Tar Baby

Wherever Fascists meet, the suppression of the working class is a priority topic. In America, the Republicans have succeeded in rolling back the power of labor unions and in enlisting working class voters into the right wing ranks. The selling points are racism, jingoistic patriotism and warlike stances. Blacks became welfare chiselers unqualified for the jobs they assumed through affirmative action. Any attempt to enforce labor laws or to enable environmental protection acts received the un-American label. Any attempt to avert wars by negotiation was treasonous.

Incredibly, the GOP persuaded the blue collar workers to adopt stances that harmed their basic self-interests. They reduced work safety enactments, tampered with the minimum wage and reduced the ability of unions to organize. The employers moved factories to non-union locales or out of the country altogether.

Now, the wingnuts intend to repeat their successes with Hispanics as the target.

Tar baby?

The Crypt’s Blog

In a 20-page memo on GOP electoral woes, Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) repeatedly misspells Barack Obama’s name – it’s one R, congressman, not two -- and then manages to use the racially charged term “tar baby” in a paragraph about Obama and immigration.

“Remember,” Davis writes, “Hispanic voters are a swing group in this election and future elections. John McCain, being from a border state, may be out of sync with many Republicans but he has standing among Hispanics. Barrack Obama has not made the sale to Hispanic voters. Thus, this issue is a tar baby for anyone who touches it, with land mines everywhere.”