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by John Cole|  October 27, 20046:35 am| 3 Comments

This post is in: Democratic Stupidity

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I am simply stunned by the behavior of the Democrats- the charges Kerry is making on the campaign, and the utter complicity of the media, who I have never seen be so in the tank for a candidate in my entire life. This always makes me feel better:

They said that saving Grenada from terror and totalitarianism was the wrong thing to do – they didn’t blame Cuba or the communists for threatening American students and murdering Grenadians – they blamed the United States instead.

But then, somehow, they always blame America first.

When our Marines, sent to Lebanon on a multinational peacekeeping mission with the consent of the United States Congress, were murdered in their sleep, the “blame America first crowd” didn’t blame the terrorists who murdered the Marines, they blamed the United States.

But then, they always blame America first.

When the Soviet Union walked out of arms control negotiations, and refused even to discuss the issues, the San Francisco Democrats didn’t blame Soviet intransigence. They blamed the United States.

But then, they always blame America first.

When Marxist dictators shoot their way to power in Central America, the San Francisco Democrats don’t blame the guerrillas and their Soviet allies, they blame United States policies of 100 years ago.

But then, they always blame America first.

The American people know better.

They know that Ronald Reagan and the United States didn’t cause Marxist dictatorship in Nicaragua, or the repression in Poland, or the brutal new offensives in Afghanistan, or the destruction of the Korean airliner, or the new attacks on religious and ethnic groups in the Soviet Union, or the jamming of western broadcasts, or the denial of Jewish emigration, or the brutal imprisonment of Anatoly Shcharansky and Ida Nudel, or the obscene treatment of Andrei Sakharov and Yelena Bonner, or the re-Stalinization of the Soviet Union.

The American people know that it’s dangerous to blame ourselves for terrible problems that we did not cause.

They understand just as the distinguished French writer, Jean Francois Revel, understands the dangers of endless self- criticism and self-denigration.

He wrote: “Clearly, a civilization that feels guilty for everything it is and does will lack the energy and conviction to defend itself.”

With the election of Ronald Reagan, the American people declared to the world that we have the necessary energy and conviction to defend ourselves, and that we have as well a deep commitment to peace.

And now, the American people, proud of our country, proud of our freedom, proud of ourselves, will reject the San Francisco Democrats and send Ronald Reagan back to the White House.

Thank you very much.

Pre-emptive troll remarks: Yeah, I am a fascist. Blow me, stooge.

And just because I can:

Ultra-liberalism today translates into a whimpering isolationism in foreign policy, a mulish obstructionism in domestic policy, and a pusillanimous pussyfooting on the critical issue of law and order.

In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering nabobs of negativism.

I am starting to feel better already.

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3Comments

  1. 1.

    UncleHornHead

    October 27, 2004 at 7:00 pm

    Crickets…chirping…

  2. 2.

    Kathy K

    October 27, 2004 at 8:21 pm

    “Nattering Nabob” is an excellent description of Soros. Look up ‘nabob’ if you haven’t already. Soros made a lot of money from the currency crash in Asia a few years ago…

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    RPD

    October 28, 2004 at 11:08 pm

    When I was in the Navy, we (my ship) visited Grenada for their independance day. The next three days me and my fellow sailors had liberty on the island. The most surreal thing was random Grenadans coming up and thanking us for saving them from the communists.

    This was in 1995, nearly a decade after the invasion.

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