Backing Dean guarantees a Bush victory (must read)

The Daily Northwestern ^ | 1/6/04 | Nadir Hassan

[Valin]

I want Howard Dean to be the Democratic nominee for President despite the fact that his intellect is the size of a single in the Foster-Walker Complex.

If he gets the nomination, George W. Bush is going to launch a major can of whoop-ass, the likes of which have never been seen before in any election. It will make the 99 percent landslide "victories" of dictators around the world look like closely fought contests.

Many ask why I have a dog in this fight. After all I'm a Pakistani with no interest in the debates over Medicare and school vouchers. I'd rather go to class than read about campaign finance reform.

To put it simply, American politics bore me.

I do, however, care deeply about my country. At the risk of sounding like a peace activist -- which I most certainly am not, at least not in the NOWAR tradition -- I also care about the freedom and well-being of the global community. And right now, Dubya is the only person capable of doing that.

Ideally, Muslims wouldn't need Bush to do their dirty work for them. They would repudiate all forms of terrorism, reform their own dirty political systems and realize that women should be treated as human beings, not cattle. But since they're not up to the task Bush is the next best alternative.

In the last 28 months he has managed to bomb Afghanistan into modernity and rid them of the Taliban, who subscribed to the "women-as-cattle" philosophy mentioned above. He has also managed to free the Iraqis from the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, who came up with the novel idea of mass murder as a solution to overpopulation. He got the spineless President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan to develop a backbone and renounce his previous support for terrorism.

Howard Dean, showing himself to be the moral vacuum he undoubtedly is, said "I suppose it's a good thing" upon hearing of Saddam's forced removal. This is why he does not have a chance in hell against Bush. The American people must realize the importance of freedom and not give Dean the chance to fiddle while the Muslim world burns.

I feel like puking with disgust whenever I see a "no war" sign painted on The Rock. Liberals need to realize it is only at gunpoint that extremist Muslims will learn that anti-Semitism is not a lifestyle choice, and suicide bombings will not result in a Palestinian state. You control mass murderers with war, not resolutions and court orders.

When I visited my ancestral homeland of Afghanistan last year, I felt safe in the knowledge that I would not be incarcerated for being a beardless, non-praying, T-shirt-and-jean-wearing individual. That freedom was exhilarating. It was a freedom no one in the country enjoyed until Bush came dashing in like the Texas sheriff he is so often portrayed as being.

Which is why I urge College Republicans -- all five of them -- to rally behind Dean during the primary season.

And then come November and Bush's landslide victory, I will feel safer and freer.

Nadir Hassan is a Medill sophomore. He can be reached at n-hassan@northwestern.edu.

[auboy]

Thanks for this thread!

[MacDorcha]

one of the great political men of the world also happend to hate a party system. that's right, he was neither republican nor democrat. they didn't even exist then. great story though. oh, and speaking of phonies, why isn't your name pot or kettle?

[Jim Robinson]

Brandon Ragle aka Ernest Hemmingway, America_WhatHappened?, 8randon, whiteyford, Wheelchairboundfacist, Western Man, BrandonDR, American Female, neocons_are_evil, Brandon_the_evil_waspy_male, et al, banned.

[rdb3]

If said odor smells anything similar to canine feces then it is probably that “gansta rap” coming out of your stereo.

UNO AMINO! There you are!

[rdb3]

Could he have also been under the "Uno Animo" alias? Sounded eerily similar.

[Jim Robinson]

I don't think so.

[rdb3]

Oh, well. Thought it might be him with that "gangsta rap" assumption he made towards me. That sounded just like that FR-mail Uno Amino sent me, therefore I asked.

[auboy]

Retread indeed! You nailed it.

A real "newbie" would have responded with the typical "what's a newbie?" instead of hurling insults. Small minds think small and talk big.

[JohnGalt]

Thanks for looking out 8/18/2002, but these colors don't run, and I don't send teenage girls to fight my battles.

[JohnGalt]

I am not a Jacobinist lefty, so maybe you could explain that post to me?

[JohnGalt]

The person who posted the article is not the author. In a political forum, the idea is to dissect the intellectual point put forward, not simply to raise the self-esteem level of those who are looking for approval.

[JohnGalt]

Well, his point of view is traditionally called RINO or Rockfeller Republicanism.

I must point out, my post was poorly worded as I left out a key phrase which I mentioned in another post. I have no problem with foreigners expounding on American politics.

[JohnGalt]

Was the pronoun 'he' direct at me?

I am willing to debate anyone on any issue, if it was.

[Joe_October]

No. I just commented that a lot of people interpretted the original writer's interest in socialism. Actually, what he wrote was he wasn't interested in the Democrats Debate on the issue. And why, what they said won't match what they do. Their position is clear on socialism. They are for it and now.

[GWB00]

read for later

[MacDorcha]

you're supposed to be smart, figure it out wise guy.

[MacDorcha]

congrats, and by dissecting it we try to avoid making random comments meant to tear down someones story when it hs no relation to it. i.e. "internationalist phony". the only reason i said anything at all to you is because not only was it a false statement, but it also had nothing to do with the article. please, continue trying to throw big words around, they get you no-where because you dont have a clue what you are talking about.

[MacDorcha]

and when were teenaged girls brought up? and who said anything about your colours? it's as if you pull cliches out of your ass, throw jesse jackson in it, and blend the whole thing and spew it on the computer screen. you're trying to make no sense it seems, and it's quite the agrivation.

[JohnGalt]

You are the ones who started talking about Rs and Ds, not me. I thought you might have a point, but as far as I can tell, it was just an attempt to get off subject.