I don't agree, with your take on what Veritas was saying.
Well, I know that's what Veritas was saying.
He was clearly pointing out that up to 2 weeks ago we were mocking anything "nuanced". Now, a FREEPER is pointing to Bush's comments being "nuanced"?
Doesn't that seem a little odd? Maybe just a poor word choice, but that is what Veritas was poking at.
And, apparently, it struck a chord...maybe a little too close to home.
I also note that ArmyBratCutie is being barraged for simply commenting that Bush shouldn't have been so "nice" to Klintoon. He should have said something bland about the library, congratulations, and then he should have left.
And, so you know, I know Veritas, personally (outside the forum) and he is a very passionate conservative. In fact, his comments on this thread shows how conservative he is, whether people on this thread want to admit it or not. He's very concerned about the debt (as any conservative should be). He's very concerned about the illegal immigration that is ravaging our border states (as any conservative should be). He's very concerned that the Republicans aren't representing the conservative message but a watered-down RINO version of things (as any conservative should be).
You can say that Veritas is "rough" in his statements. That's true. He is.
You can say that Veritas is very sarcstic. That's also true. He is.
But, to dismiss someone's comments as being a Kerry-ite or the like is intellectually immature.
He's pissed. He's really pissed about the Arlen Specter situation. And, I, for one, can't say that I blame him.
You can disagree with me (or Veritas), but you shouldn't think that just because Bush is the President that we don't need to be vigilent about our Republic.
Look, I stood on a corner for the President. I was spit on while campaigning for the President. I had bottles thrown at me while campaigning. Being disgusted at the President's Klintoon remarks doesn't mean that I'm not happy he's the President. I'm just disappointed that the President (or his advisors?) feel that it is necessary to pay such praise to a lowly and disgusting person like Klintoon.
If it can't be called disgusting, can we at least agree that the comments were "unpallatable"?
I'm sorry. I'm not going to agree that the President's words were clever, or wise, or even nuanced. I'm not going to explain things away as being gracious. The President's comments way too far out of the way to be nice. And, as has been noted several times, there's no being nice to these people. And, besides, I don't think that anyone should be nice to the guy who probably did more damage to this country in the past 50 years than any of our enemies.
In fact, I think that the President should have sent an intern with a handwritten message that said this:
First, hands off, Bill.Ok, that wouldn't work either, right? Well, then it should have been something in between my note and the actual remarks.Second, congratulations on the building.
Third, enjoy retirement.
Oh, and, don't come back...ya' hear.
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