Bill Kristol: Thug 4 Life.
The good news? Surprisingly, the reliably liberal New York Times has hired Bill Kristol to write a weekly op-ed column.
The bad news? The Nation's Katha Pollitt is scandalized at Kristol's differing opinions:
Just shoot me. First, it was Sam Tanenhaus, conservative editor of the New York Times Book Review being put in charge of the News of the Week in Review section. That means one conservative will determine how politics, culture and ideas are covered in TWO of the most important sections of the supposedly liberal newspaper of record. Now, says the Huffington Post, the Times is set to announce that Bill Kristol will be writing a weekly op-ed column. That's Bill Kristol, Fox commentator, editor of the the Murdochian agitprop factory Weekly Standard, George W. Bush's propagandist in chief, co-founder of the Project for a New American Century, relentless promoter of the war in Iraq, ideological bully and thug. (emphasis ours)
When ExLg asked Kristol for comment, he laid down the following mad flow to the haters:
Give a holla to my neocons in the Bay,
I'm livin' in DC still clutchin' on my AK.
Tell 'em,
"Thug for life,
High till' i die"
When 'em stupid Nation witches ask why!
Love him or hate him, you have to admit: B-Kris got skillz.
Update (9:35): Props to J-Dawg from da Corner. Peace.
B-Kris got MAD skillz!
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The lefties really go starkers when the opposition gets a hearing. Their fear is no longer fear itself but fear the truth will out.
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They're especially afraid when "the other side" is a reasonable, intelligent, articulate person. Their favorite token conservative would be a loonbat like Pat Buchanan that just makes all liberals seem so much more reasonable in comparison. Hey, wait a moment, isn't that exactly what CNN did for so long?
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I note that Ms. Pollitt does not seem to believe that conservatives can merely disagree with her. Their opinions must always be agitprop, propaganda, or bullying. I guess that saves actually having to y'know, refute them or anything.
Example #45112: Liberals put their energy into the cleverness of the insult rather than the cogency of the argument.
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Uh, I thought post-colonial leftists reverred diversity and tolerance. What happened? Only when the bloke is Islamist that the rules come into play?
@Asst. Village Idiot - terrific observation. The lefties are concerned about polemic, style and nuance. What they miss is substance, irony, humor and their drivel generally lacks brains.
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Example #45112: Liberals put their energy into the cleverness of the insult rather than the cogency of the argument.
Ooooh, I like that. Can I use it?
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Neo-Libs and Neo-Cons working together.
Proof you both serve the same paradigm of blue team versus red team. Pushing forward the globalist agenda. And yes you do know this is a move to get ready for Billary in 08. Don't worry Jeb is in the wings for 2016.
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I like Jeb, but I'm tired of either Clinton/Bush. It's been that way ever since I've been voting! I'm 37, I'd like to see something different.
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I agree, Jeff. We'll have to see if Dems are as sick of Clintons and Republicans are sick of the Bushes.
And JF, it's not neo-liberal and neo-con... it's more of an East Coast/West Coast alliance to take down The Man. That's jus how B-Kris rolls, dawg.
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Assistant Village Idiot. I too like your line "Liberals put their energy into the cleverness of the insult rather than the cogency of the argument."
Of course the problem for liberals is they think spelling Bush's name "Boo$$$hit!er" is clever.
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