At times, I feel it might be better to have a conservative army in front of me then a Democratic army behind me.
Although some of my views are to the "right" of the Democratic party (pro death penalty in certain circumstances, supporting civil unions, a moderated version of affirmative action, etc..) and I would qualify as moderate or even "Republican" to some, I am often labeled as being "from the left" even by those who claim to be "moderate Democrats" despite the irony that they are actually further to the left than me on many issues.
There is only one reason for that. It's because I'm willing to stand up to right wing conservative bullies. They are not. They are wimps because have more anger at those who stand up to bullies than they do for bullies. Maybe it's because they don't have the courage inside themselves. Maybe it's because they are afraid. Whatever it is, it's shameful.
I don't believe that sending flowers to Ann Coulter will make her stop calling for the execution of Bill Keeler http://www.editorandpublisher.com/... . Based on these remarks, I believe it would be a legal act of self defense if Bill Keeler or a member of his immediate family put a bullet in Ann Coulter's head. But if Bill Keeler actually defended himself, I'm sure a few of you would spend more time criticizing Bill Keeler instead of Ann Coulter.
I don't believe in licking Bill O'Reilly's falafels when he calls for incarcerating individuals that he feels are liberals. http://mediamatters.org/...
I don't believe in sentencing George W Bush to 40 hours of community service because he's killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people.
Face it, if Ann Coulter and her Republican ilk could have their way, they would execute you tomorrow, and your family too.
So do some of you think that the only way to stand up to these people is to offer them the other cheek?
Reverend Niemoller said, "First they came for the Communists, and I didn't speak up, because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up,because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up,because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me."
When bullies threaten you, you have two choices. Get your ass kicked or kick ass back. (Unlike the bully, I would never pick on innocent people.) Many Democrats in Congress as well as some of its party members seem to take joy in getting their asses kicked. Shame shame shame.