Wakers

From the dark side:

A Davie County Republican is urging fellow state lawmakers to stop wasting time and money on the state’s climate change commission and support energy policy he says will have a tangible impact on the state. Brock also wants to look into building a refinery in eastern North Carolina to jumpstart economic development in distressed counties.

I'm the first to admit that there's a place for crazy in politics. We are, after all, a nation of nuts. From what I can tell, most crazies operate out of the goodness of their hearts, bless their souls. For others, crazy is also a job, a way to make millions in pursuit of a mission. Glenn Beck is an obvious example. Michele Bachmann. Good old Erik Prince.

Between the extremes of personal madness and professional mercenary lies a growing chorus of crazy, the foot soldiers in the Glittery Republican Opinion Manufacturing Machine, a well-funded network of think tanks, 527s, elected officials, and unwitting journalists.

A new class of being has been set forth on the land by North Carolina State Senator Andrew Brock. ACORN meets the 700 Club with an Amway twist. The Wakers. Buy your shares, build your pyramid, acquire control. Republican America, Inc. The ultimate blurring of business and democracy.

Take notice of this disturbance in the Force. Take notice when a Waker finds you, taps you on the shoulder, gives you the promise of the thing that matters most, the secret sign.

The Wakers. Free market fundamentalism at its glorious best, political profiteering in its purest form. Finally out in the open. Sort of.

Gary Pearce and the Dome today are covering the multi-level marketing scam launched by America-hater Andrew Brock and the "Wakers."