http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=an-appalling-comparison n. the principle of good order<br /><br /> "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:25:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16079 Derek Copold Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:16:33 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/#comment-16079 You got to hand it to the boys at The Weekly Standard: They so into self-parody, no satirist need bother. You got to hand it to the boys at The Weekly Standard: They so into self-parody, no satirist need bother.

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16071 Indya Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:29:51 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/#comment-16071 Unbelievable. This McCarthyistic red scare stuff has to stop. Unbelievable. This McCarthyistic red scare stuff has to stop.

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16070 mbtogut Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:21:38 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/#comment-16070 Talk about trivializing a significant historical event by inane comparison. This is the inverse of the frequent invocation of Hitler or Stalin to describe one's political opponents. Both examples cheapen the political discourse by sucking the meaning out of the things to which they refer. Not that we can expect better from the editors of the Weekly Standard. Talk about trivializing a significant historical event by inane comparison. This is the inverse of the frequent invocation of Hitler or Stalin to describe one’s political opponents. Both examples cheapen the political discourse by sucking the meaning out of the things to which they refer. Not that we can expect better from the editors of the Weekly Standard.

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16069 One Lazy Dog Sat, 25 Oct 2008 21:18:40 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/#comment-16069 this really makes it clear why the NYT chose Kristol as their house neocon - it allows them to give "the other side" a voice, whilst being guaranteed that the column is nothing but nonsense this really makes it clear why the NYT chose Kristol as their house neocon – it allows them to give “the other side” a voice, whilst being guaranteed that the column is nothing but nonsense

]]> http://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/comment-page-1/#comment-16066 Grumpy Old Man Sat, 25 Oct 2008 20:36:31 +0000 http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2008/10/25/an-appalling-comparison/#comment-16066 The next cover will no doubt show Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Rice in a parody of the flag-hoisting on Iwo Jima. The next cover will no doubt show Cheney, Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Rice in a parody of the flag-hoisting on Iwo Jima.

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