Liberal Laughs

Zucker is entirely correct to compete in the marketplace of ideas. Good luck to him, and let's see how he does.

"Former liberals" like him and Ron Silver showed their true colors after 9/11. They have sided with the excesses of the Bush Administration. The misery of the last eight years is a direct result of George W. Bush, and not the single event of 9/11. Wherever Osama bin Laden is, he must be laughing at us for over-reacting so much and so wrongly.

We cut interest rates repeatedly since 9/11. People bought homes they couldn't afford.

We went into Iraq without finishing Afghanistan, for no good reason. The war in Afghanistan is suffering. Iraq makes us look like fools, and it's draining our soldiers and wealth.

Bush cut taxes for the wealthiest Americans, while increasing spending. Those wealthy few created jobs overseas. Meanwhile, the government went further into debt.

People like Zucker, Silver, and Lieberman need to realize that someday, we all die. You don't shred the Constitution and the country just because you're panicking about your miserable hide. And if you want to stop terrorism, what we've done in the last eight years isn't the way to do it.

iraq has nothing to do wth 911? wth? they're MUSLIM arn't they? i hold ISLAM responsible for 911!!!

We liberal's like a good laugh. The democratic party defintely has it's demons but when you compare are demons to the republican parties demons, I will take the democratic party any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

This whloe "Liberal versus Conservative" culture war is the most overblown bunch of political baloney currently being foisted on the American people. Its most ardent practitioners are Rush Limbaugh and his imitators, whoose masterful use of us versus them propaganda and scapegoat politics is as effective as it is darkly destructive to American politics and good government. The idea that one political ideology has all the answers to the tough political problems we face on an ongoing basis ranks up there with Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny as feel-good fantasy. Effective political solutions and good government are almost always a result of a combination or composite of so-called "liberal" and "conservative" positions and ideology.

We have been subjected to almost 30 years of right-wing anti-government and anti-tax propaganda starting before the Reagan years. This right-wing fantasy land is where all government and taxes are all bad and we would all be much better off if we just got rid of all the government programs and taxes and let the free market do its thing and America would just live happily ever-after. This view of the world is every bit as naive as the socialist view that every problem can be solved by government. Both world views are fatally flawed, because the answer lies in between, as it always has. Answer yourself this - if one political afiliation had all the answers, if it were that simple, we would have solved most of our political and government problems by now. By falling into this phony liberal versus conservative war, we do ourselves and America a huge disservice. If America cannot climb out of this type of distractive, destructive, impotent politics, we will not sustain ourselves over the long haul.

I guess there are two kinds of patriots, too - the kind that believe patriotism is found in supporting your government, history and people, and the kind that believe patriotism is criticizing the faults of your government, history and people. From what I have seen of this movie, he is bashing Michael Moore for making movies that are critical of American history, people and government. A quote from the movie is, "I love America, that's why I want to destroy it." It is hard for the supportive type to understand the critical type, and really, where does it stop being critical and start being America-bashing? Personally I think Michael Moore is a jerk and a bully, who threatens to sue people who give his movies a bad review. And I do think he crosses that line between critical and America-bashing. So whether I see Zucker's movie or not, I greatly enjoy the fact that Michael Moore is being bashed.

I can't wait to see it. I'm sure it's hilarious. But Zucker's last comment is the serious one. The Islam terrorists do want us dead. That includes the looney liberals too.

It is true that there are people out there trying to kill us. The question is targeting the right people. They were not in Iraq before the invasion. They were in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. I have not seen a hardcore convservative yet with cojones to nut up and suggest we invade Saudi Arabia or Pakistan. Kerry took heat for saying the "war" against terror is more suited to police work but it is true. That is how Great Britain has helped twart recent planning. We know we have the capacity to attack, the tricky part is attacking the right target. Michael Moore is not the enemy. Bin Laden is the enemy and I haven't seen any of these so-called chickenhawk patriots go get him.

Republicans are proven to be driven by fear; I would hate to be that much of a p-u-s-s-y. Big Sky Daddy and the warmongers gonna save our souls for Baby Jee-sus. I'd laugh if it weren't so creepy.

Zucker sounds like another out of touch old fart.

It is strange that some dislike Liberals. Were it not for Liberals, you would probably be working 60 to 80 hours a week for subsistence wages, if you could find a job. You would have no Social Security or retirement. You would buy food in a company store to which you would be perpetually indebted. You would live in a tarpaper shack, owned by your employer. Your wife and children would be slaving in sweatshops. Women would be forbidden to vote.

How could you not know that most of what we take for granted in America are products of Liberal thinking? The 40-hour workweek, Minimum Wage Law, Social Security, Child Labor Laws and Women's Suffrage are all Liberal ideas. The American Revolution was a uniquely Liberal undertaking.

If you genuinely do not like those Liberal notions, there are countries were you will not be troubled by them. Try living in Russia, Saudi Arabia or Iran, for a glimpse of what your life would be without Liberals.

People who vote for Republicans are very angry right now. They feel somewhat responsible for our brothers and sisters dying in Iraq, and they should, but that does not mean that because you voted for a warmonger in the last few elections that you have to continue to do so.

Republicans:
Stop feeling so bad and stop voting for GOP'er just because you keep hearing the word "team" associated with them. This is not Football, your votes can help decide whether our brothers and sisters fight and die for causes that all Americans believe in and support.

Do not let your guilt get in the way of your intelligence!
By the way, where are the centrist Republicans? Why does the GOP have to have a big rubber stamp as a constituency?

I would rather have a "inexperienced" Democrat wasting a 500 billion on helping the poor or disabled or uneducated, than have a neo-con Republican blow 500 billion on killing tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi and thousands of US service men and women.

In the last 8 years or so Republicans have shown me that they will do anything and everything in their power to keep you from retaining an opinion based on the facts that their incompetence is comprised of.

Maybe once you.ve reached that certain level of income one starts agreeing more with the Republicans. After all, they have the interests of the filthy-rich and big buisness more at heart then the lower classes.
As I've always said, I'll be a Democrat until the day I die, or make my first billion - whichever comes first.

Why Newsweek would allow some idiotic and dangerous accusations by people like Lee Holmes without checking the facts is beyond me. Why do bitter people have to connect everything under the sun to one candidate or the other? This is about a movie making fun of a fat guy, so what? Laugh with it or don't watch it.
However, Zucker's closing remark beggs the question: Are "they" only trying to kill conservatives? He had to switch parties to realize that the terrorists are trying to kill All westerners? I'm sure he's safer now that he's a republican since the terrorists ask you about your affiliation before they blow you up....

The only thing that actually changed on "9/11" was that certain spines failed upon testing. The world has been ever thus. Just because you weren't paying attention before doesn't mean it is more dangerous now (just because you are finally aware of it).