The Lunatic Left

I may not wait for nuclear war to head to a mountain redoubt and wait for the end. The end may already be near.

The unhinged Left, as Michelle Malkin calls them, have not disappointed in their reaction to the hunting accident involving VP Dick Cheney.

You may be surprised to learn that what actually transpired was not a sad accident involving friends. Instead, the accident was a result of a boozy weekend of adultery. Yes. And if you didn't know that, it's because Cheney's pals in the conservative media are keeping the news from you.

Some chowderhead named RJ Eskow writes this at the Puffington Host:

The real story is already emerging, if you're willing to do a little digging. Cheney and Whittington went hunting with two women (not their wives), there was some drinking, and Whittington wound up shot. Armstrong didn't see the incident but claimed she had, Cheney refused to be questioned by the Sheriff until the next morning, and a born-again evangelical physician has been downplaying Whittington's injuries since they occurrred.
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In addition to Cheney and Whittington, the hunting party included Katherine Armstrong (who was in the car at the time of the shooting: more on that later). After lots of evasive comments that only referred to a "third hunter," we now know her identity: Pamela Willeford, the US Ambassador to Switzerland.

Please make sure you are not handling firearms, or directing air traffic, when you read the rest of that piece.

On his radio show Hugh Hewitt spoke with Lawrence O'Donnell about the accident. O'Donnell, who apparently did not have an alien egg beater embedded in his brain, was quite serious in saying Cheney was probably drunk. Radioblogger has the transcript.

HH: Good to have you on. Lawrence O'Donnell, yesterday you posted at the Huffington Post about Dick Cheney, Was Cheney Drunk? Did you come up with the headline by the way?

LO: Yes, I did. That's the first time I've come up with my own headline. I think it was a very simple question that needed to be asked, that now has been asked, and the Vice President's answer is that I had one beer at lunch. When I raised this question, many people thought it was absolutely outrageous to even consider the possibility that Dick Cheney would have any trace of alchohol in his system. We now know that he did, and we have his word that it was one beer. I don't know what his word is worth on this subject. It isn't worth much to me, because he did everything he possibly could to avoid us being able to know the truth about that.

HH: Let me read the two paragraphs from yesterday's post at the Huffington Post. "How do we know there was no alcohol? Cheney refused to talk to local authorities until the next day. No point in giving him a breathalyzer then. Every lawyer I've talked to assumes Cheney was too drunk to talk to the cops after the shooting. The next question for the White House should be, was Cheney drunk? I have never gone hunting with ultra-rich Republicans on a Saturday afternoon, but I have seen them tailgating at Ivy League football games, so it's hard for me to believe that any of their Saturday lunches are alcohol free." Now first off, Larry, did you...what lawyers did you talk to that assumed Cheney was drunk?

There is a dangerous pathology loose in the Left. It goes beyond mere political differences. There is a soulless hatred akin to the animating rage behind the recent demonstrations across the Middle East over cartoons. If you think that is a stretch, take a look at these photos from zombietime. (WARNING, there are some graphic photos in here, including nudity and profanity)

This instant rush to spin conspiracy theories is troubling enough, but I am more concerned about what it means for the future. Is it healthy for this nation to contain within in it a significant portion of the population with such anger and disregard for basic human decency?

Through the media and the entertainment industry, this element influences our culture. With enemies like Iran rising, who will be there to meet them at the gates when the time comes? These young skulls full of mush?

The University of Washington's student senate rejected a memorial for alumnus Gregory "Pappy" Boyington of "Black Sheep Squadron" fame amid concerns a military hero who shot down enemy planes was not the right kind of person to represent the school.

Student senator Jill Edwards, according to minutes of the student government's meeting last week, said she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce."
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Ashley Miller, another senator, argued "many monuments at UW already commemorate rich white men."

Senate member Karl Smith amended the resolution to eliminate a clause that said Boyington "was credited with destroying 26 enemy aircraft, tying the record for most aircraft destroyed by a pilot in American Uniform," for which he was awarded the Navy Cross.

Smith, according to the minutes, said "the resolution should commend Colonel Boyington's service, not his killing of others."

The Lunatic Left is leeching out of our society what is needed most. A love of country, a love of God, respect, self-control.

If you need me, I'll be somewhere high in the Rockies.