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The modus operendi of democratts in politics against Republicans is two fold- call us "extremeist", "ultra right wing", "religious right"- etc- etc. And call us "dumb". Ever notice how every single Republican in the last 50 years is always "stupid" to the media and the Democrats? Eisenhower- stupid. Nixon- stupid and mean. Ford- stupid (maybe the only one in which it was true), Reagan- very stupid and dangerously so. Bush Senior- a babbling wimpy idiot, and Bush Junior- dumb. Meanwhile every Democratic candidate has been "too smart" to be President. Adalai Stevenson- was an intellectual "collosus". Kennedy was a genius, Johnson was said to be an voracious reader. And of course Gore's problem was that he was just so damned smart that he scarred voters with his mighty intellect!

Democrats never debate issues- they simpley call us either "extreme" or "stupid" or both. There are some bright and intelligent Republicans to the media and to Democrats. But guess who they always turn out to be? Liberal NorthEast Republicans like Jeffords, Chaffe, Whitman, and Snow- who have liberal voting and governing records more liberal than most Democrats. A good case study is to see the portrayal of Packwood in the media when he was their pet "maverick" showcase Republican and then see how they reffered to him after his scandal. Before- he was brilliant- well read- articulate- had an "amazing mind" blah blah- afterwards he was described as a simplton and a vulgarian and a very shallow thinker. These descriptions were taken from the same papers and these descriptions were seperated by only a few years and in some cases months.

When you have the major media doing your work for you for 50 years you lose the ability to debate or even honestly see your opponents stengths and weaknesses. This- in the long run has really turned out to the benefit of the GOP.

Leftists have a problem with the "stupid conservative" thing, if/when they get above their venomous "feelings" (where most of them are most of the time) - if we're so stupid that people like Rush can lead us around by the ear, and tells what happened and what to think about what happened, why are we so able to resist their blandishments? Another thing that galls them is, they know that many of us are better off financially than most leftists. Cognitive dissonance time!