"Iranian twitter activity similar to what we did in House last year when Republicans were shut down in the House."That's a tweet from Republican Congressman Peter Hoekstra posted a little over an hour ago. How insane can Republicans really be? They truly see themselves as modern day Warriors battling enemies for the good of mankind. Everything they do is a Revolution!
Their Tea Bag Parties are revolutionary, so they claim. Last year they hosted a circle jerk on the House floor (of which Hoekstra is referring to above) and called it a modern Revolution! They beg for the return of their self-labeled Reagan Revolution and whenever they win a House or Senate seat it immediately becomes a Revolution. They are entirely consumed with being tough, macho Freedom Fighters.
If anyone else, anyone who may, let's say, become the first black man elected President of the United States, or have 4 million people celebrate in the nation's capital when he's sworn in, or have some of the largest crowds ever assembled wherever he goes, dares make mention that things are changing, Republicans immediately label whoever that person may be as un-American, liberal, socialist or weak. But they send a text message from a circle jerk on the House floor and they are greatest thing since Abraham f'n Lincoln.
*Update:
(h/t tpmdc)
Next to being Great Warrior Revolutionaries, the GOP sees itself as "perpetual victims" of oppression. Long ago, like 6 months ago, they were in charge of the Executive Branch of the American government. Today they are but an oppressed lot much like that of the Iranian people.
"Good to see Iranian people move mountains w social media, shining sunlight on their repressive govt - Texans support their bid for freedom," Culberson posted earlier today. He then followed it up with this: "Oppressed minorities includeHouseRepubs: We are using social media to expose repression such as last night's D clampdown shutting off amends"Is there anything sadder than seeing the people who want to Constitutionally enforce marriage inequality and removing a woman's right to privacy, wallow themselves in such self-pity? Not to mention, these are the same people who want us to bomb the holy daylights out of Iran. Repulsively deranged to their core.
