Yesterday I mentioned that the GOP was trying to use tax dollars to pay for a gimmicky website that would allow the Republican grassroots to vote on which "ideas" the party should embrace going forward.
Dana Milbank looks at the results today with his usual brand of snark. Ordinarily I find it annoying but it works pretty well for this subject.
Republicans were very pleased with their technological sophistication as they introduced the Web site, America Speaking Out a ceremony at the Newseum. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who created the program, said that to get software for the site, "I personally traveled to Washington state and discovered a Microsoft program that helped NASA map the moon."
Using lunar software is appropriate, because the early responses to the Republicans' request for ideas are pretty far out:
"End Child Labor Laws," suggests one helpful participant. "We coddle children too much. They need to spend their youth in the factories."
"How about if Congress actually do thier job and VET or Usurper in Chief, Obama is NOT a Natural Born Citizen in any way," recommends another. "That fake so called birth certificate is useless."
"A 'teacher' told my child in class that dolphins were mammals and not fish!" a third complains. "And the same thing about whales! We need TRADITIONAL VALUES in all areas of education. If it swims in the water, it is a FISH. Period! End of Story."
I love that last one — it's a classic. Some of the zanier entries must be the product of liberals having a laugh at the GOP's expense, but it's also the case that real, live right-wingers do embrace some pretty odd notions these days.
Anyway, I went over to check out the site, and found that they had deleted all the ideas. Every category I clicked on brought me to a page like this:
I went back a bit later, and there were some new suggestions, so I guess the site's still functional. Among them was this:
Delete all the ideas submitted already for no reason. Oh wait, you already did.
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