Excitable Andy is upset with John McCain for saying that “it’s very clear who Hamas wants to be the next president of the United States,” though a top Hamas official has publicly endorsed Obama:
My response is simply that honorable campaigns do not allow foreign agents, especially terrorist organizations, to insert themselves into American presidential politics. No respectable foreign governments do such a thing; and the gambits of al Qaeda, Hamas, or any other grouping to play one candidate against another should in general be ignored, not exploited.
This is the same Andrew Sullivan who wrote that Obama’s main asset is his face:
If you wanted the crudest but most effective weapon against the demonization of America that fuels Islamist ideology, Obama’s face gets close. It proves them wrong about what America is in ways no words can.
In the same article, Sullivan praises Obama’s October 2, 2002 speech against the invasion of Iraq:
I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a U.S. occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.
Sullivan called those the “right reasons” to oppose the war. Obama has recently made similar, even expanded comments along this line, directed at McCain.
To sum up: Sullivan cares very deeply about the talking points of terror groups… unless those talking points might hurt Obama’s presidential campaign.
(h/t Memeorandum.)
Reading this reminded me of a Churchill speech, and in particular
So, just what exactly is guiding Mr. Sullivan, as he swings back and forth?
This is kind-of apropos nothing, I know that.
Quite the contrary.
Dear Karl,
Thanks very much.
Patrick
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Oct 25 2004
Oct 29 2004
Apr 26 2008
hf has been bringing the linkage all day today (I’ve bookmarked a couple to steal later, btw).
– A lot of the faux Liberal Proggs are found of saying “bring it”, either overtly or implied.
– Feets doesn’t just talk a good cupcake, hes a giver.
An interesting detail is that Al QuaQua wasn’t a regular arms depot. It was a missile base; not unlike Aberdeen
Proving grounds. not much of the conventional or even plastic explosives
that dominated the lions’s share of IEDs.
My response is simply that honorable campaigns do not allow foreign agents, especially terrorist organizations, to insert themselves into American presidential politics. No respectable foreign governments do such a thing; and the gambits of al Qaeda, Hamas, or any other grouping to play one candidate against another should in general be ignored, not exploited.
Can someone translate or did Jimmuh Carter crudely embarrass Andy?
Under what I believe to be normal circumstances, the proper response for a candidate for the Presidency would be to tell Hamas that that they should be careful of what they wished for as the result of their wishfulness would be much worse than they might imagine. However, these are not normal circumstances. No one, I repeat, no one could truthfully say what Obamas feelings about Hamas really are. He is a cypher about his policy towards terrorism and about his overall policy towards anything except raising taxes on the rich. A true Marxist knows the way to what ever goals he may envision begin with the redistribution of wealth. With an embittered and revengeful racist this would only be the beginning. Listen to his wife, listen to his mentors, listen to his rhetoric when he is pandering to the left. This man is a pure 100% hater. He will destroy the fabric of this country because of his inability to find his roots. Roots that were robbed from him not by those he opposes today, but by his parents who never thought about anyone but themselves.
Rick Smith
– Hmmmm. That sounds so harsh Rick. Are you sure hes all that deep, because to be honest, I’m seeing him simply as an untested, inexperienced empty suit, which of course is the very reason he causes Obamaloons to piss all over themselves when he sneezes.
– Apparently his brain-fucked flock love him precisely because he hasn’t been tainted by the beltway disease. They don’t understand he’ll transform into a regular Washington ghoul within three months after he arrives. They think he can remain virgin for his 4 years should he win.
– Anyone who believes that people don’t change, and fast, have never seen a Vampire flic, or gotten a look at Jeff after one of his all night binges on pyote.
– I jest. Jeff does not do hard drugs…. Anymore….. He only does over the counter meds. Lots and lots and lots and lots of over the counter meds.
You’re sure the political wonk, ain’t’cha. It just seems like this week Obama was answering questions as to exactly what his policy would be with respect to Hamas.
Go, just go.
So, just what exactly is guiding Mr. Sullivan, as he swings back and forth?
His penis?
Got a link for that thor?
Google it. Your mouse is that powerful.
The irony is that in 2002/03 Sullivan was agitating in favor of an invasion. Now he praises 2002 speeches that agitated against invading. He was once one of the strongest voices for taking down all terrorist/jihadist regimes. Now he supports a guy who’d be a second Jimmy Carter.
As for Sullivan’s view that Obama’s face would prove “them wrong about what America is in ways no words can”, well, that’s just silly. The reasons they hate us are long and complicated, but have nothing to do with anything Sullivan’s talking about.
Thor is Rosie O’Donnell!!!???
Thor @ #14-
Yeah, didn’t think so…
His face is so … black. That’s a black feller! Well shut my mouth. Let’s be friends.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/04/17/2008-04-17_obama_carter_is_wrong_to_meet_with_leade.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4fPPUCILEk
Here you go, Lee, Mr. Didn’t Thinker So. Unless you’re disabled, don’t ask me to Google the news for you.
The O Team is so clear:
Power is gone; the improvised “policy” of the moment remains.
See what Karl did there thor, that’s what you should have done to start with. If you are going to reference something to make a point, providing a link is just the right thing to do.
See how I back-handed you and your request for a link? That’s my pimp hand at work.
Your site has made me smile :-)