The hateful harbingers of 'change'
I fear for us, these next four years
The hateful harbingers of 'change'
Two of my good lady lawyer friends, smart and conservative and courageous, recently made me aware of just how low some liberals will sink when they are drunk on pyrrhic victory.
Linda Kerns, a tenacious defender of the right to vote, posted on her Facebook page a link to a recent Fox News Story involving Martin Bashir, Charles Krauthammer, and hateful hypocrisy. Commenting on Krauthammer’s appearance on Fox after the election, Bashir quipped to his MSNBC audience that ““Now I need to apologize to any young viewers who may have been frightened by that face.”
“That face” is one that poignantly reflects in its features the peerless courage of a man who was paralyzed while in medical school, completed his Harvard degree, became a certified member of the American Board of Psychology and Neurology and, in his free time, picked up a Pulitzer Prize for commentary in 1987.
Bashir, a British journalist of Pakistani descent, is not the first media liberal to criticize the revered conservative pundit. He is simply the latest, and in his petty and pathetic commentary proves just how unhinged, to borrow a phrase from Michelle Malkin, the institutional Left has become. They are so concerned with tolerance, but find nothing at all wrong with ridiculing a man who lives a daily calvary and neither complains nor seeks justification. I wonder what would happen if I were to make fun of Bashir’s skin color, his funny accent or his foreign status.
Actually, I don’t have to wonder.
And then comes my beloved friend Tara, champion of the unborn and a tireless defender of at-risk children (and a mother of five of her own) who tells me of the craziness she’s seen on Facebook postings, where rabid females wild with the blood lust of electoral victory see fit to make comments like “Paul Ryan is a Douchebag,” “Paul Ryan is Evil,” “Paul Ryan is a Bitch Puppet,” “Republicans are Morally and Mentally Challenged,” and of course the usual liberal catch phrase “Theocracy was dealt a crushing blow yesterday. Let's *keep* it that way.”
I know that conservatives can be offensive. I hate some of what passes for educated punditry on the right. And I am not, I repeat not, a fan of Ann Coulter (who at least, however, knows how to spell.)
But when you see what disgusting things have arisen from the damp, post-election earth, you have to wonder where our country is headed, with such as this in the driver’s seat.
Wonder, and shudder.
yes Martin Bashir likes insulting right wingers. who doesn't?- You're pulling quotes from Michelle Malkin to prove your threory on a hateful and ignorant left. That's classic. I have no words.... I hope this is only published digitally and we arent wasting trees for this nonsense.— shamdog
- Its a good thing Bashir has probably never watched Inside Story.— scoobysnacks
- If we need to make fun and ridicule to get a point across, then let's start with that funny looking barking dog known as the president, shovel ready Barack.— PlumberJoe
- Keep up the good work. You are well respected among people who have a real education and have worked hard to live an honest life. I enjoy your commentary and really appreciate your honesty. I am tired of trying to make sense out of nonsense and the repulsive blogs I've read before and after the election just show how ignorant and mean people can be. Thank GOD the entire country isn't this cruel and there are still people who care about human life and values.— dsheehan
- I think both some right and some left wing commentators need to clean up their language and show some respect.
I don't remember an occasion that I have agreed with Mr. Krauthammer, but I don't think his appearance should ever be made fun of or even be an issue. Mr. Bashir was very wrong when he did that.
Why can't so many people criticize and disagree with someone's opinions without reducing the discussion to calling names or making fun of a person's appearance/speech/education/intelligence?
Why can't some people stay away from cheap shots?
Why can't we in general remember to treat people the way we want to be treated? This is something I will never understand!— EIK 
EIK, some people are gracious, some are ignorant. It is easy to know the difference.
The meek shall inherit the earth, but only after they learn to stand their ground. And bullies are not to be tolerated.
If Bashir were as smart as he believes he is, he would not be a bully.
Krauthammer is first and foremost a conservative. He has impeccable manners. And he knows clearly what he believes and can express himself fully eloquently. He needs no help. Few could provide more help than he can, himself.— PlumberJoe- Lets talk about Hypochrissy here. Interesting to note that our author is "no fan" of Ann Coulter. But where was the outrage when Ms. Coulter called the President of the United States the "R-word?" I don't recall Flowers writing about that at all. Tell us, Flowers, why do you only get offended enough to blog about obnoxious behavior if it comes from the liberal side?— scoobysnacks
- snacks, your question is reasonable. And your demeanor provides a perfect answer.
Krauthammer is a million times the person that you are. He has learning, he has manners, he has his point of view, but most of all he does not vent vile anger.
You are none of these things. IN fact you are the opposite of each of them. Why would anyone want to write about you, other than to show how not to be. Your behavior, as you put it, is obnoxious. Totally obnoxious. YOU offer nothing. You are at best a foil.
Krauthammer has earned a defense. You have earned nothing.— PlumberJoe - Tell us more about the landslide, princess.— scoobysnacks
- thanks, snacks, you have made the point.— PlumberJoe
- I agree entirely with ELK.
(I also do not participate in FACEBOOK. It would only give me aceta.)
IMHO, the huge miscalculation by the GOP was that they could win votes by paying inordinate attention to cultural issues and by signaling their intention to change the court.
Romney's cavalier attitude about the "47%" did not help.
Chris, I know you feel we missed a chance to champion the rights of the unborn, but we do not know that for sure. Certainly all of us who are child advocates can continue to work for justice on behalf of at risk children. There are many ways to accomplish that.
My approach is to keep early childhood education alive for all at risk children. (Corbett's budget cuts threaten that program.) I consider good pre-K education to be life-saving without a doubt.
I am also for comprehensive sex education as a primary abortion prevention method.
There is more than one way to solve a problem.
Hope all get out in the sunshine this glorious weekend.— Gendres - Plumber, It's cute how you care how much about what I think. I wasn't even addressing you. You are of no importance or interest to me, except as a mere jester, a fool, at which after Tuesday we collectively laugh. You have become a laughingstock and your credibility is nil.
My comment above was addressed to Flowers, who, while I dislike and don't agree with her, does matter. She gets a forum to espouse her bull in print and on television. She is a hypocrite and she needs to admit it.
— scoobysnacks - In my life I discovered early on that the most intolerant people are "tolerant" liberals. The liberals on MSNBC, and their fans, constantly prove me correct.— Thoughtful&concernedvoter
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