tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post3538545082292284202..comments2023-10-26T04:53:21.986-05:00Comments on <a href="http://huckupchuck.blogspot.com">The Huck Upchuck</a>: Conservatives, Islamic Fundamentalists, and a Hillary PresidencyHuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15878450464298055466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-89179668403800196962007-08-27T08:11:00.000-05:002007-08-27T08:11:00.000-05:00HuckIt will be interesting to see how the Islamic ...Huck<BR/><BR/>It will be interesting to see how the Islamic world reacts if Hillary becomes the President. And that is aside from her political affiliation. It would be the same if a woman became President on a Republican ticket. No matter the political leanings of said President, the Islamic leaders will not respect (though they may tolerate) a woman in such a position. <BR/><BR/>As far a conservatives go, they will support her against terrorists as long as she does in fact resist the terrorists. Domestic social issues are another thing.<BR/><BR/>The Military is the key to this potential situation. The Military will continue to do the job. Though they may not approve of Hillary, they will do their duty. So as long as Hillary employs the Military properly, you will see most (there are always some exceptions) conservatives will concentrate on bashing Hillary’s social tyranny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-42817241180943079272007-08-26T08:50:00.000-05:002007-08-26T08:50:00.000-05:00Don't worry, they will get around it with puff of ...Don't worry, they will get around it with puff of faerie dust and the magical incantation "9/11 changed everything" criticism of the president will once again become every real American's patriotic duty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3704399.post-8656582463499427572007-08-25T16:58:00.000-05:002007-08-25T16:58:00.000-05:00I share your amusement in this hypothetical (or pe...I share your amusement in this hypothetical (or perhaps not quite so hypothetical) situation you propose. But personally, I don't think that sort of conundrum will arise. I don't think that they would support Osama bin Laden laying the verbal smackdown on Hillary. She would be, after all, the president of the United States (don't they say that the enemy of an enemy is a friend? I wonder if that applies to a mutual enemy of an enemy). If anything they would ignore much commentary on the statement by bin Laden.<BR/><BR/>In the end, it comes down to how to reposition rhetoric that supports America and institutions that comprise it without supporting the specific the president in office. But it isnt too hard for me to imagine conservatives defending the presidency on the grounds of "a patriotic duty to oppose...a wrong-headed leader with a wrong-headed policy".<BR/><BR/>peace!jkimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910266315823575507noreply@blogger.com