Posted on 02/06/2007 2:00:28 PM PST by EternalVigilance
Orwellian euphemism is nothing new in the realm of contemporary American political discourse. Choice, translated by the left, refers to the chopping up of unborn children. Peaceful patriotism permits the trashing of our troops. Just now in a shocking scandal for adjectives everywhere, verbal authorities have booked articulate for bearing concealed racial overtones. We shouldn't, but we do get acclimated to this kind of rank pseudo-intellectualism after a while. What is jarring is to hear linguistic engineering of mind-bending magnitude coming not from the left, but from conservative commentators themselves.
Monday night on Hannity and Colmes, RINO Rudi announced his intention of announcing his candidacy for the office of President of the United States, which is as close to making sense as the entire interview ever got. What we heard from the presumptive Republican front runner was the whole set of self-contradictions one would expect from a liberal hijacking a conservative ticket: that he is "personally opposed" to abortion while upholding a "woman's right to choose;" that he defines marriage as between a man and a woman but simultaneously supports "domestic partnerships;" that he is not for "amnesty" for undocumented workers but does believe in their "regularization," meaning that those who break immigration law should become the ones who make it. When John Kerry reverses himself over the course of several months on the subject of the war in Iraq, the right-wing talking heads never tire of highlighting it. But let the former mayor of New York thrash like a trout on a line in the course of a single interview, and everyone on our side of the aisle is supposed to nod in solemn wonder, if Hannity's handling of the whole farcical situation is any indication.
Giuliani's gymnastics would be unremarkable — they are certainly unoriginal — if not for the fact that this same man demonstrates lucidity and singularity of purpose when the terrorist threat to our nation is invoked. This, of course, is the pillar on which his "conservative" credentials are precariously teetering, the one issue alleged as trumping all the others. Pardon me. The word isn't trumping any more — a position which common sense and a moment's uninterrupted reflection will reveal as positively spurious. How can the right to liberty outrank the right to life? According to Sean Hannity's post-interview reflections, however, what Rudi has actually done isn't really waffling after all. For RINOs only, it is hereafter to be known as transcending the issues. That's what Sean said. Giuliani is succeeding, he believes, not in betraying conservative principles but in transcending them.
Judging by its context, his neologism must mean something like: "getting people to cave in about things it is positively disastrous for them to cave in about." Hannity seems to connect his inventive term with Dick Morris' revelation that three-quarters of the conservatives he talked to were ready to overlook Rudi's handicaps in the interest of defeating Hillary. (Wouldn't this be an insult to Obama, by the way, that it isn't in the interest of defeating him?) So, let's see how Hannityspeak would work out in other situations.
Bill Clinton in the waning days of his administration evidently did a bang-up job of transcending perjury (to pick a problem of his more or less at random). Who knew? I see now with the clarity of vision Sean has imparted that the trend in the European nations is towards transcending Islamofascism, not catering to it. It must also be the case that Terri Schindler Schiavo's right to life — sadly, according to just about the only high profile American journalist who truly extended himself in an effort to defend it — wasn't really violated in the end, but only transcended. And so forth.
If Rudi Giuliani or anybody like him manages to gain the support of a majority of conservatives, it will deal our cause a more serious blow than anything that Hillary or Barack or anybody else could do, from inside the White House or outside. Liberals can only set the conservative agenda back. RINOs are attempting to define it out of existence. If the handful of conservative commentators in the mainstream media decide to grease the linguistic wheels of this insidious effort, who is going to be able to stop it? Is it really a good thing, for the distinction between those who stand for what is right and just in this country, and those who do not, to be transcended at last?
I'd invite you to check out who is posting more Giuliani-related threads and/or spamming them with repeated graphics and old-quote citations. Projection, thy name loathes Giuliani.
All is well in Denmark.
Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has been working alongside the wife of former President Bill Clinton, now a Democratic senator from New York, on a number of WASHINGTON What do Newt Gingrich and Hillary Rodham Clinton want from each other? In the 1990s, these two rivals stood on nearly opposite ends of the political spectrum, with him leading the assault on the Clinton presidency and helping derail the ambitious health care plan she championed. But oddly enough, something has changed since then, and it has people talking. Gingrich, the former Republican speaker of the House of Representatives, has been working alongside the wife of former President Bill Clinton, now a Democratic senator from New York, on a number of issues, and even appeared with her at a press conference on Wednesday to promote - of all things - health care legislation.
I agree that defeating Hillary should be our top priority. She is a very dangerous woman for America. If Giuliani is the only one who can defeat her, then so be it. He's got my vote.
Wouldn't it be better, however, to nominate someone who can defeat Hillary and also espouses conservative principles?
Newt and Hillary did join forces on an issue they found some common ground on. That issue had to do with changing the current system that handles private medical records of American's from a cumbersome unsafe paper file system, to a more secure electronic record keeping system. Bush even mentioned this effort in his 2007 SOTU speech, as something positive for America's future.
One thing about Newt and healthcare that may have been overlooked by some folks. Newt supported Bush`s Medicare prescription drug program, as part of the comprehensive Medicare Modernization Act of 2003. The health savings account provision was a good move, but the rest is mostly social engineering, Republican style. Surprised Newt would support such drivel. But he did.
Could you please post a source?
Oh, I get it completely. I'll say it again. Rudy had 60 opportunities to pick judges as Mayor, and NOT ONCE did he pick a Republican, much less a conservative. Not once.
Shillary and her putrid ilk will thank you for your support.
Utter nonsense. Such a crude blunt object may work on some, but not on me. Get it?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=Giuliani
Submitted, for perusal.
While he was the “Republican Mayor” of New York City he appointed more than 60 men and women to the Civil, Criminal, and Family Court benchs. In all of those judicial appointment not one of them was a Republican.
All of his judical appointments were either registered Liberals or registered Democrats. As the “Republican Mayor” he had appointment power over more than 70 full commissioners in more than 50 City agencies, yet at no time during his administration did REPUBLICANS account for more than 10% of those appointments.
He even appointed Chuck Schumers wife as the City’s Department of Transportation Commissioner.
http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/9054.html
Why, thank you.
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November 14, 2006
Giuliani gets the presidential ball rolling
You're not only a troll, you're a hypocrite. If I had a dollar for every time I've seen you and those you seem to run with "dis-invite" conservatives I could almost retire.
Are those bloggers as left as you?
Well beyond (thanks for asking), but they're preferred by your source, which might merit a bit of scruitiny.
Back to the drawing board.
So your proof is a BLOG, from which you seem to be copying and pasting at will?
From what, posting on an internet forum?
Busted! ROFLMAO!
EV, where is the PROOF of this claim you all have been making for days now.......that's certainly not it.
Back it up.
LMAO!!
During Simcox's MM meltdown, remember how it was posted we shouldn't post anything from SPLC? Really hypocritical!
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