Where was all this concern about the tenor and tone of political speech prior to the ascendance of Muad'dib? CURIOUSLY ABSENT, that's where it was.
Face it: those of you who are liberals ( = who hold individual liberty to be the greatest good ) want to smoke the peace pipe now that you're in power. "Come, let us reason together!" Well, the time for polite, reasonable discussion was November 2000, when W was elected -- and your side FAILED. As I said, I was never a fan of Bush 43 or a member of his party, and I never had the slightest problem with those who criticized him on the basis of policy. But there were damned few liberals who were able to contain their raw, visceral hatred of the man long enough to even get to a discussion of policy. "He stole the election!" "Send him more pretzels!" "Too bad he wasn't in New York!" "That smirking chimp!" "He should be arrested and frog-marched out of the White House" "He's not MY President!". Any of that sound familar? Well, all that and worse was said repeatedly by _self-labeled_ liberals everywhere from network TV to the most obscure website. DemocraticUnderground.com alone contains more hatred than a dozen white supremacist websites -- yet that's "free speech", so it's okay.
Now that Muad'dib is God-Emperor of Dune, however, all dissent must cease. "Can't we all just get along -- now that we have the whip hand?" is the cry.
Well, I won't get along. Despite his racist associations, his shady past, his lack of achievement, and his mysterious origins, I sincerely wish the new guy well. When he's wrong I intend to blister his rhetorical hide, but he's the one that won the race, and I'll support him as long as he's in the right. Did any of you open-minded, sweet-talking adults ever grant George W Bush the same courtesy during his time at the top? I'll answer for you: NO, YOU DID NOT.
In the end, I don't reaaly care who is president. I am a monarchist, a traditionalist conservative, and I hate both parties -- and representative government as a practice -- with a deep sincerity. What chaps my hide, however, is the double standard of those who preach couth and civility to their ideological opponents while practicing (or allowing the practice of) the worst sort of red-eyed hatred among their own. Well, I am not going to let it pass. You'd better believe that for the next four years I am going to point out the hypocrisy of the Left in this country every time I see it -- and in the most uncomfortable and annoying fashion possible.
And having said that, I've said what I have to say for now.
I wasn't blogging when Bush came into office. This thing started up in 2002, after 9/11, after a bunch of stuff had already come to be. But I think I can say with some reasonable confidence that the raw, visceral hatred took a few years.
Yup, he earned it.
I believe a lot more was mentioned than stealing an election, pretzels (need I remind you of calling Congress to special session over Teri Schiavo?), etc. Shall I start quoting from my own journal? I can, you know.
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Face it: those of you who are liberals ( = who hold individual liberty to be the greatest good ) want to smoke the peace pipe now that you're in power. "Come, let us reason together!" Well, the time for polite, reasonable discussion was November 2000, when W was elected -- and your side FAILED. As I said, I was never a fan of Bush 43 or a member of his party, and I never had the slightest problem with those who criticized him on the basis of policy. But there were damned few liberals who were able to contain their raw, visceral hatred of the man long enough to even get to a discussion of policy. "He stole the election!" "Send him more pretzels!" "Too bad he wasn't in New York!" "That smirking chimp!" "He should be arrested and frog-marched out of the White House" "He's not MY President!". Any of that sound familar? Well, all that and worse was said repeatedly by _self-labeled_ liberals everywhere from network TV to the most obscure website. DemocraticUnderground.com alone contains more hatred than a dozen white supremacist websites -- yet that's "free speech", so it's okay.
Now that Muad'dib is God-Emperor of Dune, however, all dissent must cease. "Can't we all just get along -- now that we have the whip hand?" is the cry.
Well, I won't get along. Despite his racist associations, his shady past, his lack of achievement, and his mysterious origins, I sincerely wish the new guy well. When he's wrong I intend to blister his rhetorical hide, but he's the one that won the race, and I'll support him as long as he's in the right. Did any of you open-minded, sweet-talking adults ever grant George W Bush the same courtesy during his time at the top? I'll answer for you: NO, YOU DID NOT.
In the end, I don't reaaly care who is president. I am a monarchist, a traditionalist conservative, and I hate both parties -- and representative government as a practice -- with a deep sincerity. What chaps my hide, however, is the double standard of those who preach couth and civility to their ideological opponents while practicing (or allowing the practice of) the worst sort of red-eyed hatred among their own. Well, I am not going to let it pass. You'd better believe that for the next four years I am going to point out the hypocrisy of the Left in this country every time I see it -- and in the most uncomfortable and annoying fashion possible.
And having said that, I've said what I have to say for now.
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Yup, he earned it.
I believe a lot more was mentioned than stealing an election, pretzels (need I remind you of calling Congress to special session over Teri Schiavo?), etc. Shall I start quoting from my own journal? I can, you know.
Like - Thank you for allowing Colin Powell to make a complete fool of himself by showing the UN Security Council photos which, one week later, were publicly challenged by Hans Blix, the inspector responsible for disarming Iraq.
Thank you for adopting your current position and thus ensuring that, at the plenary session, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin's antiwar speech was greeted with applause - something, as far as I know, that has only happened once before in the history of the UN, after a speech by Nelson Mandela.
Thank you too, because, after all your efforts to promote war, the normally divided Arab nations, at their meeting in Cairo during the last week in February, were, for the first time, unanimous in their condemnation of any invasion.
Thank you for your rhetoric stating that "the UN now has a chance to demonstrate its relevance," a statement which made even the most reluctant countries take up a position opposing any attack on Iraq. VINTAGE 2003.
Oh, there was no reason. None. Ever.
Over Bush? Yup. Still would.
...ghaaaad March and April of 2003 were grim. Thanks. If I ever had any doubt, it's GONE NOW.
Pretzels. Feh. Pikers if they wasted their time on PRETZELS.
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Who said this? Obama himself said he welcomes opinions from all sides.
This is the last time I'm going to say this. I'll even say it in caps so you know I'm serious.
OTHER PEOPLE'S POOR BEHAVIOR DOES NOT JUSTIFY YOUR OWN.
That applies no matter who you are. Period.
If you're going to act annoying, don't try to blame others for your actions.
That finger belongs squarely between your own eyes.
If you can't or won't understand that, all I can do is post this here...
...and walk away.