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Peggy Noonan: Way Too Much God
Wall Street Journal ^
| January 21, 2005
| Peggy Noonan
Posted on 01/20/2005 9:33:31 PM PST by RWR8189
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To: John Lenin
I agree... the thousand points of light only emphasized how small the Bush Sr. agenda was.
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posted on
01/20/2005 10:44:32 PM PST
by
thoughtomator
(Meet the new Abbas, same as the old Abbas)
To: Howlin
Interdependency is the highest stage of personal development. People still stuck at the lower stages have difficulty with the concept.
Compartmentalizing another person into an easy-to-label little box is the hallmark of fools. There are indeed many fools around who are prepared to knock Mr.Bush at every opportunity.
To: A Citizen Reporter
Thanks for that characterization.
It wasn't a characterization, it was a question. (The squiggle and dot at the end should have given that away.)
Handily used frequently among those who support the President, so.....lukewarmly.
What does that mean? To whom are you referring?
No. I find Peggy to be a bloody hypocrite. "Conservatives receive a lot from Noonan"......well Peggy's in it for Peggy, and tonight she's made it perfectly blatant.
Yes. Banish her! Banish her to hell!
143
posted on
01/20/2005 10:46:04 PM PST
by
AnnaZ
To: two134711
"Children" by Robert Miles in the mid-1990's is one of the most uplifting, spiritual pieces of music ever made.
To: All
I somewhat agree with Noonan. There are times when I think the Bush people are mistaken with their rhetoric of "spreading freedom". For example the President said in his speech:
"Yet because we have acted in the great liberating tradition of this nation, tens of millions have achieved their freedom." as if to imply that our history is about liberating other people.
I felt the same way listening to the Republican convention when at times this "freedom spreading" rhetoric was also espoused from the podium.
IMHO, if we are in Iraq because it's a breeding ground for problems for us, that makes sense to me. If we are there because of some idealistic notion that the Iraqis should be free, that does not make sense. They have to do that for themselves. We can't do it for them.
On the other hand W did say some things I liked in his speech, such as:
"This is not primarily the task of arms, though we will defend ourselves and our friends by force of arms when necessary. "
and I liked the line about how "Liberty will come to those who love it." That I think is true and well said.
145
posted on
01/20/2005 10:47:18 PM PST
by
dano1
To: Mockingbird For Short
I was surprised too. I saw her on Fox today and don't recall any of this she wrote in her WSJ piece, but I wasn't listening very closely. I think if she had been this negative, it would have caught my attention.
To: dano1
as if to imply that our history is about liberating other people. You think it's not?
147
posted on
01/20/2005 10:48:51 PM PST
by
Howlin
(It's a great day to be an American -- and a Bush Republican!!!!)
To: RWR8189
God.."Way too much Noonan"
148
posted on
01/20/2005 10:48:57 PM PST
by
woofie
(Proudly posting inane comments since 1998)
To: AnnaZ
Trite can be cute, but it hardly carries an argument.
I'm sorry that Noonan has exposed herself as being as petty as she seems to be.
To: jennyjenny
Sorry about the reference. Jenny's over 30 years of age all around the world around must get it all the time.
In my home city, when that track was put out, I think in the mid 80's, it was very popular. A number one with a smash I think. Anyway all the smart kids of the time would ring the number and ask for Jenny. The phone company had to disconnect the number and the person who's number it was, had to be put into the Rock Music Witness Protection Program.
To: Red Sea Swimmer
Thanks for the reminder. I'm listening to it on Rhapsody right now. I remember "Fable" from my freshman year at college...what a year that was!
To: veritas3
"I saw her on Fox today" Which time? She made two terribly different appearances on Fox. The one right after the speech, in which she did refer to the speech as "God drenched", and then one this evening. Obviously, by that time she had writen her column for the WSJ, and was much more critical.
To: thoughtomator
The way he was saying it I took it as a thousand new government programs ...
To: two134711
It's a cosmic track par excellence.
To: veritas3
Oh, and I forgot to add, that knowing how much Peggy has written about her Catholicism, how was I to know when she said the speech was "God drenched" this morning, that she meant it as a bad thing?
To: Red Sea Swimmer
To: RWR8189
She's wrong.
It was actually very nice to hear God mentioned so many times.
redrock
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posted on
01/20/2005 11:03:38 PM PST
by
redrock
(Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. --Will Rogers)
To: RWR8189
Poor Peggy, this petty pouting is so pitifully puerile.
To: A Citizen Reporter
Trite can be cute, but it hardly carries an argument.
Interesting rhetoric from one who refuses to answer simple, non-aggressive questions.
I'm sorry that Noonan has exposed herself as being as petty as she seems to be.
Normally I'd say, "Pot, meet kettle", but that might be too easy.
159
posted on
01/20/2005 11:04:36 PM PST
by
AnnaZ
To: Ronaldus Magnus
Peter Piper Picked a Punnet of Peggy Noonans.
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