I tried to post this comment at the wapoo, in reponse to a Mike Gerson article
but the wapoo filter didn't like it
so I decided to post it here, and see what some other people think
I don't think it was that offensive
a bit preachy maybe (or condescending, as I recently learned that I come off as kinda condescending)
anyway, there's a Zapp Branigan slap-down on the other side of the link, and it might me my best diary ever (not a high standard to meet)
here is gerson's article
almost everything else below is my reply. I didn't stay On-Topic, and I wrote it in one burst of disgust. I just gave what I call "good advice". This is pretty much the raw form I tried to post in the wapoo commens section:
first off, a lack of empathy is a primary characteristic of a psychopath, so if the repuglitards are saying that they prefer psychopaths for Supreme Court Justices, I’ll take their word for it
that kinda explains scalia, roberts and alito
clarence thomas reflects the fact that repuglitards support morons for supreme court justices, but that’s another story
but I really want to comment on the repugltards’ "defense of principle" in the Sotomayor nomination
isn’t it wounderful that the repuglitards can always find a "Principle" to defend when they throw their hypocritical hissy fits ???
the repuglitards total lack of moral values, self awareness, or even a sense of common decency allows them to defend a principle this week and attack the same principle next week
it is amazing how many principles you can defend when your main emotions are anger and lust for power
conversly, it is amazing how many principles you can disavow when your main emotions are anger and lust for power
scalia, thomas, alito, and roberts have empathy, and that is a good thing
scalia, thomas, alito, and roberts have unique life experience, and that’s a good thing
Sonia Sotomayor has empathy and unique life experiences, so she is clearly unfit to serve as a Supreme Court Justice
at this point, it is no longer the hypocrisy, STUPID
it is the total lack of ability to speak the truth
it is the total lack of ability to cooperate for the good of the nation
it is the total lack of ability to do anything but throw hissy fits and act like children
it is the total lack of ability to support any redeemable human value, unless that particular human value suits your political need of the moment
the truth is not debatable, or portable
the truth is a fixed point
if you can not see it, or acknowledge it, we have no need for you
if you can not espouse a value, and then support that value, even when that value is politically inconvenient, we don’t need you
if you think you can overlook common human decency in a time of "great danger", using your own delusional definition of "great danger", we don’t need you
if you think Jesus would be in favor of torturing human beings, we don’t need you
if you think we forgot what you said last week, or last year, or twenty years ago, and that our faulty memory is an opportunity for you to hypocritically change sides for political gain, we don’t need you
if you think you can lie about what you said, or twist your words from the past, we don’t need you
if you want my country to fail, we don’t need you
if you think name calling and childish behavior is a part of political discourse, we don’t need you
if you want to succeed from the United States, pack yer shit and get the fuck out
the repuglitards and the newspaper industry are dying for the same reasons, and I just listed them
if you’re gonna do stuff like that
we don’t need you
we ain’t gonna vote for your candidates
we ain’t gonna buy your papers
do you get it yet ???
we don’t need discord and hypocrisy right now
george bush and the repuglitard party nearly destroyed or economy, or military, our standing in the world, and our Constitution
if you can’t see that, and ADMIT that, we don’t need you
the news paper industry and the repuglitard party are dying for the same reasons
they can’t lead, and you will not say it
they won’t follow, and you will not say it
the repuglitards will not get the fuck out of the way, and you refuse to acknowledge it
we know the truth, we're not buying their bullshit or your bullshit
I guarantee that we are going to restore America
if you want to stand in front of us having a delusional hissy fit, don’t cry when we trample you
we don’t need you
we ain’t listening to you
help or leave
CAN YOU HEAR US NOW
I don't think that was all so offensive. the last few lines are different, because it got garbled while I was trying to get it back from the wapoo. I didn't spell out the words "fuck" and "shit". I've seen other posters use this method. So can somebody help me find what mr gerson is so offended by