The DMN editorial board had a lunch meeting today with some of our community contributors. One older gentleman remarked that he didn't like the caustic tone of many letters to the editor we publish, especially those that take out after President Bush. He said it's not the criticism of the president he minds so much as it is the harsh and spiteful tone.
"One day I met a client of mine in one of the tall buildings in Dallas, to take him to lunch," he told us. "When I picked him up, they were watching on TV President and Mrs. Kennedy de-planing at Love Field. My client said, 'Somebody ought to shoot that guy.' During our lunch, somebody did."
He went on to say that he couldn't stand to hear people speak with such personal spite toward this or any other president, because he's seen where that kind of hate, taken far enough, leads. Point worth remembering.
Well, since you put it like that
Tuesday February 6, 2007
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Rod Dreher is an editorial columnist for the Dallas Morning News, and author of "Crunchy Cons" (Crown Forum), a nonfiction book about conservatives, most of them religious, whose faith and political convictions sometimes put them at odds with mainstream conservatives. The views expressed in this blog are his own.
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"He said it's not the criticism of the president he minds so much as it is the harsh and spiteful tone." Like the "president" never adopts a 'harsh and spiteful tone'. LAFFF! He calls my marriage unsanctified. Aided and abetted by the RRR, my relationship (a loving, committed, consenting, adult relationship, btw) gets compared to beastiality, necrophilia, rape, incest, child-molestation, cannabalism - AND IS BELIEVED! When the "president" drops HIS harsh and spiteful tone (and gets America out of an illegal war) then maybe he'll be treaated nicer. You go first, Mr. "president"; you go first, I say.
When W's daddy would complain about people who didn't like him, my mother would say, "He acts like we sent for him." Nobody sent for Bush, he had to steal an election to get where he is now. And remember Adam Clymer? And Senator Leahy?
I don't think you all get the point of Rod's post. It wasn't to say that we should only engage in politeness when those with whom we disagree do. Rod was making a comment about the courseness of our society and that we should try to rise above that despite the actions of those with whom we disagree.
Eric: Rod was making a comment about the courseness of our society and that we should try to rise above that despite the actions of those with whom we disagree. Please have Rod address his "wisdom" to: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. After all, it starts at the top! P.S. Rod, when its a Dem who is president, I'm sure you'll be making similar posts.
Aaahhh yes, the old "he did it first so we respond in kind" defense. The coursening of our society is Bush's fault. Just like Bill and Monica's actions led to increased teen sex. We all take our cues from the President. Riiiight...
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