Commemorating the 9-11 anniversary....

[Montgomery Burns]

Taking a look around the most popular US rightwing blogs on the Internet, one can see many tributes to the brave firemen, sympathy for the victims, "Never forget" tributres, etc.

Now, let's take a look at the popular leftwing blogs for their reaction to the 9-11 anniversary:

1) The Daily Kos - the most visited US leftwing blog on the Internet - had one post titled: 9/11 The Media Still Doesn't Get It

On this day, the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper owned by the Tribune Company, chooses to publish a column by one John Hinderaker (of Powerline), yes AssRocket himself. . .On September 11, remember Tora Bora. Remember that the perpetrators of the great atrocity were cornered and BushCo did nothing.

That's their entire contribution to the 9-11 anniversary. A rant against a blogger from Time Magazine's 2004 Blog of the Year getting to write a column in a newspaper. Oh, and that "rightwing media" still doesn't get it.

2) The George-Soros funded Atrios (Duncan Black) had a one word statement: Fu*kers with a link. Did the link go to a story about the hijackers and their supporters, those fu*kers?

No.

Atrios linked to a story critical of President Bush and the military; they were the fu*kers.

3) From MoveOn.org (of Bush=Hitler infamy), we get NOTHING.

4) From MyDD, we get NOTHING.

5) Over at the wildly popular fever swamp known as the Democratic Underground, we see an outraged thread about Sept 11 also being the anniversary of the communist Allende being overthrown in Chile, and lack of media coverage been given to it. However I did find a thread titled "How Did You Mark The 4th Anniversary of 9/11".

Some of the enlightened responses:

a) Decided to do some leafletting. In a grocery store parking lot, I targeted mostly the big, gas-guzzling urban assault vehicles, and all with yellow ribbons or other such regalia. But later in the day I went into the parking lot of the local fundie church. It was so rewarding placing the flyers under the windshield wipers of all the cars with "W" stickers (some very fresh, at that)."

i wrote a poem, had hot sex, drank a lot of whiskey & watched bikini

models strut on a fashion week runway below my fire escape -- it's been a good, old fashioned, lower east side, bohemian kind of day -- the best of new york -- i'm a patriot, damnitt.

c) I continued to do some work for the Democrats so we can get rid of the type of people who let this and NO happen. I hope they rot in hell!

d) I did my errands, was depressed as usual, wanted to beat the shit out of some asshole bad drivers, tooling around in their massively large SUVs with their waste-of-resource huge families, blathering on cell phones with W. stickers on their bumpers. Fat, stupid pigs."

e) You know...went shopping, drove past poor people...nothing different.

After checking out the reaction to the 9-11 anniversary from the popular leftie blogs, I just cannot understand why so many question their patriotism.

Oh right. I forgot. It's "dissent".

[moderateamericain]

Taking a look around the most popular US rightwing blogs on the Internet, one can see many tributes to the brave firemen, sympathy for the victims, "Never forget" tributres, etc.

Now, let's take a look at the popular leftwing blogs for their reaction to the 9-11 anniversary:

1)  The Daily Kos - the most visited US leftwing blog on the Internet - had one post titled:  9/11 The Media Still Doesn't Get It

On this day, the Orlando Sentinel, a newspaper owned by the Tribune Company, chooses to publish a column by one John Hinderaker (of Powerline), yes AssRocket himself. . .On September 11, remember Tora Bora. Remember that the perpetrators of the great atrocity were cornered and BushCo did nothing.

That's their entire contribution to the 9-11 anniversary. A rant against a blogger from Time Magazine's 2004 Blog of the Year getting to write a column in a newspaper. Oh, and that "rightwing media" still doesn't get it.

2) The George-Soros funded Atrios (Duncan Black) had a one word statement: Fu*kers with a link. Did the link go to a story about the hijackers and their supporters, those fu*kers?

No.

Atrios linked to a story critical of President Bush and the military; they were the fu*kers.

3) From MoveOn.org (of Bush=Hitler infamy), we get NOTHING.

4) From MyDD, we get NOTHING.

5) Over at the wildly popular fever swamp known as the Democratic Underground, we see an outraged thread about Sept 11 also being the anniversary of the communist Allende being overthrown in Chile, and lack of media coverage been given to it. However I did find a thread titled "How Did You Mark The 4th Anniversary of 9/11".

Some of the enlightened responses:

a) Decided to do some leafletting. In a grocery store parking lot, I targeted mostly the big, gas-guzzling urban assault vehicles, and all with yellow ribbons or other such regalia. But later in the day I went into the parking lot of the local fundie church. It was so rewarding placing the flyers under the windshield wipers of all the cars with "W" stickers (some very fresh, at that)."

i wrote a poem, had hot sex, drank a lot of whiskey & watched bikini

models strut on a fashion week runway below my fire escape -- it's been a good, old fashioned, lower east side, bohemian kind of day -- the best of new york -- i'm a patriot, damnitt.

c) I continued to do some work for the Democrats so we can get rid of the type of people who let this and NO happen. I hope they rot in hell!

d) I did my errands, was depressed as usual, wanted to beat the shit out of some asshole bad drivers, tooling around in their massively large SUVs with their waste-of-resource huge families, blathering on cell phones with W. stickers on their bumpers. Fat, stupid pigs."

e) You know...went shopping, drove past poor people...nothing different.

After checking out the reaction to the 9-11 anniversary from the popular leftie blogs, I just cannot understand why so many question their patriotism.

Oh right. I forgot. It's "dissent".

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I firmly believe that alot of people become liberal because they hate themselves. Now of course thats not always true, but the vast majority of liberal voting people, including my girlfriend, have some sort of dislike about themselves/ or a part of themselves.

[Guest eureka]

People are more likely to become "liberal" because they grow up and learn to think for themselves. The very definition of a conservative is that he is too soaked in mothers' milk to want to taste the exhilarating freedom of freedom from hidebound tradition.

[Montgomery Burns]

Americain, I think you hit the nail on the head. Most of them do seem to be a self-loathing bunch. Thus, there constant embracing of the West's enemies and blaming of every act of evil on the USA.

I find most of them are young anyway. As Churchill said, "If you are under 30 and not a liberal, you are heartless. However, if you are over 30 and not a conservative, you are a fool.

[Argus]

People are more likely to become "liberal" because they grow up and learn to think for themselves.

You didn't.

[Argus]

Taking a look around the most popular US rightwing blogs on the Internet, one can see many tributes to the brave firemen, sympathy for the victims, "Never forget" tributres, etc.

Now, let's take a look at the popular leftwing blogs for their reaction to the 9-11 anniversary:

How long do you want to wallow in it? What's to be said that hasn't been said? Just because dumbass superpatriot types want to continue with an orgy of breastbeating doesn't mean those who would rather not keep reliving the day are less patriotic.

[Black Dog]

I firmly believe that alot of people become liberal because they hate themselves. Now of course thats not always true, but the vast majority of liberal voting people, including my girlfriend, have some sort of dislike about themselves/ or a part of themselves.

Well, I think the fact that your girlfriend is seeing someone who writes such drivel says something about the depths of her self-esteem.

How long do you want to wallow in it? What's to be said that hasn't been said? Just because dumbass superpatriot types want to continue with an orgy of breastbeating doesn't mean those who would rather not keep reliving the day are less patriotic.

The "dumbass superpatriots" have a reason for wanting to relive 9-11 over and over and over again. It's their one shining moment, the one time in the last 6 years where the country was united behind their Dear Leader and his agenda. By waving the bloody shirt of 9-11 ad nauseum, they are trying to keep focus off the incompetence and corruption of the establishment.

As Churchill said, "If you are under 30 and not a liberal, you are heartless. However, if you are over 30 and not a conservative, you are a fool.

Churchill didn't say that.

[moderateamericain]

no blackdog, the two are not correlated in anyway. Her issues stem from her family. But i could see how what i said inflamed your senses up enough to take a passing shot at me.

[Black Dog]

no blackdog, the two are not correlated in anyway. Her issues stem from her family. But i could see how what i said inflamed your senses up enough to take a passing shot at me.

If her issues stem from her family, then there's no correlation between her political beliefs and self-esteem.

Therefore your statement that "a lot of people become liberal because they hate themselves" is a non causa pro causa fallacy.

[moderateamericain]

no blackdog, the two are not correlated in anyway.  Her issues stem from her family.  But i could see how what i said inflamed your senses up enough to take a passing shot at me.

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actually the corralation is in the fact that her family are die hard liberals.

[Riverwind]

I firmly believe that alot of people become liberal because they hate themselves.  Now of course thats not always true, but the vast majority of liberal voting people, including my girlfriend, have some sort of dislike about themselves/ or a part of themselves.

If you want to start making generalization like that then I would respond by saying I believe that all right wing types are incorrigible narcissists that are incapable of experiencing empathy for other people.

[cybercoma]

People are more likely to become "liberal" because they grow up and learn to think for themselves. The very definition of a conservative is that he is too soaked in mothers' milk to want to taste the exhilarating freedom of freedom from hidebound tradition.

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How are you immune to the rules? I've always wondered.

[newbie]

I firmly believe that alot of people become liberal because they hate themselves.

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As opposed to conservatives who hate everyone else, and refuse to look at their own faults?

[LotusLandLunatic]

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As Churchill said, "If you are under 30 and not a liberal, you are heartless. However, if you are over 30 and not a conservative, you are a fool.

Churchill didn't say that.

He said:

"If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart. If you're not conservative when you're older, you have no brain."

The same thing!

[PocketRocket]

No heart, no brain......all we need is "no courage", and we can all go see the Wizard.

Hmm, maybe that's what the "W" in "GWB" stands for

[Black Dog]

He said:

"If you're not liberal when you're young, you have no heart. If you're not conservative when you're older, you have no brain."

The same thing!

No, that quote has been widely mistattributed.Link.

The earliest known version of this observation is attributed to

mid-nineteenth century historian and statesman François Guizot:

  Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart;

  to be one at 30 is proof of want of head.