(Note to literalists: the Watched column presently contains only a smattering of 'warblogs' because the facilitator of the template-change--Dr. Menlo--is not very familiar with them, and will be adding more as they are sent to him. Also, this blog may contain areas of allusion, satire, subtext, context and possibly even a dash of the surreal: wannabe lit-crits beware.)
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WARBLOGGER WATCH
Saturday, June 29, 2002
Too often we neglect the more prolific and entertaining antecedent of the warbloggers, FreeRepublic. It often provides illuminating sidelights on the debate of the moment -- as when several of their members defended the First Amendment rights of Slim Shady because he had expressed contempt for homosexuals.
"The Pledge says the Nation is 'Indivisible' -- exactly what Lincoln believed. In contrast, the Lincoln haters who are so many on Freerepublic think secession was legitimate - - in other words, you believe the Nation is 'Divisible'..."
And they're off! Some of the more amusing Freeper responses:
"We know the war is over and we know who won. We just miss what was lost, freedom."
"Over and over again, Lincoln has been shown to be a scoundrel of the highest order."
"I don't believe this union should be 100% indivisible, I believe that the states should hold a right of secession as a last resort. I'm a proud Southron... But, that doesn't mean that I'm not a ferociously patriotic American. I love this country, I love that flag, and I love that Pledge of Allegiance."
"God fearing Patriots and Conservatives do NOT Pledge Allegiance to a piece of CLOTH or a tangle of poorly defined concepts. This is called IDOLATRY. Thinking Conservatives pledge allegiance to God..."
And my semantic favorite:
"Just because the union is indivisible does not mean that it is indissolvable."
Never forget, whenever you witness yet another indefensible crackpot synthesis by one of the warblogbrethren, that the Freepers are always there firstest with the mostest, albeit in less elevated language.
