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| 2003-05-09 | |
| Selected parts of the story to highlight the biased and intolerance of Richard Blow and the liberal left. Isn't it ironic that his name is "Mr. Blow"? Americans demonstrated an unsettling impatience with dissent during Gulf II; the prevailing attitude among war supporters held that critics, especially vocal ones, should be punished rather than appreciated, squelched rather than heard. The Internet was flooded with images of Natalie Maines embracing Saddam Hussein in a composite photo. Hey, where can I get one of these? A Louisiana radio station held a "Dixie Chicks Destruction" day. Pictures from the event showing little boys walking over a pile of CDs are truly chilling; though the differences are profound, you can't help but feel shades of 1930s Germany. And Mr. Blow how would you describe some of the "street theatre" from San Francisco earlier this year - the burning of our flag, defecating in the streets, closing down streets and commerce? "Chilling" or "empowering" as you blue-staters like to say? It's difficult, but essential, to understand why. After all, "Red-State" America has its president, its Congress, its pickup trucks, its NASCAR on Fox, its domination of the political media, and its war. You'd think that Red-Staters would be feeling fat and happy. Why then do they sound so culturally insecure? And why do they manifest that insecurity with such testosterone-fueled rage?
Once again, when you distill the left's rhetoric it always comes down to one thing — a virulent hatred of President Bush. The Dixie Chicks are getting rich in the midst of a recession for which Bush supporters can't bring themselves to blame the president. No wonder status-anxious, economically-insecure white men are pissed off. The world is changing, and they're being left behind. Ahem, no Mr. Blow, you and you're hate-filled minions on the left are - and will continue to be - left behind. | |
| Posted by:ColoradoConservative |
| #14 Laugn line of the day: "Americans demonstrated an unsettling impatience with dissent during Gulf II" Amazing how a little "blowback" so easily frightens people like Mr. Blow, whose website is ironically named after a man who was made of far stronger stuff. Let's get it right, shall we. If the government silences it's opponents, that's censorship. If the people decide to boo, boycott, or ignore, that's the First Amendment. Got it? Any anonymous, you're right, there were those on the right who were, and remain, virulently hateful towards Clinton. Now there are those on the left consumed by hatred of Bush. So? It's a free country man...and you know I may vote for Bush next time, but I'll sure as hell never buy a Dixie Chick record, pay for an Alec Baldwin, George Clooney, Jessica Lange, Susan Sarandon, Janeane Garofolo, or Tim Robbins movie, ever again. My right. |
| Posted by: R. McLeod 2003-05-10 02:21:28 |
| #13 A virulent hatred of President Bush? Thank God that never happened against Bill CLinton with the Republican/Wall Street lackeys |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-10 01:25:27 |
| #12 Rednecks suck -- always have, always will. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-09 23:54:35 |
| #11 I kinda liked it better when I thought you meant Mr. Blow as in Mr. Cocaine Head, or this is your brain on blow. Watch out kiddies, if you do drugs you'll wind up a wacky dead-head, just like Mr. Blow over there. |
| Posted by: Becky 2003-05-09 19:45:16 |
| #10 Blow was an editor at George mag? Wrote a book on JFK Jr? Is writing one on Harvard? Figures. Only thing left out was that his university creative writing prof was Norman Mailer. |
| Posted by: Michael 2003-05-09 15:08:30 |
| #9 Clarification of comment: Regarding my comment "Isn't it ironic that his name is "Mr. Blow"?" I wish to clarify that the point I was trying to deliver is that the author is a "blowhard", or a windbag bereft of fact and rationale. I did not intend a sexual entendre or something untoward. My apologies if it was taken as such. |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-05-09 15:00:11 |
| #8 I am male, not a redneck but I am a patriot - the Dixies are of the same mantra as Hanoi Fonda....We were attacked - it is natural for anyone who loves this country to react angrily to anyone causing harm - and remember loose lips sinks ships! As for comparing the destruction of dixie cd's to the nazis burning books - this is totally uncalled for. The nazis, as a matter of STATE policy, conducted these burnings of books. The destroying of cd's was a grass roots reation to what was precieved as damaging our country. And for this a-hole to state the instigators were men - talk about being sexist! I know many women, who are patriots, who had very unkind words for the Dixies... Yes the world is changing but obvously this persons view has not. The US will continue to proscecute this war on Terror and anyone who wants to oppose us protecting ourselves should leave. This will only end when - we destroy all who support TERROR or those who support TERROR stop on thier own. There is no other way and no turning back. We did not ask for this but will finish it, so yes the world has changed - at least from the american perspective. |
| Posted by: Dan 2003-05-09 14:56:08 |
| #7 Mr. Blow is of course dead wrong, us red staters as he so eloquently describes Bush supporters, are frankly sick to death of the liberal pap that the media has been force feeding us and I don't think any of us will be satisfied until the likes of Mr Blow are removed from the planet. |
| Posted by: Wills 2003-05-09 14:50:23 |
| #6 I started to read this but then my TESTOSTERONE-FUELED RAGE kicked in and I had to go outside and have a cigarette and calm down. Do you get the feeling that Mr. Blowjob has gotten the shit kicked out of him in a few bars maybe once or twice? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-05-09 13:23:01 |
| #5 A major FOREIGN terrorist strike in New York city also played havoc with both the feeling of safety and security US citizens had previously enjoyed, and in financial markets around the world. The WTC attack cost several BILLIONS of dollars, and it's difficult to replace that kind of financial support. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-05-09 12:55:03 |
| #4 Oh, please! Once again, for the slower among us, the right to free speech does not mean: (1) the right not to suffer consequences that fall within legal bounds from the reactions of your fellow free citizens, (2) the right to have someone actually listen to your free speech, and (3) the right to be subsidized to practice your free speech. (1) above means that your free speech can result in a boycott. (2) above means that I can walk away, even if it offends you. (3) above means that I don't have to pay you to insult me and my beliefs. None of (1), (2), and (3) are censorship -- in spite of the PC redefinition of that word. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-05-09 12:46:14 |
| #3 JP: Let me echo your post. Further indications show that the economy had been weakening at least as early as the Spring of 2000. It can be verified and it is the gospel truth. (I like to say "gospel truth" as much as possible as I know it irritates the hell out of my liberal friends.) |
| Posted by: ColoradoConservative 2003-05-09 12:22:23 |
| #2 I'm sick of these leftie asshats repeating the lie (they seem sure that if you repeat a lie often enough people will begin to believe it) that the recession is "Bush's." It's only his because he inherited it: a cursory look at an S&P500 chart will clearly demonstrate that the bear market started in October of 2000. |
| Posted by: John Phares 2003-05-09 11:24:58 |
| #1 I almost hit my wife after reading this. But just grabbed my keys and took my silverado out for a drive played some Beachboy tunes. The Dixie Chicks Blow |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-05-09 11:16:09 |