Comments on: Quote of the day http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/ The world’s first, full-service conservative Internet broadcast network Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Speakup http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396991 Speakup Fri, 11 May 2007 16:15:39 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396991 <blockquote>right2bright on May 11, 2007 at 8:55 AM</blockquote> Nice post, I agree.

right2bright on May 11, 2007 at 8:55 AM

Nice post, I agree.

]]> By: Bobber http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396925 Bobber Fri, 11 May 2007 14:35:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396925 Is it just me or does pacifism/anti war always seem to take offense only at fighting BACK? I never could quite get a handle on this. Is it just me or does pacifism/anti war always seem to take offense only at fighting BACK? I never could quite get a handle on this.

]]> By: Speakup http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396879 Speakup Fri, 11 May 2007 13:42:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396879 “The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, <strong>safety-first instead of duty first,</strong> the ‘love of soft living’ and the get-rich-quick-theory of life”---Teddy Roosevelt Pacifism isn't about saving peoples lives, it is everything to do with cowardice. “The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty first, the ‘love of soft living’ and the get-rich-quick-theory of life”—Teddy Roosevelt

Pacifism isn’t about saving peoples lives, it is everything to do with cowardice.

]]> By: aengus http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396861 aengus Fri, 11 May 2007 13:11:26 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396861 <blockquote>So when are the protests going to take place in Syria, Iran and N. Korea?</blockquote> There are protests in Iran all the time. Can't protest in Syria cause Pelosi assisted Assad in his crackdown. Can't do anything in North Korea except hope you're not tortured/starved to death.

So when are the protests going to take place in Syria, Iran and N. Korea?

There are protests in Iran all the time. Can’t protest in Syria cause Pelosi assisted Assad in his crackdown. Can’t do anything in North Korea except hope you’re not tortured/starved to death.

]]> By: right2bright http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396848 right2bright Fri, 11 May 2007 12:55:37 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396848 Pacifism has never worked. It has never stopped a dictator, it has never won a war, it has never defeated an army. And it isn't peace, it is apeasement at the cost of someones elses life. They ask for others to sacrifice for their peace or well being (sound familiar? you give up your rights so Gore can fly the planet and make millions) In the so-called peace movement, rocks were thrown, police beaten, national monuments defaced and destroyed, people holding a different view were shouted down, speakers with another belief were attacked and not allowed on campuses. Daily marches through the campuses of Univeristies in the name of peace (while many students were there to just get an education and provide for a family), then the destruction of the administration by "sit-ins" where records and offices were destroyed. The "pacifists" were supported and organized by the communist party, designed to disrupt, and tear down society. Pretty much the same as today, they just can't get enough people to march lock step, so they now have enlisted the courts to help, along with the MSM. Pacifism has never worked. It has never stopped a dictator, it has never won a war, it has never defeated an army. And it isn’t peace, it is apeasement at the cost of someones elses life. They ask for others to sacrifice for their peace or well being (sound familiar? you give up your rights so Gore can fly the planet and make millions)
In the so-called peace movement, rocks were thrown, police beaten, national monuments defaced and destroyed, people holding a different view were shouted down, speakers with another belief were attacked and not allowed on campuses. Daily marches through the campuses of Univeristies in the name of peace (while many students were there to just get an education and provide for a family), then the destruction of the administration by “sit-ins” where records and offices were destroyed. The “pacifists” were supported and organized by the communist party, designed to disrupt, and tear down society.

Pretty much the same as today, they just can’t get enough people to march lock step, so they now have enlisted the courts to help, along with the MSM.

]]> By: Mr. Bingley http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396829 Mr. Bingley Fri, 11 May 2007 11:35:30 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396829 You know that, baldilocks. I know that. But to these folks islamic terrorists are a creation of the Right, and will go their peaceful way once the Right is subdued. Their self-delusion is only exceeded by...well, nothing I can think of, actually. You know that, baldilocks. I know that. But to these folks islamic terrorists are a creation of the Right, and will go their peaceful way once the Right is subdued. Their self-delusion is only exceeded by…well, nothing I can think of, actually.

]]> By: baldilocks http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396812 baldilocks Fri, 11 May 2007 05:39:01 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396812 Right conclusions, wrong enemy. Right conclusions, wrong enemy.

]]> By: Mojave Mark http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396808 Mojave Mark Fri, 11 May 2007 05:29:59 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396808 <blockquote>This is a war to decide the future of the planet. hillbillyjim on May 10, 2007 at 11:52 PM</blockquote>Isn't that war Armageddon?

This is a war to decide the future of the planet.

hillbillyjim on May 10, 2007 at 11:52 PM

Isn’t that war Armageddon?

]]> By: Rick http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396788 Rick Fri, 11 May 2007 05:07:32 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396788 <blockquote>It’s too bad for the left that our side has most of the guns… packsoldier on May 11, 2007 at 12:49 AM</blockquote> Don't be too fooled by these people, many of them have guns also - they just don't want everybody else to have them as well. It's like the global warming preaching that they do. The rules they want in place aren't really for them because they are the "enlightened" ones. For them it's: "Do as I say, not as I do" - just ask Michael Moore and his armed bodyguards

It’s too bad for the left that our side has most of the guns…

packsoldier on May 11, 2007 at 12:49 AM

Don’t be too fooled by these people, many of them have guns also – they just don’t want everybody else to have them as well. It’s like the global warming preaching that they do. The rules they want in place aren’t really for them because they are the “enlightened” ones. For them it’s:

“Do as I say, not as I do” – just ask Michael Moore and his armed bodyguards

]]> By: Entelechy http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396784 Entelechy Fri, 11 May 2007 05:01:58 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396784 "I don't comprehend this quote but I know I'm against it" --Cindy/Rosie/Maxine Waters/etc/etc “I don’t comprehend this quote but I know I’m against it” –Cindy/Rosie/Maxine Waters/etc/etc

]]> By: packsoldier http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396779 packsoldier Fri, 11 May 2007 04:49:05 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396779 As the great Ronald Reagan once said... <em>If it takes a bloodbath, let's get it over with.</em> It's too bad for the left that our side has most of the guns... As the great Ronald Reagan once said…

If it takes a bloodbath, let’s get it over with.

It’s too bad for the left that our side has most of the guns…

]]> By: Rick http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396776 Rick Fri, 11 May 2007 04:42:44 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396776 <blockquote>Pacifisim only needs the Courage to stand up to those that mean you no harm. William Amos on May 10, 2007 at 10:55 PM</blockquote> So when are the protests going to take place in Syria, Iran and N. Korea?

Pacifisim only needs the Courage to stand up to those that mean you no harm.

William Amos on May 10, 2007 at 10:55 PM

So when are the protests going to take place in Syria, Iran and N. Korea?

]]> By: TBinSTL http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396769 TBinSTL Fri, 11 May 2007 04:15:39 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396769 I know that in my younger more aggressive days as a school yard bully, I never picked on the kid that wouldn't fight back and I never ever laughed at the spreading stain in his pants. I know that in my younger more aggressive days as a school yard bully, I never picked on the kid that wouldn’t fight back and I never ever laughed at the spreading stain in his pants.

]]> By: hillbillyjim http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396756 hillbillyjim Fri, 11 May 2007 03:52:38 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396756 In the long run of history, only those who cared passionately enough about their various causes are the ones who have tasted success. Logistical superiority is nice, but is not enough to defeat an entrenched, popular, heartfelt resistance. Ours is a war that will have to be fought on many fronts: the battle-front (of course) will have to be fought without remorse; the political front is ever-present here in the US and in Iraq; the propaganda front (which we are sadly losing); and the who has the most Malkins front, which is sadly going to be given away if our present Congressional "leadership" has their way. Anyone who thinks pacifism will win "hearts and minds" is unaware or nonattentive to recent geopolitical realities. Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses might be a pleasant bit of escapism, but this is not peacetime. This is a war to decide the future of the planet. In the long run of history, only those who cared passionately enough about their various causes are the ones who have tasted success.

Logistical superiority is nice, but is not enough to defeat an entrenched, popular, heartfelt resistance. Ours is a war that will have to be fought on many fronts: the battle-front (of course) will have to be fought without remorse; the political front is ever-present here in the US and in Iraq; the propaganda front (which we are sadly losing); and the who has the most Malkins front, which is sadly going to be given away if our present Congressional “leadership” has their way.

Anyone who thinks pacifism will win “hearts and minds” is unaware or nonattentive to recent geopolitical realities.

Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses might be a pleasant bit of escapism, but this is not peacetime.

This is a war to decide the future of the planet.

]]> By: Halley http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396752 Halley Fri, 11 May 2007 03:51:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396752 The Left knows full well that pacifism, or any "non-violent solution" will not work against Islamic jihad. That, in fact, is why they advocate such things - specifically because they will not work. The goal of the Left is always and forever the defeat of the West and its freedoms, so anything that will help bring about that is a tactic they'll use. What has surprised me somewhat is how long they are taking this time to advocate <em>violence</em> in support of their Islamist allies (though some, like Michael Moore, have done this obliquely). The modern version of Jane Fonda cavorting with the Vietcong (maybe, Sean Penn hoisting a rifle with Hezbullah?) must be just around the corner... The Left knows full well that pacifism, or any “non-violent solution” will not work against Islamic jihad. That, in fact, is why they advocate such things – specifically because they will not work. The goal of the Left is always and forever the defeat of the West and its freedoms, so anything that will help bring about that is a tactic they’ll use. What has surprised me somewhat is how long they are taking this time to advocate violence in support of their Islamist allies (though some, like Michael Moore, have done this obliquely). The modern version of Jane Fonda cavorting with the Vietcong (maybe, Sean Penn hoisting a rifle with Hezbullah?) must be just around the corner…

]]> By: Bob's Kid http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396744 Bob's Kid Fri, 11 May 2007 03:42:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396744 <blockquote>Just as soon as they can make it a crime to be white, republican, christian, heterosexual, and a capitalist.</blockquote>Oh man. I'm screwed. But at least I <em>am</em> a woman. So ha! My saving grace.

Just as soon as they can make it a crime to be white, republican, christian, heterosexual, and a capitalist.

Oh man. I’m screwed.

But at least I am a woman. So ha! My saving grace.

]]> By: Bob's Kid http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396742 Bob's Kid Fri, 11 May 2007 03:41:06 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396742 <blockquote>Pacifisim only <strike>needs</strike> lacks the Courage to stand up to those that mean you <strike>no</strike> harm.</blockquote>

Pacifisim only needs lacks the Courage to stand up to those that mean you no harm.

]]> By: Buck Turgidson http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396738 Buck Turgidson Fri, 11 May 2007 03:38:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396738 BDS - the new cure for pacifism. They have felt so entitled to the reigns of government for the last 7 years - when they loose in 08 they are going to go completely ape $h!t. I hope the national guard is back in Kansas by then. (sarc) BDS – the new cure for pacifism. They have felt so entitled to the reigns of government for the last 7 years – when they loose in 08 they are going to go completely ape $h!t. I hope the national guard is back in Kansas by then. (sarc)

]]> By: j_ehman http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396735 j_ehman Fri, 11 May 2007 03:36:55 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396735 he gets the general idea that "anti-war protests don't work" but other than that, he's just another left-wing nutjob I mean... seriously, a De-facto state of segregation? is that some kind of joke? because the people that have all the capability of going somewhere and doing something with their lives choose not to it's a De-facto state of segregation? I really don't think so. he gets the general idea that “anti-war protests don’t work” but other than that, he’s just another left-wing nutjob

I mean… seriously, a De-facto state of segregation? is that some kind of joke? because the people that have all the capability of going somewhere and doing something with their lives choose not to it’s a De-facto state of segregation? I really don’t think so.

]]> By: see-dubya http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396734 see-dubya Fri, 11 May 2007 03:34:46 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396734 The first time I read through this I thought it was restating <a href="http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/03/joan-baez-dan-rather-personae-non-gratae-at-walter-reed/" rel="nofollow">Orwell's point </a>that Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist and that it was ineffective in <em>stopping the Madrid bombings</em>. No, no, no. Pacifism was ineffective in stopping <em>Aznar</em>. Al Qaeda, he says, was effective. God help us. It's 1968 again. The first time I read through this I thought it was restating Orwell’s point that Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist and that it was ineffective in stopping the Madrid bombings.

No, no, no. Pacifism was ineffective in stopping Aznar. Al Qaeda, he says, was effective.

God help us. It’s 1968 again.

]]> By: Bad Penny http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396726 Bad Penny Fri, 11 May 2007 03:27:19 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396726 Ghandi <em>professed </em>pacifism, but he knew, and the British knew, that if he died from his hunger strike India would errupt in violence. I know he's a sacred cow (heh) to a lot of people, but he knew perfectly well that he had hundreds of millions of people willing to riot and rebel if England did not withdraw. Ghandi professed pacifism, but he knew, and the British knew, that if he died from his hunger strike India would errupt in violence. I know he’s a sacred cow (heh) to a lot of people, but he knew perfectly well that he had hundreds of millions of people willing to riot and rebel if England did not withdraw.

]]> By: rockhauler http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396723 rockhauler Fri, 11 May 2007 03:26:19 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396723 <blockquote> I think it’s fair to say that it’s only a matter of time before the antiwar movement fully morphs into a pro-terror organization that results in murder. Sydney Carton on May 10, 2007 at 11:03 PM </blockquote> Just as soon as they can make it a crime to be white, republican, christian, heterosexual, and a capitalist.

I think it’s fair to say that it’s only a matter of time before the antiwar movement fully morphs into a pro-terror organization that results in murder.

Sydney Carton on May 10, 2007 at 11:03 PM

Just as soon as they can make it a crime to be white, republican, christian, heterosexual, and a capitalist.

]]> By: Sydney Carton http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396710 Sydney Carton Fri, 11 May 2007 03:03:03 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396710 If history is any guide, the left will follow the same trajectory that resulted in the antiwar movement spawning violent groups like the Weatherman. I think it's fair to say that it's only a matter of time before the antiwar movement fully morphs into a pro-terror organization that results in murder. If history is any guide, the left will follow the same trajectory that resulted in the antiwar movement spawning violent groups like the Weatherman.

I think it’s fair to say that it’s only a matter of time before the antiwar movement fully morphs into a pro-terror organization that results in murder.

]]> By: Dash http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396708 Dash Fri, 11 May 2007 02:59:52 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396708 <blockquote>Do people who stick to nonviolent tactics that have not proved effective in ending the war against Iraq really care more for human life than the Madrid terrorists?</blockquote> So according to this person, if you care about human life you have to kill some innocent people. Oh Peter Gelderloos, you silly rascal.

Do people who stick to nonviolent tactics that have not proved effective in ending the war against Iraq really care more for human life than the Madrid terrorists?

So according to this person, if you care about human life you have to kill some innocent people. Oh Peter Gelderloos, you silly rascal.

]]> By: William Amos http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/comment-page-1/#comment-396704 William Amos Fri, 11 May 2007 02:55:31 +0000 http://hotair.com/archives/2007/05/10/quote-of-the-day-39/#comment-396704 Ghandi and Martin Luther King kind of Pacifism only works in benign democracies. You never hear of an Islamic Ghandi or a Nazi Martin Luther King. Pacifisim only needs the Courage to stand up to those that mean you no harm. Ghandi and Martin Luther King kind of Pacifism only works in benign democracies. You never hear of an Islamic Ghandi or a Nazi Martin Luther King.

Pacifisim only needs the Courage to stand up to those that mean you no harm.

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