Great article about the MSM

[ProSense]

and McCain

Straight Talk Distress
Commentary: It seems to some mainstream pundits that Sen. John McCain, by doing practically nothing at all, is doing everything right.

By Eric Alterman

May 26, 2006

Article created by the The Center for American Progress.

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Even with this kid-gloves treatment, conservatives, including National Review's Rich Lowry and former New Republic editor and current Daily Dish blogger Andrew Sullivan, find themselves offended. “The solipsism of the student Left is incredible,” cried Rich Lowry. “That a war hero would come to talk to you about what he's learned in life, and your reaction would be to shout — ‘it's about me!’ Amazing.” Sullivan, drinking from the same Kool-Aid bowl, chimed in that McCain was “subjected to the usual leftist incivility. Too bad. If the left cannot respect McCain, they cannot respect anyone who differs from them.”

Interesting sentiment, considering that the main complaint of the students was that they didn’t appreciate McCain using their graduation as a campaign stop. But there’s something else that Lowry, Sullivan, and other conservatives have failed to comment on — the story the broke Wednesday, May 24 about the commencement speech by Court TV host Catherine Crier at Western Connecticut State University. In her address, Crier voiced some opinions critical of the war in Iraq, which caused one graduating student, who was upset that Crier "slammed Bush our occupying Iraq," to stand up and challenge her, after which a group stood and turned their backs to Crier.

If only those intolerant lefties at the New School were as well behaved as supporters of the war.

What’s more, Lowry and Sullivan’s analysis leaves out the gross intolerance conservatives have shown for war veterans who happen to be Democrats: Wearing purple Band-Aids at the 2004 Republican National Convention mocking the Purple Heart that combat veteran John Kerry won in Vietnam; or comparing Vietnam vet and multiple amputee Max Cleland with Saddam Hussein in a campaign ad.

Or consider Ann Coulter’s mockery of Cleland’s loss of three limbs while serving in Vietnam. She noted that "during a routine noncombat mission," Cleland picked up a live grenade. "He could have done that at Fort Dix. In fact, Cleland could have dropped a grenade on his foot as a National Guardsman," she said. "Luckily for Cleland's political career and current pomposity about Bush, he happened to do it while in Vietnam.”

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http://www.motherjones.com/commentary/columns/2006/05/straight_talk_distress.html

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[wisteria]

1. Boy, he has it right about Mc Cain. This is a good article. n/t

[sandnsea]

2. That is excellent

Glad somebody pointed out the disrespecting veterans hypocrisy. Also good this "straight talker" nonsense isn't flying in all corners either.