Ted Rall for February 01, 2013
January 30, 2013
February 04, 2013
Transcript:
Man 1: Us Republicans have to change. Our mean old white guy base is dying off. They're getting replaced by minorities and youngsters who hate immigrant bashing, gay hating, or starving the government. Man 2: Are you suggesting that, in order to win, we sell out our cherished principles? Man 1: It worked for the Democrats. Man 2: Point taken.
Uncle Joe Premium Member about 11 years ago
Apparently, this one is so true that it left the usual suspects speechless.
braindead Premium Member about 11 years ago
Besides homage to Grover Norquist’s no tax increases on the wealthy, what are them cherished Republican principles again?
Mickey 13 about 11 years ago
“Starving our government?”
If you tried to fit our government spending on a BMI type scale they would have to invent new categories for the present government spending…
Ted Rall creator about 11 years ago
In the United States, I hate electoral democracy. The two-party system is a joke. The Republicans are evil right-wing idiots trying to drag us back into the 18th century. The Democrats are slightly less evil slightly less right-wing somewhat smarter cynics who know better but refuse to act like it or do anything about making the country a better place.
The third parties are pretty useless. Many of them have ideas that I find appealing, especially the Greens and to a lesser extent the Libertarians, but their only purpose is to serve to legitimize an illegitimate two-party system. No third party is allowed to participate in the system. They’re not allowed to participate in the debates, they are blocked by ballot access rules from appearing on the ballots in most places, corporate media refuses to cover them or invite them on to discuss the issues, and so they are nothing more than useless idiots brought on to serve as window dressing for a fake democratic system.
So what do I like? I like thinking for myself, I like people who do the same, I like people who don’t think that voting has anything to do with politics. Politics is what you do and talk about with your friends and your neighbors and your coworkers or your fellow unemployed people and it’s about picking up a sign and protesting the bastards who are making everything worse for most of us and occasionally it’s about picking up a rock and throwing it at a limousine.
I Play One On TV about 11 years ago
Thank you, Mr. Rall. Great cartoon, and I appreciate your graciousness shown by answering questions posed to you.
lonecat about 11 years ago
Good cartoon. But you assume that the Democrats had principles.
edward thomas Premium Member about 11 years ago
Orthodox assumes that all of the young people at the March for Life are, were or will continue to be Righties. Opinions change, life circumstances change. There are many who have switched positions in both directions. The problem, as Ted shows, is that those Republicans who have half a brain realize that whites will soon be a majority minority in this country. Relying on attracting future members by continuing to be a party of “no”, and a party of “no one else”, will mean they will be a minority party.
MiepR about 11 years ago
rotflmao
Pogostiks Premium Member about 11 years ago
I don’t see how you can call the Dems unprincipled; as a gay man I have watched for 30 years how it is only the liberal Dems who had ANY idea of what “equality” means – be it for blacks or gays or anyone not completely mainstream… and as a Canadian it is the Conservatives who have tried to hinder any social change for those same 30 years in Canadian politics..) the last time a Republican cared about Black equality seems to have been with Lincoln…Personally, I never vote according to economic issues…in the end, Market forces will make either party do what is “necessary”…but on social issues the Cons are Neanderthals. Again and again and again. Must be in their genes. They don’t even want to admit to global warming, or anything scientific that might change the status quo… that isn’t even a problem of principles…it is just plain stupidity and willful ignorance.
babka Premium Member about 11 years ago
oh, y.a.b.: yet another bingo!
Packratjohn Premium Member about 11 years ago
I’m sure this was a thought provoking strip, but I couldn’t get past his use of the word “Us” instead of “We”….. tell me how it ends.
Uncle Joe Premium Member about 11 years ago
You realize that not everyone in a Catholic School is Catholic? I wasn’t Catholic , but I did get a long, close look at the good & bad sides of Catholicism.I remember a large contingent of Greek kids & even some Muslims. About 3/4ths of the students were Catholic. This was High School & the portion of non-Catholics is much larger for most colleges.
38lowell about 11 years ago
NOT!
corzak about 11 years ago
Any news on when you all are going to march to shut down IVF fertility clinics . . . clinics that destroy hundreds of thousands of embryos a year?
edward thomas Premium Member about 11 years ago
And when the Planned Parenthood clinics are shut down, many in rural areas, those who live there must drive several hours to find a health provider, if they can afford one. And if Catholic/Christian employers only employed like-minded individuals then there would be no problem. Can you imagine the outcry if a Muslim organization treated non-Muslims under the tenets of their religion? The Congressional hearings would be deafening!