Rich Lowry & National Review reach a new low

[Julius Civitatus]

This lowlife and his Republican pals at the National Review Online's The Corner just set the bar even lower in the midst of this tragedy. In their frantic efforts to deflect blame from the real culprits, and blame the Democrats, the local government of Louisiana, and the people of NOLA, Rich Lowry wrote the following:

NOT A NATIONAL DISGRACE - Rich Lowry


A dissent from this column I wrote yesterday:

It is not. It is - or ought to be - a disgrace and an embarrassment to Louisiana and New Orleans. I see the way Florida prepares for and responds to hurricanes; I see the way Mississippi and Alabama are dealing with this one; I've seen the Carolinas and Virginia deal with hurricanes, too. I've been in Miami and Norfolk when hurricanes hit, though not as severe as this one, and seen folks come together to support each other in the crisis. I see the outpouring of support from surrounding states and from the federal government heading to Louisiana as fast as it can.

And then I see citizens of New Orleans shooting, raping, burning, and plundering while their government officials stand by helplessly...

See? It's their fault. Don't blame the federal response to the crisis.



Rich Lowry is the same chickenhawk prick that chickened out when Al Franken challenged him to a fight. As it was widely reported that Rich Lowry used to say that Democrats were not manly enough, and after hearing this, Al Franken (a good 30 years older than Lowry) challenged Lowry to a good old fistfight, man to man, so Lowry could show how manly he is.

Lowry hauled tail and chickened out publicly.

[jonnyblitz]

1. he is trying to deem the citizenry of New Orleans not worthy

of help. disgusting strategy IMHO. it's almost an admission of failure, but, you know, who cares, the folks in new orleans are sinners anyways and not worthy of federal assisstance. :sarcasm:

[msongs]

2. national Socialist Review - the latest fascisti news n/t

[PsN2Wind]

3. Why is this "Manly man"

not fighting for the "noble cause" in Iraq? A new generation of CHICKENHAWK!!!!!!!

[snippy]

4. Hard to say if this is a new low for National Review.

This is the publication that wrote that the term "civil rights movement" was merely a euphemism for "the Negro revolt." That was written by William F. Buckley Jr. who then went on to explain why the "Negro" was incapable of participating in self-governance.

[Sparkly]

5. "A dissent" -- is that an email from a reader, or Lowry's writing?

In any case, it's outrageous.

On edit: btw, check out the last line of his column from which this "dissents:"

But when it comes to its most elemental task of maintaining order and protecting property, it might not be up to the task when it is needed most.

Keep that in mind and buy a gun, just in case.

[Cats Against Frist]

6. NRO is the worst

With that cholesterol bag Goldman, and all the rest of the "who, us?" neocons. It's the "thinking man's" total horseshit. All of NRO is a dressed-up hate site. Despite their use of complete sentences, they're no different from paranoid freepers. I hate that fucking website, and I'd go check out the article, but while I'll click through on Rush, or Hannity or FR to see their bullshit, NRO is one operation that I can not visit.