Dirty Pool

With 109 days left until the Presidential Election, things are getting nasty. On Thursday, blogs and Twitter were a buzz with jabs at Ann Romney and speculation of whether or not she said "you people" while discussing the release of more tax returns. I have no intention of debating whether or not she said that (she did not) what I want to talk about is the way it was received.

Not very long ago, it was considered the unwritten rule of politics that the Candidates family was off limits. In 2008 Rush Limbaugh was derided by members of his own party for pointing out that Michelle Obama had said "I have never been proud of America before now". A mere 4 years later and everything said by everyone is subject for debate and direct reflection on the candidate.

What is even more disheartening is the vicious nature of the attacks. For example one commenter stated "get your KKK hood out--you big racist--- pig racist! slime ball racist!" Now if we over look the destruction of the language and just get to the heart of saying "you people"="being racist" then we have a very scary prospect. The idea that anything uttered can now be labeled "racist" without proof or consequences, leaving it up to the accused to defend themselves is indeed chilling.

It has gotten to the point that as the supporters of Obama find it harder and harder to actually support what he stands for, they have decided to instead convince themselves they are voting against a far worse person in Romney. In order to do this they must make him seem less than human, different from the rest of us, somehow apart. By claiming that Ann called everyone else "you people" they succeed in that goal.

Having survived the brutal recall here in Wisconsin, I can state from experience that it will get much worse before it is over. I have seen teachers harassing kids on the way to school just because their dad is an office holder, I have seen vandalism, riots and 12 year old girls being shouted down by grown men. I have seen the dark side of Leftist politics, and it does not seem to be going away.

The best hope of returning civility to the discourse is the complete destruction of Liberal Ideas in the ballot box. Only then, (maybe) will we be able to begin healing. The left had a chance at healing the nation when in 2008 they won decisively. Instead of trying to heal the wounds they twisted the knife and then broke off the blade. The mistake was in assuming they had killed, when they had only wounded. Ask any hunter what happens when you wound a large animal. 2010 was just a warm up.

Editors Note- I may or may not see Dark Knight Rises over the weekend, If I do I will update early with my review of the film. Other wise Monday will feature a UFO video from a few years ago.