Have They Learned Yet?

Have They Learned Yet?
by Jennifer King, Managing Editor

November 19, 2004

"The Heretical Housewife"

Managing Editor Jennifer King A week after the 2004 election was decisively settled in favor of President Bush, the question begs. Have the liberals learned yet? With a brief blip in the reelection of President Clinton in 1996, the Left has been losing ground steadily since 1994. With each election, Republicans have gained a bit more of a majority while Democrats have slid farther into oblivion. This is true in House and Senate races, as well as in Governorships and in political offices throughout the state level. One would think that this would cause some real soul searching on the Left. So far it has not.

This election was lost on several fronts. John Kerry is an archetypical Boston Brahmin; a snooty, elitist gazillionire far removed from the niceties of modern life and real people. When he fell down snowboarding he blamed a Secret Service agent - notably snapping, “I don’t fall down” and saying, “That SOB tripped me”. Then there was the laughably staged “Wendy’s” lunch, where after suspiciously eyeing the menu and asking “what is that?” in regards to a cup of chili, Ter-A-Zah was able to relax on the campaign bus and eat a more fitting meal - shrimp vandaloo procured at the local Yacht Club. The phoniness just shone through, especially when the legendary anti-gun Senator - in a desperate, last minute lunge for votes - donned borrowed camouflage and waded into a sporting goods store where he asked, “Can Ah git me a huntin’ license here?”

Kerry’s flip-flopping record - on the war, on funding the troops, on abortion, on national security and U.S. weapons systems - was readily available to anyone with a computer and a sense of curiosity. Also, despite the studious effort made towards ignoring them, the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were able to successfully cast doubt upon Kerry’s “war hero” record while simultaneously bringing out his real, slanderous record as head of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. These stalwart men served their country well - again - on this second front.

The most astounding thing about this election was the no-holds barred collusion between the DNC, the Kerry Campaign and the Mainstream Media (MSM). Their bias has now been laid bare, and it is my prediction that this election will prove to be the last gasp of their dying genre. No doubt we will still have to endure their blather, but like the feminists after Clinton, no one will ever take them seriously again.

Over the past several years, we’ve seen an endless replay of the official Dem theme, “Bush stole the election, Bush lied to get us into war, there are no WMDs, there’s no link between Iraq and al-Qaeda.” Oh yes, and let’s not forget Halliburton. Every bit of information that has come out has played endlessly to this mantra, whether it was the spate of anti-Bush books, Fahrenheit 911, the daily screaming headlines about Abu Ghraib and Al Qaa Qaa, Dan Rather’s forged documents or the election eve Bin Laden tape - which seamlessly parroted Fahrenheit 911 and threatened any state which dared to vote for Bush. Angered by the endless barrage of Bush bashing emanating from self congratulatory Hollywood nitwits and condescending D.C. politicians - on November 2nd, the American people sent a clear message. This idiotic infantilism will be tolerated no more and Bin Laden - you can take a hike.

So, have the liberals learned? Apparently not. On election night the MSM was in full spin mode. Early election polls were said to be leaning Kerry 8:1, which the media reported solemnly as fact before one vote was even counted. When the actual votes came in and looked to be heading for Bush, partisans like Dan Rather refused entirely to concede, even when the other networks were predicting a Bush victory.

November 3rd, with victory unavoidable, the counterspin began. First, the Left tried to blame the election on white Christians motivated by homophobia. This allowed the Left to retain the moral high road while simultaneously absolving them of their need for real introspection. Condescension and arrogance practically dripped off the editorial pages and television screens, with some Leftists going so far as to suggest that the more enlightened Blue Staters should move to Canada or perhaps secede from the Union entirely. The obvious contempt they feel for average Americans and traditional American values like faith, family and love of country is palpable and they seem to feel no need to obfuscate it anymore. They don’t seem to realize that this is exactly why they lost. Keep it up, Blue Staters, 2006 and 2008 should be fun. ***

Photo of Jennifer King courtesy of staff files