Posted on 03/13/2005 3:19:42 AM PST by elhombrelibre
The inimitable Mr. Steyn always gets his subject right!
Indeed he does. :-)
:)
"There's a lesson there in the reformability of terrorists. The IRA's first instinct is to kill. If you complain about the killing, they offer to kill the killers. If you complain about the manner of the killing, they offer to kill more tastefully -- "compassionate terrorism,'' as it were. But it's like Monty Python's spam sketch: There's no menu item that doesn't involve killing. You can get it in any color as long as it's blood-red."
A lesson to remember
"Worst... Secretary of Defense... Ever..."
Poor excuse for a man too.
President Bush, Congressman King and Gerry Adams share a light moment after discussing the Irish Peace Process at the annual Speaker's St. Patrick's Day Lunch.
Mr. President, please tell the despicable terrorist-lover Peter King, Congressman from Long Island New York that if he doesn't publicly denounce the IRA you will ensure that he has Republican competition when he is next up for reelection.
Tell your cabinet to freeze him out if he does not comply.
Nice post.
I had no idea Steyn considers himself Irish American.
And tell him to lay off the taters too and lose a few pounds.
This article didnt mention any connections with Senator Fat Ted.
I recall a while back - it must have been 2001 or 2002 - he had a column saying he was always being accused of being Jewish by those who think anyone who doesn't want to throw the Zionists to the PLO lions must all be Jews. He's certainly got the gift of many fine Irish writers and if you look at his picture on his home page you'll see he could easily pass for an Irishman. I could see him sipping a jar of stout in some Irish pub. And he's definitely got a sense of sarcasm; he's almost a Brendan Behan type with his humor.
Great photo! Look closely at the facial expressions and body language of these three men. Bush is practically in Gerry's face with that little "not-a-smile" smile. Gerry's face looks like he has gas, and his hands are balled up- did GW just refuse to shake his hand? Meanwhile, the congressman looks like he's hoping to sell Bush a used car...
Steyn ping.
As an Irish American from NYC I know the type very well and I am not impressed.
My recommendation to the President stands: give Peter King an offer he cannot refuse.
You're not impressed with Steyn, or do I misunderstand?
Now hold on there - didn't Mr. Clinton fix the whole IRA problem when he was president? I remember some big press about the deal he brokered. So what's up with that?
Yes, McNamara set the gold standard for cluelessness at Defense. Cohen comes in second. It's a wonder we have survived...
Yeah, Clinton fixed that, the Balkans, and the Middle East.
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