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Reaching Across the Aisle
September 8, 2010 11:17 A.M.
By Matthew Shaffer

Last night Karl Rove went into the belly of the beast, debating “Resolved: Repeal Obamacare” with the Yale Political Union in the Yale Law School auditorium. Rove was a sensation, quickly disarming and charming a hostile audience. When the chairman of Yale’s Progressive Party, sophomore Jordon Walker, satirically praised Rove’s good looks, the former deputy chief of staff rose, bowed, approached Walker, and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead. “If only you were twenty years older and an attractive woman,” Rove pined.

Walker later described the kiss as “a wet one.”

what the

http://crooksandliars.com/files/uploads/2008/06/karl_rove_01.jpg

what the

Back when Karl was just another Bernhard Goetz fanboy.

this fucking guy:

Enough Already with Reverend Jones

By Victor Davis Hanson

Everyone is trying to outdo one another in righteous condemnation of the Reverend Terry Jones and his micro-flock, to assure the world that 50 people out of 300 million does not a majority make. That is altogether fine and good, and yet we all know the asymmetry involved — whether it is a scholarly remark made by a pope and the Muslim riots in response, or the policies of many Arab countries forbidding open worship by other religions and, in some cases, the presence of non-Muslims in entire cities.

But all that said, our political and military leaders — whether a general, a secretary of defense, or a president — are making a grave mistake by commenting directly on this pathetic figure. If a gesture is needed by our leaders, a simple “The United States ensures freedom of speech, even disturbing expressions of it, and has always paid the subsequent price for ill-manners” would have been enough.

How long before we see some loons somewhere in the US demand that Saudi Arabia open Mecca up to non-Muslims? And insist that the policy is a deliberate insult to the west?

to assure the world that 50 people out of 300 million does not a majority make.

the irony does my head in

Oh. My. God.

Citing a recent Forbes article by Dinesh D’Souza, former House speaker Newt Gingrich tells National Review Online that President Obama may follow a “Kenyan, anti-colonial” worldview.

Gingrich says that D’Souza has made a “stunning insight” into Obama’s behavior — the “most profound insight I have read in the last six years about Barack Obama.”

“What if [Obama] is so outside our comprehension, that only if you understand Kenyan, anti-colonial behavior, can you begin to piece together [his actions]?” Gingrich asks. “That is the most accurate, predictive model for his behavior.”

“This is a person who is fundamentally out of touch with how the world works, who happened to have played a wonderful con, as a result of which he is now president,” Gingrich tells us.

“I think he worked very hard at being a person who is normal, reasonable, moderate, bipartisan, transparent, accommodating — none of which was true,” Gingrich continues. “In the Alinksy tradition, he was being the person he needed to be in order to achieve the position he needed to achieve . . . He was authentically dishonest.”

big scoop for NRO!

With Peter Robinson hiking in the Sierras (that's not a euphemism, he actually is hiking in the Sierras), Jonah Goldberg sits in and perhaps needless to say, adult supervision is in short supply. Hence, we cover Star Trek (of course), gay bars and the GZM, the use of fake swear words in popular culture (Johnny Dangerously, anyone?), and the time Rob spotted former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in a hot tub. Really. Not to worry though, there's plenty of serious discussion (tenure and taxes, primary election analysis, and of course, conservatives and pop culture) to go around.

http://ricochet.com/Ricochet-Podcast

oh man, the pat sajak columns on there. Ricochet might be the new corner.

How long before we see some loons somewhere in the US demand that Saudi Arabia open Mecca up to non-Muslims? And insist that the policy is a deliberate insult to the west? - hannity's been on this tip for awhile but esp stressing it w/ regard to ground zero victory mosque.

But all that said, our political and military leaders — whether a general, a secretary of defense, or a president — are making a grave mistake by commenting directly on this pathetic figure. If a gesture is needed by our leaders, a simple “The United States ensures freedom of speech, even disturbing expressions of it, and has always paid the subsequent price for ill-manners” would have been enough.

Heh I don't entirely disagree, particularly w/r/t Obama. He shouldn't have given it the time of day. And then, only if pressed, been like "Oh yeah I heard about that. What a shame. You see, in America, we place a great deal of importance on the right to burn whatever you want (within reason): Quran, Bible, flag, etc. But hey, you know what's really awesome about America?" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/08/heartsong-church-memphis-islamic-center_n_710053.html

WH comm staff needs some Toby Ziegler up in that piece.

So now we are supposed to understand that Ground Zero == Mecca For Right Thinking Americans?

I can't understand the thinking behind this "Victory Mosque" language. Do Hannity, etc. think that Muslims have conquered America already? Do Muslims historically build preemptive Victory Mosque in countries they plan to conquer at some future date? When Muslims did invade a country did they actually build Mosques as some sort of suck-on-this statement or because there were a bunch of Muslims there now who needed somewhere to pray?

INTERCEPTION!

Wrong thread, lol

lol

How crazy can you go in only three paragraphs? This crazy!!!

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/246272/imagining-islam-andrew-c-mccarthy

f only the fantasy were true: If only there actually were a dominant, pro-American, echt moderate Islam, an ideology so dedicated to human rights, so sternly set against savagery, that acts of terrorism were, by definition, “un-Islamic activity.” Imagine an Islam that, far from a liability, proved an asset (indeed, an indispensable asset) in combating the threat against us. Imagine that we could accurately call the threat mere “extremism” — no “Islamic” (or even “Islamist”) modifier being necessary because the “extremists” truly were a tiny, aberrant band, fraudulently “hijacking” a great religion.

If the fantasy were true, who among us would not be proud to mark the annual observance of September 11 by breaking ground on a $100 million Islamic center cum mosque at the site of the most horrific attack in American history? In the nine years since the atrocities that claimed the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pa., such an Islam — if it really existed — would have spearheaded the defeat of America’s enemies.

Such an Islam, over nine long years, would have risen up and made itself heard. It would have identified by name and condemned with moral outrage the imposters purporting to act in its name. It would have honored America’s sacrifice of blood and treasure in the liberation of oppressed Muslim peoples. It would have said “thank you” to our troops. It would have joined America, without ambiguity or hesitation, in crushing terror networks and dismantling the regimes that abet them. It would not have needed trillion-dollar American investments to forge democracies; it would naturally have adopted democracy on its own.

hooooly shit

i'll be damned, still not jaded enough, andy mccarthy can still say shit that makes me want to punch him in the neck

But all that said, our political and military leaders — whether a general, a secretary of defense, or a president — are making a grave mistake by commenting directly on this pathetic figure.

this is tru tho

what i didn't know when this got brewing a week or so ago -- and of course was not reported in anything i've read about it, but blogged by tom ricks (iirc) -- is that this thing has been getting HUGE play in middle east media. it's a big deal already. p sure that's the audience that petraeus, gates etc are thinking of. since domestic media sure as shit isn't.

why isn't victor davis hanson remarking on that? because he's a fucking numbskull

while i can understand petraeus/gates/etc wanting to stop it, they should have known they would only fan the flames.

i understand westboro has picked up the flag? what next

also yeah our media sux

that mccarthy quote isnt crazy imo, he's just dumb

It would have said “thank you” to our troops.

it would naturally have adopted democracy on its own.

these statements are all-out crazy

He must have done an incredible amount of research to understand what Muslims stand for.

and that father must realize his daughter will probably get those assigned readings...in a good liberal arts college.

― Gucci Mane hermeneuticist (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, September 1, 2010 5:01 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

late 2 this but i read hayek & 'god & man at yale' & 'atlas shrugged' @ my liberal arts coll

and

no im a fascist & i voted for palin

ok

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/246380/laboring-vineyards-john-derbyshire

christ, what an asshole

victor davis hanson ...he's a fucking numbskull

otm

Funny thing is he has these academic credentials that make him look halfway respectable, but his writing shows he either has shit for brains, or (more likely) he has no interest in speaking truth or writing sense, but will do or say anything to serve his bosses.

John Derbyshire must have struck out HARD with the liberal girls in college to be that pissy about people with graduate degrees in art/sci stuff.

He must have struck out HARD with women in general, if his writing is anything to go by.

None of us can deny that John Derbyshire, a "writer — novelist, pop-math author, reviewer, and opinion journalist" has made "non-negative contribution to the life of the nation", unlike the professors in the wedding announcement.

i always like a little inverted-marxism slash denuded-fascism talk. "parasites", you say?

denuded isn't really the right word there.

ill takedown of dinesh d'souza at the economist (via tnc)

http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2010/09/obama_derangement_syndrome

"Message to American billionaires and the people who write for them: many events and movements in world history did not revolve around marginal tax rates on rich people in the United States."

he took that d'souza thing down like hardcore daaaamn

Suddenly...Jay Nordlinger!

I don’t know about you, but I’m addicted to Chris Christie videos like some people are addicted to porn. I could watch them all day. I particularly like it when he confronts schoolteachers: because no one ever confronts schoolteachers (except maybe unruly, pugnacious, or precocious kids). Schoolteachers are always sacrosanct, politically — but not with Christie.

jesus

I’m addicted to Chris Christie videos like some people are addicted to porn

i mean

just

nordlinger is sweating profusely just thinking about confronting politically sacrosanct schoolteachers

have you SEEN Nordlinger? He looks like a guy who sweats profusely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw0aBkt8CPA

fyi, this is what Nordlinger is whacking it to

That was kind of hot.

I just experienced a terrible moment: my pants got wet in front of my students.