Comments on: Gazing on the Gorgon

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:57:21 +0000

Kiss my ass, Freedland!

By: patuxent

patuxent — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:52:43 +0000

American exceptionalism is what drives the Europeans in general and the European Left in particular right up a wall and nothing is more emblematic of American exceptionalism than the image of the cowboy. hence Bush the cowboy is the ultimate epithet worse even than bastard spawn of Satan it symbolizes what Freedland cannot even put into words. It grates a limbic nerve.

American democracy and the American revolution and republic were informed by the religious wars of the 17th century. Ours was a fundamentally conservative revolution. Europes revolutionary experience was rooted in the French Revolution and class warfare. The result is there are no true conservative parties in Europe only more or less socialist ones. One result of this is we Americans and Europeans cannot even agree on what the terms liberal and conservative mean. For them liberal economic policies refers to free market capitalism while for us that is the essence of conservatism.

It seems to me the Obama campaign has made two strategic mistakes. First they forgot Bush would not be on the ticket in the general election and second they forgot they were running for president of the USA and not Secretary General of the UN. Probably that echo chamber at work.

By: buddy larsen

buddy larsen — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:03:32 +0000

There WAS for a fact a shenanigan on that little story. Some sort of deliberate skew in the polling. I’d look it up but (yawn) that sort of crap is hardly worth a lifted eyebrow anymore. Our friends the “loyal opposition” have finally managed to educate & desensitize every last soul in the country.

By: SpeakEasy

SpeakEasy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:00:31 +0000

NahnCee:

You know, though, when a majority of Arabs in the Middle East have bought into the lie that 9/11 was an inside US/Israel job, doesn’t that mean that writers like Freedland are doing a better job than, for example, writers like Wretchard and his wonderful analyses?

Wow, imagine how a “majority of Arabs in the Middle East” could embrace a scenario that would allow them to ignore the destructive way their religion has been hijacked to perpetuate terror throughout the world! Do you even read what you write?

By: SpeakEasy

SpeakEasy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:46:44 +0000

Anti-Elitist,

I have to call Shenanigans on that one. As an active duty military member who talks to other troops every day I can assure you you are wrong. Male, female, black, white, hispanic, asian; A LARGE, and I mean LARGE majority where I work support McCain/ Palin. I can say that many of us, me included, were emboldened by the Palin pick.

But that is just my unscientific man (or woman) on the street perspective.

By: SpeakEasy

SpeakEasy — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:39:10 +0000

More people should read Goldberg’s book “Liberal Fascism” but based on the title, many will pre-judge and miss an excellent read. I am not finished but related to this topic is how wrong so many Europeans have been so often when backing a “leader.” How Mussolini, Stalin, Hitler et. al. were so popular for so long until the other shoes dropped.

When reading reports of other countries disliking a particular US policy or candidate, I have always asked (myself mostly) WHO CARES? IMO there is a distinct link between those feelings of other nations and classic class warfare. Bitterness over not having what others have even though you have nothing to earn it for yourself.

By: buddy larsen

buddy larsen — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:52:15 +0000

@old salt 12:14 –rings true. in fact, that’s really the only explanation –

By: JFSanders

JFSanders — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:30:08 +0000

Anti-Elitist? Isn’t that the same thing as a self-loathing socialist?

And that piece of propaganda you posted has been debunked oh so long ago. Please contact your handler to have your play book updated.

Jim

By: Ken

Ken — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:57:02 +0000

Wow. Out of hundreds of thousands of troops, 134 contributed to Obama.

By: Anti-Elitist

Anti-Elitist — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:18:58 +0000

American troops believe in Barack Obama; that is why they contribute 6 times as much money to him than Senator McCain. It is strange that white males aged 40-55 somehow identify with a man who doesn’t know how many houses he owns. Be assured that he wouldn’t give you the time of day.
http://www.veteranjournal.com/soldiers-contribute-to-obama/