"Conservatives without Conscience"

[SHRED]

Just like John Dean said, "Conservatives without Conscience".

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Right-Wing Attacks American Evacuees: ‘Ingrates,’ ‘Whining,’ ‘Spoiled-Rotten Little Children’

The Bush administration’s evacuation of Americans in Lebanon has been disorganized and lagged behind the efforts of other countries. As of yesterday, only a few thousand had been able to evacuate, and they departed “two days after the first Europeans left on ships.” Denmark, for example, “evacuated more than 4,000 of its citizens” by Thursday.

Conservatives have reacted to this incompetence by attacking the evacuees:

Rush Limbaugh, 7/19:

Even in the eyes of our ingrate, spoiled-rotten little children, brat-type ingrate citizens in Beirut, it’s our fault. (Crying.) “It’s a war zone. It’s a war! How do I get out? (crying) We’re having to shield ourselves from the sun in cardboard.” (sobbing) That’s embarrassing.

Fox anchor Neil Cavuto, 7/20:

The media is playing up a lot of whining, complaining Americans in this country who said there’s been no warning, no communication.

TownHall.com columnist Mike Gallagher, 7/21:

Amazingly, we’re not even going to charge these ungrateful evacuees for the free trip home. … Their sense of outrage and entitlement is slowly but surely becoming the American way. And it’s positively disgusting.

Fox anchor Steve Doocy, 7/19:

Shockingly, after they’ve been plucked out of Beirut, a lot of them are whining and complaining that, you know what, I had to sleep on the concrete and they didn’t have any food for me to eat.

MORE with video: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/07/21/right-wing-evacuees/

[sam sarrha]

1. but they are charging them.. they will get a bill, dont have to pay first

that is a Weasel.. or a lie..

[ourbluenation]

2. i think they back peddled after the huge outcry. now they dont have to pay

[sam sarrha]

7. if their lips are moving they are lying or blowing a CEO

:wow:

[leesa]

3. I love that book. I think it is so spot on to their 'characters', I

haven't reached the end though. Can you fix these monsters?

[blogslut]

13. I'm on chapter four

Unfortunately, reading is my Ambien. I get through a couple of pages and zzzzz. I'll probably finish it next week. Interesting so far.

I liked Dean's Preface. I paraphrase:

"Mo and I are finally living private lives and then -out of the blue- I get a call from Mike Wallace about hookers... I'm like WTF?"

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. Dean's on Book TV this morning at 11:30am (eastern)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1698030#1698233

[libnnc]

14. Just tuned in. Thanks for the reminder.

:toast:

[prairierose]

16. Thanks for posting this reminder

Dean is so very sensible and interesting.

[Blue Fire]

5. Blame the victim.

Typical right wingnut POV. Maybe Rush Lobotomy oughta pack up his pill bottles and do a live show from Beirut. Oh, but that would take just a bit of courage though, wouldn't it.

[rasputin1952]

6. If any of these RW blowhards ever actually went into harms way...

the country would go broke from the constant replacement of soiled underwear produced by these cowards.

It is so easy to squawk from a well padded chair in a studio...I guess the notion of being displaced and nearly killed on the street never entered the tiny minds of these Chickenhawks. They can't even be shamed into going there and seeing what is happening w/their own eyes..."it's just too dangerous"...:grr:

[lonestarnot]

15. Just give it a few weeks. I hope there is some TV left here for when it

happens. I don't imagine we will be hearing much from them. They'll be too busy changing pants and wiping their asses.

[madmusic]

8. Those crybaby evacuees

Should just pull themselves up by their bootstraps and walk on water.

[chat_noir]

9. FReepers were doing the same thing

There was a thread or two on this subject. lol..would you expect otherwise from a bunch of dittoheads?

[ananda]

10. Limbaughtomized lunatics..

.. definitely talk out of their asses.

[walldude]

11. Unreal.. How dare those people get stuck in a war zone

and expect help from the government. So, the airport has been blown up, is that the governments fault? These people expect help? Sorry, the U.S. doesn't do help. The only people deserving a sense of entitlement are the Administration and it's supporters, the rest of America needs to shut up and get with the program. We don't do "help" anymore. :eyes:

[driver8]

12. I already had this discussion with a freeper on my veterans board.

He was spouting the usual bullshit right wing talking points -- the whining, the crying. He had the nerve to say, "They chose to live there; why should we have to help them?"

I reminded him that these people are still Americans no matter where they choose to live. These people needed help and our country should help them. I then asked him if we should of just let the Iran hostages rot in Iran...after all, they chose to live there.

He didn't have much to say after that and a couple of right wingers even told him that he was wrong and I was right.

They are some selfish fucking people.

[FredStembottom]

17. This, of course, being the main attraction of "conservatism"!

At least, the modern version.

Just call yourself a "conservative" and you get a free pass to be the narrowest, most-selfish, tiny, hateful little person imaginable.

Just you, your beer and your gun. Never ever again having to confront the poverty of your own tiny, stunted, little life.

Easy! Instantaneous! Just add liquor!

:rant:

[Pierre.Suave]

19. HAHA,

I laughed, but I feel dirty for doing it...

that anyone can be like that sickens me, and I see it every weekday, monday - friday when I protest the Bush admin with a group here. We all see their selfish, hateful, tiny world views.

However, after a long talk with a bush supporter on friday, I got him to stand and hold an anti bush sign with us. I opened him to the truth, I hope he continues to search for it.

[FredStembottom]

21. Excellent!

Where I work it is still a conserv. majority. The best I have accomplished is polite truces with the worst of them.

[H2O Man]

18. Good post ....

...on an ugly topic. These people are disgusting.

[IndyOp]

20. Love Think Progress! And Rush & Fox & Friends - KEEP TALKIN' !!

Everyday you talk a few more people realize just how much you hate America citizens (who earn less than $1,000,000 per year).

Oligarchy. Oiligarchy. Theocracy when you need it.

(r)Evolution people -- it's time for (r)Evolution!