Practicing bigotry for fun and profit.

"Sarah Palin's incendiary rhetoric and disturbing imagery have fueled the anger on the right to the point of inciting violence"

Is the above statement true? Is Sarah Palin at the heart of the anger of the tea party movement? Should she voluntarily tone down her rhetoric or should she be silenced?

If you answered yes to the preceding questions then this little note is for you.

During the run up to the new health care bill, Barack Obama uttered the following statement in reference to the chorus of negative voices on the right, "America wasn't founded on a bunch of whining and complaining."

I beg to differ Mr. President. Actually, that is exactly what brought about the revolution. It was the extreme dissatisfaction of the people towards their harsh treatment and subsequent marginalization by the crown that finally drove them to desperate measures. Let us remember that the colonies had no standing army to speak of, no navy, in fact...no military force at all and yet, they were willing to take on the task of challenging the greatest naval fleet on earth at the time. A country with a larger standing army than the colonies had citizens.

There are times when I wonder if our young president has read all of our founding documents. The previous statement proves beyond a doubt that he was certainly not read the Declaration of Independence. Most of that document is a long list of grievances against the crown. I'm fairly certain the king may have used the word "whiners" when he read the incessant requests from the colonies for civility from the crown. The term "whiners" is bestowed by a person with power who has finally tired of all the complaining. In a very real way, it's whining and complaining that allows you to sit on your lofty perch and tell the rest of us to sit down and shut up.

No sir, we will not.

There are eerie parallels between then and now. We now have a ruling class with a loyal following that seeks to silence dissent not with force but with branding and labeling their dissent as racist. One could argue that the racist label acts as a sort of offensive and defensive weapon at the same time. The mere mention of the word causes both sides to scramble for cover, one side in defense and the other to trumpet it's validity. It's a telling fact that only one side uses that label with impunity and very often, with no justification. Liberals see racism everywhere. Lurking in the shadows of polite society, painted on signs, emblazoned on t-shirts - in virtually every corner of the country. Except, as luck would have it, in their own ranks. You see, racism is endemic to Republicans and conservatives only. It's part of their genetic makeup. Liberals view conservatives with disdain and hatred simply for their views and beliefs, not for any substantive reason that can easily be quantified.

Websters defines bigotry this way:

A bigot is a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices.

The correct use of the term requires the elements of obstinacy, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing devotion.

(emphasis added)

Does that not define the modern Democrat party perfectly? Intolerant of the views of others, irrationally devoted to their own beliefs and with an extreme animosity to anyone who dares to speak against those beliefs? Are they not monolithic in their beliefs and devoid of the ability to allow different ideas into their consciousness?

Ladies and gentleman of the jury...I rest my case.

For all you peace loving, tolerant and enlightened Liberals out there, take comfort that you are not racists...but you certainly are bigots of the highest order.