Posted on 08/14/2007 6:59:24 AM PDT by Millee
When Stu Bykofsky, a columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, wrote a column last week in which he openly hoped that America suffers "another 9/11," he merely had the poor judgment to say what many a right-wing politician and pundit is thinking.
Evidence for this is everywhere: in the fact that Bykofsky was invited to appear on the GOP's unofficial network, Fox News, to "explain" his comments; in the keen disappointment that ripples throughout the right-wing blogosphere every time the collapse of a bridge or a steam pipe explosion turns out not to have been the work of Scary Brown People Who Hate Our Freedoms; and in predictions such as that made by former Sen. Rick Santorum, that the GOP's electoral fortunes will improve as soon as there's another terrorist attack.
Indeed, at this point one can practically see these people wringing their hands in frustration at the apparent inability of "the terrorists" to kill a few Americans somewhere (preferably in a solidly red state, although New York or California would do in a pinch), so as to once again give war a chance.
Bykofsky's column is a nostalgic look back at the days immediately following 9/11, when the nation was unified by fear and anger, and a desire to find and destroy "the enemy." (Typically, Bykofsky doesn't bother to define who "the enemy" is. This spares him the effort of having to consider whether invading a country that had nothing to do 9/11 made any sense.)
Six years later, it's worth looking back on that terrible day with something other than a wistful longing for a repeat performance, in order to recognize a couple of obvious if unpleasant truths.
First, in the weeks immediately following 9/11, a lot of people said and did a great many ridiculous things.
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IOW, it didn't effect Professor Campos so let's stop talking about it.
Looked at his bio. Explains a lot.
What a piece of hate America filth. He ought to be deported.
Another example of a "liberal" thinking that we're fighting against Islamic terrorists because we're racists.
Destroying the World Trade Center is morally the same as building it (in a "lib's" mind), so our decision to go to war with Islamists must be driven by our inherent Western Racism, therefore, folks like this professor MUST, morally, side with the Islamists.
Teaches at Ward Churchills old stomping ground. He must miss his buddy Ward. (caaaack)
More liberal projection - THEY are the ones who desperately want another 9/11, so they can blame it on Bush. And this pimple-assed author still thinks we have no enemies, that terrorism is all a figment of right-wingers’ imaginations.
I hope this guy isn’t related to Ike Bykovsky.
It didn’t take long for some America hating whacko to fill Churchill’s mocassins.
The idiot author actually wrote:
“It’s high time to stop wallowing in our obsession with what is becoming the most overblown and shamelessly exploited event in American history.”
He actually thinks that the largest single domestic terrorist attack in the history of America is just overblown hype.
He probably thinks the illegals who die crossing our borders is a bigger tragedy.
The fact is that I being one of the 0.1 percent of Americans who does know someone killed in the 9/11 terror attacks, see a significant proportion of American jackasses like Camposito have attention spans shorter than a Patrick Kennedy rehab session. They think 9/11 was an episode of 24 and all the "dead" actors will get up and go home when the director yells CUT! Unfortunately Bush Derangement Syndrome is uncurable.
Lacking the brain power to understand the intentions of the rag-headed psychopaths makes them...well, it makes them Harry Reid! Or Nancy Pelosi, or Dennis Kuchinichskiev, or (insert any Demokrat Surrender Monkey's name here).
he must be thinking about the guy in Connecticut who wrapped his house in plastic wrap to protect himself from an Anthrax scare? Of course the writer of this article probably has direct line to Osama and is a major contributor to Obama.
Let’s do another version of this and see how certain people would react:
Here’s the original version:
“When Stu Bykofsky, a columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, wrote a column last week in which he openly hoped that America suffers “another 9/11,” he merely had the poor judgment to say what many a right-wing politician and pundit is thinking.
“Evidence for this is everywhere: in the fact that Bykofsky was invited to appear on the GOP’s unofficial network, Fox News, to “explain” his comments; in the keen disappointment that ripples throughout the right-wing blogosphere every time the collapse of a bridge or a steam pipe explosion turns out not to have been the work of Scary Brown People Who Hate Our Freedoms; and in predictions such as that made by former Sen. Rick Santorum, that the GOP’s electoral fortunes will improve as soon as there’s another terrorist attack.”
Here’s another version:
When Stu Bykofsky, a columnist for The Philadelphia Daily News, wrote a column last week in which he openly hoped that America suffers a defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan, he merely had the poor judgment to say what many a left-wing politician and pundit is thinking.
Evidence for this is everywhere: in the fact that Bykofsky was invited to appear on the DNC’s official networks, CNN/ABC/CBS/NBC, to “explain” his comments; in the keen disappointment that ripples throughout the left-wing blogosphere every time the people of Afghanistan and Iraq give thanks to the Soldiers Who Are Restoring Their Freedoms; and in predictions such as that made by Congressman Murtha, that the DNC’s electoral fortunes will improve with each soldier’s or civilian’s death.
Now would this inflame the lefties? (Sorry, I don’t know how to do the overstrikes.)
What is really galling is that tax dollars go to support this angry fool’s salary and pension.
The average small businessman has more sense than this idio-tard.
We should ask the good professor how many people DO need to die before he and his colleagues take the threat seriously.
Actually, I know the answer - it wouldn’t matter the number, it would only matter that a Democrat was in the White House.
This guy is a professor? Nah, can’t be. Even the libs aren’t that stupid.
Yes he is. You have to understand the syndrome: only a college professor could be this stupid. It is a form of willful blindness produced by ideology.
Many people on the Left believe that America brought 9/11 upon itself and deserved it. They think we are the source of all that is wrong with the world, which they see primarily in terms of the unequal distribution of resources. Our success as a society is viewed in terms of having been achieved by theft and repression, causing the "undeveloped" world to (rightfully) despise us, so that when we are attacked, it is merely a legitimate form of expression.
On the other hand, when we respond to being attacked, the Left sees it as another act of oppression by America. They identify with our enemies because they have come to believe that we - not Islamic fascism, not communism, not terrorism - are the greatest threat to world peace.
Typical.
One trait I’ve found common among liberals is a tendency to speculate at what others think and feel and project it as fact.
I don’t want to say every liberal does this because that would be their tactic. But in every discussion I’ve had with a liberal he/she reverts to this method of argument ... pure speculation about the thoughts, emotions and motives of others.
When I ask them if they are pyschic they just look at me with a blank stare.
One person I know constantly rails about the sexual failings of President Bush. Honestly, this is he final argument stance in every discussion I’ve had with him! When I ask him how he gets into the presidential bedroom without the Secret Service finding out, he walks out in a huff.
Campos is just a whacked out jerk, who writes for the Rocky Mountain News and no conservative reads him or believes what he has to say. He’s just an over the hill hippy gone wild.
A mind-fried lefty. I can never be surprised with people like campos. The left is always ready to have someone die for their cause. The left believes someone’s death is a great time to have their agenda advanced while the left trolls for votes. Simply look around and one can see the left’s loony toons everywhere most deaths of innocents are found.
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