Coalition of the brain-dead

If you don't read Daily Kos or Atrios, you might've missed this gem, advocating expelling the 'blue states' from the union. As DK correctly points out, it's really unclear how exactly a new, purified USA would actually survive without New York, California or Illinois, but that's really only the beginning of the idiocy here. Really, just read it ... it goes without comment, but I can't resist commenting on a couple of things.

Anyone ever noticed how good Republican pundits are at creating false dichotomies (e.g., either you like Dr. Pepper or you hate children; either you support this war unquestioningly in every respect and detail or you're a faithless traitor to your nation)? To wit, this example: "Shall we remain the world's leader, or become an unprincipled chump for the cabal of globalist sybarites who play endless word-games inside the United Nations and European Union sanctuaries?" Hm, when you put it that way, you're absolutely right, we should continue to be the world's leader ... in wartime human rights abuses, production and possession of weapons of mass destruction, consumption of the world's resources and, most especially, imperialism. Friggin' yay.

"For many decades, conservative citizens and like-minded political leaders ... have been denigrated by ... hordes of liberals who now won't even admit that they are liberals--because the word connotes such moral stink and political silliness. As a class, liberals no longer are merely the vigorous opponents of the Right; they are spiteful enemies of civilization's core decency and traditions."

Hear me now. I'm a liberal. A liberal, you condescending twit. If the word has a 'moral' stink to it, it's only because you and your ilk have spent 30 years throwing shit at it. I'm washing it off and taking it back.

As for "spiteful enemies of civilization's core decency and traditions," which civilization? Which decency? Which traditions? Slavery? Medical experiments on the unknowing? Terrorism and guerrilla warfare?

I'm a veteran of the American armed forces and an Eagle Scout. I grew up attending church, singing and being involved in the youth group and traveling to conferences. I've probably visited the sites of more battles in America and the world than you know ever happened. I know more of the history, traditions, culture and heritage of my country and my forebears than most. I'm not an enemy of decency or tradition, I'm just smarter about which ones are worth defending and which we need to make amends for.

For mentioning slander and libel in the same breath as F911, I point to the strongest legal defense one can make when defending oneself against accusations that one has slandered or libeled another: Truth. You may not like it or its conclusions, but it's the truth.

Next, if it's anti-American or subversive to speak truth to power, then, brother, kick me out, 'cos I don't want to be part of that America. I believe in the Constitution. You need to sit down, Mr. Author, and actually read the thing. Sounds like you're getting a little rusty.

And finally, in the interesting little BushUSA/Gore-KerryUSA comparison thing, I actually laughed out loud at this: "... with a predilection for respectfully uttering 'yes, ma'am" and "yes, sir.'" I can honestly say that the rudest, most foul-mouthed people I know, the people without social graces, respect for authority or understanding of the most basic rules of decorum (with the exception of my brother-in-law who has a heart of pure gold but the manners of a distempered mule) are conservatives.

Put down your precious thesaurus, climb down from your garret and embrace the real world. Twit.