October 11, 2004
Why on earth should anyone listen...to Andrew Sullivan
A reader sends:
In the same paragraph, Andrew Sullivan first says:Poor Sullivan's in knots again. I wish he would just say he supports Kerry because of gay marriage. But no, he has to cover up by trying to actually make a case for Kerry, and against Bush. (He was for him before he was against him.)
"The major objection to this [to Kerry], of course, is that Kerry simply cannot be trusted. He won't simply change tactics in the war; he'll change direction. His long record of appeasing America's enemies certainly suggests as much. And I don't blame anyone who thinks that's enough evidence and votes for Bush as a result.And then:"But it behooves fair-minded people also to listen to what Kerry has actually said in this campaign: that he won't relent against terrorism."Why on earth should anyone listen to someone who can't be trusted?
If Osama bin Laden was in favor of gay marriage, Sullivan would face an difficult choice: Whether to go the whole enchilada and wear a black-turban, or to fudge a bit with a white one.
You know what's really funny? Sullivan has no more chance of getting gay marriage legalized with Kerry in office than he has now. I can't believe Sullivan doesn't know this; which is why I can't help thinking he is either emotionally unstable and the whole "President Bush is so dreamy" attitude was just a crush that went sour the way celebrity crushes do, or Sullivan has some other agenda which is just too twisty and involved for me to figure out. Personally I'm going with the crush thing.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at October 11, 2004 05:40 PMAgree with Andrea:
Hell hath no fury like a [fill in the blank] scorned.
Posted by: Frank at October 11, 2004 06:37 PM"But": This is the word to watch, Kerry and Sullivan both love to use it to seperate their thoughts into two sections. The first for the hawks, the second real part for the doves. The "but" multiples the hawkish thought by sqrt(-1), leaving an imaginary remainder to be used only for defense when attacked by hawks.
Posted by: Ripper at October 11, 2004 07:10 PMMs. Harris;
So President Bush's problem, once again, is that he's more honest. Sullivan apparently prefers sweet little lies.
Posted by: Annoying Old Guy at October 11, 2004 08:28 PMAll I know is I used to read Sullivan's site but I haven't bothered for over a year now. He just seemed to descend into silliness and by all reports has made a home in it.
Posted by: Andrea Harris at October 11, 2004 09:32 PM
