[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: This must be quoted..

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
This must be quoted..
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1176423896.shtml


   Ben, commenting on Cinnamon Stillwell's post, [1]Muslim Leftists Love
   America, Western Leftists Hate America, says:

     The sad truth is the right has become much better at policing
     itself than the left.

     I've noted only semi-facetiously that the right wing gives its loud
     mouthed idiots radio talk shows, while the left elects theirs to
     congress.

     By and large, the things the left gets a pass on, like blatant
     corruption, the right clamps down on. Randy Cunningham, war hero,
     corrupt congressman, is gone. Jefferson is not. Murtha is not.

     When Pat Robertson speaks, most of the right looks away in
     embarrassment, like when an older and very autistic family member
     suddenly announces "I like to Fart!" during a solemn ceremony or
     legal proceeding. When Jimmy Carter (or, where is Michael Moore
     these days?) speaks, it is actually taken seriously.

     It doesn't matter whether you think the US should evacuate Iraq
     tommorow or fight as long as it takes, when Murtha babbles about
     Iraq being in range of US fighter aircraft from Okinawa, it is an
     old man in need of medication, and NOT a reasonable basis for a
     discussion of geopolitical strategy, and the Left as a rule does
     not recognize this.

     So the bottom line is, what is the accepted status of the Fringe in
     each group? I find this exceptionally telling- most of the far far
     right fringe, the KKK, skinheads, etc, have by now realized they
     have more in common with the far left fringe than they do the basic
     right. When will the left disown the left fringe to the same
     extent?

References

   1. http://www.keshertalk.com/archives/2007/04/muslim_leftists_1.php#comments