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Posted on 06/23/2006 6:05:50 PM PDT by goldstategop
When leftists start caterwauling about civility, it reminds me of when my kids were young.
When my daughter Anna was 5 and my son, Jonathan was 4, World War III broke out in our household at least once a day. Anna’s modus operandi, as she explained it to her grandfather, was: "I hit Jonathan. He hits me. Then I tell Mommy."
In essence, that’s the leftists’ civility scam: They hit us. We hit back. Then their media lap dogs begin howling about incivility and yapping about the decline of gentility in the political debate (which, if I’m not mistaken, started with the presidential election of 1800).
It comes on cue; Ann Coulter writes a book and liberals start spewing about mean-spiritedness.
In her latest foray (Godless: The Church of Liberalism), Coulter observed that the "Jersey Girls" – four 9/11 widows who turned themselves into tools of the hate-Bush establishment – reveled in their celebrity status. OK, she called them "harpies" too.
Low blow! the media referees of political pugilism cried. (These self-appointed refs always seem to be gazing off into space when left-wingers rabbit-punch conservatives, or deliver a debilitating kick to the groin.)
Conservative obnoxiousness is a marketing device, the pundits explain. Coulter does it to sell books. Rush Limbaugh does it to boost his ratings.
"There’s something about the momentum of sustaining a reputation based on noise," sniffs Roger Rosenblatt, "culture critic" for Time Magazine (whose idea of intellectual colloquy is eye-gouging anyone to the right of Mother Blood). Rosenblatt explains, "Someone like Coulter, in order to sustain a reputation that she’s forged for herself, is likely to think, ‘What can I say now?’ Eventually, how insulting can you get?"
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former enabler-in-chief who spent most of her married life plotting to destroy the reputations of women who accused her predator-husband, ran to give the Jersey Girls a big hug. "Perhaps her (Coulter’s) book should have been called ‘Heartless,’" the lady widely known for her warmth and humanity sneered.
But Coulter’s comments about the Jersey Girls weren’t gratuitous. She devoted a chapter in her book to the way the left picks spokesmen whose suffering is supposed to immunize them from criticism -- Cindy Sheehan, Nick Berg’s father, Christopher Reeve, the Jersey Girls, etc. When we respond to their crackpot carping, we’re admonished for our stunning insensitivity.
Meanwhile, the left has perfected the gentle art of character assassination, while complaining about the politics of personal destruction. Their idea of a civilized dialogue is calling us really-mean Nazis, while our mouths are taped shut.
The quintessence of liberal civility is the thoughtful fashion in which the left expresses its disagreement with the policies of George W. Bush.
When a liberal writes a book about the 43rd. president of the United States, the words "lies," "liar," "stupid" or "evil" must appear in the title. The trifecta of liberal Bush-bashing would be a book titled "The Evil Lies of Stupid Bush" (or, "The Stupid Lies of Evil Bush").
Illustrative of the liar-liar-pants-on-fire school of liberal analysis, here are just a few of the titles offered on Amazon.com:
The Lies of George Bush by David Corn Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why the Media Didn’t Tell You by Paul Waldman Big Bush Lies: The 20 Most Telling Lies of President George W. Bush by Jerry Politex The Five Biggest Lies Bush Told Us About Iraq by Christopher Scheer, Lakshmi Chaudhry, and Robert Scheer Bush Lies In State by Michael McCourt; and Aliens And Cowboys: Bush’s Legacy of Lies by Jefferson Lang. Coming soon to a bookstore near you, Neener-Neener/ I-Know-You-Are-But-What-Am-I? -- The Intelligent Liberal’s Guide To Political Discourse by Franken Rodham Moore.
Or, consider the way leftists routinely demonize their opponents:
Evangelical Christians – Ignorant, superstitious, violence-prone fanatics intent on establishing a theocracy and putting homosexuals, abortionists, pornographers, feminists, Moslems, and Ron Howard in death camps.
Gun Owners – Homicidal maniacs who want to arm toddlers with howitzers and kill Bambi.
The U.S. Military – Stone-cold killers, Lt. Calley-clones programmed to indiscriminately murder women and children and torture detainees.
Pro-lifers – Religious fanatics, misogynists who want to turn women into breeding stock, violence-prone fetus-worshippers who care about life only in the womb.
Immigration Reform Advocates – Xenophobes who are betraying America’s nation-of-immigrants heritage and have an irrational fear of diversity as well as anyone named Juan or Jose.
Politicians Who Support the U.S. Presence in Iraq, but either A) Didn’t serve in the military, B) Served, but didn’t see combat or C) Served, saw combat, but failed to win the Medal of Honor – Chicken Hawks, nancy boys, hypocritical jingoists who’ll defend America to the last drop of the other guy’s blood.
In academia, where leftists are demigods, the dialogue has reached heights of elegance and refinement worthy of a Victorian drawing room.
Take Ward Churchill, the University of Colorado professor who called the Americans who died in the World Trade Center "little Eichmanns" responsible for America’s "mighty engine of profit," while their killers were heroes who made "gallant sacrifices" to strike a blow against the American Reich.
Can Roger Rosenblatt be reached for comment? I don’t recall Senator Clinton condemning Churchill’s comments as "heartless."
Besides the fact that she loves America and doesn’t sound like a raving lunatic, here are the essential differences between Coulter and Churchill: 1) Coulter isn’t paid by Colorado taxpayers; 2) Students aren’t forced to sit in a classroom and listen to her. (Actually, no one is forced to listen to her); and 3) Professors aren’t getting all weepy while defending her academic freedom.
Admittedly, conservatives give as good as they get. The difference between us and them is that we can argue as well as inveigh. They can only hurl invectives.
In her new book, Coulter is caustic and cutting. She also makes a devastating case against lieft-wing crime-control policies (the ultimate oxymoron), abortion, stem-cell research, global warming, evolutionism, and public education.
Leftists can’t argue because – 1) Their positions are illogical and indefensible; 2) They’ve controlled the culture for so long that they’ve lost any debating skills they once had (their mental muscles have atrophied); and 3) Since they consider opposition to their agenda by definition evil, they think it’s beneath their dignity to debate us.
That’s why leftists can’t succeed at talk radio – that, plus the fact that they’re humor-deficient. I may not always agree with Rush, but he’s an articulate, persuasive advocate. As a talk show host, Al Franken (author of the carefully nuanced book Rush Limbaugh Is A Big Fat Idiot) is a great – whatever it is he’s supposed to be.
Because left-wingers can’t debate, they are forever telling us that on certain issues "the debate is closed" – words I’ve never heard from a conservative.
That and demanding that their viewpoint be subsidized. Speaking at the "Take Back America" conference on June 15 (these days, the left is always taking something back), Rep. Bernie Sanders (VP – Vanguard of the Proletariat – Vermont), urged his fellow progressives to take on "right-wing nuts" (how’s that for civility?) in talk radio – perhaps Sanders should teach them how to dial a telephone – and demand that conservative stations and newspapers provide "alternative points of view."
Apparently, controlling the networks (with the exception of FOX), America’s newspapers of record, Hollywood, public education and the liberal arts faculties of 99.9 percent of colleges and universities isn’t enough. Sanders wants to force conservative media outlets to subsidize the opposition. ("Mommy, Rush has a weekly audience of 20 million. Make them give me my own talk show!")
Coulter’s book now is #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers List. Clearly, we need a government program to force book-buyers to purchase left-wing tracts.
As a survival skill in the political arena leftists shaped, conservatives have learned verbal street-fighting. But at least we’re not hypocrites. We don’t sucker-punch the other guy and then start whining about the appalling lack of civility when he hits back.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
Let's not forget the genteel, classy, civil liberals' usual remark that pro-lifers are the kind of people who are "so ugly" you "wouldn't want to **** them anyway."
Great post, but I think it's a dupe..
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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ROFLMAO! Feder can be downright funny since this book won't appear in any bookstore soon. Note the compendium of three famous liberal names. And the notion of an "intelligent liberal" is an oxymoron. What are they? Indeed.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
bttt
LOL. Somebody finally nails Rosenblatt. (Maybe it's been done before but I missed it.)
Good one.
And.... not only the smartest people on the planet, but the very first ones to tell you so.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
Remember when wrestler Ric Flair used to go on his hands and knees and beg his opponents not to beat him up further then when they aren't looking, turn around and put a move on them? That's how liberals are.
OK, I'll settle for the last two. I know, I know, Ron Howard isn't that bad, but the red hair / bald head thing just CREEPS ME OUT!! Make him get a toupe or just shave his head, and I'll relent. OK?
Interesting. The Harpies were a street gang that was active in the North University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles in the 1970's.
Can someone enlighten me on who "Mother Blood" is?
I think he is referring to Mother Jones, a publication so left wing it will make your teeth hurt.
Feder nails it on this one. The one thing he neglects is the Left's penchant for making untruthful accusations.
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