Comments on: The John Birch Society to Co-Sponsor CPAC http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac National News in Context Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:30:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Op-Ed Columnist - The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged - NYTimes.com « CrapIRead.com http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-248610 Op-Ed Columnist - The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged - NYTimes.com « CrapIRead.com Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:42:55 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-248610 [...] “A co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which William F. Buckley Jr. decried in the 1960s as an “idiotic” and “irrational” threat to true conservatism, remain unchanged. ” Tweet This Post [...] [...] “A co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which William F. Buckley Jr. decried in the 1960s as an “idiotic” and “irrational” threat to true conservatism, remain unchanged. ” Tweet This Post [...]

]]> By: Matthew Yglesias » Myths of Political History: John Birch Society Edition http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-147053 Matthew Yglesias » Myths of Political History: John Birch Society Edition Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:14:13 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-147053 [...] interesting that Rauch didn’t mention the fact that the John Birch Society seems to be making a comeback as something of a player in organized conservative [...] [...] interesting that Rauch didn’t mention the fact that the John Birch Society seems to be making a comeback as something of a player in organized conservative [...]

]]> By: The Tea Party Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-136222 The Tea Party Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:48:45 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-136222 [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...] [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...]

]]> By: The Tea Party Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged | Get Party Ideas http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-132355 The Tea Party Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged | Get Party Ideas Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:32:47 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-132355 [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...] [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...]

]]> By: The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged | Cincy Hub http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-132341 The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged | Cincy Hub Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:30:54 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-132341 [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...] [...] co-sponsor of CPAC was the John Birch Society, another far-right organization that has re-emerged after years of hibernation. Its views, which [...]

]]> By: The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged - Cincinnati Sports Forums - Reds, Bengals, UC Bearcats and Xavier http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-132237 The Axis of the Obsessed and Deranged - Cincinnati Sports Forums - Reds, Bengals, UC Bearcats and Xavier Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:49:43 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-132237 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: kray http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-134032 kray Sat, 13 Feb 2010 10:50:09 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-134032 Anthony,<br>If you would take some time to actually study the Constitution and read something other than the pablum you grew up on...you would realize that 95% of the material put out by The John Birch Society is right on the money. They predicted the European Union years and years before it happened. Additionally, if you don't think that there is a conspiracy among the world leaders to promote The New World Order.....well, my friend you need to put on your critical thinking cap and question why we haven't secured a border which could be done in 6 months. Why did B. Hussein Obama try to pass a Global Poverty Act? This was his first and only bill presented as a Senator? Read the bill and if you don't see that it is all about the UN and world control of our government....then you are truly a foolish man. <br><br>Kray Anthony,
If you would take some time to actually study the Constitution and read something other than the pablum you grew up on…you would realize that 95% of the material put out by The John Birch Society is right on the money. They predicted the European Union years and years before it happened. Additionally, if you don't think that there is a conspiracy among the world leaders to promote The New World Order…..well, my friend you need to put on your critical thinking cap and question why we haven't secured a border which could be done in 6 months. Why did B. Hussein Obama try to pass a Global Poverty Act? This was his first and only bill presented as a Senator? Read the bill and if you don't see that it is all about the UN and world control of our government….then you are truly a foolish man.

Kray

]]> By: kray http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-128453 kray Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:50:09 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-128453 Anthony,<br>If you would take some time to actually study the Constitution and read something other than the pablum you grew up on...you would realize that 95% of the material put out by The John Birch Society is right on the money. They predicted the European Union years and years before it happened. Additionally, if you don't think that there is a conspiracy among the world leaders to promote The New World Order.....well, my friend you need to put on your critical thinking cap and question why we haven't secured a border which could be done in 6 months. Why did B. Hussein Obama try to pass a Global Poverty Act? This was his first and only bill presented as a Senator? Read the bill and if you don't see that it is all about the UN and world control of our government....then you are truly a foolish man. <br><br>Kray Anthony,
If you would take some time to actually study the Constitution and read something other than the pablum you grew up on…you would realize that 95% of the material put out by The John Birch Society is right on the money. They predicted the European Union years and years before it happened. Additionally, if you don't think that there is a conspiracy among the world leaders to promote The New World Order…..well, my friend you need to put on your critical thinking cap and question why we haven't secured a border which could be done in 6 months. Why did B. Hussein Obama try to pass a Global Poverty Act? This was his first and only bill presented as a Senator? Read the bill and if you don't see that it is all about the UN and world control of our government….then you are truly a foolish man.

Kray

]]> By: ssge http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-125283 ssge Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:22:03 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-125283 I don't really know anything about the John Birch Society, but I do know that most of the people commenting on this thread are completely ignorant about the Constitution. The 3/5th clause that is repeatedly mentioned in this thread does not mean what some of the drones think it means. It was a compromise that was meant to keep the southern states in the union, but at the same time weaken their power so that slavery could be abolished in the future. Most of the Founders abhorred slavery and preferred to end the institution right from the beginning. It would have been impossible to get most of the southern delegates to sign onto the new Constitution so the 3/5 compromise was made. It does not mean that the Founders believed blacks were worth only 3/5th a person. Some of the delegates certainly may have believed them to be inferior, but that was not the purpose of the 3/5ths compromise. Ironically, it was the southern states that wanted the slaves counted as a full person because it would have increased their power in the House. If they had been counted as a full person, who knows how far slavery might have spread or how long the horrible institution would drag on. Thankfully the Founders were able slip provisions into the Constitution that would lead to an eventual end to slavery. Unfortunately it would not be easy and it still took far too long. I think most people tend to oversimplify these concepts and most simply do not understand the context in which these events took place. Schools simply do not teach history or the Constitution anymore (and so much of what does get taught is BS) so it is no wonder people do not get it. I don't really know anything about the John Birch Society, but I do know that most of the people commenting on this thread are completely ignorant about the Constitution. The 3/5th clause that is repeatedly mentioned in this thread does not mean what some of the drones think it means. It was a compromise that was meant to keep the southern states in the union, but at the same time weaken their power so that slavery could be abolished in the future. Most of the Founders abhorred slavery and preferred to end the institution right from the beginning. It would have been impossible to get most of the southern delegates to sign onto the new Constitution so the 3/5 compromise was made. It does not mean that the Founders believed blacks were worth only 3/5th a person. Some of the delegates certainly may have believed them to be inferior, but that was not the purpose of the 3/5ths compromise. Ironically, it was the southern states that wanted the slaves counted as a full person because it would have increased their power in the House. If they had been counted as a full person, who knows how far slavery might have spread or how long the horrible institution would drag on. Thankfully the Founders were able slip provisions into the Constitution that would lead to an eventual end to slavery. Unfortunately it would not be easy and it still took far too long. I think most people tend to oversimplify these concepts and most simply do not understand the context in which these events took place. Schools simply do not teach history or the Constitution anymore (and so much of what does get taught is BS) so it is no wonder people do not get it.

]]> By: Does New America face a larger threat from White Nationalist and Christian Reactionaries? What should you do if so? - Politics and Other Controversies - Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Parties, Left-Wing, Right-Wing, C http://washingtonindependent.com/71223/the-john-birch-society-to-co-sponsor-cpac/comment-page-1#comment-115889 Does New America face a larger threat from White Nationalist and Christian Reactionaries? What should you do if so? - Politics and Other Controversies - Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals, Third Parties, Left-Wing, Right-Wing, C Sat, 26 Dec 2009 18:55:51 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=71223#comment-115889 [...] [...] [...] [...]

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