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2005-03-14 Home Front: Politix

WaPo Managing Editor: "I don't think US should be the leader of the world"

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Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2005-03-14 00:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "We donÃt have any political point of view that we are trying to advance."

The simultaneous twang from several gazillion broken harp strings must've been deafening...

Posted by PBMcL 2005-03-14 12:27:14 AM|| 2005-03-14 12:27:14 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Bush says democracy is advancing in Iraq, but our correspondents say the situation there is much more complex than that.

Uh huh. Apparently, the situation on the ground can be explained away by his correspondents, all from the comfort of a hotel room.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-03-14 12:31:25 AM|| 2005-03-14 12:31:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 This is amazing (and of course unsurprising) stuff. Deserving of a "blogswarm".

The fundamental ignorance and warped perspective is on classic display here. He's concerned "US interests" will prevail. You know, stuff that would be bad for others: free trade, human rights, democratic governance, rule of law, states not swallowing up neighbors a la 1990 Kuwait, genocide being stopped. A veritable catalog of nightmares for "others".

Meanwhile, we're working overtime here trying to "hide" things in Iraq. That is, when we're not trying to find out for ourselves what's going on. Sheesh.

How do people with this sophomoric, cartoonish misunderstanding of the world have adult jobs, much less positions helping provide information to the rest of us?

(rhetorical question .... but it first occurred to me through direct experience about two decades ago, and my befuddlement has only grown)

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-03-14 1:15:00 AM|| 2005-03-14 1:15:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 We donât have any political point of view that we are trying to advance.
Except Liberalism
We donât represent any political parties.
Except the Democrats
We are not tied to any political movement.
Except the Socialism and collectivism

The record of his paper reinforces the rejoinders, not his word.

This guy is so full of crap its flowin out his mouth. Such bald-faced lies on the public record. Does he really believe it? How did he manage to say that with a straight face?

Posted by OldSpook 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 "How do people with this sophomoric, cartoonish misunderstanding of the world have adult jobs, much less positions helping provide information to the rest of us?"

That's easy they are hired by clueless losers just like themselves. That is how this clueless culture and political asshatery gets perpetuated.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2005-03-14 1:21:36 AM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2005-03-14 1:21:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 B-a-r : Please se my remark to Sobiesky about Jimmy Carter's skull as a comment to an article about Chavez (Ven) seizure of land elsewhere on RB today...

It applies to Iraq correspondents in general, and "Bozo" Bennett in particular...

Posted by BigEd 2005-03-14 5:54:59 AM|| 2005-03-14 5:54:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 The Angry/Failed Left is doing its best to appear as prim and proper, quiet Betty Crocker-crats - the "Blame the USA/Dubya" rhetoric is intensifying, a sure and sure-er sign that something might happen soon, prob this summer. I hope you boyz and girlz are buying those guns and survival gear.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2005-03-14 6:46:33 AM|| [http://n/a] 2005-03-14 6:46:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 WOW! He's so full of shit I bet his eyes are brown.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2005-03-14 7:29:32 AM|| 2005-03-14 7:29:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 This guy is about as smart as Lynndie England. He deserves the same fate.

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-03-14 8:12:12 AM|| 2005-03-14 8:12:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 OS - you left out Transnational Progressive.

Posted by Snung Snuth2112 2005-03-14 12:17:19 PM|| 2005-03-14 12:17:19 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 I donât think US should be the leader of the world.

I don't think commie asslickers like you should retain their US citizenship.

Posted by Chris W. 2005-03-14 12:42:11 PM|| 2005-03-14 12:42:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 We donât have any political point of view that we are trying to advance.
Except Liberalism
We donât represent any political parties.
Except the Democrats
We are not tied to any political movement.
Except the Socialism and collectivism

The record of his paper reinforces the rejoinders, not his word.

This guy is so full of crap its flowin out his mouth. Such bald-faced lies on the public record. Does he really believe it? How did he manage to say that with a straight face?

Posted by OldSpook 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by OldSpook 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| 2005-03-14 1:17:58 AM|| Front Page Top

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