tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post7463461448920163532..comments2024-03-29T07:36:51.933-05:00Comments on driftglass: Today In Both Sides Do It: Every Damn Bodydriftglasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379167083253389153noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-41801042478264432642016-05-05T01:23:07.426-05:002016-05-05T01:23:07.426-05:00I predict, Trump and his Great huge best campaign,...I predict, Trump and his Great huge best campaign, will not be able to tweet his way through the General 'election.<br /> Because now, it is R vs D so both sides will return to it;s cave and remain dormant until after the election.Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-84111240286555517552016-05-04T22:42:43.993-05:002016-05-04T22:42:43.993-05:00Having recently seen "The Revenant", thi...Having recently seen "The Revenant", this brings back the image of Leonardo DiCaprio wrapping himself inside the bloody, hollowed-out corpse of his horse to keep himself from freezing to death, and primarily to avoid being discovered by the Indian tribe who shot his horse and ran him over the cliff...baragon63https://www.blogger.com/profile/06720566162898629796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-90348275630184118492016-05-04T19:07:42.983-05:002016-05-04T19:07:42.983-05:00because BOTH SIDES are responsible (eg, that means...<i>because BOTH SIDES are responsible (eg, that means the dirty horrid LIEbruls are more to blame, of course... goes without saying, don't it?).</i><br /><br />Or, as our host put it <a href="http://driftglass.blogspot.com/2010/11/beast-that-shouted-love-at-heart-of.html" rel="nofollow">years and years ago</a> when there were wolves in Wales and uncles at Christmas:<br /><br /><i><b>Officer:</b> So according to this "Centrism", every time a Republican assaults someone, somewhere out there is a Liberal who is at least equally to blame for it?<br /><br /><b>Brooks:</b> Correct.<br /><br /><b>Officer:</b> And every time a Liberal does something wrong, a Republican is also at fault?<br /><br /><b>Brooks:</b> No, every time a Liberal does something wrong Conservatism is vindicated and Ronald Reagan smiles down on us from Heaven.<br /><br /><b>Officer:</b> I see. (closes his notebook) I think I have all I need here.</i>Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-40078954743019786752016-05-04T18:04:27.246-05:002016-05-04T18:04:27.246-05:00I must admit that, in my ignorance, I do not under...I must admit that, in my ignorance, I do not understand how "traditional American conservatism" can emphasize "classically liberal notions."stratocruiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705099378204455741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-28682293509470984822016-05-04T16:57:58.488-05:002016-05-04T16:57:58.488-05:00Friedman Dump Unit: "We also need Democrats t...Friedman Dump Unit: "We also need Democrats to be a center-left party, though, and not let Bernie Sanders pull them to the far left."<br /><br />Fer the luv of all that's holy, let us not become "truly leftwing" - shriek! moan! shudder!!11!! <br /><br />All these twits whine about the so-called "center-left" and "center-right," all carefully finding fictional boundaries as to what is "acceptable" to their high-born bosses. So tedious and meaningless.<br /><br />I remember the CPAC convention in 2009 after Obama was inaugurated (twice!!). El Lusbo stepped up to the podium and adjured his weeping racist fans that: "this nation is a CENTER-RIGHT country, and it will remain CENTER-RIGHT!!!" (no matter what that N***a in the White House says or does). And by god, the GOP did it's best to throw tantrums and hissy fits and be as obstructionist as possible to this very day.<br /><br />These comments, of course, are bloody well meaningless, but I guess these hacks are highly compensated to spew them out.<br /><br />Well they've blamed just about everyone, including Obama, for the rise of Trump... everyone, that is, except themselves. And so we witness yet another sun descending in the west on yet another day ending in "y" with these shills hacking out the same tired, twisted, debauched and meaningless phrases: Both Sides! Both SIDES, damnit, had better start DOING something about this because BOTH SIDES are responsible (eg, that means the dirty horrid LIEbruls are more to blame, of course... goes without saying, don't it?).<br /><br />And so on and so forth and scoo be doo be doo beee...<br /><br />To be continued (unfortunately). RUKiddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057702539722165035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-19821232616299343282016-05-04T15:38:10.893-05:002016-05-04T15:38:10.893-05:00The corollary to Both Sides (besides Liberals Are...The corollary to Both Sides (besides Liberals Are Worse) is that Conservatism Can't Fail, It Can Only Be Failed.<br /><br />After Trump loses? Not a True Conservative.<br /><br />Romney? Not a True Conservative.<br /><br />McCain? Not a True Conservative.<br /><br />Bush II? Not a True Conservative (and he won!).<br /><br />And so on and so forth. It's all very confusing that these very conservative people vote for very conservative candidates but all end up not being True Conservatives for some reason that's never quite fully explained, but when Conservatives fail there's always outside forces and reasons that can explain everything, but when Democrats fail it's because they lack character and hate America and worship Bhaal and is always an indictment against liberal ideology.<br /><br />Yet no one has to answer for conservative ideology...<br /><br />Part of this of course is the MSM's flailing strategy of "doubling down on the olds." Assuming only old readers of newspapers or politics, and that all old people are insane racist bed-wetters are usually good bets, and such all of these articles and gasbagging and thinkpieces are aimed at coddling the elder Baby Boomers that Nothing Is Their Fault.<br /><br />Because if you don't go with Both Sides, then you have to do RESEARCH, and bring up HISTORY, and cite SOURCES, and consult EXPERTS, and assign RESPONSIBILITY, and it's all very inconvenient and tiresome when you can simply name-drop whoever's currently in the news, attribute it to both sides, call America "Late Stage Imperial Rome" or some other authentic sounding gibberish, quote Mark Twain or Will Rogers or HM Mencken for a humorous anecdote about politics, and turn in your "analysis." And their corporate editors will nod approvingly when they turn it in, saying...<br /><br />"Both Sides again, eh? Well, we know they eat that shit up. Good job, David."<br /><br />And then they wonder why their readership and/or vierwers are dwindling.Lit3Bolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10407681812425172672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-90495218263440506612016-05-04T15:25:35.727-05:002016-05-04T15:25:35.727-05:00Mark this date in history:
Failed businessman tu...Mark this date in history: <br /><br />Failed businessman turned reality TV star Donald Trump apparently managed to frog stomp a dozen "widely popular center right" Republican Presidential candidates winning a overwhelming number of primaries without a single person voting for him. But no worries! All it means is that Republicans just need to do a tweak or two to how they have been running their party and it will be generational electoral majority, baby!<br /><br />Meanwhile, a would have be ignored if they didn't need the other side to Both Sides, Democratic primary contest is a scorched earth battle of a corrupt technocrat verses a fifth columnist over the wreckage of a failed liberal ideology that no one in America wants. <br /><br />How are they going to spin another likely 60/40 (or worse) Democratic win and lose of the Senate? <br /><br /><br /> trgahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10830124404306531933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-61173088145790680492016-05-04T14:51:47.857-05:002016-05-04T14:51:47.857-05:00I saw that Friedman had written about l'affair...I saw that Friedman had written about l'affaire Trump/Cruz, got about two paragraphs into his presumably algorithmically generated "column", closed the page. When Friedman begs forgiveness for "suck on this!" maybe I'd consider reading his crap again, but probably not. India, hot, lot's of peoples yearning to be free, flat, olive trees, globes, something...blah blah blah. tjanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131191327216687024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-42689123381749860562016-05-04T14:04:10.485-05:002016-05-04T14:04:10.485-05:00most of the Beltway's best and brightest will ...<i>most of the Beltway's best and brightest will end up camped out under the Both Siderist freeway overpass</i><br /><br />I notice how you leave out that these are only the best and brightest by Beltway standards of goodness and brightness. Meanwhile, here on the ground in Balnibarbi, the <i>actual</i> best and brightest remain confined to soap-boxes on street corners, and to blogs like this one, including this one.Neo Tuxedohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15455041641080873400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-27542395272030287652016-05-04T12:53:39.928-05:002016-05-04T12:53:39.928-05:00It will be amusing, but mostly appalling, to watch...It will be amusing, but mostly appalling, to watch the feverish flailing of the denizens of Versailles-sur-Potomac to fit Trump into their ever-rightward shifting Overton Window, so that they can bloviate on the general election campaign with the Both Sides to blame. Given how easily they covered up monumental blunders at home and abroad of the Bush Administration, insisting until almost the very bitter end that Bush remained "popular" even though his presidential approval rating had sunk below that of Nixon after articles of impeachment had been reported out on a bipartisan basis by the Judiciary Committee, I do not doubt the ability of our Opinion Elite to rationalize Trump and demonize Hillary Clinton. While the donor class may not be willing to go all-in on a Trump presidency, it will clearly want to keep the Overton Window locked in its rightward tilted position, and do its level best to prevent the return of effectively functioning government to Washington.HenryFTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918237715021295212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11363027.post-85468534639535712962016-05-04T12:36:46.125-05:002016-05-04T12:36:46.125-05:00Most warnings signs usually are short and simple. ...Most warnings signs usually are short and simple. Leaving out the reasoning for the cooperation to comply.<br />For instance, "Please stay off the grass".<br /><br />But why? Was the grass treated with a chemical? Did they just seed it? Is there insect infestations like fleas or ticks. So many reasons possible.<br /><br /> Your warning sign gives ample reason for cooperation to stay off the "meet the Press and This Week".<br /><br />And I thank you for it with my full cooperation.<br /><br />Last time I watched MTP I ended up stepping into a stinky pile with my new shoes. It was disgusting.<br />I await Lying Ted's endorsement of Trump as soon as his check clears the bank in the Cayman Isles tax avoiding bank account.<br /><br />I have been enjoying those "Never Trump" folks of deep conservative values and principles to the ideology. The Republican Patriots.<br />As the ghost of Reagan told them,<br /> You say this know but truth is.<br /> You will deny the REagan 3 times before the Crock Crows at the convention in Cleveland..<br />So spoken, so it is written, so it is happening.<br /><br />Now, Can the party Moolahs force a Dick Cheney as VP on Trump?<br /><br />Robthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15736678459663803707noreply@blogger.com