The American Spectator

Red Phillips| 4.7.09 @ 1:17PM

The paleo/alt right is already chattering. Sanford just blew it with the Paul crowd. Whether he did that purposefully to beef up his hawkish credentials for the larger hawkish base, or whether he is just clueless as to the hope that some Paul supporters were projecting onto him is an interesting question. But I really don't see this as a punt. It is hard to even remotely positively spin what he said. What could the reference to backing up your talk possibly mean other than something that would drive non-interventionist batty?

Eric Dondero| 4.7.09 @ 11:31PM

James, my friend, while this move on Sanford's part may be disheartening to Leftist Libertarians, and PaleoCons, we Pro-Defense Libertarians are extremely pleased.

Admittedly, we've been a bit concerned with Sanford on foreign policy. But his warming up to the Hawkish view is now going to allay those fears, and win him even further diehard support on the Libertarian Right.

Lew Rockwell, Justin Raimondo, Garris, et.al be damned.

Red Phillips| 4.8.09 @ 12:54AM

So Eric, the Islamofascist meanies who you have been warning us about are poised to invade Texas and force your wife to wear a burqa. What is Kim Jong-Il and his band of skinny half starved soldiers going to do when they invade Texas? Make you smoke them up some brisket? That North Korean Navy must be bigger than I thought. It's going to take a lot of boats to get enough of them over hear to overrun all those angry gun toting Texans who I am sure would not take too kindly to being invaded.

How are we all supposed to sleep at night knowing that the grave North Korean menace could be upon us at any time? Surely this threat warrants some good ol’ fashion pre-emptive killin’. Why can’t those girly-men “leftist” libertarians understand this?

Eric Dondero| 4.8.09 @ 7:26AM

Red Commie Phillips, perhaps you should investigate the recent shooting spree in Minneapolis of a House Party, by 4 armed Somali gunmen, which has received scant mainstream media attention nationally.

And watch the video of the Minnesotans going on over to Somalia to join Jihad in the United States.

Oh, and there was a little beheading of a woman in New York by an Islamic extremist last month. Perhaps you missed that bit of news, as well.

And ya might have missed this bit of news, as well: Muslims in a Mosque in Knoxville, TN are trying to get the city to force a bar/restaurant owner out of business that's next to the Mosque, cause he's decided to sell beer.

Nah, these Muzzies aren't out to hurt us. They're not out to change our culture. They're just fine upstanding citizens. Didn't our Muslim President just say so over in Europe, you know, bowing down to the Saudi Prince and all?

Chris Hewlett| 4.8.09 @ 11:53AM

Mr Dondero, For Heaven's sake stick with the topic - North Korea. Do you really stay up at night worrying about NK invading North America? The Muzzies that you talk about are an immigration problem - not a country invading problem. Iraq - as a nation - never posed a threat to us. Neither does Afghanistan, North Korea, etc.