The Real Ugly American has an interesting interview with one of my favorite reporter/pundits, Mort Kondracke.
Mort: and 9/11; I am appalled at how lots of liberals act as though 9/11 never happened. And 9/11 was probably the scariest moment of my life. Even the Cuban Missile Crisis I never mistakenly I never thought we were in any danger of actually having a nuclear war; actually we were in danger but I didn't know it or I didn't think it. But the weeks after 9/11 when you didn't know when you were going to get hit by another terrorist attack, possibly even worse than 9/11 was as scary a moment as I have ever experienced.No wonder he is one of my favorites. Read the whole thing.
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All the liberals should be ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Omni | June 27, 2006 10:14 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
All the liberals should be forced to read the stuff on this site
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/
every day until they GET it.
1. Posted by Omni | June 27, 2006 10:14 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 22:14
2. Posted by jp2 | June 27, 2006 10:18 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
"9/11 was probably the scariest moment of my life."
What a wuss.
How ironic that there is a post today (about liberals, of course) entitled "National Cowardice Day."
2. Posted by jp2 | June 27, 2006 10:18 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 22:18
3. Posted by 914 | June 27, 2006 10:30 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes how appropriate. which day of the year did they settle on?
3. Posted by 914 | June 27, 2006 10:30 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 22:30
4. Posted by jp2 | June 27, 2006 10:32 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I don't know. Check the post down below.
4. Posted by jp2 | June 27, 2006 10:32 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 22:32
5. Posted by epador | June 27, 2006 10:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Being scared and being a coward are two different things, but that's something most bullies don't understand.
5. Posted by epador | June 27, 2006 10:55 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 22:55
6. Posted by The Ugly American | June 27, 2006 11:08 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Thank you for the link Lorie. The comments about Mr. Kondracke's courage are just out of line. He lives next to Washington DC. Works there every day. The plane that crashed into the Pentagon was not far from the Roll Call offices.
Obviously I liked him quite a bit before the interview. Even more so afterwards. He gave honest forthright answers (including being scared on 9/11) which is a rare thing in journalism.
6. Posted by The Ugly American | June 27, 2006 11:08 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 23:08
7. Posted by wave_man | June 27, 2006 11:40 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
The Ugly American at June 27, 2006 11:08 PM
Consider the source.
"Blood for Odin!"
7. Posted by wave_man | June 27, 2006 11:40 PM |
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Posted on June 27, 2006 23:40
8. Posted by F15C | June 28, 2006 12:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
epador: "Being scared and being a coward are two different things, but that's something most bullies don't understand."
Exactly. Being scared does not make one a wuss. The fire fighters and others who ran back into the WTC on 9/11 were I'm sure scared. But they were anything but wusses.
I don't know if Kondracke is a wuss or not - we don't know enough about how he functions when scared. But being scared by what happened on 9/11 is a sign of intelligence, not wussiness.
8. Posted by F15C | June 28, 2006 12:01 AM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 00:01
9. Posted by Adjoran | June 28, 2006 12:41 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I disagree with Kondracke all the time, but I do respect him, because I know he is always very open and honest with his opinions. He doesn't allow ideology to overrule reality.
Of course, some people had no fears of further terrorist attacks on or immediately after 9/11 - the ones who were and are on the side of the terrorists.
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9. Posted by Adjoran | June 28, 2006 12:41 AM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 00:41
10. Posted by Sheik Yur Bouty | June 28, 2006 7:46 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway. - John Wayne
Real men get scared, but they do what they have to do anyway.
10. Posted by Sheik Yur Bouty | June 28, 2006 7:46 AM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 07:46
11. Posted by MikeB | June 28, 2006 8:29 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
jp2 blathered:
Thank you for your truly enlightening contribution to the discussion. I cannot fathom how utterly juvenville and unintelligent this post would have been without your comment. Please take time to expound on this point so that we all may enjoy your deep insight into this matter.
Regards,
- MikeB
11. Posted by MikeB | June 28, 2006 8:29 AM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 08:29
12. Posted by Lee | June 28, 2006 1:05 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I agree, the republicans do tend to scare easily. I suspect that's why OBL waited until there was a republican adminstration in the White House before launching the attacks on 9/11. He knew they would be easily terrified into responding inappropriately.
We're approaching the fifth anniversary of this despicable act and bin Laden is still free. Today we are spending what-- something like $300 MILLION USD A DAY, and still can't shut down the terrorists -- instead we have GOP leadership running around like cartoon characters STILL looking for WMDs in Iraq (rather than focusing on OBL) simply because WMDs in Iraq would save their political backsides from defeat. It's disgusting.
12. Posted by Lee | June 28, 2006 1:05 PM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 13:05
13. Posted by rwilymz | June 28, 2006 3:10 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
the republicans do tend to scare easily.... He knew they would be easily terrified into responding inappropriately.
Yet another who's had the one required class of polisci giving lectures on foreign affairs.
13. Posted by rwilymz | June 28, 2006 3:10 PM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 15:10
14. Posted by MikeSC | June 28, 2006 11:41 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Well, Lee, I suppose Bush could've gone the Dem route and ignored the problem, making it worse.
Dems gave us a theocracy in Iran and Dems emboldened OBL --- which, mind you, the lot of you continue to do to this day.
-=Mike
14. Posted by MikeSC | June 28, 2006 11:41 PM |
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Posted on June 28, 2006 23:41