The GOP Has Always Provided A Home For The Far Right Crazies

I had a conversation the other day with a relative from Georgia who has been following the GOP primary campaign. He can't believe what he is hearing from politicians who believe that they should be the president of the USA. He said that none of his republican friends in Georgia are that crazy. Unfortunately, his friends are not representative of the current GOP. This article, in The Rolling Stone gives Rick Perlstein a platform to tell us that there is a long history of craziness in the GOP. This article provides links to some of the far right propaganda that has always been a part of the GOP. It has usually been in the background, but today it is on prime time TV. The far right has done a better job of selling the propaganda to its base. It has its own TV network, its own radio network, and it has learned how to use the Internet to spread the gospel.

Perlstein is employed as a columnist by the Washington Post. He had to use The Rolling Stone to publish this article. It would be too controversial for the Post to publish. Its reporters would be denied access to GOP politicians on whom they depend for information. This is a part of American history that should be a part of the public dialogue. The links in this article provide a valuable history lesson.