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More from an idiot	Itsdb	06/10/04
Pardon the uncensored bs from... Ted Rall, "America's BS detector" Thursday, June 10, 2004 Rush Declares Jihad On Your Humble Narrator! I don't understand why so few of my fellow Democrats are afraid to say in public what they say in private, over beers with their friends. And I can't imagine how anyone, even hard-right Reaganite Christianists, can find it surprising or confusing that not everybody is convulsing with grief now that the guy has finally admitted, 20 years late, that he's dead. After all, millions of Americans became homeless because of his budget cuts of psychiatric facilities. Millions more lost their jobs because he bankrupted the federal treasury. And half a million people died of AIDS because he refused to fund research into the disease. Millons of college students were forced to drop out of school because of him, and millions of other Americans earned, and still earn, less because of his union busting and corporate welfare. Surely conservatives must recognize that those people--most people--might still hold a grudge, what with the death and maiming and poverty and all. Alas not. For we must all kneel at the casket of a man who didn't give a shit about his own children, much less the citizenry at large. Well, not me, anyway. And for that unpardonable sin, right-wing talk radio king Rush Limbaugh lambasted me on his nationally syndicated radio show yesterday. It should be pointed out, by the way, that this cowardly drug-addled blowhard didn't dare go toe to toe with me on his program to discuss Reagan. http://www.rall.com/rants.html As I commented to an answer on my previous Rall post, if Rall doesn't want to respect the man or the office, he could at least respect the fact that many, including the family are grieving the loss of a man they loved. It's hypocritical, and typical of those of this mindset, to detest a perceived insensitivity by Reagan toward certain groups, and be so utterly insensitive and insulting at this time of loss...and have the gall to call himself "Your Humble Narrator." Steve
Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 06/10/04 1:23 pm: Of course he isn't through... What About His Family? One emailer asks: Mr. Rall, you have the right to say anything that you want. Mr. Reagan is dead. But Mrs. Reagan is alive and can be hurt by what you say. She is suffering right now and having to go through the funeral of her husband. I know, I've been there, done that. Couldn't you wait until after the funeral before beginning your rant? First of all, everyone has family. When Fidel Castro dies, his relatives will be sad, but I doubt that'll cause Republican commentators to lay off. (And yes, I'm comparing Reagan to Fidel--even though Castro isn't quite as bad as Reagan.) Nor should it. Second, the only time America will talk about Reagan's legacy is now. In two weeks, no one'll care. That's why we're talking about this now. On the other hand, if editors opened their pages to old topics, that would change. Finally, liberals would lay off Reagan if conservatives weren't laying it on so thick. Suggesting that RR belongs on Mt. Rushmore, trying to evict Alexander Hamilton from the $10 bill for Ronnie, calling him one of the best presidents ever, giving him credit for ending the Cold War--it's all so over the top, so absurd, so exagerrated that someone has to point out the obvious: it ain't so. Clarification/Follow-up by tomder55 on 06/10/04 1:29 pm: I REALLY hate to agree with him ....BUT : It is a little over the top to talk about changing a national monument ,or taking Hamilton off the $10 dollar bill . Reagan was a big fan of the founding fathers ,and never would've approved of the switch. He will get all the credit ,and all the accolades he is due . I'm sure there will be multiple monuments dedicated to his memory ;his legacy will be preserved . Still it is b.s for Rall to use that excuse as a reason for his vitriol . He is way out of line . Clarification/Follow-up by Itsdb on 06/10/04 1:43 pm: tom, I concur...but every fool makes sense occasionally.
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tomder55		06/10/04
I tuned into Air America during lunch ,and by coincidence Ted Rall was being interviewed. Thety asked him what he thought of the network ,and he said that they weren't mean enough ,and that is why the ratings are suffering. Just gives you an idea about his M.O.

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