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Show 4 OPINION FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM The GOP: 2012s gallery of the deranged uece-Homosexuality is a threat to the American people: so says Re- pre-19- ! Homophobia is also high on the national ignorance index. Rick Santorum has been the most vocal on these issues, labeling homosexuality as a threat to the American people. Santorum fears homosexual- - I1 nn J t it I ei I ? k t ;? il i 1 ' I Rkk Santorum, ous children of gay couples have attributed their success to the strength of their parents, such as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania. Zach Wahls, who recently defended gay marriage in die Iowa House of Representatives. r. i I f Wahls is a dent and successful business i x Michele Bachmann from the government (Alabama) or band together to destroy consumer protection, it doesnt take the average person long to realize that something is definitely wrong in contemporary political own- er who has attributed much of his success (and moral strength) to the love of his mothers. Against this evidence, the Republicans accusations of and Rick Perrys linking of homosexuality to alcohol fall into something similar to the cocaine-fuele- d rants of the homeless guy i. anti-Creationi- sm Y at the presidential straw poll in Ames, Iowa. .lUft If Ron Paul, member of the United States House ofRepresentatives from Texas. who hangs out down my street. Fringe Republicans have chosen the rich over the imperiled when it comes to the economy. I hate to say it, but die GOP track record, especially over the last three years, espouses a tale of who chose Wall Street over Main Street eA Consider, for example, President Obamas financial regulation legislation, which established vital protections for consumers nationwide against predatory corporate o no I if 1 I 1 1 m l i i i f O e i 4 "f' -i- leaders practices. (Let me preface this by saying that Tm not an activist, nor a member of Occupy Wall Street). Consider only that Republican party members met with corporate officers before the regulations meetings to discuss ans I I self-righte-ous yo TJ 9 anti-immigrat- ion non-Christi- stu- high-ranki- ng ll V'S have become more polarized over the last few years, but when it s considered party canon to push for ban I 1 Its no secret that politics laws, ity because he believes it is immoral and creates weak families, even though there is no evidence to support this claim and numer- r J contrary to fact: 97 of sdentists believe global warming is happening, and the ranks of opposing thinkers are NOT swelling. nationwide j1 ! 1 the impeachment of President Bill Clinton, took it upon himself to declare the Palestinians an invented people, whose very existence was drawn up by western powers decades ago. As if he hadnt done enough already by labeling them terrorists. Ron Paul criticizes the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for endangering the independence of the labor market and advocates for the elimination of the Federal Reserve, the body responsible for managing the nations money supply. Rick Perry believes that global warming is a hoax and scientists are dropping from the climate change bandwagon daily. This is amendment dysfunc- tion. publican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, who has lumped it together with, among other things, bestiality and incest Last week, Michele Bach-maproudly declared that, upon her ascension to the nations highest office, she would dose the U.S. Embassy in Iran, even though the U.S. hasnt had an embassy there since the Iranian hostage crisis in 1980. Newt Gingrich, already-we- ll known for his hypocritical statements and having an affair during th anti-corpo-r- ate r& I i Newt Gingrich is a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. culture. how to protect corporate practices g. over consumers own When you combine this information with Rick Perry's and Herman Cains desire to eliminate die Federal Reserve and Ron Pauls belief that returning our nation to the gold standard will ease economic burdens, what well-bein- I can respect the moderate Re- publican, the citizen concerned with government size and the liberty of commerce (concerns I share), but the moderates seem to have made the endangered species list in favor of radical fascist movements such as the Tea Party. The GOPs slate of candidates seems to be very polarized, and some of these people dont strike me as in reality. Ignoramuses such as Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann spew nonsense that they espouse as the gospel of the right, while swing voters are terrorized away from well-vers- ed GOP ranks by Rick Perry s theocratic rants (a National Fasting Day and a ban on gays in Gods military, among other things). -Rick Perry speaking at the Values Voter Summit in ington D.C. on Oct. 7, 2011. To me, the question is not advocates civil unions for gays (as do many moderate conservatives) whether Barack Obama will win but who manages to and has stated multiple times his willingness to workwith politicians scare swing voters back into liberal arms the most effectively. from the other side of die isle (an Conservative pundits, such as attitude that both parties should Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh, take to heart). Huntsman, however, is dead are not helping matters, further degrading the political stage with last in the polls, for behind candiand raving that dates whose views are contradiccan only be described as dystotory to the phrase We the People. As irony would have it, Mipian. chele Bachmann is the enrica Moderate Republican candidates seem to be more in sync dama of conservative sexism, arwith the direction that the United guing that women should always be submissive to their husbands States is moving in. Jon Huntsman, the former governor of Utah, and cautious of their own am fear-monger- ing J Wash- - bitions. Aside from the disturbing implication that Mrs. Bachmann would act only on her husbands wishes were she to win the White House, the idea that women are inferior to men is shameful, despicable and simply untrue. does it say about these candidates? It says that the ability to make a profit matters more than the American people. It says that Wall Street matters more than Main Street. Im not sure exactly why polarized politics are so popular, but that s no excuse for the unsettling National trends do not reflect this idea either; nearly half of all businesses in the United States are owned by women, and the majority of college students are vernacular of the GOFs most now female. Sony Michele (and popular candidates. My only Herman, and Newt, and Rick, question at this point is where did and Rick, among others), but this all the moderates go? outdated philosophy is a relic of |