My post made the Wall Street Journal

[ikojo]

the discussion of it and other posts that made the Journal is taking place in GD

Here is the link.....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=916950


I cannot say I am unhappy that Hussein is out of power but he is one in a long line of despots that various US presidents have supported over the years.

[fishnfla]

1. we are being quoted, good

my fear is that disrupters will come in and post outrageous stuff trying to get themselves quoted or make us look bad

I am not implying this about you, okojo. i think your comment was fine

[JailBush]

2. I didn't see your entry in the Wall Street Journal propaganda column,

but I agree with your sentiments. It's not at all stupid or unpatriotic to feel some reservations about Saddam Hussein's capture if you think of world affairs as a giant chess game. Saddam is very evil, therefore it's good he's been brought to justice - BUT will his capture help George W. Bush, who's also very evil, far more powerful and has a direct effect on US?

And I think it's pointless to worry too much about what the enemy writes about us. How can you stop them? If none of our peers say anything stupid, they'll twist someone's words out of context to make it look stupid.

In fact, they may actually be helping us. After all, controversy translates into publicity. Tell the world that Democratic Underground is unhinged, and people are going to want to check it out for themselves.

Ironically, right-wingers are afraid to mention my websites, including Jail4Bush, and I think it's because 1) I pack my pages with so much logic, 2) I publicize very controversial ideas (like education reform), and 3) they know I won't back down.

Here's one of my favorite examples of an exception that proves the rule:

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=sidransquad13m&date=20010713&query=David+Blomstrom

"Some also dislike Schell. David Blomstrom, who's on the 'Truth Squad,' runs a Web site on local politics in which he lauded last Saturday's attack on the mayor as 'long overdue.'

Blomstrom, who ran for state Superintendent of Public Instruction last year, calls the assault, allegedly made by a bullhorn-wielding Omari Tahir-Garrett, 'the most inspirational event in Seattle since the 1999 WTO protest.'"

Let me explain... This article was written by media whore Jim Brunner, who writes for the Seattle Times, the tabloid that endorsed George W. Bush. I attended just ONE "Truth Squad" meeting, which convinced me the Truth Squad was just another establishment operative organization. Brunner also attended the meeting. It was the first time I had ever seen him in person, and I noticed his ears prick when someone mentioned my name. I had a hunch he was going to write something about me.

James Garrett is a local activist who ws sent to prison after he clobbered Mayor Paul Schell with a bullhorn, giving him a black eye. I pronounced Garrett a hero - an idea that shouldn't go over very well in "civil" Seattle. Thus, the Times printed this to discredit me.

But I LOVED the publicity, and I discovered that there are others who feel as I do. Since then, the Seattle Times has bent over backwards in its efforts to not mention me at all.

James Garrett is due to be released from prison this month, and I'm writing a biography that will promote him as a hero. Any Seattle Chamber of Commerce whores who care to publicize that are more than welcome to drive more visitors to my website.