Posted on 07/21/2004 6:42:20 AM PDT by dead
The next thing I hear is the last refuge of the cornered conservative: a non sequitur fulmination against the hippie Democrats.
This coming from a guy who is in the process of writing the boilerplate liberal screed about racist dumb hick Republicans.
Conservatives see something angelic in George Bush. That's why they excuse, repress, and rationalize away so much. And that is why conservatism is verging on becoming an un-American creed.
Of course, the liberals who excused, repressed, and rationalized away about a thousand more offenses committed by Bill Clinton did so in a pro-American way.
People who support Bush and also believe that Bill Clinton is "lazy" and Teresa Heinz Kerry is an "African colonialist" are obvious retards. Yet the myriad leftists who believe that George Bush coordinated 911 with the help of Mossad are nothing less than enlightened Kerry supporters. Or at least they don’t get an article.
Posted at the author's request. His freeper name is Perlstein if you wish to address him directly.
One would have thought the Viking Kittens would have had their sport. Never mind. The fellow's condescension towards "flyover country" speaks volumes.
Regards, Ivan
Yawn.
The left is against the Bill of Rights, especially the First, Second, Ninth and Tenth Amendments, the Constitution in general, against American sovereignty, against private property and against the family.
But that's not anti-American.
It's the hero worship that some conservatives have for W that's "un-American."
I wonder what Mr. Perlstein would have said to the Democrats that viewed and view FDR and JFK as gods come to earth? Is that "pro-American" by his standard?
You're quoted in The Village Voice. Congratulations, I guess.
Why would any FReeper cooperate with this jerk? Why would they provide quotes, their names, or an invitation to their house party?
I wouldn't have fit his template anyway (I'm not rural, I'm not racist, I'm not religious), so I wouldn't have provided any usable quotes.
Where did THIS crap come from ?
I've never heard that claim.
He may have feared, with some justification, that the quotes you would give him would perhaps be too painful for his left wing audience to digest. :)
The Village Voice is intellectual Valium for left wingers, it soothes to the point of returning them to slumber, should anything like facts penetrate their consciousness.
Regards, Ivan
Mr. Perlstein lives in the world of "anyone who disagrees with me is stupid." All of his articles are written with that template, and one can never get him to see the other point of view. One cannot get him to admit that there is a valid reason for supporting President Bush...we all just have to be stupid.
As far as people who see good in President Bush's interactions with the troops and average citizens, what is his reaction? Does he think they are merely photo-ops? Or does he think we are all dupes who can't see the real evil?
I also remember when Jenna had appendicitis. Her mother went with her to the hospital. When my daughter had surgery, I went to the hospital while my husband stayed home. My husband tends to get too bossy with medical people and I didn't want to antagonize people who were caring for my daughter. Loving fathers are often that way, because they are nervous about their kids.
So, dead, why did Perlstein ask you to post this? It seems to me it is mainly a collection of insults to the people on this site and to Bush-supporters in general.
Trolling by proxy?
Ever notice that when leftists cannot understand something, they drip condescension for those who do understand? Sneering seems to take the place of being informed with this crowd every time. The author would be more credible if the left actually still had a sense of humor, and could "get" a joke. As it is, he's really not worth bothering about.
My advice to the author: Stupid and arrogant is no way to go through life. Take your prejudices and examine them honestly. Come on, just do it!
"...The right-wing website Free Republic is infamous for galvanizing harassment campaigns against ideological enemies..."ping
Let's see what other religion is it that classifies people as infidels? Help me out here I can't seem to remember right now.
His previous articles were less antagonistic than this childish screed. But I think he's getting that Michael Moorish mania that comes from the very real fear that Bush is going to win reelection. They know they've got a flip-flopping unlikeable hump heading their ticket, with a lightweight trial lawyer poseur by his side.
Things are looking pretty grim in liberal land these days, so they're lashing out like rapid trapped animals.
I think its kinda funny to watch, but that's me.
This statement would be true if Kerry were president because he voted not to provide the troops in the field with approximately $90 billion in funding. So, I am left wondering if the author just made this up?
I'll say here what I said there......
Perlstein, as does the rest of the left, has a problem that is fundamentally spiritual.
George W. Bush's goodness shines a light into their dark world, and they are offended.
Articles like this are very revealing of what's in their hearts. What's black is white.....what's white is black.
Pearlstein needs prayer.
I would ask Perlstein, what kind of a Jew supports the party that would be soft on Islamic terrorism?? The party that welcomes Cynthia McKinney, the shuck-and-jive artist Al Sharpton, and the vile Jewhater Michael Moore...
We have had long discussions with Mr. Perlstein before.From a search of Free Republic for keyword rickperlstein:
Last Copter Out of Baghdad: Bush Flees Iraq Mess On The Campaign Express
Posted by dead
On 01/13/2004 11:11:20 AM PST with 124 comments
Village Voice ^ | January 14 - 20, 2004 | Rick Perlstein
George Bush is selling out Iraq. Gone are his hard-liners' dreams of setting up a peaceful, prosperous, and democratic republic, a light unto the Middle Eastern nations. The decision makers in the administration now realize these goals are unreachable. So they've set a new goal: to end the occupation by July 1, whether that occupation has accomplished anything valuable and lasting or not. Just declare victory and go home. The tyranny of Saddam Hussein will be over. But a new tyranny will likely take its place: the tyranny of civil war, as rival factions rush into the void. Such is...
Attention, Wal-Mart Voters: Lost Jobs and Military Funerals Haunt Bush in the Heartland
Posted by dead
On 12/02/2003 2:40:01 PM PST with 114 comments
Village Voice ^ | December 3 - 9, 2003 | Rick Perlstein
Rock River Valley, Illinois—Piety is easy to find on the highways of Red America. Stop at a cemetery and you may find that the marker towering over all the rest reads, "In Memory of the Unborn Children." Down at the lower frequencies, the ones occupied in more urbane locales by the edgy college stations and NPR affiliates, your radio lectures at you: The music you'll hear during your visit is safe for the whole family. . . . Family friendly 91.5, WCIC, celebrating 20 years of music and ministry. Neighborliness is unavoidable, a saving grace: Pull into a motel and...
Infamous is better than ignored. :)
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