Burnin' down the house...

Ok, so I found something to comment on in the news today. It’s a local thing but it’s far reaching as far as U.S. politics go, so I’m sure you’ll all know the key players in this one.

From this article in the AJC:

Former Democratic State Representative Wyc Orr (no that’s not an abbreviation, that’s his name) is recommending that Zell Miller be kicked out of the Democratic party on account of his ‘shilling’ for Republicans at present and for the last few years. While I understand his position and truly feel for his pain (can’t you see the tears?) I think he’s missing a great big fat hairy point here, and he’s not alone.

For years now the denizens of the Democratic party have been leaning hard on the helm, steering their party ever left of center, ever farther away from the will and want of hard working Americans. Much like his party, Mr. Orr is sitting at his desk with his hands over his ears, yelling “la la la la la I CAN’T HEAR YOU” with his eyes firmly shut, hoping the voices of reason will just cease altogether…voices like Zell Miller’s.

Having grown up in Georgia I was in what you might call my formative years when Zell was the governor of our fine state, and an ardent Democrat to boot. He was adept at the game, moving here and there on issues, getting the ones he really wanted pushed through whether they were in the people’s best interest or not. He was so good at this he even garnered himself a nick-name: Zig-Zag-Zell. I remember my father listening to him on the news and rolling his eyes, telling me that I needed to go to school and read as much as I could every day so that people like him couldn’t fool me with their lies. Well, I’ve tried to take that message to heart, and apparently so has Zell.

Ever since 911 the country has polarized as never before. While it was fashionable and politically necessary, even the hardest leftists raised their hands and joined in the battle cry to put down this new threat. And then, as expected, they began to peal off a few at a time, looking for ways to further their own agendas by undermining the efforts of those who fought and fight for our freedom and protection. Much to his credit, Zell Miller recognized this and took umbrage…publicly. In 2004 he gave his own party members a tongue lashing at the Republican National Convention that raised the eyebrows of many on both sides. Suddenly in the media at large Zell was no longer the respected elder statesman of the Democratic Party, he was a crotchety old fart, spewing bitter rage and senility.

This surprised no one who understands the left’s tactics when it comes to media manipulation. When you are of use you’re held up on a pillar and showered with praise…when you aren’t of use or *gasp* even dare to speak against them you’re dragged through the mud by any means available. For the last 6 years the Democratic party has made an art out of discrediting its detractors. Any party that can blast a sitting President for liberating a tortured people from a mass murdering dictator while simultaneously white washing their last President’s debouched double term should stick with show biz and leave out the politics, they’d go further.

What Mr. Orr and millions like him might want to try is listening for a while. When one of your own stands in front of your house and tells you its on fire, even if you don’t smell the smoke, you should probably check to make sure before you call him an idiot. If you’re right, then no harm done, but if you’re wrong, and you failed to listen, then you burn…


Burn baby burn….