Not a bigot… but a person who doesn’t care about bigotry & thinks bigots make some valid points regardless of context

Michael Tomasky takes on “hipsters” who like Ron Paul: Hilariously, he said on CNN that King and Rosa Parks were heroes of his because they “practiced the libertarian principle of civil disobedience,” which meant that they were “trying to get the burden of government off their backs.” Putting aside the question of what exactly it [...]

Not a bigot… but a person who doesn’t care about bigotry & thinks bigots make some valid points regardless of context

Michael Tomasky takes on “hipsters” who like Ron Paul: Hilariously, he said on CNN that King and Rosa Parks were heroes of his because they “practiced the libertarian principle of civil disobedience,” which meant that they were “trying to get the burden of government off their backs.” Putting aside the question of what exactly it [...]

Quote of the Day

“The individual suffering from AIDS certainly is a victim — frequently a victim of his own lifestyle — but this same individual victimizes innocent citizens by forcing them to pay for his care.”  – Ron Paul

Hitchens on Orwell

LAMB: What did you like about George Orwell? HITCHENS: Again, nothing so unconventional about it. I think he really would follow logic and honesty to their full conclusion. He would not be deflected by the fact that this might offend someone he knew or some cause with which he was associated or, more important, wouldn’t [...]

Quote of the day

No [other] Republican candidate could get even a handful of the under-30s to stand up and cheer them. — Andrew Sullivan, 12/17/11, on Ron Paul’s appearance on the Tonight Show

Dish judeoparanoia watch … plus, blog threats!

Today, in a post called Krauthammer Threatens, Andrew sees either a threat or a promised ultimatum from an American Jewish pundit, who must somehow be powerful or in-the-know with the Israeli military establishment: Here’s a passage to make you stop in your tracks: Everything is going to have a price. It is true that if we cut [...]

Bizarre view of organizational responsibilities

Statement on Kathleen Peratis’ visit to Gaza  by Lloyd Cotler J Street strongly regrets the recent meetings by its Board member Kathleen Peratis with members of Hamas and the articles that she has written about her visit to Gaza.

An echo of past traumas

In a post called “The echo of past traumas” Andrew quotes a bit too selectively: Israeli novelist David Grossman assesses the danger Netanyahu presents for Israel: [Netanyahu] is so trapped within his paranoid way of seeing reality. Don’t get me wrong: there are dangers to Israel. We are surrounded by countries who are hostile to [...]

Bloggerati watch

I don’t think Norm Geras would mind if I quote a brief post of his in its entirety: November 06, 2011 Sharing your polity The blogger who blogs at the Economist under the name ‘Democracy in America’ writes: I find… that this whole issue keeps directing my attention back towards a fundamental problem: I have [...]

Quote of the day

Only in Washington could such a half-baked, narcissistic, know-nothing blowhard be regarded as an intellectual. — Andrew Sullivan, 11/15/11, referring to Newt Gingrich