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POPSWhat We Pre-Empted So much too clip....so little space. Please read the complete article; these snips do not do it justice. It is well worth your time.
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POPSA Legitimate National Debate "Some conservatives shared that view at the time and even more do now, most prominently William F. Buckley and George Will. If you are vocal, or literary, on behalf of this sensibility, you are eligible to receive disagreement but not disrespect." "The same holds true if you maintain the war was a great idea at the time, the best available choice in the circumstances, but the resultant bog offers no benefit for our lingering. Here again you can make a case that proceeds from the premise that people of good will proceeded with good intentions to undertake an effort in good faith but deduces that fate did not produce a good result. Nothing undermining about saying we made a good investment but the company flopped and it is time to cut our losses. This is the language good people use when they participate in constructive debate."
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POPSTorture WARNING: The remainder of the article is graphic. Pages from the AQ "comic book" are displayed.
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POPSWorst Analogy Ever? I don't care which side of the debate you're on. Read the citation and you can only assume Mr. Olbermann is arguing against withdrawal until the last two sentences. It does not fit in with his rant in any way. Talk about reinforcing the stereotype of empty talking heads..
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POPSVietnam & Iraq "We were learning in our school today All about a country far away, Full of lovely temples painted gold, Modern cities, jungles ages old. And the people are so pretty there, Shining smiles, and shiny eyes and hair . . . Then I had to ask my teacher why War was making all those people die. They’re so pretty, so pretty. Then my teacher said, and took my hand, “They must die for peace, you understand.” But they’re so pretty, so pretty. I don’t understand." "This is exactly the mentality I was brought up with, concerning Vietnam. It took a while to discover the truth: I guess I was in my late teens. I was also well familiar with a famous poster: 'War Is Dangerous for Children and Other Living Things.' Uh-huh: It turned out that the longed-for Communist “peace” was far more dangerous to children and other living things. Which, by the way, was more dangerous for Anne Frank? War or 'peace'?"
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POPSReligion of Tolerance? "Upon his release from jail, he was exiled to Alexandria. Later, in his books and memoirs, he recalled vividly a particular moment on the train, when an Arab acquaintance of his, whom he called Yeya Effendi, walked by and saw him waiting to leave. The men embraced, exchanged news and greetings, and then Yeya Effendi asked him where he was going." "Ben-Gurion told him that he was being exiled, ordered never to return to Jerusalem. Yeya Effendi held him in the embrace of a true friend, mourning his loss of their shared city. Then he looked at Ben-Gurion and said something that Ben-Gurion pondered for the entire train ride to Alexandria. 'As your friend, I am sad,' Yeya Effendi told him. 'But as an Arab, I rejoice.' "
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