The Left certainly was more than ready for this one. It’s almost as if their talking points had been already scripted and sitting right there in the ‘out’ tray for months, just waiting for the inevitable moment to materialize. The media was already suited up, (ink)jets scrambled. It was the moment they had been waiting for: the opportunity to strike a blow against such perennials as gun rights, the tea parties, and talk radio. Well done, Left!
No time was lost on reflection. Facts that didn’t quite match evaporated before our very eyes. Websites scrubbed. Beck dropped. The rugs had been lifted to accommodate whatever was inconvenient to dispose of properly.
Some months ago a website (I forget which) posted a video of the stoning of a young girl somewhere in Pakistan. Nothing was left to the imagination. At the time, I wondered not just about the vicious frenzy of those throwing the stones, but also of the passive nature of those watching, and filming. The filming, especially, bothered me. “How sick!” I thought.
But then I realized that those filming couldn’t possibly be sitting around watching this again and again over popcorn and beer. There must be something more to it.
Maybe they were crying out for help. Maybe it was the only way they could think of to expose the madness. It was for us to see - to be outraged, as they were - to be moved to intercede; to take charge; to rescue them from their bloody Islamic hell. At considerable risk to themselves, they succeeded in smuggling the video out to what they believed to be the beneficent West, only to be shelved there and ignored.
We too have a bloody woman on our hands. Only, for us, it doesn’t seem to be enough. We want more. We want Sarah Palin’s head mounted on a stake to be paraded through our streets. We want Limbaugh and Beck. We want the population disarmed and helpless, at the mercy of thugs and tax collectors. We want the Tea Parties castrated and silent. We want our Constitution shredded. It is now clear that this is the official narrative of our intent.
We’ve just come from celebrating an election (in which the wrong party made huge gains). Some of us had been full of hope that things will improve with the infusion of fresh blood. That much we got. We were eagerly awaiting the first signs of change, of rebuilding that which had slipped away during the past two years. Now all of it has been overshadowed, sidetracked, postponed - the momentum lost. Who wins? Not democracy; not freedom. We’ve exploited our opportunity to take a step backwards. We’ve been derailed, stifled, disheartened. We’ve once again come face to face with just how fragile our system has become. We’ve become irritable and irritating in the same breath.
Those cell phone Pakis must be crying. America will not help. America can’t even help itself.
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I don't understand the vitriol against Palin. Yesterday's local newspaper carried letters lambasting her, one for not being a foreign policy expert. As though Obama was when he took over - and as though he is now.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's because Palin is very close to the average American (though prettier and brighter), except of course being governor of a really large state.
And maybe it's because the "blame Bush" song is getting worn out.
Palin gives the appearance of being a confident, utilitarian woman. She has her babies and carries them on her hip. She can cook a meal, sit down at the kitchen table and actually eat it (with gusto and good cheer) with her family gathered around her. She can go out and ‘bring home the bacon’ with a rifle slung across her shoulder.
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine any of your average newsreaders doing all that? Palin threatens the Left’s perfect image of a trophy wife - the sexless blow-up doll type - like Maureen Dowd. The fact that she’s both sensible and sexy simply infuriates them - castrated males and barren females alike.