The civility narrative that grew legs after the shooting in Arizona is really just a ruse to keep Republicans from calling Democrats what America knows they are – Socialists. After all, it’s that kind of ‘hateful rhetoric’ that gets people killed right? Yeah, right.

The Democrats lost power in the House after Americans got too big a taste of their left-wing socialist agenda over the last two years. Now that they’ve lost power they need to stem what could amount to even bigger losses in 2012. Since they can’t really legislate to cover their tracks, they need to prevent Republicans from continuing to remind Americans about their socialist agenda – and what better way to do that than to decide that America needs a dose of civility. Of course they cloak it in the ludicrous notion that it’s contributing to an atmosphere of hate that might set off a crazy person on another shooting spree. But to any able minded person that’s just nonsense.

What is really at work here is the Left trying to control the speech of a small group of impressionable people – Republicans. They could care less about how civil the nation is but if they can keep the Republicans from name calling, they end up looking better than they would if Republicans constantly reminded America of their socialist agenda.

Think about the mixed seating arrangement for the SOTU Tuesday night that everyone was talking about. I’ve heard people like Rush Limbaugh say that Democrats wanted to hide just how large the House Republican majority really is, and there may be some truth to that. But I think it had much more to do with civility. If Republicans and Democrats sit together in a show of civility and unity, it creates an atmosphere that will make it tougher for some weaker Republicans to continue with the ‘name calling’. In fact some Republicans will even buy into it and chastise other Republicans for using such tactics which could create tension within the Party as well as the electorate.

Yeah, I know that sounds small, even petty, perhaps. But it’s just a cog in a much bigger wheel that is turning and trying to run over Republicans.

Even Obama’s rhetorical move to the center also plays into this civility narrative. With the entire MSM and political world gushing over Obama’s new and improved centrist talk, it increases the chances that Republicans will feel more uncomfortable pointing out his socialist agenda, or even calling him a socialist, and it will serve to neuter Republicans and make them less effective.

The bottom line here is that Republicans simply need to stop mincing words and continue to remind Americans just how destructive these radicals are to this great country. If they do that, along with some great legislating, I assure you that Americans will respond in 2012 just as they did in 2010.

UPDATE: I’ve updated this one to reflect the newer version I posted at Hot Air.




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Seven Burke
Seven Burke

great idea! Anytime you hear someone say "Democrats," immediately correct them. It's SOCIALIST DEMOCRATS

teabagging party
teabagging party

Okay, sounds great. And while we're playing the name calling game, make sure that anytime you hear someone say "Republicans", immediately correct them as well. It's FASCIST PIGS.

Oh, and I believe the proper term for a member of the Tea Party is TEABAGGER.

Just so we're all on the same page.

Pauline
Pauline

Isn't it interesting that when the Dems were the majority in the house, obama was saying things like the Reps could wait in the back of the bus. And obama ignored the Reps for almost two years and now he wants to make nice and be civil. Why?

America would never have been founded if our forefathers had been civil to the Red Coats... now, America will be lost if those that love our Constitution are civil to those that seek to collapse our system, install a dictator and bring together One World Order.

Pauline
Pauline

We will be Civil as soon as they stop trying to push Communism down our throats.

las
las

P.S. Scoop... decent monologue by the way.

Publius
Publius

Hope so. I'd be sitting with Sam Alito, who has an interesting history with liberal civility.

Santina35
Santina35

This republican leadership has to go, they're pathetic, while Bush was President democrats and the left didn't let up , criticized, called him every name , who doesn't member Harry Reid the majority lead calling Bush a loser and the worst President ever, and not taking it back on Meet the Press, or what Peolsi has been quoted saying about Bush while President, and what happens the country gives them more power in 2008, and they use that power, ram one bill after another, belittle republicans on capital hill, afford them no respect especially from Obama,

Even with the media usual game of try to marginalize republicans and bend then to the democrats agenda, they stay together don't give Obama the fake bipartisanship, the media plays the party of no, and what happens the public gives them power and what do they do, before the ballots are counted in some parts of country, they pass the democrats agenda, everything democrats couldn't get done before the election and can't stop saying how they want to work with Obama, he's a great guy, and now this farce of a SOTU, which will play right into Obama hands, with republicans again nurtured and suddenly with no opposition party Obama approval jumps 10 points, with 9.6% unemplyment going on for 2 years, $100 barrel of oil, the middle east burning, Afghanistan war, high foreclosure, a unpopular health bill rammed down the throats of the American people.

REPUBLICANS ARE COWARDS AND WIMPS FROM THE PUNDITS TO THE LEADERSHIP< WE NEED A 3RD PARTY.

las
las

Third Party! Do you have any idea what kind of hell is created by a third party? Look to Canada, which basically had 2 a party system... now they have 4 including Quebec separatists. Look to Europe where coalitions paralyze any coherent decision making. 3rd Party.... Fail.

What is needed now is for conservative Americans to burn up the phone lines to their newly elected Tea Party incumbents and lay the law down with them to ensure that their Republican party not only remains the party of NO... but the party of "Hell No.". Keep their feet to the fire and demand that the the new Tea Party members hold the establishment GOPers feet to the fire... or the great ship USA will go down. These next two years are crucial.

Santina35
Santina35

This republican leadership has to go, they're pathetic, while Bush was President democrats and the left didn't let up , criticized, called him every name , who doesn't member Harry Reid the majority lead calling Bush a loser and the worst President ever, and not taking it back on Meet the Press, or what Peolsi has been quoted saying about Bush while President, and what happens the country gives them more power in 2008, and they use that power, ram one bill after another, belittle republicans on capital hill, afford them no respect especially from Obama,

Even with the media usual game of try to marginalize republicans and bend then to the democrats agenda, they stay together don't give Obama the fake bipartisanship, the media plays the party of no, and what happens the public gives them power and what do they do, before the ballots are counted in some parts of country, they pass the democrats agenda, everything democrats couldn't get done before the election and can't stop saying how they want to work with Obama, he's a great guy, and now this farce of a SOTU, which will play right into Obama hands, with republicans again nurtured and suddenly with no opposition party Obama approval jumps 10 points, with 9.6% unemplyment going on for 2 years, $100 barrel of oil, the middle east burning, Afghanistan war, high foreclosure, a unpopular health bill rammed down the throats of the American people.

REPUBLICANS ARE COWARDS AND WIMPS FROM THE PUNDITS TO THE LEADERSHIP< WE NEED A 3RD PARTY.

PunditPawn
PunditPawn

It's a mistake... pure political distraction. Obama usually wins events that allow use of a microphone.

Can't lose focus... Conservative politicians are there to STOP OBAMA, not get along with him.

Serious people don't look to Washington for their guidance, and certainly not for their direction on civility.

We need more actions that take the legs out from under Obama like the resolution to rollback (and cut) expenses to 2008 levels... Real action that I applaud.

DisturbingBehavior
DisturbingBehavior

"Obama usually wins events that allow use of a microphone."

he usually needs a teleprompter too

And the rollback to 2006 expenses would be even more productive as suggested by Allen West

DisturbingBehavior
DisturbingBehavior

"Obama usually wins events that allow use of a microphone."

he usually needs a teleprompter too

And the rollback to 2006 expenses would be even more productive as suggested by Allen West

Publius
Publius

"Civility just a rouse?"

Gee, ya think?