Jihad? Caliphate?

How the hell did these words, these things ever manage to insinuate themselves into the “normal” vocabulary of the West?

How did they ever get any power or traction in our world without being crushed like the verminous, maniacal scum that they are?

The most grotesque thing is… it’s all-too-true.

The banality of the evil, as matter-of-factly presented here, makes the underlying militant lunacy we face -from resurgent Islamic imperialism- that much more horrific.

It’s like your doctor calmly saying: you have an alien life form growing in your flesh.

Damn the fools in power in the West for ever allowing this menace to come this far and become this strong.

They should have destroyed it in its malignant infancy.

Now we have to have rote t.v. commercials speaking about “jihad” and the “Caliphate” as if they were hemmorhoids or erectile dysfunction.

(Not that they aren’t that, too.)

“…and monitor calls al-qaeda makes into America”. Didn’t some goofy federal judge just declare that to be illegal?

He makes it sound like it is feasible for terrorist groups to do so. That’s a pathetic view of America.

Empty rhetoric, unless he means he’s going to try to draft people. In which case, Canada is going to have a serious illegal immigration problem.

This is another thing he should ask his lawyers about.

Unless negotiations don’t work. In which case he’ll look like an impotent bully.

So, to sum up: Bush + silly Islamic words + Abortion rights – 2nd Amendment = Romney = Boo.

Mark Jaquith on October 12, 2007 at 2:03 PM

Not one of those points has one ounce of intellectual honesty as their base.

The point is that if we don’t fight them it is entirely feasible.

The Navy and the Air Force is in draw down right now. That means they do not try to retain and they are not relaxing their requirements.

Wire tapping is legal. He knows that.

Did he rule out military options? No. So how do you come to the conclusion that if negotiations fail he’ll look weak?

Jeeze! I wonder when I’m going to be able to ignore such shallow posts…..

Empty rhetoric, unless he means he’s going to try to draft people. In which case, Canada is going to have a serious illegal immigration problem.

In a country of 300 mil, you really don’t think we can add 100k voluntarily via incentives, etc. I do not agree. Especially post-Bush.

Or maybe good ol’ csdeven is a little closer to the Romney campaign than he admits. Didn’t I ask cs the night before last for quotes or links from Romney on the Islam issue?

I question the timing…. ;)

csdeven is Romney!

I saw this Log Cabin Republicans / Mitt ad running on Fox News earlier this morning… I’m not even 100% sure whether they’re attacking or supporting him.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Elx3UWmyAY4

Ouch. That hurts him.

And his ad?

[...] to do that, they must collapse freedom-loving nations, like us [...]

He makes it sound like it is feasible for terrorist groups to do so. That’s a pathetic view of America.

[...] increase our military by at least 100,000 [...]

Empty rhetoric, unless he means he’s going to try to draft people. In which case, Canada is going to have a serious illegal immigration problem.

[...] and monitor the calls al-Qaeda makes into America [...]

This is another thing he should ask his lawyers about.

[...] and we can and will stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons [...]

Unless negotiations don’t work. In which case he’ll look like an impotent bully.

So, to sum up: Bush + silly Islamic words + Abortion rights – 2nd Amendment = Romney = Boo.

amerpundit on October 12, 2007 at 1:04 PM

Ok, well I missed the apology.

Peace and cheers.

That countdown is a poor reflection on those who post it. They refuse to stay on topic because they cannot defend the guy.

csdeven on October 12, 2007 at 12:59 PM

Hey, dude, I agree. I’ve defended you in the past. I just don’t like being called irrational. I admitted that if my figures were wrong, I’m sorry, I read erroneous reports. However, I understand the difference between cash on hand and raised in the quarter. I also know that Iowa and NH have nominated candidates who haven’t even gotten the nomination in the past.

Romney is in my top 3 for my vote. I personally wish he was doing better.

If I ran and got 5 million in contributions and never spent a dime, I’d have plenty cash on hand too. Doesn’t mean I’m going to win. The point of fundraising is to, you know, raise funds to spend on the campaign. Not just bank them and point to the account size.

As for the ad, it’s fantastic. Need to see more of them!

And how ironic that the commentator who has his own countdown whenever a Fred post goes up should call me irrational.

amerpundit on October 12, 2007 at 12:44 PM

That countdown is a poor reflection on those who post it. They refuse to stay on topic because they cannot defend the guy.

csdeven on October 12, 2007 at 12:47 PM

Agreed.

We need leaders who understand the objective of our enemies and who can articulate the problem to the people. Bush is a failure at this.

If anything we need more of these ads.

Talon on October 12, 2007 at 12:43 PM

I tend to dismiss them because even though the sound bites were completely accurate, they lacked the context of his work in MA and his conversion to pro-life as a candidate. That is standard fare for campaigns, but it’s usually red on blue and not red on red.

Really, who can they support? That ad would indict Rudy and Fred also. So they must be looking at a lower tier candidate. I think their wasting their money, but a journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.

csdeven on October 12, 2007 at 12:39 PM

No, actually I didn’t misinterpret them. I read an early MSM report with little data (surprise!), and proceeded to the blogosphere where the early reports there must’ve. And, by the way, I apologized for that in the comment above. I got my numbers wrong. However, A) I didn’t say “cash on hand”, and B) NH and Iowa (where Mitt leads) have nominated candidates that haven’t even gotten the nationwide nom. in recent history, much less the Presidency.

And how ironic that the commentator who has his own countdown whenever a Fred post goes up should call me irrational.

I’m guessing this is partly damage control for his remark at the debate about bringing in the lawyers to help figure out how to deal with Iran.

Or maybe good ol’ csdeven is a little closer to the Romney campaign than he admits. Didn’t I ask cs the night before last for quotes or links from Romney on the Islam issue?

I question the timing…. ;)

I do not know.

csdeven on October 12, 2007 at 12:33 PM

Their website does not say who they support but it was definitely a hit piece on Mitt.

amerpundit on October 12, 2007 at 12:36 PM

Sorry, you have worn out my patience trying to educate you. Call Hillary and ask her which numbers mean more.

amerpundit on October 12, 2007 at 12:33 PM

GOOD GRAVY!!!

I know exactly how you got your numbers. Mitt has $9 million cash on hand and that includes an $8.5 million loan from himself. That leaves $500,000. All that means is that he was spending every dime he had in the bank and loaned himself 8.5 million.

He still raised $10 million on top of that.

Look dude, this is it. I’ve never seen you act this irrational and I’m not amused. I’m gonna give you a while to get up to speed on this and until you do, don’t bother responding. Call Hillary’s campaign and ask them how she counts her numbers.

And again, national polls mean nothing. We don’t have a national election, we have 50 statewide elections.

csdeven on October 12, 2007 at 12:32 PM

And please, do tell me who won the Iowa primary in 1980. NH’s in 2000 (the last time there was an opposing Republican candidate)? Or NH’s primary before that in 1996? Please compare with who won those races nationwide.

RightWinged on October 12, 2007 at 12:28 PM

I do not know.