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ANGRY LEFT: The Insanity of Bush Hatred
The Wall Street Journal ^ | November 14, 2007 | PETER BERKOWITZ

Posted on 11/14/2007 2:13:23 AM PST by Aristotelian

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To: raybbr
Once the middle east has been democratized and brought out of the carnage-strewn stone age, all because of Bush's prescient efforts and leadership beginning with Iraq, he will be hailed by history as the greatest president in our nation's history, surpassing Washington and Lincoln in scope and genius.

Remember, each in their own time, Washington and Lincoln were reviled by their contemporary masses for instigating what were, at the time, very unpopular wars, but while theirs saved this nation, Bush's will save the entire world from Islamo-fascist dictatorship.

But don't worry, it won't happen in your lifetime, thus you'll never have to admit that I was right, and you can die as stupid as you were born.

;-/

21 posted on 11/14/2007 3:41:49 AM PST by Gargantua (For those who believe in God, no explanation is needed; for those who do not, no explanation exists.)
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To: Gargantua

“Once the middle east has been democratized and brought out of the carnage-strewn stone age, all because of Bush’s prescient efforts and leadership beginning with Iraq, he will be hailed by history as the greatest president in our nation’s history, surpassing Washington and Lincoln in scope and genius.”

That’s some powerful crystal ball you have there pardner.
I tend to doubt your scenario for the ME, not because I don’t wish it were true, but rather because 2000 years of history doesn’t support it.

“But don’t worry, it won’t happen in your lifetime, thus you’ll never have to admit that I was right, and you can die as stupid as you were born.”

Wow, a personal attack for stating an opinion.


22 posted on 11/14/2007 3:46:30 AM PST by snarkybob
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To: Aristotelian
"this time members of the intellectual class have been swept away by passion"

The fundamental premise of the story is wrong.

The people the writer describes are not "intellectuals" at all.

They are low grade, parasitic commie thugs, with an overwrought send of their own intelligence.

23 posted on 11/14/2007 3:47:09 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Aristotelian
“Read my lips”?

I wonder some times if the old man ever really figured out how badly he got hosed by that evil rat George Mitchell and the DemocRAT Congress.

24 posted on 11/14/2007 3:50:56 AM PST by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: Gargantua
Remember, each in their own time, Washington and Lincoln were reviled by their contemporary masses for instigating what were, at the time, very unpopular wars, but while theirs saved this nation, Bush's will save the entire world from Islamo-fascist dictatorship.

Bush has managed to do something in the Middle East no other POTUS has managed in history. To get every nation but Israel mad at us and even his policy on Israel is enough to make any God fearing Christian cringe at his prophetic Road Map to peace. Bush is clueless as to what war actually is to be honest about it. Had he been POTUS in WW2 we would now be under Nazi and Imperial rule.

25 posted on 11/14/2007 3:57:44 AM PST by cva66snipe (Proud Partisan Constitution Supporting Conservative to which I make no apologies for nor back down)
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My short answer is that on the long day of September 11, 2001, there was a President George Bush. I remember praying and giving thanks for GWB on that terrible day.
Can you just imagine if it had been Al Gore?


26 posted on 11/14/2007 4:00:23 AM PST by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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To: Aristotelian

“(The one election that I know of that was stolen in U.S. presidential history was 1960, when JFK stole the election by fraud in Illinois — and also probably Texas — from Nixon.)”

Yes, and it was my first presidential vote. For Nixon, naturally.


27 posted on 11/14/2007 4:01:27 AM PST by billhilly (I was republican when republican wasn't cool. (With an apology to Barbara Mandrell.))
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To: Aristotelian

Well, if Hillary is elected we will no doubt see a level of loathing on par with Bush hatred, if not exceeding it.


28 posted on 11/14/2007 4:03:10 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: Non-Sequitur

“Well, if Hillary is elected we will no doubt see a level of loathing on par with Bush hatred, if not exceeding it.”

We’re seeing it already, and she hasn’t even won anything yet


29 posted on 11/14/2007 4:04:56 AM PST by snarkybob
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To: ishabibble
My short answer is that on the long day of September 11, 2001, there was a President George Bush. I remember praying and giving thanks for GWB on that terrible day. Can you just imagine if it had been Al Gore?

Yea I can. Same results. Look at the names and nations of origin of the attackers and go after another nation. Gore like Bush would have been limited to what Congress allowed. Here is the problem. Bush had a bunch of bad ideas and because he was a fellow Republican the GOP congress who BTW was also an enabler to Clinton/Gore on such issues as gutting our military and their nation building gave Bush a blank check.

Bush is bad enough but my real contempt is for the Do nothing Republicratic Congress. Not the Conservative Republican Congress of 1995 but that of 1996 of which took over control and direction of the party. The North East elitist who helped usher in the Bob Dole GOP. The sellouts!

30 posted on 11/14/2007 4:08:11 AM PST by cva66snipe (Proud Partisan Constitution Supporting Conservative to which I make no apologies for nor back down)
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To: ishabibble

“My short answer is that on the long day of September 11, 2001, there was a President George Bush. I remember praying and giving thanks for GWB on that terrible day.
Can you just imagine if it had been Al Gore?”

That fact that President Bush admirably did his duty on 9-11
doesn’t negate his other, less than stellar decisions. He came through in a time of crisis, but that doesn’t make everything he does right.


31 posted on 11/14/2007 4:08:38 AM PST by snarkybob
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To: Aristotelian
The people, or various factions among them, have indulged in Clinton hatred, . . LBJ hatred, FDR hatred,

And they were justified, at least in the cases above. Clinton and LBJ were utterly corrupt, and FDR was a Commie wanna be.

32 posted on 11/14/2007 4:12:00 AM PST by Hardastarboard (DemocraticUnderground.com is an internet hate site.)
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To: Aristotelian

IMHO, think cross, think demon....the imagery works....and unfortunately makes more sense than almost anything else.


33 posted on 11/14/2007 4:15:24 AM PST by mo
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To: Aristotelian
The one election that I know of that was stolen in U.S. presidential history was 1960, when JFK stole the election by fraud in Illinois — and also probably Texas — from Nixon

Kennedy didn't steal the election. He would up with 303 electoral votes. If Nixon had won in Illinois then Kennedy would still have had 276 electoral votes to Nixon's 246, more than enough to win. And Kennedy won Texas by 55,000 votes and 2 percentage points.

34 posted on 11/14/2007 4:16:58 AM PST by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: cva66snipe
Bush is not a conservative, but with our current primary system, it is impossible for a conservative R candidate to get the nod. Bush was picked in New Hampshire. This year's crop of candidates is top loaded with RINO's, because a true conservative can't win.

Early primary states, like Iowa and New Hampshire trend liberal. I read a post on another thread about some people from Houston who were very conservative in their beliefs, but unfailingly voted Dem. Up here in PA, I have run into a lot of die hard Republican voters, who don't even consider voting Democrat, yet they believe in abortion rights, gay rights, etc. I have often said that a Southern Democrat is to the right of a North or Northeastern Republican.

Conclusion: We need to let southern states vote first in the primary and we will get a conservative Republican nominated.

35 posted on 11/14/2007 4:21:19 AM PST by sportutegrl
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To: snarkybob
I don’t say that it makes everything right, but far and away, it is the most important thing to me. My son is a USMC and recently back from his third tour in Iraq. He had everything he needed to fight, and that is because of GWB.
The other stuff can wait until next year. It’s not my style to criticize a sitting President, even during the disgraceful ‘90s.
36 posted on 11/14/2007 4:27:31 AM PST by ishabibble (ALL-AMERICAN INFIDEL)
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To: Aristotelian
They picked GW.

Thankfully we don't have a system that involves the voters. </sarcasm>

37 posted on 11/14/2007 4:28:42 AM PST by TankerKC (You don't have to believe everything you think.)
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To: Aristotelian
Perhaps the hatred is a reflection of frustration — frustration by the libs that their message isn’t very attractive to voters.

No, it is a tactic fomented and support by the Progressives to do exactly as Berkowitz says - blind one to the arguments of conservatives. It is hate substituted for thought.

38 posted on 11/14/2007 4:31:33 AM PST by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done, needs to be done by the government.)
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To: Aristotelian
Liberalism compels it’s followers to venture ever further into maniacal irrationality because nothing liberal can be supported by rational debate, as it’s goals are completely opposite to the results of it’s application. The frustration must be monumental, and to have the folly pointed out can only produce sobs or raging hatred or both.
39 posted on 11/14/2007 4:32:02 AM PST by wgflyer (Liberalism is to society what HIV is to the immune system.)
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To: Aristotelian
Their blind hatred of Bush has and continues to place "the Republic" at great risk.

To be sure, GW has not thrilled me on many fronts, but he is the CINC and we are at war with an ideology that will burn the leftists haters first should they win.

It really is a disgusting anathema.

40 posted on 11/14/2007 4:32:29 AM PST by ImpBill ("America ... Where are you now?" --Greg Adams--Brownsville, TX --On the other Front Line)
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