Of course we all remember the howls of outrage from the mediots over Ann Coulter’s comments about the “Jersey Girls” - but what I’m wondering is: where’s the outrage over this (emphasis added in bold)?
Sacrificing Our Troops on the Altar of Republican Politics
by
Larry C JohnsonLeave it to the Porcine Draft Dodger–Karl Rove–to impugn the character of combat veterans. Can’t blame him for trotting out the same playbook that worked so well in 2004 against the candidacy of John Kerry. If it worked once it should work again.
Of course I am referring to Karl’s speech Tuesday night to Republicans in New Hampshire. According to a piece in Wednesday’s Washington Post:
In a speech to New Hampshire Republican officials here Monday night, the White House deputy chief of staff attacked Democrats who have criticized the U.S. war effort in Iraq, such as Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) and Rep. John P. Murtha (Pa.), who he said advocate “cutting and running.”
“They may be with you for the first shots,” Rove said of such opponents. “But they’re not going . . . to be with you for the tough battles.”
Karl is a shameless bastard. Small wonder his mother killed herself. Once she discovered what a despicable soul she had spawned she apparently saw no other way out. It would be one thing if his vile tactics were simply mere smears of politicians like Kerry and Murtha. They are big boys and should be able to defend themselves quite ably against this turd.
I ask again: where’s the outrage?
For those of you who are unfamiliar with Larry Johnson, this link will take you to sites that will tell you all you need to know about who he is - and who supports him.
Hat tip to AllahPundit, who has much more.
More: As of this writing, the Google News search results for “Larry Johnson” and “kill herself” has come up with three matches: all conservative blogs/sites.
Others blogging about this: Jeff Goldstein, SeeDubya at JYB, Patterico, Iowa Voice, Blue Crab Boulevard, Sundries Shack
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That is a bit more harsh than being called a ” harpie”…….in my opinion.
Comment by Fat Tone @ 6/16/2006 - 10:23 am
Ann Coulter is only saying what many people feel. She is not only a voice for herself, but for all those who cannot express the same thoughts for fear of reprisals in the workplace, public gatherings, and their own lives.
She has enough clout as not to worry that she will be fired for expressing her views.
I have heard liberal democrats say far worse and never be held to the scrutiny and contempt that she has.
This issue is proof positive that liberals and conservatives are not held to the same standards. Liberals, for the most part, are given passes on their views and controversial statements.
To read my post about Ann’s appearance on Leno on Wednesday evening, visit
http://texastruth.blogspot.com. We welcome all views and opinions, no matter how ridiculous they are.
Edited to unbold the post. It was a bit harsh on the eyes. –ST
Comment by Texas Truth @ 6/16/2006 - 10:27 am
I am halfway through her book, and I would recommend it. Yes, she is vitriolic. But she also has some serious iisues she is discussing.
Comment by Karl @ 6/16/2006 - 10:51 am
Like I said at Sweetness & Light, Johnson must be taking PR lessons from Ted Rall.
Comment by Chris Oakley @ 6/16/2006 - 11:03 am
- Hmmmmm…. sooooooooo, has the Eeeeevvvviiilll RoveRat been impeached yet, cause you know, if not I want my damn money back…..
- Johnson is one of the “group of 12″ or something like that number….that Liberal “mole” chart someone did a while back…. All expected obligatory raving since the latest “GetRoveGate” peepee’d in their Granola’s again…..
- Incidently, this guys a hack just like Wilson. The left seems to attract every manner of self promoting opportunist. You have to be one sterling employee to get section 12′d out after only four years (Johnson’s supposed CIA stint).
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 6/16/2006 - 11:16 am
Normally I don’t care much for Ann Coulter. I think she sometimes goes over the top when she would do better to let the facts speak for themselves. Given the fact that the Far Left is nothing more than a high-tech mud machine, she should realize that conservatives such as herself have to do it cleaner than liberals (unfair but true) just to get a ghost of a chance at a hearing with the public.
However, for once I plan to buy her book. The MSM thugs who profess themselves to be “Shocked! Shocked!” by her comments need to be smacked down hard on the issue of civility in politics. No other leftist organization - and that includes the anti-war movement, the Democratic party, you name it - has done more to drag the tone of political debate into the mud than the MSM has. From fake news stories appearing daily that make look Joseph Goebbels look like a paragon of truth by comparison, to undisguised bigotry towards Christians, Republicans, conservatives, and a host of other “right wingers”, one would be hard pressed to find a group that has done more damage to America than the MSM has.
Comment by Mwalimu Daudi @ 6/16/2006 - 2:28 pm
Mwalimu…the last part of your post was so powerful I had to repeat it. And no…we are not related…
The MSM thugs who profess themselves to be “Shocked! Shocked!” by her comments need to be smacked down hard on the issue of civility in politics. No other leftist organization - and that includes the anti-war movement, the Democratic party, you name it - has done more to drag the tone of political debate into the mud than the MSM has. From fake news stories appearing daily that make look Joseph Goebbels look like a paragon of truth by comparison, to undisguised bigotry towards Christians, Republicans, conservatives, and a host of other “right wingers”, one would be hard pressed to find a group that has done more damage to America than the MSM has.
Comment by G Monster @ 6/16/2006 - 3:02 pm
Ann’s message is certainly making the rounds. Did you see Cox and Forkum’s latest? Lot’s of conservatives don’t like her style, but be fair - she’s effective.
This guy is less so. His message is that the cut and run tactics proposed by the Democrats should not be called ‘cut and run’? That Rove destroyed America by outing Valerie Plame? That Rove made Saddam look like he was involved in 9/11 so we could attack them?
The difference here is that Mr. Johnson has both bile-spewing and a false/disproven message. That doesn’t leave much of a shield to hide behind. This guy’s going to be a bucket of cyber-chum by Monday. At least that’s what Karl Rove told me
Comment by Kevin @ 6/16/2006 - 3:12 pm
- The funniest part of this whole thing comes from Ann herself regarding the Lefts reactions. “The main point of the book”, she said in one interview, “is the Godless nature of the Religion of “Liberal”, but that they have no problem with, they’re all unhimged over a small section of the book about the “Jersey girls”, because it exposes this trick they’ve been using to enlist “victims” so we’re not allowed to question what they say.”
- So now the Left is in meltdown because she’s shining a spotlight on one of their pet tricks they use to avoid any debate, and declare “moral infallibility”.
- Gotta love it. She’s a smart cookie. Must be a few others of the electorate that agree….Her books #1 on the best seller list. How dare we speek back against the “Progressive desease” called Liberalism.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 6/16/2006 - 4:05 pm
Is this the same Larry Johnson that wrote the article saying that terrorism was an exaggerated threat and that Americans are not in as much danger as they are led to believe? Did he not also write that article about two months BEFORE 9/11? How does this guy have any credibility whatsoever?
Comment by NC Cop @ 6/16/2006 - 4:39 pm
He’s buddy buddy with the Plame/Wilson/McCarthy ect. cabal NC, so you can pretty much anticipate all of the craziness before they even write it. that whole jigsaw puzzle is falling into place. Rather got his butt booted out of CBS, to bad Johnson, and his fellow conspirators, won’t suffer the same fate, although Murtha, and possible Wilson may yet end up on the witness stand in court.
Whats amazing is the mendacity of the drive-bye press, who keep touting these traiters as viable news sources with mainstream views.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 6/16/2006 - 4:47 pm
Ann, godbless her meanie little soul, is keeping the fireworks flying. Her latest statement to outrage the opposition concerns Murtha and “fragging” in the same sentence. Read it here……
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 6/16/2006 - 4:54 pm
I loaned a Coulter book to a friend. The friend complained that Coulter went, “on and on with example after example! She doesn’t need all those examples, does she? I mean, it’s just so boring!”
And she stopped reading the book. The fact is that Coulter could have used simply one example to show whichever problem she was discussing. However, she would then be drowned out by the opponents who would scream, “So what? One time! Big deal!”
She never finished reading the book and I knew she was a Lib from then on. LOL
Ann goes over the top and gets your attention! Then she keeps it with maddening examples of the points she’s making. I like her, and I read her books!
Comment by benning @ 6/16/2006 - 6:25 pm
You know what else I can’t figure out? Clinton dodged the draft and then skipped out to England to organize protests against the American government. Yet the same people that put Clinton in office are now screaming “Draft Dodger!!!” about Rove, Cheney, and Bush?!?!
What is up with that?
Comment by NC Cop @ 6/16/2006 - 6:57 pm
- No matter what they do NC, its always given a pass if they’re Liberals…. Nothing new there. Its the party of diametric positions, and hypocratic screeds. Just a few minutes talking to one on any issue, and that’s clear as day.
- Benning - Liberals will never stand and discuss or debate…they drop bombs and run… thats just the way they think. Any book that requires more than a 30 second attention span would drive them nutz. the Classic “Too much information”, and “Don’t confuse me with facts” mentality, who know in their gut they’re wrong, but it doesn’t matter because whatever they’re saying isn’t what they are really after anyway. Mass cogniscent dissonence. You’ll just drive yourself nutz trying to make them understand anything. I look at most of them as “unserious children”.
- Bang
Comment by Big Bang Hunter @ 6/16/2006 - 8:12 pm