The Face of Hate (Tillman) - PROJECTILE-FORCE BARF ALERT!

WSJ Opinion - Best of the Web ^ | 4/26/04 | James Taranto

[CAIndependent]

"Tillman chose to go to Afghanistan. He's partially reponsible for the deaths of hundreds, maybe thousands of Afghan civilians. No need to feel sorry for him, other than feeling bad that he was brainwashed into serving as a grunt."

"it's amazing the kind of attention this insignificant incident is going to cause. well, he was rich, white, and an american. 10,000 (brown) iraqis get killed, and it barely merits a mention in the american news. how utterly f---ing sad."

[Peach]

The malignant leftists are ugly people. Inside and out.

The left's hatred of their country and of our brave military has changed their character, spirit and their facial structure.

I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level. I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level. I will not...

[TexasCajun]

"The Portland, Ore., branch of the Independent Media Center--one of the most virulent Angry Left Web sites around--has a page devoted to the death in combat last week of Pat Tillman, the pro football player turned Army Ranger who died in combat in Afghanistan last week. "

[Not A Snowbird]

Not surprised at all that this level of venom came out of Portland.

[cupcakes]

Disgusting creatures these leftists.

[TheDon]

"it's amazing the kind of attention this insignificant incident is going to cause. well, he was rich, white, and an american. 10,000 (brown) iraqis get killed, and it barely merits a mention in the american news. how utterly f---ing sad."

It's ironic that the same people who want to leave millions of "brown" people under the likes of the Taliban, Saddam, and various African dictators, cynically turn the recognition of the sacrifice of an American to, in part, free those people into a racist statement. That truly is sad. What a distorted view of the world. And dangerous for the rest of us.

[Not A Snowbird]

I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level. I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level. I will not...

Keep chanting, Peach, it'll be okay.

Ohmmmmm......

[Peach]

LOL. It's too easy to become like them and be a hater.

[ride the whirlwind]

Sounds like this story earlier from a different source:

Radical Muslims Gleeful Over Death of Ranger Tillman (5-Star Barf Alert)

[BillyCrockett]

Man, when you see stories or opinions like this from the liberal left, you can't help but wonder how much it makes the majority of Dems squirm. They're losing their party over the edge of the abyss.

[babaloo999]

It's just recycled mush from DU and LibertyForum. The same things, and worse, were said about the mutilated contractors in Fallujah.

[Puppage]

I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level

Good for you! It's not easy, is it?

[cyncooper]

To make it clear what Taranto is making note of, those hateful comments are prefaced by:

The Portland, Ore., branch of the Independent Media Center--one of the most virulent Angry Left Web sites around--has a page devoted to the death in combat last week of Pat Tillman, the pro football player turned Army Ranger who died in combat in Afghanistan last week. This is offensive stuff, so you might want to skip it, but we think it's worth shining a light on. The page begins with a Washington Post story about Tillman's death under the headline (Indymedia's, not the Post's) "Dumb Jock Killed in Afghanistan." This is followed by reader comments. A sampling (quoted verbatim except for expletives):

[ABG(anybody but Gore)]

I too refuse to lower myself to their level of hatred and derision. I find them despicable, and they're all a bunch of pinko-commie stooge losers, but I don't hate them. I pity them for being so morally and patriotically bankrupt that they can't even recognize what a REAL American did for his country without having to, while they sit on their lazy butts and make fun of the sacrifices others have made that allow them the freedom to make asses of themselves.

I don't hate the moaners and bitchers on the Left. But as a veteran, I'd love to put a size 11 combat boot up their useful idiot asses.

[GeorgiaMike]

Actually, I sort of feel sorry for these angry leftists. They are so full of hate and contempt for this country, they must feel like aliens from another planet. It's like hating being in your own skin.

I'm not justifiying their comments on Tillman, which I found reprehensible. I'm just trying to figure out what would make them say such horrible things. It can only be hate and bitterness.

[Robert DeLong]

I will not let their hatred of their country make me hate them and lower myself to their level.

I'll hate them twice as much to include you.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

No one knows hate better than the left. Shame they can't see clearly enough to stop projecting and spewing their own so often.

[LiteKeeper]

INTREP

[wbill]

Article continued.....

In fairness, not all posters agree. "I'd like to correct the ridiculous headline that preceeds this story," writes one: "Brave American sacrifices friends, family and fortune in defense of his country. Pigs on IndyMedia can now continue to exercise free speech, sacrifice nothing and spew hate."

There's still a little hope out there.

[joesnuffy]

Brainwashed into serving as a grunt....the cry of the ungrateful leaches....

They whined during the Revolutionary War...The Civil War...WWI and WWII...Korea Vietnam
and every single war to free...the oppressed....and to protect America from external threats

The finest human beings I have ever had to privilege to live with...bleed with....fight with and for

American Grunts....all others are just wannabes....or worse...ungrateful....vampires living high
on the blood of their betters...