On Feb 5, 2008, at 1:09 PM, Chris Gehlker wrote:
>
> On Feb 5, 2008, at 9:03 AM, Charles Bennett wrote:
>
>> Our fucktards do not run full page ads in the N.Y. Times calling a
>> US General "Betrayus" in the middle of a war.
>
> Even though I have become a fan of Patraeus, I have to take issue with
> this. He was clearly acting as a politician at the time and was fair
> game. When you consider all the 'embolden the terrorists' language
> coming from the other side, the Betrayus quip wasn't even that far out
> of bounds.

Considering the language that comes out of mainstream right-wing  
pundits like Coulter and Limbaugh, I'd go further and say it's quite  
considerably *within* bounds.  I never understood all the wailing and  
gnashing of teeth.  Petraeus is a big boy.  He can handle being called  
a name.

Regarding Chuck's other point about the KKK, that was a long time  
ago.  Everybody knows that the role of the parties in the South pretty  
much flipped after the Civil Rights Act.

-Patrick
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