Posted on 11/26/2001 10:27:04 PM PST by Mudboy Slim
I've been a long-time subscriber to The Limbaugh Letter and the November 2001 issue had an excellent article called "The Rebirth of American Resolve," of which I will transcribe a short, yet poignant, excerpt...
"Except for travel and mail and whatnot, life in America has pretty much returned to pre-September-11 mode. People are engaging in their daily routines, going to work or school, shopping, participating in all the usual necessary and leisure activities. But bubbling just below the surface, undetected (save for various poll numbers) and misunderstood by the national media, is something enormous. It is quiet, but angry. It is channeled and disciplined, but has the taste and feel of revenge. It is determined and focused, but passionate. There is a word for this new (to us) national character trait: resolve. American resolve is something wonderous to behold. It actually has deep roots in our history, part of the fabric of the nation's almost-lost traditions and past. Many thought we had outgrown it, or had become too sophisticated and jaded and secular and materialistic and blase to ever again express it. To my generation, the Baby Boomers, and to the two generations that followed, Gen X and Gen Y, the mention of "American resolve"--if it was mentioned--brought to mind sepia-toned images of 40s-era war posters or grainy documentary footage of Allied soldiers in Europe. It was a long-forgotten age, the remnants of another nation altogether.
"Then we were attacked."
(The article goes on to explain the resultant unabashed patriotism that is much more Substance than Symbolism, and the Effete Elite's utter disdain for this raw emotional Love of Country, which the HateAmericaFirst Leftists in the Vast, LeftWing Medyuh Whore'd and the DemoncRAT Party LOATHE!!)
Then, the article continued...
"In fact, the elites among us continued to behave as they always had, banning the flag from workplaces, demanding that "God Bless America" be removed from signs. They were stunned at the vociferousness and vehemence of the anger that came back at them. Ordinary Americans, for the first time in my memory, decided to tell the elites to shove it. Without apology or hesitation. I have seen dozens of stories now, where some idiot stood in the way of an American's desire to express his or her love of country. In almost every instance, the idiot has backed down, shaken by the force of will that says, "We put up with your PC nonsense for years. Here's where it stops!!"
Yep...now ya got it Right, buddy!! Lib'rals are "DEAD MEN WALKIN'!!!"
FReegards...MUD
Keep dreaming that the left is dead.
Did anyone read the mock interview he had with OBL?
Here is the start of it:
RUSH (asking OBL): Evil One, what are your co-ordinates?
OBL (back to Rush): Infidel, I can hide anywhere.
Obviously true beyond a shadow of a doubt, especially the International News that gets out to faraway Terrorist Havens such as Afghanistan. In the MidEast, there is no Rush Limbaugh or FreeRepublic.com to provide Truth, so the Mid-Easterners are stuck with the Lefty sources that I've mentioned. This case has been made to you over and over and over again, and any attempt to deny it now will simply provide further evidence that you are being Willfully-Ignorant...AGAIN!!
"2. Clinton, as head of the "left-wing Hollyweird establishment", is responsible for organizing this left-wing slant in the media (notably, CNN)."
Clinton doesn't have to necessarily organize it, the HateAmericaFirst Leftists who dominate the Network Medyuh and the Wire Services simply believe that it is good politics to profess LOATHING of our Military and to hold out Big Bid'ness Corporations as some sort of Class Envy-based BoogeyMan.
"3. This left-wing slant then convinced Al-Qaeda that American leftists would be sympathetic to their cause if they took down symbols of traditional "right-wing institutions"; namely, corporations and the military."
That's pretty close to accurate.
"4. The terrorists' choice to crash the third plane into the Pentagon rather than the Capitol building was a choice based on the political positions of the American Left."
Not exactly...obviously, the choice of the WTC as a target played to the Leftists' (i.e. Socialists/Collectivists/Lib'rals/Fascists/Progressives/DemocRATS/Totalitarian) professed LOATHING of Big Bid'ness and Capitalism. The choice of the Pentagon was meant to play to the Leftists' long-time LOATHING of our Military Superiority. Like I said, I am very curious to find out what the fourth plane was set to destroy, because it would most likely buttress my well-thought-out concept even more.
"I notice you still haven't offered proof for any of these assertions."
I and others have buried you with MOUNTAINS OF INDISPUTABLE PROOF of the Leftist/Totalitarian Bias in the Vast, LeftWing Medyuh Whore'd...yer inability to acknowledge that Reality is something yer just gonna have to take up with yer shrink.
And--with regards to points #3 and #4--until we interview the Al-Queda survivors who were in on the decision as to what to Landmarks to target, we are left only with the circumstantial evidence I have provided above.
Good luck shredding this brilliant analysis, and the ol' "FeigningIgnoranceOfAllReality" technique you usually resort to is wearing a bit thin!!
MUD
MUD
In all honesty, I haven't even been able to read the whole thing yet, but I've got it in front of me now and especially like the Stupid Quotes' section, wherein DumbA$$ Lib'rals like Richard "HamsterButt" Gere are quoted saying inane things like, "If you can see the terrorists as a relative who's dangerously sick and we have to give them medicine, and the medicine is love and compassion." BWAHAHAHAHAHA...what a twit!!
FReegards...MUD
BTW...for those of you who want to make Rush even richer than he already is--and learn a lot in the process--subcriptions can be had fer $32.95/year by calling 1-800-457-4141. Makes a great Christmas Gift, too!!
There's no willful ignorance for asking for evidence. If anything, it's a form of willful ignorance to not provide that evidence when asked.
I've had a long running thread on FR (about five months old now) asking for one person to provide me one shred of evidence that the media is left-wing biased. Nobody has been able to do so. Therefore, I will go with what I've seen and heard, which is that the Big Three networks provide practically neutral reporting, and FOXNews provides coverage consistently slanted to the right.
Without Point #1, points #2 and #3 are moot, but I'll discuss them anyway...
Clinton doesn't have to necessarily organize it, the HateAmericaFirst Leftists who dominate the Network Medyuh and the Wire Services simply believe that it is good politics to profess LOATHING of our Military and to hold out Big Bid'ness Corporations as some sort of Class Envy-based BoogeyMan.
Wow, "loathing" is a strong word! Surely you must have a bunch of examples of coverage that was unneccesarily biased against the military. Remember: hating the military is very different from endorsing military budget cuts.
"3. This left-wing slant then convinced Al-Qaeda that American leftists would be sympathetic to their cause if they took down symbols of traditional "right-wing institutions"; namely, corporations and the military." That's pretty close to accurate.
If they wanted to garner American sympathy, then why did they choose a target that killed thousands of Americans? Nobody likes it when Americans die. If you want to take out the WTC, why not plan the attack for a Sunday, when next to nobody's in a building? Then the attack would have had more of the symbolic thrust you claim it was intended for.
No, their stated goal is to "kill all Americans", not "kill all conservatives" or "kill all liberals". And I might add that the Taliban is a very hard right-wing society, in their utter lack of social programs and strong social laws. If anything, wouldn't they go after left-wing targets of American immorality and decadence, such as your "Hollyweird", the Clintons, or maybe the ACLU? It doesn't add up.
Not exactly...obviously, the choice of the WTC as a target played to the Leftists' (i.e. Socialists/Collectivists/Lib'rals/Fascists/Progressives/DemocRATS/Totalitarian) professed LOATHING of Big Bid'ness and Capitalism. The choice of the Pentagon was meant to play to the Leftists' long-time LOATHING of our Military Superiority.
See my comments to #2 above.
I and others have buried you with MOUNTAINS OF INDISPUTABLE PROOF
What you've buried me with are mountains of links to other FR threads where people state their opinions, to MRC articles that take quotes severely out of context, and right-wing organizations that start with a biased premise and go from there. If we were in a court of law, none of your "evidence" would be close to admissable. Everything you've sent me has been disputable, and I have disputed it to no response. If it really was indisputable, you'd think someone would've called me on it by now, right? If you truly have indisputable evidence of any of this, bring it on and I'll be the first one to eat crow. Otherwise, don't expect me to change my tune.
What they're saying is they want to speak openly but get a paycheck from the government and see a police presence on every street corner.
"We put up with your PC nonsense for years. Here's where it stops!!"
Alright, Abner, I want you to take care of the T-Shirts...AuntB, you and GrandmaC got the banners...now, whose got the bumper stickers?! Bumper stickers?! Whose got the friggin' bumper stickers?!
SHEEEESH...where's the help when you need it?!
LOL and FReegards...MUD
Yep...Bill Clinton and Terry McAuliffe...MUD
Well, it's gotta be five, at least, including the HildaBeast...MUD
They (Leahy and Daschle), my FRiend, are the Face of Lib'ralism...and the Right Shall SLAUGHTER Lib'ralism in November '02!!!
And it's gonna be Mighty Satisfying seeing these LowLife Scumbags squirming in agony!!
Heh heh heh...MUD
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