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| Leftist Goes off the Rails |
| 2006-06-16 |
| I haven't posted anything in a while, so I thought I'd serve up a nice plate of fifth columnist. Enjoy The lives of our troops are being sacrificed every day by cynical conservatives like James Taranto, who don't mind seeing them maimed and killed indefinitely if it helps their partisan political interests. And as for the rest of us -- we're all Sistah Souljah now. And here I thought this was a war on terror. How'd Taranto manage to get the world's best military to kill troops for partisan political interests? And as usual, he misses the point. Troops are being killed by an armed and hostile enemy which must be destroyed They're selling out our national security for an electoral strategy - and they call themselves "Americans." They've been insulting our patriotism for years, just because we tell the truth they'd rather hide. Suppressing free speech through slander and intimidation is as un-American as it gets. You have to have partiotism before it can be slandered. So why are liberals or Democrats so polite to them? Wow. Polite? I'd hate to see them being nasty if this is polite. Let's face facts: Taranto and his ilk would, in fact, rather see more young soldiers wounded and killed than see the Republican Party lose at the polls. And those innocent Iraqis who are also losing their lives aren't even on their radar - despite the fact that each such death helps breed more anti-American terror. Liberals love dead Americans... Especially if they are killed by an armed and hostile enemy of the United States. They have no clearly-articulated purpose for being there, no plan, no goals, no timetable - and where they should be providing a strategic vision, we get only partisanship and name-calling. We have a goal: military victory. The best way to protect the Republican Party's faltering electoral chances is to obscure the fact that the GOP has plunged us into a catastrophe. They don''t want to withdraw because they would "lose face," and therefore lose votes. But once the election's over? They'll "cut and run" without a second thought. We ain't withdrawing because we ain't won yet, but we are winning. Meanwhile, if they can hide the truth and accuse their opponents of treason at the same time, so much the better. The best defense is a good offense - at least in the voting booth. Too bad about your kids, Mr. & Mrs. America -- but the Right wants to win at any price, particularly if you pay it. Let's face it: in another time, many on today's mainstream left could be charged with treason You have to hate a country, on some deep level, to be so cynical about the suffering of its people. And how must they feel toward the soldiers they treat so callously? Leftist projection here... Think about that as you watch those flag-draped coffins they tried to hide, the maimed young Americans with ruined lives, and those young Iraqi children killed by stray bombs. They're all "collateral damage" - in the right-wing war to preserve their political power. The coffin are not being shown because the left has been abjectly irresponsible concerning military deaths, preferring to use photos to dishonor the sacrifice many have made and are making now ..snip.. Take Taranto. Here's a gem from his June 14 OpinionJournal.com post on Hillary Clinton: "Kerry, like Mrs. Clinton, is believed to be planning a presidential run in 2008. Right now he is merely pandering to his party's pro-surrender base. But in order for him to win, it will be necessary to break the nation's will. That is, most voters will have to be convinced of the position he has now taken: that it's better to lose in Iraq than to continue fighting." Deception and calumny: How do I count the ways? "Pro-surrender": Kerry's position, and that of many (if not most) Americans, is that the fighting should be turned over to the Iraqis on a clear timetable. You don't signal your intentions to an armed hostile enemy. Taranto and his bosses say that Iraq has a sovereign government. How is it "surrender" to let them defend their own country? (Unless, of course, you don't really believe it is their country.) Nice try, but the Iraqis are defending thier own country "Break the nation's will": The polls are clear: Americans want this war brought to an end. Why is Taranto determined to break our will? I want this war brought ot an end in the only acceptable way: victory ..snip.. He's referring to the cynical ploy Republicans used to respond to Murtha's war plan. Cynical because it mirrored Murtha's own cynicism Murtha never demanded "immediate withdrawal" - and both the Republican leadership and James Taranto know it. He advocated a scheduled withdrawal and re-deployment. The Republican House leadership, in their never-ended willingness to abuse power for selfish ends, then put up a phony resolution for "immediate withdrawal" in an attempt to embarrass him. It didn't work.It didn't? Were I to call for immediate withdrawl and then called on it I would be embarassed. What's more, it was another base and unpatriotic Republican act. They hijacked the US Congress and interrupted its work to score a phony propaganda point. Using our governmental institutions for partisan gain is yet another case of un-American Republicanism. Unpatriotic souls like Taranto are only too eager to provide them with cover. Dja get that, folks? Voting to end the war, just as Murtha demanded "hijacked the US Congress" This whole piece is an attempt to help the Republicans peddle their Death-For-Votes, Love-the-GOP But Hate-Our-Troops strategy. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with it. For too long, they've slandered those who disagree with them. Rank-and-file Republicans and conservatives who love their country really do think that Democrats are traitors - even if they're people of good will - because Taranto and his kind spout their deceptions without being challenged. This isn't challenging them? And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally. They honor every human being's sacrifice, every human being's loss, and every human being's point of view. Even an armed and hostile enemy. They honor terrorists' sacrifices... What they shouldn't honor is character assassination, or the use of our fighiting ( sic ) men and women as political footballs. That's not the way we're supposed to do things in this country. The left should get some character so the right can assasinate it... Conservatives and Republicans: They've got no plan for success in Iraq. It's called victoryThey can't even define it.Victory Still, they'd rather stay there indefinitely than hurt their own political chances, even as more Americans die and our national security is weakened. Leftists can't even tell the truth within the body of their own polemics. Before this fella said the right "don't mind seeing them maimed and killed indefinitely if it helps their partisan political interests." This is a perfect example of leftist/liberal logic. It cannot be understood unless it is posed as a direct contradiction often within the same thought. This is the very thing Taranto often points out in his column... Maybe Taranto and his cynical friends can answer this question: Is "treason" too strong a word for that kind of behavior? Democrats and liberals shouldn't be afraid to ask. But don't get mad if we ridicule the notion... I believe that have reached a turning point strategically in Iraq and the left senses it. They must repudiate any military victory in Iraq because their pro-surrender base demands it, but I believe the left senses a terrible event is about to take place: victory. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #17 "Leftist Goes off the Rails" Don't you have to be on the rails first in order to go off them? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-16 21:39 |
| #16 Shhh.FOTSGreg. Don't reveal the Plan[tm]. |
| Posted by: Hupitle Phereger1161 2006-06-16 18:54 |
| #15 Now the leftists are accusing those on the right of treason? For awhile now the right has been accusing various leftists of the same thing (and with more justification IMO). It won't be long until some of these loons believe they have the right (whch they do under the Constitution - technically) to foment revolution against the government and to start shooting or hanging those they believe are extremists and treasonous traitors. Not too long after that those on the right will show them exactly who has the guns and the ammunition. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2006-06-16 18:50 |
| #14 Can you say "projection"? ... I knew you could. |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-06-16 16:10 |
| #13 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally. Let's see how many of our college and university instructors and professors are registered Democrats. Now check the level of raising anti-Semitism that is openingly displayed and supported on those campuses. I guess like the terrorists he believes jews aren't persons therefore they can't be 'personally' attacked. |
| Posted by: Ebbiling Phereter5196 2006-06-16 15:37 |
| #12 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally. followed by Maybe Taranto and his cynical friends can answer this question: Is "treason" too strong a word for that kind of behavior? Feel the irony wash over you. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-06-16 14:58 |
| #11 Instapundit sez Kos is starting to tack towards the center in advance of the election, but I wonder if his parishoners will allow him to deviate from the liturgy of the Church of Orthodox Progressivism... Let us pray. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-06-16 14:31 |
| #10 Be sure your shots are all current. Lately some parts of Kos' site have started resembling the sewers and runoff drains of DU. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-06-16 14:02 |
| #9 "Kerry, like Mrs. Clinton, is believed to be planning a presidential run in 2008. Right now he is merely pandering to his party's pro-surrender base. But in order for him to win, it will be necessary to break the nation's will. That is, most voters will have to be convinced of the position he has now taken: that it's better to lose in Iraq than to continue fighting." Deception and calumny: How do I count the ways? "Pro-surrender": Kerry's position, and that of many (if not most) Americans, is that the fighting should be turned over to the Iraqis on a clear timetable. This is the EXACT thing Taranto was chiding them about (it was from earlier this week, after the killing of Zarq-boy). In fact, what Taranto was pointing out was the left's favorite thing, polls. Many polls after Zarq was sent to his raisins showed that the MAJORITY of Americans want to "stay the course," until victory, but at the same time feel killing Zarq is getting us closer to that time (but don't want a "timetable"). When quoted in CONTEXT of what Taranto actually said, his logic is sound. YES, the majority of Americans want to get out, but not now, and after killing Zarq, some polls had close to 70% of Americans seeing light at the end of the tunnel (but, at the same time, wanting to stay in that tunnel until ALL the rats are cleared). Enough said. If this isn't the most abject piece of liberal projection tripe I've ever seen, I guess I need to hang out at Kos more. |
| Posted by: BA 2006-06-16 14:01 |
| #8 This fella completely ignores the left's Code Pink outside the veteran's hospitals, where they spew venom at wounded vets. |
| Posted by: Oldspook 2006-06-16 13:38 |
| #7 --They honor every human being's sacrifice, every human being's loss, and every human being's point of view.-- Unless you don't agree....... |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2006-06-16 12:31 |
| #6 Got an interesting blog though. I think it's called "Comments (0)"... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-16 12:14 |
| #5 Hot pundit-on-pundit action! And sweaty too, at least in NY. Heh |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-06-16 12:11 |
| #4 Nice fisking, badanov, but was this guy ever on the rails to begin with? |
| Posted by: Mike 2006-06-16 12:06 |
| #3 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally. They honor every human being's sacrifice, every human being's loss, and every human being's point of view. I guess he doesn't spend much time at the Daily Kos. |
| Posted by: Desert Blondie 2006-06-16 11:55 |
| #2 Hot pundit-on-pundit action! Poison pens at thirty paces... |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-06-16 11:20 |
| #1 My, my. This Taranto fellow sounds more evil and powerful then Karl Rove himself... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-16 11:08 |