Grand Old (B & D) Party?

In the early years of the Republican Party, Abraham Lincoln freed slaves from bondage.... In February, a consultant to the Republican National Committee spent $2000 of campaign contributions on entertainment in a Los Angeles lesbian bondage themed strip club.



Republican Party Animals

This illustration of moose and mistress appeared on Salon.com with Gary Kamiya’s September 2008 article, "The Dominatrix."

Kamiya’s premise: Sarah Palin was trying to seduce independent voters, but came across like a whip-wielding mistress who wants to discipline a naughty America... Namely blue state liberals and places like San Francisco, where Salon is published, and viewed in some circles as Satan's second home.

The great irony is that the original article would have disappeared from consciousness very quickly except for the echo effect of the blogosphere... Some outraged at perceived anti-Palin sexism, others laughing at the metaphor.

But not everyone gets that metaphors shouldn't be taken literally... And that's a problem.