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posted at 10:30 pm on November 9, 2007 by Bryan
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It’s all kind of wonderful, isn’t it? Someone indulged in special pleading and America didn’t buy it. It’s as if the country this week made it official: We now formally declare that the woman who uses the fact of her sex to manipulate circumstances is a jerk.
This is a victory for true feminism, in its old-fashioned sense of a simple assertion of the equality of men and women. We might not have so resoundingly reached this moment without Mrs. Clinton’s actions and statements. Thank you, Mrs. Clinton.
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Speaking of Clinton…
amerpundit on November 9, 2007 at 10:36 PM
Peggy Noonan has a beautiful way with words. This piece is also a solid tribute to Margaret Thatcher. I dearly hope that the first woman elected President is on par with that amazing Lady.
sulla on November 9, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Now how about a victory for true conservatism?
There’s Something About Barry
Goldwater has many claimants to his legacy, but most lack his rebellious spirit.
But by the early ’90s, there could be no doubt: Goldwater damned the Religious Right at every opportunity, spoke out for abortion rights, and not only supported letting gays serve openly in the military, but even lent his name to an effort to pass federal antidiscrimination laws for homosexuals—quite a turnabout for a man who as a senator had once stood on federalist grounds against the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Goldwater’s death in May 1998 rendered all of that moot. Whatever his heterodoxies, his place in conservative history, and conservatives’ hearts, was settled. He was still, as Pat Buchanan wrote at the time, “the father of us all.”
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No putatively conservative politician today—with the exception of Ron Paul —has the idealism of a Goldwater or brings together idealists like Bozell and Hess. Even the one area where latter-day professional conservatives seem most idealistic, in their support for grandiose schemes of democratization and empire-building abroad, there is a startling contrast. Bozell and Hess, each driven by a vision of a more just America—the one vision radically Catholic, the other radically libertarian—came to oppose the Vietnam War. Late in life, Goldwater described that intervention [Vietnam] as “a useless war,” and Tanenhaus speculates that Goldwater, like his friend Bill Buckley, would sooner or later have opposed Bush’s war in Iraq: “Presumably Goldwater would have seen this, but you never know.” The idealism of the Goldwater movement did infect its foreign policy—a look at Conscience of a Conservative will confirm that. But ultimately, the ideals that Goldwater stood for were not nation-building and empire.
Today, nation-building and empire, together with K-Street politics, is about all that animates the Republicans who claim to be following in Goldwater’s footsteps. They’ve lost what the 1960 and 1964 Goldwater movements were really all about, and they won’t rediscover what they’ve lost by furrowing their brows wondering if Goldwaterism was really purely libertarian or fusionist. Goldwater himself was a man of the American West, and his legacy can be claimed by either libertarians or traditionalists—if they can put the principled spirit of the old movement before the emoluments of politics.
MB4 on November 9, 2007 at 10:40 PM
Excellent piece,I get the feeling this week,that the tide
is turning in our favour both politicaly,and militarily.
This week,the liberals,Hillary,Dodd,Biden,and Silky have
single handedly said some pretty stupid things,so please
let nobody stand in there way,because they alone are pissing off the American people.
canopfor on November 9, 2007 at 11:01 PM
The HillBill cabal has been all about the overrating of Hillary.
She’s just really not that hot.
Speakup on November 9, 2007 at 11:18 PM
Hillary’s foibles are being exposed one by one. The early start on her campain is proving to be more of a bane than the boost. Comparison to Maggie Thatcher is a good way to show HC’s real character traits evil, wicked, mean and nasty. Peggy Noonan hit it when she described HC’c lust for power for no apparent purpose but to have it. Personally I think the Clinton’s are a couple of sick individuals.
sonnyspats1 on November 9, 2007 at 11:29 PM
I could listen to Peggy read a telephone book. Her voice is so calming to me. As usual, she’s also written another great piece. Margaret Thatcher…we need many more of her!
SouthernGent on November 9, 2007 at 11:41 PM
I’d rather just cure the sickness of liberalism (and blaming America first), all together.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 12:52 AM
Powerful stuff, Peggy. One quibble:
No indeed. Mrs. Clinton is a vicious sociopath. That so-called toughness is calculating power seeking, and that hardness is the hallmark of the soul of a zero – a death cult leader.
Torpedo!
RushBaby on November 10, 2007 at 12:56 AM
MB4
But what will Ron Paul do, as President, when Radical Islam continues to attack us even after or if we pull all of our troops and interests out of the middle east? Has anyone asked if he’d be willing to take the fight to our enemies’ yards if they kep trying to bomb and Islamize ours?
And you know they will. If we were to become 100% dependant on our own natural resources, extremists would then blame us for their loss of profits (and resultant increased poverty) because there would be a very large chunck missing from the foreign oil market.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 12:58 AM
Dude! Whiskey Tango Foxtrot! Where is the press on this!! Remember the debacle when Bush was accused of “planting” news in Iraq media! It actually turned out we were just paying (or had to pay) to get locals to cover good news (but real news that was actually happening, not fabricating like the MSM) because local journalists were getting paid more for bad news (wonder if they learned that from our respectable media too)
And didn’t Hillary get the memo: http://newsbusters.org//blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/11/07/weather-channel-founder-global-warming-greatest-scam-history?q=blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/11/07/weather-channel-founder-global-warming-greatest-scam-history
Global warming is a scam/hoax. Pollution is not.
I can’t wait to see her choke and then laugh as she cries how she lost because she was discriminated against because she is a woman, who acts like a 12 y.o. never been disciplined, little brat.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:09 AM
Don’t know. I suspect that he would.
MB4 on November 10, 2007 at 1:09 AM
I reiterate:
“I can’t wait to see her choke and then laugh as she cries how she lost because she was discriminated against because she is a woman, who acts like a 12 y.o. never been disciplined, spoiled, little brat.”
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:12 AM
Would anyone even think to compare her to Thatcher. No way.
That should be a post of its own. I’m sure plenty of campaigns pull this, but why would she take the chance with everything that has been going on.
sunny on November 10, 2007 at 1:13 AM
Then you know, assuming he would, that if he did it would not involve nation building afterwards. Thus once we kick @$$ and pull out after our gola is accomplished and the terror leader is killed or captured, we would leave behind a country with no gov’t, no military, no law – all hell would break loose and then we would get blamed for that too.
It is a lose-lose scenario no matter what we do. If we do nothing, they just blow up more innocent people, buildings, malls, etc..
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:16 AM
We will have to wait till Monday at noon. Rush will hammer this home until no one can ignore it.
sunny on November 10, 2007 at 1:17 AM
Hillary is not worthy to adjust Maggie Thatcher’s bra strap.
Mojave Mark on November 10, 2007 at 1:18 AM
Because she’s an idiot. It comes from upbringing. Her parents were probably idiots too. –Back to the Future. Sorry, I couldnt resist.
She has very stupid and ignorant people working for her, which reflects her character in general and how she will appoint cabinet members and run our country. I doubt that person who ordered the questions to be staged will get any disciplinary action at all, assuming it was not her who ordered the unethical action.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:20 AM
This is perfect, except Obama is not the antidote to the sickness.
Entelechy on November 10, 2007 at 1:21 AM
As soon as Rush touches it, MSM will ignore it, Fox News (TV) will cover it, Bill O’Reilly will be slandered a sexist for covering it by the MSM, etc… it will be preaching to the choir, and the “left” will fire back by saying, “every candidate is guilty of planting questions…” as if in their ideals, 2 wrongs make a right. Or we will be accused of sexism because we are just singling her out because she is a woman.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:24 AM
It’s like the Make a Wish foundation for adults who never pulled the gold spoon out of their ass.
Make me President!! Anything you want precious.
pukey
sunny on November 10, 2007 at 1:24 AM
You say that, not being uncle nanny, like it’s a bad thing.
MB4 on November 10, 2007 at 1:26 AM
When it comes to foreigh affairs, world opinion, our reputation will end up worse than it is now. But we will re-impose our real battle cry/reputation, “Don’t mess with the U.S.!”, which will be a good thing. But the left, and partcularly the indoctrinated and uneducated college students, our media, etc, will be all over it making his re-election impossible.
On second thought, maybe that will be the final straw to get Sean Penn and other nutcases to live up to their promise and finally leave this country!
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:32 AM
Her parents, esp. her dad, were rock-ribbed conservatives. As was she…until Wellesly.
RushBaby on November 10, 2007 at 1:33 AM
No, I think they are wacky enough that it would create our first Hollywood-gov’t coup d’état.
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:35 AM
Yah, sorry, I forgot about that until after I posted it. I was her college that indoctrinated her into hating America for allowing her family to be so successful and guarantee her a college education. I wonder what her parents think of her now? Have they disowned her yet?
El Guapo on November 10, 2007 at 1:36 AM
Her dad died in 1993 and her mom avoids the media.
RushBaby on November 10, 2007 at 1:54 AM
Dad passed away in 93′, mom still lives in her DC house.
sunny on November 10, 2007 at 1:54 AM
They must never stop running or the law will catch up.
pat on November 10, 2007 at 2:12 AM
Oooo, catfight!
s/o
profitsbeard on November 10, 2007 at 2:24 AM
It’s only because women have the powa! They know. Women can be anthing they want and they have options in between. Men, well they still mutilate our penises at birth and expect us to tow the line. If a man whistles at a woman on the street he is called a pervert. If he whistles at a man. He is so brave. a hero. That’s so cute…she says. Listen ladies…you have the power…it’s up to you. So now it’s your turn. What kind of world are YOU going to create?
ronsfi on November 10, 2007 at 2:27 AM
Exactly right. No matter what we do, or don’t do, the radical islamics will always hate us, our way of life, our liberties. They can not achieve that which we take for granted, so all they can do is attempt to bring us down to their level.
Thank you for serving our country. Stay safe.
Texas Nick 77 on November 10, 2007 at 6:28 AM
A very good reason to vote against her, regardless of who gets the Republican nomination. Can you imagine Jamie Gorlick (sp?) as Attorney General or on the SCOTUS? She is the one who had the bright idea to prohibit information sharing between the FBI, NSA, and DoD about terrorists back in the BillyBob admin.
Texas Nick 77 on November 10, 2007 at 6:38 AM
This not only describes clinton and her lik but also obama. We should not be fooled into thinking that he is not from the very same club as hilary and is only temporarily setting himself apart. Do not think that if he wins the nomination that the clinton warroom will not fully throw thier evil behind him.
peacenprosperity on November 10, 2007 at 7:44 AM
It’s GREAT! To gratuitous calls of racism, sexism, homophobia, Islamophobia…you name it, more and more Americans are saying “YAWN.” The days of paralyzing the body politic with such tactics are over. The lib’s bag of tricks is looking old– almost as old as those aging libs themselves. It’s going to be quite a comeuppance for some of them. Somebody could make a killing opening a chain of nursing homes decorated with 60’s political slogans and pictures of dead or dying cultural heroes.
The Clinton’s may be making a last ditch attempt to re-take the country, but they’ll be drooling into their oatmeal before too long. Bill’s been looking kinda dissipated lately. I wonder if he ought to be taking on this kind of challenge at his age, given his health history of heart attack.
JiangxiDad on November 10, 2007 at 8:39 AM
If she wants to run with the big dogs and be an Alpha male, Hildabeast needs to understand that if she acts like a Beta female when attacked—she will just get attacked more. It’s the pack mentality.
Tennessee Dave on November 10, 2007 at 9:23 AM
How about quote of the day “Happy Birthday to The U.S. Marine Corps”?
TU Marines and Happy Birthday
Wade on November 10, 2007 at 9:55 AM
Perhaps the clearest thing that sets them apart.
Tanya on November 10, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Doesn’t that sum it up? Replace “Mr. Obama” with “Republican nominee” and Hillary is toast in the general, if she makes it that far.
Nothing wrong with entitled as long as you use it for good and are not smug. The whole “better than you” attitude has us all ticked. It’ll be her/their downfall.
Ordinary1 on November 10, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Leave behind no government, no military, no law?
I knew MB4 was a stealth Paulian! and now I know why he talks about the Planet Omega 9 (?) – the dude it out there.
You might enjoy this explanation :)
Buy Danish on November 10, 2007 at 10:27 AM
Heh heh heh I’m guessing you haven’t figured out yet that MB4 is Markos Alberto Moulitsas Zúniga… :lol:
doriangrey on November 10, 2007 at 12:15 PM
Remember the last person who got “disciplined” by the Clintons for doing what they wanted but generating bad press so that they had to “punish” someone?
Yes, it’s George Stephanopolis! He was “punished” by reassigning him to the MSM: making him a Clinton “mole” or an “agent” instead of a “front man”.
landlines on November 10, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Come to think of it, recently when I speculated that in his heart of hearts Ron Paul was his ideal candidate he didn’t deny it. But Markos Moulitsas had not occurred to me – I was leaning towards Donna Hanover.
How has San Diego recovered from the fires?
Buy Danish on November 10, 2007 at 12:27 PM
It’s going slowly, but on the other hand my brothers demolition company is pretty much swamped with work.
doriangrey on November 10, 2007 at 12:33 PM
Markos and Tommy and I were all trained at Fort Sill, so I guess I could be either Markos or Tommy by someones “logic”. But then you have to ask yourself, which of Markos and Tommy knows MB4?
I knew Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes was a friend of mine, and you are no Sherlock Holmes. BTW, you must really stop all tis tap, tap, tap stalking of yours or some folks will start to really wonder about you.
FYI, this is from a “Which potential candidates do you most agree with on-line quiz that I took about a half year ago:
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Duncan Hunter 63
Tom Tancredo 58
Mitt Romney 50
Sam Brownback 48
Bill Frist 48
Newt Gingrich 48
John McCain 45
Rudy Giuliani 43
Mark Sanford 43
Mike Huckabee 43
Jeb Bush 40
Jim Gilmore 40
Tommy Thompson 38
Al Gore 35
Bill Richardson 35
Chuck Hagel 35
George Pataki 30
Mark Warner 30
Barack Obama 25
Wesley Clark 23
Tom Vilsack 23
Ron Paul 23
Evan Bayh 20
Joe Biden 20
Hillary Clinton 18
John Edwards 15
Chris Dodd 13
John Kerry 10
Al Sharpton 10
Dennis Kucinich 10
Russell Feingold 8
Tom Daschle 5
MB4 on November 10, 2007 at 3:30 PM
No Bush is running now. The ONLY cure for this “sickness” is to drop-kick Hillary!
urbancenturion on November 10, 2007 at 3:58 PM
Oh come on Markos, you can come out of the closet…….
doriangrey on November 10, 2007 at 11:28 PM
I’d like to take that quiz.
Rugged Individual on November 11, 2007 at 2:46 AM
Oddly…, Newt didn’t show up when *I* took it… Too bad because I’d like to know where I stand in contrast to him. I’m relieved that I stand right where I thought I did. EXCEPT regarding Rudy and Ron. I never would have guessed myself to be so far from Rudy and near Ron. At least I’m far from the terrorcrats on the scale… Whew…! I’d like to thank everyone for indulging me on this.
71… Duncan Hunter
70… Fred Thompson
57… Mitt Romney
56… John McCain
49… Tom Tancredo
49… Mike Huckabee
42… Ron Paul
36… Rudy Giuliani
22… Joe Biden
14… Bill Richardson
8…. Barack Obama
8…. John Edwards
8…. Hillary Clinton
1…. Chris Dodd
1…. Dennis Kucinich
Rugged Individual on November 11, 2007 at 4:22 AM
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