Inflated rhetoric? Check. Anti-Americanism? Check. Craziness? Check. Singer turned professional lunatic Harry Belafonte showed all of the symptoms of Bush-hater disease in a speech in Venezuela this weekend. The disease, as it did to Janeane Garofalo, Woody Harrelson, and Susan Sarandon, made the once sweet-sounding Belafonte sound like a total crackpot. Belafonte on Sunday called George W. Bush "the greatest terrorist in the world," compared him to Adolf Hitler, and for good measure dubbed him "the greatest tyrant in the world." And Belafonte managed to say all of this on foreign soil, no less. Could he have done anything else to more closely resemble a parody of an unhinged Bush-hater? When George Bush kneels down to say his prayers at night, he would be wise to give thanks to God for blessing him with such enemies.
"When George Bush kneels down to say his prayers at night, he would be wise to give thanks to God for blessing him with such enemies."
I think you've hit the right note, here, Dan. The more extreme his detractors are, the better Bush will seem to his base and to the swing voters sitting on the fence. Heck, maybe even to a few of the less rabid liberals who still have some objectivity (assuming I'm not fantasizing that such a thing exists, that is).
Belafonte's psychotic rantings started long before Bush was on the scene.
Bush benefits just like Clinton did from the wild eyed haters.
The only three voices of reason missing from this group were the Reverends and Ramsey Clark! We know Mr. Clark has a prior engagement defending another even more murderous dictator, but what could have kept Jesse and Al from such an incredible photo-op?!?
Another racist hurricane perhaps?
By the way, did everyone hear that Governor Blanco of Louisiana, in the midst of budget shortfalls and massive emergency spending, is going to redecorate her offices in the state capital to the tune of over $500,000? Her spokesperson said they "had" to do it, as the firms performing the work, contracted before Katrina visited the Big Easy and the rest of the Bayou State, might have sued to enforce performance by the State. Yeah, good luck getting a judge or jury to rule for you in that case!
How can any of these people be taken seriously considering that this latest example where Belefonte makes these outrageous statements while standing shoulder to shoulder with Caesar Chavez?
It would be nice if these whackos were more deliberate and true to their convictions enough to get out and live where they think freedom really exists.
Ultimately and thankfully, they're pandering to a very small and insulated audience and make for good copy but have no real impact.
Ummm....asdf, Venezuela's dictator is Hugo Chavez, not Caesar Chavez. Caesar Chavez was a Mexican labor leader of the sixties.
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What a bunch of hyprocrits. Mr. Belafonte excerices his right to free speech and you call him nasty names. Mr. Belafonte's statements - which you find offensive - demonstrated the greatest right we have; the right to speak out against those in power. Obviously, Mr. Belafonte values his right to free speech while you want to deny that right to anyone that disagrees with you. Further, Mr. Belafonte's right to free speech does not end at the U.S. borders. You people must really hate America.
But, what really galls you is that you know Mr. Belafonte is telling the truth.
Galiberal you are as much a crackpot as Belafonte. Grow a brain will you!
