Follow the Leaders?

In my research of the GOP's leaders and elected officials, I have noted a few . . . PROBLEMS. The GOP is rapidly getting rid of their more moderate and saner officials and putting into prominent jobs people like Michael Steele. Then they go out and actually believe people like Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann and Fox News.

So . . . I got to looking at some of the people who call themselves Conservative. You know, people that might be attracted to the GOP. Here is what I found:

According to the latest Harris Interactive Poll, when asked is Barack Obama was a Muslim, 57% of the Republicans answered Yes. When asked if they thought Obama was about to take away Americans' right to own guns, 61% of the Republicans said YES. 41% of the Republicans think Obama is anti-American. To top it all off 24% of the Republicans think he is the Anti-Christ!

Now how could this all happen? It is easy, look to whom the Republicans listen. People like the afore mentioned Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachmann and Fox News! So I decided to check out what was coming out of these sources.

Rush Limbaugh recently suggested that, "The explosion of the Oil Platform in the Gulf was probably the work of Wacko Environmentalists." Then he went on later to state, "The ocean will take care of this on its own if it is left alone and left out there. It's natural, it is as natural as the ocean water is." Pardon me but arsenic, mercury and lead are also natural. I don't think I want to be exposed to them to any great extent.

Sarah Palin has continued to promote off shore oil drilling in the middle of the oil slick coming ashore. She still is pushing the U. S. to "Drill, baby, Drill!"

Michelle Bachmann has stated, " . . .the swine flu broke out under another Democrat President Jimmie Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it is an interesting coincidence." On CO2 as being harmful to the environment, Bachmann stated, "Carbon Dioxide is being portrayed as being harmful. But there is even one study that can be produced that can show that Carbon Dioxide is a harmful gas." And last but certainly not least she said, "If we took away minimum wage . . . we could virtually wipe out unemployment because we could offer jobs at whatever level."

Sean Hannity, back in 2003 said, "Iraqis are not going to be bombed by the United States. The U. S. will use pinpoint accuracy like they always do."

Michael Steele once said, "The problem we have with this president is that we don't know him. He was not, vetted folks . . . not vetted!" Steele forgot that we all had several months to look at everyone running and the Obama won a Nation wide election.

These are a few of the people that are leading the Republicans and are forming the Republicans' opinions. I think I would be in fear of the GOP not being around in about 15 years, if I were one of them. The sane ones are going to the Democrats and the less sane ones are now Tea Baggers, way off on the Right (incorrect) side.