"David" wrote in message
...
I said ''Liberal''

The word has been turned into a put-down by the neofascists. Mr.
Franken intends to reclaim it. He uses it himself without
hesitation.



Nice try, Franken-phile. Hollywood Al isn't reclaiming anything--he
is your standard left-wing, one-note, Bush-bashing -modern day-
liberal who has no clue what classical "liberalism" used to be about.
He may use the term "without hesitation," but, like most things he
says without hesitation, he's wrong. The word has been turned into a
put-down very justifiably because so many of today's liberals are so
clueless about the heritage of their alleged political philosophy, as
they are about the history of pretty much everything.

''Classical liberalism'' is an oxymoron.

Al Franken is a New Yorker.

Today's ''liberals'' are truer to their heritage than the nutjobs
running around today falsely claiming to be ''conservatives''.

On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 12:07:51 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:


"David" wrote in message
.. .
I said ''Liberal''

The word has been turned into a put-down by the neofascists. Mr.
Franken intends to reclaim it. He uses it himself without
hesitation.



Nice try, Franken-phile. Hollywood Al isn't reclaiming anything--he
is your standard left-wing, one-note, Bush-bashing -modern day-
liberal who has no clue what classical "liberalism" used to be about.
He may use the term "without hesitation," but, like most things he
says without hesitation, he's wrong. The word has been turned into a
put-down very justifiably because so many of today's liberals are so
clueless about the heritage of their alleged political philosophy, as
they are about the history of pretty much everything.

David wrote:
''Classical liberalism'' is an oxymoron.

Al Franken is a New Yorker.


Actually he's a Minnesotan.

Today's ''liberals'' are truer to their heritage than the nutjobs
running around today falsely claiming to be ''conservatives''.


Not only the nutjobs. I don't see how
a police-statist like John Ashcroft fits into
any traditional notion of conservatism.

"David" wrote in message
...
''Classical liberalism'' is an oxymoron.

It's hard ot respond to this since I'm not sure if you don't know what
an oxymoron is or don't know what liberalism is in the classic sense.

Al Franken is a New Yorker.

This comment alone should give you pause the next time you're tempted
to state anything as fact.


Today's ''liberals'' are truer to their heritage than the nutjobs
running around today falsely claiming to be ''conservatives''.

See above.

On Thu, 1 Apr 2004 12:07:51 -0500, "T. Early"
wrote:


"David" wrote in message
.. .
I said ''Liberal''

The word has been turned into a put-down by the neofascists. Mr.
Franken intends to reclaim it. He uses it himself without
hesitation.



Nice try, Franken-phile. Hollywood Al isn't reclaiming
anything--he
is your standard left-wing, one-note, Bush-bashing -modern day-
liberal who has no clue what classical "liberalism" used to be
about.
He may use the term "without hesitation," but, like most things he
says without hesitation, he's wrong. The word has been turned into
a
put-down very justifiably because so many of today's liberals are
so
clueless about the heritage of their alleged political philosophy,
as
they are about the history of pretty much everything.