Need TeaBag Translation

[Bob]

The RNC is distorting the facts. Getting someone riled up against the democrats for not renewing the Bush tax cuts who makes $30,000.00/year would be a pretty good example.

trickle down anybody? businesses holding on to billions in cash, hiring nobody

 

[Elephant Child]

Take it back from whom? The voice of the people has been heard in every election save for 2000. If every politician is replaced in the coming election thats fine, the voice of the people will be heard as it should be. It might even be relief since I won't have to listen to you morons screaming about taking the country back from the American people who own it.

mo?ron (m?rn)
n.
A person of mild mental retardation having a mental age of from 7 to 12 years and generally having communication and social skills enabling some degree of academic or vocational education. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive.
Poppy calling people you don't agree with morons shows your own mentality or lack of.

 

[Andy A]

Andy I'm confused, you won't let the average citizen vote on land use changes, but any idiot that can qualify and run is ok?

I think the theory that the United States is some sort of experiment was over about 200 years ago. I think we're pretty well here to stay, despite the doom sayers.

The only reason that so many people are infused with "throw the incumbents out" is because that is the RNC and Tea Party drum beat right now. Where was that mentality in 2006? It didn't exist because at the time the Republicans had the majority. If they get it back will that still be the mentality in 2012, I doubt it will apply to anything but the President and Vice President at that point.

Let me see if I can assuage your confusion, SWGB.
When you allow the general populace to vote for land use changes, it is a vote on an ISSUE vs. a vote for a person. You have already selected governmental representatives, who in conjunction with employees trained and educated in community planning are tasked with making decisions on land usage and zoning which can then be challenged at public meetings by any citizen.
Yes, "any idiot" can run for office if they meet the qualifications to run for said office. The difference is you are voting for a person to represent you and not an issue which you may or may not have any substancial knowledge about.
It was a good try at spin but it failed miserably, IMO.
Now I must go do something really important like watch the NFL.