It was nearly 4 years ago when conservatives obsessively took President Barack Obama out of context, even going so far as to revolve the entire Republican National Convention around the words, "We built that," in response to the president's condensed quote (that's putting it nicely), "If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen." In the run up to the 2016 election, the Republican Party has decided to take the opposite approach with regard to the party's frontrunner, Donald Trump, saying, "We didn't build that!" House Speaker Paul Ryan recently said this regarding the matter:
"If a person wants to be the nominee of the Republican Party, there can be no evasion and no games. They must reject any group or cause that is built on bigotry. This party does not prey on people's prejudices. We appeal to their highest ideals. This is the party of Lincoln. We believe all people are created equal in the eyes of God and our government. This is fundamental and if someone wants to be our nominee they must understand this."
I'm sorry to have to tell Speaker Ryan and other Republicans this, but with regard to Donald Trump, yeah, you did kind of build that...
Donald Trump has become the Marilyn Manson of the Republican Party. No, the former's shock tactics may not be as well thought out nor as intentional as the latter's, but the end result is similar - like Manson attempted to reflect modern-day America, Trump reflects the modern-day Republican Party. Like with Manson, many conservatives may not like Trump, however, they tend to deny the man's underlying messages and how representative they are of modern-day conservatism.
Following Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election, some mistakenly suggested that post-racial America was finally upon us. Sadly, that couldn't have been further from the truth. Whether it's blatantly depicted or not, racism still exists in this country; it just tends to be better hidden than in generations past. That's how the modern-day Republican Party would like to keep it. With the rise of Donald Trump within the party, however, that's been anything but the case in recent months, and many GOPers are trying to do everything in their power to prevent this reality from being better known across the country: The Republican Party WAS the party of Lincoln; they ARE the party of Trump.
Donald Trump's rhetoric may often be controversial and make many cringe as a result, but it's not nearly as cringe-worthy as the actions taken by modern-day Republican politicians. Trump may have suggested we should bar Muslims from entering this country, yet he hasn't lied the country into going to war and killing thousands of innocent Muslims as a result. He may have generalized Latino illegal immigrants as being rapists, yet he hasn't voted against immigration reform. Trump may not have disavowed David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, yet he hasn't enacted laws to make it more difficult for African-Americans to vote. The businessman may have made some sexist comments during his campaign, yet he hasn't voted to strip women of their reproductive rights.
Paul Ryan and his ilk can say they're the party of Lincoln until they're blue in the face, their party today is nothing like it was 150 years ago. Modern-day conservatives fight for big corporations' profits over conserving the environment. They fight for going to multiple endless wars over conserving our money. The modern-day GOP fights for lobbyists and special interest groups over conserving people's lives. They fight for conserving the happiness and well-being of the top 1% over the bottom 99%. Speaker Ryan and other Republican politicians can say all they'd like that they appeal to the highest of ideals and see every person as equal in the eyes of God and the government, their actions suggest otherwise. Fear, greed, anger, and prejudice are anything but the highest of ideals, and just to say all are equal in the eyes of God and the government doesn't detract votes which prevented equality from taking place. The Republican Party can deny reality all they'd like, they're the reason for the rise of Donald Trump. From Fox News' and right-wing talk radio hosts' angry rants to the dismissal of fact-checkers in favor of chain emails, to the dismissal of thorough studies in favor of bumper-sticker slogans, to preferring hyperboles over numbers, to inciting paranoia over awareness, to believing in fantasy over reality, the Republican Party wound up paving the way for Donald Trump to be their party's frontrunner for the 2016 presidential election. I'm sorry GOPers, but when it comes to Donald Trump, yes, you built that!
http://www.factcheck.org/2012/07/you-didnt-build-that-uncut-and-unedited/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-kkk/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/03/01/paul-ryan-rebukes-trumps-remarks-on-kkk-david-duke/
"If a person wants to be the nominee of the Republican Party, there can be no evasion and no games. They must reject any group or cause that is built on bigotry. This party does not prey on people's prejudices. We appeal to their highest ideals. This is the party of Lincoln. We believe all people are created equal in the eyes of God and our government. This is fundamental and if someone wants to be our nominee they must understand this."
I'm sorry to have to tell Speaker Ryan and other Republicans this, but with regard to Donald Trump, yeah, you did kind of build that...
Donald Trump has become the Marilyn Manson of the Republican Party. No, the former's shock tactics may not be as well thought out nor as intentional as the latter's, but the end result is similar - like Manson attempted to reflect modern-day America, Trump reflects the modern-day Republican Party. Like with Manson, many conservatives may not like Trump, however, they tend to deny the man's underlying messages and how representative they are of modern-day conservatism.
Following Barack Obama's victory in the 2008 presidential election, some mistakenly suggested that post-racial America was finally upon us. Sadly, that couldn't have been further from the truth. Whether it's blatantly depicted or not, racism still exists in this country; it just tends to be better hidden than in generations past. That's how the modern-day Republican Party would like to keep it. With the rise of Donald Trump within the party, however, that's been anything but the case in recent months, and many GOPers are trying to do everything in their power to prevent this reality from being better known across the country: The Republican Party WAS the party of Lincoln; they ARE the party of Trump.
Donald Trump's rhetoric may often be controversial and make many cringe as a result, but it's not nearly as cringe-worthy as the actions taken by modern-day Republican politicians. Trump may have suggested we should bar Muslims from entering this country, yet he hasn't lied the country into going to war and killing thousands of innocent Muslims as a result. He may have generalized Latino illegal immigrants as being rapists, yet he hasn't voted against immigration reform. Trump may not have disavowed David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan, yet he hasn't enacted laws to make it more difficult for African-Americans to vote. The businessman may have made some sexist comments during his campaign, yet he hasn't voted to strip women of their reproductive rights.
Paul Ryan and his ilk can say they're the party of Lincoln until they're blue in the face, their party today is nothing like it was 150 years ago. Modern-day conservatives fight for big corporations' profits over conserving the environment. They fight for going to multiple endless wars over conserving our money. The modern-day GOP fights for lobbyists and special interest groups over conserving people's lives. They fight for conserving the happiness and well-being of the top 1% over the bottom 99%. Speaker Ryan and other Republican politicians can say all they'd like that they appeal to the highest of ideals and see every person as equal in the eyes of God and the government, their actions suggest otherwise. Fear, greed, anger, and prejudice are anything but the highest of ideals, and just to say all are equal in the eyes of God and the government doesn't detract votes which prevented equality from taking place. The Republican Party can deny reality all they'd like, they're the reason for the rise of Donald Trump. From Fox News' and right-wing talk radio hosts' angry rants to the dismissal of fact-checkers in favor of chain emails, to the dismissal of thorough studies in favor of bumper-sticker slogans, to preferring hyperboles over numbers, to inciting paranoia over awareness, to believing in fantasy over reality, the Republican Party wound up paving the way for Donald Trump to be their party's frontrunner for the 2016 presidential election. I'm sorry GOPers, but when it comes to Donald Trump, yes, you built that!
http://www.factcheck.org/2012/07/you-didnt-build-that-uncut-and-unedited/
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/01/politics/paul-ryan-donald-trump-kkk/index.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/03/01/paul-ryan-rebukes-trumps-remarks-on-kkk-david-duke/
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