Sponsors

Rebranding the GOP: The 'Corrupt Bastards Club' Email Print

By 8ackgr0und N015e
09/02/2006 09:36:41 PM EST

I remember when Richard Pryor dropped the n-word from his routine.  It was after he went to Africa.  He realized there weren't any over there...even though the continent was chock full of black folk.  He came back and decided to label himself, his brothers and sisters in a more dignified and respectful way.

What we call ourselves says a lot about how we view ourselves and how we want others to view us.  

We do the same thing with political labels.  Democrats become "Liberals" become "progressives" become "reality-based."  Republicans have gone from calling themselves "Conservatives" to being members of the "GOP," the "Party of Lincoln," or more recently, the "Corrupt Bastards Club."  This is not an epithet I am hurling around like "fascist" or "liar."  I wish I had thought of it... but I didn't.  This is a term Republicans used among themselves behind closed doors...

According to FBI SEARCH WARRANTS executed against several Republican legislators, Corrupt Bastards Club was the nickname 11 legislators,  (including the son of Republican Senator Ted Stevens) used to jokingly refer to themselves.  The legislators are being aggressively investigated by the FBI for taking bribes from an oil company (I know... what a surprise..Republicans/Oil/A laska/Corruption...who'd a thunk it?).

To be fair, there was a Democrat in the group.  But as Joe has shown, it will take more than finding a single Democrat willing to get into bed with Republicans to innoculate them from being known as the Corrupt Bastards Club.  It seems a particularly apt name for the Party that brought us no-bid contracts for political cronies, Abramoff, the K Street project, Paris Hilton tax relief, and widespread looting of the treasury.

I realize a little while back, Dailykos' very own Christoper suggested a more appropriate name for the Republicans should be the Crazy Motherfu**ker Party.  But I doubt that even Colbert would use that line on his show.  Although Christopher's suggestion has the ring of truth to it, I have decided that Corrupt Bastards Club is what I will be going with this season, at least until the elections are over.   Why impose an epithet when someone embraces one of their own invention?  Considering the problems of the Permanent Incumbent Party, it is refreshing to see the Pary of Family Values is willing to speak honestly and accept responsibility for its actions.  I think we should celebrate that and take them at their word.  For Republicans, Corrupt Bastards Club is the new black (eye).
=
A recent FBI search warrant reveals Republicans refer to themselves as the
Corrupt Bastards Club


KEYWORDS: , , , , , , , , ,

Sign up for a Complimentary Member Account... Join the community! It's fast. And it'll allow you to take advantage of all this site's great features!

< Campaign Memo: The Katrina Spot | The 'Corrupt Bastards Club' , formerly known as the GOP >
 Display:
Rebranding the GOP: The 'Corrupt Bastards Club' | 4 comments (4 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)
I Prefer Calling the GOP ... (none / 0)
"Brezhnev Republicans."

Intrepid Liberal Journal

by Intrepid Liberal Journal on 09/02/2006 10:27:53 PM EST

I am sure that many epithets can be used (none / 0)
But I am specifically working on Corrupt Bastards Club for a variety of specific, tactical reasons.

  1. It is a term that Republicans use to refer to themselves.  This is important because anyone who has even a smidgen of multicultural sensitivity knows that when a group has a term they use to identify themselves, it is important to respect that by acknowledging it and celebrating it.  

  2. The use of this term to identify Republicans has been validated.  The public record is clear, the FBI search warrant explicitly states they are looking for paraphernalia with that phrase on it.

  3. As responsible citizens, we should help fellow users searching for information about corruption in general, and corrupt bastards in particular.  Since this is a term used by Republicans behind closed doors, I can think of no better resource for information about Republicans than the official website of all things Republican - the GOP web site.

  4. As Donald Rumsfeld has pointed out, moral confusion is a problem.  It would be very confusing for people if they looked up corrupt and were taken to some site that had nothing to do with Republicans.  It would cheapen the term "corrupt bastards" if you were sent willy nilly to sites that had nothing to do with Republicans.  I certainly would not want to be confused for a member of the Corrupt Bastards Club any less than they would like to be confused for an enlightened progressive.  

So, thanks for the interest, and let's focus on getting this one up on the boards before we branch out to other, equally worthy projects.

A recent FBI search warrant reveals Republicans refer to themselves as the Corrupt Bastards Club!

by 8ackgr0und N015e on 09/02/2006 11:24:28 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Hey, IL! (none / 0)
This seems to be a google bombing initiative. I'm totally onboard. The Corrupt Bastards Club is the nadir of suckitude...

Manifest Dignity!

by breakingranks on 09/03/2006 11:32:03 PM EST

[ Parent ]
Paris Hilton Tax Relief (none / 0)
I'm glad to see this reference
It seems a particularly apt name for the Party that brought us no-bid contracts for political cronies, Abramoff, the K Street project, Paris Hilton tax relief, and widespread looting of the treasury.
I have suggested that everytime the subject of the Estate Tax is debated in Congress the Democrats should position next to their speakers podium a giant poster of Paris Hilton in her sleazy dress, breast exposed, stepping out of her limo, smashed to the gills, with a caption describing her as the poster child for the "Death Tax".

by GeneG on 09/04/2006 05:50:22 PM EST

Rebranding the GOP: The 'Corrupt Bastards Club' | 4 comments (4 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
 Display: