Be Proud To Be Liberal!

This Op-Ed piece by Bob Herbert should be posted on every bulletin board, refrigerator, public notice board, and mirror, in the country. It is a reminder that Liberals have been at the forefront of every major social advancement ever made in this great country, beginning with the Revolution.

The Constitution of the United States of America is the defining Liberal document upon which this country was founded. The principles of Liberalism are the very framework of Middle America – even for those who believe that they are “Conservative.” Most Middle Americans are socially Liberal, and fiscally Conservative. It is, however, the social foundations of our country that give us the freedoms to discuss and negotiate how we are to collect and spend our collective taxes.

Contrary to the contemporary neoconservative anti-Constitutional mindset (“just a God-damned piece of paper”) Liberals do NOT advocate a “welfare state,” but rather a level playing field for ALL Americans. The neocon view of a level playing field is survival-of-the-fittest, while at the same time denying the process of evolution brought about by the same mechanism.

Neocons would deny their fellow citizens the Constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion, freedom of choice, and freedom of privacy. Please take the time to read this article by Bob Herbert, and never, ever, be afraid, or ashamed, of proudly declaring yourself to be a Liberal American, in the tradition of our Founders.

Hold Your Heads Up
By BOB HERBERT
Published: September 8, 2008

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/opinion/09herbert.html

Ignorance must really be bliss. How else, over so many years, could the G.O.P. get away with ridiculing all things liberal? Troglodytes on the right are no respecters of reality.

They say the most absurd things and hardly anyone calls them on it. Evolution? Don’t you believe it. Global warming? A figment of the liberal imagination.

Liberals have been so cowed by the pummeling they’ve taken from the right that they’ve tried to shed their own identity, calling themselves everything but liberal and hoping to pass conservative muster by presenting themselves as hyper-religious and lifelong lovers of rifles, handguns, whatever.

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It would take volumes to adequately cover the enhancements to the quality of American lives and the greatness of American society that have been wrought by people whose politics were unabashedly liberal. It is a track record that deserves to be celebrated, not ridiculed or scorned.

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Maui Bill

Submarine   USS Wahoo  ss238

 

Of course I am extremely proud to be liberal, as I do not want to be a constipated conservative.

 

After years of their failed policies, I still wonder why McCane is ahead in the so called polls, I know there are more Democrats out there then Republicans by far.

It has to be the media, that is hyping Palin, leaving Obama in the dust, and making McCane look like Presidential material.

 

Liberals are for the people by the people, and are for a strong defense and military, dont let anyone tell us that we are not, but always tell them we

know how to use our military, and only as a last resort.

Liberals believe in solid health care, that everyone should have it.

Liberals actually keep us safer then conservatives when you look at the history of the US

We also have balanced budgets, like Andrew Jackson had I think the only balanced budget with no debt for the first time in history,  Bill Clinton had a balanced budget, and was on the way to reducing the debt by billions.

 

Yes I am proud to be a liberal, I stand high on the water, and only dive when there is a plane or a destroyer coming in fast...........!!!!! hahahahah

 

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Very much so

Oh hell to the Yes I'm proud, one of my favorite liberals said, "I've not yet begun to fight!"
Just think, if it wasn't for liberation of civil rights, we wouldn't be able to vote.
If it wasn't for liberals, we wouldn't have gotten NIXON.
If it wasn't for liberals the S&L scams would have gone unnoticed.
If it wasn't for liberation of women's rights, we'd still be stuck in the kitchens or sewing at home instead of earning pay.
If it wasn't for liberals, we wouldn't have job protections.
If it wasnt' for liberals, we would have seen multiple collapses in the stock market. Greed has no boundaries.

Yes to sum it up, we are the oversight against partician policies, that destroy our nation as a whole

Damned skippy I'm proud.

mommapanther

Thanks Bill

Yes i agree with you. Your right us liberals need to stand up and not feel ashamed. Think of the long history of accomplishment. Thanks Bill for a great article

A Day in the Life of Joe Republican

- here's one of my favorites regarding the
subject of liberals.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/latestnews/index.php?id=144

Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican

by John Gray

Joe gets up at 6:00am to prepare his morning coffee. He fills his pot full of good clean drinking water because some liberal fought for minimum water quality standards. He takes his daily medication with his first swallow of coffee. His medications are safe to take because some liberal fought to insure their safety and work as advertised.

All but $10.00 of his medications are paid for by his employers medical plan because some liberal union workers fought their employers for paid medical insurance, now Joe gets it too. He prepares his morning breakfast, bacon and eggs this day. Joe’s bacon is safe to eat because some liberal fought for laws to regulate the meat packing industry.

Joe takes his morning shower reaching for his shampoo; His bottle is properly labeled with every ingredient and the amount of its contents because some liberal fought for his right to know what he was putting on his body and how much it contained. Joe dresses, walks outside and takes a deep breath. The air he breathes is clean because some tree hugging liberal fought for laws to stop industries from polluting our air. He walks to the subway station for his government subsidized ride to work; it saves him considerable money in parking and transportation fees. You see, some liberal fought for affordable public transportation, which gives everyone the opportunity to be a contributor.

Joe begins his work day; he has a good job with excellent pay, medicals benefits, retirement, paid holidays and vacation because some liberal union members fought and died for these working standards. Joe’s employer pays these standards because Joe’s employer doesn’t want his employees to call the union. If Joe is hurt on the job or becomes unemployed he’ll get a worker compensation or unemployment check because some liberal didn’t think he should lose his home because of his temporary misfortune.

more at the link above.

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