I think Ms. Dunn totally confused Lee Atwater’s hero Sun Tzu (The Art of War) with Mao.
I find it hilarious that 18 years after his death, the communists smugly hold up Lee Atwater as a conservative icon and dare any of us to diss St. Lee, whom they consider the Devil Incarnate.
I wonder who and how many people under the age of 30 even know who Lee Atwater was and why he is considered an icon and why the left hates him to the point of shaking, spitting fits and snarky rejoinders.
However, I hope this stupid non-excuse prompts many of the brain dead youth to look him up. The man was totally cool and hip in a youth culture sort of way. Had he been a Democrat, he would have been canonized by now, his birthday would be a mandatory holiday and there would be buildings, freeways and airports named after him.
Personally, I loved the guy and have always wished that one of his many students had actually understood his coolness and his take no prisoners approach.
RIP Boogie Man.
You're probably right.
Can't expect some stupid commie to not confuse a brilliant military tactician with a commie thug though. Next she'll say "what I meant to say was that one of my favorite political philosphers was Sun Tzu! That's really, really what I meant! They all look alike to me anyway!"
To SC DOC, reformedliberal, smedley64,
Thanks for the commentary. I spent some time googling the net and
couldn’t find even a trace of a link between Atwater and Mao.
(of course, it could be my negative results are just an indicator
of my amateur status as an internet enthusiast).
When I first heard Anita Dunn’s apologia (and blaming the dead,
conservative, white guy Lee Atwater), I said this to myself.
H-LL, Lee Atwater was a good ole boy from The South. And Southerners
love guns.
So if Lee Atwater quoted anything from Mao, I’d be inclined to think
it was...
“Power comes from the barrel of a gun.”.
Y’all have enlightened me and the proposal that Anita is confused...
and Atwater was a fan of “The Art of War”...makes more sense.
I (and I hope many) will watch Glenn Beck today (MON 10-19-09 at
5PM EST; rebroadcast at 2AM EST) to see if he addresses Anita Dunn’s
“Hey, that was Lee Atwaters love of Mao and Mother Teresa I was
talking about...AND IT WAS ALL JUST A BIT OF IRONY!!!”.