We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:57:21 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification [Kat] Well, it was bound to happen. Hot Air reports that some guy named Sam Stein over at the Huffington Post is implying that Bellavia, in comparing Tiger Woods as a hero for children to Sen. John McCain's heroism in withstanding five years of imprisonment and torture in Hotel Hanoi is somehow making a subtle racist comment. Of course, the commenters over at the HuffPo (loser central) went crazy about the terrible McCain Supporting Racist. Some other ..person... at some place called Hotline also posts a similar comment. Of course, they are, as Hot Air notes, "treading lightly" on the... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:28:32 -0600 kat's kernel: Hero vs Example http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71782 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71782 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:35:39 -0600 It wasn't about "McCain" v. "Woods", it was "war hero" v. "athlete", "sacrifice of mind, body and life" v. "sacrifice of free time to practice". Now, you're right, Woods is a good example of perseverance, goal setting and achievement with the extra of giving back to the community. That's a nice example for kids to look up to. But, I wouldn't call him a "hero" and if I was trying to inspire kids about doing the right thing or sacrificing something for a greater cause, it would be McCain or the men with Bellavia I would point to, not Tiger. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71759 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71759 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:08:44 -0600 I'm quadrilateral, not even trapezoidal. No two sides of me are parallel. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71755 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71755 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:41:03 -0600 "Dripple" - a new word for me. I like it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71753 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71753 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:38:00 -0600 While I think the last thing that David Bellavia is, is a racist. The "Tiger" thing wasn't well thought out. don't get me wrong, no one is on target all the time. One of Huffington's commenters said that if it wasn't meant to be an insult, he didn't get the point. That's where I find myself in this. Sure John McCain should be admired for his service (no one needs to tell Princess Crabby that....). But, to be frank, there is nothing wrong with young people admiring Tiger Woods. He's naturally talented, he works hard & has achieved his successes legitimately. John McCain doesn't need us to tear down other people to build him up. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71749 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71749 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:14:07 -0600 Since when did comparing sports heroes to war heroes become an issue of race? What a load of crap. I'm waiting for Tiger to come out and announce that it's a load of crap too, as he's done in the past when the race card has been forced into play. He recognizes a true racial slur versus a comparison of hero status. Crap, I tell ya. Crap. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71725 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71725 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:17:40 -0600 I think they have been wizzing in my Wheaties for some time now :) I just cannot stand when those people dripple lies and attack a person who has served his country with honor and distinction. We just need to stand up and fight that kind of rhetoric; and with pointy highheel shoes just for an extra jolt :)..... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71722 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71722 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:58:48 -0600 Hero - A person noted for feats of courage or nobility of purpose, especially one who has risked or sacrificed his or her life. Athlete - A person possessing the natural or acquired traits, such as strength, agility, and endurance, that are necessary for physical exercise or sports, especially those performed in competitive contexts. Professional Athlete - same as above - except for MONEY. My achin' butt!! Just sayin'. ML http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71715 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71715 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:38:35 -0600 Heh. Someone whizzed in Rita's Wheaties® this morning! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71714 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71714 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:50:15 -0600 Huffington Post is just a bunch of zealous morons, especially Mrs Huffington herself. Sometimes I just want to stuff my pointy highheel shoe right up their A$$, they would be burping leather for a month. Racist, yea say "boo" and they think you are stating a racist quote. They are the ones who are racist, just like Sharpton. Idiots.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71713 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71713 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:32:54 -0600 Where did the "Chickenhawk" meme go? Now that the Dems don't have a faux military hero as their nominee, they're embarking on a strategy to trivialize and debase real military heroes like McCain and Bellavia, either by insinuating that they're racists, like the yahoos in kat's post, or like Jay Rockefeller in his recent comments that McCain just dropped laser guided bombs from 30,000 feet without considering the human toll of the destruction below. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71711 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71711 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:23:53 -0600 And now we're circular... Only some of us. I'm *linear*...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71709 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71709 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:06:33 -0600 Heh. And now we're circular... since the Hot Air post linked our post with the citation for Bellavia's MoH nomination... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71708 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71708 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:56:14 -0600 The term *hero* has been bandied about so much over the past couple of decades that it's lost much of its original connotation, just as the term *racist* has been watered-down by overuse. I don't walk through certain sections of Trenton because some of the inhabitants have spread the word that any white face appearing on their turf will be shot. I have *friends* in that neighborhood, but I won't visit them -- not because I'm a prejudiced SOB, but because it would be suicide for me to do it. My friends don't want me to visit because their homes would get firebombed -- the gang-bangers figure any black family receiving white visitors are informants. But by Stein's definition, I'm a racist. Wotta moron... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71706 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/attacking_bella.html#comment-71706 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:46:54 -0600