I 'sold out' and became a hawk

news.telegraph.co.uk ^ | 24/11/2001 | Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West

[samtheman]

There's a lot of confusion in this person's thinking, but through the fog he somehow comes to the conclusion that he supports the war. This might help explain why university students in the USA --- though yammered at daily by leftist propagandist "professors" --- support Bush by a large majority. Many of those brainwashed by the left do seem to have "woken up", at least a bit.

[Lazamataz]

I would not have flinched from doing my duty. Not for me the soft option of the draft dodger. I would have been bearing arms, all right - for the Vietcong.

Freakin' creep. I won't read any further, such tripe from an avowed enemy of the United States. If he had an epiphany, good. But he starts -- and ends -- as an avowed enemy of the United States.

[MissAmericanPie]

All it is a little gas, and the basic instinct of survival cutting it's way to the forefront of his over stuffed illogical conscience.

[cynicom]

Amnother leftwinger that cannot justify his views out in public, so he starts spin control.

[jammer]

. My own experience of Northern Ireland and Right-wing Christian evangelists had taught me that religious and political fanaticism make a lethal cocktail

I have never defended, and have often derided, Christian evangelists on this board. But, is this idiot finding a comparison between CE's and the IRA? Between CE's and the Taliban or Hussein? Jeesh. I have advocated raising the voting age to 25 or 30, because Rush is correct about skulls full of mush. But a voting age limit wouldn't do anything bout morons like this (I know he's Brit, but we have them also).

[Fiddlstix]

Pre-9/11 "The Military is a bunch of baby killers!"

Post-9/11"Don't just stand there you camoflaged idiot! Protect me!"

Bingo!

[Brett66]

It still refuses to work with the rest of the world to tackle climate change; it is doing precious little to press Israel to end the assaults on Palestinians.

Get used to it, lefty-boy.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I think we can take care of our current problems without his help.

[jordan8]

I would have been bearing arms, all right - for the Vietcong. Sure you would, Pal, sure you would.

[dennisw]

You take is dead on accurate. These cowardly anti-military, liberal gun grabbers demand our military establishment protect them when they feel in danger.

Liberals and leftists create problems and conservatives have to clean them up.

[dighton]

What a dreadful, smug little creep. We'll somehow muddle along without his "help."

(That's no knock on our *real* friends in Great Britain).

[samtheman]

I think we can take care of our current problems without his help.

You're right.

[AmishDude]

The article begins with "I" and the egotist never stops. My response is simply: "I don't care about you or what you think about anything."

[MadIvan]

It's like he is forcing himself to support the war, which is one of the most just ever fought (shooting Communists was ALWAYS a just cause, by the way). Weirdo. Typical Labour MP.

Regards, Ivan

FreeBritannia.co.uk

[gaspar]

Martin Salter is a Trotskyist Labor "queen" whose enlistment would be turned down for rather obvious reasons. For those in San Francisco who might be interested, check the Guardian's political site.

[pt17]

Re #3: Yes. He's probably adopted/hijacked our effort as his new PC stance. No substance.

[moonman]

Do you see how hard this bone-head Socialist is so painfully agonizing over, in his mind, which side is good and which side is evil?

WOW!

[dighton]

Martin Salter is a Trotskyist Labor "queen" whose enlistment would be turned down for rather obvious reasons.

I'd say you're right, on the face of it.