Deny...Then Rationalize
This news is only just breaking and I have already heard and read so many outrageous comments by Bush supporters. I am not angered by that, I more want to plead with them to stop staunchly taking a position that makes them a mockery. I sincerely do not mean to denigrate when I say that. It almost saddens me when I see and hear good Americans passionately involved in this country's political footprint, but somewhere cross the line between supporting their President, even their party and blindly rationalizing a President's abuses of power just because he "was their guy". When are they going to question? When are they going to be angered over their betrayed loyalty? When are they going to show this administration that even their supporters have an absolute obligation to demand the truth?
A couple examples of my responses to rather surprising arguments from the right...
The President has the authorization to declassify any information.
The President...an ethical President does not act in a vacuum. Especially when it comes to N.I.E's, an administration does not whisper in the VP's ear to leak it to the press. Especially when it is done to beat up someone who publicly presented facts that undermined the President's core rationale for taking us to war. You can't sell that now matter how well you paint it. On this, an AMERICAblog comment provides the following link to the executive order issued by the Bush administration that covers handling of classified material. (Executive Order 13292).
Well, Valerie Plame was just an analyst.
Outing an undercover C.I.A. officer is a crime. Period. And please consider that even Bush, before this broke denounced the action as a crime that would be "taken care of". Also, he had plenty to say on this issue "before". Now, with this information out, "the White House has no comment".
This seems to show the typical pattern - first deny and when you can no longer deny...rationalize. How long does someone do this before they finally admit they are simply backing the wrong horse?
13 comments:
I have long said that if Bush got up on a stage and ate a live human baby his supporters (sychophantic sheeple) would applaud and claim it has always been proper for Bush to eat babies and that they will start eating babies too.
In your post you castigate those who blindly rationalize positions while doing that very thing yourself.
You seem to imply that Plame was working in a covert capacity when she was "outed". By all accounts that is false. Further, her employment at the CIA was "widely known". That according to Andrea Mitchell. As one who apparently follows current events, you must be aware of both facts, yet you chose to omit them because they don't support your view and lucy's view of Bush as baby killer.
Obviously you are "blindly rationalizing" your position.
As I've written in the past, when you boil it down, leftism is about having an excuse to hate.
Lucy, right or wrong I laughed out loud when I read this. A funny analogy.
Jack, I do not castigate at all as a matter of fact I take the step to say that is not how I feel. I would wish for your own good that you would be more receptive to facts. Her being outed is not false at all, it is fact. Even Bush, who you defend so vehemently knows and admits that. What exactly am I rationalizing Jack? That comment is baseless and makes no sense at all.
Everyone who can discern and/or discuss a fact is looking for excuses to hate? That is really what you think? You force me to feel a bit sorry for you.
p.s.
I decided I had to add that you saying Lucy and I view Bush as a baby killer is the PERFECT example of your ease with distorting the truth, distorting statements, spinning it to suit your view and then stating it as if it were fact.
Wow... it's great to see you're blogging again. Blog ON, Ma'am...
G-T L. Hello! How wonderful of you to welcome me back. Oh, how I have missed it.
I've given up. You can't rationalize with the right. When you try, you get people like Jack Jones who can't understand the differnce between the facts and flagwaving, and their number one way of arguing is "you did it, too" or more often, "Clinton did it, too." I can't deal with it anymore. I no longer have any patience or tolerance of these people.
Daedalus, I do understand the frustration.
Penelope, I respect your opinion but disagree with you resorting to name calling. That solves nothing. Now, in my opinion Bush heads the most criminal administration in our history exercising massive abuses of power. I say this because we are in a war which at its foundation violates the Geneva Conventions on many levels. Intelligence was manipulated to duplicitously gain the trust and support of the American people. He and his administration willfully trample human rights to further an agenda of control, power and greed. I say this also because he is a proven liar. He tells Americans they should be willing to sacrifice their liberty for security. A concept that wholly goes against the American philosophy.
Penelope, this is a portion of my argument and your argument was...."Idiot". If you decide you would like to re-think that argument, by all means stop by again - but only for a reasoned, calm and respectful debate.
Subsunk,
Your comment and my response got lengthy was better suited for a new post. You can find my response there.
Megan
I have to say that the "baby" analogy was the funniest damn thing I've ever heard!
Thank you!
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