The Argument For A Two-Drink Minimum
April 30, 2008 at 10:27 pm
Larry King just asked Barack Obama-booster Michael Moore what Moore would do if he were president.
One of Moore’s proposals: “Free HBO for every American.”
Let’s see, last night Larry King interviewed Bush hater Joy Behar (”I just don’t want another Republican in office anymore. Have you watched the ‘John Adams’ series? Isn’t it brilliant? When you see what John Adams was like and George Bush, it’s almost like Darwinism in reverse?”).
The night before, Larry King interviewed Jimmy Carter (”[Jeremiah Wright] preaches the type of sermon that I think appeals to many people”).
Boy, Democrats must be proud to see their best and brightest in front of the nation every night. Makes you wonder who they’ll put forward at their summer convention … Sean Penn? Barbra Streisand?
That’s not a serious party. That’s a lounge act.
Dean said,
April 30, 2008 @ 11:43 pm
Truly the party of hate. At least hate for anyone that doesn’t goosestep to what they believe.
Mikey said,
May 1, 2008 @ 1:16 am
I hate ‘em.
But Mikey hates everything.
Pink Pig said,
May 1, 2008 @ 1:43 am
Re: John Adams. I think it depends very much on how one views the events of the time. In my view, Adams tried harder than Burr to destroy the country. Less than 10 years after the Bill of Rights was put into the Constitution, Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts. Not everybody knows what they were, so let me explain. The Alien Act gave the President the authority to deport any “alien”, without any right to appeal or other recourse — there were no adults at the time who had been born in the United States, so “alien” could easily be interpreted to mean “anybody”. The Sedition Act made it a federal crime to criticize a public official. Can anybody spell “freedom of speech”? Bravo if you can.
Adams is sometimes defended on the grounds that he didn’t actively plug the Alien and Sedition Acts, they were purely a creature of Congress, and Adams didn’t care much one way or the other, so he signed them to keep the peace with Congress. But don’t we expect the President to exercise good judgment, and intercede against the encroachments of a power-hungry legislature? Was it more important to Adams to stay on good terms with Congress than to stay on good terms with the American people? And how did that work out, Mr. One-term President?
fact check said,
May 1, 2008 @ 2:16 am
” there were no adults at the time who had been born in the United States, so “alien” could easily be interpreted to mean “anybody”. ” - Pink Pig
Actually there were a lot of adults at that time - John Adams among them - who had been born in the United States.
Fact Check Check said,
May 1, 2008 @ 2:31 am
“Actually there were a lot of adults at that time - John Adams among them - who had been born in the United States.”
John Adams was born in Massachussetts in 1735 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Adams). Massachussetts was not in the United States because, of course, there was no United States in 1735. He was instead born in what — for the chronologically challenged — would eventually become one of the United States.
Denny, Alaska said,
May 1, 2008 @ 3:40 am
Yep, putting Fatso Moore, Loopy Behar and other “entertainment” types in front of the American people is a winning strategy for the Dems.
Sure thing.
Right Wing Nutter said,
May 1, 2008 @ 3:41 am
Joy Behar doesn’t want another Republican in office anymore. Fair enough. I don’t want another Democrat in office anymore. Unlike Joy though, I don’t think that anyone else need give a rats sphincter what I want.
Hey Moore! How about free Fox News for every American?
How many people Jimmy? Could you count the percentage on the thumbs of one hand?
Hogarth said,
May 1, 2008 @ 7:12 am
…preaches the type of sermon that I think appeals to many people
So did/do Nazis, the KKK, and Islamic Fundamentalist Imams. I just don’t see how that makes it right. I guess I’m funny that way.
Mitch H. said,
May 1, 2008 @ 8:19 am
The colonies were considered continuous legal entities with their respective successor states for the purposes of determining alien status.
More importantly, the Alien and Sedition Acts were conceived by and voted for by Adams’ nominal allies, and were put into place in the context of the Quasi-War with the Revolutionary French and an ongoing struggle with Francophile Republicans so extreme that there were French agents fitting out warships on the docks of the national capital during Washington’s second term. The Alien Act was aimed at other would-be Genets.
ed said,
May 1, 2008 @ 8:56 am
I didn’t realize Larry King was still alive. Nobody watches CNN.
beloml said,
May 1, 2008 @ 9:02 am
Pink Pig,
Do you think Mccullough’s book on Adams is a good overview of the man and his administration? Do you have other recommendations for people wanting to learn more about that era?
Andrew Lale said,
May 1, 2008 @ 9:16 am
‘Re: John Adams. I think it depends very much on how one views the events of the time. In my view, Adams tried harder than Burr to destroy the country. Less than 10 years after the Bill of Rights was put into the Constitution, Adams signed the Alien and Sedition Acts. ‘
Why is it that moonbats can never argue a simple point without recourse to ludicrous exaggeration? Even if the Alien and Sedition acts were not classically liberal, their most extreme effect would have been to allow hefty deportations. In what sense would the United States have been ‘destroyed’? Probably the same sense in which George W Bush is the ‘worst president in history’ ie, not at all.
Ivan Moroz said,
May 1, 2008 @ 9:26 am
Michael Moore is Leni Riefenstahl of Liberal Fascism
Rich Casebolt said,
May 1, 2008 @ 9:43 am
Despite their erudition …
And academic pedigree …
The Best and The Brightest look instead
like a box of dim bulbs to me
Joseph Somsel said,
May 1, 2008 @ 10:33 am
Actually, the first president born in the United States of America was Martin van Buren.
He was also the only president to not speak English as his first, mother tongue - it was Dutch since he was born in upstate New York.
AndyJ said,
May 1, 2008 @ 12:05 pm
I wonder how the world of entertainment will view G.W. Bush 200 years from now-? Does anyone suspect that Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi will fare as well with the benefit of 20/20 hindsight.
” A person who was not reasoned into a position cannot be reasoned out” Jonathan Swift said that. I will add, “nor can they explain why I am wrong.”.. The Bush haters have not arrived by reason, they will not depart their position by reason nor can they convince anyone by reason…. The derangement alone is scary. Combined with their lack of tolerance for any opposing views and anti-Semtism they could be a scary force, it there were many more.
Earl Goudie said,
May 1, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
My friend, John Ridpath, produced a CD called: “What would the other George do”. In this lecture he contrasts “W” with George Washington in the war on terrorism. As someone said it is Darwinism in reverse.
The CD is available at The Ayn Rand Book Store.
Reach it at www.aynrand.org
Assistant Village Idiot said,
May 1, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
Despite the gotcha attempt that America before 1776 was not the United States, declaring anyone he wished to be an alien on that basis was not in Adams’s power, nor did anyone at the time suggest that it was. The Alien and Sedition Acts were a bad lot, but that particular criticism doesn’t hold. The fevered idea that specific legislation somehow allows a president “to do anything he wants” is curable by resorting to, uh, the actual words of the legislation. Even a good summary will do, campers.
I notice that folks unable to do simple research are far more likely to drag Bush into the complaint.