The Star-Ledger editorial page called me a "lunatic!"

They broke a cardinal rule of blogging though, the wankers didn't link me (which is admittedly hard to do in their dead tree edition). But in an editorial published in Wednesday July 27th's paper the Star-Ledger quoted me verbatim. Google Blog Search says I'm the source of the quote they mocked; all the other hits are libtards echoing the S-L. Can't a guy get a little credit around here?

That last one? It's the headline for this post.

Rather than refute what I said, they resorted to name calling:

Insulting, racist, narrow-minded stuff from lunatics who consider themselves patriots.

Can you feel the condescending sneer? 'Cause I think I got some of it on me.

Listen up Bub. I was a Patriot before you were in diapers. And for the record I didn't "insult" Sohail Mohammed, and I most certainly did not play the race card. But I gotta say, if you hosers think I'm a "lunatic," well I consider that to be badge of honor.

Their straw man revolves around criticism of Mr. Mohammed's "religious background." Which is hogwash. I criticized his actions, his statements, and his documented affiliations. As in documented affiliations with terrorists.

None of these facts made it into their editorial.

Those facts, complete with corroborating links!, are included in my original post, the one that the Star-Ledger felt no need to let their readers see for themselves.

It's an "oversight" which makes a whole lot more sense after we read another of their editorials, published yesterday, extolling the "wisdom" of Tariq Ramadan, Hamas spokes-tool and apologist for mass murder. They call him an "intellectual." Because it is apparently "Islamophobic" to suggest the Mohammedans' version of Che Guevara isn't in actuality the reincarnation of Albert Schweitzer.

This is what passes for liberal insight in 2011 America — indifference to the atrocities committed by Muslims, much like an earlier generation of progressive ideologues ignored the victims of communism while defending Alger Hiss and the Rosenbergs.

Even though the Star-Ledger's newest BFF favors the total eradication of Israel it's all good because he says he is "an agent of peace." Presumably that's the kind of peace we'll have right after the last Jew is stuffed into an oven. But hey, why quibble over details when they're busy singing Kumbaya with a bunch of "moderate" Muslims, right?

So, a modern-day Walter Duranty calls me a lunatic? Yeah, I think I'm doing something right.

UPDATE 02 Aug 2011 10:23:
The Star-Ledger might not link me, but Real Bloggers do!

Thanks Larwyn and Linkiest, you guys rock!

UPDATE 03 Aug 2011 00:02:
Also linked at TrogloPundit! Thanks.

UPDATE 03 Aug 2011 11:27:
Bob Belvedere weighs in, and comes down squarely on the side of non-lunacy.

Thanks Bob!

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