November 12, 2003
Alterman's Dreaming
Today, Eric Alterman points out all the differences that he sees between Clinton-haters and Bush-haters. In the end, he is lying to you, lying to himself, or is just a plain idiot. First, here's his take on "Bush-haters":
1) Bush “haters” talk about policy not personality.
Hmmm, I'm sure Mr. Alterman would agree that Bush is a stupid cowboy who lied to the American people in order to drag this country into an unnecessary war. Wouldn't he?
3) Bush “haters” do not accuse the president of drug-running and murder
No, but they do accuse him of mass genocide (of innocent Afghanis and Iraqis) and mafia-like connections to the nation's (allegedly) most corrupt and fraudulent businesses - Enron, Halliburton, Bechtel, etc. Don't they?
5) Bush “haters” do not control any media properties remotely as powerful and influential as the Wall Street Journal editorial page, the Murdoch empire, the Moonie network, their own cable network, world-famous internet gossip sites, weekly and bi-weekly magazines, dozens of multi-million dollar “think” tanks, various publishing houses, etc.
Yes, I know. Mr. Alterman wrote a book about the "myth" of the liberal media. But I also know where The NY Times, the LA Times, the TV network news anchors, PBS and general American academia stand with President Bush. It's really not that hard to figure out.
6) Bush “haters” are quite removed from the Democratic establishment.
Are they? What about House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Senator Ted Kennedy, Democratic Party cheerleader Al Franken. Don't they count? (By the way, I was invited to some Democratic Party event a little while ago. Whose picture was on the invite? Who was the main draw? Take a guess before you click)
7) Bush “haters” back up their arguments with references and, frequently, footnotes, all of which can be checked for accuracy.
As long as they don't have to produce actual evidence. Unless Sen. Kennedy has some on that "fraud made up in Texas". But I haven't seen any.
9) Bush “haters” are addressing themselves to a president whose dishonesty has led to the death of thousands of people in a counterproductive war, the looting of the treasury, and the trashing of the environment, for starters.
Oh, that's nice. Mr. Alterman proves my case on his Point #1. Thank you!
Now lets look at Mr. Alterman's take on the Clinton-haters:
5) Just about all of these refused to vote for a resolution in support of U.S. troops risking their lives for freedom and democracy in Kosovo, when given a chance.
Suddenly, Mr. Alterman cares about freedom? And what democracy did Clinton bring to the people of Kosovo? Several years later, Kosovo is still mired in a UN administered purgatory. But he doesn't ever want to talk about that. Despite all the problems that have arisen with the Iraqi Governing Council, Iraq has already surpassed Kosovo on its way towards some form of democracy. Kosovo is forgotten.
10) Virtually all of their arguments were driven by either paranoid fantasies, planted lies, or at best, personal actions that had no bearing on the well-being of the country.
Bush and the neocons. Bush and the neocons. Bush and the neocons.
11) A few of them—including the one who sought to raise money by accusing the president of murder—blamed the attacks of 9/11 on Americans.
I can find some others who blamed 9-11 on Americans...and they were not all Clinton-haters.
12) Clinton-haters abused the constitutional system to shut down the government and later, impeach the president.
If only the Bush-haters had the chance.
Mr. Alterman wraps it up:
I could go on, obviously, but IÂ’m not getting paid by the word here. And if you donÂ’t get the point by now, youÂ’re probably a bonafide Clinton hater...
Oh, I must be an enigma. After all, I voted for Clinton twice, opposed his impeachment, and still sorta like him (even though I know he's a scumbag). Well, he did say 'probably'. But is there any remaining doubt that this guy lives in his own little fantasy world? The disconnect from reality is practically tangible.
Update: I may think that Mr. Alterman is a bit loony, but I know that he cares very much for this country. Ted Rall, on the other hand, is an absolute atrocity. Here is his call to arms to the Baathist holdouts and Islamist terrorists who are murdering American soldiers, Red Cross workers and innocent Iraqis every day: WHY WE FIGHT
Posted on November 12, 2003 at 05:44 PM
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