tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post115266805879234958..comments2024-03-28T21:32:41.763-05:00Comments on driftglass: Evil Liberal John Dean Speaksdriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1153319460109463462006-07-19T09:31:00.000-05:002006-07-19T09:31:00.000-05:00Super color scheme, I like it! Good job. Go on.&ra...Super color scheme, I like it! Good job. Go on.<BR/><A HREF="http://las_vegas_hotel.noname.kolobrzeg.pl/palms_hotel_in_las_vegas.html" REL="nofollow">»</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152770527884560982006-07-13T01:02:00.000-05:002006-07-13T01:02:00.000-05:00Henry Holland - do a Google search.The Los Angeles...Henry Holland - do a Google search.<BR/><BR/>The Los Angeles Times article was picked up by other newspapers, and you can get it from them. <BR/>e.g.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/living/14995060.htm" REL="nofollow">Link to Hastening the apocalypse<BR/>Christians, Muslims and Jews nudge return of the messiah<BR/>By Louis Sahagun<BR/>Los Angeles Times<BR/> <BR/>Evangelist John C. Hagee speaks at Harvest Rock Church in Pasadena, Calif., asking local pastors to support Israel during the apocalypse. He has helped 12,000 Russian Jews move to Israel and donated millions to its hospitals and orphanages.<BR/><BR/>For thousands of years, prophets have predicted the end of the world. Today, various religious groups, using the latest technology, are trying to hasten it.</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152753154834289592006-07-12T20:12:00.000-05:002006-07-12T20:12:00.000-05:00mr fibble"When you say 'radical right' today, I th...mr fibble<BR/>"When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye."<BR/><BR/>~Barry Goldwater WaPo 1994<BR/><BR/>Buckley, an asshole perhaps, but never stupid. Some claim Goldwater changed with age, but he was always a libertarian and he had a hands-off philosophy on social issues...such as gays serving openly in the military.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152752373229581712006-07-12T19:59:00.000-05:002006-07-12T19:59:00.000-05:00I had the same reaction.I had the same reaction.jurassicporkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673461210301442978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152747722216949032006-07-12T18:42:00.000-05:002006-07-12T18:42:00.000-05:00Drifty, Sorry to redirct from your most excellent ...Drifty, <BR/>Sorry to redirct from your most excellent post, but there's something that everyone should see. <BR/>Gang, stop by crookandliars and watch Donny Deutsch debate Ann Coulter. It is well worth a look. <BR/>He called her a human being, and she just laughed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152744164340404782006-07-12T17:42:00.000-05:002006-07-12T17:42:00.000-05:00But lots of folks are praying for Armageddon, beca...But lots of folks <I>are</I> praying for Armageddon, <I>because they want it.</I> And I don't mean the leaders, but the folks on the ground. <BR/>And don't be braggin' about smarter, stronger women. What red-blooded Amerikan man wants a <I>smart</I> woman?!? They are just full of back-talk and vinegar, those damned, smart, uppity womenfolk. <BR/>And did you really say "Liberal Chardonnary?" You will not win a single red vote with that phrase. <BR/>Drifty, I dig what your saying, but I don't think those fellas on the other side of the aisle will. This was "addressed" to them, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152738494907895042006-07-12T16:08:00.000-05:002006-07-12T16:08:00.000-05:00Because our ideas really are better (and among the...<I>Because our ideas really are better (and among them, yes, we will be raising taxes. Fucking-A. We’ll be rolling back the Bush tax cuts to the wealthy, Day One, 8:00, you mooching, thieving pricks.)</I><BR/><BR/>I love it that you're not afraid to take a stand on issues when conservatives draw a line in the sand, D. Watch that you don't idealize those old-school conservatives too much, though. William F. Buckley is a rank propagandist and always has been.BitterHarvesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369427899704828145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152735885805841462006-07-12T15:24:00.000-05:002006-07-12T15:24:00.000-05:00Nailed it once again, drifty. I'll be printing thi...Nailed it once again, drifty. I'll be printing this out and forcing people to read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152725020602521602006-07-12T12:23:00.000-05:002006-07-12T12:23:00.000-05:00That his idol and friend was Barry Goldwater: Fath...<I>That his idol and friend was Barry Goldwater: Father of the Conservative Movement and a man who absolutely reviled the maggoty thing is had mutated into at the hands of the likes of Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.</I><BR/><BR/>Drifty, methinks you're taking a somewhat Disneyfied view of the "old school" GOP. Read Gore Vidal's old piece on Goldwater and Republicans from days of yore and you'll see that they haven't changed one iota. The GOP has always, at least since the Civil War, been the stupid wing of the Party of Property (the Democrats are the other, somewhat more enlightened, wing of the same party). The GOP fought like hell to prevent the Statue of Liberty from being given to our country, and wouldn't give a penny when the gift became inevitable, because they despised immigrants and poor people so much. And nothing has changed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152722812773097192006-07-12T11:46:00.000-05:002006-07-12T11:46:00.000-05:00I would also add to Uncle Drifty's list the Realit...I would also add to Uncle Drifty's list the <A HREF="http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/red-state-fascism.html" REL="nofollow">Reality of Red-State Fascism</A> essay by libertarian conservative thinker Lew Rockwell. This guy is somebody who thinks we liberals are all wet on economic issues but recognizes the fact that we're mostly trustworthy (at least when not influenced by "PC" silliness) on civil liberties issues.Mister Robotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08724938709642010624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152719092814308192006-07-12T10:44:00.000-05:002006-07-12T10:44:00.000-05:00Joe Lieberman, at the very least, has become a lig...Joe Lieberman, at the very least, has become a lightning rod of debate as to what Democrats should or shouldn't be. When looks at what a traitor Lieberman is, it's only natural for voters in other states to look to their own legislators and to start reappraising them with squinted eyes.<BR/><BR/>And when these voters look at the Bidens and the Hillarys long enough, they may not like what they see.<BR/><BR/>You know what the Democrats' problem is? <A HREF="http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2006/07/its-all-in-timing.html" REL="nofollow">No sense of timing</A> or a sense of opportunism. And the Lieberman/Lamont campaign is helping to draw attention to that fact. The other NE Democratic senators could put the final nails in his political coffin by withholding their support, as John Murtha has, but they won't.<BR/><BR/>And George Bush is always right, btw.jurassicporkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673461210301442978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152715752261859642006-07-12T09:49:00.000-05:002006-07-12T09:49:00.000-05:00oh oh! Eugene Ionesco alert! As a former 'Mr. Sm...oh oh! Eugene Ionesco alert! As a former 'Mr. Smith' player, I bring you a selected short from,<BR/> <BR/>The Bald Soprano:<BR/><BR/>"The Fire"<BR/> <BR/>The polypoids were burning in the wood <BR/><BR/>A stone caught fire <BR/><BR/>The castle caught fire <BR/><BR/>The forest caught fire <BR/><BR/>The men caught fire <BR/><BR/>The women caught fire <BR/><BR/>The birds caught fire <BR/><BR/>The fish caught fire <BR/><BR/>The water caught fire <BR/><BR/>The sky caught fire <BR/><BR/>The ashes caught fire <BR/><BR/>The smoke caught fire <BR/><BR/>The fire caught fire <BR/><BR/>Everything caught fire <BR/><BR/>Caught fire, caught fire.<BR/><BR/>MRS. MARTIN: That sent chills up my spine... <BR/><BR/>MR. MARTIN: And yet there's a certain warmth in those lines...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152708603862140442006-07-12T07:50:00.000-05:002006-07-12T07:50:00.000-05:00DG- thanks for articulating the pith essence of wh...DG- thanks for articulating the pith essence of where we are, and pointing us towards the exit. Big kudos to KO for actually presenting news in an intelligent format, and John Dean for telling the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152702267343214172006-07-12T06:04:00.000-05:002006-07-12T06:04:00.000-05:00Good stuff, Drift. You nailed the "postional" cr...Good stuff, Drift.<BR/><BR/> You nailed the "postional" crap of the right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152701884984479912006-07-12T05:58:00.000-05:002006-07-12T05:58:00.000-05:00Not to get all bookish and shit,, but S. Gordon Al...Not to get all bookish and shit,, but S. Gordon Allport, an (imho) esteemed psychologist, has written extensively upon the subject of authoritarianism and its role in the merikan family. I re-read it from time to time. Dr. Allport's writings encapsulate the themes expressed by Mr. Dean. What strikes me is how widespread that authoritarianism has become in the usa. <BR/><BR/>I am reminded by an old line by Eugene Ionesco which goes to the heart of the matter; ' The leader has no head'. <BR/><BR/>Heaven help us. We are in deep doodoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152681485226431222006-07-12T00:18:00.000-05:002006-07-12T00:18:00.000-05:00That interview is frightening, especially for some...That interview is frightening, especially for someone who grew up thinking Dean was part of the Nixon Axis of Evil. I don't know if I have the courage to read the book, but thanks for highlighting it. It explains why there are so few equivalent famous Liberal leaders and no dedicated followers. That's what thinking for yourself gets you. I hope we wake up, especially before the midterms this year.dcnativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159211284859115079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-1152681044962373092006-07-12T00:10:00.000-05:002006-07-12T00:10:00.000-05:00Hell, we've been counterpunching since around 2002...Hell, we've <I>been</I> counterpunching since around 2002, Drifty. They're just starting to get around to noticing us because we're finally getting too big and loud to ignore. To quote Paulie in Rocky IV: "We're the unsilent majority, bigmouth!"<BR/><BR/>Speaking of counterpunching, <A HREF="http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2006/07/maureen-dowd-he-let-dogs-out.html" REL="nofollow">Mo Do's latest</A> is up a day early and I'm glad that she's finally back on the political beat. Contrary to my personal tradition, I have some handy-dandy illustrations to go along with her byline, in case ya'll get lost.jurassicporkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673461210301442978noreply@blogger.com