Friedman: The Chant Not Heard

The New York Times ^ | 11/30/03 | THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN

[ontos-on]

My own opinion is that the Dems couldn't organize a good vomit contest after eating maggots (sorry for that image). Which is what their party is full of.

I am so glad you apologized.

[wayoverontheright]

I would counter that those on the left don't understand the simplicity of the problem --

Bingo. They claim their ideology has too much "nuance" or "subtlety" for a dumb right winger to understand, which is a tacit admission that their ideas and beliefs cannot be substantiated by a-priori logic. Their stance on issues must be cloaked in semantic gymnastics, gobbledygook reasoning, and outright lies.

[maica]

First, even though the Bush team came to this theme late in the day, this war is the most important liberal, revolutionary U.S. democracy-building project since the Marshall Plan.

And this man expects his readers to acknowledge his expertise in political commentary! For a whole year, the Bush administration was saying that a Democratic Iraq was the key to a stable Middle East. They were also saying that a thug with WMD capability had to be stopped - the UN agreed with that.

I guess Friedman, like so many other libs, has such a high opinion of his own thoughts that he doesn't have to waste time actually listening to the speeches of the President.

[aculeus]

Friedman is an over-rated windbag.

A Walter Lippman wannabe who couldn't change Lippman's typewriter ribbon.

The Times' Op-Ed lineup is a national disgrace.