Out of touch

So this little episode actually happened last week during the debate on the climate change bill going through Congress. Seriously. Anyone who still adheres to this view has either not picked up a book, read a newspaper or looked outside anytime within the last 20 years, or has a powerful financial incentive.

He scares me, because he gets to vote on the bill. But what is perhaps even scarier is the people like this:



Glen Beck. He's scary because people actually listen to him. The climate change bill is Communist? Is that all he has? An old Cold War accusation? This isn't politics. This isn't reasoned debate. It's theatre. It's risking the future of humanity to chase short-term viewer ratings.

I find it ridiculous that I have to point out that I'm all for free speech before I say this next thing. What these guys are doing are borderline crimes against humanity. In fact, much of what the right-wing personalities currently say is either lies, distortions, or hate-mongering. They get away with it because of free speech. But someone really needs to hold them accountable for what they say.

At a time when the 'American values' party has lost a Governor and a Senator to sex scandles (Sanford, Ensign, Jon Stewart said they had conservative valuse but liberal penises. hehe), and one to vague ambition (Palin) watching clips like this makes it pretty obvious they have no moral compass, only a political one.

Which is a shame. There used to be things to admire about the Republican party. Or at least things you could understand why someone would believe in.

Now, now they're so out of touch as to be irrelevant. And that makes me proud to be a Liberal.