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'Mean Maureen' vs Teabaggers
As I sat above the Hoover Dam under
the broiling sun, I was getting jittery.
There was Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona, speaking at the dedication of a
bridge
linking Arizona and Nevada 890 feet above the Colorado River.
As the politicians droned on and my Irish skin turned toasty brown, I
worried that Brewer
might make a citizen’s arrest and I would have to run for my life. She
has, after all,
declared open season on anyone with a suspicious skin tone in her
state.
We are in the era of Republican Mean Girls, grown-up versions of those
teenage tormentors
who would steal your boyfriend, spray-paint your locker and, just for
good measure,
spread rumors that you were pregnant.
These women — Jan, Meg, Carly, Sharron, Linda, Michele, Queen Bee Sarah
and sweet
wannabe Christine — have co-opted and ratcheted up the disgust with the
status quo that
originally buoyed Barack Obama. Whether they’re mistreating the help or
belittling the
president’s manhood, making snide comments about a rival’s hair or
ripping an opponent
for spending money on a men’s fashion show, the Mean Girls have
replaced Hope with
Spite and Cool with Cold. They are the ideal nihilistic cheerleaders
for an angry electorate.
Hey Dragon Lady, why are you
attacking your peeps?
Don't try to come back to our side, we don't want you.
You're Dennis Miller with a vagina (not a compliment.)
Stay on the side of the haters because we have no use for
you.
The last thing the Democrats need is another
lying whore.