Political Cortex: Brain Food for the Body Politic

Making an opponent eat their own words is an extremely effective way to rally support to your side -- that's a fact, not an assertion.  We all cringed as the Republicans relentlessly ran Kerry's incredibly tone deaf statement explaining "I actually voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it."  Anyone who watched "Goodnight and Good Luck" saw how Edward R. Murrow used that approach to showcase McCarthy's demented and dangerous excesses. And who can forget Colin Powell's career ending performance at the UN?  

This brings me to the latest entry in this never ending buffet of Republican malapropisms... the Corrupt Bastards Club.

Some of you may have heard about this.  To date, the national press corps(e) has insisted on covering this as a local story about Alaskan legislators getting in to bed with oil companies.  I know, I know, that is hardly a dog bites man story.  No one is surprised that oil companies are buying influence from Republicans.  What is surprising is that a recent FBI search warrant specificallly states that this crew of crooked pols had a name for their team of misfits.  In an usual display of honesty, they referred to themselves as the Corrupt Bastards Club.  Talk about truth in advertising.  Behind closed doors, Republicans admit that what we have been saying for years is true.  Now it's time to pound that point home.

At first I dismissed this as yet another example of the  unwarranted sense of entitlement Republicans wrap themselves in when they don't have a flag handy.  But then I realized...

1.  It is a term 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 Donald Rumsfeld has pointed out, moral confusion gives comfort to our enemies.  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.  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.  Would you?  I didn't think so.

Here's all you have to do:  Whenever an opportunity presents itself to talk about Republicans, the Republican Party, the GOP, the current Republican administration, or the Repubican majority in congress take that opportunity to provide a user-friendly link that will direct users to the official web site of the Corrupt Bastards Club, just like I did here.  That will guarantee that people find an authoritative resource for inside information concerning the Corrupt Bastards Club.

If you think that adding your small voice to this project will have little impact, consider Exhibit A: Check Google results for the keywords "corrupt bastards".  Take a look at the top articles.  Still doubt it?

So what are you waiting for? Join the fun and fulfill your civic obligation.  Let's make sure the next time someone uses Google to look up "corrupt" or "corrupt bastards" they get sent to the right place the first time; the official site of the Republican National Party.  For an example of what this will look like, go to Google and search on the word "failure".... I'm sure you will agree their top search result is spot on.

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A recent FBI search warrant confirms that Republicans refer to themselves as the
Corrupt Bastards Club