Give me a minute, I’ll probably change my mind again
It took me until the third post of his to realize it, but this blogger speaks the truth.
Michelle Malkin, much like Ann Coulter, has come to understand that ‘Conservativism’ now means to many so-called Conservatives…
It means racial, cultural and religious animus.
It means welcoming and encouraging the ‘Clash of Civilizations’.
It means, ultimately, the offer of either subjugation or extermination to the ‘Other’.
My uncomfortableness with the Dubai ports deal has been very tentative and qualified - based simply on the UAE’s history as the center for finance in the Muslim world and therefore, by default, finance for terrorism - not to mention UAE citizens involved in 9/11.
But Dennis is right, and it’s kind of surprising that in this day and age Democrats, usually so quick to denounce xenophobia, are just blindly engaging in it without disclaimer or qualification.
He’s wrong about one thing, though.
Not that Malkin would be so crude as to lay these particular cards on the public table.
She couldn’t give away those particular cards more clearly if they were pasted to her head.
(Thanks to both sonic and jade in comments for bringing this blog to my attention)
That post doesn’t “get it” in my opinion. He is mostly reactionary in his argument, pushing two tired stereotypes - “Republican xenophobia” and “politically opportunistic Democrats” - instead of addressing the real substance of the issue. Noticeably absent is the fact that the UAE port company is state-owned, whereas the current British port company is not. This is an immediate red flag for me, although my protectionist views make me wary of ANY foreign based company, state-owned or not, managing US infrastructure. It goes both ways, too. US companies like KBR should end the economic imperialism and give control over infrastructure back to Iraqis, who can best decide how to manage their resources. One only has to listen to c-span for a few minutes during open calls to understand that plenty of people are disgusted that the ‘AY-Rabs’ are owning our ports, but don’t let the xenophobia that is ingrained in the heartland distract from what people like Sen. Menendez are doing in the interest of the nation.
Comment by bvac — February 23, 2006 @ 12:20 pm
People aren’t talking as much about the fact that this may be the usual Bushco giveaway to their pals. Standard cronyism. Den the Pez is Mr. Bee in Bonnet to Pajamas Media. He can sometimes be totally on fire!
Comment by Pinko Punko — February 25, 2006 @ 7:54 am
What strikes me about this Dubai thing is the hypocrisy. If Kerry had announced this deal, well, then there would be holy war - every single blog calling itself “conservative” would be completely up in arms over this. But Bush truly can do no evil, even if the evil is only in their eyes.
Basically, Bush does it = golden. If anybody but a conservative does it… well, then we drag out the 101st Keyboarders and start troop drops!
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