These people are twisted in more ways than I care to imagine

These people are twisted in more ways than I care to imagine: that is Weimar “conservatism” of a most

degenerate sort, and it is really impossible to argue with Ms. Parker’s pornographic politics. To the

cadre of Bizarro conservatism, the biggest Daddy wins the title of Maximum Leader, and dissidents are

“spanked.”John Derbyshire, on the other hand, isn’t buying Giuliani’s act:

“Ron Paul vs. Rudy Giuliani punch-up about the motivation of the 9/11 attackers. Ron Paul put forward

the ‘blowback’ theory, which I first heard on or about Sept. 12, 2001, from Pat Buchanan, and which

is perfectly plausible, though in my opinion an over-simplification. Rudy: ‘I don€™t think I€™ve ever

heard that before.’ For goodness sake, Rudy. Don€™t you READ? The reality is, Rudy, that entire books

have been written to promote the blowback theory. Have your staffers read some of them & write up

abstracts for you. You NEVER HEARD of that theory? Gimme a break.”

I agree with that, but would add: it all depends on the meaning of the word “hear.” Of course

Giuliani has heard of the “blowback” theory, in one form or another, but did he really hear it in the

sense of understanding it intellectually? The totalitarian mindset of a man like Giuliani doesn’t

admit to ideas he disagrees with: he merely reacts, with indignation, as Benito did in response to Paul

’s disquisition on the long history of our deliberately provocative policy in the Middle East. Of

course Giuliani was being disingenuous when he exclaimed that he’d “never heard” of such an

explantion for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and that’s because intellectual dishonesty is part and

parcel of who Giuliani is, and what he aspires to become. If you think he’s lying now, just wait until

he’s President. The man is a danger to the Republic, and its only fitting that he should take umbrage

at Ron Paul, the Republic’s last defender in Washington: it’s a classic confrontation of good (Paul)

and evil (Benito) — and you couldn’t ask for a more dramatic narrative.