[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.
  =20
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."&nbsp;&nbsp;Whether that means "=
funny ha-ha" or&nbsp;"funny strange"&nbsp;depends entirely&nbsp;on your p=
olitical outlook: are you Archie Bunker or are you Meathead?&nbsp; You ha=
ve to pick because, in Mr. Lileks' world, there is no&nbsp;Edith.&nbsp; T=
here is no pragmatic, sensible, middle ground.&nbsp; Regarding the column=
 Pat recommended and Dan&nbsp;kindly forwarded,&nbsp;anyone with two thou=
ghts to rub together knows&nbsp;there is nothing contradictory about&nbsp=
;honoring a soldier's service&nbsp;while opposing the war he was sent to =
fight.&nbsp; You&nbsp;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&nbsp;for&nbsp;them.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p; </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</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&nbsp;Southern Ladies and Gentlemen, Confessions&nbsp;of =
a Failed Southern Lady, and With Charity Toward None, among others.&nbsp;=
 I never agree with&nbsp;King's conclusions, but her analyses are&nbsp;br=
illiant.&nbsp;&nbsp;She is a sarcastic, witty,&nbsp;effective scourge of =
me and my kind, i.e., liberals.&nbsp; She enlivens the debate and she kee=
ps us on our toes, unlike Mr. Lileks.&nbsp; Dispatching him is like shoot=
ing fish in a barrel.&nbsp; </DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>Not that I mind=
 shooting fish in a barrel.&nbsp; As Mr. Bush, Mr. Cheney&nbsp;and Mr. Ru=
msfeld&nbsp;dig themselves deeper and deeper into what Jon Stewart&nbsp;c=
alls this "Mess-o-Potamia,"&nbsp;it's&nbsp;sushi all around for the I-tol=
d-you-so's.&nbsp;&nbsp;Joining the "Oops Brigade" this week were such one=
-time vociferous war supporters as Thomas Friedman, George&nbsp;Will, Dav=
id Brooks, and Andrew Sullivan.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV> <DIV>The plot thi=
ckens.</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp; </DIV> <DIV>Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment&nbsp;=
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FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, May 13, 2004 11:40 AM</DIV> <DIV=
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] Story from SpokesmanReview.com</DIV> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>Oh, gee.<BR><BR>A=
n editorial by James Lileks.&nbsp; 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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