“I know you are, but what am I?”
The Republican National Committee and a buzzing hive of overpaid hangers-on met recently in Wisconsin for an extreme makeover and cheese party. They listened, they didn’t listen, and they even learned what a website is. Today, they unveiled their rebranding coup de grace which, by all accounts, is a magnificent display of political gravitas:
[W]hen the RNC meets in an extraordinary special session next week, it will approve a resolution rebranding Democrats as the “Democrat Socialist Party.”
Okay, stop laughing. They’re SERIOUS about this! They had a meeting, with a quorum and everything, and printed the resolution out on parchment paper to make it official.
That’s right. In the face of Godzillian deficits, an economy face down in the dirt, and two blood- and money-sucking, never-ending sand wars, the best the Party of Old Rich White Goiters can come up with is . . . name-calling.
I have to admit — I’m not entirely sure how unilaterally changing the name of the Democratic Party constitutes "rebranding" for the Republicans, unless it’s some kind of "I’m Rubber, You’re Glue" strategy. But that’s why you pay for focus groups, I suppose.
I can’t believe I’m agreeing with M.C. Steele on this one.
Steele said that while he believes Democrats “are indeed marching America toward European-style socialism,” he also said in a (rare) flash of insight that officially referring to them as the Democrat Socialist Party “will accomplish little than to give the media and our opponents the opportunity to mischaracterize Republicans.”
Oh, I don’t know about that, Mike. I think adjectives like "petty," "misogynistic," "racist," "greedy," "selfish," and "parasitic" aren’t mischaracterizations of your party. I think they’re accurate representations of your belief system.
By the way, the RNC’s Committee to Gain Even Greater Irrelevance in the Face of Dwindling Republican Loyalty also considered these options:
The Adult Diapers Party
The Mom Always Liked Me Better Party
The Bunch of Faggoty Faggy Faggots Party
The Flaming Bag of Poo Party
The Your Breath Smells Like A Bologna Sandwich Party
The Anal Sphincter Says "What" Party, and
The Liberal Fascist Party
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Second only to Obama’s plan to erase the last 8 years. He luvs him some wars, dontcha think!
Hiya WT!
watertiger!
NYAH NYAH NYAH!
Water Tiger!
You know you are in trouble when Michael Steele is your voice of sanity and reason.
Well I’ve been thinking for quite some time that we need to rebrand the Republic party to reflect the fact that they are the party of The Old South and Appalachia.
How about:
“The Rebel Party”
or
“The Confederates”
or
“Johnny Rebs”
or
“The Secessionists”
All tried and true phrases that fit.
Jon Stewart just called the pope Legs Benedict! Showed a photoshopped pic of him with his robe flying free like Marilyn Monroe’s dress.
“Stars Behind Bars”
On economic policy: Got Only Pennies
On social policies: Grab Our Panties
On commentary: Got Only Panic
Why do Repubs want to promote incorrect grammar?
Aren’t they always saying they want to raise standards in schools with stronger testing, yet they don’t even understand that it’s “DemocratIC Socialist Party.” Silly kids…
No no no, you guys have this thing all wrong, it’s all just a big Monty Python tribute routine… Remember the “Renaming the Belgians” contest bit? The options were “The Sprouts”, “Let’s Not Call Them Anything, Let’s Just Ignore Them”, and the winner, “Dirty Fat Belgian Bastards”….
…Only less funny.
Hey all!
I think perhaps the AmeriKKKan Confederated National Socialist Party
So what kinda poetry event did the Obamas have? Poetry jams? Poetry yams? Poetry scams?
(Insert obligatory home schooling joke here.)
A commenter here a while called said GOP stood for: “Got Ours, Piss-off.” Perfecto!
I don’t understand this post. I looked at my calendar today and it quite clearly says 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009. All the years are there and accounted for so where are these missing 8 years you are talking about?
ohmystars – i like that!!!
Gelatinous Oleaginous Pricks.
whoops. sorry about the cussing.
Well, they did have Esperanza Spalding. Wow.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNw46j0nNOs
I hope she helps lead a renaissance in the next generations to actually learn musicianship. Fantastic!
So what’s this Angels & Demons BS? Having watched Hanks on Stewart & Howard on Colbert yesterday, the last movie I would ever see is A&D. Seems like lame beyond belief.
I’m a poetry moron, so count me out. I even tried after I retired, but poetry is not me.
hehe…Got Olestra Pains?
Gentlemen Oligarchs, Pale.
Oh, noice!
Get Offa-my Property
Give? Oh Please!
Well, the only female jazz double bassist I know is Eleanore Oppenheim, who is my late husband’s niece. Seems like she doesn’t have the ethnic advantages of Spalding, but she has toured with Phillip Glass.
I’m at the front of the pack! Been a socialist for years.
WE just need to wait around for the rest of the country to catch up with us. Wall Street and now the healthcare industry seem to be doing their best to hasten that meeting.
trend-setter!
OMG, some idiot on TDS says the battle for Pak is the battle for civilization as we know it. Wonder how much Obama paid him to say that.
Esperanza is a musician. She’s a 23 year-old that’s rejuvenating jazz and hopefully will help make it cool again. She played last night with her band. Another clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v…..re=related
“The Social Democratic Party of Germany (Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands — SPD) is Germany’s oldest political party.”
So begins the wiki article on this topic. The SPD is nowadays considered a Third Way (state corporativist) party, just like the Democratic and Republican parties in America. The latter are in effect indistinguishable from one another in overall outcomes, after all is said and done, regardless of labels and posturing on each side of the aisle suggesting otherwise.
But I’m stating the bleeding obvious, and I do apologize for that.
Here’s an Eleanore Oppenheim clip.
Had to happen some time!
How are ya watertiger?
What is “ethnic advantages” supposed to mean?
Esperanza appears to be some sort of Hispanic or Black ethnic, whereas Eleanore is merely U.S. Jewish. Can’t possibly compete on the jazz scene, I’d imagine.
I have school pictures hidden away of me, age 7, that look an awful lot like that child in your photos.
There were no re-takes back in The Old Days…
Based on twenty years of empirical research across several disciplines, that phrase should mean you are white.
choke…gasp… common courtesy demands a kybd alert. The ale I just aspirated through my nose was far too palatable to meet such a fate.
Eleanore is obviously exceptional.
I need to leave, but I gotta say your comments about “ethnic” and music are not only really off-base (no pun intended), but offensive. Very Harriet Christian-ish.
“U.S. Jewish?” Isn’t being American or Jewish something you can choose to do, or undue?
If only they were a socialist party.
Not to worry, there have been LOTS of great Jewish jazz artists. Many contemporary examples on John Zorn’s “Tzadik” label. New York based, at that.
Time for me to head out. Take care all.
Is there supposed to be an insult here somewhere? Socialist Democrat? Yeah? You got a problem with that? It’s like calling the GOP the “Old Rich White Guys’ Party” How is there insult in the truth?
Bye bye.
I know little about Eleanore’s success or lack thereof. But for sure she does not fit the stereotype of jazz bassist. Whereas Esperanza has at least an ethnic entre into jazz.
Life is tough. So be it.
Not worried. Eleanore is not a close relation. Though I wish her well, especially because I share her contempt for the usual status. She deliberately got herself expelled from Juliard. I envy that, since I did not have the same courage to get myself expelled from Wellesley.
Gosh! Stewart could retire on that one! Just your description has me cracking up.
To expand on my previous comment, there is actually a HUGE contemporary Jewish jazz scene. Good stuff, I’m a fan.
They say that imagination is more vivid than reality.
I am a jazz moron. I have gone to performances of Eleanore’s parents (father’s play sax, mother is a vocalist), but only to support their effort, not because I know WTF is going on.
A penchant for self deception appears to be among the dominant human traits.
It’s not like they can rebrand themselves. What would they be called?
The Republic of war mongers party
The Murdering Republics party
The Republic of spend us into depression party
The Republic torturers party
The greedy fucking republics party
I’m an all-purpose moron who likes music. Mostly of the well off the beaten path varieties.
From at least the 1930’s on, the jazz scene has been filled with Jews.
All purpose moron. I like that. Must plagarize.
As for music, I’m a classical freak. Doesn’t matter who, what, when, where, as long as it’s not after 12-tone, it’s for me.
So maybe Eleanore has a chance?
Yup. Big emphasis in the Jewish community on higher education, including formal music training. It was natural that the more adventurous young folks would be drawn to jazz.
She might try to hook up with Don Byron.
Who is Don Byron and why would he be better than her Philip Glass connection?
I’m not much on the “jazz” scene, but I do know good “head” music.
Gov’t Mule
I enjoy classical but can’t claim to comprehend it (or many other things). I respect people who do difficult things really well and I find classical musicians awe inspiring.
For me, not a Q of comprehending, but a Q of enjoying.
After George Gershwin started fusing classical with jazz and became successful with” An American in Paris” it never stopped.
The first popular concert group to integrate was Benny Goodman’s band with Teddy Wilson
Unless music is your occupation, enjoyment is all that matters.
I’ve known people with lots of formal music education. It seemed to me at times that it actually impeded their ability to enjoy music. Something along the line of over-familiarity breeds contempt.
Wrapping it up here. Splendid evening to all.
I suggested Don Byron because he’s a black guy from the Bronx who wouldn’t object to Jewish women, having been born from one. Kinda joking.
Nothing beats a Mozart string quintet
The Vitter For Change party!
He has to be due by now.
Busted,
You are so right!
Obama did his speech at ASU and did it well. Of course members of the Adult Diaper Party are blowing crap in the comments sections at the Azcentral website but that is not unusual in Phoenix. Lotsa teabaggers there.
~~~ModNote: Link fixed.~~~
Oh! Love that show text!
Dana Houle has the current front page piece at DKos up heartily lauding Marcy for her Hillman Foundation Award.
I’m a little late to the soiree, but I guess Greedy Old Pricks is out if they’re trying to attract fresh blood..?
The old ones don’t get a lot of blood as quickly or as often, so probably not.
OOoooof. Vitter for change… Hahahaha!
Seldom have 3 words been better targeted.
Hi Lisa
Jazz bassist Marion Hayden. Saw her with a small group a few years ago, fantastic. She also plays in the all-women ensemble Straight Ahead.
Gee, you must of overwhelmed people, no comments for 15 minutes. Isn’t like this group to be speechless for so long!
the season finale of lost is airing on the west coast
my work is done
And btw, wasn’t Alice Cooper supposed to be in AZ tonight?
Don Byron starter kit. I strongly recommend Bug Music, but the recent Junior Walker album is quite good too. In fact they all are.
I’ll bet more folks would’ve heard of him if music on the radio weren’t nearly verboten.
He was but I wasn’t!
You must keep building on your body of work, searching for unchartered territory!
thrown enough elbows for one night. and there’s pie somewhere in this house, and that means docility is imminent.
let someone else brute the threads. i nominate… AZ Matt
Nope, heading to bed, the sweetie is calling!
Someone, please turn out teh lights!
thanks for stepping up :-)
nite matt
Somewhere on NY radio someone said that Alice Cooper was in AZ to attend his son’s graduation and some politician or other was doing the commencement speech.
the dude looks scary. and for alice, that’s saying something
I don’t know, thought he looked pretty life-like.
If only the “Democrats” were democratic socialists maybe the U.S. would already have universal single payer health care, high speed rail, energy independence, a balance of trade, living wages for all working people, a fair and equitable immigration policy and corporate and political criminals behind bars.
and a pony?
hmmm.. should we consider a unilateral resolution to rename their party the Corporatist War Party? or perhaps the Drowning in the Bathtub Party?
I was reading some AEI foreign policy position papers today.. they’re still saying that Iraq is THE front for confronting not only AQ but, somehow, China… the argument was basically incoherent, bu defeating a few Iraqi insurgents somehow contain China, not only militarily but on the trade and economic front as well. And Russia and Iran too, by the way. Then they proceed to mourn the passing of the “Bush Doctrine”… whatever that is (defeating China by ov.rthrowing Saddam while borrowing funds from China to finance the whole venture, perhaps?) Anyway.. I was just confused. These are the people who basically wrote shrub’s foreign policy for 8 years???
White Men Can’t Jump, and White Chicks Can’t Jazz?
Yer killin me . . . . I don’t buy it for a minute . . .
Then your comments regarding ethnicity and the jazz scene/industry are even FURTHER out of line, than if you knew the idiom . . . a simple ‘I was wrong to say that’ would suffice . . .
I’ve had to do to it . . . so have others in here.
Now it’s yer turn . . . .
Hey larue.
We all fuck it up sometimes.
Was Wilson pre Charlie Christian? *G*
Cuz THAT kat rocked . . . .
Yep. But when we do, we admit it, no?
Most of the time, yes.
And sometimes we just say ’screw it’ and move ahead, because it’s such a nice night.
70 and still, not one cloud in your old stomping ground.
Old Stomping Ground?
Sierra’s, or San Mateo?
And yeah, I guess the point’s been made . . .
Racism is a funny thing . . . unless yer the non white. *G*
Mid-peninsula – Redwood City/San Carlos.
Ahhh . . . I recall Barney Steele’s, where I recorded more than a few bar bands in the 70’s and 80’s.
I hear it’s gone.
I worked an Ital Restaurant, in San Carlos . . . Messina’s. For two years, I made great food from that kitchen.
I hear it’s gone, too . . .
Still, a fine Peninsula it is, with great access to to the best of CA, NOR CA, that is . . *G*
And The Bay Area, still ripe and full of the arts, preserved spaces, and the whacky and wonderful.,
100F here, maybe tomorrow, certainly by Sunday.
Damn I miss that fog over Crystal Springs into the Peninsula . . *G*
Lucky dog . . . and thanks for the comments . . . best to all, you, and yers, it’s zzzz time . . .
The only restaurants that survived the times are probably not worth the trouble. It’s too bad. San Mateo restaurant turnover is about 36 month now. It’s scary.
nite larue
except a Bartok or Shostakovich string quartet.
They can’t be grammatically correct because “Democratic” sounds like a good thing.
Yo, WaterTiger. I’ve called these moneygrubbing hypocrites “Repugnants” for years now. I’ll go on doing so as long as they keep on referring to my party as being the “DemocRAT Party.” This latest stunt shows that at least they get passing grades in semantics, but that’s the best one could say about the Rs. Repugnant is as repugnant does…