John Moltz

The stupidest thing I've read in a long, long time

Via Kevin Drum I was reading a list of Libertarians (Oooh, don't you find Libertarians exciting?! I just think they're so exciting!) revealing who they're voting for and why. Louis Rossetto, who helped start Wired, wrote:

2004 vote: Bush may be wrong about everything else, but he is right about the issue that matters most for my children’s future: stopping Islamic fascism.

Wow. Someone's been drinking the sweet, dewey nectar that collects on Paul Wolfowitz during the night. You think Islamic fascism is the issue that matters most for your children's future?

Boy, are you an idiot.

If you're afraid a nuclear bomb is going to get set off in a major city my suggestion would be to be afraid of nuclear proliferation, not a particular group that happens to be unhappy with us.

Because, you know what? There are a lot of groups that are unhappy with us.

Before 9/11, the most successful act of terror committed on American soil in our generation was committed by whom?

A) Islamic fascists
B) The French
C) Democrats
D) Radical lesbian Buddhist nuns on dope
E) Right-wing separatist wackos

The correct answer is E. And the Bush administration's efforts to tear down international accords aimed at halting the spread of nuclear weapons, their arrogant attitude toward other nations, their reckless disregard for securing nuclear materials in Iraq and their utter failure to even slow Iran and North Korea's efforts to develop nuclear weapons run entirely counter to your weak thesis.

Afraid of getting blowed up real gud by crazies?

Vote Kerry.

Rossetto's idiocy doesn't stop there, however.

The alternative of not voting and allowing a billionaire currency speculator like George Soros to pick the next U.S. president is too dire to contemplate.

Apparently Rossetto prefers to have his presidents picked by billionaire media tychoons like Rupert Murdock, or billionaire Korean nutjobs like the Reverend Moon.

You know, you might make half an effort to have your argument for Bush make some kind of sense.

Or... not. Whatever. It's no skin off my apple. Really, so many entries simply defy any connection to reality that it's appalling. Jude Wanniski plans to vote for Kerry but may be tempted back to Bush if he fires Cheney, Rumsfeld and company.

In the next week and a half?! What the fuck are you smoking?!