Posted on 10/31/2004 9:17:06 PM PST by Pokey78
THE SCARIEST THING about this election is not the prospect of a contested outcome with no winner declared for weeks, just as in 2000. No, the most scary thing is the sense of entitlement that many Democrats and their allies have about tomorrow's election. It goes like this: Bush stole the presidency four years ago, then proceeded to act as if he had a mandate, so now we're entitled to do whatever it takes to defeat him, to say whatever we want.
You see it in the bumper stickers that call for the "re-defeat" of President Bush. You see it in the destruction of Bush yard signs and posters all across the country. You see it in the harassment, at least in blue states, of anyone wearing a Bush pin or button. You see it in the hatred of Bush by his opponents, who think they're only venting righteous indignation.
You see it in the religious bigotry against the president, a born-again Christian, and against his conservative Christian supporters. Without any evidence, Bush's opponents accuse him of believing that he has a direct line to God and that God gives him instructions, such as when to invade Iraq, and that any criticism of him is illegitimate. You see the bigotry as well in the belittling of Christians who support Bush as if their political views have no standing or worth because they may have been influenced by their religious faith.
You see it in the now exposed plans of Democrats to claim intimidation
of minority voters even if no intimidation actually occurs. You see it in the voter registration efforts by Democrats that have made the number of people on the voting rolls in some jurisdictions larger than the voting age population. You see it in the plans of Democratic lawyers to file lawsuits all over the country, challenging the outcome unless Bush is defeated.
You see that same sense of entitlement in elements of the national media--especially CBS News--who jettison the normal rules of journalism when Bush is the target. CBS not only rushed out with forged documents to torpedo the Bush campaign in September, the network intended to take another bite at Bush two days before the election by airing a dubious story about stolen explosives in Iraq. Would CBS have dared to do this against any other public figure but Bush? No.
And you see it in the victimization that is claimed for John Kerry. The Swift Boat Veterans for Truth? Anything they say about Kerry is automatically a smear and thus doesn't have to be examined or even considered. And Kerry has no obligation to answer questions about his Vietnam experience, though he's played it up in the campaign. Bush's record in the Texas Air National Guard during the Vietnam war, however, is fair game.
And you see the feeling of entitlement in comments by the Democratic candidates and their backers, who seem to feel they're free to say anything they want about Bush and Vice President Cheney. So we get the targeting of Mary Cheney as a lesbian and the criticism of Laura Bush for having worked in jobs that weren't real jobs. And when anyone accuses Democrats of debasing the campaign, the answer is always: it's Bush's fault. Bush is hardly without fault, but the shabby style and substance of this campaign is the fault of his opponents.
So the modern Democrats have decided their justification for enduring widespread vote fraud. IMO, as they have been losing in the arena of ideas, this is not surprising. We had best prepare for the new battleground. No more "Gentlemen's campaign". Battle them to the end! Don't let them falsely wrest control of our government!
Lies built on lies...the DemocRAT party platform.
**Bush stole the presidency four years ago, then proceeded to act as if he had a mandate, so now we're entitled to do whatever it takes to defeat him, to say whatever we want.**
It is a scary picture -- and explains why the dims have been bouncing off the walls and misbehaving in general.
This column is right on the money.
You may agree or not, as you wish, with George W. Bush, but he is a good man who cares about his country. How his opponents can justify what they are doing is beyond me.
If the DemocRATS think that an ill-gotten victory by Kerry
would be the end of animosity, they are sadly mistaken.
What was the Democrat's excuses for fraud before Bush?
It is a worthwhile effort. But it won't reach enough people.
Congressman Billybob
Once this is complete we need a media blitz that dispels the years and years of anti-American leftist propaganda and re-defines the Republican party into the shining philosophy on the hill that it truly is.
It's the most rational explanation I have heard yet on why the RATS have acted like they have for the last four years.
We are in a civil war besides a war on terror.
The Left is very dishonest. Like the advice in the Communist Manifesto, the end justifies the means...
The "Bush stole the election" is a blatant lie. The Terry McAwfuls know it, as do you and I, but if McAwful & Co say it over and over again like a "Mein Kamf" mantra, their dim-witted Moore-on/Move-on followers will believe it and feel it's payback to committ fraud and steal this year's election.
Oh, and the MSM will conveniently ignore the truth in favor of getting their favorite son Kerry into office....
Democrats are not honest participants in the political process. As a party and political force, they deserve to be driven off the planet.
Exactly HOW doe the dems think we will react to a slim Kerry win after the documented fraud prior to the election.
And I don't think the Swifties will just pack it up and go home if this War Criminal/traitor slimes into office.
Wow! Fred is really fired up! And he is absolutely dead on target. Thank God this is the beginning of the end of the MSM.
Well, according to Ms. Edwards, the riots will only happen, if they don't take the election.
The left's communist holy book outlines this strategy...as does satan's for that matter (redundant I know).
It is, only if we win on Tuesday. We have to overcome a lot of illegal voting by turning out real and honest voters. Get your family and friends to the polls!
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