Santorum defends Iraq war (uses Lord of the Rings analogy)

Bucks County Courier Times ^ | October 17, 2006 | ALISON HAWKES

[Stone Mountain]

Some wag pointed out that Sen. Rick Santorum is an anagram for SAURON TRICKS MEN! : )

[My2Cents]

Were you that wag?....Anyway, I've used the LOTR analogy myself.

[Stone Mountain]

Not me - I wish, though! I saw it in some letters to the editor section...

[struggle]

[Stone Mountain]

Why is that picture making me hot? : )

[MNJohnnie]

Some wag pointed out that Casey stands for

Commie
Appeaser
Stupid
Elitists
Yippee

[Cicero]

As Polybius wrote in his history, the Romans thought it was better to fight Hannibal's ally Philip V of Macedon in his own country than to wait around until they had to fight him in Italy.

[Names Ash Housewares]

[Hoodat]

Hey Casey,

[Irish Rose]

“You have to really question the judgment of a U.S. senator who compares the war in Iraq to a fantasy book,” said Casey spokesman Larry Smar.

He'd do better to argue about the merits of the analogy, rather than the source. At any rate, the "fantasy book" is a classic, an epic tale of the battle between good and evil. Not too long ago it was made into three blockbuster movies. So don't bash LotR.

[Nathan Zachary]

"“You have to really question the judgment of a U.S. senator who compares the war in Iraq to a fantasy book,” said Casey spokesman Larry Smar."

You have to use John Lennon songs! What was Santorum thinking?

[American Quilter]

Casey's just mad because he rooted for Sauron in the movie.

[FarRightFanatic]

I think it's a fantastic analogy.

[Callahan]

Casey is one to talk. He's a low wattage bulb.

[Moral Hazard]

"Santorum defends Iraq war (uses Lord of the Rings analogy)"

Maybe slightly off topic, but sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Neville Chamberlain had stood up to Hitler rather than appeasing him. Chamberlain probably would have gone down in history reviled and considered a warmonger, and only a small percentage of the population would have had any notion of the good he had done.

[Apercu]

Tolkien did in fact have totalitarianism (Germany & Russia) in mind when he wrote the trilogy. It is a perfect analogy for Iraq/Islamofacism.Casey is another example among a host of today's democrats/shallow minded liberals that fit the model of spineless characters in "Lord of the Rings".

[Ramius]

He's right. It's not America that's being bogged down in Iraq... it's the Islamic fascists of the world being drawn there as predictably as bugs to a flame.

Motel Al-Roach.

It's working pretty well, too.

[Ramius]

Ring ping... :-)

Hold your ground! Hold your ground!

Sons of Gondor, of Rohan, my brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me!

A day may come when the courage of men fails. When we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves, and shattered shields when the age of men comes crashing down!

But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear... on this good earth... I bid you stand! Men of the West!