Friday, April 29, 2005

Who writes this shit?

I signed up for spam from the odious RNC so that I can keep tabs on what bile the nefarious Ken Mehlman is spewing to the base. Today brings some good stuff. You can also read the full text at www.gop.com/News/Read.aspx?ID=5411 (sorry, you'll have to cut and paste, as I don't want to show up as a referrer in the gop.com logs).

Conservatism is the ideology of the future. Republicans are driving the course of history with new solutions to promote opportunity at home and freedom abroad. And it is the left, including unfortunately many of todays [sic] Democratic leaders, who seek to turn back the clock and obstruct the march of history. Today we are the party of freedom and progress. And the Democrats have become the party of reactionary liberalism. ...
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You see, many of today's reactionary Democratic leaders aren't democrats. They're elitists. Democrats trust the people. They don't. ... [Ed: D'you mean 'Republicans trust the people,' Kenny-boy?]

Let's see, where have we heard this type of talk before?

Will the insanity never stop?

From Road to Surfdom:

Bad news: deaths from cervical cancer are on the increase.

Good news: there's a new vaccine that stops the virus that causes the cancer.

Unfortunate news: the virus in question, human papilloma virus (HPV), is sexually transmitted.

Obvious news: you simply have to vaccinate girls before they become sexually active.

Unbelievable news: "religious groups are gearing up to oppose vaccination, despite a survey showing 80 per cent of parents favour vaccinating their daughters." Bridget Maher of the Family Research Council, a leading Christian lobby group says, "Giving the HPV vaccine to young women could be potentially harmful, because they may see it as a licence to engage in premarital sex."