Tuesday, January 26, 2016

A reflection for Democratic base voters

This cracked me up. It's for anyone frustrated at the shortage of "fighting Dems."

First they came for the Revolution
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Revolution.
Then they came for the Parliamentary Socialism
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Parliamentary Socialism.
Then they came for the Third Party
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Third Party.
Then they came for the Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Democratic Wing of the Democratic Party.
Then they came for the Green Lantern
and I did not speak out
because I was not a Green Lantern.
Then they came for me
but that was cool
because I’m a Democrat.
It came from this article by Corey Robin, This is a dishonest campaign: 17 Hillary Clinton memes the media just won’t stop pushing — or factcheck Salon 01/26/2016.

But it could have been written by failed Kentucky Senate candidate Alison Grimes. Her campaign ran what is likely the worst Democratic ad of 2014, reported here by The Young Turks, Kentucky Democrat's Weak-Ass TV Commercial Against Mitch McConnell 09/15/2014:


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