Tea Party the new front in 'war on terror'[Not Too ‘Hip’ and ‘Edgy’ for Censorship]

National Review and Orange Country Register ^ | 24 April 2010 | Mark Steyn

[JLS]

I suppose the thinking runs something like this. All things considered, the polls on Obamacare aren't totally disastrous, and the president's approval numbers seem to have bottomed out in the low forties, and when you look at what that means in terms of the electoral map this November, you've only got to scare a relatively small percentage of squishy suburban moderate centrists back into the Democratic fold, and how difficult can that be?

Hence, Bill Clinton energetically on the stump, summoning all his elder statesman's dignity (please, no giggling) in the cause of comparing Tea Partiers to Timothy McVeigh. Oh, c'mon, they've got everything in common. They both want to reduce the size of government, the late Mr. McVeigh through the use of fertilizer bombs, the Tea Partiers through control of federal spending, but these are mere nuanced differences of means, not ends. Also, both "Tim" and "Tea" are three-letter words beginning with "T": Picture him upon your knee, just Tea for Tim and Tim for Tea, you're for him and he's for thee, completely interchangeable.

[JLS]

Steyn on censorship and politics of name calling.

[Matchett-PI]

bttt

[Marty62]

Yes they know that the TPM is middle America (the largest and most “dangerous” to the radical Zero Admin. So the plan is to scare the c*** out of them by claiming the TPM is militia/survivalist/Christians end timers/and frankly anyone that is against the Dum power grab.

I’m sure some of the political virgins will go quietly home.
But I hop by pointing out exactly what this is, a PURE PROPGANDA campaign they will not be driven home(figuratively).

[JLS]

Steyn ping opportunity. I hope your recovery is still progressing.

[JLS]

Just in case the OC Register link disappears, here is the National Review version of this:

http://article.nationalreview.com/432436/not-too-hip-and-edgy-for-censorship/mark-steyn?page=1

[JLS]

Steyn further comments in the NR Corner including a link to “Everybody Draw Mohammad” Day. Here is the Corner bit:

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmRhZGExOWM5YWRmOTZmN2U0ZDc4YWZiZDA3MmM5MjM=

[Plutarch]

Mark Steyn is an international treasure.

[RoadTest]

Bravo, Mark! I’m still applauding. I’ll quit when my palms start to get sore. Yay, Mark Steyn!!!

[RoadTest]

“I’m sure some of the political virgins will go quietly home.
But I hop by pointing out exactly what this is, a PURE PROPGANDA campaign they will not be driven home(figuratively).”

Your message is good enough to overcome your spelling. Don’t feel bad. I spit typos when I get excited, too.

[thouworm]

Duplicate thread (links to National Review)

Not Too ‘Hip’ and ‘Edgy’ for Censorship (or, “Please. Behead me last.”)
National Review ^ | 04-24-10 | Mark Steyn
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2499655/posts

[JLS]

I searched both titles and got nothing.

[knews_hound]

Thanks for asking J, I am doing (somewhat) better.

It is just going to take time until I am back to my usual self.

Pinging the Steyn list for another great column.




On or off, please FReepmail me.

Cheers,

knewshound

knewshounds blog

[darkwing104]

It is just going to take time until I am back to my usual self.

Just take care of yourself...

[knews_hound]

Honestly? It isn’t my style to be down for long.

As I tell my wife, I can rest when I’m dead.

Slacking is for losers !

Cheers,

knewshound

[Madame Dufarge]

Thanks for the ping.

Recovering isn't slacking, listen to your wife...:-)

[knews_hound]

The way I feel this morning, I tend to agree.

I changed all the belts and hoses, changed plugs and wires as well as brakes and all fluids in my sons 4X4 yesterday and I am a tad tired this morning.

With luck, we will be finished by noon and I can get some solid couch time.

Unless I decide to golf !

Cheers,

knewshound

[Gritty]

Steyn BUMP!

[wjcsux]

Hi K-H, nice to have you back. I pray that you are recovering well. Thanks for the Mark Steyn pings.

[COUNTrecount]

Thanks.

[GOPJ]

Eschewing such cheap slurs, Time's Joe Klein said opposition to Obama was "seditious," because nothing says sedition like citing the U.S. Constitution and quoting Thomas Jefferson. Unfortunately for Klein, thanks to "educator" William Ayers' education reforms, nobody knows what "seditious" means anymore.

Joe Klein is a brown shirt in the liberal SS... eff him.