Smith: "Republicans are Racist", Post, "And?", GOP "???"

In a brilliant critique in Townhall.com, Brian Birdnow described as someone "who teaches at a university in St. Louis", discusses an op-ed in the Post Dispatch by former Senator Steve Smith. In it, Birdnow exposes the left's favorite vicious narrative tactics namely, accusing Republicans of being the party of Wall Street which endorses racist political policies. While Smith made the sinister assertions, the Post gave him the platform, and the Missouri Republican Party let the absurd go unchallenged. Birdnow had this to say:

While this level of insult rises to slander, it is certainly just politics as usual for the mainstream media, and Republican candidates are advised to shrug it off as meaningless chatter. 

And then the kicker, as Birdnow assails the Post and calls the Missouri Republican Party to task:

The paper represents mainstream media and coverage of politics at its worst. There is no slander, no libel, no defamation, and no insult too vile to be attached to a Republican candidate. The recent article proves this point beyond the shadow of a doubt. So far, the Missouri Republican Party has made no effort to counter this slur, they have not even demanded equal time and/or space to question the propriety of the PD using a disgraced former Democratic politician as a hired attack dog.

How can the GOP lead us to electoral victory over the hard leftists who have taken over our country when they allow this dribble to go unchallenged? Obama has risen in popularity to over 50%. Every indicator from high unemployment and gas prices to massively increasing deficits ought to drive the body politic to reject the left and endorse Republicans at all levels. However, for his part Obama is so confident that he is riding a wave that he pulled out one of the most stunningly bizarre platform items ever, "free contraception for all".

It is almost as if he is taunting the GOP as he makes a mockery of our country. Obama already has the feminist left, so why would he do that? Is his goal to stimulate pharmaceutical companies, venereal disease rates, or abortion rates?  Maybe he wants to lower birth rates, or just to figure out a way to buy votes from the most morally depraved college kids who will be impressed where they are disappointed now. 

One thing is true, the Breitbart's and other Tea Party bloggers and activists cannot defeat the thoroughly organized ideological left alone. The organized Republican party structure must answer these charges, but more importantly lead with a clear agenda of their own. Explaining what is wrong with Obama making birth control the latest entitlement program is not difficult. Sitting on your hands and hoping someone else will take it on for you is irresponsible. The GOP needs to lead, and lead now, or this country is doomed.

Comments

[TedEngler]

You are correct about Republicans, for some reason, not being able to counter the racist tag. However, the voice of the party comes from the candidates during the campaigns. The people to blame would probably be the consultants that advise those campaigns. I suspect that candidates do not want to be taken off message by some race-baiter as they have been by the recent contraceptive issue. But, soon the issue will have to be addressed. See: http://stlcgop.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/why-republicans-are-raceists/

[Air Jordan 2012]

Obama already has the feminist left, his goal to stimulate pharmaceutical companies.

[Retro Jordans Shoes]

Obama has risen in popularity to over 50%. he is so good.