Comments on: Is Harry Reid Comparing His Constituents to Supporters of Slavery?

By: Steven E. Kalbach

Steven E. Kalbach — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:54:14 +0000

Social Security hits six-month mark on cash deficits and dems want to create another boon-doggle.

By: Steven E. Kalbach

Steven E. Kalbach — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:38:20 +0000

ILC, Scratch a Progressive and out pops a Regressive fight has been going on since the federalist/anti-federalist days.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:22:23 +0000

To be clear: Opponents of government-run health care are, in reality, people who -cling to free markets-. In other words: to freedom. Thus, according to Reid, people who cling to human freedom are like people to cling to the institution of slavery.

I’m astounded by the sheer artlessness of his self-contradiction.

By: ILoveCapitalism

ILoveCapitalism — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:44:24 +0000

Reid’s comment is extra vile because -government-run health care is slavery-. It removes people’s freedom. It turns the productive and the prudent into slaves for the unproductive and imprudent. Reid’s comment is a classic instance of Josef Goebbels’ “big lie” technique, or of the language inversions prophesied by George Orwell, or of what psychologists call “deflection” and “projection” – take your pick.

So what’s their game?

Rationalization. They want government-run health care. They want to rule over the People. They know the People don’t want it. They’re looking for ways to rationalize their shameful behavior – first to themselves, and hopefully also to the history books.

By: MFS

MFS — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:37:04 +0000

The Other McCain thinks that Bob Byrd might be going wobbly. This is the best explanation I’ve seen out there.

Best wishes,
-MFS

By: ThatGayConservative

ThatGayConservative — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:36:56 +0000

Granny Clampett is such a schmuck. Can we have Tom Daschle back?

By: heliotrope

heliotrope — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:35:46 +0000

Harry Reid, Dick Durban, John Murtha, Nancy Pelosi, and all the other graduates of the Mumbles the Clown School of Rhetoric and Flypaper Renewal are just doing their stream of consciousness thing. When small minds talk to themselves, they overwhelm themselves with their brilliance. I wonder if they look up to Joe Biden who has hit clown school gold.

By: MFS

MFS — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:02:22 +0000

This is now a conscious strategy on their part, but I cannot for the life of me divine it’s purpose. (Exhibit A: “SWAAHHstickahs”, B: Brooks-Brothers suits, etc. etc. etc.)

This doesn’t move polls and it doesn’t seem to stiffen the wavering resolve of certain Democrats. So what’s their game?

Is it as simple as a calculated red flag to their base? A distracting rhetorical flourish? WFT?

Best wishes,
-MFS