Comments on: ARE CONSERVATIVES REALLY HOPING FOR ANOTHER 9/11?

By: Simon Templar

Simon Templar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:50:04 +0000

News for many of you from an old lefty that opened his eyes on September 11. Conservative are not crying wolf..get out there and see the world..talk with people from other countries and listen very carefully, because time is running out.
There are real threats. If you continue playing these little head games, stamping you feet about the big bad BUSH, and carrying on with these phony arguments, you will guarantee loosing everything. No one ever asked you to take hook, line, and sinker on what the “establishment” has presented. Let’s grow up here, stop the whining, stop the divisiveness, and use some street smarts. Yes, there are evil people, truth is not relative, people can not always be trusted, all conflicts can not always be solved with diplomacy or deals. You know this in your own lives whether your left or right leaning…consider that you may not have all the story….look past all the bullshit people on the left and as well as the right at times spew out for personal gain. Try to get as much information as possible about these subjects before you become your local expert..believe me I have heard a lot of propaganda in my fifty years..the trick is to try to be fair minded and listen carefullly to both sides…if I you don’t really know fully about a subject, research it before you open your mouth; be careful what you hear in the news media and from ex administration types. We are living in times that require some sober thinking, a deeper understanding of our past history,and a gretaer amount of humility.

By: FreddieL

FreddieL — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 01:49:31 +0000

Here is a good and related article on whether another 9/11 would help America

http://garlinggauge.com/2007/08/11/another-911-helps-us/

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:32:52 +0000

Watcher’s Council Results…

The winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Harry Potter and Ostrich Syndrome by Bookworm Room, and Myths and Realities of the George Bush Presidency by TCS Daily. Here are the full tallies of all votes……

By: eliXelx

eliXelx — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:01:38 +0000

I have shares in a company that is developing a drug that will eradicate leprosy. Do I wish that the company fail? After all, if it succeeds then in a short while my investment will be lost becauses there will be no more leprosy! And the profits I make in the meantime will not compensate me for the lifetime of profits I could make were leprosy not eradicated completely. Also, am I not hoping that the world sees a GIGANTIC growth in the instances of leprosy just as my drug hits the market? Better yet, would I not wish that all the world (except me) get leprosy, thereby maximising both my profits and my altruism (people will be happy to give me their money and will bless me when I cure them!)
Perhaps this little adventure into the heart of schadenfraude will convince you of the absolute EVIL of the argument that Conservatives desire an even more horrific disaster than 9/11 just in order to prove to Liberals that they (Liberals) are blind and i order to be able to say “I told you so!”
It’s an EVIL argument; don’t spread it about!

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:55:58 +0000

“Jimbo, I get it.
Iâ€™ve also spoken to Gen. DeLong who led the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns and I know that invasion of Iraq wasnâ€™t done at the exclusion of fighting al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Fair point if you actually had the facts to back it up.”

Oh bullshit, Mark E.

I don’t need to talk to some general to understand basic facts: we have a finite number of soldiers and if a big bunch of them are doing triple tours in Iraq, they can’t be in Afghanistan at the same time.

If we hadn’t invaded Iraq, we would have significantly more resources on hand to chase and corner Osama in the Hindu Kush, or wherever he is now.

That’s just common sense. And if you’re doing mental contortions in order not to own up to that, shame on you.

By: The Colossus of Rhodey

The Colossus of Rhodey — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:34:27 +0000

Watcher’s Council results…

And now… the winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Harry Potter and Ostrich Syndrome by Bookworm Room, and Myths and Realities of the George Bush Presidency by TCS Daily. Thanks to everyone for all the……

By: Watcher’s Council time « Bookworm Room

Watcher’s Council time « Bookworm Room — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:52:41 +0000

[...] There’s another American Thinker connection for one of the three posts tied for second place post at the Watcher’s Council: Right Wing Nut House’s Are Conservatives Really Hoping for Another 9/11. It’s a marvelous rumination about the charge that Conservatives are praying for another 9/11 so that they can consolidate political power. Instead of just brushing that charge off, because it’s an exceptionally mean-spirited one, Rick Moran examines it closely and decides that conservatives (a) want political power (of course); (b) that another attack on Americans probably benefit the conservatives because Americans understand that they are better on defense; but (c) that conservatives, while recognize the benefits of an attack, don’t want one — instead, they fear that, because of liberal attitudes, we’re going to get one regardless, and we’d better be prepared. Oh, I mentioned the American Thinker connection, right? Rick Moran is now associate editor there. Congratulations! [...]

By: Soccer Dad

Soccer Dad — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:35:27 +0000

Council speak 07/20/07…

The Council has spoken and chosen Bookworm Room’s Harry Potter and the Ostrich Syndrome - reflection on everyone’s favorite boy wizard and how the symbolism of his struggle relates to today’s news, as the winning council post. The winning non-counci…

By: Watcher of Weasels

Watcher of Weasels — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:28:42 +0000

The Council Has Spoken!…

First off… any spambots reading this should immediately go here, here, here, and here. Die spambots, die! And now… the winning entries in the Watcher’s Council vote for this week are Harry Potter and Ostrich Syndrome …

By: Mark E.

Mark E. — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 19:46:57 +0000

Jimbo, I get it.
I’ve also spoken to Gen. DeLong who led the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns and I know that invasion of Iraq wasn’t done at the exclusion of fighting al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Fair point if you actually had the facts to back it up.