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2006-06-16 Fifth Column

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Posted by badanov 2006-06-16 09:32|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 My, my. This Taranto fellow sounds more evil and powerful then Karl Rove himself...

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-16 11:08|| 2006-06-16 11:08|| Front Page Top

#2 Hot pundit-on-pundit action! Poison pens at thirty paces...

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-16 11:20|| 2006-06-16 11:20|| Front Page Top

#3 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally. They honor every human being's sacrifice, every human being's loss, and every human being's point of view.

I guess he doesn't spend much time at the Daily Kos.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2006-06-16 11:55|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2006-06-16 11:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Nice fisking, badanov, but was this guy ever on the rails to begin with?

Posted by Mike 2006-06-16 12:06|| 2006-06-16 12:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Hot pundit-on-pundit action!

And sweaty too, at least in NY. Heh

Posted by lotp 2006-06-16 12:11|| 2006-06-16 12:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Got an interesting blog though. I think it's called "Comments (0)"...

Posted by tu3031 2006-06-16 12:14|| 2006-06-16 12:14|| Front Page Top

#7 --They honor every human being's sacrifice, every human being's loss, and every human being's point of view.--

Unless you don't agree.......

Posted by anonymous2u 2006-06-16 12:31|| 2006-06-16 12:31|| Front Page Top

#8 This fella completely ignores the left's Code Pink outside the veteran's hospitals, where they spew venom at wounded vets.

Posted by Oldspook 2006-06-16 13:38|| 2006-06-16 13:38|| Front Page Top

#9 "Kerry, like Mrs. Clinton, is believed to be planning a presidential run in 2008. Right now he is merely pandering to his party's pro-surrender base. But in order for him to win, it will be necessary to break the nation's will. That is, most voters will have to be convinced of the position he has now taken: that it's better to lose in Iraq than to continue fighting."

Deception and calumny: How do I count the ways?

"Pro-surrender": Kerry's position, and that of many (if not most) Americans, is that the fighting should be turned over to the Iraqis on a clear timetable.

This is the EXACT thing Taranto was chiding them about (it was from earlier this week, after the killing of Zarq-boy). In fact, what Taranto was pointing out was the left's favorite thing, polls. Many polls after Zarq was sent to his raisins showed that the MAJORITY of Americans want to "stay the course," until victory, but at the same time feel killing Zarq is getting us closer to that time (but don't want a "timetable"). When quoted in CONTEXT of what Taranto actually said, his logic is sound. YES, the majority of Americans want to get out, but not now, and after killing Zarq, some polls had close to 70% of Americans seeing light at the end of the tunnel (but, at the same time, wanting to stay in that tunnel until ALL the rats are cleared). Enough said. If this isn't the most abject piece of liberal projection tripe I've ever seen, I guess I need to hang out at Kos more.

Posted by BA 2006-06-16 14:01|| 2006-06-16 14:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Be sure your shots are all current. Lately some parts of Kos' site have started resembling the sewers and runoff drains of DU.

Posted by lotp 2006-06-16 14:02|| 2006-06-16 14:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Instapundit sez Kos is starting to tack towards the center in advance of the election, but I wonder if his parishoners will allow him to deviate from the liturgy of the Church of Orthodox Progressivism...

Let us pray.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-06-16 14:31|| 2006-06-16 14:31|| Front Page Top

#12 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally.

followed by

Maybe Taranto and his cynical friends can answer this question: Is "treason" too strong a word for that kind of behavior?

Feel the irony wash over you.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-06-16 14:58|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-06-16 14:58|| Front Page Top

#13 And please don't tell me Democrats and liberals are no different. They don't attack people personally.

Let's see how many of our college and university instructors and professors are registered Democrats. Now check the level of raising anti-Semitism that is openingly displayed and supported on those campuses. I guess like the terrorists he believes jews aren't persons therefore they can't be 'personally' attacked.

Posted by Ebbiling Phereter5196 2006-06-16 15:37|| 2006-06-16 15:37|| Front Page Top

#14 Can you say "projection"? ... I knew you could.

Posted by Xbalanke 2006-06-16 16:10|| 2006-06-16 16:10|| Front Page Top

#15 Now the leftists are accusing those on the right of treason? For awhile now the right has been accusing various leftists of the same thing (and with more justification IMO).

It won't be long until some of these loons believe they have the right (whch they do under the Constitution - technically) to foment revolution against the government and to start shooting or hanging those they believe are extremists and treasonous traitors.

Not too long after that those on the right will show them exactly who has the guns and the ammunition.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-06-16 18:50|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2006-06-16 18:50|| Front Page Top

#16 Shhh.FOTSGreg.

Don't reveal the Plan[tm].

Posted by Hupitle Phereger1161 2006-06-16 18:54|| 2006-06-16 18:54|| Front Page Top

#17 "Leftist Goes off the Rails"

Don't you have to be on the rails first in order to go off them?

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-06-16 21:39|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-06-16 21:39|| Front Page Top

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