It's got legs... (more Freeper Madness)

The unfathomable morons who people Freak Rethuglic never cease to astound!

On Wednesday, a Freeper posted an article they headered, "Archives prove Obama was a New Party member (Story is growing legs!!!)" Yesterday, the same user posted one headlined, "Obama and New Party Continues to Grow Legs." (Because Brit Hume mentioned it, you see.)

Well, yeah.

Guess what, Sherlock Hemlock? I probably would've been a New Party member too if Kentucky allowed it.

Let that story grow legs, will ya?

The New Party was the name of an American political party in the '90s that overlapped with the Democrats' progressive wing. It promoted electoral fusion, in which a candidate could be nominated by more than one party.

I read an article about the New Party during its heyday, and I said, "Go for it!" I dug what I saw. The party seemed particularly strong in New Mexico. Nationwide, the party reportedly won 77 of the 110 elections it ran in.

I expect to see outbursts on Free Republic called "Archives prove Lunchpail blogger was a New Party member (Story is growing legs!!!)" and "Lunchpail and New Party Continues to Grow Legs."

Somehow, I don't think Obama's feelings are hurt too much by the attempts to link him to the New Party. The New Party's positions weren't much different from many Democrats 20 years earlier, so the party was hardly radical. The New Party was like the Democrats minus the DLC and the Blue Dog Coalition. The Freepers' "discovery" appeals to few people other than their own bloc of losers.

We can only hope Obama truly was in the New Party. I'd feel much more assured about his views if he was.