Comments on: His Heart Isn’t Big Enough

By: E.D. Kain

E.D. Kain — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:56:25 +0000

Your point being that Reagan single-handedly defeated the USSR?

By: Bob Cheeks

Bob Cheeks — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 18:54:06 +0000

E.D. I remember the Democratic attitude toward the Soviet Union during the Carter years; the fear, the trembling, the Democratic groveling….it was truly disgusting and representative of the Left. Reagan refused to bow, and the Left went nuts; he was going to get us nuked, he was a cowboy, he was insane! But Renaldo Magnus was right, and he had the Kahunee’s to stand on the truth. While the Left saw a powerful, near-perfect state, Reagan saw the corrupt, rotting corpse of socialism. And, he was so right; you just can’t change history!

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By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:49:10 +0000

Interestingly, I’m finding tons of references to his apologies but none of the apologies themselves…

I don’t know what to think about that.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:14:43 +0000

We’re going in circles here. This is likely my last comment on this topic. Again, as I said above, if the folks at NR apologized for either the 1957 editorial or their comment regarding the Birmingham church bombing, my comment posted at 1:19pm, I will be happy to read and evaluate them.

By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:47:07 +0000

My point is that, yes, people say stupid things.

People also apologize for having said stupid things.

Continuing to bring up the stupid things that were apologized for as a bludgeon is somewhat uncharitable.

Byrd apologized and recanted. This makes bringing that old quotation of his in any given discussion about Byrd somewhat… well. Tawdry.

Personally I see “Dude, I changed my mind. I was wrong.” one of those statements that changes things.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 01:00:57 +0000

Jaybird, I must ask again, what is your point? I’ve already admitted, my comment at 1:23pm, that people say stupid things.

This thread began with an example of something posted on NR by McCarthy that Will found offensive. I added a comment, also from NR, that I found offensive, albeit one from it’s early days. Will found my comment less than worthy. But to this point the topic remained on statements found at NR. Then you really opened the irrelevant door by pointing out, shock, many people, including Democrats make offensive statements.

Look, I’ll say it again, people, parties, magazine say/print stupid things. I’m not excusing the folks at NR or Robert Byrd, or anyone.

By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:26:46 +0000

And Robert Byrd said “I shall never fight in the armed forces with a Negro by my side… Rather I should die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds. ”

The quotation is what it is, is it not?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:47:29 +0000

OK, but they are what they are.

By: Jaybird

Jaybird — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:11:28 +0000

It wasn’t a quote.