The Four Horsemen of the Republican Apocalypse

by Emily Steinberg

I have to admit, I'm scared. The Four Horsemen of the Republican Apocalypse, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity and Sarah Palin, are careening forth, streaming over the airwaves of America, and leaving, in their wake of lies, a swath of destruction previously unseen in our land of the brave. And yet, the Lame-stream media, so named by the foul foursome, barely says boo. What will it take for the fourth estate to stand up and say enough lies, enough double-talk, and start responding like adults to these tantrum throwing, insult wielding right wing toddlers?

I listen to Rush on Right Wing Radio everyday to see what he's up to. Like a wartime General, It's always best to be informed and aware of what your enemy is planning. I can usually only stay tuned for about ten minutes before I have to pull the car over and puke on the side of the road. This, Jabba the Hut like character sits in his compound, self titled the EIB network for Excellence in Broadcasting, and spews filth and bile for three hours a day, Monday thru Friday to millions of self described ditto-heads who don't have the brain power to think for themselves. Rush regularly calls Obama, Imam Obama, insinuating that the President is Muslim. He calls Harry Reid, Dirty Harry. He calls Michelle Obama, Michelle Antoinette.

Sean Hannity is a Rush Wanna-bee. He huffs and puffs and tries to sound intelligent on his FOX "news" show, but always ends up sounding like a whiny bully in the end. Glenn Beck is a certified whack job. How can they sleep at night knowing that everyday they lead the lemmings who deify them to such levels of hate and mistrust? And all said with a smile and a laugh.

And then there's Sarah. There's a special place in hell for Sarah Palin. Actually, there should be a special place in hell for John McCain who birthed Palin, the succubus, onto the political stage two years ago. And this baby ain't going away any time soon. Sarah Palin, the intellectually challenged, word salad spewing goddess of the inane, is positioning herself to run for President in 2012. Limbaugh will be her consort, Hannity her Bishop and Beck the Jester. Look out America, the 2012 presidential campaign is at the staring gate and Queen Palin is getting fit for her tiara.

Sarah Palin is thin skinned and self absorbed. She calls people who disagree with her haters and talks about the Real America, where people like her live. She keeps calling the Katie Couric interview an example of the Gotcha Media, but how hard is it to answer a question about what newspapers you read? Palin is not terribly bright, but she is very canny and she knows how to relate to people, something our current President could brush up on.

Lately Palin has been everywhere: In the audience of Dancing With the Stars, cheering for her somewhat awkward daughter, and starring in her own reality TV show on TLC. Sarah Palin's Alaska is a frothy, out-doorsy, feel good look at her telegenic family and home state, until she starts clubbing giant haddock between the eyes and talking about building 14 Ft. high fences to protect herself from prying neighbors. She is also currently hawking her new best selling book in Iowa, yes Iowa. Enough said.

It is time for all Americans with a brain and a conscience to rise up and just say NO! Otherwise, come January 2013, the First Dude will be in the Whitehouse waxing his dog sled and Queen Sarah will be reloading for congressional bear.