[Vision2020] Story from SpokesmanReview.com
Joan Opyr
auntiestablishment@hotmail.com
Thu, 13 May 2004 13:18:15 -0700
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James Lileks markets himself as "a funny conservative." Whether that mea=
ns "funny ha-ha" or "funny strange" depends entirely on your political ou=
tlook: are you Archie Bunker or are you Meathead? You have to pick becau=
se, in Mr. Lileks' world, there is no Edith. There is no pragmatic, sens=
ible, middle ground. Regarding the column Pat recommended and Dan kindly=
forwarded, anyone with two thoughts to rub together knows there is nothi=
ng contradictory about honoring a soldier's service while opposing the wa=
r he was sent to fight. You can walk and chew gum at the same time, can'=
t you? Then surely you can recognize that soldiers don't pick their wars=
; politicians do that for them. =20
Now, if you want to read the work of a truly funny conservative, as in we=
t-your-pants-laughing, try Florence King, author of Southern Ladies and G=
entlemen, Confessions of a Failed Southern Lady, and With Charity Toward =
None, among others. I never agree with King's conclusions, but her analy=
ses are brilliant. She is a sarcastic, witty, effective scourge of me an=
d my kind, i.e., liberals. She enlivens the debate and she keeps us on o=
ur toes, unlike Mr. Lileks. Dispatching him is like shooting fish in a b=
arrel. =20
Not that I mind shooting fish in a barrel. As Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney and M=
r. Rumsfeld dig themselves deeper and deeper into what Jon Stewart calls =
this "Mess-o-Potamia," it's sushi all around for the I-told-you-so's. Jo=
ining the "Oops Brigade" this week were such one-time vociferous war supp=
orters as Thomas Friedman, George Will, David Brooks, and Andrew Sullivan=
The plot thickens.
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Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment =20
----- Original Message -----
From: Your Favorite Liberal Elitist
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:40 AM
To: Dan Carscallen; vision2020@moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Story from SpokesmanReview.com
Oh, gee.
An editorial by James Lileks. This idiot is so right wing, he makes Rush=
"It =20
was just a fraternity prank" Limbaugh look liberal.
Wake up, ok?
Tom
Hansen
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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><DIV>James Lileks m=
arkets himself as "a funny conservative." Whether that means "=
funny ha-ha" or "funny strange" depends entirely on your p=
olitical outlook: are you Archie Bunker or are you Meathead? You ha=
ve to pick because, in Mr. Lileks' world, there is no Edith. T=
here is no pragmatic, sensible, middle ground. Regarding the column=
Pat recommended and Dan kindly forwarded, anyone with two thou=
ghts to rub together knows there is nothing contradictory about =
;honoring a soldier's service while opposing the war he was sent to =
fight. You can walk and chew gum at the same time, can't you?&=
nbsp; Then surely you can recognize that soldiers don't pick their wars; =
politicians do that for them. &nbs=
p; </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Now, if you want to read the work of a&n=
bsp;truly funny conservative, as in wet-your-pants-laughing, try Florence=
King, author of Southern Ladies and Gentlemen, Confessions of =
a Failed Southern Lady, and With Charity Toward None, among others. =
I never agree with King's conclusions, but her analyses are br=
illiant. She is a sarcastic, witty, effective scourge of =
me and my kind, i.e., liberals. She enlivens the debate and she kee=
ps us on our toes, unlike Mr. Lileks. Dispatching him is like shoot=
ing fish in a barrel. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Not that I mind=
shooting fish in a barrel. As Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney and Mr. Ru=
msfeld dig themselves deeper and deeper into what Jon Stewart c=
alls this "Mess-o-Potamia," it's sushi all around for the I-tol=
d-you-so's. Joining the "Oops Brigade" this week were such one=
-time vociferous war supporters as Thomas Friedman, George Will, Dav=
id Brooks, and Andrew Sullivan.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The plot thi=
ckens.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment =
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] Story from SpokesmanReview.com</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>Oh, gee.<BR><BR>A=
n editorial by James Lileks. This idiot is so right wing, he makes =
Rush "It <BR>was just a fraternity prank" Limbaugh look liberal.<BR><BR>W=
ake up, ok?<BR><BR>Tom<BR>Hansen<BR><BR>---------------------------------=
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