Weakness is a Provocation

Dennis Prager said on his radio show, at the beginning of the month, that he spoke at an event in Minnesota where former Ambassador to the UN John Bolton also appeared. Prager quoted Bolton as having said there, "Weakness is a provocation."

The context of Bolton's statement was the homicidal Muslim extremists, but it holds true as well for the recent tempest in a teapot over the racist comments of Don Imus and his subsequent unemployed status. Appeasement only encourages the opposition into escalated attacks. It's like throwing chum in shark-infested water.

WorldNetDaily reported today on the latest news from Media Matters, a left-wing (George Soros-supported) media watchdog group. They smelled talk-show blood, and they're ready for more.

Next in the crosshairs for alleged expressions of "bigotry and hate speech targeting, among other characteristics, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion and ethnicity" are, according to Media Matters for America, Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Neal Boortz, John Gibson and Michael Smerconish.

The WND article lists some of the offenses given by Media Matters. I'll give a few that "attack" women, since I'm one of them.

On Jan. 10, 2006, Limbaugh said some women "would love to be hired as eye candy."

I'd love to look like eye candy (with "me" still on the inside).

On March 1, 2005, Limbaugh said "[w]omen still live longer than men because their lives are easier."

Ouch! Oh, he really hits below the belt. I don't know if I can cope with such vile language directed at me!

On June 14, 2004, Limbaugh shared his "pet name" for the National Organization for Women: "National Association of Gals" (his acronym: "NAG").

Ummm... I think that's funny. The NOW/NAG girls only speak for themselves.

Responding to an Associated Press report that women had recently been appointed as chiefs of police in four major U.S. cities, Limbaugh said May 27, 2004, referencing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib: "If we've got four new female police chiefs out there, then I guess we can watch out for some naked pyramids among prisoners in these new jailhouses that these women ran, because we had a woman running the prison in Abu Grab."

OK. That's disrespectful.

The report also references his repeated use of the term "femi-Nazis," part of the unique Limbaugh lexicon[.]

Femi-Nazis aren't all women, just the NOW/NAG women who hate men and want to see them wiped off the face of the earth. It's an appropriate term for the feminists who spew man-hating venom every chance they get.

Where was Media Matters when Air America was broadcasting Christian-hating, right-wing-hating bile? Were they clamoring to get Al Franken and Randi Rhodes pulled off the air? Did they ever try to get Howard Stern fired, before he jumped over to satellite?

No this is just rank opportunism at scoring political victories. It's no coincidence that all of Media Matters' targets are on the right side of the political spectrum. If Media Matters can decimate the right-leaning talk shows before the 2008 campaign season gets into full swing, then they'll have a better chance of getting their guy elected.