DURING GOP DEBATE A BULL FIGHT BROKE OUT

…the Bleacherman has entered the stadium…

…I watched the bull fight disguised as a political debate last night and was not shocked but was very uncomfortable to watch the crowd cheer for the death -the slow and painful death- of the bull.  In this case, the bull is the principles, moralities and very integrity of our Country.

…Over and over again, the crowd cheered as one candidate after another opined positions that would lead us to war, economic ruin and to a culture to where the misfortunate were seen as outcasts.  The only thing that was missing in the dialogue was overt support for establishing leper colonies where the poor can be isolated, force feed and punished for not being rich.

…How dare Newt Gingrich complain about the salaries received by New York school system janitors.  Don’t they have a right to make a decent living?  Or should they, because of the position that they hold, be kept poor and economically punished for not being able to become a history professor who goes out and charges $1.5million dollars for giving a history lesson.  How dare him?  And what did the crowd do?  They cheered.  They cheered the death of the bull.  They cheered the thought of keeping black, poor children at the bottom leg of the economic ladder.  How disgusting.

…Most of the candidates called for more and intense confrontation with Iran; none of them offering any substance to offset the possibility of a long, protracted, costly and deadly war.  Question:  if we have to fight another war shouldn’t we have a tax to pay for it?  Shouldn’t we initiate a draft so all our children, the rich and the poor, serve their country as well?

…So tell me, if a non-violent criminal offender serves his or her time, fulfills all obligations of probation and parole, then why shouldn’t they have their right to vote reinstated?  Doesn’t Rick Santorum’s God teach us all about forgiveness?  Hasn’t Newt asked God to forgive him for his marital transgressions?  So are we or are we not a Christian Nation or does the call for such restoration of God come with a whole bunch of asterisks, disclaimers and very, very fine print?

…I also question Romney’s claim to be a fiscal conservative.  If he is against debt then why did he use debt – leveraged buy outs – to make millions?  Isn’t this a contradiction of sorts?  If private equity firms can use debt then why can’t the United States Government use debt to leverage its role in stimulating the economy?

…If Newt is so concerned about Obama being the food stamp President, what alternative could he offer?  The missing fact in Newt’s logic is that when the President took office the country was in the midst of a Republican created recession and millions of Americans were out of work.  As a consequence, Americans of all colors, creeds and religions now rely on food stamps.  So what would Newt have done if he were President?  Let people starve?  Let white people starve?

…Does Rick Perry have Turkey and Iran confused?  I’m not quite sure what the Texas Governor was getting at and what he was talking about but – please – this primary has to be his last hurrah.

…And one further thought:  Calls for super pacs disappearance is pure bullshit…see if this outrage continues in September and October…

…the Bleacherman has left the stadium…

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