Conservatives need to fight dirty like Dems

While listening to conservative radio talk show host Mark Belling, he discussed an interesting article from the  "National Review On-line."  The title of the piece was "I Still Hate You, Sarah Palin," and the author, David Kahane, wrote it from the viewpoint of a liberal.  (For those of you who do not know, Kahane is a conservative writer and was writing a piece of satire.)

After Belling read the entire story on the air, I thought I'd post the link here:

"I Still Hate You, Sarah Palin" by David Kahane (July 7, 2009)

Some highlights from Kahane's article are as follows: 

The Republicans bring a knife to a gunfight, and lose again.

One of the most terrifying moments of my political life came last summer at the Republican convention in St. Paul. No, I don’t mean seeing John McCain careering around the Xcel Energy Center like Eyegore in Young Frankenstein, his face frozen in a Lon Chaney Sr. rictus grin as he reached across the aisle to his erstwhile friends in the media and got his hand bitten off. Rather, I’m referring to the aftermath of Sarah Palin’s outrageous acceptance speech, which whipped up the Rotary Club delegates into a frenzy of white-boy fury that not even heckling by a brave Code Pink embed could deter. Truly a fascist classic and one that sent shivers down our collectivist spines.

There's more:

Not only were we offended at the sheer effrontery of McCain’s pick: How dare the Republicans proffer this déclassée piece of Wasilla trailer trash whose only claim to fame was that she didn’t exercise her right to choose? Where were her degrees from Smith or Barnard, her internships at PETA, the Brookings Institution, or the Young Pioneers? We were also outraged that the Stupid Party had just nominated a completely unqualified candidate nobody had ever heard of, a first-term governor of Alaska whose previous experience consisted of a small-town mayoralty. As opposed to our guy, Barry Soetoro of Mombasa, Djakarta, and Honolulu, a first-term senator nobody had ever heard of, whose previous experience had been as a state senator (D., Daley Machine) in Illinois. After eight long, illegitimate, lawless years of &*^%BUSH$#@! tyranny, how dare you contest this election?

And this:

This country stinks and we won’t be happy until we’ve forced you to admit it.

In other words, stop thinking of the Democratic Party as merely a political party, because it’s much more than that. We’re not just the party of slavery, segregation, secularism, and sedition. Not just the party of Aaron Burr, Boss Tweed, Richard J. Croker, Bull Connor, Chris Dodd, Richard Daley, Bill Ayers, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, and Emperor Barack Hussein Obama II. Not just the party of Kendall “Agent 202” Myers, the State Department official recruited as a Cuban spy along with his wife during the Carter administration. Rather, think of the Democratic Party as what it really is: a criminal organization masquerading as a political party.

If you had any sense, you would start using our tactics against us. After all, you have a few lawyers on your side. Sue us. File frivolous ethics complaints against all our elected officials until, like Sarah, they go broke from defending themselves. (David Paterson would be a good place to start.) Challenge the constitutionality of BO²’s legion of fill-in-the-blank czars — none of whom have to be confirmed, or even pass a security check. (Come to think of it, neither did Barry.) Let slip your own journalistic dogs of war, assuming you have any, to find Barry’s birth certificate, his college transcripts, whether he applied to Occidental as a foreign student, and on which passport he traveled in 1981 to Pakistan with his friend Wahid Hamid, for starters.

Of course, you won’t. You’re too nice, too enamored of history and tradition to realize that the rules have changed. Remember, I live and work in a town where, “Hello, he lied,” isn’t a joke; we men of the Left are perfectly comfortable lying, cheating, and stealing — hello, Senator Franken! — in order to attain and keep political power. Not for nothing is one of our mottos, “By Any Means Necessary.” You see, we’re the good guys, and for us the ends always justify the means. We are, literally, shameless, which is why Bill Clinton is now a multi-millionaire and Eliot Spitzer is already on the comeback trail.

 In summary, Kahane is urging Republicans and conservatives out there to stop playing nice.  All bets are off - as the Democrats have made quite clear.  It is win at all costs - no matter how you get the victory.   That's fine - as long as you win and grab the power.  Enlist corrupt organizations like ACORN to help you achieve your goals.  Seize control of the U.S. Census count for 2010 so you can re-draw districts and gain more seats.  It wouldn't be surprising to me if we see legislation asking for longer terms for U.S. presidents....

  Conservatives and Republicans have just been too laid back, content in the belief that honesty, integrity, and doing the right things matter.  Well, obviously, the folks across the aisle don't believe the same - and they win.  They play dirty.   They smear Republican politicians like never before.  Sarah Palin is a perfect example.  The venom with which the mainstream media went after her has been unprecedented.  Her family was attacked.  Her children were attacked.  Nothing was off-limits.   Recently, CNN reporter Rick Sanchez had this to say about Palin's resignation as Governor of Alaska:  

"There have been a couple other situations that might cause someone to feel a lot of stress. But aside from those, is there anything going on with her that perhaps may lead her to want to make this decision, and the one thing that's still left out there is, hey, could she be pregnant again."

What?  Is this what passes for journalism these days?  Isn't this comment rather sexist?  But it's  OK.  There will be no big uproar.     After all,  it's just Sarah Palin - and as far as Sarah Palin is concerned, the press feels nothing is sacred.  They can attack her, slime her, go after her for anything and everything, as well as her family.  So what?  She's Sarah Palin - a strong conservative who frightens the left like never before. Therefore,  she must be trashed at all costs. 

In going forward,  there are lessons to be learned.  Conservatives and Republicans must take off the kid gloves.  Michael Steele needs to stop apologizing for Rush Limbaugh and instead embrace him.  Republican leaders need to be more vocal about protesting against the attempts to destroy capitalism.  They need to scream loud and clear in protest against  socialism.    Start fighting back.   Challenge everything the Democrats do and/or try to do.  Challenge their leadership.  Question their character.  Look into their backgrounds.  Make some noise.  Slime their leaders.  Beat up on the Barack Obama Fan Club (aka:  mainstream media).  Once the Republican leaders begin to stand up against the attacks on America, the voters will follow through with votes.  C'mon Republicans and conservatives!  I know it will be hard to go against our principles, but since the other party doesn't have any principles to begin with, what have we got to lose?    In order to save America, let's get as nasty as the Democrats! 

Heck, something good could come of this.   We could win more elections.  And if we start up some crooked  "get out and vote" groups to help perpetuate voter fraud and cheating at the polls, we may actually see Voter ID become a reality!