(0 comments)I am having trouble shaking off the uncomfortable, disturbed goosebumps that emerged two seconds into watching this:
Nothing says super-hip, super-fresh, and super-cool like two white, blazer-clad Dartmouth preps busting out some mad rhymes about tax policy and limited government spending.
This unnerving descent into creepiness was brought to you by the “Young Cons“, who also offer up timeless wisdom like this:
The inaccurate manifestations of conservatism cloud the real mettle in its core. Flawed politicians lay on both sides of the political spectrum, however, real conservatives such as Ronald Reagan, Martin Luther King Jr., and arguably Jesus are the flag-bearers of the true conservative movement. The time for a new generation of conservative leaders to rise to the challenge present incredible (in one case miraculous) things are bound to happen.
no h/t to Sully because I am going to have nightmares about this.
Update: A sully reader gives some perspective on “Young Cons”:
I laughed out loud here in France when I saw the title of your posting, ‘Young Cons’, because here in French “con” means an idiot or an asshole. I quickly realized that was not what you intended, then I watched the video and saw these white guys trying to rap about their (mostly white) issues…and I realized the title was perfectly apt.
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I was sure MLK was a symbol of progressivism…maybe these guys misunderstood….or they're just stupid…
and dont you love the "conservative movement" oxymoron…one of my favorites…
it's a movement all right… a bowel movement.
Just an example of a failed educational system. Just because you make them study, does not mean that they learn. They clearly did not study US history or the New Testamant.
only rich white kids can afford to be that stupid
This is an unparalleled level of idiocy.
Colbert's wet dream, isn't it?
these same young men grow up be republican presidents like bush who mess up their own country and attack other countries like iraq and afghanistan and support corrupt military dictators in countries like pakistan just so they can use those dictators and their countries for their own benefit . These young men or what they grow up to be is a true example of extremist christian terrorists just like the extremist muslim terrrorist or ones believing in any other religion . I am not criticising any religion , i'm just saying extremist elements believing in any religion are just as bad . Look at what muslim etremist terrorists did and what bush has done in return to the world . They are all the same breed. And in the end who suffers? Innocent civilians like the ones who died in 9/11 attacks or the people of afghanistan or iraq or us , the people of pakistan , all these people have nothing to do with these terrorists .