The Neoconservative Persuasion

Weekly Standard ^ | 2003 | Irving Kristol

[Petronski]

To paraphrase Senator Kerry: "I'm not opposed to this war, but here's why I'm opposed to it."

[CWOJackson]

"You are anti-war (and apparently ashamed of it)."

Consider the comparison:

American soldier defending his nation - Michael Moorse, sweet dripping off his fat face.

[Petronski]

...Michael Moore, sweet dripping off his fat face.

Sweet? Sweet what? Sweet icing? Sweet rolls? Sweet corn?

LOL Now there's a Freudian slip.

[CWOJackson]

Yeeeecchhhh...I pulled a Chamberlainbuff!

So let me clear this up by pulling a Kerry Poet: I was referring to the various sauces dribbling off his snout and chin, not indicating that I consider his face sweet, because I actually opposed his face in New York, but this is france and you know, french food is often sweet, so that's what I wasn't saying I said.

Kerry Poet out.

[Petronski]

...the various sauces dribbling off his snout and chin...

LOL

[uncitizen]

I'm a conservative and don't need the "neo" label to identify my persuasion. At the same time, I think conservatism is the stronger for the contribution of disaffected liberals, since we used to be them and know how they think. In no small part, the Left is infuriated by people who successfully steal the thunder out of their arguments. As a result, the Left has been left with nothing to say. In no small part, the neocons have helped to make America, in Micklewaithe and Wooldridge's apt phrase, "The Right Nation.

Bump this analysis!

[churchillbuff]

Oops, I meant to post to you, the phony "conservative" who doesn't have any concern about conservative issues! Thanks for pointing out my mistake, so here we go again, "sparky" - or should I say, "lefty"!

you don't have any interest (at least that you make public) in pro-life, tax cuts, racial quotas, conservative judges, sanctity of marriage or the immigration mess - - and yet you have the gall to question my conservative commitment, when I've been posting on these issues for six years. If it doesn't involve bloodshed in the middle east, you're not interested. But that doesn't make you a conservative, it just makes you some guy who is obsessed with the middle east.

[CWOJackson]

Getting confused there sparky...you already said the same thing about yourself...and I thought it was spot on. Don't try to wiggle out of the first accurate thing you've said in so long. Enjoy the fact that you got it right FOR ONCE.

[churchillbuff]

Has anyone seen this Jackson character post on anything that didn't have to do with the Middle East? I post on all kinds of traditional conservative concerns - but I've never encountered him when I'm talking about abortion, or high taxes or burdensome regulations, or gun control, or family values, or reverse racism. He cares as much about those issues, it seems, as John Kerry does! That's why I take it with a lot of salt when he disses my opinions - - that's like being disses by Kerry or anybody else who could care less about conservative concerns, it's an honor to be "bashed" by somebody like that!

Have a great day!

[churchillbuff]

Oh, and by the way, I'm not a paleo, not a libertarian, not a Ron Paul supporter - - - just a traditional, pro-life, low-tax Reaganite conservative. Proudly posting on those issues, on freerepublic, since 1998. (I was Clinton bashing when Clinton-bashing wasn't cool!)

[CWOJackson]

Don't worry there Lord Haw Haw...I'm having a great day. You have a fine little defeatist day yourself there Quisling.

[churchillbuff]

Still keeping your views on abortion, taxes, etc. under wraps. .... I understand. You wouldn't want to expose where you really stand, would you?

[21st Century Man]

Dumber than a box of rocks

That's an understatement!

I'd say just based on his rhetoric, he's dumber than a box of used kitty litter.

[CWOJackson]

Not at all...this is an anti-war defeatist thread. I like to keep things in perspective there Lord Haw Haw.

[21st Century Man]

I think he's a DNC agent provocateur whose mission here is to cause deep divisions among true conservatives.

How else can you explain his DemoRAT-esque posting style?

[CWOJackson]

Cool...that would still place me about four steps up the evolutionary and intelligence scale from you guys.

I can live with that.

[CWOJackson]

"...true conservatives."

Gasp...not the true conservative title. Who can dispute the anti-war defeatist "true" conservatives?

Thanks sparky...I always get a chuckle out of it when you folks wrap yourself in that title.

[21st Century Man]

"Not at all...this is an anti-war defeatist thread."

That's funny, I thought this was a thread to expose fake-conservatives for what they are, socialists at heart?

The thread's title is: "The Neoconservative Persuasion".

[Stultis]

Bump

[CWOJackson]

Seems like the thread has been very good at highlighting more of the anti-war crowd...the "true" conservatives for Michael Moore.