Molly Ivins: How dumb do they think we are?

[Dudley_DUright]

Sigh. You write an article advocating what you think would be useful, constructive suggestions about Iraq, and you get an avalanche of right-wing reaction about "failuremongers" and "nattering nabobs of negativism."

Bill Safire is back at the same old stand after all these years, denouncing "merchants of dismay" trying to justify their "decade of appeasement."

Great, anybody who opposed this war in the first place was accused of lack of patriotism, and now anybody who points out that it's not going well is guilty of defeatism. If you raise your hand and ask where the weapons of mass destruction are, you're instructed to just Get Over It.

Well, I ain't gonna take it anymore. I am not shutting up for Bill O'Reilly or anyone else. I opposed our unprovoked, unnecessary invasion of Iraq on the grounds that it would be a short, easy war followed by the peace from hell. I predicted every terrorist in the Middle East would be drawn to Iraq like a magnet. I was right, and I'm not going to apologize for it.

more...

http://www.workingforchange.com/article.cfm?itemid=15593

Molly will not be silenced! Good on her.

[MrBenchley]

1. Great piece by Molly!!

Thanks!

[diplomats]

3. "I was right, and I'm not going to apologize for it."

Way to go, Molly! (BTW, my dad loved her description of Arnold Swarzenegger as a condom stuffed with walnuts.)

[Lindsay]

2. Thanks!

Molly is one of my heroes.

[LeftCoast]

4. Kick

More people should read this!

:kick:

[GOPFighter]

5. Molly's PISSED!

And so am I. And so are more and more Americans. This Administration is SO inept that even Freepers are beginning to mumble. It's over, George. You're through! For the next two years you're going to be hammered as more and more of your lies and f**ckups get exposed! Liberals are furious, Democrats are beginning to grow a spine, YOU'RE TOAST George. And you're going to take O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Colter, Hannity and all the other right wing hate-mongers with you because the purge will be thorough. We're taking back our country!

(God, that felt good!) :)

[tom_paine]

6. Very dumb. Very very dumb.

What's worse...I'm afraid they might be right.

Only time will tell.

[Skittles]

7. I WON'T SHUT UP EITHER

I'm not civil with conservatives; I AM IN THEIR FACE.

[proud patriot]

8. WoooooooooWeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I love Ya Molly :bounce:

I'm not shutting up either