Before I could vote, decades ago, the Republicans were conservative much like the rest of the world’s conservatives, not a right-wing extremist cult taking dangerous risks for their post-Eisenhower ideology. The demographics of the world’s population are changing and they fear that they will be treated the same way that they treated minorities since the inception of the Goldwater-Nixon Southern strategy ** The cult-like members was always ready for an outspoken person like the resident and are willing to ignore his dishonesty and deception as they feel he share their anxiety about the changing world population demographics.
The GOP successfully fused ideas about the role of government in the economy, women’s place in society, white evangelical Christianity and white racial grievance, in what became a “long Southern strategy” that extended well past the days of Goldwater and Nixon.https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/26/what-we-get-wrong-about-southern-strategy/
If you do some research you will find that Benjamin Franklin’s first choice for the US national bird was, in fact, the turkey. He was outvoted by his fellow founders.
Ben Franklin called the turkey “a much more respectable bird” and “a true original native of America.” www.history.com
… wild turkeys are highly intelligent and unpredictable. They can fly as fast as 55 m.p.h., run up to 20 m.p.h. and have keen eyesight. Biologists also say wild turkeys can distinguish alarming sounds and warn each other of threats. All of which makes the wild turkey a difficult quarry.
“I almost flunked out of college trying to hunt a bird I started calling ‘Old Boss,’ ” Letchworth said. “That turkey outfoxed me every time. He acted almost like he could reason.” latimes.com
Daeder over 4 years ago
Let’s deep fry that sucker!
superposition over 4 years ago
Before I could vote, decades ago, the Republicans were conservative much like the rest of the world’s conservatives, not a right-wing extremist cult taking dangerous risks for their post-Eisenhower ideology. The demographics of the world’s population are changing and they fear that they will be treated the same way that they treated minorities since the inception of the Goldwater-Nixon Southern strategy ** The cult-like members was always ready for an outspoken person like the resident and are willing to ignore his dishonesty and deception as they feel he share their anxiety about the changing world population demographics.
The GOP successfully fused ideas about the role of government in the economy, women’s place in society, white evangelical Christianity and white racial grievance, in what became a “long Southern strategy” that extended well past the days of Goldwater and Nixon.https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/07/26/what-we-get-wrong-about-southern-strategy/Kilrwat Premium Member over 4 years ago
Nationalistic bird is more like it.
Zebrastripes over 4 years ago
More like a vulture would be more in tuned with his actions….
hawkeyec Premium Member over 4 years ago
If you do some research you will find that Benjamin Franklin’s first choice for the US national bird was, in fact, the turkey. He was outvoted by his fellow founders.
Radish the wordsmith over 4 years ago
More like a turkey vulture, that’s what you get when you vote Republican.
bucker39 Premium Member over 4 years ago
Please don’t compare the wild turkey to that orange creature. Creature would lose badly.
Librarylady over 4 years ago
Ben Franklin called the turkey “a much more respectable bird” and “a true original native of America.” www.history.com
… wild turkeys are highly intelligent and unpredictable. They can fly as fast as 55 m.p.h., run up to 20 m.p.h. and have keen eyesight. Biologists also say wild turkeys can distinguish alarming sounds and warn each other of threats. All of which makes the wild turkey a difficult quarry.
“I almost flunked out of college trying to hunt a bird I started calling ‘Old Boss,’ ” Letchworth said. “That turkey outfoxed me every time. He acted almost like he could reason.” latimes.com
Concretionist over 4 years ago
This ran on KAL’s own page a few days back. Great wattles.
Bryan Farht over 4 years ago
It even suits him.