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October 20, 2004
Joe Farah Does an About Face
Joseph Farah, who says he sat out the 2000 election and has been urging his readers either to sit this one out or to vote for someone other than Bush or Kerry, has changed his mind in the crunch. Quoth Farah:
Still, I couldn't support Bush in 2000 because I did not believe he would govern according to the limits of the U.S. Constitution. That is my minimum standard requirement for support of any candidate for federal office.
Until recently, I was planning to sit out the 2004 presidential election, too, for the same reason.
When it comes to the U.S. Constitution, Bush doesn't get it. He doesn't understand the strict limits on federal authority. He doesn't understand how this sets us apart as a free nation from all others in the world.
So why isn't Farah sitting this one out if Bush fails to meet his "minimum standard"?
However, three years ago, this nation was attacked as it has never been attacked before. We find ourselves in a global conflict with a radical ideology of evil comparable to our titanic battles of the past with Nazism and communism. It's a fight to the finish. It's a fight for our lives. It's a fight that will never end until one side or the other is vanquished.
I have come to the conclusion that, like it or not, Osama bin Laden and his jihadist allies have one short-term goal above all others – defeating George W. Bush at the polls Nov. 2. . . .
Ask yourself today: Will America be safer with Bush or Kerry in the White House?
That's how simple the choice is today. All other considerations merely muddy the water and complicate what is seen by our enemies as a clear choice.
So all "other considerations," including fidelity to the Constitution, are irrelevant because of terrorism, eh? Now we see how strong Farah's principles are. As long as a president is willing to murder thousands of foreigners (and, of course, stick up for Israel at every turn), Farah is willing to overlook everything else that president has done that violates Farah's "minimum standard" for election. (You really need to read the whole thing to see how much Farah's thirst for blood informs his opinion on the election as, for example, he refers to "the enemy" as "the beast.")
Way to stand up for liberty, Joe.
(P.S. I guess this shouldn't be that surprising given the way WND seems to be purging all Bush- and war-doubters from its ranks. Paul Sperry and Ilana Mercer, for example, are both goners who were picked up by Antiwar.com. Probably the only thing that keeps Pat Buchanan on WND is his reputation, although perhaps his recent endorsement of Bush will help.)
Posted by Mike Tennant at October 20, 2004 02:32 PM