His lack of ability to understand the nature of the enemy we face is a perfect reflection of the Chamberlainesque, "peace in our times" left that would soon have us in thrall to Islamofascism by their ignorant policy prescriptions. It seems he had an ulterior motive in writing this doggerel, though, as Friedman used his self-immolating New York Times piece as a veiled jab at Rudolph Giuliani who is, in his perception, a "candidate running on 9/11." Says Friedman:
We don’t need another president of 9/11. We need a president for 9/12. I will only vote for the 9/12 candidate.
He seems to be repudiating his previous writing on terrorism and, all of a sudden, imagining a world where all is honey and roses, but that the eeeevil terror-mongers are keeping us hiding under the bed in meaningless fear.
What does that mean? This: 9/11 has made us stupid. I honor, and weep for, all those murdered on that day. But our reaction to 9/11 — mine included — has knocked America completely out of balance, and it is time to get things right again.
Friedman goes on to trot out the old leftist trope that all our evil can be wrapped up in the Guantanamo Bay detainment facility.
You may think Guantánamo Bay is a prison camp in Cuba for Al Qaeda terrorists. A lot of the world thinks it’s a place we send visitors who don’t give the right answers at immigration. I will not vote for any candidate who is not committed to dismantling Guantánamo Bay and replacing it with a free field hospital for poor Cubans. Guantánamo Bay is the anti-Statue of Liberty.
I'm sorry, is the security of the U.S.A. something we should be selling with slick, Madison Avenue ad campaigns so that Guantanamo is perceived as a garden spot by the rest of the world, now? Should we be sad that immigrants might imagine that Guantanamo is a place that "visitors who don’t give the right answers at immigration" are sent to? Few Americans will be too upset that we might be seeing fewer immigrants coming here, for sure. If immigrants fear Guantanamo, many Americans will think it so much the better. But that aside, his claims about Guantanamo are absurd propaganda fed to a willing European populace none of which has a lick of truth in it. It looks like Friedman is only too happy to feed that perception against the better interests and safety of his own countrymen. Friedman then goes on to worry that foreign business travelers and tourists are avoiding the U.S.A. because we are so worried over terrorism here. But, even if he is right that our current airport restrictions are hurting tourism, he offers no solution. His bromides and whining offers us nothing to solve the problem he thinks he sees. Friedman then claims that we are a dilapidated country because our infrastructure is falling apart.
Look at our infrastructure. It’s not just the bridge that fell in my hometown, Minneapolis. Fly from Zurich’s ultramodern airport to La Guardia’s dump. It is like flying from the Jetsons to the Flintstones. I still can’t get uninterrupted cellphone service between my home in Bethesda and my office in D.C. But I recently bought a pocket cellphone at the Beijing airport and immediately called my wife in Bethesda — crystal clear.
He can thank his friends in the Democrat Party for the overweening regulation and the graft they have created with unions that hampers construction all of which causes this sort of stuff not the global war on terror or any security concerns across the nation. And, yes, Friedman thinks China is better than we are.
I just attended the China clean car conference, where Chinese automakers were boasting that their 2008 cars will meet “Euro 4” — European Union — emissions standards. We used to be the gold standard. We aren’t anymore.
I see. Does anyone in the world, ANYONE, think the Red Chinese care a whit about the environment and "emission standards?" His last paragraph is the "gold standard" of leftist idiocy, though.
We can’t afford to keep being this stupid! We have got to get our groove back. We need a president who will unite us around a common purpose, not a common enemy. Al Qaeda is about 9/11. We are about 9/12, we are about the Fourth of July — which is why I hope that anyone who runs on the 9/11 platform gets trounced.
So, let's just hide our heads in the sand, folks. Mr. Friedman thinks this whole al Qaeda thing is over. It's all so yesterday, like bellbottoms and disco. Out with the old and in with the new, baby. Friedman's ignorance of the threats we have faced since the 1970s -- even as we were unaware of them then -- is glaring in this lightheaded piece of fluff and a perfect example of how the left cannot be trusted with our national security. His ideas are the pet rock of punditry. Sooo yesterday.
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'He seems to be repudiating
September 30, 2007 - 04:39 ET by RESTLESS 1'He seems to be repudiating his previous writing on terrorism and, all
of a sudden, imagining a world where all is honey and roses, but that
the eeeevil terror-mongers are keeping us hiding under the bed in
meaningless fear."
Having read his previous writings, I agree that he is talking out of both sides of his mouth. I have read articles by him that rebuke the cut and run agenda of the left. If he thinks the 9/11 was no reason to be in attack mode, then what the hell was he watching on that day?
"You may think Guantánamo Bay is a prison camp in Cuba for Al Qaeda
terrorists. A lot of the world thinks it’s a place we send visitors who
don’t give the right answers at immigration. I will not vote for any
candidate who is not committed to dismantling Guantánamo Bay and
replacing it with a free field hospital for poor Cubans. Guantánamo Bay
is the anti-Statue of Liberty."
First of all, Gitmo is not a stopping point for legal immigratns who want to be citizens, it is being used as a prison for suspected terrorists. The enemy we are dealing with today wear no uniforms, and are dedicated to the destruction of our way of life. This guy friedman mus tbe some kind of moron.
" This: 9/11 has made us stupid. I honor, and weep
for, all those murdered on that day. But our reaction to 9/11 — mine
included — has knocked America completely out of balance, and it is
time to get things right again."
This may be the most asinine of his remarks. How on earth could the islamofascists made themselves more clear? As far as I am concerned, we as a Nation treat these people far too fairly. I am all for " innocent until proven guilty", but that pertains to U.S. citizens, not foriegn terrorists.
It make you wonder if he
September 30, 2007 - 06:31 ET by USA4freedomIt make you wonder if he might have a little different
feeling if they crashed that giant airplane in to the NYT’s building.
I know.. that would be like killing the terrorists biggest
ally, lets pretend..
The logic that goes on with these people astound me.
Ok, the world is going to die because the sea level has gone
up 1 inch in 100 years.
We are all going to be killed by these killer hurricanes
that will wipe out New York City.
http://www.climate.o...
Todays NYT:
/www.nytimes.com/2007/03/11/realestate/11cov.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/Subjects/H/Hurricanes%20and%20Tropical%20Storms&oref=slogin
At the same time, a suit case nuke destroying the entire
city that he lives in is.. no problem.
This man is a colossal idiot.
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
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I guess Friedman won't be
September 30, 2007 - 07:53 ET by motherbeltA lot of the world thinks it's [Guantamo] a place we send visitors who don’t give the right answers at immigration.
And your point is......?
So I guess Friedman won't be voting in '08...
I will not vote for any candidate who is not committed to dismantling
Guantánamo Bay and replacing it with a free field hospital for poor
Cubans.
Why would they need that when Michael Moore tells us Castro provides free, high quality health care for everyone?
About the nightmare of airport security: Well, Tom, you can thank your liberal ("You can't professionalize unless you federalize!") Democrat friends for that.
We need a president who will unite us around a common purpose, not a common enemy.
And that common purpose is.... Oh, darn it! Just hit my word limit for this column!
Friedman is right on. The
September 30, 2007 - 07:28 ET by mrsimeleFriedman is right on. The only reason 911 happened in the first place was because the current administration IGNORED all the warnings that such a catastrophe was about to occur. Isn't it a little strange that nobody on those planes was actually from Iraq? Or Iran? Friedman nailed this one. God bless his courage.
You are as simple minded,
September 30, 2007 - 07:52 ET by Warner Todd HustonYou are as simple minded, uninformed, and stupid as Friedman! I have a little hint for you to help you next time you want to tell us one of your little stories. Have a POINT! It makes it SO much nicer for the reader!
WTH, I cannot believe
September 30, 2007 - 11:42 ET by JasonCWTH,
I cannot believe you are a contributing editor of a respectable blog and you speak to a poster who responded to your article, and who doesn't name-call or engage in Kos-style attacks, with such hostility and rudeness simply because he disagrees with you.
Friedman, as always, makes excellent points and uses a controversial introduction to get your attention. If you want to argue that it's just plain insensitive to say such things only 6 years after 9/11, go ahead (though you won't win that argument). If you want to argue that he's flat-out wrong, feel free (you could probably make a stronger case). Friedman's editorial is not about whether we should or should not be in Iraq. He has argued against immediate withdrawal. His point is that certain politicians, particularly Giuliani, have made 9/11 their soapboxing bread and butter and it's just getting embarassing. If you think only leftist-types are offended by the continued cynical appropriation of 9/11, then I think you're way out of the loop.
This, I would argue, is Friedman's point. He's not saying China is better than us and he's not saying every detainee in Guantanamo should go scot free. Have you read the man's past columns? When 9/11 happened, he wrote the best analysis around, stuff that would make a right-winger tear up. He's also reasonable enough to know that it's not right to just use the event for emotional provocation anymore.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Sir, I am just sick and
September 30, 2007 - 11:46 ET by Warner Todd HustonSir, I am just sick and tired of people like Friedman and you and this other poster who want to forever blame all ills on the USA. In your minds we are the Great Satan, no matter what we do. You are with Iran, al Qaeda and our enemies in Europe. I find myself increasingly impatient with Chamberlains such as you all.
But, you are right. My name calling was intemperate. I take back the "stupid" part.
In your minds we are the
September 30, 2007 - 11:50 ET by JasonCIn your minds we are the Great Satan, no matter what we do. You are with Iran, al Qaeda and our enemies in Europe.
It's difficult to accept an apology that goes on to say this. It is obscene, absurd, and unfounded. Don't lump us with the tiny hard-left contingent that thinks Iran is morally better than the US. My argument, via Friedman, is that politicians who rely on 9/11 to make their case are losing credibility. Nothing more, nothing less.
Just because I'm not jumping up and down chanting "USA! USA!" doesn't make me sympathetic to our enemies.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
There are NO politicians who
September 30, 2007 - 11:57 ET by Warner Todd HustonThere are NO politicians who are beating 9/11 like a drum in this country. In fact, most seem to have forgotten it already themselves!
Even Rudy is not using it like he might.
Still, is he NOT entitled to even MENTION it in your book? It was his defining moment on a national level. How stupid would he be to pretend it never happened like you want to do?
IF you think pols today are beating 9/11 into the ground, then you have no historical perspective to know how past pols have beating issues into the ground. Look up the saying "waving the bloody shirt" and see how many decades THAT issue was beaten into the ground in Washington!
And, my apology will not be groveled for. Don't want it, don't accept it.
He's entitled to mention it
September 30, 2007 - 12:01 ET by JasonCHe's entitled to mention it all he wants, at the Republican debate to discredit Ron Paul, in his book, and I have no doubt he talks to himself about it in his sleep. But he, and the pundits that like to say their opponents are "living in a pre-9/11 world" are fair game for criticism about their continued use of it as justification for pretty much whatever they're promoting that day. That's all I'm saying.
If your apology for calling someone stupid (and it wasn't even me) is in the same post as an accusation that I embrace those who call America "The Great Satan", then thanks but no thanks.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Fine. But, if you think we
September 30, 2007 - 12:07 ET by Warner Todd HustonFine.
But, if you think we should forget about all the 9/11 stuff, should we also forget about slavery, Katrina, global warming? How about the Constitution? Is that all just yesterday, too? Are you tired of people talking about that darned old Constitution?
Is there ANYTHING you think is important enough to remember or talk about after it has happened?
In fact, I am mystified why you are holding this grudge against me for my intemperate language with the other guy? After all, it was so an hour ago!
You know... everything is relative. Let it go man!
WTH
September 30, 2007 - 12:13 ET byall you need to remember is "Bush lied people died" and any other lie the left wishes to indoctrinate into our minds
Supreme Court, National Security, Borders, Fiscal Restraint, my litmus test for President.
Hey troll, why don't you
September 30, 2007 - 08:25 ET by bretzysdudeHey troll, why don't you quit your job on the NYT staff, and realize that it's a paper of nothing but hopelessness?
You're right. If only
September 30, 2007 - 08:47 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltYou're right.
If only that eeevil George Bush had responded pre-emptively the way Bill Clinton had to the first WTC attack...oh wait...he didn't. Well, at least Bill Clinton learned his lesson and he pre-emptively avoided the embassy bombings- oh, that's right, he didn't do that either. But at least he learned about the USS Cole attack before it happened and- oh, sorry, that didn't really happen either.
Well, at least Bill Clinton finally went after Bin Laden, right?
Not so much.
But we can all agree that whatever happened or will happen, it's all Bush's fault!
Curent adminstration
September 30, 2007 - 08:55 ET by Steve08080Curent adminstration ignored the warnings? I guess the fact that the Klinton administration had OBL presented to them on a silver platter means nothing. Mr. Klinton had opportunities to apprehend OBL, but turned them down. Lets not forget about Ms. Gerlock's wall she built between the FBI and CIA. That "wall" prevented those two agencies from sharing information. A tactic the Klinton's used to prevent them from being investigated.
Like most dems, Friedman is spineless. Instead, like yourself blame the U.S. for all the world's problems. Just goes to show how scared you are. Forget 9/11? I take serious offense to that. I lost a friend in the WTC that day. I WILL NEVER FORGET. The dems and the rest of you libs, again diminish the value of life.
I've said this before on this site and I'll say it again. I've been fortunate enough to travel the world and have been to numerous places. THERE IS NO BETTER PLACE THAN THE GOOD OL U.S.A. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, LEAVE. You are not being forced to stay (like some other countries).
GOD BLESS AMERICA AND OUR TROOPS!!!!
Where's a bridge when you need one?
September 30, 2007 - 08:58 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsThe only reason 911 happened in the first place was because the current
administration IGNORED all the warnings that such a catastrophe was
about to occur.
Hmmm, when did planning for the 9-11 attack begin?
Who was President then?
Why did that President refuse to take custody of Bin-Laden, when repeatedly offered same?
Why did that administration destroy records pertaining to 9-11, rather than pass them on?
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Oh, OK, I get it.
September 30, 2007 - 09:06 ET by Seabeach4348Oh, OK, I get it. There were no terrorist organizations or terrorist supporters who hated America in Iraq or Iran before 9/11. They only came from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Afghanistan, etc., but never in Iraq or Iran. Profound.
Yes, Friedman nailed this one all right! But it really doesn't take courage on Friedman's part to prove to everyone that he's an imbecile.....it just takes practice.
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September 30, 2007 - 07:19 ET by mrsimele
I still can't believe Rush Limbaugh is disrespecting the men and women of the military. I find it even more disturbing that people on this website will stick up for Rush Limbaugh before they will stick up for our brave soldiers in Iraq. The comment that Rush made was crystal clear. He definitely was insulting the soldiers that dare question this misdirected War (occupation).
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BINGO!!! Why would Patraeus
September 27, 2007 - 03:23 ET by mrsimele
BINGO!!! Why would Patraeus NOT fabricate distortions and lies about the occupation in Iraq? Just like you said, Bush Co. would FIRE HIM!!!
After reading through the tracks, too many which to post and just way too much asshattery.....conclusion....CLOWN TROLL.
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Friedman is Fried ...
September 30, 2007 - 10:40 ET by paulrevere... and you are clinically insane.
BILL CLINTON refused to go after Bin Laden. BILL CLINTON and the Democrats gutted our military and refused to declare a war on terror. BILL CLINTON and his appeasement of radical islam is what emboldened Al Queda. BILL CLINTON, his complete lack of moral character, and THE DEMOCRATS are what put our government to sleep concerning terrorist threats. BILL CLINTON and THE DEMOCRAT PARTY were the incessant evil that weakened our nation.
I wonder if Friedman lost a son or daughter ...
September 30, 2007 - 08:49 ET by drewinmass61... in the towers that day he'd be so eager to just forgetaboutit.
As for the troll, (NYT intern), even if Bush *should* have connected the dots before the attack (something the Times whines about not doing as they dismantle and expose every tool we could use to help us do so), what does that have to do with Friedman being "right on" for telling us to forget about that day?
NYT
September 30, 2007 - 09:03 ET by DontFeedTheTrollsGuantánamo Bay is the anti-Statue of Liberty.
Sorry, you got that wrong Friedman, the New York Times is the anti-Statue of Liberty.
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Everytime I hear anything
September 30, 2007 - 09:15 ET by Dave DEverytime I hear anything from him it convinces me of one thing. If there's anything liberals and conservatives should be able to agree on it's that Thomas Friedman is basically retarded.
Friedman has totally exposed
September 30, 2007 - 09:38 ET by rimskyFriedman has totally exposed his trutherness. And isn't it disgustingly ironic that a word such as TRUTH has become a root for the labels attached to so many utter falsehoods. Friedman has joined the Rosie ranks of moonbats.
A new definition for the
September 30, 2007 - 10:29 ET by MikeBA new definition for the Democrat Newspeak English Dictionary:
Truth (n) any statement made by the left used to further their agenda, esp. when devoid of, or contrary to fact.
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Friedman needs to reflect
September 30, 2007 - 09:59 ET by c5thenWhy did his ancestor's come to this country? Why is he content to stay in this country? He probably can't answer those questions.
He takes what other countries say in their marketing literature and in conventions as gospel truth, yet refuses to believe what is obvious about his own country.
Most of his problems with our country are either falsehoods, exagerated, or the result of his liberal buddie's policies. If he is so enamoured with China's militarily controlled Cell phone network, perhaps he should go live in China for a few years as a regular every-day citizen (not a VIP foreign journalist) and see how he likes it?
I hope that anyone of the candidates that runs on the "Federal-Government-can-fix-social-issues" ticket gets trounced and exposed for the socialists that they are.
The day that "politician" became a career choice is the day we started losing the Republic. Let's get it back! Fred08.com
Friedman's column is like
September 30, 2007 - 11:12 ET by motherbeltFriedman's column is like those displays you see in supermarkets. You know, the ones that show baskets of groceries and the totals, for the the market you're in and two competitors.
Of course, the market you're in has the lowest total. That's because they purposely filled the baskets with all the items that they sell cheaper. You could go to either competitor and see their baskets, which would have lower totals than the store you're in now, because THEY picked the items.
People like Friedman can always cherry-pick little things in other countries that are better than here. So he comes up with 3 things that are better in other countries. Whoop-di-freakin' doo!
Friedman is probably right
September 30, 2007 - 11:30 ET by OttoWe have made a bit of a fetish of wallowing in our sorrow and self pity. And Rudy's campaign is a good example. Somewhere someone has published a parody of Rudy demanding to be elected President of 9/11. It just about sums up his message. Mind you we do like wallowing in our pain, wonderfulness and superiority over other countries, it's one of the reasons we are so popular around the world today. The boastful ugly American has always been a bit of national stereotype and Friedman's probably right pointing out that its become counter productive in all sorts of ways. I can imagine the howls of rage already. All these furriners should be made to wear little US flag replicas in their buttonholes and then they would know what we're suffering. Unfortunately because the 9/11 experience got highjacked for political reasons by people like Bush and Rudy it's progressively destroyed its validity.
No, not really. You miss on
September 30, 2007 - 11:41 ET by Warner Todd HustonNo, not really. You miss on all counts.
Leave him be, Warner
September 30, 2007 - 11:45 ET by BlondeOtto's one of the old trolls...not worth a response.
If he chooses to live in lib la la land, so be it.
Reality is what matters to people like you & me.
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Otto sounds like he's describing liberals
September 30, 2007 - 23:07 ET by RJ"Mind you we liberals do like wallowing in our victimhood, wonderfulness and superiority over conservatives, it's one of the reasons we are so popular around the country today. The boastful liberal has always been a bit of national stereotype and Friedman's probably right pointing out that its become counter productive in all sorts of ways."
LOL Good one!
September 30, 2007 - 23:29 ET by Warner Todd HustonLOL
Good one!
Huh??
September 30, 2007 - 15:01 ET by drewinmass61The fact that politicans on both sides try to use 9/11 to advance their political agenda has "progressively destroyed the validity of 9/11"?? Exactly how is that when Islamofacists are still intent on doing everything they can to kill every one of us? Or is that just all a Karl Rove secret ploy? Enlighten me to the connection please.
Challenge to Otto
September 30, 2007 - 22:59 ET by timotheOtto, exactly what is so damn wonderful about being popular with other countries? And exactly which foreigners outside the press have said anything at all about ugly boastful Americans? I have been to Europe many times and I never received anything but most the warmest welcome from my European hosts.
I challenge you to convince the group here that Americans have become unpopular in the world AND that the unpopularity has caused the USA any consequences whatsoever.
What are you smokin' Fried-man
September 30, 2007 - 11:49 ET by Mistah Bitterman"9/11 is over" and we all should just move on.
Well apparently now we have permission to move on from Katrina, Election 2000, Slave trade in America, Assassinations of JFK -RFK- & MLK, The "war" on poverty, Vietnam, and anything else the leftists throw about to show what a bad country we live in.
If they hate America so much the obvious solution is to leave go and elsewhere. If the lefties would undertake this truly magnanomous gesture, then America will be the really great country that we all know it is.
Partisan Hack
September 30, 2007 - 11:50 ET by pbthinkerFreidman has shown himself, in this piece at least, to be little more than a partisan hack. Liberals, apparently believe that, if 9/11 is on people's minds, when they enter the polling booth, they may lose again. If they're successful in convincing Americans that we have to forget 9/11, they feel they have a chance. This, in my opinion, is partisan in the worst way. Our security should be on everyone's mind in every election. The fact that Mr. Friedman wants to convince people that's not true just shows he's trying to have an affect of how the public views Democrats, without regard to our security.
Finally, I would defy Mr. Friedman to find one "immigrant" who has been placed in Guantanamo because he was an immigrant. That sort of statement is so disingenuous, it's pathetic.
Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
Janson you said: Just
September 30, 2007 - 12:27 ET by USA4freedomJanson you said:
Just because I'm not jumping up and down chanting "USA!
USA!" doesn't make me sympathetic to our enemies.
Well it sure looks like it.
I’m sure you are not one of “those nuts that yell USA, USA. God
forbid.
Then when the mushroom cloud appears over NYC, you jackasses
will be the first to say: well why did you not stop it, and when did you know
about it?
These are the boys of Pointe du Hoc.
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First of all I did not use
September 30, 2007 - 12:32 ET by JasonCFirst of all I did not use the phrase "those nuts", though you've included it in your quotation in a cheap attempt to make it seem as though I did.
Second, my point is that a person who doesn't constantly reiterate that we are the best country in the world (though we are) is not automatically in league with MoveOn or sympathetic to Iran. If you can't be self-critical (about our own country and those within it like Rudy and Hillary who, in spite of their tiresome rhetoric, do not represent America for me), then the debate goes nowhere. We can only get so far condemning Europe, the spectre of socialism, and Islamic ideology; and not far at all, really.
"He was, and is yet, most likely, the wearisomest, self-righteous
pharisee that ever ransacked a Bible to rake the promises to himself
and fling the curses on his neighbors." -Emily Bronte
Rudy is the next FDR
September 30, 2007 - 12:23 ET by third eyeWe can’t afford to keep being this stupid! We have got to get our
groove back. We need a president who will unite us around a common
purpose, not a common enemy. Al Qaeda is about 9/11. We are about 9/12,
we are about the Fourth of July — which is why I hope that anyone who
runs on the 9/11 platform gets trounced.
I am looking forward to the article Friedman writes the day after Rudy is elected president. I also hope someone takes a picture of him as he learns the news.
What does this dummy not
September 30, 2007 - 12:23 ET by Conservative_in_mass.What does this dummy not get? 9-11 is "over?" says who? Ohhh the great NYT says so, so it must be. Sorry, its not that way anymore. The paper of record has become the paper of the rejected...as in a parrot for extreme left views.
Remember on the fifth anniversary of 9-11,when you needed a Bloodhound to find video of the attacks on MSM outlets because libtoids like Friedman said America was not ready to see those images, they were too troubling especially "for the children".
So now its ok to forgive and forget? What a gullible, sophmoric idiot this guy is. And the Times wonders why its' stock has tanked during one of the largest run ups in the market over the past 5 years.
Get a clue...it's because your product (your newspaper articles) SUCKS. Get it now? Yet you continue to pander to a base that can't even buy enough fish wrap to keep your stock above 20 bucks. I'm sure the B.O.D. loves that.
I've said it before and I will say it again, people like Friedman, with their liberal views would be the first ones to get their domes lopped off by the filthy Islamofacists if they were ever to infultrate our nation. Yet they defend these sub humans at every turn. It boggles the mind.
The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~ Unknown
I'll get "over" 9/11 if
September 30, 2007 - 12:26 ET by wiwfI'll get "over" 9/11 if lieberals will get "over" BDS.
I wish this guy could have said the same thing about Pearl Harbor and Russia. What a retard.
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I will consider becoming
September 30, 2007 - 15:04 ET by Clear thinkerI will consider becoming anti-war when the left becomes pro-life!
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The time to forgive is
September 30, 2007 - 12:36 ET by MikeBThe time to forgive is after the last Islamofascist is either dead or swears on a stack of Korans that he acknowledges that Islam is just one of may religions and is NOT the One True Religion and that he repudiates "jihad" against "infidels" forever. The time to forget is after the heat death of the universe.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
The degree of despondency
September 30, 2007 - 14:59 ET by KStormThe degree of despondency among liberals is directly related to the perceived failure of their efforts at cultural imperialism. Friedman and his ilk of course will forget about all their woes if a liberal becomes President.
Failure to Understand
September 30, 2007 - 16:06 ET by mattmToo many people don't understand the mindset of Islam. According to Islam all people are born Muslims. As they grow up and adobt other belief systems they become unbelievers - infidels who have betrayed Allah and are therefore deserving of death.
The goal of Islam is to convert the world to Islam, by force if necessary. Until the rest of the world understands this and resolves to stop it, we will be in danger of losing our freedom and our lives.
Thomas Jefferson knew this, why don't we?
The leaders in Muslim
September 30, 2007 - 16:16 ET by Clear thinkerThe leaders in Muslim countries use Islam to control their people.
Hatred is the tool of choice for controlling them.
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Mr Friedman's commentary
September 30, 2007 - 23:32 ET by merlin61If this country is sooooooo bad, Mr. Friedman
is free to leave and go to China where its so
pristine , or go to Cuba and stay in one of their
luxury hospitals. Maybe he can start one of
those hospitals for poor Cubans while he's there
Just plain ignorant.