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?
After admitting that I could be wrong about EV's negative efforts for ALL the present candidates, I asked HIM why he would be doing the work of the DNC or Hillary. He still hasn't answered.
Giuliani apologists seem to be the norm rather than the exception.
Rules mean nothing to that creature. Methinks its best to simply ignore the misfit. He won't go away, but he doesn't deserve direct responses from civil people. He enjoys stalking a few FReepers who have the audacity to stand up and speak out against the failures and incompetence of the Republican Party apparatus, and its moderate-centrist-liberal wingnuts. Of which he is a member in good standing. He is no conservative. Just another phony with bizarre behavior patterns.
My pleasure, disruptor.
Veloci-raptors would be mild compared to Giuliani's dinosaurs of the Left.
But somebody's gotta fight 'em.
Maybe because your question was both inanane and framed as a personal attack?
Come on, achievements mean nothing when compared to MOUTHING the correct ideology (while knowing full well none of it will ever be enacted.)
Fifth columnists, like you. I understand why you run away when called on it.
That's been my observation as well. Best to just ignore him.
"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."
What a bunch of unadulterated hogwash.
It is this type of thinking that is dangerous to our Republic and it has to be exposed as such.
The fool that wrote this and those who agree are just as bad as the left wing nutjobs that hijacked the Democrat party.
I for one am sick and tired of both parties being over influenced by their radical elitists.
What exactly is "our cause" that the author refers to?
I know for one that MY CAUSE is the cause of saving this great country from those who want us dead.
MY CAUSE is the War on Islamic Fascism but obviously the author doesn't agree.
If they can't get 100% of what they want, they are more than willing to surrender this country to the enemy to prove their point.
This kind of sick, demented thinking makes me sick.
It's time to identify these self righteous fools for the traitors they are.
Disruptor? Your actions on this thread define disruption. Of course, in your case, that's nothing new. You've done nothing but troll against conservatives since I first saw your screen name. You're a perfect shill for Rudy McRomney. Let's call it the new Carvillized GOP...
You prefer talking about someone. Coincidently, fifth columnists are also yellow.
Don't support Rudy, nor McCain or Romney. I will vote for any of them if they are the republican candidate. Yep, thats divisive.
Are you EV's mouth piece? For someone who constantly dishes out the dirt yourself, you're mighty sensitive about what you so erroniously call my "personal attacks"...not on you, but on someone else.
The discussion on this thread has convinced me that Rudy must annoy all left and right single-issue nuts, so I'm leaning toward him now.
Thanks everyone!
Please show me where I have initiated personal attacks on people.
:)
Neither have I gone onto any thread looking for nor starting a flame war.
I have NOT broken a single FR posting rule; your side has done that, repeatedly.
I suggest that you rethink, carefully, what you said about me and then retract it.
Sign me up. I've still got a jab or two left in me.
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