Why You Can’t Be Nice to a Liberal
Bottom Line Up Front: Liberals are like terrorists; even if you’re nice to them, they’ll stab you in the back.
A documentary shown at the Toronto Film Festival called Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing shows behind the scenes footage of the Chicks bashing Bush…again.
In one memorable scene, Maines watches news footage of the president being interviewed about the furor that followed the singer’s on-stage comment that she was ”ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas,” which resulted in the group being dropped from most radio stations, as well as protests and plummeting sales. ”The Dixie Chicks are free to speak their mind,” Bush told Tom Brokaw at the time, adding, ”They shouldn’t have their feelings hurt just because some people don’t want to buy their records when they speak out. You know, freedom is a two-way street.”
After watching this footage, Maines repeats the president’s comment about how the group shouldn’t have their ”feelings hurt,” incredulous, and then says, ”What a dumb f—.” She then looks into the camera, as if addressing Bush, and reiterates, ”You’re a dumb f—.”
What pinnacles of femininity and class. What an articulate exposition of the 1st Amendment.
Meanwhile intellectual giant Sean Penn was pimping his new movie ‘All the King’s Men’ at the Toronto International Film Festival. He took time out to say this about President Bush:
“One could make the argument that George Bush is a good politician,” Penn said at one point, seemingly offering praise. Then he added: “I think the issue is how you define politician. Once upon a time, politics was the organization of things to benefit the people.”
At the press conference, a reporter returned to the notion of Bush as a good politician, and Penn said the definition has changed — much as it has for “good actor” which now means, he said, “contest winner” (he is an Academy Award winner himself).
“So that’s the level of politician I think he’s good at,” Penn said. “Out of context, he’s Beelzebub — and a dumb one.”
Another query: Could he name a good politician? Penn said he wasn’t about to “rattle off the cliches….It should be obvious, those people who sacrificed of their talents and their commitment to their country or their people . . . we know who they are and they’re not currently in the White House.”
These particular liberals are disgusting and classless, who despise patriotism and are incapable of legitimately critiquing opponents. There’s a reason for this: they can’t debate on the basis of an argument. It’s clear talking to these people is like throwing pearls before swine.
Hopefully they will stay in Canada.
Cross-posted at Amy’s Blog Bottom Line Up Front
September 12th, 2006 at 9:37 pm
President Bush’ comments show class and courtesy. Maines’ comments show something else. Not surprising that fans of country music (of which I am included) stopped listening to their music.
September 13th, 2006 at 10:34 am
they can’t debate on the basis of an argument. Who does these days?
It is all sound bits.
September 13th, 2006 at 11:33 am
>> Hopefully they will stay in Canada.
Your (USA) Liberals != Canadian Liberals
Thanks to the wonder of the internet, there’s a wealth of reading material available from both sides of your political spectrum. I’m always amazed at the level of bile and vitriol from *both* sides directed towards each other.
And to cap it off, you’re taking sound bites from celebrities as somehow useful for defining what a liberal is? They’re there to make noise and generate publicity.
As far as the Dixie Chicks and Sean Penn go, they’re hardly likely to appear at a soup kitchen anytime soon in response to their remarks. Long live the American dream ;)