MORE on Dem. James Webb (for Sen., VA) FIGHTING BACK vs. George Allen SWIFT-BOAT SMEARING..!!
BRAVO! For James Webb and his campaign staff. IN ONE OVERNIGHT NEWS CYCLE, they have proven HOW STUPID and COWED the pathetic DLC 'Democrats' are!
The reason is simple: "THE MEDIA," while often being craven, corrupt, bought-off, whorish, jingoistic, ignorant, and at time outright lying... well, that media just LOVES A GOOD DUST-UP!
It is genetic, in all of us humans. Just as even elementary school students FLOCK to a fight on the schoolgrounds or streets between two students, without any prompting from adults, society, or anyone but themselves. Our FLOCKING or HERD tendency to gawk at a fight is what students across the world, and of course even adults do. Hell, this primordial urge is why even businessmen and well-heeled women pay top dollar to get as close to ringside for a top prize fight as they can - so close that the fighters' sweat and blood might spatter those "polite society" in the audience - it is what we humans do!
In this case, 'the media' LOVE a good story of a real FIGHT between two candidates, instead of an oh-so-intellectual exposition of John Kerry sitting there like a BOX OF ROCKS as George W. Bush sneers "My opponent is a FLIP-FLOPPER!" in the 3rd presidential debate of 2004.
Well, ALL IT TAKES has been demonsrated for us by James Webb's senior campaign advisor Steve Jarding, who pointed out that the campaign of George Allen (R-VA) had ALOT OF NERVE to impugn Mr. Webb's dedication to patriotism, seeing as Webb had fought in the Vietnam war on behalf of his country, while George Allen had 'had better things to do' (as our mighty vice president, dick cheney, has said about his FIVE student deferments from the Vietnam era draft, much less participation in the actual war).
Of course, there is the "slippery slope" argument here, that somewhere down the line combat veterans might assert that they are more patriotic ACROSS THE BOARD than citizens and voters who have not seen combat duty in their nation's service.
WHICH IS EXACTLY THE ARGUMENT that REPUGLICANS ARE MAKING this very week against anyone who doesn't support George W. Bush's INCOMPETENT leadership of the Iraq war and INCOMPETENT leadership of the "war on terra."
(Yet again, we REMIND of the 'D's' and 'F' FAILING GRADES for the Bush admin. efforts re the need to IMPROVE the nation's defenses against any NEW terror attacks, grades as presented in the Final Report of the 9-11 Commission, here at -
http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-12-05_report.pdf )
WHY is it up to websites such as your humble C-dems.blgspt.com TO POINT OUT THE 'D' and 'F" *FAILING GRADES* of the 9-11 Commission Final Report????
WHERE THE HELL are our 'professional' Democratic 'leaders' TO REMIND AMERICA that neither George W. Bush nor Dick Cheney nor Newt Gingrich nor Tom DeLay nor Michael Chertoff nor Grover Norquist nor ANY of the other apostles of the High Horse of Republican demagoguery seems to notice, or care, about those SECURITY FAILING GRADES.
WHERE THE HELL are the OTHER Dem. "SENIOR CAMPAIGN STAFFERS" - those besides Mr. Steve Jarding - pointing out THE NERVE and HYPOCRISY of Republicans to impugn the patriotism of Democratic candidates??????
This is BEYOND STUPIDITY, BEYOND INCOMPETENCE, BEYOND IGNORANCE on the part of "DLC Dems" such as Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, and John Kerry to NOT be publicizing the 9-11 Commission's report on FAILING GRADES for counter-terror security in America today - this is abject, CRAVEN, AWOL dereliction of duty!
We, the American public, are being asked to spend BILLIONS in the 'War on Terra' - and the Republican administration gets "D" and "F" grades, and the Democrats DON'T TRY TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF IT?????
And, WORSE than that! (IF it is even POSSIBLE than be WORSE than creating the FAILED SECURITY CONDITIONS that led to the success of the 9-11 terror attacks in the first place), the Democrats sit their like a box or rocks; like a cow led up the slaughter chute; like a baby seal clubbed over the head... as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney whip up the "to expose government spying on American citizens is TO AID THE ENEMY!" smear-mob against the NEW YORK TIMES?????
Sigh. Well, for now, we have ONE Senate Dem. candidate TRYING to FIGHT BACK against Republican INNUENDOES, LIES, SMEARS, ATTACKS, and karl-rove orchestrated "SWIFT BOATING" of Dem. candidates.
IF the craven, Cowardly DLC Democrats would JUST DO THEIR JOBS, there would be NO NEED FOR C-dems.blgspt.com to point out such craven incompetence - and Democrats would control WELL OVER 1/2 of BOTH the House and Senate.
As George C. Scott reprised in the monologue for his role in the movie "Patton," AMERICANS LOVE A WINNER, and WILL NOT TOLERATE A LOSER."
Especially "leaders" who have been COWED by CHICKENHAWK propaganda.
But craven DLC Democrats have got their AWOL, CRAVEN RETREAT from Karl Rove smear-campaigns down to an art - they have each and every mouse-hole to their Georgetown cocktail parties and vacation getaways memorized - which is THE ONLY reason that Repubs dominate in Congress, and dominate in the news cycle.
We cheer the campaign and staff of Virginia Democratic Senate Candidate James Webb, and hope he NEVER succumbs to the stupidity and craven incompetence, as exhibited DAILY by the DLC Dems., when Mr. Webb, his campaign, and other FIGHT-BACK Democrats are fighting against karl rove's Swift-Boating, smear-mongering Republican candidates and demagogue tactics.....
Va. Senate race heats up over flag burning
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer
Jun 28, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060628/ap_on_el_se/virginia_flag_burning;_ylt=AmeqMnpCgwDhCsVN9PfE.MGyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
RICHMOND, Va. - Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) attacked his Democratic challenger's opposition to a flag-burning amendment, and James Webb retaliated by calling Allen a coward who sat out the Vietnam War "playing cowboy at a dude ranch in Nevada."
The statement by a senior adviser to Webb, a decorated veteran and former secretary of the Navy, went to extraordinary lengths to question Allen's fortitude, even repeatedly using the middle name the senator detests and never uses, Felix.
"While Jim Webb and others of George Felix Allen Jr.'s generation were fighting for our freedoms and for our symbols of freedom in Vietnam, George Felix Allen Jr. was playing cowboy at a dude ranch in Nevada," said Webb strategist Steve Jarding in the statement Tuesday.
Allen adviser Dick Wadhams called Jarding's comments pathetic and said they raise questions about Webb's fitness for office.
"They're saying we questioned (Webb's) patriotism, and that's a lie," Wadhams said. "We just raised a legitimate question about whether he supports a flag amendment or not. How is that questioning his patriotism?"
The rhetorical crossfire began after an Allen news release noted Webb's opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to ban desecration of the U.S. flag.
Allen voted in favor of the amendment Tuesday evening when the measure failed by one vote to get the two-thirds majority required.
The news release by Allen's campaign said Webb's opposition to the amendment shows he is beholden to liberal Sens. John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and Charles Schumer, who all voted against the amendment.
Within hours, Webb lashed back, calling Allen's news release "weak-kneed attacks by cowards."
"People who live in glass dude ranches should not question the patriotism of real soldiers who fought and bled for this country on a real battlefield," Jarding said.
Webb left the Republican party over Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. He has written novels informed by his Vietnam experience and a recent non-fiction book "Born Fighting."
Allen is a first-term senator mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. While he was a student at the University of Virgi
The reason is simple: "THE MEDIA," while often being craven, corrupt, bought-off, whorish, jingoistic, ignorant, and at time outright lying... well, that media just LOVES A GOOD DUST-UP!
It is genetic, in all of us humans. Just as even elementary school students FLOCK to a fight on the schoolgrounds or streets between two students, without any prompting from adults, society, or anyone but themselves. Our FLOCKING or HERD tendency to gawk at a fight is what students across the world, and of course even adults do. Hell, this primordial urge is why even businessmen and well-heeled women pay top dollar to get as close to ringside for a top prize fight as they can - so close that the fighters' sweat and blood might spatter those "polite society" in the audience - it is what we humans do!
In this case, 'the media' LOVE a good story of a real FIGHT between two candidates, instead of an oh-so-intellectual exposition of John Kerry sitting there like a BOX OF ROCKS as George W. Bush sneers "My opponent is a FLIP-FLOPPER!" in the 3rd presidential debate of 2004.
Well, ALL IT TAKES has been demonsrated for us by James Webb's senior campaign advisor Steve Jarding, who pointed out that the campaign of George Allen (R-VA) had ALOT OF NERVE to impugn Mr. Webb's dedication to patriotism, seeing as Webb had fought in the Vietnam war on behalf of his country, while George Allen had 'had better things to do' (as our mighty vice president, dick cheney, has said about his FIVE student deferments from the Vietnam era draft, much less participation in the actual war).
Of course, there is the "slippery slope" argument here, that somewhere down the line combat veterans might assert that they are more patriotic ACROSS THE BOARD than citizens and voters who have not seen combat duty in their nation's service.
WHICH IS EXACTLY THE ARGUMENT that REPUGLICANS ARE MAKING this very week against anyone who doesn't support George W. Bush's INCOMPETENT leadership of the Iraq war and INCOMPETENT leadership of the "war on terra."
(Yet again, we REMIND of the 'D's' and 'F' FAILING GRADES for the Bush admin. efforts re the need to IMPROVE the nation's defenses against any NEW terror attacks, grades as presented in the Final Report of the 9-11 Commission, here at -
http://www.9-11pdp.org/press/2005-12-05_report.pdf )
WHY is it up to websites such as your humble C-dems.blgspt.com TO POINT OUT THE 'D' and 'F" *FAILING GRADES* of the 9-11 Commission Final Report????
WHERE THE HELL are our 'professional' Democratic 'leaders' TO REMIND AMERICA that neither George W. Bush nor Dick Cheney nor Newt Gingrich nor Tom DeLay nor Michael Chertoff nor Grover Norquist nor ANY of the other apostles of the High Horse of Republican demagoguery seems to notice, or care, about those SECURITY FAILING GRADES.
WHERE THE HELL are the OTHER Dem. "SENIOR CAMPAIGN STAFFERS" - those besides Mr. Steve Jarding - pointing out THE NERVE and HYPOCRISY of Republicans to impugn the patriotism of Democratic candidates??????
This is BEYOND STUPIDITY, BEYOND INCOMPETENCE, BEYOND IGNORANCE on the part of "DLC Dems" such as Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, and John Kerry to NOT be publicizing the 9-11 Commission's report on FAILING GRADES for counter-terror security in America today - this is abject, CRAVEN, AWOL dereliction of duty!
We, the American public, are being asked to spend BILLIONS in the 'War on Terra' - and the Republican administration gets "D" and "F" grades, and the Democrats DON'T TRY TO MAKE AN ISSUE OF IT?????
And, WORSE than that! (IF it is even POSSIBLE than be WORSE than creating the FAILED SECURITY CONDITIONS that led to the success of the 9-11 terror attacks in the first place), the Democrats sit their like a box or rocks; like a cow led up the slaughter chute; like a baby seal clubbed over the head... as George W. Bush and Dick Cheney whip up the "to expose government spying on American citizens is TO AID THE ENEMY!" smear-mob against the NEW YORK TIMES?????
Sigh. Well, for now, we have ONE Senate Dem. candidate TRYING to FIGHT BACK against Republican INNUENDOES, LIES, SMEARS, ATTACKS, and karl-rove orchestrated "SWIFT BOATING" of Dem. candidates.
IF the craven, Cowardly DLC Democrats would JUST DO THEIR JOBS, there would be NO NEED FOR C-dems.blgspt.com to point out such craven incompetence - and Democrats would control WELL OVER 1/2 of BOTH the House and Senate.
As George C. Scott reprised in the monologue for his role in the movie "Patton," AMERICANS LOVE A WINNER, and WILL NOT TOLERATE A LOSER."
Especially "leaders" who have been COWED by CHICKENHAWK propaganda.
But craven DLC Democrats have got their AWOL, CRAVEN RETREAT from Karl Rove smear-campaigns down to an art - they have each and every mouse-hole to their Georgetown cocktail parties and vacation getaways memorized - which is THE ONLY reason that Repubs dominate in Congress, and dominate in the news cycle.
We cheer the campaign and staff of Virginia Democratic Senate Candidate James Webb, and hope he NEVER succumbs to the stupidity and craven incompetence, as exhibited DAILY by the DLC Dems., when Mr. Webb, his campaign, and other FIGHT-BACK Democrats are fighting against karl rove's Swift-Boating, smear-mongering Republican candidates and demagogue tactics.....
Va. Senate race heats up over flag burning
By BOB LEWIS, Associated Press Writer
Jun 28, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060628/ap_on_el_se/virginia_flag_burning;_ylt=AmeqMnpCgwDhCsVN9PfE.MGyFz4D;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--
RICHMOND, Va. - Republican Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record) attacked his Democratic challenger's opposition to a flag-burning amendment, and James Webb retaliated by calling Allen a coward who sat out the Vietnam War "playing cowboy at a dude ranch in Nevada."
The statement by a senior adviser to Webb, a decorated veteran and former secretary of the Navy, went to extraordinary lengths to question Allen's fortitude, even repeatedly using the middle name the senator detests and never uses, Felix.
"While Jim Webb and others of George Felix Allen Jr.'s generation were fighting for our freedoms and for our symbols of freedom in Vietnam, George Felix Allen Jr. was playing cowboy at a dude ranch in Nevada," said Webb strategist Steve Jarding in the statement Tuesday.
Allen adviser Dick Wadhams called Jarding's comments pathetic and said they raise questions about Webb's fitness for office.
"They're saying we questioned (Webb's) patriotism, and that's a lie," Wadhams said. "We just raised a legitimate question about whether he supports a flag amendment or not. How is that questioning his patriotism?"
The rhetorical crossfire began after an Allen news release noted Webb's opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to ban desecration of the U.S. flag.
Allen voted in favor of the amendment Tuesday evening when the measure failed by one vote to get the two-thirds majority required.
The news release by Allen's campaign said Webb's opposition to the amendment shows he is beholden to liberal Sens. John Kerry, Ted Kennedy and Charles Schumer, who all voted against the amendment.
Within hours, Webb lashed back, calling Allen's news release "weak-kneed attacks by cowards."
"People who live in glass dude ranches should not question the patriotism of real soldiers who fought and bled for this country on a real battlefield," Jarding said.
Webb left the Republican party over Bush's handling of the war in Iraq. He has written novels informed by his Vietnam experience and a recent non-fiction book "Born Fighting."
Allen is a first-term senator mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. While he was a student at the University of Virgi
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