Not just thugs but morons, too. Here's the text of the letter in the photo (which is courtesy of Ryan Sager at Miscellaneous Objections).
A LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF IRAQ(Oops, almost forgot to HT Glenn... like he needs it... when's the last time he linked to me, eh? Only when I whore myself out for his benefit... he's lucky I'm too lazy to hit the backspace key a few times.)We want to express our heartfelt apology and deep sorrow over our government's invasion and continued occupation of your country. We are painfully aware of the enormous suffering it has caused - the killing, wounding, and harassment of so many Iraqi children and adults; the deaths and injuries to combatants on all sides; and the destruction of Iraqi infrastructures leaving millions without adequate water or power, homes or food.
Please know that we who have signed this letter and countless other Americans are deeply opposed to this aggression that has been carried out in our names.
We understand that words of sorrow and apology are not enough, and that as people of the United States we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to peacefully pressure our government to stop this war, end the occupation, make full reparations, and work in cooperation with the Iraqi people to repair the terrible damage that the war and occupation have caused. We pledge to you that we will make every effort to live up to this responsibility.
Finally, we want you to know that it is our sincere desire to live in peace with the people of Iraq. We believe it is possible for relations between our two countries to be based on honest and respectful dialog, a willingness to resolve our conflicts by nonviolent means, and a shared commitment to our common humanity and the sacredness of all life.
[Idiotically yours,
The American LeftP.S., Once John Kerry gets elected we'll be sure to have Saddam released and back in power ASAP.]
I see you've toned down your name-calling a bit.
Maybe you shouldn't get so worked up over the fringes of our ideological spectrum.
I reject your lumping of everyone who is left-of-center (or, for you, is it left-of-Michael-Williams?) into supporting this letter by signing it "The American Left".
I also think your P.S. about putting Saddam back into power once Kerry gets elected is one of conservatives' most trite pieces of spin.. not to mention completely wrong.
Just a bit of RNC humor
Mark: I didn't intend to tone down the name-calling; maybe I'll have to try harder.
As for putting Saddam back in power, of course it's wrong, and impossible, but isn't that apparently what the letter-writers want?
I don't think it's particularly funny to call people racists and sexists and so forth. Even if it were true it wouldn't be funny, but it's not true, and it's ridiculously offensive. The only funny thing is that the left is so blind that they think the humor is "funny because it's true".
MW: "but isn't that apparently what the letter-writers want?"
That's not the conclusion I came to.
Are you referring to my link about the RNC convention schedule? Is that what you don't think is funny?
If so, I think you should know that I find this funny as well.
I think they are both funny. As to whether the letter supports the return of Saddam...I don't infer that either. Finally, I find goofy folks on both sides of the political spectrum. I believe it is the price of liberal domocracy. Have a nice day!
Yeah, I'm kind of scratching my head over what part of this makes the letter-writers "morons". I think Michael is just being cranky.
I also can't hear anyone in this sort of debate accuse the other side of being morons without thinking of this image:
http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/paukim/morans.jpg
Heh.
Maybe I am being cranky. Eh.
Why would someone want to protest against Erin Moran? How could any hate little Joanie Cunningham??
*sigh*