Fueling the fire...

[KevinTheOmnivore]

Originally Posted by ziggytrix

So I can't make a Republican Nazi JOKE without you getting a bug up your ass? WTF is with you these days?

You said "That is disputed by everyone who isn't in (goose)step with Republican talking points." That was factually inaccurate, let alone tasteless, so I called you on it. Isn't that how internet message boards work?

The "bug up my ass" is the fact that the Left needs to revert to Nazi jokes and Karl Rove scandals in order to engage their opponents.

Nope. That's NOT what I said. I said that's why the tired WMD bullshit is still relevant, because it is the impetus for the smear campaign. It's not even the heart of the issue - tangential at worst, but still topical. Again, what's with the bug up your ass?

You might wanna keep this in context. According to you, the WMD angle is merely a tangent, but it apparently isn't that way to everyone on the Left (see above quote I was responding to by Rep. Harman of CA).

Oh, geeze, I'm sorry. OK Buddy, I won't say another WORD about it til it's over. Can't have Blanco (or whomever is representing the Republican Mocker these days) throwing this back in my face later on. I just couldn't bear it!

I don't give a fuck about what gets said on a damn message board. I do give a fuck about the war in Iraq (the ACTUAL one going on now), terrorism, the supreme court nominations, social security, and the economy....to name just a few. I care about winning elections, and frankly, I'd rather see Democrats win those elections. I think they're playing this hand the wrong way though, they're building this up with hopes of running on it in '06 and '08, and I think it could backfire. I think we should go after Rove when he is found guilty of a crime, not beforehand. I'd like to see the Democrats engage people on their own ideas, rather than constantly tearing down the Bush administration like sharks at feeding time.

And while I'm at it, I'll call up FOX and CNN to ask them to stop talking about it, even though at least half the country is following the story.

Wait, wait, wait.....can you prove that at least half the country cares about this? And I don't mean cares about it, as in, hey it happens to be what Sean Hannity or Chris Matthews is talking about. Do you think people care to the point that this could change their opinion on the Bush administration, or on the WMD issue?

I have a hard time believing this story means as much to Joe Sixpack as it does to people within the Belt Way.