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The Guild 2-21-2003--The Anti Americans LOVED Clinton's Wars!
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| 2/21/03
| James Taranto
Posted on 02/21/2003 8:05:54 PM PST by Timeout
Susan Sontag has become the poster girl of anti-war protests among the intelligensia. But now a piece she wrote in 1999 about the Kosovo conflict has come to light...and it shows the blatant hypocracy of today's libs.
WHY ARE WE IN KOSOVO?" by Susan Sontag, May 2, 1999
She deplores Europe's inaction "in the face of all this irrational slaughter and suffering," and observes: "Of course, it is easy to turn your eyes from what is happening if it is not happening to you."
In answer to the placards at antiwar demonstrations, she says: "For Peace. Against War. Who is not? But how can you stop those bent on genocide without making war?"
She argues that a dictator need not pose an immediate threat to those outside his borders to justify taking action against him: "Imagine that Nazi Germany had had no expansionist ambitions but had simply made it a policy in the late 1930's and early 1940's to slaughter all the German Jews. Do we think a government has the right to do whatever it wants on its own territory? Maybe the governments of Europe would have said that 60 years ago. But would we approve now of their decision?"
In other words, she used every single argument being used today TO SUPPORT WAR in Iraq. Of course, they saw Kosovo as a "humanitarian war", not one where we greedy Americans were just protecting our own national interests (God forbid!). This needs to be seen far and wide as a perfect example of the libs' real agenda: pulling down Bush.
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To: BigWaveBetty
How nice that Buddy's website is also en espanol...the guy looks way to much like slick to me.
101
posted on
02/24/2003 9:09:59 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: pubmom
You are right. I worked for about an hour setting up the perfect Grammy thread. It had lists of all the catagories and nominees along with links to listen to all the songs.
Silly me, I started the thread at 7:30 since the Grammy's started at 8. After about 30 posts my thread was pulled because someone else started one at 4:45.
I will be starting my March 23 Oscar thread next week. Hopefully it won't get pulled for being too late. I had no idea that live threads needed to start 4-8 hours before the event.
To: lodwick
Post #102 is for you also. We have to start our live threads day in advance. You wouldn't believe the emails I have been getting because the Guild didn't host the thread last night. It's a mutiny!
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
I believe it - no one puts the time and research into the splash page for these events like you do.
Can anyone explain why 30 minutes is not an adequate lead time for these events?
Management should look at both threads and determine which one has the better production value and whack the loser's thread, and redirect everyone to the better thread.
104
posted on
02/24/2003 9:31:30 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs; mountaineer; BigWaveBetty; All
FYI/Viewing advisory- Marine Josh Gracin will be on FOX tomorrow night to face the judges on 'American Idol-Search for a Superstar'(probably live thread material-he needs votes to move on)
105
posted on
02/24/2003 10:08:49 AM PST
by
ewing
To: Hillary's Lovely Legs
We have to start our live threads day in advanceWe must come up with a 'statergy' for this. Perhaps we could start out with a the functional equivalent of 'pre game coverage' to be continued with a live thread. Maybe include an invitation for others to join us, etc.
106
posted on
02/24/2003 10:30:32 AM PST
by
MaeWest
(Reporting from behind west coast enemy lines.)
To: ewing
I haven't been watching that show, didn't know there was another Marine in the running. Go Josh!!
Btw, thanks for the correction on Farrell. At this point the two are synonymous to me.
107
posted on
02/24/2003 11:11:46 AM PST
by
BigWaveBetty
( The Frenchies motto, Hug a reprobate today!)
To: CheneyChick
Republican Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) asks California Democratic Governor Gray Davis, "How in the world did you get re-elected?!" during a meeting of the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House February 24, 2003. President George W. Bush addressed assembled governors on a range of issues including education, healthcare and the situation in Iraq. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Caption edited by BWB :-)
108
posted on
02/24/2003 11:20:56 AM PST
by
BigWaveBetty
( The Frenchies motto, Hug a reprobate today!)
To: BigWaveBetty; lodwick; All
Just wanted to clarify my remarks at #90. The N-word is not nice, and I don't justify its use by anyone, regardless of skin color. I don't use it, because it's just not what Christians should call other people, and I have no reason to use hateful language. Having said that, however, I will continue to object to 1) the double standard, whereby rappers and gangbangers can use it with impunity, while crucifying anyone else who might whisper it; and 2) the Democrat practice of falsely accusing Republicans of saying it, in order to garner favor with certain minority groups.
To: mountaineer
Ditto.
Sen. John Edwards appears unimpressed, even irritated with former Ambassador Carol Moseley-Braun and wonders where the coffee he told Braun to fetch him is, outside the AFL-CIO Political Directors meeting at the Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, Fla., Monday, Feb. 24, 2003. The AFL-CIO annual winter meeting opens tomorrow. (AP Photo/Hillery Smith Garrison)
Caption edited by BWB.
110
posted on
02/24/2003 11:36:33 AM PST
by
BigWaveBetty
( The Frenchies motto, Hug a reprobate today!)
To: mountaineer
The dims live by the double standard.
They have to.
111
posted on
02/24/2003 11:49:58 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: BigWaveBetty
Another fine example of not being able to look each other in the eyes.
Look WAY away dims - you congential liars.
112
posted on
02/24/2003 11:52:06 AM PST
by
lodwick
To: mountaineer
Previously I posted my theory that it seemed likely to me that the Dems had coordinated the French/German opposition to Bush. Remember? My theory was that they were too afraid to take him on themselves, so they made arrangements for "Europe" to do it.
First, can anyone recall a single Dem who has criticized France/Germany for their obstruction of U.S. policy?? The Dems only criticize Bush for his failure to bring the "international community on board".
Well, now the Washington Post may be on to the story. In an article this afternoon Jim Vandehei reports that the Dems' new strategy is to attack the credibility of GWB. He writes,
"On an almost daily basis now, congressional Democrats are warning of a 'credibility gap' between what Bush says to the American people and what he does through new government policies." "A top strategist for House Democrats...said party leaders are intensifying the campaign now to coincide with criticism of Bush's Iraq policy from world leaders. "On an almost daily basis now, congressional Democrats are warning of a 'credibility gap' between what Bush says to the American people and what he does through new government policies.
[AND THEN THIS]:
'What's happening in Europe has been the trigger,' the strategist said."
I think there might be more to this than even I realized.
LINK
113
posted on
02/24/2003 11:52:31 AM PST
by
Timeout
(What's the big deal...I love whirled peas!)
To: BigWaveBetty
John Edwards is flummoxed. "I only asked what was her college major," he pondered. "What kind of answer is 'I don't remember, but I'll find out'?"
(thread)
To: Timeout
A top strategist for House Democrats, who declined to be identified...but is taking orders from McAuliffe and Clinton ...
This is like what's going on in Orlando. Can anyone be surprised at the Democrats' dishonesty?
Interesting BBC analysis of Chirac, and whether his efforts to be forceful like DeGaulle are going to backfire:
Mr Chirac so far seems unscathed. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. And he hopes to come out of the Iraq crisis as a champion of peace, a champion of Europe and a strong French leader.
But he has broken a lot of political furniture, and the bills may come his way soon. He has earned the hostility of many leaders in eastern Europe who will soon have a much bigger voice. Some will never forget his insults. He has offended some current EU leaders, who resent his claim to speak for Europe and his worsening of the rift with the US.
He has sorely angered the US, which is liable to mistrust the French Government for many years to come. Retribution could come in the form of a US boycott of French goods, sidelining France in any post-war settlement in Iraq, or a re-casting of America's international alliances to downgrade the role of France. link
To: MaeWest; lodwick; mountaineer; BigWaveBetty; Hillary's Lovely Legs
116
posted on
02/24/2003 12:04:00 PM PST
by
pubmom
(Tag, you're it!)
Check, please!
Michael Douglas with Catherine Zeta Jones, who wore a vintage Valentino dress with a shawl from her mother
To: BigWaveBetty
Nice work, BWB! We are all asking that...
Cheers, CC :)
To: mountaineer
When was THAT picture taken?
To: CheneyChick
Last night, at the BAFTA film awards in London.
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