Posted on 06/19/2005 2:37:10 AM PDT by mal
Throughout the last campaign season, senior Democrats had a standard line in their speeches, usually delivered with righteous anger, about how "nobody has a right to question my patriotism!" Given that nobody was questioning their patriotism, it seemed an odd thing to harp on about. But, aware of their touchiness on the subject, I hasten to add that in what follows I am not questioning Dick Durbin's patriotism, at least not for the first couple of paragraphs. Instead, I'll begin by questioning his sanity.
Last Tuesday, Senator Durbin, Democrat of Illinois, quoted a report of U.S. "atrocities" at Guantanamo and then added:
"If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings."
Er, well, your average low-wattage senator might. But I wouldn't. The "atrocities" he enumerated -- "Not only was the temperature unbearably hot, but extremely loud rap music was being played in the room" -- are not characteristic of the Nazis, the Soviets or Pol Pot, and, at the end, the body count in Gitmo was a lot lower. That's to say, it was zero, which would have been counted a poor day's work in Auschwitz or Siberia or the killing fields of Cambodia.
(Excerpt) Read more at suntimes.com ...
bttt
Don't forget the deaths in the French gulags. Of course, it didn't seem to cause that much of a stir.
In addition to that, I encourage everyone to contact their Senators and Congressional reps to insist they publicly make a statement on Dick Durbin's treasonous comments, preferably by calling for his resignation or a censure.
BTTT
A title like this is definitely deserving of another bump.
"IMHO the people of Chicago sent this idiot to the senate and not the rest of the state."
I lived in Illinois growing up; back then, it was the rest of the State vs. Chicago. Now I fear that the socialist leanings of Chicago have spread much further in Illinois than just that metropolis and Illinois is lost forever.
I just e-mailed Durbin the link to this article! Hopefully it will let him know exactly what true Americans feel about this!
It's just like that here in washington State....Seattle elects ALL Democrats....the rest of the state is Republican.
"In addition to that, I encourage everyone to contact their Senators and Congressional reps to insist they publicly make a statement on Dick Durbin's treasonous comments, preferably by calling for his resignation or a censure."
Too bad he's not from South Africa and a particular city - he could be known as the dick from Durban.
Turban Durbin ping
And the Dems still wonder just why they are destined to become a permanent minority party...
BTW the way he is an up and comer in the daley crime machine who will make his bones after he becomes the senior center from illinois.
Do you think the Bulls will let him start, or make him come off the bench?
EXACTLY!
Oh well you couldn't have a white guy for a center of the bulls these days.
The silence of the rest of his RAT cohorts is deafening. And speaks volumes.
Amen to that.
MOnday morning bump to a great Steyn column that puts Durbin's remarks in persepective. He should be thrown out of the Senate.
When the only votes that count come from Chicago, the most corrupt city north of Mexico City, it's not hard to figure out how a vile little crapweasel such as Durbin Laden gets into the US Senate.
You have a great idea Coop.
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