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June 24, 2004
What sort of man loves the Culture War?
HINT: He's rich, he's powerful, he talks to Jesus, Buddha, God, Hitler and Stalin. And he thinks gays are "dung-eating dogs" who should be roasted. (Precisely what they do to dogs where he comes from). This account of Sun Myung Moon's official "coronation" is not a new story. It happened in March, and the same blogger, John Gorenfeld, posted about it then. In fact, when I read Mr. Gorenfeld's report, I wrote (in March) a lengthy post about this (and more), but I never finished it because the research was taking up too much time. However, I have posted about Sun Myung Moon before, here and here. I'm not much of a fan of Moon, I'm afraid, and I wish that all politicians -- Republican and Democrat -- would sever their ties with him. I also wish that a group of legitimate Americans (conservative or libertarian) would buy The Washington Times. But my question is: why is this old story suddenly of interest to Peter Jennings? NOTE: I didn't see the show, which was apparently last night, but here's the link. Surely, they're not trying to establish a connection between Michael Moore and Sun Myung Moon, are they? I mean, just because Moore is a current news item doesn't mean that journalists would engage in tit-for-tat regurgitation of old news, does it? Interestingly enough, WorldNetDaily reported the March Moon Coronation story quite recently, so I don't think Moon enjoys as much right wing support as is commonly claimed. For what it's worth, I like Sun Myung Moon about as much as I like Michael Moore. They're both un-American hatemongers who fuel the Culture War and want to pit us against each other. I think Moon and Moore need each other. And here's my bottom line: nothing Moon has done in any way minimizes the perfidy of Moore, and vice versa.
posted by Eric on 06.24.04 at 08:22 AM
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Perhaps Moon is using his psychic powers to hose up your blog? That guy is one hell of a snake oil salesman. I can't believe how many people listen to his crap and take his fantasies seriously. Beck · June 24, 2004 04:59 PM How can you call your website "classical values" if you are a homosexual? That doesn't make any sense at all. Tobias · June 24, 2004 08:13 PM In order to make you buy advertising, Tobias. Eric Scheie · June 24, 2004 08:36 PM Someone has never heard of Greek homosexuality. It doesn't get any more classical than the classical Greeks. Varius Crispinus · June 24, 2004 08:41 PM "so I don't think Moon enjoys as much right wing support as is commonly claimed." 'Splain!!! Who is the h--- is claiming Moon gets right wing support?! Moon is a flaming, dangerous loony tunes blankety-blank so&so. Anybody tries to tell you Moon has right-wing support, that person is a deranged cretin utterly disconnected from reality, and you can tell 'em I said so. grrrr. Persnickety · June 25, 2004 09:55 AM |
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It probably came to Jennings' attention via this article that appeared in yesterday's (6/23/04) Washington Post.
Why the Post suddenly found the old story newsworthy is still a matter of speculation.
Reason's Hit & Run commented recently on it, also.