Democrats are Nazis. Republicans are the Taliban.
So helpful.
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The former Prime Minister’s memoir has arrived. While the British press seems most fascinated with his revelations about his drinking and his troubled relationship with his successor, Gordon Brown, Americans might be more interested in his continuing defense of the Iraq War and the men who made it happen. Here’s a particularly nauseating selection in which he pronounces his admiration for George W. Bush:
I was asked recently which of the political leaders I had met had most integrity: I listed George [W. Bush] near the top. In what was a fairly liberal audience, some people were aghast. Others tittered, thinking I was joking. But I meant it. He had genuine integrity, and as much political courage as any leader I ever met …
He was, in a bizarre sense (bizarre because it appears counterintuitive), a true idealist.
Like so many who bend over backwards to give Bush credit, Blair seems to be fetishizing his stubbornness and unrealistic idealism.
This point should be so terribly obvious, but also so often seems lost: political courage and idealism are not necessarily good things in and of themselves. Hitler had a hell of a lot of political courage. Charles Manson was a true idealist.
It is not enough to “stick to your guns,” as so many have said of Bush. It is not enough just to stand for something – anything. The important thing is what you stand for. And Bush fails that test miserably.
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Seven years after George the Conqueror’s magnificent victory, Iraqis are still deeply worried about the fate of their country. The NYT features a series of interviews in which Iraqi citizens weigh in on the state of their country, and the impact of American withdrawal. Here’s one depressing excerpt from an interview with an Iraqi security guard:
“We were hoping to be a new Iraq but what we have witnessed in recent years forced us back to the situation of Saddam before 2003. The worst things that we have witnessed are murder, destruction and lack of security, accompanied by sectarian violence which destroyed the country, and all of these were caused by the occupation.”
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Look what Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin gave birth to:
Federal officials are investigating a fire that started overnight at the site of a new Islamic center in a Nashville suburb.
Ben Goodwin of the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to CBS Affiliate WTVF that the fire, which burned construction equipment at the future site of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, is being ruled as arson.
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If you can’t stomach today’s broadcast from the Lincoln Memorial, try this “honor-restoring” one instead, from 47 years ago today:
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Mrs. Tate and I will be worshiping at our local Burlington Coat Factory this Sunday. See you there!
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There are some conservative voices that appear very reasonable and appealing and I can understand how one might get bamboozled by them. If you live paycheck to paycheck, just barely eking out a bare existence, I can see how the fears and uncertainties of your situation might motivate you to vote for the demagogues and fearmongers who decry the people of color and illegal aliens who are “taking your job” and “stealing your tax dollars.” And I can see how you might vote Republican if you have a lot of money to protect and can somehow find a way to tune out other people’s suffering.
But here’s the thing. If you can’t see through Glenn Beck and see that he is a complete fool then, I’m sorry, you are DUMB. If you find Glenn Beck inspiring, you are dumb. Really, really dumb. Hopelessly, impossibly, achingly dumb. And also dumb.
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Clearly unfit for duty:
Despite admitting that he has not purchased a compact disc in years, General David Petraeus revealed Wednesday that he is “an Enya guy,” referring to the new-age Irish musician.
“I do like Celtic music. And Enya is among those,” the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan told Fox News Channel’s Jennifer Griffin in an exclusive interview.
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I don’t know why anyone buys these magazines.
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For all you Mad Men fans.
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“Mosque” protesters narrowly avert mob violence:
The man very astutely remarked to the venomous crowd: “All y’all dumb motherfuckers don’t even know my opinion on shit.” Indeed.
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Frank Rich hit a grand slam with his recent op-ed on the “ground zero mosque.”
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Wow. This article was made for I hate what you just said readers.
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Who knew that Republicans were so “sensitive” and concerned and considerate about the feelings of other people?
Republican candidates around the country seized on President Barack Obama’s support for the right of Muslims to build a mosque near ground zero, assailing him as an elitist who is insensitive to the families of the Sept. 11 victims.
“This hurts,” former Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin said. “This is a slap to those innocent victims who were murdered on 9/11.”
In California’s Senate race, GOP challenger Carly Fiorina made it clear the mosque should be moved. She said it isn’t about religious freedom — it’s about being sensitive to families who lost loved ones on 9/11.
“I think it’s insensitive, I think its divisive and if the true hope of the individuals behind this mosque and the organization behind this mosque is to create unity and positive awareness of Islam in America, and unifying our country, this is a terrible way to do it,” Rubio said.
Hey, does anyone remember Dick Cheney’s celebrated remark against John Kerry?
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Why didn’t rich, powerful men quietly scheme to nullify the Constitutional rights of these Muslims so we could have avoided this whole mosque controversy?
From the self-appointed expert on fascism no less.
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This article about recent protests of the “mosque” in NYC was revealing. The whole article is worth reading. But my favorite part was when the crowd started feeding on their own:
At one point, a portion of the crowd menacingly surrounded two Egyptian men who were speaking Arabic and were thought to be Muslims.
“Go home,” several shouted from the crowd.
“Get out,” others shouted.
In fact, the two men – Joseph Nassralla and Karam El Masry — were not Muslims at all. They turned out to be Egyptian Coptic Christians who work for a California-based Christian satellite TV station called “The Way.” Both said they had come to protest the mosque.
“I’m a Christian,” Nassralla shouted to the crowd, his eyes bulging and beads of sweat rolling down his face.
But it was no use. The protesters had become so angry at what they thought were Muslims that New York City police officers had to rush in and pull Nassralla and El Masry to safety.
“I flew nine hours in an airplane to come here,” a frustrated Nassralla said afterward.
The incident underscores how contentious — and, perhaps, how irrational — the debate over the mosque has become.
Definitely standing up for sensitivity and American values.
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