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The definition of elite BDS
Earlier this morning, I noted how far left Bush-haters were using President Obama’s inaugural festivities as an opportunity to flip one last finger at Bush before he left the Capitol for Crawford, TX. In simple terms, that can be called “street BDS” – which is BDS displayed by run of the mill, mostly unwashed far leftists who will twist any issue into one in which Bush should be tried for “treason,” “war crimes,” etc.
Unfortunately, that’s not the only kind of BDS that exists. There’s also the “elite BDS,” which is a BDS frequently displayed by pompous, Ivy League-esque smarta$$es who think they know better than you do as to what you should and should not believe. That type of BDS is on display prominently in this worthless Jeremy Lott piece, in which he tries to explain why Bush hatred isn’t just confined to the left:
Of course, you don’t have to be a film critic or a liberal to look down on W. By conviction or necessity, we are all Bush haters now. Even those conservatives who defended him while in office will now face a stark choice: repudiate much of Bush’s legacy or be rendered ridiculous.
For example, unpaid Bush shill Fred Barnes recently wrote “for the editors” of the Weekly Standard that “Bush had 10 great achievements (and maybe more) in his eight years in the White House.” Among his undisputed successes on the foreign policy front were “enhanced interrogation of terrorists”, “the rebuilding of presidential authority” and “the surge”.
That an organ of conservative opinion would tout Bush’s moves toward torture and autocracy should be shocking. Notably absent from Barnes’s list was Bush’s decision to launch the invasion of Iraq in the first place, so the best that one of Bush’s most ardent defenders can say is that Bush managed to partially ameliorate one of his worst calls. That should change hearts and minds all right.
Meanwhile, Ken Shepherd at Newsbusters takes note of the street BDS that was on display as President Bush and the First Lady left the WH for the final time. I noticed that when Bush was announced shortly before Obama was inaugurated that he received polite golf claps from the pro-Obama crowd.
Those are the people who voted for “unity” and a return to “bipartisanship”? Ummm …
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I’m already tired of people saying we should “give our new president a chance”. I believe President Obama is either a total liar or the best con man ever. Either way the hatred will never stop for President Bush and I’m not going to sit back and keep my mouth shut as proof I’m not just like them. I’m not like the Bush haters. It’s hard to put faith in a man who only cares about polls, not the welfare of this country. Only time will tell who is honest and patriotic. I know I am. Is Obama?
Gateway Pundit has a great story about who was front and center at the Obamagasm today.
Code Pink Seated Up Front at Obama Inauguration
Ahhh, yes. Bipartisanship at it’s finest.
This country is about to be sucker punched like its never been before. Our new president has made a deal with the devil and soon the devil will want its support repaid.
I’m really amazed with the Lott piece.
Given that this guy also writes for the American Spectator, a known den of right-wing bomb throwers, it’s really interesting to see a real Janus in action.
I wonder if he is related to “Excitable Andy” … perhaps a clone.
The honeymoon ends …
BDS is a disease that will show lingering effects, as we witness Obama failures during his first two years. Within that time, or perhaps a bit beyond, supporters, both media and otherwise, will excuse failures as being Bush’s fault still.
The chanting and mocking that took place as Bush leaves is the same form of BDS that took place during the transition from Clinton’s admin to his. Recall the wacky antics of Clinton’s childish people as they left, and compare that to the bending over backwards to make smooth the transition from Bush to Obama, and you’ll easily note the term “class” is only used by them to denegrate the successful. It means nothing more to the left. If Obama had any class himself, he would admonish those amongst his supporters that refuse to give an ex-prez even the smallest degree of respect. The left. A people without honor.
BDS knows no bounds.
During yesterday’s coverage of the Inauguration by MSNBC, one of the commentators opined as the Bushes and Obamas were en route from the White House to Capitol Hill, “The Bushes are like the Romanovs now.”
What on earth was that idiot talking about? Perhaps the BHO version of the Bolshevik Revolution?
Obama associated with terrorists and racists, then denied it. He promised to accept public funding, but broke his word. The only record he has is an expensive, failed effort with the Chicago Annenberg Challenge on education. His sole genius seems to be self-promotion and the ability to delude his followers.
Someone defaced a George H.W. Bush monument in Houston yesterday.
– Lorica