When Log Cabin Republicans gave him an award last year, it made me sick. This is a guy who believes we torture people at Club Gitmo. He also has the audacity to write a book about how the GOP can win back the majority of Congress. His solution? Abandon religion.

I was once on an e-mail list-serve called “BQ-Friends” with him . Whenever I expressed a view supporting a conservative Republican viewpoint, Andrew would chime back, “I wonder if this list is a ‘good fit’ for him.”

My point is: there are logical conservatives in this world who happen to be gay. Feel free to view their blogs and show your support! We’re not all apologists for the GOP or raving moonbats.

I’d suggest you visit this blog first.

Yes — which means they are not following the Geneva Conventions and are, therefore, not subject to the protections of same. OOps — inconvenient argument, that.

By that definition, Mohammed Atta was a civilian on 9-11. Osama bin Laden is a civilian now (if he’s still alive). So is Adam Gadahn. All of the gentlemen captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan were also “civilians.” Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a “civilian,” and a “surgeon” and an “urban engineer.” And a “pharmacist.”

Actually, by that (amazingly insipid) definition, many of the Viet Cong were civilians; in fact, most of the Colonial irregulars in our own Revolutionary War weren’t wearing anything you could seriously call a uniform … were they civilians, too?

Hell – depending on how long one has to “live” in a region to satisfy Sullivan’s dim-witted definition, our own Special Forces soldiers must be civilians. Right? They camp out with a local population, don’t wear uniforms most of the time, dress like the locals …

There you go. In Sullivan’s world, Green Beret’s and Navy SEALS can qualify as civilian. Next time a jihadist fires at them, we should probably file a formal complaint at the U.N.

Technically Sullivan is right. However, since they are indeed civilians, the Geneva Convention does not apply to them. They can be shot as spies on the spot….

Natrium on January 29, 2007 at 3:22 PM

If only the ROE would be returned to this far more effective approach, this war would be over in no time.

And to add one more to Bryan’s list — wasn’t Saddam in civvies when pulled from his rat hole? Using Sully’s logic, should the soldiers have thrown up their arms and said “Damn, he’s a civilian now. We have to let him go.”???

“insurgents are civilians” — A. Sullivan

“wars must end when administrations change”, or something to that effect — Hillary Clinton

“Mothers have the ultimate moral authority and only women can lead”, or similar — Pelosi, H. Clinton, Boxer

“H. Clinton is Margaret Thatcher” — T. McAuliffe

Cindy Sheehan and Jane Fonda are war experts.

I’m nauseated by spin, while the electorate is enthralled by American Idol, the View and Oprah…

Stating the obvious – Sullivan’s head w/b first to be ’surgically removed’ under these “civilians”‘ rule.

HuffPoo is #6 and Daily KPOS is #8?

By that definition, Mohammed Atta was a civilian on 9-11. Osama bin Laden is a civilian now (if he’s still alive). So is Adam Gadahn. All of the gentlemen captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan were also “civilians.” Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a “civilian,” and a “surgeon” and an “urban engineer.” And a “pharmacist.”

You write that as if he doesn’t know that’s what he’s saying. That is exactly what he’s saying, and he means it. Sullivan and his ilk hate America, America itself is the lead terrorist, not Atta and al-Zaqawi. They are civilans in Sullivan’s world.

Sullivan might want to bone up on it.

Bryan, are you flirting? NTTAWWT…

I Did Not… Have Sexual Relations With That Woman…

If this quote is from Billy Boy I don’t believe it.
If this quote is from Andrew I DO believe it.

I wonder if that stuff has spread to his brain and is affecting his ability to write rationally.

Although I have not agreed with Andrew on most things I thought he was a fairly good writer but something has happened. I wonder if his medication is not working any more.

BTW – just what is a civil war? I always thought it was when two different factions in a country fought one another. I didn’t realize that it included chopping off the heads of foreigners and defenseless women and children. I guess I’m just dumb.

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I guess that explains why the IDF was/is always being reprimanted for targeting and killing “civilians”.

taznar on January 29, 2007 at 1:26 PM

SUL-vilians

IN VIOLATION OF THE GENEVA CONVENTION

I am outraged!!! Outraged I tell you that there are no protests against these Geneva violations!!!

unless cigar tweaking and oral sex and humping and jacking are included in the description of sexual relations.

Andrew Sullivan = Owned

Verbal Abuse on January 29, 2007 at 12:50 PM

he really owned himself.

sullivan has taken a turn toward deliberate, bald-faced distortion. remember when he “accidentally” distorted the lyrics to “hajji girl”? then corrected in a post which linked, as a postscript, to another blog which reiterated and amplified his original distortion?

in any case, i nominate, as a new word, “sulvilian” in place of any militia member or terrorist killed in the theater of war. e.g.: the 250 dudes we popped in najaff this sunday was a sulvilian massacre.

Andrew Sullivan = Owned

Verbal Abuse on January 29, 2007 at 12:50 PM

No sir. That’s what we in the gaming universe call “power owned” or … PWNED!

Personally, I prefer the massive L337 speak of “Pwnd1zz73d!!!one1!eleventyoneone!!1″