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Tuesday, January 24, 2006
This Is Going To Hurt
The Blogosphere is all abuzz with righteous indignation over Joel Stein's latest op/ed piece for the LA Times. Many bloggers are calling for Stein's head on a silver platter. At first glance, I agreed.
Then I re-read the piece, and then this transcript of an interview that Stein did with Hugh Hewitt today. And I got to thinking.
I still think that Joel Stein is the ultimate in scum, and he's pretty darn clueless to boot. But... I have to admire him for one thing and one thing only... he's sticking by his convictions. To him, it's wrong to support the troops involved in a military action you don't agree with. It's disingenuous, to him, to say, " I support the troops but not the war." You can't have it both ways, according to Joel Stein.
Scary when I actually have to almost admire the little scum for the courage of his convictions.
Then I re-read the piece, and then this transcript of an interview that Stein did with Hugh Hewitt today. And I got to thinking.
I still think that Joel Stein is the ultimate in scum, and he's pretty darn clueless to boot. But... I have to admire him for one thing and one thing only... he's sticking by his convictions. To him, it's wrong to support the troops involved in a military action you don't agree with. It's disingenuous, to him, to say, " I support the troops but not the war." You can't have it both ways, according to Joel Stein.
Scary when I actually have to almost admire the little scum for the courage of his convictions.
