Lying Liars

I try to avoid engaging in blog wars, but Instapundit is the Big Dog of not only conservatarian pundits, but the blogosphere in general. And he has this to say about the nutjobs on both sides:

I've drawn the distinction repeatedly, but the fact is that the real energy in the antiwar movement comes from people who don't like America. A.N.S.W.E.R. is central to the movement. Nobody else can organize the protests or turn out the bodies. It's as if the religious right relied on Fred Phelps to do their organization, then tried to claim that they weren't like him. But they've been very careful to distance themselves from guys like him. I don't see similar care from the antiwar movement -- I see happy solidarity until someone makes an issue, followed by righteous indignation when this stuff is pointed out.

This is clear, utter, total and obvious bull.

Orcinus provides us with a few examples in a post on neofascism that probably has nothing to do -- directly -- with Instapundit's absurd bloviating:

This is not mere hyperbole; it is an exercise in eliminationism. As Buzzflash recently observed, talk like this is part of an increasing trend in conservative rhetoric: Pat Robertson wishing to "nuke" the State Department, Bill O'Reilly saying Peter Arnett should be shot, Coulter wishing Tim McVeigh had set off his bomb at the New York Times Building, John Derbyshire wishing for Chelsea Clinton's demise. Unsurprisingly, the same kind of talk is now heard on the "street" level, and it often pops up on talk radio. As we learned in Oklahoma City, eventually this kind of "hot talk" translates into all-too-real tragedy.

The religious right has mainstream leadership like Pat Robertson, Jerry Fallwell and Franklin Graham. The top neocon pundits are hitmen (and women) like Ann Coulter, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly. And then we have the "with us or against us" nutcases in the administration, which includes men like David "read the Bible for PMS" Hager , John "what Bill of Rights" Ashcroft, and the man himself, Dick "we don't need no steenkin' facts" Cheney.

And the best Instapundit can come up with is ANSWER? Yeah, we all know how much pull ANSWER has with the Democratic party...

(/) Roland X
They really do just make crap up