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Mark Steyn: The triumph of American values
The Spectator (U.K.) ^
| 09/07/2002
| Mark Steyn
Posted on 09/05/2002 7:41:44 AM PDT by Pokey78
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To: Pokey78
This paragraph really SUMMARIZES it ALL......"The change that occurred on 11 September was a simple one. When Osama bin Laden blew up the World Trade Center, he also blew up the polite fictions of the pre-war world. At Ground Zero, theyve been working frantically to clear away the rubble. Likewise, at the UN, EU and all the rest, theyve also been working frantically not so much to clear away the mess but to stick it back together and reconstruct the great fantasy world as it existed on 10 September, that bizarro make-believe land where Nato is a mutual defence alliance and Egypt and Saudi Arabia are our staunch friends. Even in America, some people are still living in that world. You can switch on the TV and hear apparently sane experts using phrases like Bush risks losing the support of the Arab League. "
To: Pokey78
The Vietnam-style quagmire crowd made the mistake of assuming the Pentagon is as institutionally resistant to fresh ideas as the average Ivy League faculty or American op-ed page. Steyn. The Best.
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posted on
09/05/2002 8:51:11 AM PDT
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Taliesan
To: fporretto
Altogether too many of our opinion elite seem to live by the code, "Show me the way the people are going, and I will lead them." Excellent...and all too true.
FMCDH
To: Pokey78
Yet another masterpiece.
To: Heuristic Hiker
Another classic from Mark Steyn.
To: Miss Marple
Thanks for the ping, Miss Marple! Bump for another excellent offering from Steyn.
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posted on
09/05/2002 9:58:56 AM PDT
by
Lorena
To: Pokey78
Excellent! BTTT!
To: Miss Marple; Pokey78
Thanks for the ping! Mark Steyn is one in a million. Always enjoy his writing.
To: Pokey78
the General Militia of Flight 93 I love that line.
To: Pokey78; Snow Bunny; Alamo-Girl; onyx; Republican Wildcat; Howlin; Fred Mertz; dixiechick2000; ...
Mark Steyn: The triumph of American values Sure Pokey78! Thanks for posting.
Please let me know if you want ON or OFF my General Interest ping list!. . .don't be shy.
To: MeeknMing
Thanks for the heads up!
To: Pokey78
Very very good article. Mark Steyn is spot on
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09/05/2002 11:03:12 AM PDT
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MJY1288
To: Pokey78
As UPIs James Robbins wrote, The Era of Osama lasted about an hour and half or so, from the time the first plane hit the tower to the moment the General Militia of Flight 93 reported for duty. What a great statement. And it's this that has the Islamists' panties in a wad: the fact that Americans are not afraid of them and are confident in our ability to take them out for good. One more humiliation for those whose lives are ruled by pride and the constant dread of being humiliated.
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posted on
09/05/2002 11:11:50 AM PDT
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PLK
To: Pokey78
Bump
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posted on
09/05/2002 11:13:01 AM PDT
by
facedown
To: Pokey78
A whomp-bamma-do-bop-a-whomp-bam-boom bump.
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posted on
09/05/2002 11:20:19 AM PDT
by
okie01
To: maica; Freee-dame; Yehuda; dennisw; knighthawk; Squantos; Jeff Head; harpseal; wardaddy; AAABEST; ..
MEGA PING! GREAT STEYN!
To: Travis McGee
This guy is brilliant, used to enjoy his articles in the American Spectator.
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09/05/2002 11:24:24 AM PDT
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Howie
To: Pokey78
Ping it when you get back. Nobody would want to miss this one.
What a great piece. Laser guided arrow straight through the heart. In my next life, I want to write like Steyn.
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09/05/2002 11:27:18 AM PDT
by
Jesse
To: Travis McGee
To: MeeknMing
Great stuff as usual. Steyn streaks to the truth.
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