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June 2, 2007JFK Terror plot, Bush, Reagan, ThompsonPrompted by my emails, I took a quick scan around the ‘net and noted that the rightwing blogs are doing double-time on the story while the leftwing blogs are either trying to downplay it or are outright ignoring the story. I think the left has a very amusing take on all of this: There is no such thing as terrorist plots - they’re just Bush constructs meant to raise his poll numbers. See, if a terror plot is thwarted, it’s because it wasn’t really a serious plot, it was just a haphazard idea that would have gone nowhere, and Bush is wrong to pimp it as news. In fact, the news broadcasts shouldn’t even be reporting on it, because it’s just Bushian propaganda. But if a terror plot succeeds, it’s either because Bush wanted it to succeed - to acquire power and take over the country - or it’s because Bush wasn’t paying attention, because he’s an inept moron. These people are so far gone that if a terrorist attack happens on a Democrat watch, it’s still - somehow - going to be Bush’s fault. He won’t have put enough safeguards in place, or something. If they can’t blame Bush, they might actually start blaming the terrorists. They’ll never blame the left for not taking things seriously enough, though. And the right have sent me a few rather amusing emails, today, too, along these lines:
I think Reagan was a realist, but when he declared amnesty he should have done something about security and enforcement 20 years ago, which only highlights that the problem is of illegal immigration long standing and that no president knew how to tackle it. I also think that people change. Are you the same person you were 20 years ago? I’m not. You can’t tell how anyone - or any immigrant - is going to turn out 20 years after you admit him to the country. So what, then? Should we just disallow all immigrants because someday, in 20 years, one of them might become a terrorist? Someday, in 20 years one of them might become something great, too. So, I think the “Reagan gave amnesty to a future terrorist” argument is an unconvincing one. But it is good to see a few Republicans remember that even the sainted Ronald Reagan did not always please them - as Reagan himself knew that some could never be pleased unless he went extreme. I also think those who are looking for Reagan’s re-incarnation in Fred Thompson might be disappointed. So far, all I see in Thompson is that he’s too slick by half, capable of playing with people’s heads, and that he’s fond of cigars…in all of that, he reminds me more of Bill Clinton than Ronald Reagan. Tomorrow my husband leaves for Japan out of JFK. I have beloved family in Queens, where these terrorists were hoping to kill a few hundred thousand or more. Despite the promptings of the left to “pay no attention to the man who has kept you safe for 6 years because there is no such thing as a war on terrorism, or jihad, and anyway, terrorists are mothers and fathers, just like us” I think I’ll err on the side of caution, here, and stick with the president who is doing what he can to keep us safe, and vote for the next guy who I believe can keep us safe, and I’ll shy away from both the slick packaging and the failed Clintonian method of treating terrorism as a law-enforcement problem…and I think I’ll continue to regard the war on terrorism as more than a simple “bumpersticker” phrase, thanks. http://theanchoressonline.com/2007/06/02/jfk-terror-plot-bush-reagan-thompson/trackback/ 9 Responses to “JFK Terror plot, Bush, Reagan, Thompson” |
June 3rd, 2007 at 12:11 am
Four arrested in plot to bomb fuel lines at JFK ai…
A plot to potentially destroy one of New York’s leading airports has been thwarted:…
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:41 am
They’re still trying to kill us…
4 Charged In Plot To Blow Up Fuel Lines At JFK According to NewsChannel4’s Jonathan Dienst, three people were arrested and one other was being sought Saturday in connection to a plot to blow up jet-fuel lines at John F….
June 3rd, 2007 at 11:09 am
I am glad to see someone else has the same opinion of Thompson that I do. At first I really liked the guy, but I have to say after looking at his voting record and seeing the disconnect between his career as a Senator and some of the things he says now….I have to wonder if there is not some political opportunism going on there. I would vote for him before I would vote for Hillary but still.. In fact I would not vote for Hillary if you put a gun to my head so I guess that is not really a big vote of confidence.
June 3rd, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Sunday Evening Links…
A fine "health and safety" rant from the UK. Tangled. It’s beyond Nanny State: Grannny State? The Media Mob. If they are so discontented, maybe they should do something else. I am part of the media, and I am happy as a clam.It’s about The …
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:49 pm
“…stick with the president who is doing what he can to keep us safe, and vote for the next guy who I believe can keep us safe, and I’ll shy away from both the slick packaging and the failed Clintonian method of treating terrorism as a law-enforcement problem…and I think I’ll continue to regard the war on terrorism as more than a simple “bumpersticker” phrase, thanks.”
In the news reports I’ve read, the plot was foiled by joint sfforts of the FBI and NYPD, both of which are law enforcement agencies. The announcement was made by a US Attorney, who is a law enforcement officer. It is encouraging to know that the FBI is still functioning well.
This episode shows the inability of President Bush’s war to keep us safe. If his sloganeering were true, we would be fighting these guys over there.
Servant of God John Paul II was right from the start that this war has been a “Defeat for Humanity,” and I do not feel safer because of it.
June 4th, 2007 at 7:25 am
The Anchoress Muses on JFK Terror Plot, Bush, Reagan and Thompson…
The Anchoress has a very interesting post up that talks about the JFK Terror plot, Bush, Reagan and Thompson.
Her thoughts on the JFK Terrorist plot and the likely response from the left blogosphere is spot-on:
I think the left has a very amusing take…
June 4th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Web Reconnaissance for 06/04/2007…
A short recon of whats out there that might draw your attention….
June 4th, 2007 at 12:23 pm
[...] It’s about The Narrative.TheAnchoress gets it. [...]
June 5th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
Displacement Detected Within The Zabar’s Zeitgeist…
Roger Simon explores how the Zabar’s Zeitgeist (as personified by a Nora Ephron item at the HuffPost) processes the FBI and thwarted terrorism attempts in Fort Dix and JFK airport. Meanwhile, the Anchoress notes that these stories have two memes:……