Mad love to woodgatesview for pointing me to this great Rachel Maddow segment.
I love how she explains the difference and finally gave them a “name.” It seems like the GOP and Conservatives campaign as Libertarian, when they really are Authoritarian. Libertarians, like any party, come in different flavors. However, their basic tenet is limited government. The ones I’ve run into online and in real life are so different from these Authoritarian Conservatives. If I were Libertarian, I’d be kinda pissed if the name was used by these Conservatives. In this clip, you will see a perfect example of why. There is no way a Libertarian would suppport the government reading private e-mails.
Anyway, enjoy! 🙂
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Spinny Liberal 
March 30th, 2011 at 12:33 PM
I watched her show last nite…..she does a good job at informing people of the stuff…..I have always hated the term “limited government”…..nothing they do in Washington is “limited”…..
March 30th, 2011 at 1:35 PM
Very much so. She is also a great interviewer.
And ITA about the “limited government.”
March 30th, 2011 at 5:53 PM
i just call it assholian.
March 30th, 2011 at 7:03 PM
I knew there was a term for it. 😛
March 31st, 2011 at 11:30 PM
The Backwards People
The problem with Republicans and always has been is that they think backwards on virtually every issue.
In 2005 W. Bush was in his second term and the economy was struggling. We were suffering almost record bankruptcies both corporate and personal (the record was set under Saint Reagan).
So, how did the Repubs respond to this horrible state of the working American – they revised the bankruptcy laws making it harder to file. To Republicans – problem solved.
They have also made it harder to file bankruptcy against Doctors and Hospitals. So, that big fancy Heart Attack you bought but really couldn’t afford will now cost you for the rest of your natural life if you weren’t insured.
Republicans opposed Social Security and Medicare. The Elderly should fend for themselves just like everyone else. Now they are trying to cut both Medicare and Social Security since they have this huge mandate from the voters.
Where they come up with this mandate I really don’t know. The Dems still have the Senate and the Presidency. 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
The Republicans also opposed weekends off. Who the hell needs time off anyway?
They also oppose or have opposed:
Unions
Labor laws of any kind
Women’s Suffrage
The Civil Rights Act
Medicaid
Health Care Reform
Taxes on the wealthy
Taxes on big Corporations
Tax cuts for the poor and middle class
Investment credits for small business
Executive Compensation Reform
Busting Monopolies
Abortion for any reason
Child Labor Laws
Family Leave
The Minimum Wage
Equal pay
Employer based Medical Insurance
Gun control of any kind
France
Jeopardy
And Men who don’t play Sports
There are some things Republicans love however.
They love war and will fight anybody for any reason as long as their kids don’t have to do the fighting.
They love big Corporations – the bigger the better
They love overseas tax havens, shelters, and shell corporations
They love Corporate Welfare and shipping jobs overseas
They love tax cuts for their rich buddies and will screw everybody else to pay for it
They love Saint Reagan even though he presided over record bank failures and bankruptcies
They also love:
Fox News
Michele Bachman
Sarah Palin
Rush Limbaugh
NRA
And – Fast Food – Including fries without the French on the front of it.
So do Republicans really think backwards?
In the words of the gal who could see Russia from her back porch (before she built that fence to screen out her neighbor)…”You Betcha”
April 1st, 2011 at 9:29 AM
Making it more difficult to discharge medical debt is horrible. Getting medical care should not cause you to suffer financial devestation.