December 20, 2004

Out of Touch with Reality

This type of post would normally just appear on my site, however since Rusty gave me the keys to the grail, I'll use them to discuss this issue with his readers.

Numerous times on my site I've argued where some in the Left are out of touch with reality. Naturally this has led to many "courteous" emails from those I've offended, however there have now been two stories in prominent magazines (Time and Newsweek) with Lefty blogger Wonkette and "Conservative" blogger Andrew Sullivan that demonstrate how some are out of touch with reality.

Newsweek interviewed blogger Wonkette who seems to be a rising star in the blogoshpere for reasons beyond me. According to her own words from her few television appearences, she sees herself as a satirist and not a blogger. Fair enough, but I have a few words of advice for Wonkette following this brief excerpt from the interview (via Michelle Malkin).

What did you think of the bloggers' role in the Dan Rather affair?
I think they did a disservice to the debate because they made the debate about the documents and not about the president of the United States. There was another half to that story that had to do with verifiable events of what Bush may have been up to.

I need not re-hash Rathergate as it's been glorified for much too long, however the overall impact Rathergate had on news and American's view on the news has been drastic. The issue Wonkette would rather steer the political debate on was an old, tired out issue that has been debunked numerous times in the past; much like finding an intelligent brain cell inside of Wonkette's rather large noggin.

For further commentary on Wonkette, visit The American Mind

The second instance of a "Lefty" blogger being out of touch with reality is Andrew Sullivan. Now Sullivan calls himself a Conservative and does have many Conservative views, however his repeated mentions of Gay Marriage and his consistent attacks on Conservatives on this issue has led him out of the closet of Liberalism.

Sullivan writes a piece in Time Magazine calling 2004 The Year of the Insurgents (via Wizbang). One could argue whether this type of recognition has any merit, however that is not the reason for this post. Why would any American name a year after those that are killing our young men in women who are more brave, more dedicated to our freedoms and more dedicated to the freedoms of all of God's creatures than any one of us?

Perhaps the most interesting part of Sullivan's article is his close:

Did anyone win? Well, the President did. But the insurgency against him — fanatically deadly in Iraq, peacefully feisty at home — merely took a deep breath. And fought on.