Amity Shlaes points out that Obama supporters on the web are somewhat less interested in governance than in sheer shrieking in support of their Chosen One:
So Michele Bachmann’s version of history is “from another planet.” Bobby Jindal, the Republican governor of Louisiana, is “chronically stupid.” And Eric Cantor of Virginia, the second-ranking Republican in the House, is “busy lying constantly.”
That at least is according to posts on three left-leaning blogs.
Writers who are not pro-Barack Obama are suffering character assassination as well. George Will of the Washington Post, the nation’s senior conservative columnist, has been so assaulted by bloggers that his editor, Fred Hiatt, recently wrote, “I would think folks would be eager to engage in the debate, given how sure they are of their case, rather than trying to shut him down.”
The disconcerting thing isn’t that the bloggers or their guests did this slamming. We’re used to such vitriol in campaign time. What is surprising is that the attacks are continuing after an election.
In the past, politicians and policy thinkers tended to be magnanimous in victory. They and their friends focused, post- victory, on policy and strategy — not on trashing individuals.
What Shlaes does not mention is that most, if not all, of the left-leaning bloggers in question are being coordinated in their attacks by the White House itself.
It’s easier if you don’t actually have to think or write for yourself, isn’t it? It’s easy to simply regurgitate the stuff you are fed by your political masters. It’s easy to smear and lie and attack at all costs when ordered to.
It’s easy to lie under the table and fight for scraps from your masters.
Just don’t look at yourself in the mirror. It’s easier that way.
Leftists pretty much bully as a matter of course. If they can not win with logic, they simply attack anyone who disagrees or gets in the way. The UK have just about had enough of their arrogant bully of a Prime Minister. Looks like the Labor party is set to be completely wiped out at the county level. National elections slated for this summer don’t look good for them either.
Oh, please.
I’m old enough to remember the pre-Obama “good old days” when dissent was supposedly “patriotic” rather than something to be crushed.
I think everyone’s overlooking the influence of Rahm, he’s a nasty little piece of work and probably behind a lot of what’s going on.
It seems those on the Left don’t know what to do with the Kulaks…did I say “Kulaks”? Sorry, I meant to say Republicans.
Purple Avenger, you have to understand, dissent is only ‘patriotic’ and a good thing when the dissenter is a liberal. It is decidedly NOT a good thing when the dissenter disagrees with the liberal world view in any way. Then it become sour grapes and unwarranted attacks, etc.
Santay, I have to agree with you on your assessment of ‘Rotten Rahm’. He is a particularly nasty piece of work whose entire history is one of attacking anyone whos disagrees with him in any way. He may well be pulling the strings of an Obamessiah puppet behind the scenes. He certainly has more experience at just about everything than his boss does.