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So you are going to be a fundraiser for......?

Or, is it easier to be the “ victim” of the eeeeeeeevil Karl Rove?

Speaking of victimhood....

And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the British (insert Republican here) ministry for the last ten years, to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves, and the House? Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received? Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet.

Suffer not yourselves to be betrayed with a kiss. Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with these war-like preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. (Rove/McConnel/Boehner declaring war on the tea party) Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation?

Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled, that force must be called in to win back our love? Let us not deceive ourselves, sir. These are the implements of war and subjugation; the last arguments to which kings (republicans) resort.

I ask, gentlemen, sir, what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us to submission? Can gentlemen assign any other possible motive for it?

This is excerpted from Patrick Henry's "Give me Liberty" speech in 1773. it explains the red pill line, and was aimed squarely at folks espousing your position.