http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551 A rough draft of my thoughts... Wed, 03 Oct 2024 02:33:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364742 Fri, 28 Sep 2024 14:58:51 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364742 [...] I have noted before that I am not prone to a lot of outrage, and I am not outraged by statements by Rush Limbaugh that service members who support U.S. withdrawal are “phony soldiers”, but I do think that it takes an awful lot of gall to make such statements after the over-the-top reaction to the MoveOn.org “Petraeus or Betray Us?” ad, as I thought it was supposedly verboten to call into question the integrity of our men and women in combat. Indeed, if MoveOn.org had called some of our soldiers in harm’s way “phony” one guesses that the same group who got up in arms over the Petraeus ad would be up in arms over this. (Not so much, it would seem). [...] […] I have noted before that I am not prone to a lot of outrage, and I am not outraged by statements by Rush Limbaugh that service members who support U.S. withdrawal are “phony soldiers”, but I do think that it takes an awful lot of gall to make such statements after the over-the-top reaction to the MoveOn.org “Petraeus or Betray Us?” ad, as I thought it was supposedly verboten to call into question the integrity of our men and women in combat. Indeed, if MoveOn.org had called some of our soldiers in harm’s way “phony” one guesses that the same group who got up in arms over the Petraeus ad would be up in arms over this. (Not so much, it would seem). […]

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364670 Sat, 22 Sep 2024 02:08:06 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364670 No matter whether you are offended or approve of MoveOn.org's add, the simple truth as I see it, is that I served in the military and went to the middle east to defend freedom, including freedom of speech. That includes political speech that runs counter to one's personal opionion. In my humble view, it is Bush who is "Disgusting" for trying to block people from expressing their view. These folks have the same rights as anyone else under our Constitution. While that might be annoying to some, it is one of the foundations of a free society. No matter whether you are offended or approve of MoveOn.org’s add, the simple truth as I see it, is that I served in the military and went to the middle east to defend freedom, including freedom of speech. That includes political speech that runs counter to one’s personal opionion. In my humble view, it is Bush who is “Disgusting” for trying to block people from expressing their view. These folks have the same rights as anyone else under our Constitution. While that might be annoying to some, it is one of the foundations of a free society.

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364665 Fri, 21 Sep 2024 18:57:29 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364665 [...] Our own Sean Farrell raised these thoughts to my frontal lobes with this latest example showing why Congress is not fit to run the Attorney General’s office. (Not least because the attorney firing “scandal” has shown the only improper political meddling to date to have come from Congress, though sadly one from the President’s own, and my, party.) Even Poliblogger, legislative supremacist that he is, agrees with Mr. Farrell that Congress, or the Republicans in it plus pundits, is and are obsessing about nonsense. [...] […] Our own Sean Farrell raised these thoughts to my frontal lobes with this latest example showing why Congress is not fit to run the Attorney General’s office. (Not least because the attorney firing “scandal” has shown the only improper political meddling to date to have come from Congress, though sadly one from the President’s own, and my, party.) Even Poliblogger, legislative supremacist that he is, agrees with Mr. Farrell that Congress, or the Republicans in it plus pundits, is and are obsessing about nonsense. […]

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364662 Fri, 21 Sep 2024 14:35:40 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364662 [...] Dr. Steven Taylor refers to the story by Kingsley as "More evidence of my outrage deficiency" [...] […] Dr. Steven Taylor refers to the story by Kingsley as "More evidence of my outrage deficiency" […]

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364660 Fri, 21 Sep 2024 14:04:27 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364660 Yes, but by condemning the ad in a resolution, Congressional Democrats don't have to follow up by returning any checks or anything. The Democrats wanted this resolution as much as any of the Republicans. Yes, but by condemning the ad in a resolution, Congressional Democrats don’t have to follow up by returning any checks or anything. The Democrats wanted this resolution as much as any of the Republicans.

]]> http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364659 Fri, 21 Sep 2024 13:29:57 +0000 http://poliblogger.com/?p=12551#comment-1364659 [...] PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Kinsely on “Betray Us” (or More Evidence of my Outrage Deficiency) Posted National Politics, Iraq War on Friday, September 21st, 2024. [...] […] PoliBlog ™: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Kinsely on “Betray Us” (or More Evidence of my Outrage Deficiency) Posted National Politics, Iraq War on Friday, September 21st, 2024. […]

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