Liberty's Blog

Backlash of Going to Far

The Middle East erupts with anger and violence over a dozen cartoons published over 4 months ago. Al Gore goes to Saudi Arabia and slanders America, while Ann Coulter refers to Middle Eastern people as "ragheads" Its all about excess and the results of such excess isn't likely to further their cause.

Al Gore wins no friends from the moderates, or conservatives to his side as he goes to Saudi Arabia and vents about how the U.S mistreats the Saudi Arabians. Democrats will just have to distance themselves from Al, as he gets more and more outragous. Al Gore is helping to buils a more conservative America, I'm not sure that was his plan.

Ann Coulter is well known for outragous statements. She has called for the poisoning of Justice Stephens., and now is calling middle Easterners Ragheads. Ann is speaking to sell books, but the mainstream conservatives are keeping their distance. She is isolating herself, and is going to find fewer people inviting her to speak for her cause.

The reaction around the world to the Danish cartoons, was over the top. The reaction to the reaction was that the cartoons got republished even more. and splattered all over the internet. So their holy prophet got dissed' even more. One of the real concerns of the Middle Eastern people is that they don't get any respect. Seeing them all worked up in a frenzy over the silly cartoon didn't score any marks in the Western world. The moderate Moslems are speaking out against the extremist reactions.

Outlandish statements and rhetoric do little to further ones cause. Soft reasoned tones often are the voices most heard.

posted by Liberty @ 8:39 PM