Posted
9:47 AM
by Gene
PC: SLIME's fatuous tribute to Ambassador Kirkpatrick reminds us that the forces of reaction work both ways. We remember (as an example) when
the late Peter Jennings fulsomely praised I. F. Stone, a man with too many moral blind spots. Now SLIME insists Ambassador Kirkpatrick will live for the ages. To his credit, Stone recognized he was wrong about Communism, and to be sure the Ambassador said the right things. But Stone was too often the dupe for Moscow, and the Ambassador's SILENT DIPLOMACY shtick helped prolong the Chileans' agony. SLIME has reason to platitudinize; Ronald Reagan gave Him His American citizenship and a license to make money by insulting the public. We do not like being spun to, whether by liberals or conservatives.
(Again, sorry for the BRENT.)