Betsy Hart: The trouble with liberals

Naples Daily News (FL) ^ | 2 June 2003 | Betsy Hart

[KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle]

The trouble with liberals

... is that they breathe too much. :)

[Chi-townChief]

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[Blzbba]

"Almost every time a conservative politicians or other leaders talk about liberal agendas and policies, they say, "Well, liberals mean well — even though when it comes to their views on (fill in the blank) — national security, social welfare programs, high taxes, radical feminism/environmentalism — even though their agenda has been shown to be a failure, liberals are good people, they want to do the right thing. . ." "


What talk-radio is she listening to? The words I hear being used to describe liberals are: "Clueless", "Socialists", "Anti-Individualists", "Idiots", "Anti-Americans", "Greedy" (for wanting to take more of my income and give to tax payers), etc. Most of which are accurate.

[darkwing104]

The trouble with liberals

Ah, where do I start?

[Always Right]

What talk-radio is she listening to?

She was talking about leaders and politians, not talk radio hosts. If you look at Reagan, Bush Sr., GW Bush, and even those like Newt Gingerich and Trent Lott, you just don't see that harsh of rhetoric against liberals.

[Bullish]

It's about time that it's a good time to be a conservative.

It's always been a good time to be a conservative, if you just consider the alternative.

[randog]

What talk-radio is she listening to?

I agree. She was spot-on with everything else, though.

[babyface00]

Those are all kind descriptions of liberals, as far as I'm concerned.

The words I'd use to describe them aren't appropriate for broadcast.

[scoopscandal]

Why do people insist on calling "leftists" liberals.

The reason why the tide is turning is because rational people are coming to realize that there is nothing "freedom loving" about these people. The problem with liberals is they are NOT liberal.

This is one of my big pet peeves. Sorry.

Best Regards,

[rrr51]

The trouble with liberals


Savage has it right. They are mentally ill.

[End Times Sentinel]

But have you EVER heard a liberal activist, with or without any stature, say, "Well those conservatives want to do the right thing. . .I disagree with them on their views on social welfare, or taxes, but they are good people and they mean well. . .?"

Actually, I do know one guy like this.  But just one.  And to be honest, in my heart I question whether he really is a liberal of conviction or one of convenience.

Kent is not a conservative who argues that "liberals mean well. . ." Because, as he shows, often they don't.

The more they support homicidal dictators like Hussein, Pol Pot, Ho Chi Mihn, Stalin, Mussolini, Hitler, and Mad Bob Mugabe, the harder it is to convince oneself that they do mean well.

Owl_Eagle

”Guns Before Butter.”

[SwinneySwitch]

"Liberalism as we know it today is just plain ugly, divisive, selfish, and even downright mean."

Liberalism is a disease, probably genetic, and apparently incurable - Linda Bowles

[hilaryrhymeswithrich]

For those of you who may not know Phil, he is the head of the Southeastern Legal Foundation the group that sued to have Clinton disbarred. I have heard from several people that the book is good and makes for fabulous talking points to quiet the liberals in your life.

[Fawnn]

Liberalism as we know it today is just plain ugly, divisive, selfish, and even downright mean. ...liberal activists only paint conservatives as wanting to starve school kids, steal money from the poor to give to the rich, burn down black churches and push grandmothers down the on-ramp to the expressway.

Exactly! Even just reading the titles liberals like Al Franken and Michael Moore choose for their books, one can't help but think: Their mommas obviously didn't teach them anything about the Golden Rule.

Downright mean partially sums it up; ...and dishonest completes the description.

[Stultis]

The problem with liberals is they are NOT liberal.

Actually I agree completely. When conversing with leftists, I pepper my speech with references to the "progressive" policies of the Bush (and retrospectively the Reagan) adminstration(s). I talk about conservatives "reclaiming and advancing the values of liberalism," note the that left-radicals running inteference for murderous and illiberal regimes is "nothing new," and so on.

In addition to being true, it has the added advantage of driving them nuts.

[pabianice]

"Liberals are a waste of skin."

-- Romulan proverb

[Teacher317]

Here's to hoping they don't figure it out any time soon. I like the fact that we've been averaging a gain of 1.4 Senate seats and 10.2 House seats for the past 5 election cycles (since 1994). In another 12 years, if that pace holds true, we'll be up to 60-39-1 in the Senate and 289-145-1 in the House (66.4%). Filibuster THAT!

[rwfromkansas]

awesome quote

I don't see Betsy Hart too often; nice to see her writings occassionally.

I remember her one praising the Pilgrims (she said Puritans, but actually she was talking about the Pilgrims; she kind of confused the two groups) from several years ago. Great attempt at criticizing revisionist history of the white man being evil.

[fishbabe]

your right...these are socialists in the vein of hitler...