Damn Right, We're Angry

[IChing]

By :Paul Waldman is a senior fellow at Media Matters for America

We can’t deny it any longer. There’s no point in hiding it, no point in trying to explain it away. Yes, it’s true: We progressives are angry. And we no longer care if the centrist, moderate guardians of the establishment scold us for it.

Our anger is not just some vague feeling whose source we can’t put our finger on. It isn’t based on absurd conspiracy theories and it isn’t illogical.

We’re angry because of what has happened to our country, because of how we’ve been treated, and because of the innumerable crimes the conservatives have committed. We’re angry at the president, we’re angry at the Congress, we’re angry at the news media. And we have every right to be.

Yes, we’re angry at George W. Bush. We’re not angry at him because of who he sleeps with, and we’re not angry at him because we think he represents some socio-cultural movement we didn’t like 40 years ago, or because he hung out with a different crowd than we did in high school. We’re angry at him because of what he’s done.>>>>>snip

http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/03/14/damn_right_were_angry.php

[fooj]

1. Right on!

Why should we have to apologize for our anger? It's COMPLETELY justified.

[radfringe]

3. and that's the same anger

Howard Dean tapped into during primary races of '04

[lancdem]

2. This sentence tells it all:

"Yes, we’re angry at George W. Bush. We’re not angry at him because of who he sleeps with, and we’re not angry at him because we think he represents some socio-cultural movement we didn’t like 40 years ago, or because he hung out with a different crowd than we did in high school. We’re angry at him because of what he’s done."

[bdamomma]

4. and not has been held accountable.

and also how our voices are not being heard, if I could add that also.

[Atman]

5. Happy to give it #5

Or, uh...PISSED OFF to give it #5!

:hi:

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[Individualist]

6. K&R

[CrispyQ]

7. I'm sending this to the two right wingers I still talk to.

They always ask why the left is so angry. I always respond with, "Why aren't you?"

Kool-aid clouded brains.

[catmandu57]

8. I'm mad as hell and I don't care who knows

A raised voice attracts attention, and by god now that people are finally beginning to listen I won't shut up, I'm just going to get louder and madder. The thing is by anger won't be the blind get mad because someone tells me I'm supposed to be, rather it's a concentrated knowledge based anger directed at the ones destroying our government and way of life for their own advantage.
Damn right, I'm mad as hell and not taking it anymore.

[KansDem]

9. In my opinion, this anger exploded in 2000

With the stealing of the White House by the Bushistas. This "story" was ignored by the media lapdogs, who quickly transformed into American Pravda to assist the Bush mob. A "story" about disenfranchised voters was no where to be seen. Instead, the media whores reported on "Bush's mandate."

You can't piss on over half a million Americans and expect not to have that come back on you in some way.

[shield20]

10. Yep, and 7 yrs later HE is till there!

Not doing quite enough yet!

[jaksavage]

11. This is a good time to step it up

Get up Get out
Don't give up your rights
get up get out
don't give up the fight

[IChing]

12. Kicking this for Joe for Clark

and yes, I was the first to post this.