The Left: Celebrating hero's deaths

I have taken some heat lately for suggesting that our friends on the left were celebrating the loss of the 2000th hero in Iraq.

Let's take a look at the definition via Mirriam-Webster online:

Main Entry: cel·e·brate
Pronunciation: 'se-l&-"brAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -brat·ed; -brat·ing
Etymology: Latin celebratus, past participle of celebrare to frequent, celebrate, from celebr-, celeber much frequented, famous; perhaps akin to Latin celer
transitive senses
1 : to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites
2 a : to honor (as a holiday) by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine
3 : to hold up or play up for public notice
intransitive senses
1 : to observe a holiday, perform a religious ceremony, or take part in a festival
2 : to observe a notable occasion with festivities
synonym see KEEP
- cel·e·bra·tion /"se-l&-'brA-sh&n/ noun
- cel·e·bra·tor /'se-l&-"brA-t&r/ noun
- cel·e·bra·to·ry /-br&-"tOr-E, -"tor-; "se-l&-'brA-t&-rE/ adjective

Okay, let's go through these one by one.

1 : to perform (a sacrament or solemn ceremony) publicly and with appropriate rites

Our pals on the left are solemnly preparing themselves to hold a vigil tonight. A vigil for our shared loss in this war. But, while I will focus on those men and women who chose to risk thier lives to keep me and mine safe, what will the left be celebrating this evening?

They will be celebrating how wonderful and sensitive THEY are. How RIGHT they are and ultimately how THIS war was a horrible mistake brought on by McBushie Bushitler Halliburton.

2 a : to honor (as a holiday) by solemn ceremonies or by refraining from ordinary business b : to mark (as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviation from routine

Tonight the left will crawl out from thier darkened lairs of mourning they've ensconced themselves in since they lost the last election. They will act as the priests and priestesses for us poor rubes who haven't yet received the memo, this memo reads: facts be damned, we're right! As they hold up lighted candles and chant thier hippy lullabies we would do well to remember that they know best, facts be damned.

3 : to hold up or play up for public notice

Finally we come to my favorite. Whereas tonight my thoughts will be with those brave men and women who have fallen in our common defense, who will those sensitive souls on the left be thinking about? Themselves perhaps? I think so. I think they will be wondering if thier striking just the right revolutionary note as they weep crocodile tears for a group they collectively loathe. Will the left put the soldiers in the forefront of thier sick ceremony tonight? I doubt it.

It's all about them.

Thanks to Cao's blog for the linkage!
Thanks Political Teen fro the linkage! (is it just me or does Ian have a monster crush on Catherine Harris?)
Thanks to Stop The ACLU for the linkage!
Let's not forget TMH Bacon Bits and thier linkage!
Outside the Beltway!
And finally the infamous Mudvile Gazette!

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