The Extinction of Right Wing Neanderthals; The Rising of Bottom-up Intelligence

[Shana A]

The Extinction of Right Wing Neanderthals; The Rising of Bottom-up Intelligence
by Rob Kall   

http://www.opednews.com/articles/The-Extinction-of-Right-W-by-Rob-Kall-081207-707.html

I'm getting a feeling for what it might have been like for modern mankind to experience the dwindling disappearance of the Neanderthals. I hesitate to use this analogy, because it is an insult to Neanderthals, but I DO get this funny feeling that we are seeing a similar phenomenon—the dwindling disappearance of right wing, stupid, bigoted, intolerant, xenophobic right wing extremists.
I received  this email, as editor of OpEdnEws.com, which was also copied to many other editors, talk show hosts and right wing organizations—Hannity, O'Reilly, Savage, Limbaugh, Fox News, Worldnet and the RNC:

    "Barack Obama is the most celebrated President in American history and he isn't even President yet. Please, I need to understand this. With such unprecedented support is it possible he can't fail even if he does fail? I just have got to know if the American public is really... um... I'm not gonna say it, but how is it possible this man is the most celebrated president in history and he hasn't taken office yet???

    Is it me? Because he's black does it not matter what kind of President he turns out to be? Where do you think this kind of mentality/rationale will end? Will it now become the natural mandate that we elect a woman because we have never had a woman, or a gay man or a lesbian or for that matter a ->-bleeped-<-?Does it even matter what kind of example it sets for young people? ...You tell me, in all honesty, how many people even heard of Barack Obama before this election? Is that the real reason the rest of the candidates dropped out, because they knew they didn't stand a chance against a black man regardless of the fact that every single one of them had superior credentials? Where does it end? Why has it begun? - Mike Budnicki Brick, N.J."

[lady amarant]

I don't know. I wish I could agree, but I don't think the Right Wing is going anywhere. Barack Obama won because he was consistently stronger on the economy, which was hands-down THE issue of 2008. People voted for him because they hope he can fix it, not because they are suddenly becoming more liberal and inclusive.

~Simone.

[tekla]

Well he won for several reasons, not being a republican chief among them. 

And while I agree with the guy that's its weird to have so much attention being paid while he is still not president, on the other hand, how interesting was BushII, fell off his bike, fell while eating a pretzel - so the idea that Obama can bodysurf is kind of cool.  But I'm not all that impressed with his choices, I don't think you pick a right leaning cabinet in an attempt to govern from the left. 

On the other hand, there has been a change in the way people relate to each other, the race thing took a real hit, and that's been kind of nice.

[RebeccaFog]

I think that some of the attention is because Obama can actually articulate his ideas.  If he was Alan Keyes, he might have some extra attention, but nothing like what Obama gets.