Nation-Building

Steven Waldman looks at World Net Daily today and lists the top headlines: Now terrorists swoon over Biden (Yes, Biden!) Obama funded foreign thug who promised Islamic state Agreement with Muslims pledged to protect terrorists, throttle Christians, impose Shariah How Obama friend tried to give nation to Muslim minority Read 3-page agreement that promised to Islamize Kenya, protect terrorists Gadhafi: Obama a Muslim, studied in Islamic schools Says Arab world campaign contributions 'may enable him to win U.S. presidency' Test shows Ayers penned Obama's 'Dreams' Exclusive: Jack Cashill offers more proof radical wrote memoir News agency seeks outlet for Michelle Obama tapes Promises to show campaign is covering up her rant calling Corsi 'evil'

Given the remarkable assertion that the Left is insane, offensive, and totally without moral restraint, whereas the Right is beyond compare as scions of civil discourse, and any evidence to the contrary of either is utterly non-representative, let me offer some counter-examples culled from sources that I believe we can indeed reach consensus on as representing the "mainstream" right. Obama had a gay love affair (front page post by RedState.com Editor) Obama's memoir was written by William Ayers ( recommended diary at Redstate.com, post at The Corner @ National Review) Obama's got something to hide regarding his birth certificate (user diary at RedState.com, promoted to front page by Editors) Obama's got "ties" to Osama bin Laden - Virginia GOP Chairman Rick Frederick Obama guilt by association with Marxists , Communists and Terrorists , Islamic Radicals . Obama was a drug dealer (Dan Riehl) Obama desecrated the memory of the victims of 9-11 becau...

Today's Day by Day cartoon by Chris Muir: It didn't take long, did it? This just goes to show how terrified of the Obamenon the right wing has become. (Obviously, Obama has never proposed that Americans be forced to labor in camps. The context was about taking action, about giving something to your country, about being more than just a passive observer in your nation's affairs. This is the sort of definition of patriotism that conservatives used to value highly).

The sense of entitlement that this oaf wears so proudly is just baffling to me. Apparently O'Reilly decided that he had a right to speak to Obama and no one would stand in his way. OOPS ! A Secret Service agent, center, intervened after Bill O’Reilly, of Fox News, shoved Marvin Nicholson, the national trip director for the Obama campaign. (Photo: Jim Bourg/Reuters) From the NYT article: NASHUA, N.H. – After a rally for Senator Barack Obama here today, a brief tussle ensued between Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and a campaign aide for Mr. Obama, which created enough of a stir for the Secret Service to get involved. Mr. O’Reilly, who had attended a campaign event earlier for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, sought to get Mr. Obama’s attention along a rope line. With cameras rolling, Mr. O’Reilly was trying to shout a question to Mr. Obama. But according to a photographer who witnessed the scene, Mr. O’Reilly grew agitated when he couldn’t get close to the senator. “Move,” he shouted to ...