If pockets of the citizenry were uncertain on the views of the “tea baggers”, everything should be crystal clear now. In Sarah Palin and her buddy Michelle Bachmann using the term “gangster” government, which could be derived from the term “gangsta rap”, an arena dominated by African-American males, there’s no doubt of the innuendo and the message is no longer veiled.
This fringe of insanity within our society is trying to bring back the good ole days for racists. It is most unfortunate that there are those with color in their pigment who are either confused because they don’t see themselves as Black; brainwashed because, like Uncle Ruckus, feels that Caucasians can do no wrong; or delirious because they’re playing a part in what they perceive as the greater scheme of things. Hey, it could be all of the above. For those unfamiliar with the aforementioned character, Uncle Ruckus is a character in the cartoon Boondocks. Boondocks is the creation of Aaron McGruder, a brilliant young African-American, who addresses the complexity of African-Americans in their foolishness, biases, etc., from the perspective of two brothers, Huey and Riley, who live with their grandfather in the suburbs.
Sarah Palin is stretching her 15 minutes of fame and how pitiful that we pay so much attention to someone who has nothing of substance to contribute. Her bloviations is like cotton candy; it’s sweet to eat but still leaves one empty, of course, her words are only sweet to the ears of those who actually believe her words. In another article, I quoted Andre Gide, a French author and Nobel Prize winner in literature, who said “it is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them towards the patient labors of peace” and this is the goal of Sarah Palin and the neurotic band of Fox’s personalities, to create and lead in a battle formed in their miniscule minds. Another quote I previously used is from Ovid, a Roman writer who stated, “fair peace becomes men, ferocious anger belongs to beasts”. What a minute, doesn’t that sound like these ultra-conservative tea baggers and their supporters? Their apparent hatred of President Obama was barely disguised to those of us who saw pass their smokescreen of “not wanting big government” but again, where were these intellectually defunct citizens when little Bush was wasting money? Oh, I forgot, they didn’t mind that his decision to invade Iraq was putting us in the red because of the Bush Tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, so it didn’t affect them. Reminds me of Reagan’s trickle down philosophy but it doesn’t work if you’re at the bottom of the economic ladder and what these citizens fail to realize is that there could be a battle brewing. There are so many disenfranchised people in this country and who’s to say that one won’t rise from amongst the disenfranchised to stage something similar to the French Revolution? The tea baggers assume that only they have the right to stage their ridiculous gatherings in public venues but it is for those who have next to nothing who should be airing their grievances and maybe at some point, the two will clash as they did during the French Revolution. It’s a good thing for the tea baggers that usage of the guillotine is no longer the norm.
Any who, I digress; sometimes I just get so carried away with my thoughts and my passion for politics. It’s just so mentally exhilarating to me. With Arizona taking the measures they took with not only how law enforcement address Hispanic looking citizens but the addition that one must provide documentation of citizenship or more specifically, a birth certificate to prove that they are indeed a U.S. citizen to be on a ballot in that state is a bold statement from those desiring the ole days. We well know that the “birthers” and tea baggers had much to do with this and the second part of this bill is a direct attack on President Obama. My mind may be a little fuzzy but isn’t all of that already addressed in federal law in the requirements to run in a presidential election? All I can feel for these deluded fellow citizens is pity; any negative emotion is far too much to give to this misguided group. President Obama is being true to his beliefs, as “we then who are strong ought to bear with the scruples of the weak and not to please ourselves”[1]. My thoughts of these folks are summarized with this, “He who walks in darkness does not know where he is going”[2].
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