David Mamet: Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'

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David Mamet: Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal'

Bush got us into Iraq, JFK into Vietnam. Bush stole the election in Florida; Kennedy stole his in Chicago. Bush outed a CIA agent; Kennedy left hundreds of them to die in the surf at the Bay of Pigs. Bush lied about his military service; Kennedy accepted a Pulitzer Prize for a book written by Ted Sorenson. Bush was in bed with the Saudis, Kennedy with the Mafia. Oh..

http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0811,374064,374064,1.html/full

here's my reply:

Congratulations Mr Mamet. From 'Brain-Dead' Liberal to 'Brain-Dead' NeoCon in a single bound (albeit not a very large bound). Is this a distinction without a difference?

Just to correct some of your revisionist history. Eisenhower, not JFK, got us into Vietnam. Eisenhower did however warn us about the military-industrial complex. Which apparently, like President Bush, you have learned to love the use of the bomb. Too bad you could not have shed your admitted 'Brain-Deadedness' in your conversion to "Conservatism".

Another historical fallacy in your argument was to draw a parallel between GWB43 and JFK. While JFK was reigning in his Generals (BuckNut;o) Curtis LeMay and Lyman Lemnitzer). The opposite has been the case under Bush/Cheney. The Generals, Adm. 'Fox' Fallon (a True Patriot and True Conservative) being the most recent example, have done all they could to reign in Dick and Dubya.

Certainly this resumé enhancing screed will stand you in good stead for your next gig. Writing for the 'Jack Bauer' character on '24'? Or writing the "news" for ABCCBSMSNBCFOXCNN? Keep up the good work Mr Mamet.
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