Chomsky backs 'Bush-lite' Kerry

Guardian ^ | 03/20/04 | Matthew Tempest

[Pikamax]

backs 'Bush-lite' Kerry

Matthew Tempest Saturday March 20, 2004 The Guardian

Noam Chomsky, the political theorist and leftwing guru, yesterday gave his reluctant endorsement to the Democratic party's presidential contender, John Kerry, calling him "Bush-lite", but a "fraction" better than his rival. Professor Chomsky - a linguist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well as a renowned chronicler of American foreign policy - said there were "small differences" between Senator Kerry and the Republican president. But, in an interview on the Guardian's politics website, he added that those small differences "can translate into large outcomes".

He describes the choice facing US voters in November as "the choice between two factions of the business party". But the Bush administration was so "cruel and savage", it was important to replace it.

He said: "Kerry is sometimes described as 'Bush-lite', which is not inaccurate. But despite the limited differences both domestically and internationally, there are differences. In a system of immense power, small differences can translate into large outcomes."

He reserved his especial venom for the Bush administration's plans for the health sector: "The people around Bush are deeply committed to dismantling the achievements of popular struggle through the past century no matter what the cost to the general population."

[Warrant]

That's enough to convince me to vote for Pres. Bush.

[annyokie]

First Al Sharpton, now Noam Chomskey.

[PISANO]

Of course a Socialist will vote for a Socialist.

[MJY1288]

There is nothing "Bush-Lite" about John Kerry.

John Kerry could be best described as "Chomsky-Like"

George W. Bush has more class and dignity in his pinky finger than John Kerry will ever know

[jackbill]

Noam Chomsky is a Major Clymer. Callers to C-SPAN who claim to read and support Chomsky are Mega Clymers.

[kenth]

Imagine that.

Chumpski.

[dasboot]

The Guru: a whole generation of stupid people have crowned him "King of the Brain-Dead"

He's fomenting suicide among his followers...just like Jim Jones...but at a much slower pace. And he's hoping to force everybody to drink the Kool-Aid.

I don't like him. I read his History. Sick man.

[dirtboy]

He said: "Kerry is sometimes described as 'Bush-lite', which is not inaccurate.

Depends which Kerry positions Chomsky is referencing. I guess ol' Chomp isn't paying attention to the fact that Kerry flips constantly between being a moderate democrat and a Marxist.

[facedown]

"The people around Bush are deeply committed to dismantling the achievements of popular struggle through the past century no matter what the cost to the general population."

Jeeeeezzzzz......

Right on comrade.

[dirtboy]

"The people around Bush are deeply committed to dismantling the achievements of popular struggle

Yeah, the people of Iraq labored long and hard to throw off the yoke of tyranny and instill their democratic savior Saddam Hussein to lead them to liberty...

When I see leftists utter this kind of nonsense, it makes me wish they could live for a year under the thumb of the totalitarian states they apologize for as they bash the United States...

[Yardstick]

Chomsky is dangerous. He comes across as such a truth teller, and his writing is so lucid and persuasive. It's no wonder so many people are seduced by him -- and I suspect that most of his most devotees are intelligent truthseeker types, not zombies. He is a valuable asset to the Left. I wish we had him on our side.

[hole_n_one]

He comes across as such a truth teller, and his writing is so lucid and persuasive.

You're dropping acid tonight, aren't you?

[StAnDeliver]

Saw Foamski on C-SPAN two weeks ago talking about Iraq at some NY conflab of fellow ankle-grabbers...it's amazing that as an old fart these days Foam has moved towards paralleling the MediaElite/Demidiot line, when in the Reagan Era, he was so caught up in deconstructionalism as an abject Marxist that he could barely deign to speak to the MediaElite unless he was thumping one of his screeching, unreadable tomes. Emperor's new clothes, I suppose...or maybe Social Security doesn't cover the rumpled suit bills...

[DustyMoment]

And this is a surprise to whom??

With Nader running, I'm surprised that Chomsky settled on Kerry. Nader is much further left.

[tet68]

The people around Bush are deeply committed to dismantling the achievements of popular struggle through the past century no matter what the cost to the general population."

Running this through the Chomskyizer we get,

Borgeois capitalist exploiters continue to thwart the
gains made by Socialist agitators since the inception of
Marxist/Leninist thought, which gains have come at great cost to the freedoms of the general population.

There that wasn't hard now was it.

Is there no one who will rid us of this odious little man??

[cardinal4]

He comes across as such a truth teller, and his writing is so lucid and persuasive.

You arent supposed to drink the bongwater, are you?

[Shermy]

Chomsky supports Kerry? What happened, Soros laundered some big bucks to Chomsky via the time-tested ruse of mass purchases of Chomsky books?

[Shermy]

He comes across as such a truth teller, and his writing is so lucid and persuasive.

Because he doesn't talk in jargon, and without self-restraint can weave his selected neswpaper facts with communist truisms.