On Thursday, Instapundit’s Glenn Reynolds was curious how quickly Israel would be blamed for Hamas’ activities in Gaza, with the answer expeditiously coming from the Boston Globe.
Well, CNN’s Jack Cafferty one-upped the Globe Friday by actually blaming Hamas' takeover of Gaza on – wait for it! – President George W. Bush.
Color me unsurprised.
In his normal spot on CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Cafferty exhibited some of the most extraordinary Bush Derangement Syndrome yet as he blamed every problem in the Middle East on the current White House (video available here):
When there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, President Bush immediately seized on the idea of bringing freedom and democracy. How is that working out for you, Mr. President? The United States also pressured the Palestinians to hold elections. They elected Hamas, a terrorist organization. How is that working out for you, Mr. President?
Hamas has now seized Gaza, the Abbas government has been dismantled and Hamas militants has been on a rampage, pillaging government institutions. It's very unlikely they'll be dipping their fingers in ink wells there anytime soon. A week ago, Condoleezza "Photo Op" Rice babbling about Bush's democracy agenda being morally right and politically necessary. How is that agenda working out for you, madam secretary?
And when you look around the rest of the neighborhood, freedom, democracy, endangered species in Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Hamid Karzai's democracy in Afghanistan hanging on by a fingernail as the Taliban works furiously to make a comeback there. The argument could be made that the Middle East is closer to conflagration right now than at any time since we tried to force people in that part of the world to see it our way.
The ignorance of history exhibited by Cafferty in this segment was so breathtaking that my wife has just called 911 to rush respirators to our house STAT!
After all, just when did this “[forcing] people in that part of the world to see it our way” start, Jack? You think that began when we invaded Iraq? Or, do you think governments all over our planet – including prior to the formation of the United States of America – have been imposing their will on this region for centuries nay millennia?
Furthermore, Jack, when did the al-Aqsa Intifada begin, and who was president at the time? And who was president when Osama bin Laden first declared war on America, or bombed our embassies in Africa, or the U.S.S. Cole? And who was president when the Islamic Revolution occurred in Iran?
In reality, a dolt like Cafferty would probably answer “Bush,” “Bush,” “Bush,” “Bush,” and “Bush.”
Honestly, how does someone with so little knowledge of world history rise to such a lofty position at CNN?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Jack is obviously making an a
June 16, 2007 - 17:40 ET by drillanwrJack is obviously making an audition tape for ABC and Baba Wawa to fill Rosie's seat on "The View".
drillanwr
June 16, 2007 - 17:42 ET by Noel SheppardD,
Forgive me, but the imagery in that statement is sick-making. :-) ns
I knew somebody would get the
June 16, 2007 - 17:46 ET by drillanwrI knew somebody would get the double meaning ... LOL!
Noel, that's why you get the bucks, sir.
Drill
June 16, 2007 - 17:50 ET by Noel SheppardD,
Brings me back to a marvelous Groucho Marx line: That reminds me of a joke that is so disgusting I'm ashamed to think of it myself. :-) ns
That line from Arthur : "
June 16, 2007 - 17:59 ET by drillanwrThat line from Arthur : "Sometimes I just think funny things."
My favorite scene in the movie ...
Drill
June 16, 2007 - 18:08 ET by Noel SheppardD,
Funny. My son and I were just discussing that line yesterday. We were heading to my athletic club where he now works, and he just started laughing for no reason. I asked, "What's so funny?" He said, "I'm like Arthur. Sometimes I just think funny thoughts." :-) ns
Heh-heh! I use it all the tim
June 16, 2007 - 18:19 ET by drillanwrHeh-heh! I use it all the time ... ; ^)
"It's a very small count
June 16, 2007 - 18:21 ET by Chris Norman"It's a very small country..." :)
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
Is anyone else goin
June 16, 2007 - 18:09 ET by Army BratIs anyone else going to jihadwatch.org? The discussions that occur there can be quite educational. There are articulate arguments on both sides of most issues and little name calling or vitriol involved. You can draw your own conclusions about who usually lashes out first when argument fails. I've been trying to educate myself about Islam, and not just from this one site, and...holy crap...it's a dictators dream. This new Caliphate that is supoosed to be formed soon...after Armegeddon...the lead puppet in Iran sayin' he would gladly sacrifice 2/3 of Iran if it meant the destruction of Israel...nuts soon to be nuts with nukes.. Am I wrong to fear Islam?
No. The dhimmis in this cou
June 16, 2007 - 18:22 ET by drillanwrNo. The dhimmis in this country and around the world are wrong not to ... They put us all in danger.
Cafferty on the View
June 16, 2007 - 19:44 ET by CTCafferty will come out as an aging Drag Queen. All he need is a dress and lipstick.
And Cafferty passes Olbermann
June 16, 2007 - 17:59 ET by Chris NormanAnd Cafferty passes Olbermann on the far left turn, but Olbermann is still a close second. The rest of the racers are still hanging close in the Bush Bash Derby...
The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.
- Arabian Proverb
America's confirmed and una
June 16, 2007 - 18:22 ET by BondPlainBondAmerica's confirmed and unapologetically biased Liberal journalists - Pathetic, cowardly, unethical, neurotic, and dishonest.
I guess using Jack's philosop
June 16, 2007 - 18:31 ET by Sonny LykosI guess using Jack's philosophy one could say to Carol, out for the evening with a few friends instead of staying home and studying, and subsequently gets raped in the parking lot, Jack would say to her: "So how's that evening working out for you Carol."
All you can figure is that gu
June 16, 2007 - 18:44 ET by Atomic CrusaderAll you can figure is that guys like Mr.Cafferty are really well paid because he makes no sense whatsoever. Poster child for BDS.
Damn. I know this is off
June 16, 2007 - 19:04 ET by Army BratDamn. I know this is off topic but...just figgered out drillanwr. (duh) Hell yes! I live in Alaska and have for 50 years. I love this land and all that goes with it, that's why I'm here. (From 110 above to 75 below) All the tree huggers predicted death for the Caribou when the pipeline went in. Population went up instead. Nuthin' t' do with the pipeline...Nature carries on. Has anyone seen the ad or any ad against drilling up here? I understand there's one that shows waterfalls and mountains and Elk in a pristine setting opposing despoiling the land for oil. Sorry...no Elk, and where they wanna drill, no mountains or waterfalls Just a nasty swamp y' call Tundra full of biting flies and mosquitoes that Caribou haul ass to get away from in the summer. Total distortion of the facts. I guess they also imply that the majority of Alaskans don't want drilling. Lies!!! Misled foks in the lower 48 think they're helping us by opposing drilling. Nothing could be further from the truth. Happy Trails...
Cafferty is to internationa
June 16, 2007 - 21:03 ET by daveinbocaCafferty is to international news as Nancy Grace is to legal reporting---a complete joke that is unfunny. This gruff facade hides a truly ugly ignoramus living down to the standard of CNN in international news.
Cafferty is that nasty little pr*ck inside most large males that he displays for all to see. Another in CNN's parade of daily third-raters. Grace and Cafferty are a perfect match for Ted Turner's delirium tremens.
Hey Jack! You look old, baldi
June 16, 2007 - 22:25 ET by Mica the MagnificentHey Jack! You look old, balding, tired and in ill-health. How's that working out for you?
I love this job. Mainly because when I go home I have a goldfish, a mattress on the floor, and a 40 watt bulb hanging from the ceiling in the middle of my studio apartment waiting for me. - - Jack summarizing his life
Best of FS: Jack Cafferty Edition
June 16, 2007 - 22:35 ET by Free Stinker~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The MSM supports the troops. The enemy's troops!
The Left has been pushing Isr
June 17, 2007 - 02:12 ET by mattmThe Left has been pushing Israel to exchange land for peace and they ceded the land, but they have not gotten the peace. Israel has only ever acted in self defense, yet the Left blames them. The only blame Bush could possibly deserve is to the extent that he makes the same mistake everyone else makes, namely, believing that the Arabs and Palestinians want anysort of peace that allows Israel to exist.
And who was president when Os
June 17, 2007 - 11:40 ET by Dave RAnd who was president when Osama bin Laden first declared war on America, or bombed our embassies in Africa, or the U.S.S. Cole? And who was president when the Islamic Revolution occurred in Iran?
Good point, but for most of the Blame America First crowd, which includes Mr. Cafferty, nothing that took place on this planet prior to January of 2001 has any bearing whatsoever on current events.
It appears that to many of his crowd, the world didn't exist before that time.
Dave
June 17, 2007 - 11:57 ET by Noel SheppardDave,
That's exactly the point. To the left and their media minions, there is no history prior to March 19, 2003. Everything else is irrelevant. As a result, everything can be blamed on the current White House.
It's beyond disgraceful. It's immoral and unethical. And the fact that a large percentage of so-called enlightened progressives participate in the charade is possibly even more despicable.
Wake up, folks. The planet wasn't created four years ago! ns
...enlightened progressives..
June 17, 2007 - 12:41 ET by Dave R...enlightened progressives.....
Now there is a contraditction in terms if there ever was one.
For all of the left's supposed enlightenment, these people constantly reveal themselves to be utterly ignorant of history, particularly Arab history since the time of Mohammed. Sure, Arab history has a few bright spots in such areas as mathematics and astronomy, but once Islam was introduced to (forced upon?) the region, whatever quest for knowledge that existed was ruthlessly supressed in favor of a barbaric existence.
These same progressives are quick to point to the Christian Church and its unfortunate period of intellectual darkness, but the Christian Church eventually reformed and matured. Islam is still operating essentially the same way today as it was in the 7th-10th Centuries, when it was destroying libraries all over civilized Europe. Islam in the 21st century is also still treating women as they always have-property. Funny how the so-called enlightened champions of women's rights so conveniently ignore this.
This country's involvement in that region didn't occur until the extreme latter part of the 19th Century, yet we are somehow to blame for the strife that has been going on there since probably before the beginning of recorded history. How ignorant does one have to be to join the ranks of the enlightened?
Someone once asked the question, "How will you know where you are going, unless you know where you've been?"
I fear too many today are going through life in this world blind as a bat.
The other day I couldn't find
June 17, 2007 - 18:52 ET by RedGuyBlueStateThe other day I couldn't find any parts for my computer. I blamed George Bush. :P
"This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it."
-- Fred Thompson as Admiral Josh Painter (The Hunt for Red October)