AARP is the next target of Right Wing anti-healthcare nuts
Rep. Dave Reichart, (R-WAAAAH) has already launched an investigation into AARP, or so he says in an interview with TPM. Reichart announced the attacks on AARP with Mike Pence (R-IN), the Chair of the House Republican Caucus, as seen here in an article from Talking Points Memo. And the GOP itself is targeting the group on the official GOP web site. This looks to be the next stage in the GOP war against healthcare reform. I'm amazed, and so appalled that I have joined AARP this morning.
The last target of the GOP was ACORN, and some aspiring right wing nutcases set up a sting against the organization involving prostitutes. It is unclear what undercover sting will be prepetrated against AARP, but such an action is all but certain with screeching right wing voices like Michelle Malkin on the case. Perhaps there will be a Maalox scandal, or some sort of Viagra angle? Personally, I'm thinking old people in porn will be the ticket to some low level Republicans dreams of making it with Rush Limbaugh and the right wing screechers. Hey, maybe Chuck Grassley will stop whining about how Obama is going to kill g... when he takes up the attack on the largest organization in the country representing older people. It could happen, but it could also be that Chuck Grassley is comfortable with his cognitive dissonance.
Why would the GOP attack AARP, when they've already alienated so many blocs of voters, such as young people, women, African Americans, Latinos, etc.? Perhaps it is AARP's support of bipartisan solutions that has the GOP all in an uproar. Cooperation just isn't attractive to the GOP, as they've shown for at least the last 20 years.
Stay tuned. This could be good.
The last target of the GOP was ACORN, and some aspiring right wing nutcases set up a sting against the organization involving prostitutes. It is unclear what undercover sting will be prepetrated against AARP, but such an action is all but certain with screeching right wing voices like Michelle Malkin on the case. Perhaps there will be a Maalox scandal, or some sort of Viagra angle? Personally, I'm thinking old people in porn will be the ticket to some low level Republicans dreams of making it with Rush Limbaugh and the right wing screechers. Hey, maybe Chuck Grassley will stop whining about how Obama is going to kill g... when he takes up the attack on the largest organization in the country representing older people. It could happen, but it could also be that Chuck Grassley is comfortable with his cognitive dissonance.
Why would the GOP attack AARP, when they've already alienated so many blocs of voters, such as young people, women, African Americans, Latinos, etc.? Perhaps it is AARP's support of bipartisan solutions that has the GOP all in an uproar. Cooperation just isn't attractive to the GOP, as they've shown for at least the last 20 years.
Stay tuned. This could be good.
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Comment by Rook on October 29, 2009 at 12:01pm - The GOP is slowly and inevitably sinking into complete irrelevance. I would feel sorry for it, but after all the damage it caused over the years, I can't wait for it to die a painful, horrible, political death.
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