South Park Republicans - The Party Majority

I learned of the title "South Park Republicans" a while back but never really thought much about it. I came across this website that elaborated on the concept. In short, the name refers to the majority of modern day Republicans. These are the moderates of the party. Often times we Republicans are portrayed by the media and Howard Dean as "White Christian Males." The fact remains that we are much more than that.

The Republican A-list now includes Colin Powell, Christie Whitman, J.C. Watts, and Condoleeza Rice. Women and minorities have been making great strides in the party, but they generally dress, talk, and act like their predecessors. You are more likely to find them at a formal reception than a rock concert.

If Republicans are so different from mainstream America, then who voted for them? The nation has more Republican congressmen and state governors than any other political party, plus control of the White House. There are not enough Alex P. Keatons to account for these election results. Our nation is among the most diverse on earth. Half of the voters are women, a quarter are minorities. There are millions of union workers, retirees, immigrants, government workers, customer service employees, and individuals in low paying jobs, unemployed or on some form of public assistance. All of these groups are expected to lean left. Surely, the stodgy, affluent, religious white guys are outnumbered in the electorate by a huge margin. Yet Republicans candidates still do well. How is that possible?

The answer could very well be the "South Park Republicans." The name stems from the primetime cartoon "South Park" that clearly demonstrates the contrast within the party. The show is widely condemned by some moralists, including members of the Christian right. Yet in spite of its coarse language and base humor, the show persuasively communicates the Republican position on many issues, including hate crime legislation ("a savage hypocrisy"), radical environmentalism, and rampant litigation by ambitious trial lawyers. In one episode, industrious gnomes pick apart myopic anti-corporate rhetoric and teach the main characters about the benefits of capitalism.

South Park Republicans are true Republicans, though they do not look or act like Pat Robertson. They believe in liberty, not conformity. They can enjoy watching The Sopranos even if they are New Jersey Italians. They can appreciate the tight abs of Britney Spears or Brad Pitt without worrying about the nation's decaying moral fiber. They strongly believe in liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, and free markets. However, they do not live by the edicts of political correctness.

The South Park Republicans are an incredibly diverse group encompassing a variety of nontraditional conservatives, such as the Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Bruce Willis supported Republicans because of their commitment to lower taxes and fiscal discipline. Rap artist and movie actor LL Cool J recently endorsed NY governor George Pataki.

The most important South Park Republicans are not famous. They are the millions of people of every age, race, sex, and religion that generally agree that government spending is usually not the best way to deal with the nation's problems. Many of these individuals can tell you why Ayn Rand should displace some other authors in high school literature classes. They know firsthand from endless hours at the DMV, at the post office, and preparing income tax forms that government wastes time and money. They know a nation cannot tax its way to greatness.

Check out the entire article here.

US Citizens Happy with NSA Listening

According to the latest Rasmussen poll, most Americans are pleased with the eavesdropping. The anti-American New York Times must be disappointed. Check out the article here.

Sixty-four percent (64%) of Americans believe the National Security Agency (NSA) should be allowed to intercept telephone conversations between terrorism suspects in other countries and people living in the United States. A Rasmussen Reports survey found that just 23% disagree.

Sixty-eight percent (68%) of Americans say they are following the NSA story somewhat or very closely.

Just 26% believe President Bush is the first to authorize a program like the one currently in the news. Forty-eight percent (48%) say he is not while 26% are not sure.

Eighty-one percent (81%) of Republicans believe the NSA should be allowed to listen in on conversations between terror suspects and people living in the United States. That view is shared by 51% of Democrats and 57% of those not affiliated with either major political party.

Putting the War in Iraq into Perspective

I found this link called "Rational 101."

It shows charts of all of the American wars to date and explains how the liberals think, although it is not difficult to determine. The charts are the main asset because it shows the lives lost in each war. Liberals view anything good for President Bush as automatically bad, even if it is in the best interest of the country.

Movie Die Hard Press Just As Bad as New York Times

I just watched Die Hard 1 & 2 today, and I noticed some startling. The press in these movies, especially the second, seemed to go out of its way to counter act the positive measures that the executive branch was taking at that time. For example, the anchor in the second movie managed to get on the frequency of the terrorists. Rather than assisting the police, the anchor decided to broadcast the horrific events over the air waves in the airport which in turned terrified the passengers waiting.

It seems like something the New York Times would do. Just look at the wiretap leak

Saddam Reiterates Claims of Torture, Denouncement of Washington's 'Lies'

Saddam is using comments made by the Democrats against America. He claims he was tortured. That is priceless! Read the article here.

Mexico Promises to Block Border Wall Plan

What do you know, Mexico plans to oppose the United States a.k.a its meal ticket building a wall to keep its citizens out. The whole article is here.

President had legal authority to OK taps

We all know that the "New York Times" is as reliable as any tabloid, and it has been increasingly going down the tubes. It is so amazing that the paper releases one controversy a week in hopes of nailing President Bush. They mistakenly think that they will help their political party gain the House and Senate, and maybe one day the presidency. This is their latest attempt. Apparently, the President was well within his rights, and every President in the last 25 years has placed wiretaps on people suspected of harming the United States.

Mayor Begs Schwarzenegger Not to Cut Ties

Any smart mayor would attempt to avoid this. Arnold's name is a natural tourist draw. The whole article is here.

1st Amendment 'doesn't create church-state wall of separation'

Anybody who has ever read the Bill of Rights knows that the 1st Amendment 'doesn't create church-state wall of separation'. Unfortunately, very few people in modern society know this fact. Fortunately, a court finally stood up to the ACLU (American Criminal Liberties Union) and let them know it. The article is here.

Katrina Death Break-down

We all heard the liberal leaders talking about the death toll on African Americans. Well, it turns out that Caucasian deaths were nearly as high. The full report is here in PDF form . I copied a portion and pasted it below.

Austria Angry with Arnold over Tookie

Arnold Schwarzenegger is catching heat from Austria because he did not grant clemency to the quadruple murderer Stanley "Tookie" Williams. Check out the ridiculousness here.

People Mourning Tookie

Check this site. People are actually morning the death of a murder. Fox has the details here.

Democrats Angry With Joe Lieberman

Who would have guessed that Joe Lieberman's comments about the war in Iraq would anger some libs? After all, Senator Lieberman has actually been to Iraq...four times this year. My original post is here. Most of his colleagues just like to talk, and the most vocal have either never been there, or have not been there in ages. This Senator, who was definitely too good to be the running mate of Al "Sore Loser" Gore. Perhaps we will see him change parties to the more rational GOP. The whole article of Lieberman-bashing is here.

Retreat & Defeat Democrats

This video says it all: "Retreat & Defeat"

Is Bush Trying to Convert Troops to GOP?

According to this article, Bush is using his time to convert troops to GOP members during his speeches before them.

As the article states, even though his poll numbers are low, the President is loved by the troops. The libs have complained that he has used his time in front of the largely Republican base of the troops to discuss the Democrat's inconsistencies about Iraq.

Don't Trust A Democrat With Nat'l Security

I has become clear that between John Kerry and Howard Dean, as the two most vocal of the Democrat moonbats, that the party cannot be trusted with national security.

Republicans are not without faults either. They cannot stop spending money on “pork projects.” I would love to see a third,”Conservative" party develop. Unfortunately, the odds are not in my favor. Fortunately there are many more logical GOP's than there are libs.

Plus, if I were forced to choose between the budget and national security, I would definately choose security.

Howard Dean & His Can't Win Attitude

Howard Dean is the GOP's best friend. He wants to withdraw the National Guard and Reserve troops immediately and then the remaining troops in the next two years. The whole article is here.

He said, "the idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong,"

In the same interview on WOAI Radio in San Antonio he said:

I've seen this before in my life. This is the same situation we had in Vietnam. Everybody then kept saying, 'just another year, just stay the course, we'll have a victory.' Well, we didn't have a victory, and this policy cost the lives of an additional 25,000 troops because we were too stubborn to recognize what was happening.

He went on to say:

The White House wants us to have a permanent commitment to Iraq. This is an Iraqi problem. President Bush got rid of Saddam Hussein and that was a great thing, but that could have been done in a very different way. But now that we're there we need to figure out how to leave. 80% of Iraqis want us to leave, and it's their country.

What we see today is very much like what was going in Watergate. It turns out there is a lot of good evidence that President Bush did not tell the truth when he was asking Congress for the power to go to war. The President said last week that Congress saw the same intelligence that he did in making the decision to go to war, and that is flat out wrong. The President withheld some intelligence from the Senate Intelligence Committee. He withheld the report from the CIA that in fact there was no evidence of weapons of mass destruction (in Iraq), that they did not have a nuclear program. They (the White House) selectively gave intelligence to the United States Senate and the United States Congress and got them to give the go ahead to attack these people.

Saddam Tells Judge: 'Go to Hell'

Saddam definately still wants to show his power. Today he told the judge to, "Go to hell!"

Check out the story here.

Hillary Heckled By Libs

This is absolutely priceless! Hillary was heckled by a bunch of anti-war nuts in Chicago today at Roosevelt University. Who says that the youth is spiraling out of control? These college kids and I emphasize that term, were yelling and screaming because Hillary Clinton is not a proponent of immediate troop withdrawal.

The article, which is short, is here, along with a video of these nuts.

What? Kerry saying something stupid?

Apparently, on "Meet The Press," John F. Kerry, Mr. I voted for the war before voting against it, stated the following:

Sen. KERRY: Let me--I--first of all, there is so much more that unites Democrats than divides us. And Democrats have much more in common with each other than they do with George Bush's policy right now. Now Joe Lieberman, I believe, also voted for the resolution which said the president needs to make more clear what he's doing and set out benchmarks, and that the policy hasn't been working. We all believe him when you say, `Stay the course.' That's the president's policy, which hasn't been changing, which is a policy of failure. I don't agree with that. But I think what we need to do is recognize what we all agree on, which is you've got to begin to set benchmarks for accomplishment. You've got to begin to transfer authority to the Iraqis. And there is no reason, Bob, that young American soldiers need to be going into the homes of Iraqis in the dead of night, terrorizing kids and children, you know, women, breaking sort of the customs of the--of--the historical customs, religious customs. Whether you like it or not...

Apparently, John Kerry thinks that disagreeing with the president is more important than to support his troops. I guess he is following the "Sheehan" mentality of opposing logic as well. He even disregarded Joe Lieberman, a senator who actually travelled to Iraq to report the status. Feel free to view the whole ridiculous conversation between Kerry and Bob Schieffer here.

A Democrat With A Brain

I realize that most Democrats don't have the ability to think outside of their group. Thankfully, Joe Lieberman is one who can. I disagree with him on censoring video games, but when it comes to Iraq he is spot on.

He recently wrote an Op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal about his fourth trip to Iraq. (View it here) Considering that he thought that there is "real progress," there is no surprise why the main stream media has largely ignored him and focused on John Murtha's asinine logic.

Here is some of his piece:

I have just returned from my fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months and can report real progress there. More work needs to be done, of course, but the Iraqi people are in reach of a watershed transformation from the primitive, killing tyranny of Saddam to modern, self-governing, self-securing nationhood--unless the great American military that has given them and us this unexpected opportunity is prematurely withdrawn.

Progress is visible and practical. In the Kurdish North, there is continuing security and growing prosperity. The primarily Shiite South remains largely free of terrorism, receives much more electric power and other public services than it did under Saddam, and is experiencing greater economic activity. The Sunni triangle, geographically defined by Baghdad to the east, Tikrit to the north and Ramadi to the west, is where most of the terrorist enemy attacks occur. And yet here, too, there is progress.

There are many more cars on the streets, satellite television dishes on the roofs, and literally millions more cell phones in Iraqi hands than before. All of that says the Iraqi economy is growing. And Sunni candidates are actively campaigning for seats in the National Assembly. People are working their way toward a functioning society and economy in the midst of a very brutal, inhumane, sustained terrorist war against the civilian population and the Iraqi and American military there to protect it.

It is a war between 27 million and 10,000; 27 million Iraqis who want to live lives of freedom, opportunity and prosperity and roughly 10,000 terrorists who are either Saddam revanchists, Iraqi Islamic extremists or al Qaeda foreign fighters who know their wretched causes will be set back if Iraq becomes free and modern. The terrorists are intent on stopping this by instigating a civil war to produce the chaos that will allow Iraq to replace Afghanistan as the base for their fanatical war-making. We are fighting on the side of the 27 million because the outcome of this war is critically important to the security and freedom of America. If the terrorists win, they will be emboldened to strike us directly again and to further undermine the growing stability and progress in the Middle East, which has long been a major American national and economic security priority.

Blog not abandoned

I realize that I have not updated my blog recently, but with work and school, I have been busy. I will continue it in the future.