With the New York Times reflexively referring to Paul Ryan’s budget plan as his “extremist vision,” the definition of extremism suddenly took a hard turn toward meaninglessness. Fortunately, some Twitter conservatives have pitched into define just what extremism means in 2012.
#ImAnExtremistBecause I think small business owners, not the government, built their businesses. #YouDidntBuildThat
— Mike (@ThePantau) August 21, 2012
https://twitter.com/BarackProblema/status/237747159594835970
https://twitter.com/JasonBWhitman/status/237747285612691457
https://twitter.com/ConcrndConsvMom/status/237747846630236161
https://twitter.com/kesgardner/status/237747981896531968
#ImAnExtremistBecause I don't believe that the existence of roads and bridges represents an unending claim on the contents of my wallet.
— Brian Guy (@ItsThatBriGuy) August 21, 2012
#ImAnExtremistBecause I believe minorities are intelligent enough to obtain a photo ID to vote
— Demetrius Minor (@dminor85) August 21, 2012
#ImAnExtremistBecause I believe the federal gov't has no right to shut down the coal industry.
— Bossy Brat (@JGalt09) August 21, 2012
https://twitter.com/Mesmyle/status/237760456046034944
#ImAnExtremistBecause I believe governing by executive fiat is tyrannical
— TexAmerica (@TexAmerica) August 21, 2012
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#ImAnExtremistBecause I believe that if you can't afford to, you shouldn't spend it. That goes for you too @BarackObama
— Jedediah Bila (@JedediahBila) August 21, 2012
https://twitter.com/Shaughn_A/status/237757105363369984
#ImAnExtremistBecause I believe in the 2nd and 10th Amendments.
— BattleSwarm (@BattleSwarmBlog) August 21, 2012
#ImAnExtremistBecause our rights aren't up for negotiation. Endowed by God, not to be denied by kings or parliaments.
— Sunny McSunnyface (@sunnyright) August 21, 2012
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