Sunday, May 24, 2009

Call 'em like you see 'em

Stacy McCain has been fighting the good fight against the poltroons in the Republican Party who have drawn the wrong conclusions from the Democratic election victories of recent years. There's nothing wrong with a big tent, but conservatives can't let the best seats go to moderates who frequently give the impression that they just ducked in to get out of the rain and mooch our barbecue. Colin Powell is perfectly free to continue calling himself a Republican - just as I'm perfectly free to call myself, say, the Holy Roman Emperor or Batman. And for the same reason that people would be unwise to expect me to grant them the deed to Malta, or foil a bank robbery while dressed in purple tights, conservatives need demonstrate no reverence for Powell as an avatar of the New and Improved Republican Party.

As McCain points out, "Idiots have the right to free speech, and we have the right to call them idiots."
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16 comments:

  1. MinicaptMay 24, 2009 at 7:26 PM

    "... just as I'm perfectly free to call myself, say, the Holy Roman Emperor ..."
    So the "Queen of Romania" gig is over?

    Cheers

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  2. PacoMay 24, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    The less said about that, the better.

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  3. JeffSMay 24, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    "Idiots have the right to free speech, and we have the right to call them idiots."I suggest adding this to the 1st Amendment when the Constitutional Convention starts up.

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  4. kcMay 24, 2009 at 8:36 PM

    JeffS, I'd vote for that - those VERY words! With maybe a proviso that we also have the right to ignore them at will.

    TW: horkimso - whatever it is, it sounds painful

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  5. cacMay 24, 2009 at 8:37 PM

    "And for the same reason that people would be unwise to expect me to grant them the deed to Malta ..."

    Does that mean that the property I bought from Paco Industries (Mediterranean Properties Division) is not all it claims to be? Say it ain't so!

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  6. Margo's MaidMay 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    Pssst, Paco, I know there must be a respectful pause for Memorial Day and all, but when does the party start?

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  7. PacoMay 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    cac: Oh, you're title is fine, fine. Er, it's just that the 100 acres of land on the island of Malta isn't exactly one uniform parcel. A square foot here, a square yard there. But add it all up, and you're practically a real estate tycoon.

    Margo: The party doesn't start until I get up tomorrow morning. I haven't even got the noise-makers out of the box, yet.

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  8. PacoMay 24, 2009 at 9:33 PM

    Cac: Your title is a lot finer than, say, my spelling, for example.

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  9. PacoMay 24, 2009 at 10:30 PM

    M's M: Oops! Sorry. I meant "Margo's Maid" not "Margo".

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  10. AnonymousMay 25, 2009 at 1:22 AM

    Typos.
    TW: awshbut!
    Dean

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  11. richard mcenroeMay 25, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Colin Powell is the best argument I can muster for turning West Point into a national park and funneling the extra cash into OCS.

    With the likes of Powell, Eaton, Clark and Zinni we have turned out a roster of political generals with a depth unequalled since the Civil War.

    These "leaders" would be right at home with McLellan and McLernand...

    TW: finesse: wut they ain't got.

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  12. richard mcenroeMay 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    Minicapt -- Paco prefers to put that behind him since the disastrous 'Paco -- Queen of the Outback' world Tour.

    Those bushfires in Oz? Audience response.

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  13. richard mcenroeMay 25, 2009 at 10:44 AM

    KC -- horkimso is the sound you make in the back of your throat if you do mix the Night Train and Velveeta Paco offered in his anniversary post.

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  14. kcMay 25, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

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  15. MinicaptMay 26, 2009 at 1:18 AM

    Richard
    I don't think Gen Powell is a ringknocker. He was commissioned out of ROTC.

    Cheers

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  16. YojimboMay 26, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    Will that purple tights thingy be available for purchase on a DVD?

    A future HFF perhaps?

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