They Must Not Do This Very Often

Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXXXIX

It says a lot that al-Reuters couldn't find a better picture of the subjects than this.

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Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:41:43 PM
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Sullivan Jumps Ship

After all, winky rules.

Vide.

Confer.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:21:25 PM
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Belated Blogiversary Congratulations

• The Curt Jester
• Deo Omnis Gloria
• Flos Carmeli
• Times Against Humanity

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 06:15:32 PM
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Your Handy, Dandy DNC Thesaurus

I can't say that I paid a whole lot of attention to the first day of the Democratic National Convention yesterday. I caught a little bit here, a little bit there, and I caught some news coverage. I kept hearing some words over and over: even on the talk shows, Democratic flaks kept strictly to their talking points. In fact, they kept so strictly to their talking points that anybody could tell they were sticking strictly to talking points. Doing so gave them, frankly, a certain robotic sound — as if their minds had been temporarily cloned.

Kind of like The Stepford Politicians.

As I said, I kept hearing some words repeatedly — referring, of course, to George W. Bush & his administration. Here they are:

• arrogant
• divisive
• incompetent
• partisan
• polarizing
• reckless.

All those are merely synonyms, in DNC Speak, for George W. Bush won't do what us Democrats want him to do.

No wonder they think Bushitler is inarticulate.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 05:36:04 PM
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Catholic Meditations

Lege.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:45:06 AM
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Veritas. Quid Est Veritas?

Vide.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:37:56 AM
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In Dwelling

Vide et lege.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:23:58 AM
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"Hatred or Hope?"

Thanks to Margaret for calling our attention to this article by Michael Novak at NRO, Jul. 23:

.... The good thing going for Kerry is that the rabid hatred for George Bush that drives Democrats has spread like an infection, farther and farther, sowing some doubt and fragments of dislike even among Bush supporters. Even in those we most admire, we also see weaknesses or gaps; hatred, a corrosive passion, only exacerbates these flaws.

Hatred, for the haters, is a license to show no respect. It is for them a reason not to be civil — to stomp, to destroy any vestige of a good name. Because it destroys respect, this passion is corrosive even for those who do not directly share in it but are nonetheless rained upon by its sparks. It weakens respect. It makes the hated's supporters defensive — shocks them into a kind of silence.

In the past, liberals made a point of hating hatred. They imagined that the forces of hate were entirely on the other side: "Right-wing hate merchants." Now they have begun publicly to glory in hate, first writing articles explaining why hatred of Bush is okay, then being pleasured by the ferocity of their own hatred, then competing with others to see who can voice the most intense disdain, and who can curl from his lips the most deliciously forbidden insults. The Left has engaged in an orgy of hatred. And enjoyed it, really enjoyed it....

See also "Bush Is a Powerful Personality; No Wonder He Inspires Hatred".

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 07/27/04 07:12:55 AM
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