Recording Stupid Leftist Comments (On the Capture of Hussein) for Posterity

The American Partisan ^ | 14 December, 2003 | J. King

[The Right Stuff]

Okay, folks, here is our chance to record - for all time - the dimwitted comments made by leftwingers in the U.S. regarding the fall of the evil dictator, Saddam Hussein.

Imagine that you are in occupied Europe in 1945, and it's your duty to get collaborators commentary out - written down on your trusty Underwood.

It's our duty and our privilege. Write on.

Here's a sampling of what I've found:
Washington (com)Post writer Robin Wright, "this isn't going to transform the situation"
Time's Joe Klein, "another terrorist attack on America would completely change this dynamic."
Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, "we must...end the occupation of Iraq"
Presidential Candidate John F'ing Kerry, "It's a good day for Iraqis, but Americans are still going to die."
Dan Rather, "think of how poor Saddam must feel" paraphrased.
CNN - "the Iraqis don't care, there's not enough electricy and there are gas lines." Also, "why did it take so long?"
MSNBC - "the insurgents are too well organized to quit."
Campbell Brown - "This should help President Bush."
NPR - repeated the no-gas, no-water line
Paula Zahn and Aaron Brown - "Bush had better not gloat."
Yasser Arafat, taking a page away from Tom Daschle, is "saddened."
Evan Thomas, he of the infamous "thrice married shlub" slam against Rush Limbaugh, writes that "in a land where pride and dignity mean anything, the images (of Saddam being examined by US military doctors) are clearly intended to shame."
DUH, Evan, perhaps they were meant to show that - unlike Saddam and his tree shredder buddies - US doctors humanely treat even our worst enemies.

And then there are our friends at Democratic Underground. They inhabit a true Middle Earth, rife with demonical conspiracies devilishly enacted by that sub-human Neanderthal George W. Bush. How Bush can be so stupid and yet so devious remains to be explained.

According to our DU buddies, Bush was "jealous of Clinton, and with Wes Clark on his way to Sarajevo in order to testify against Milosevic, Bush had to nab Hussein."
Other theories posit that the exuberant street dancing by Iraqis, "appeared staged."
And, that the capture was an elaborate "photo op."

One almost has to feel sorry for such types. At least we can offer them a one way ticket to the destination of their choice - France?

[The Right Stuff]

we can give another ping for AP, here's my morning paper
byline Christopher Torchia
In broadcast images, he resembled a desperate fugitive, not an all-powerful president who had ordered his army to fight to the death.

[OrioleFan]

Here's what ir says in the transcript (although it's not ho I remember it when she said it):

Mitchell: And, in fact, I was told that he did not have very much about Iraq in the speech. Deliberately he wanted to say that foreign policy should be beyond Iraq. Not only are they going to rewrite but Hillary Clinton has a speech on foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations tomorrow.

Klein: Tomorrow morning, right.

Mitchell: And she had focused much more on Iraq. So she is better positioned just philosophically on this as being more hawkish and more intuned with the administration.

[Guillermo]

Oops, post 118 was meant for you.

[OrioleFan]

OOPS, forgot to credit the quote to "NBC NEWS' MEET THE PRESS".

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As we DC freepers chant at all the anti-war nuts, "swim to Cuba! Swim to Cuba!"

[The Right Stuff]

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[tjwmason]

I happened to be awake when the story broke...

I got in from Mass, the Sunday Telegraph had the story about Saddam being in communication with the leader of the 11th September; then I turned on the news to see his capture which was just breaking.

The B.B.C. was renamed the Baghdad Broadcasting Corporation during the war, but yesterday News24 was full of praise for the capture. The correspondent in Baghdad emphasised that she was wearing a flak jacket because of the ordinary Iraqis celebrating by firing guns in the air.

The nearest thing to a negative point was over the idea of an Iraqi court. It was pointed out that a U.N. court would only be able to impose life-imprisonment, whereas the Iraqis will want him executed. Though even here, the correspondents seemed to agree that as his worst acts were against Iraqis, Iraq should try him.

I find it utterly extraordinary that anybody could have any qualms about his capture. Surely every sane individual will wish to congratulate all of the troops who took part in the operation. But then I suppose that excludes leftists...

[Guillermo]

Funny how the wackos, on the one hand, demand that we return soveriegnty to Iraq NOW, then suggest that Iraq cannot try Saddam.

[The Right Stuff]

Stahl, you're right

[alancarp]

CONGRATULATIONS! Rush is now reading from your thread!

[freedumb2003]

Rush, circle me!

[The Right Stuff]

I heard it, isn't it GREAT!

[gbaker]

<> Dang I missed Liasson becoming part of the vast right wing conspiracy . Who will we assimilate next?