Posted on 09/11/2011 7:04:13 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Is it just me, or are the 9/11 commemorations oddly subdued?
Actually, I don’t think it’s me, and it’s not really that odd.
What happened after 9/11 — and I think even people on the right know this, whether they admit it or not — was deeply shameful. Te atrocity should have been a unifying event, but instead it became a wedge issue. Fake heroes like Bernie Kerik, Rudy Giuliani, and, yes, George W. Bush raced to cash in on the horror. And then the attack was used to justify an unrelated war the neocons wanted to fight, for all the wrong reasons....
(Excerpt) Read more at krugman.blogs.nytimes.com ...
And then the attack was used to justify an unrelated war...
No, it was not. Bush was very specific that he did NOT suspect Saddam Hussein's involvement in 9/11 on a number of occasions, notably his first speech in the UN on the topic. Moreover, that war - one assumes he is referring to Iraq; not even Krugman would be stupid enough to pretend that Afghanistan was "unrelated" - that war had been going on for a decade before Bush entered office. Whether any of whoever Krugman means by "neocons" did so is impossible to say inasmuch as he declined to identify anyone. That too is a tactic of cowardice.
In fact, the most common complaint against the "neocons" was not that they prosecuted Iraq in the name of 9/11 but that they didn't, preferring instead to couch that activity in terms of advancement of democracy. Krugman is acting as if the silliest accusations on the Left are now established fact merely through repetition. It's not flying, and his refusal to accept comments indicates that he knows it.
Of what, then, is Krugman ashamed? He is ashamed that his country fought back. He is ashamed that it won. He is ashamed that we didn't fall to our knees after 2700 people were murdered and blame ourselves, or at least the Republicans. He is ashamed of his country. He should be ashamed of himself.
Krugman is at the bottom of the barrel with all the other liberals
Bush led the nation through a difficult time as best he could, and did a good job.
Krugman cashes in by pandering to liberal bigotry and hate.
Yes, there was a time that a Nobel Laureate knew how to spell "The" (And when journalists had enough respect for the public to proofread their work).: "Te atrocity" indeed.
On the other hand, his head is so far up his a** he could have had trouble seeing it.
Not enough bad stuff can happen to this wretched little gnome.
Paul Krugman = POS!
Of all days this piece of excrement spews utter hate out of every orifice in his body. He needs to be fired immediately
Krugman sounds like a squealing piglet.
Another piece of garbage, him and his article.
LoL! Krugman guy gives liberal nancy-boys a bad name.
Perfect!
Thanks. I kept mine short:
So, exactly what were you thinking when you published Paul Krugman’s article, “The Conscience of a Liberal”?
What a horrible and tasteless piece of garbage for you to promote on a day when we should all be working towards unity and drawing together as a nation!
“He didn’t allow comments.”
That is what I came here for. The comment thread for that article can be found here...
“He didn’t allow comments.”
That is what I came here for. The comment thread for that article can be found here...
“He didn’t allow comments.”
That is what I came here for. The comment thread for that article can be found here...
Paul Krugman already endures horrific punishment: after all, he is consigned, for all eternity, to be Paul Krugman.
Yes, Krugman suffers a sickness of soul which is becoming unfortunately more common.
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