Well I guess Mandela wasn’t “pure” evil, but if were up to me, he and his ex-wife would have been executed a long long time ago. The coverage was just sickening, when Ted Cruz praised him and then said in the same week that he wanted to repeal the 17th amendment that got him elected, I almost plotzed. His successors have been worse, and that’s tremulously sad. Zuma thinks taking a shower after sex can wash the HIV away (that’s what he did after he raped an HIV-positive woman), what a dipstick. Unfortunately I have to conclude the country was better off during apartheid, such is the epic failure of ANC rule.
” Israel equivalent of John McCain and Joe LIEberman creating a “National Unity Party” to do the bidding of the Washington media. “
Yeah, screw him. I mean he I give a “RIP” to but when all was said and done he probably did more bad than good in his life by forming “Kadima”. Being a war hero doesn’t excuse turning into a lousy politician.
That's the irony of many on our side complaining about the biased coverage of Mandela treating him like a perfect saint when he died, then coming up with our own "beloved saint" idealized fantasy a month later when Sharon died. Every conservative internet story I saw on Sharon's passing treated him as a flawless war hero.
I felt the same way when numerous Republicans (rightfully) denounced the Dems for standing by Holder after he lied to Congress, but continued to treat Alberto Gonzales as a "inspiration" and "latino role model" after HE had lied and disgraced the office. (fortunately many conservative activists said otherwise, but the GOP establishment continued to treat Alberto as a respected GOP leader).
No excuse for hypocrisy and double standards whether its on the right or left.