected will always be a mystery to me.
After that, I had to call puter-rooter to clean out my computer!! 🙁
I clicked through, then share the article on Facebook. The more of these examples that I read, the more I wonder how anyone could vote Republican. Are we only a few of sane people left? The article about Faux news advice to women struck me the most. This is the same sort of advice the women's magazines gave in the forties and fifties. Oho, the Repubs so long for us to go back to those days. Pratt is a fine example of what happens when you inhale too much gunpowder.
Ammosexuals snort the stuff like cocaine.
It never ceases to amaze me just how totally devoid of humanity these chumps are!
1. I wonder if Bachmann thinks this should qualify her for POTUS? I guess a girl could dream . . . or would that be delusional thinking? Bachmann is nuttier than a fruitcake! I think she is the original person to wear a sign on her forehead that said "Space for Rent!"
2. Isn't it strange how these Republicanus/Teabaggers remember the real Jesus when it is convenient, when it saves their asses, but no other time like when real people need help?
3. These guys really need to understand the words of yesterday's cartoon: "Men of quality respect women's equality," Guess that means you dufuses that 'quality' is not a word that describes you. Get a life!
4. Laffer is laughable!
5. The root cause of racism is the Grumpy Old Pharts aka grumpy old white males, who don't have a clue about much of anything of consequence, including white privilege. And that's on top of being an ammosexual!
Humanity? Republicans?!!? Fat chance!!!
Just gassing a bit of time, I decided to look up "ammosexual" purely out curiosity once again to see if there had been any changes. What I found was a definition and a laugh at the same time.
Best new word of the year: "Ammosexuals" PLEASE Webster add it NOW!
"According to the Urban Dictionary"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ammosexual
ammosexual:
"A sexual fetish that finds pleasure in the power to kill dozens of people with the pull of a trigger. An ammosexual may understand the desire of other people to live, but feels all the greater pleasure in contemplating that he has the power to overcome that desire with his power……Many ammosexuals practice the religion of gundamentalism or demand the invasion of weaker countries as a means of reaching wargasm."
Ten Words associated with "Ammosexual": If you link into Urban Dictionary, put your mouse over each word and you will see a highlighted square with a definition of that word pop-up.
gundamentalism, gundamentalist, wargasm, ammosexuality, comedy, cowboy, fetish, glockcock, gun control, guns.
A Bill Maher invention.