Glenn Reynolds Is An Idiot

I literally laughed my ass off when I read this post by Glenn Reynolds.

I generally favor a nip-it-in-the-bud strategy — just think how much better off we’d be if Bill Clinton had seized any of his several opportunities to kill or seize Osama bin Laden — but I have to say my confidence in Obama’s ability to carry out anything much bigger than pinpricks is severely limited.

The amount of direct attacks ordered by President George W. Bush is zero. President Bill Clinton ordered the missile strike of the al-Qaeda training site in Zhawar Kili, Afghanistan. One of the goals of the strike was to kill bin Laden. President Barack Obama ordered the Seal Team mission that resulted in the successful killing of bin Laden in Pakistan.

Reynolds is using bin Laden to make the argument that Clinton and Obama were weak on national security. That is hysterical. Perhaps Reynolds needs to be reminded of this quote by George W Bush.

Who knows if he’s hiding in some cave or not. We haven’t heard from him in a long time. The idea of focusing on one person really indicates to me people don’t understand the scope of the mission. Terror is bigger than one person. He’s just a person who’s been marginalized. … I don’t know where he is. I really just don’t spend that much time on him, to be honest with you.

No one should take Reynolds seriously.

Glenn Reynolds Promotes Trayvon Martin Conspiracy Theory

I saw Chad Johnson, Esprit Capital Advisors, left a long conspiracy on a Facebook friend's comments section. Apparently, President Barack Obama and the Justice Department astroturfed the protests in Sanford after Trayvon Martin's death.

Eric Holder and BHO send down Justice Operatives to Sanford to organize protest rallies and pay for the costs, perhaps even pay agitators to keep up political pressure to persecute Z. The Feds chose a side and sought to impale Z with the full weight of the Federal government to create a race issue!

Under intense political pressure, the Fl. Governor appointed a Special Prosecutor to conduct a new investigation (Persecute Z on TV to satisfy the demands of the now agitated Black Community now seeking vengeance disguised as justice). The Prosecutor charged Z on the same insufficient evidence already discounted. (At that time the Prosecutor was running for re election and also wanted a “Hang’em high” case and “wind under her wings” that such a case a Z provided).

BHO stands for Barack Hussein Obama and Z stands for George Zimmerman. I find it fascinating that conservatives write in their own bizarre alternative language. This has much to do with they really don't think their argument out. If Obama was behind a conspiracy to help get George Zimmerman charged and convicted then why was Zimmerman found not guilty? The wonderful thing about being a conspiracy theorist is never having to explain how you came to your conclusions.

I wondered where the conspiracy theory that Obama hired "agitators" came from. Glenn Reynolds of InstaPundit has been promoting this nonsense. Reynolds linked to a Townhall op-ed by John Ransom. From the Ransom piece.

I grew up in a country where the rule of law was supreme. Or at least it seemed that way.

But somewhere along the line the varnish of polite society has been worn off so that the brass now shows through.

That’s why today nobody is really surprised that the DOJ has sent rapid response teams to Florida to organize African-Americans to protest against the government.

Nowhere in Ransom's op-ed does he ever provide any proof that Obama was behind the Sanford protests. This is an example of why what is printed on the Townhall website should never be considered journalism.

Reynolds is known for linking to racially insensitive articles and web sites and then claiming the defense that he doesn't stand by these views. This is laughable coming from a man that proposed committing genocide on Muslims and praised white supremacist Thomas Woods. Reynolds supported a Rush Limbaugh photoshop image of Obama shining Sarah Palin's shoes. I have said this before and I will say it again.

Reynolds could care less about real racism. He wants to use any means he can to attack Democrats. Reynolds furthers racism by falsely accusing others and defending those that perpetuate it.

You wonder where a lot of conspiracy theories on the Right come from. Look no farther than Glenn Reynolds.

Quote of the Day

"In other words, he’s a racist hatemonger. Just to be clear. So much for hope and change."

Glenn Reynolds

I noted before that Reynolds is a fan of the writing of white supremacist Thomas Woods.

Reynolds has made racist comments here and here. The Nutty Professor recommended the book 33 Questions About American History You're Not Supposed to Ask by Thomas Woods. The author is a founding member of the League of the South. It is a white supremist group. The website operators won't come out and state their racist intentions. The board members even issued a statement that they aren't racist. They just want the South to succeed from the Union. And I have great swamp land to sell you.

This is the same Reynolds that advocated for genocide against Muslims.

Civilized societies have found it harder, though, to beat the barbarians without killing all, or nearly all, of them. Were it really to become all-out war of the sort that Osama and his ilk want, the likely result would be genocide -- unavoidable, and provoked, perhaps, but genocide nonetheless, akin to what Rome did to Carthage, or to what Americans did to American Indians. That's what happens when two societies can't live together, and the weaker one won't stop fighting -- especially when the weaker one targets the civilians and children of the stronger. This is why I think it's important to pursue a vigorous military strategy now. Because if we don't, the military strategy we'll have to follow in five or ten years will be light-years beyond "vigorous."

This isn't the only time that Reynolds advocated genocide against brown people that he doesn't like.

NOTE: It is certainly possible to conquer Afghanistan. We simply kill everyone we see (without being too fussy about how), except those who go in “protected zones” (sounds better than Concentration Camps) where we strip everyone of arms and kill anyone who looks like Taliban. Eventually, we turn the country over to the people we like. They won’t have any trouble holding it, since we will have killed most of the people who disagree with them. This is the Boer War with better sanitation and a worse climate, and this technique always works if you don’t mind being fairly murderous. It would be a massive undertaking, though I imagine the Russians would be more than happy to help. And certainly it’s within our abilities if we care enough. But, again, what exactly do we get out of this?

Anyone advocating genocide and concentration camps has no business calling the first black president a racist. Glenn Reynolds is a disgusting human being.

Trump's Nerd Prom Reaction

Glenn Reynolds declared Donald Trump victorious over President Barack Obama at the nerd prom. Reynolds claimed Obama was "building Trump up good." One does not get built up by being publicly mocked as a conspiracy theorist by the President.



Seth Meyers also mocked Trump at the dinner. Ann Althouse wrote that nerd prom was a victory for Trump and the Donald enjoyed the evening.

So what was Trump's reaction?

"Seth Meyers has no talent," Mr. Trump said in an interview on Sunday. "He fell flat. In fact, I thought Seth's delivery was so bad he hurt himself."

Mr. Trump, who appeared unsmiling throughout most of the annual dinner on Saturday night acknowledged his occasional discomfort ("I am not looking to laugh along with my political enemies") but said he viewed the rough treatment as a measure of fear he had struck in the Washington establishment. "It was like a roast of Donald Trump," he said, clearly reveling in the attention, if not the content.

Trump is spinning. People at the dinner wouldn't be laughing at Trump if they feared him. No one in the White House press corp dared to laugh at Stephen Colbert's jokes aimed at George W. Bush. Trump wouldn't be bitching if he thought the attention was good.

Trump is attempting to shift from birther to statesman. Trump publicly congratulated Obama on the killing of Osama bin Laden. Trump went another step by asking for a thruce on "party politics" for a few days. Now is not the times to end debate when the debt ceiling limit will soon be reached by the Treasury Department.

Trump is playing nice because he just had ass handed to him by Obama. Why Reynolds and Althouse thought Trump won is more a reflection of the intellectual disconnect of two law professors/bloggers than of reality.

Quote of the Day

"SUCKER: Obama takes bait, embiggens Donald Trump. You don’t punish Donald Trump by giving him attention. A more experienced politician would know that. Nor is building Trump up good for Obama — Trump has actually hurt him more than all the others combined. Because, you know, Trump has actually been willing to criticize him without being afraid of the Big Media retribution. The various traditional GOP candidates still have the old cringe-reflex where Big Media criticism is concerned."

Glenn Reynolds, declaring Donald Trump the winner. Judge for yourself if Trump was winning as President Barack Obama ripped him up during nerd prom. Reynolds must have the same concept of winning that Charlie Sheen had after he was fired from Two and a Half Men.

The Foreign Policy Worldview of Glenn Reynolds

I am sure people read Glenn Reynolds' blog InstuPundit for nuanced punditry on foreign policy.

Glenn Reynolds, Sept, 11, 2001

GEORGE BUSH IS NOW THE MOST POWERFUL MAN IN THE WORLD: People always say that about Presidents, of course, but usually it's only notionally true. Now, if he wants to nuke Baghdad, there is nobody to say him nay -- and damned few who would want to. That's a danger if he goes off half-cocked, but I don't think there's much risk of that. But I wonder: do the people behind this assault realize what this means?

Glenn Reynolds, November 23, 2010

North Korea fires artillery barrage on South. If they start anything, I say nuke ‘em. And not with just a few bombs. They’ve caused enough trouble — and it would be a useful lesson for Iran, too. We can’t afford another Korean war, but hey, we’re already dismantling warheads. . . .

As we can see, Reysnolds' foreign policy evolved in nine years from nuking Iraq to nuking North Korea. In Reynolds' defense, he is an idiot.

Hat tip to Glenn Greenwald.

Just How Dumb Is Glenn Reynolds

Glenn Reynolds declares Tim Pawlenty "not man enough to be president." Reynolds' reasoning is because Pawlenty did not defend Palin's use of cross-hairs on her now infamous map. Most people judge the fitness of a presidential candidate based on his or her domestic and foreign policy positions. Reynolds' litmus test is whether a candidate probably defends Palin's use of the politically toxic cross-hairs.

Reynolds is a dumb guy. I remember Reynolds blogging that weapons of mass destruction were found in Iraq. Therefore, it is not a stretch to believe Reynolds can't comprehend that Pawlenty has no interest defending a potential presidential opponent on a politically toxic issue. Reynolds actually thinks defending the cross-hairs on Palin's map is good politics.

I pray to God a future Republican administration doesn't appoint Reynolds to the Justice Department. Reynolds should stay as a law professor and his students can continually say on RateMyProfessors.com he is an unchallenging and easy A.

Quote of the Day

"JUST WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW: North Korea fires artillery barrage on South. If they start anything, I say nuke ‘em. And not with just a few bombs. They’ve caused enough trouble — and it would be a useful lesson for Iran, too. We can’t afford another Korean war, but hey, we’re already dismantling warheads. . . . "

Glenn Reynolds

Reynolds has no idea the environmental damage one nuclear warhead would cause. The radiation would kill potentially millions of South Koreans. Theoretically, a single cobalt bomb could kill all life on the planet. Furthermore, it is the South Korean government's decision what military or diplomatic action should be taken. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has called an emergency meeting of the government. The United States should follow South Korea's lead. Not nuke a country that did not attack the United States.

Glenn Reynolds is insane. Did it ever occur to Reynolds that Russia, China and Britain might consider the United States an unhinged rogue nation if we start launching preemptive nuclear attacks against third world countries. It would put the United States national security at risk if nuclear-powered nations aligned against the Obama administration.

I'm amazed Reynolds is a tenured law professor. I would love to find out what his students and fellow professors think of his blog.

Glenn Reynolds Staying Classy

This is the headline for a link on Glenn Reynolds' InstaPundit.

FLORIDA: Clinton pushed the black guy to get out.

The headline to the Politico article Reynolds links to.

Bill Clinton pushed Kendrick Meek to quit Florida race

Reynolds makes the suggest to his conservative readers that Clinton pressed Meek to drop out because he was black. There is nothing in the Politico article to support Reynolds claim.

Reynolds has a history of condoning racism. Reynolds defended this photoshop image of Obama as a shoeshine boy not being racist because Rush Limbaugh was a shoeshine boy. We all know Limbaugh would never say or do anything racist. Not if you count every episode of Limbaugh's radio show.



Reynolds:

UPDATE: Or is it racist? Rush Limbaugh actually was a shoeshine boy. Yeah the racial stereotype is a bit shaky — when I was a kid I knew older brothers of friends who did that; even in Birmingham, Alabama they were white. By the time I was a teenager, of course, shoeshines were on the way out.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Boy, bend over backwards to avoid accusing a Democrat of racism and what do you get? Slagged by Charles Johnson. Oh, well. That’s what I get for my generosity, these days . . . .

Reynolds received flak for the post and updated it to say it was racist. Reynolds quickly backed down after people were pointing out that he came off as a racist jerk. Reynolds' statement of bending "over backwards to avoid accusing a Democrat of racism" is a false meme about the photoshop coming from the Left. Blogger Charles Johnson catches Reynolds in this lie and links to the right-wing blog that first posted the image.

Reynolds could care less about real racism. He wants to use any means he can to attack Democrats. Reynolds furthers racism by falsely accusing others and defending those that perpetuate it.

Latest Andrew Breitbart Temper Tantrum

Andrew Breitbart is refused to talk to Talking Points Memo about James O'Keefe's bizarre plan to film himself having sex with CNN reporter Abbie Boudreau. Fortunately, Boudreau was tipped off about O'Keefe's goal to act out his porn movie fantasies. (Ceiling mirror and dildos? Really.) O'Keefe has posted videos on Breitbart's web site in the past. Breitbart defended O'Keefe when the latter was arrested for attempting to tamper with Sen. Mary Landrieu's office phones. Breitbart got into an insane shouting match with David Shuster.

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"You convicted him on Twitter!" Breitbart shouted.

O'Keefe was convicted and is currently serving three years probation.

Breitbart and Shulter argued over O'Keefe's ACORN videos. A law enforcement investigation found that O'Keefe doctored the video.

Brooklyn prosecutors on Monday cleared ACORN of criminal wrongdoing after a four-month probe that began when undercover conservative activists filmed workers giving what appeared to be illegal advice on how to hide money.

While the video by James O'Keefe and Hannah Giles seemed to show three ACORN workers advising a prostitute how to hide ill-gotten gains, the unedited version was not as clear, according to a law enforcement source.

"They edited the tape to meet their agenda," said the source.

On Tweeter, Breitbart threatened to sue blogger Oliver Willis for libel. Willis posted this tweet.

wow, @andrewbreitbart's crew strikes again. o'keefe planned to seduce cnn reporter on boat with sex toys

Bretbart fired back at Willis.

@owillis '@andrewbreitbart's crew'? do you want to get sued for libel?

It is an empty threat. O'Keefe has been on Breitbart's payroll. Shulter reported the fact in the video and Breitbart did not refute it. Breitbart would be laughed out of court if he tried to sue Willis over a tweet. Breitbart needs to spend less time worrying about the Left and more time working on anger management issues. The guy seriously has problems.

Side note: Glenn Reynolds links to an Esquire interview of O'Keefe accomplice Ben Wetmore defending the plan to seduce Boudreau on the boat. Reynolds is actually doing pushback for his buddy Breitbart. I am more than happy to point out the moral void that is InstaPundit.

Quote of the Day

"Why not just shut down the Department of Education."

Glenn Reynolds

I wonder if Professor Reynolds feel the same way about abolishing college tenure. Somehow I doubt it.

Everything You Need to Know About Glenn Reynolds

Welcome to the worldview of Glenn Reynolds.

A reader says he’s suprised to see me support the Arizona bill. Well, I really don’t — that is, I don’t know if I’d have voted for it if I were in Arizona. I’m mostly reacting to the fact that — as demonstrated by Linda Greenhouse — the opposition displays that special combination of self-righteous outrage and bone-deep ignorance that really sets me off.

Reynolds will not take the time to research the merits of a policy initiative. He will attack the Left without hesitation. I have always thought of Reynolds as an intellectually lightweight blogger. Reynolds's post proves my previous suspicions.

Andrew Sullivan has writes Reynolds will attack the Left "keep the customers satified." Reynolds has to write those thirty posts-a-day to keep the Blogads money coming.

Write A Caption: Glenn Reynolds

Perhaps this is the imaginary bunny that helped Glenn Reynolds write his hysterically off-the-mark InstaPundit posts.

The photo came from a blog dedicated to analyzing Renolds' body language.

Glenn Reynolds Phones In A Post

Proof Glenn Reynolds really doesn't care about the quality of his blog.

CELEBRITIES in bikinis.

Yes, there is a link to photos of famous women in bikinis.

Reynolds doesn't elaborate on what makes this newsworthy. Reynolds constantly criticises the mainstream media (here, here, here, here, here) for not doing real news reporting. Reynolds' idea of countering the media is by offering photos of hot female celebrities. I've come to realize the media model Reynolds desires is US Weekly forged with the Weekly Standard. The man's mind truly frightens me.

Quote of the Day

"CHARLTON HESTON: My cold, dead hands. People called that speech “extremist,” but now the views Heston championed are looking pretty mainstream . . . ."

Glenn Reynolds

If Reynolds thinks Heston's view have become mainstream then he has been living on another planet during the past two election cycles. In Heston's defense, the actor was heavily involved in the civil rights movement. Those aren't the views Reynolds speaks of. Reynolds is implying Heston's conservative views have become more mainstream. He fails to cite any evidence to prove his point. Heston believed Al Gore was going to repeal the Second Amendent.

Especially for you Mr. Gore," "Heston told an NRA audience. "From my cold dead hands!"

Does the mainstream American public fear Al Gore antique taking muskets away? The economy, stimulus package, and health care are issues that the public is concerned with. Iraq is off the front page. Gun rights doesn't register. The Obama administration was willing to leave the public option out of the health care bill and back off their promise to end the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy." What makes Reynolds believe it is mainstream to believe Obama has the stomach to repeal the Second Amendment?

It is sad and shocking to see how detached Reynolds is from reality. RHow bad is Reynolds. In 2001, Reynolds predicted President Bush would support stem cell research. Nevermind that Bush ran as a social conservative. Reynolds blogged that Bush was "turning things around for the Republicans." Two months later the Republicans lost the midterm elections. Reynolds' problems with reality explains his love of bad science fiction novels.

Great Moments in Conservative Punditry: Heh Indeedy Edition

On Sempterber 19, 2006, Glenn Reynolds wrote how Republicans won't lose one Congressional seat. Reynolds predicted Bush would be able to pass his legislative agenda.

JOE GANDELMAN looks at the Bush/GOP polls and observes: "It is no longer a 'given' that the Democrats will gain at least one house of Congress in the November elections ? and the latest poll shows trend that should make Democrats nervous." It was never really a given that the Dems would take back Congress, and these polls certainly don't make it a given that they won't. Beware of poll fever!

In the short term, however, these polls may reduce the extent of GOP defection from Bush's legislative agenda, which may actually help the Republicans hold on to Congress.

How Conservative Blogs Hurt the GOP

Glenn Reynolds, Allahpundit and Ed Driscoll are attacking President Barack Obama going out to have an ice cream cone.

Allah Pundit captioned the photo: "The president ponders his most important decision of the day."

"Hey, nobody said it was easy being an ice cream socialist," wrote Driscoll.

Reynolds quoted Driscoll and linked to his post. Reynolds has had a successful career without providing much original content. '

If conservative bloggers think attacking Obama for taking his daughters out for Father's Day is going to help the GOP then they are mistaken. Obama is going into an ice cream shop with his kids because voters like to see the President with their family. Republicans needs to stop listening to talk radio, Fox News and conservative bloggers. Reynolds and Driscoll are incapable of writing about policy. (Allah Pundit has shown moments of seriousness.) Obama has done very well on foreign policy and below average on domestic policy.

Obama is more concerned with staying out of domestic policy controversy than using his huge political capital. Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi are mad at Obama for not wanting to get into the fray of his own health care program. Obama wants public option health care. He would rather see Democrats get bloody than do the heavy lifting. Obama has already thrown the LGBT community under the bus. Obama and Geithner support the bailout but haven't made a strong public case to reform regulations. Republicans won't bash Obama on these issues because they don't support regulation, gay rights or a single payer health care system. Obama is not a socialist or a reformer. He is the Democratic Party version of Charlie Crist. A master pol obsessed with approval ratings. If the GOP thinks Glenn Reynolds attacking Obama for spending time with his daughters on Father's Day is the answer then they should get used to minority party status.

Majority of Notre Dame Student Support Obama

Gateway Pundit thinks the Notre Dame fundamentalist protesters make the Christian Right look good. Did GP fail the notice the vast majority of students were booing the protesters? It is obvious the graduating students like Obama more than the protesters. Listen to the cheers when Obama says he is glad to be at Notre Dame.



Glenn Reynolds links the Gateway Pundit's post. GP calls Obama "the most radical pro-abortion and infanticide president in history. One of his first actions as president was to lift a ban on funding foreign abortions." The pro-choice and pro-gay marriage Reynolds doesn't care about those issues. Reynolds is intellectually lazy. Reynolds will not sit down and formulate a coherent thesis about why he disagrees with Obama. He would rather bash Obama by linking to a blogger he disagrees with on social issues.

The signs point the Republicans astroturfing the Notre Dame commencement speech. The outrage against Obama wasn't coming from the student body.

Notre Dame's leadership argued that opposition to Obama's presence was largely from alumni or outsiders, with contemporary students overwhelmingly welcoming the president. The university's newspaper said that 73% of letters from students backed the invitation to Obama.

Quote of the Day

"Let's be clear. Everything Glenn Reynolds has ever thought or said about politics has been discredited to the tune of mounds of corpses, the disrepute of the United States, and a fantastically botched economy. And he also has this fucked-up Undying Cyborg shit going on...

"Has there ever, ever been a sorrier, more discredited asshole than Glenn Reynolds? Ever? In the entire history of discredited sub-moron-level pompous assholes?"

Thers, of the blog Whiskey Fire.

Reynolds blogging on Iraq's (bogus) weapons program is stagging in it's stupidity. Reynolds has been repeatingly wrong about national security issue. Yet the wingnut blogosphere his posts as the gospel truth.

Vermont!

Vermont is official the fourth state to make gay marriage legal. The Vermont legislature overrode Republican Governor Jim Douglas' veto. The Vermont House of Representatives voted 100-49 in favor of legalizing gay marriage. The State Senate voted 23-5.

Democrats will finally grow a pair, as gay marriage becomes politically more mainstream Democrats will finally grow a pair.

The outcome in the House of Representatives, 100 to 49, was not clear until the final moments of a long roll call, when Rep. Jeff Young, a Democrat who voted against the bill last week, reversed his position. After the final tally, cheers erupted in both legislative chambers of the State House and in the hallways outside, and several lawmakers on both sides of the debate looked stunned.

Conservative reaction has been either silence or anger.

Silence: Conservative blogger Glenn Reynolds has repeatly stated he supports gay marriage. Gay blogger Andrew Sullivan has accused Reynolds of catering to his conservative readership. Reynolds has not blogged one post about the Vermont story on this slow news day. Since the story broke Reynolds has posted about a driveable airplane and a photo taken by Michael Yon. Stop the presses!

Anger: Pam Spaulding has documented the Freeper response to Vermont making gay marriage legal. This was written by the charming Manc:

for the record to you homo's I ma not old nor am I religious, I just think you are mentally perverted and sick and guess what so does most folk so stop trying to say it is only religious types against you

Another post by Manc:

notice now one state has voted FOR homo’s to be married.

that is because the majority of folk do not think it is normal for a man to poke another man up the arse or a woman wear a strap on pretending to be a woman.

not normal and not natural, so for those homo’s reading this.

you are certainly not accepted nor are you normal, you can pretend you are married but you are far from the truth.

If what you do is your business then stop the freak parades, stop telling us that you like to poke men up the arse or wear a strap on, stop telling us how you have special rights when you clearly do not according to the constitution

A woman needs a strap-on penis to pretend she is woman? That is insane logic.

This question by Kabumpo answers itself.

Vermont....what happened to the farmers and generations of poor rural people? Are they ultra liberal now? I don’t get it

Yep. People getting fucked over for generations by trickle down economics became more progressive. These Vermont residents are less obsessed with gay marriage and conservative message boards. (Thank God.) They want to get out of poverty. The GOP hasn't done anything to help them. I get it. Kabumpo doesn't and never will.

Update: The gay bashing Michelle Malkin has no posts on the Vermont story.