Liberals
Stanley Kurtz:
"Liberals are my life. At least, they used to be. Back when I was in academia, I lived and breathed liberals. I’ve been traveling lately in the land of the liberals, many of whom I know and love. I was struck by the paranoia and anger. The best seller list really is indicative of the trend of the culture. There is a deep belief out there, shared by well educated professionals, that there is a lying right wing conspiracy ready to take over the world–that FOX News and conservative think tanks somehow overbalance the entire mainstream media, Hollywood, and all of academia. After 9/11, there were all sorts of wild conspiracy theories floating around on the fringes. To accept the reality of 9/11 was to give up the post-sixties cultural stance, and that was intolerable. Now the aftermath of Iraq seems to have spread an only slightly more mild form of paranoia among much of the liberal mainstream. The liberal mood today seems to be tinged as much with fear (at the prospect that Bush will win despite his troubles) as with a kind of bloodlust of vindication and revenge. This election is shaping up as an epic cultural moment.... They understand that this whole 9/11-Iraq business puts something fundamental about who they are into doubt. Liberals see the coming election as a chance to get their status back, yet they’re terrified by the thought that Bush might be vindicated anyway...."
Rush Limbaugh said it best. When liberals are out of power they are more fun to watch, because that is when they go really crazy.
Stanley Kurtz:
"Liberals are my life. At least, they used to be. Back when I was in academia, I lived and breathed liberals. I’ve been traveling lately in the land of the liberals, many of whom I know and love. I was struck by the paranoia and anger. The best seller list really is indicative of the trend of the culture. There is a deep belief out there, shared by well educated professionals, that there is a lying right wing conspiracy ready to take over the world–that FOX News and conservative think tanks somehow overbalance the entire mainstream media, Hollywood, and all of academia. After 9/11, there were all sorts of wild conspiracy theories floating around on the fringes. To accept the reality of 9/11 was to give up the post-sixties cultural stance, and that was intolerable. Now the aftermath of Iraq seems to have spread an only slightly more mild form of paranoia among much of the liberal mainstream. The liberal mood today seems to be tinged as much with fear (at the prospect that Bush will win despite his troubles) as with a kind of bloodlust of vindication and revenge. This election is shaping up as an epic cultural moment.... They understand that this whole 9/11-Iraq business puts something fundamental about who they are into doubt. Liberals see the coming election as a chance to get their status back, yet they’re terrified by the thought that Bush might be vindicated anyway...."
Rush Limbaugh said it best. When liberals are out of power they are more fun to watch, because that is when they go really crazy.
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