A Few - Very Few - Voices Of Sanity
Little Green Footballs links to one of the more deranged diaries on Daily Kos. This one should turn the stomach of anyone with a brain.
At the new mainstream voice of the Democratic Party, Jewish lesbian “sallykohn” explains: Daily Kos: Why I Have A Little Crush on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
No, it’s not a joke. And no, this is not an unusual sentiment at Daily Kos.
Why I Have A Little Crush on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
I know I’m a Jewish lesbian and he’d probably have me killed. But still, the guy speaks some blunt truths about the Bush Administration that make me swoon…
Okay, I admit it. Part of it is that he just looks cuddly. Possibly cuddly enough to turn me straight. I think he kind of looks like Kermit the Frog. Sort of. With smaller eyes. But that’s not all…
I want to be very clear. There are certainly many things about Ahmadinejad that I abhor — locking up dissidents, executing of gay folks, denying the fact of the Holocaust, potentially adding another dangerous nuclear power to the world and, in general, stifling democracy. Even still, I can’t help but be turned on by his frank rhetoric calling out the horrors of the Bush Administration and, for that matter, generations of US foreign policy preceding.
By far and away, the commenters are favorable to this viewpoint. They support the author despite an apparent death wish. Well, ok. To be fair I count a few sane commenters there as well. One sums it up nicely:
No wonder they call us moonbats
…among any number of many other reasons.
This kind of extremist tripe really lends credence to the whole "San Francisco Looney" stereotype of all liberals everywhere. "Hi! I'm a jewish lesbian with a drug habit and I just looove Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad… he's sooo dreamy!"
The whole purpose of Daily Kos, as has been pounded into our heads by Kos himself, is to get Democrats elected.
Do you seriously think crapola like this diary is going to win the hearts and minds of American voters? You truly believe that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks truth to power? That's what you find so sexy that you might just go straight?
I am just completely dumbfounded by some of the people around here. I really am.
"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves."
Yes, it is the responsibility of Kos to keep this sort of thing in check. He chooses not to and hides behind the "it wasn't me, it was that there diarist" screen whenever the heat goes on. Bull. His site just gave a massive gift to Republicans to hammer the heck out of any Democratic candidate that does not distance themselves from Kos and Kompany. This is as stupidly narcissistic as the MoveOn ad. Most people, when they read that (and they will, count on it) are going to wonder what the hell the Democrats are doing cozying up to fools who have a crush on monsters. There are a few sane people over there who realize what a disaster this diarist has just brought. But they are few and far between.
UPDATE: Others sure to make sure this lovely piece of work gets seen: Gateway Pundit, The Astutute Bloggers, Hot Air, Don Surber, Dan Riehl, 186k per Second, Mac's Mind, Suitably Flip, 7.62mm Justice, PA Pundits, The Van Der Galiën Gazette, The Oxford Medievalist, Gay Patriot, Flopping Aces, The American Princess, Captain's Quarters, Yourish.com, Take Our Country Back, Hugh Hewitt, Leaning Straight Up,
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Don Surber » Blog Archive » BDS defined — Sunday, 23 September , 2007 @ 7:20 pm
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By beth, Sunday, 23 September , 2007 @ 7:06 pm
UGH! I’ve spent some time dumpster diving today (got called out by Sadly, No! and took the bait). Still, it just is so disgusting. They are completely insane.
By feeblemind, Sunday, 23 September , 2007 @ 8:45 pm
Repubs aren’t smart enough to use this kind of stuff for ammo.