Morford v/ Powell

The left always loved Colin Powell. Always loved his moderate (often dovish) stance. Always loved to credit him as being the only sane voice in the White House.

At some point, though, he embraced the war on terrorism (and, in specific, the war in Iraq) in a way that the left couldn't expect. Since then, he's a broken idol of sorts for the left: a man used and manipulated by the evil forces of the Bush White House at best, a Tom who turned his back not only on his dovish brethren, but on his race as well.

Amazingly, none of them ever considered the possibility that Powell merely saw enough and learned enough to have changed his mind on the subject of Iraq. That Powell, a principled and strong man, simply realized that for issues of national security and the defeat of terrorists, use of military force is a necessity--and that Iraq truly did carry a potential danger that made a military venture a necessity.

Nope, it's much easier to believe that Powell just caved into the forces of evil in the White House.

Mark Morford, after Powell's statements yesterday, had to go on the attack, of course.

Colin Powell Sniffs Dank Winds Of Hell, Smiles Wanly Secretary of State Colin Powell actually came right out and said, as the gaping maw of hell itself surprisingly did not open up to swallow him whole, that he is convinced "the winds of freedom are blowing" across Iraq but acknowledged the possibility that terrorists are trying to make their way into the country and sabotage the process, gosh yeah right. Powell spent 12 hours in talks with the team of American officials guiding Iraq in the postwar period and with the U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council. He described impressive moves toward self-government and seemed invigorated by what he heard. "There is vibrancy to this effort, a vibrancy that I attribute to the winds of freedom that are now blowing through this land," he said. "Or maybe that's just the fragrant glorious stink of all the dead charred flesh on top of the fine olfactory bouquet offered up by of the countless tons of vile cancer-causing depleted-uranium ordnance we've been pumping into this country like a GOP senator pumps a ten dollar Thai hooker," he did not add, the last shred of his moderate and calm intelligence sitting off in the corner, weeping like a kicked gerbil. "Hey by the way, has anyone seen my shattered and entirely emasculated sense of self-worth? Jesus, what the hell happened to me? Why do my own kids point at me and scream?"

I almost always find something to be offended by in his rant, but this really does stoop too far. His hatred of any thought that doesn't fit in his incredibly narrow world view is immense. The only, almost humorous, irony is that Morford freely condemns others for their claustrophobic political view while practicing an intolerance for dissent that is almost frightening.

Morford is a joke as a journalist; his hatred of anything conservative or Christian is a horrible thread that moves through everything that he writes. Unfortunately, he is also very typical of the far left in both his straight-jacketed thoughts and in his biases.

As usual, I wish I could link to this, but this quote comes from today's "Morning Fix" email. If you want to experience the most absolutely biased Mark Morford possible, you'll need to sign up to receive the emails yourself.

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Posted by zombyboy at September 15, 2003 10:48 AM | TrackBack