> This is a necessary illusion, preserving as it does the ever-present idea that
> the US is the world's shining city on a hill, a light unto the nations. Anyone
> who drifts from this story by speaking bluntly (by calling Frau Rice a war
> criminal for example) is stamped as being 'full of hate', off the ranch and not
> worth paying attention to.
Condosleeza is certainly a war criminal, but I kind of prefer Jon Stewart's take on her appearance the other day in her "new Star Fleet uniform."
Infoshop.org gets hate mail almost daily from right wingers. We find them very amusing and we try to outdo each other in snarky replies. Our favorite bit is to point out that we aren't liberals or Democrats.
The "hate" mostly comes from the right wing.
BTW, several of us had been talking about doing a funny project about David Horowitz, but his recent "Discover the Network" demonstrated that he is far more effective at making himself look nuts.
I'm just waiting for him to link me to Osama bin Laden and Hillary Clinton.
Chuck