Victor Davis Hanson Ping !
Posted on 08/13/2004 6:04:27 AM PDT by Tolik
Pray hard.
Victor nailed it.
And all those reasons are why I and so many other people love the guy so much.
There is only one reason why the country is split and divided. Half of the country believes the lies put out by the Democrats and their surrogates. The other half is smarter than that.
Bush defends the Western Civilization the Left seeks to replace with their dystopia.
Wham! All these things the libs hate about W are the very things I love about him.
Put the words to my frail brain I have been looking for. My mother has such hate for this great American Patriot and cannot give me a satisfactory reason "why", other than he stole the election and the economy is so bad (and OJ didn't do it either). I despise that the liberal press has poisoned her mind.
Probably should change my post name now, lest I join the ranks of being double standard.
He is by all accounts an average Joe who happened to be born to the powerful family. He is not a genius or a brilliant self-made man, but he is far from being dumb, he is smarter than he looks, and definitely above the middle. He was quite raucous, but then matured. He is a nice and engaging person. People say that his heart is in the right place. He is sure of himself and is somewhat stubborn. He is loyal to his friends, up to the fault. He is good and decent. No doubt he endears to him so many Americans who by looking at him imagine themselves as having this terrible job and responsibility. He was, looks like, a spoiled brat long time ago as his birthright might have dictated but not anymore. Which is a very refreshing difference from Al Gore (shudder).
He would make a good Freeper, I am sure! He is an Average Joe President! And he is a damn good President. That of course annoys elites to no end, because when we [normal people] imagine ourselves in his shoes, we sympathize with the enormous responsibility he shoulders on, but they, they look down on him, because they are so much above the average Joe, its just hurts them to look at him or, even worse, hear him!
Bump for an excellent piece.
<< [Doctor Hanson] nailed it.
And all those reasons are why I and [Most Americans!] love the guy so much. >>
Me too!
It's as I have said for 3 years....they DESPISE him because he is a Christian!!! A Practicing Christian.....and they HATE it!
This is it. This is why he'll never get more than 42% of the vote in California - years of Hollywood catechism have taught the masses that such a man can't possibly be anything but a bad guy.
"But W.? His wife is pure Texas: a closet smoker from a family that does not have lots of money or status — not a Kennedy or Kerry spouse..."
I was unaware that Mrs. Bush smoked. Jacqueline Kennedy was a chain-smoker, but the press loved her so much that there are virtually NO pictures of her with a cigarette. I don't know if Mrs. Heinz-Kerry smokes or not (and don't care, either)
I am personally acquainted with someone who sat next to Mrs. Jenna Welch (Laura's mom) in church a few weeks ago. Lovely woman, very polite, welcoming to new church members...just a down-to-earth type like most of us here in Texas.
Kind of gives a new meaning to the terms "left" and "right.
Picture the curve of IQ distribution, a bell-shaped (Gaussian) distribution centered on 100.
Conservatives are to the "right" of that center line.
(steely)
Most Democrats were in complete denial when it comes to the 8 years of Bill Clinton. Could some of their hatred merely be displaced anger at Clinton that has been unfairly projected on Bush?
Me three!
Very well put.
Manichaeian bump.
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What a great article! Tolik, thanks for posting