The problem with the conservative blogosphere is that its readers and commenters are primarily conservatives, which means that the sheer force of the arguments presented there rarely reaches those who are really desperately in need of a wake-up call — namely, leftist-elitist communistico-socialist welfare-statist liberal terrorists such as you, dear visitor to Guardian.co.uk. And so it's purely as a public service that I pass on a couple of today's gems:
Gem One is the assertion by Michelle Malkin — British readers, imagine Melanie Phillips crossed with Richard Littlejohn and an air-horn — that Barack Obama is a disrespectful tosser. Specifically, that he tossed a rose onto a pile of flowers at Ground Zero yesterday in a way that only a callous monster would do, while John McCain placed his rose gently on the pile. Naturally, the callous monsters of DailyKos disagree.
Gem Two comes from The Corner, the endlessly rewarding group blog at the website of the magazine National Review, where the following emerges from the brain of Jay Nordlinger:
Many on the left are saying they have no gripe against Sarah personally. It's just that she has scant experience. And experience is so very, very important to them in a vice-presidential candidate. Then they must have loved Cheney, huh? Has there ever been a more experienced vice-presidential candidate? White House chief of staff, congressman, House leader, secretary of defense, CEO...
...And thus, with a single false syllogism, the entire argument against Sarah Palin on the grounds of experience collapses, because after all, Dick Cheney was experienced, which must automatically mean that there was nothing else to criticise about his vice-presidency. Coming soon at The Corner: have you noticed how Barack Obama has the letter "r" in his name? So did Hitler. Yeah. Exactly.
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