Yeah, Right, Whatever

Do you remember Paul Hackett? He's the Iraqi war veteran who ran as a Democrat for a Senate seat in Ohio during a special election. He's running for the seat again, and he's quickly becoming the Left's favorite mouth piece. Why? Well, because of gems like this:

According to The Columbus Dispatch, Hackett accused the overwhelming majority of Ohioans of being “un-American” because they voted to support a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage. He continued:

“The Republican Party has been hijacked by the religious fanatics that, in my opinion, aren’t a whole lot different than Osama bin Laden and a lot of the other religious nuts around the world,” he said. “The challenge is for the rest of us moderate Americans and citizens of the world to put down the fork and spoon, turn off the TV, and participate in the process and try to push back on these radical nuts – and they are nuts.”

Lovely, eh? And when asked if he stands by what he said, his response was equally... open-minded and lacking spite.

“I said it. I meant it. I stand behind it. Equal justice under the law for all regardless of who they are and how they were born is fundamental to our American spirit and our American freedoms. Any person or group that argues that the law should not apply equally to all Americans is, frankly, un-American.”

“The Republican Party has been hijacked by religious fanatics, who are out of touch with mainstream America. Think of the recent comments by Pat Robertson – a religious fanatic by any measure – that the United States should assassinate a democratically elected leader in Venezuela, and that Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment because Sharon wished to trade land for peace.”

“Since the Republican Party has been utterly unable to stand for something positive, they have created an atmosphere of fear and intimidation, and have pandered to religious fanatics not to vote for something they believe in, but to vote against their fellow Americans with whom they disagree. Those among us who would use religion and politics to divide rather than unite Americans should be ashamed.”

THAT, right there, is why Pat Robertson needs to shut his trap and go quietly into retirement. But I digress...

At this point in time, I would like to encourage Mr. Hackett to keep up the good work. Keep shouting it from the mountain tops. And, oh, yeah, don't forget to make sure that the calm, well-mannered head of the DNC, Dr. Howard Dean, knows all about you and puts you on a speaking tour. More people need to hear your point of view.

I mean, really. Not enough people know what the Left really thinks about your average, run-of-the-mill Republican. You're going to encourage hundreds, if not thousands, of people to get out and vote in the next election.

Really. Trust me on this one.