Ultraliberal talk show host Ed Schultz took to his radio show Thursday to raise the roof for Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Florida) and his charge that Republican health plan is "die quickly" and their neglect has led to a "holocaust." Schultz thinks he should write speeches for Obama. That wouldn’t exactly match Obama’s whole unite-not-divide campaign, but Schultz doesn’t care:
"This guy is an all-American representative. This guy had, you think he's worried about re-election?! You know why he's doing this? Because he's representing the people in his district. This is how Americans feel....
Gosh I wish President Obama would take that material and lay it right on these 40 obstructionists in the Senate. In fact I wish this Grayson guy was a speechwriter for President Obama...
This is what liberals have been missing for two decades. This type of punch-'em-in-the-nose mentality, give it right back to 'em. Now I think that there are progressive talkers out there that have done this, including myself, I'm not the only one.
Later in the show, Schultz denounced National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ken Spain for telling The Hill newspaper that Grayson "has established a pathological pattern of unstable behavior" in his attacks. Schultz said he wanted to take him hunting and shoot him:
'This is how they play the game. Spain is the same guy that went after me. Hey, can I Cheney this guy? Could I take him pheasant hunting? I won't shoot him in the face. I may hit him in the ass, but I won't get him in the face.
Schultz was encouraged by pencil-thin ultraliberal Rep. Anthony Weiner, who agreed liberals need to play rough:
WEINER: The way I put it, sometimes we Democrats go into knife fights carrying library books. I think, you know, we need to be, we need to be animated by voices like yours and by Grayson's to say, listen, you know, to some degree what he was, the point that he was making, and it was somewhat ironic, is that, you know, all of this crazy talk that's coming from the Right, trying to prevent health care from happening, the death panels, you're gonna put Granny to sleep, really what it comes down to is his fundamental point, we shouldn't lose sight of the forest for the trees, the Republican proposal is to do nothing
On Friday’s show, Schultz spent most of the first half hour avoiding the Olympic fiasco, spending the time instead with John Nichols of The Nation praising Grayson. On the charge of calling the Republicans part of a health care "holocaust," Nichols thought he was more entitled: "He’s Jewish, I’m not."
—Tim Graham is Director of Media Analysis at the Media Research Center.
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Maybe someone should tell Ed....
October 3, 2009 - 17:09 ET by superconDemocrats don't need one single Republican vote.
" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
They don't seem to realize
October 3, 2009 - 17:15 ET by GregEThey don't seem to realize that do they? I guess Ed and his ilk can't run their shows on going after the few Democrats that won't play along, so they have to talk about the Republicans that won't play along. But as you say, Democrats don't need a single Republican. But to ignore that and go after the Dems, who won't play, just wouldn't a good liberal make.
I guess doing that would be "PSSSSSYCHO TALK," ay Eddie?
Weiner:"....all of this crazy talk that's coming from the Right, trying to prevent health care from happening..."
Hey Weiner, newsflash for you too, you don't need a single Republican vote. Why don't you go "play rough" with your Democrat colleagues who won't play ball with you?
Fat Eddie can't count
October 3, 2009 - 17:14 ET by Sergeant ROCKThis is why it is a foolish endeavor to engage liberals as though they are rational people that can be reasoned with. They are morons.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
And a better reason to
October 4, 2009 - 02:10 ET by Dan The Man 2And a better reason to squash all Democrats even at the local level. The local Democrats become national and will rule your lives. So squash a local Dem race.
Deja Vu all over again?
October 3, 2009 - 18:24 ET by sic721" if Republicans are able to stop Barack Obama on health care, 'it will be his Waterloo, it will break him...." -Sen. Jim DeMint
At Waterloo, the Duke of Wellington's horse's name was, wait for it, Copenhagen!
Ain't symmetry a wonderful
October 3, 2009 - 19:59 ET by nadadhimmiAin't symmetry a wonderful thing?
sweet......
October 4, 2009 - 23:06 ET by konosweet......
I guess Ed is telling
October 3, 2009 - 17:10 ET by GregEI guess Ed is telling everyone (without realizing it) that his Joe Wilson rant was meaningless and he really doesn't see a problem with what Joe or anyone else says.
Hunting
October 3, 2009 - 17:19 ET by Joe CamelHey Ed, I will take you hunting my friend...just say when you want to go. Don't worry fella, I will shoot you in the back, er...sorry, meant to say I got your back..<sarc>
Make sure you check with Jer
October 3, 2009 - 17:29 ET by ahusserwho swears he hears the same kind of talk on conservative radio.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
That's 'cause Jer thinks Ed
October 3, 2009 - 17:42 ET by HockeyKidThat's 'cause Jer thinks Ed Schultz is conservative.
'Course, 7sticks will also chime in with his opinion that they all do it on both sides, so what's everybody griping about?
See, libs? We already know what you're gonna say, so you don't even have to bother comin' 'round.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
"That's cause Jer thinks Ed
October 3, 2009 - 18:06 ET by Jer"That's cause Jer thinks Ed Schultz is conservative."
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That's what you have concluded from my post a few months ago regarding Schultz?
March 6, 2009 - 03:57 ET by Jer
Schultz is an asshole.
Does that count?
Jer
If you say so, HK. I'll 'come back around' after you've wiped the egg off your face.
Jer
Schultz is not an
October 3, 2009 - 20:03 ET by NL207Schultz is not an assh*le.
He is the little 'berries' clinging to hairs around an assh*le!
"Schultz is an asshole.
October 3, 2009 - 20:23 ET by HockeyKid"Schultz is an asshole.
Does that count?
Jer"
How does that have any bearing on whether your general comments here put you to the left of Big Ed? And, on your very next comment, you performed exactly as predicted by ahusser.
Game. Set. Match. (Now you can go ahead and "go all Serena" on me.)
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
creepy
October 4, 2009 - 23:11 ET by konoYou recall (and archive) minor remarks you made here over six months ago?
Dude, you should really think about getting a life....
kono
October 4, 2009 - 23:17 ET by MrShyJer's kind of effeminate that way.
Jer thinks Ed is a conservative?
October 3, 2009 - 20:38 ET by R D HelmOkay, Jer is a liberal.
I am okay with that. In fact, most of my friends are libs, actually.
But Jer is nowhere near stark-raving insane, which is what one would have to be to think that Ed is a conservative.
-Dave
The election of 2010 will be our last chance to save our republic. -Neal Boortz
Apologists for Jerry - Local 101
October 3, 2009 - 20:42 ET by Sergeant ROCKAlright then, let's just call him insane. How's that?
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Tell you what, Sarge, I'm
October 3, 2009 - 21:04 ET by JerTell you what, Sarge, I'm perfectly willing to have an independent panel of psychologists/psychiatrists examine your maniacal, unhinged rants at Restless' woodshed forum vs. whatever posts of mine you would care to submit, and then review their opinion.
Jer
Stark-Raving Insane Jerry
October 3, 2009 - 21:09 ET by Sergeant ROCKRight, jack@ss. The only lunacy going on there was one of your psychotic b:tches that apologize for you on a regular basis.
By the way, liar.. weren't you suppose have left for good months ago? Why do you lie? What a self-absorbed piece of work you are.
Let's not, yet again, turn this into another 'all about Jerry' thread. How 'bout that tough guy?
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
I'll be sure to copy and
October 3, 2009 - 21:28 ET by JerI'll be sure to copy and paste that post for the docs. By the way, you might want to check and see how the topic of "Jer" was introduced to this thread. If that task is too complex for you, I'll be glad to help out, simpleton.
Jer
All About Jerry
October 3, 2009 - 21:32 ET by Sergeant ROCKYeah, right, jack@ss. The facts are that you are a self-absorbed liar. A repeat offender you might say.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
I forgot to ask, Sarge.
October 3, 2009 - 21:56 ET by JerI forgot to ask, Sarge. Does it make you feel like a real big "MAN" to call a female NB poster a "psychotic b*tch"? It's good that others can see you for what you are.
Jer
By the way, liar.. weren't
October 4, 2009 - 02:15 ET by Dan The Man 2By the way, liar.. weren't you suppose have left for good months ago?
Why do you lie? What a self-absorbed piece of work you are.
Better watch it Jer will sick the dogs on ya. I said that or something like it and Jer stalked me for weeks.
Dan...I think you better
October 4, 2009 - 02:39 ET by JerDan...
I think you better check again. You were the one following me around with the "Jer Watch...Day x". Remember? Please don't misstate the facts.
Jer
edit. However, I did indicate I was not going to stick around, and so far I have. So, you've got me there.
Afetr you hounded and
October 4, 2009 - 02:51 ET by Dan The Man 2Afetr you hounded and stalked me for a least a week Jer. I havent mistated the facts. Remember we are talking about when Noel told me to back off. Now before I did a bit of the day xx but it was way after you gave your swan song saying you wer gone for good. It took you a good 2 or 3 weeks to leave, sorta like a haunting that wont leave.
But to me thats all water under teh bus, but I know your skin is pretty thin .... so if you wish to rant go ahead most likely I wont answer.
Why was Noel telling you to
October 4, 2009 - 02:58 ET by JerWhy was Noel telling you to back off if I was the one hounding and stalking you? I'm perfectly willing to put it behind us, but not at the price of compromising the facts.
Jer
Dan (& Jer)
October 4, 2009 - 03:57 ET by MrShy"sorta like a haunting that wont leave..."
Haha! :)
Jer in.....
The Haunting
The Self-Absorbed One
October 5, 2009 - 08:15 ET by Sergeant ROCKHa Ha Ha.. I KNOW what you mean!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Thanks, Dave... I don't
October 3, 2009 - 20:52 ET by JerThanks, Dave...
I don't think this is an issue I'll ever "win". If I call Shultz an a-hole, I'm apparently [according to NL] being too tough on him. If I don't condemn him, that somehow is interpreted as my endorsement of every word he speaks. If I criticize him [and other lefty talkers] while also criticizing conservative talkers, then I'm guilty of setting up false moral equivalents.
I guess I'll just post my honest opinions [which is all I've ever tried to do] and let others define me however thay wish.
Jer
Actually, ahusser...
October 3, 2009 - 19:19 ET by JerActually, ahusser....
I've heard much worse than this from both sides. As far as "joking" goes, it certainly doesn't rank with Coulter's 'humorous' recounting of the ethical dilemma she faced when she had a "shot" [at assassinating] President Clinton (her audience erupted with applause and howls of laughter) and she concluded it wouldn't be a good career move.
Jer
Liberalism is just an
October 3, 2009 - 17:47 ET by TenebrousLiberalism is just an ever-changing amorphous set of policies that share one thing in common: power for the few, punishment for the many. Ed unwittingly reveals that by saying that it's wrong for one person to say something "extreme" (at least this is how liberals characterize it), but that it's ok for another person to say something twice as "extreme".
Liberals are never logical creatures. Death panels are in the bill, Ed. You know, that bill that you haven't yet read. A Holocaust will not result from not passing the bill. These are common and easily proved facts.
I think Orwell wrote in 1984 that a totalitarian government had no need of consistency, for the stars could be as near or far away as it suited the current purpose. Liberals have this same mentality.
Liberalism is simply tyranny.
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Random-jumbled-thoughts.blogspot.com
Keep talking Ed. I've
October 3, 2009 - 17:50 ET by rockyracoonKeep talking Ed.
I've never seen you on TV, nor listened to you on the radio, but I hope he keeps flapping those gums of his. He's not doing his cause any good, so as I say keep on a talking Ed!!!
If you get into a hole, Ed, let me know when you need me to hand you a shovel.
Being on MSNBC, the only
October 3, 2009 - 18:35 ET by Dan DiegoBeing on MSNBC, the only ones that watch his show drink from the same fountain and mindlessly nod in agreement and of course the NB Staff that have to suffer through it.
I don't think the
October 3, 2009 - 18:37 ET by Free StinkerI don't think the Newsbusters Staff gets enough credit for watching that crxp so we don't have to.
"President Obama is learning on the job and it shows." --Boris Epshteyn
Several times I have
October 3, 2009 - 18:51 ET by ricklailSeveral times I have thanked the NB staff for watching the crap on MSNBC. I imagine they drink a lot of ginger ale to keep their stomachs settled.
Semper suprene nitens
OBAMACARE: If it ain't good enough for my Congressman then it ain't good enough for me.
Maybe we should lobby
October 3, 2009 - 19:08 ET by Dan DiegoMaybe we should lobby Hallmark to create the "National NB Staff Appreciation Day"
Admin Prof Day 4/21
Nurses Day 5/6
Friendship Day 8/1
Sweetest Day 10/17
Best Friend Day 6/8
Sister's Day 8/5
Canada Day 7/1 - Eh?
Terroristic threat
October 3, 2009 - 17:52 ET by RHawkinsI know that our 'pundits' have a tendency of saying outrageous things, stating that you ...'won't shoot him in the face. I may hit him in the ass... certainly meets the legal definition of a terroristic threat.
http://definitions.uslegal.com/t/terroristic-threat/
I am no lawyer and neither is Schultz, but maybe he should consult one.
I am sure Ed impressed all
October 3, 2009 - 18:48 ET by samhermanmdI am sure Ed impressed all 20 people (including his family) that were listening.
Eds playbook
October 3, 2009 - 19:05 ET by ROSSMANlike his head is empty!!!
Dare to threaten a Democrat
October 3, 2009 - 19:54 ET by RR GOPDare to threaten a Democrat in public and you will be lambasted by the media, and may in all probability have a couple of Agent Smiths in suits knocking on your door for a little chat.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
I doubt that pansy Ed
October 3, 2009 - 20:06 ET by general companyCould hit him with either end of the shotgun
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Let's face it: Schultz is
October 3, 2009 - 20:37 ET by HockeyKidLet's face it: Schultz is the biggest phony in media. He's a career sportscaster who decided to chase the big bucks in national political talk (sound like any other MSNBCer we know), and changed his political stripes 'cause he knew he couldn't hack it competing with Rush (or Sean, Mark, etc.).
A "big-time" sportscaster in Fargo ND is all Ed will ever be. Think about it: if every last person in the Fargo listening area tuned into Ed's sportscast, he might have had 180,000 listeners. Rush's audience averages 20,000,000 and growing. Now Ed's the littlest fish in a very big pond. Nah, there's no envy in Ed at all.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
SPECIAL ED...
October 3, 2009 - 23:43 ET by danybhoyHe is a phony, HockeyKid, & he really does'nt have enough intellectual firepower to back up his opinions. When you add that with his temper, it's a bad combonation.
He was involved in a bar fight involving a married couple back in the day. He was involved in something called "the whiskey bottle incident" while doing North Dakota State University football, during which he used several obscene words live, on-air. He also calls Dick Cheney "The Shooter", but he shot his own dog while hunting. He gets pissed when it is mentioned, but then again, he did shoot his dog.
Bottom line, "Big Eddie" is a dufus who lets his temper get the better of him way too often. He talks before giving thought as to what is being said, & I get the impression he might drink a little too much from time to time & has nobody with him to keep him out of trouble when he does. This might be something to keep an eye out for now that he's in New York. Bigger city, bigger trouble.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
OOPS...
October 3, 2009 - 23:45 ET by danybhoydouble post
Where is PETA?
October 4, 2009 - 00:13 ET by Dan Diego"he shot his own dog while hunting". I hadn't heard any of this from PETA, I wonder why?
BTW has Maddow fully recovered or did she suffer permanent brain damage?
I hadn't heard about his
October 4, 2009 - 09:11 ET by HockeyKidI hadn't heard about his dog. Puts a whole new angle on Ed saying, "I won't shoot him in the face. I may hit him in the ass, but I won't get him in the face."
Apparently that means, "I'll TRY to shoot him in the face, but I'm not that good a shot."
BTW, how can Ed be a genuine leftie if he actually owns guns? Now that he lives in NY, I'll bet he turns all Brady Bunch in short order. Not that he really believes it, mind you--he just wants those ultra-lib radio ratings. Just like Mario Cuomo got.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
HOCKEY KID...
October 4, 2009 - 09:45 ET by danybhoyJust do a search with something like "ed schultz shoots dog", & when you start snooping, you find chatrooms where people that know about him from his days in North Dakota & Northwest Minnesota talk about about various stories that have not been seen/heard by many outside that area. You also come across bits & pieces of info that don't paint a great image of the man.
As for Ed & guns(scary thought, huh?)I have listened to him from time to time, & he is actually a big 2nd Amendment guy. He is a hunter, & knowing that part of the country, that is not suprising. I just don't know if Ed understands or knows what Obama's thug buddies want to do with our guns, & if so, does he think he will be excluded from their anti-gun laws? So as far as I know, he's always been pro gun.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Sorta confirms my
October 4, 2009 - 12:08 ET by general companyOriginal thought, thanks.
My Gov. thinks I am dangerous, so be careful
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Liberals don't carry Library books into a fight...
October 3, 2009 - 20:20 ET by maryerinLiberals don't carry Library books into a fight because that would require that they actually read and become informed about history.
Liberals are pushing for Socialism and Socialized Healthcare. Let's take a look at the known death toll brought on by Socialist Regimes:
1. The National Socialist Party, aka 'Nazis': 11-17 MILLION people. (including 6 million Jews)
2. Lenin- 4 MILLION
3. Stalin- 20 MILLION
4. Chairman Mao- 40-67 MILLION
5. Khmer Rouge- 1.65 MILLION
Really makes you excited about Socialized Healthcare doesn't it? It also gives you an idea of how much tinfoil must be in the hats of Liberals who dream of a Socialist America.
- Maryerin
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
Fulton J. Sheen
But you must understand:
October 3, 2009 - 20:26 ET by HockeyKidBut you must understand: those guys just didn't do socialism right! In the hands of enlightened liberals, America would be a socialist utopia, 'cause they know how to do it right! It's really quite simple. /sarc
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Going easy on Stalin
October 3, 2009 - 20:27 ET by Sergeant ROCKI could've sworn the number Stalin was closer to 50 million. He damned near starved everyone in the Ukraine to death and then some.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Yeah, but man that dude
October 3, 2009 - 20:47 ET by HockeyKidYeah, but man that dude lived LARGE! /sarc
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
True, but consider that we
October 3, 2009 - 21:01 ET by RR GOPTrue, but consider that we still aren't really sure how many millions died from the Spanish Influenza. I've heard estimates anywhere from 10 to 40 million.
Not really sure about the Nazi number...the typhus epidemic is virtually ignored as a factor, and a lot of those numbers came from...don't know where actually? The Soviets? Does that include bombings of work/concentration camps by the Allies? POW deaths included also?
As for Stalin, who knows? Are they taking into account the starvation due to forced collectivization and the disastrous wheat genetics program under Trofim Lysenko? Or merely Gulag numbers, in which case it would dwarf the Nazi death camp system.
We could also throw in the numbers of Indians who died on the Trail of Tears, reservations, epidemics, etc. plus millions more from various regimes around the world in just the last couple of centuries.
The point is well taken. Government bureaucracies with absolute or too much power get lots of people killed.
Wasn't all that supposed to end when the kings, emperors, Kaisers and Czars were all eliminated?
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
It is only a Median...
October 3, 2009 - 23:04 ET by maryerinStalin probably killed way more, Chairman Mao as well.
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
Fulton
J. Sheen
Well, maryerin, the Nazis
October 4, 2009 - 02:29 ET by JerWell, maryerin, the Nazis hated liberals, communists and Jews. Hitler and Stalin waged one of the most brutal and bloody wars of extermination against the other in world history--which makes it difficult to calulate the respective death tolls. But it does help to explain why Jews in this country have been for the most part liberal Democrats.
By the way, how many millions have died in the western democracies in the past half century as a result of socialized medicine--since virtually all of them have enacted some form of it?
How many millions do you expect to die in this country if it is enacted?
Jer
but liberals DO read...
October 4, 2009 - 23:24 ET by konoTrouble is, the only historical books they read tend to be those that share the same PC spin as their own.
It might be enlightening to learn how many Libs on Capitol Hill have actually read the Constitution, let alone the Federalist papers.
A Great Source
October 3, 2009 - 23:03 ET by maryerinThis is where I got my approximates:
http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstat1.htm
All stats are a median number from counts from numerous sources.
Wars are listed seperately from the Socialist leaders and their death toll. The numbers are counts for which the government is directly responsible.
The big print giveth, and the fine print taketh away.
Fulton
J. Sheen
Fulton Sheen quotes?
October 4, 2009 - 23:28 ET by konoPerhaps the fine print took the page away; but it might be time to check/update your link there...
Ed Shultz further
October 4, 2009 - 04:33 ET by Jack BauerEd Shultz further establishes himself as the de facto leader of the Democrat party. As Weiner just confirmed in their cosy rant.
He says the things they're always thinking. Like shoot your enemies.
Except al-kayda, and Islamo-terrorists everywhere.
They should be mirandized, offered a free high powered lawyer, and informed of their right to remain silent as they sip their government provided decaff latte skinny topped with hand chipped chocolate.
is scarborough
October 4, 2009 - 07:58 ET by sarainitalygoing to complain to Ed Schultz about his behavior?
FAT AND UGLY
October 4, 2009 - 14:32 ET by TWOTIMETUNAMichael Moore would have been put to work on a state farm if he was born in a communist country. They generally don't let the outside world see fat freaks like him. He has more chins than a chinese phone book.
The Government is the Enemy
Ed, your Democrats did shoot Republicans!
October 4, 2009 - 16:54 ET by j17ghsIt was called the Civil War, you asshole, and your Confederates wounded and killed hundreds of thousands of Republican-led troops after Democrats refused for more than 40 years to free slaves and then started stacking the Supreme Court to allow "black property" to be moved into non-slave states. It was called the Dred Scott decision. It's the same political maneuvering you filthy Democrats do today: it's called the War on Poverty. You raise our taxes to spread lies, ignorance and hate ... for people like you, it was the Klan yesterday and Stalin and Marx today. You're a real buffoon, Ed -- clearly small-minded with a mouth as big as your hindquarter.
Right, j17ghs, and the Rebs
October 4, 2009 - 19:10 ET by JerRight, j17ghs, and the Rebs especially hated those northeastern liberal abolitionists.
Jer
And the Rebs REALLY hated
October 4, 2009 - 19:14 ET by BO STINKSthe Christian Abolitionists!
"How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!" Sam Adams
Well, the Rebs were
October 4, 2009 - 19:38 ET by JerWell, the Rebs were overwhelmingly Christian, too. They were just convinced God was on their side.
Jer
Overwhelmingly
October 4, 2009 - 19:55 ET by RR GOPOverwhelmingly Protestant...just a note.
Very few of the southern soldiers ever benefitted from slavery. A major reason they actually lost the war.
There was no reason for the vast majority of European immigrants to go to the South as the power structure had most of the land and resources locked up run mostly by slave labor...few factories for employment, not much land left up for grabs like up in, say, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, etc.
Similar in a way to what happened to Rome. The incompetent Roman Senators controlled most of the land/slaves and it got to the point where they couldn't even feed their own people but depended upon extorting wheat from their province of Egypt.
Rather like ancient Socialism in a sense.
One of the 34% who thinks George W. Bush was a great President. One of the 86% who wants to bring back the stock and pillory.
RR GOP...Thanks tor the note.
October 4, 2009 - 20:08 ET by JerThanks for the note.
Actually, the major reason the South lost the war was the lack of ideological cohesion. There was strong unionist sentiment in every southern state. That and Jefferson Davis' disastrous loyalty to inept generals in the western theater.
Jer
why not the south?
October 5, 2009 - 00:04 ET by konoThere might be a simpler explanation for why most Europeans didn't go to the South -- one we tend to forget in contemporary times: Most Europeans aren't equipped to handle what summer brings to the South (without air conditioning, anyway).
FWIW, making a stand against authoritarian attitudes in Washington these days could give Conservatives a whole new perspective on the Civil War and the South. The wave of secessions and the onset of all-out war had more to do with the principle of state sovereignty than with the particular issue of slavery. Few of those states were so anxious to bolt from the Union that any issue would have sufficed. In the rest of the states, some men would have taken up arms against the feds; but the state itself wouldn't necessarily have seceded and gone to war.
Under no
October 4, 2009 - 21:38 ET by Pancho SanzaUnder no circumstances should fast eddie be taken on a hunting trip.
1) He would end up using the rifle as a phallic symbol.
2) As he probably has never held a firearm, the extreme responsibility of handling one would make him soil his underwear.
3) As long as he his calling for violence against another human being, I would wager that my 10 year old niece could put a tune up on his fat ass and not even break a sweat.
MSM: the suicidal suspension of reason and conscience.