Content of lacking character
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 23rd, 2010 4:51 am by HL
Content of lacking character
Glenn Beck and his gang, as tasteful as ever.
Glenn Beck, once ratings gold — now dependent upon selling it, is determined to make sure no American can ever have nice things, including memories.
Some of the nation’s top civil rights leaders are angrily accusing right-wing media star Glenn Beck of “hijacking” the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech by planning to rally his conservative forces at the same Lincoln Memorial site on the anniversary date of Aug. 28…Beck claimed earlier this month on his radio show that one of his goals is to “reclaim the civil right movement,” saying that it should be about individual liberties and not social justice…
So, essentially another Second Amendment rally, that’s totally not at all offensive — “why are you liberals always so anti-freedom AND good taste?”
Ah, but Glenn Beck and his Overton Windows just are not what they used to be — so he’s doing the brave thing and hiding behind others.
Now, the “Restoring Honor” rally is billed is as “a non-political, non-partisan event will recognize our First Amendment rights and honor the service members who fight to protect those freedoms.”
Oh, I’m sorry, I misspoke, it will be a rally to honor the First Amendment…which will undoubtedly be about their right to scream how much they love the Second Amendment, (don’t mention the first clause).
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Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow on Gen. McChrystal’s Three Strikes
And who was proven right about Afghanistan? Joe “Bite Me” Biden.
And who was proven right about Afghanistan? Joe “Bite Me” Biden.
“Are you asking about Vice President Biden?” McChrystal said jokingly, in an imagined exchange with a hypothetical questioner. “Who’s that?” (An anonymous McChrystal aide took it a step further, saying: “Biden? Did you say, ‘Bite me’?”)
The underlying tension between the two men dates to last fall’s strategy review, in which Biden argued for a narrower counterterrorism approach that would focus on targeting al-Qaeda leaders. McChrystal argued for a broader counterinsurgency strategy — one requiring many more troops, with a mission of securing the civilian population and reinforcing the government. In the end, Obama sided mostly with McChrystal.
Six months later, questions abound about whether that plan is working.
There are no questions — it’s not working. Shoulda listened to Bite Me.
