NARAL has a new ad running, essentially arguing the Roberts endorses the violent tactics of Operation Resuce and its band of loonies. The right is of course sreaming saying the ad is unfair. I could give a shit. I will tell you why below......
The right has the worst case of passive aggressive syndrome I have ever seen. They instigate all kinds of things, and yet claim they didn't. Ann Coulter writes in a column before Christmas "to the Muslims, if you were Christians you'd be opening presents right now." Hannity is continually disrespectful of guests he disagrees with, talking over them, interrupting them etc.... then claims innocence when someone calls his bullshit. Limbaugh calls Hackett a "staff puke", yet claims he supports the war.
And after all of this, the right acts like a bully who has just been hit when they encounter their own tactics. "The Democrats are smearing Roberts." To this I say simply "Fuck You." No really -- fuck you. No I really mean it: FUCK YOU.
There is a great scene in Mississippi Burning, where Gene Hackman and Willem Defoe are arguing about tactics to use in bringing down the Klan. Hackman's character uses some seriously questionable tactics to extract information from a suspect. Defoe's character says "Don't drag me down into your sewer!" To which Hackman's character responds "they're already down there, maybe we should be there with them."
That is the answer. I would love to tell you the best idea wins. I would love to say the most eloquent spokesman is important. It ain't.
It's a street fight ladies an gentlemen.
Running through the veins of the Democratic party is the spirit that organized unions that eventually created the middle class. We fought. Sometimes with words. Sometimes with fists. But we fought long and hard and we got something for it. That blood is still there in our collective veins.
They want a fight. Fine. You've got your pretty little Oxford boys, fresh off the tennis court wanting to rumble. To which I respond:
You think you can intimidate me? Fuck You. Choose Your Weapon.