Dearest Burt!

As always, you made me think, you made me laugh, and you made me glad I read your column.

You also gave me the most succinct way of explaining what I think the problem is right now that I've ever seen - "Speaking of religion, it occurred to me the other day that Islamics and liberals have a great deal in common. For one thing, they regard everyone who doesn’t share their beliefs as not merely mistaken or foolish, but as evil infidels. For another, both groups want their respective governments to impose and enforce their beliefs on everyone. The major difference is that only one of the groups is honest enough to call it Sharia Law."

May I please plaster this on every email I send, and anywhere else I can figure out to put it? Tell me your criteria. I will gladly attribute it to "the genius, Burt Prelutsky"!

Dear Quite Contrary: You have my permission. Of course if money changes hands, I expect to get my fair share.

Thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.

Regards, Burt

you outlined my exact thoughts and fears,you missed the possibility of voter fraud should they not be able to con the public using improvements as their own due to stimulus.

Liberals adore radical Islam for one reason. I don't recall if it was Jonah Goldberg, Larry Schweikart or Peter Schweizer who said it, but whichever of them it was, he was right: They hear the anti-American, anti-Western invective and they think "hey, those guys sound just like us! They must be swell guys!"

Liberals don't give a damn about theocracies, Sharia Law, stoning women, torching gays (is that a redundancy?), raping children or blowing up airplanes. You can do any of those things. You can ALL of them, all day long. As long you hate America with every fiber of your being. Then you're the bees knees with Liberals, no matter what atrocities you've committed.

Contrariwise, if you love America then no matter how much you give to charity, no matter how many good deeds you perform, no matter how good your values -- none of that matters. You're a monster. You're a Right-wing, hateful, racist scumbag who wants children to starve and the poor to die. Reality doesn't enter into it.

Loving America makes you a monster. Hating America (and everything else that's not you) makes you a "peaceful, tolerant, loving" group of benign clerics.

And people wonder why I say Liberalism is a severe, dangerous mental disorder.

With the neocommies, good is bad, bad is good. Plain and simple. If they do take this country down, I will personally revel in the joy of watching them soil their pants when they come face to face with the real evil that is Islamo-fascism.

Burt,

What is wrong with Blackjack chewing gum? That and Teabury were the best.

Duke

Bill Clinton ran to the center after the Republicans took over in '94. He signed welfare reform(kicking and screaming) and was taking credit for all the good things that were happening while the Republicans had the house and the Senate. Obama is too steeped in Saul Alinsky dogma to ever moderate his radical beliefs. He is an elitist snob who believes we are wrong and he is righteous. That contrast should continue even after the hoped for retaking of the House and maybe the Senate.

Duke--Did I say there was anything wrong with Blackjack gum? I did not. But I certainly did get tired of emails asking if I remembered it. I guess it could be worse, and a few years down the road it will might be. That will be when I am even older than I am now, and my response is likely to be "Blackjack what?"

Duke, by the way, is my dog's name.

Regards, Burt

Hey Burt, from now I'm going to call them "tearaggers"!

Burt,

Your dog's name is:

1) Juicy Fruit?? Naw!!!

2) Teabury Shuffle? Nope!!!

3) BLACK JACK!!!

Duke

P.S. Bazooka Joe?!?!?!

Since Liberal motives are so pure, their ultimate goal is to unseat any contrary opinion as they have done in the Media and Academia. In their efforts to do so the will lie, cheat, steal and befriend anyone that shares their same ambition. If those alliances are contrary to the American way of life, well the ends will justify the means. They also believe that when their Progressive agenda is realized they will have ample opportunity to just smooth out any of those rough edges, once it is realized how tolerant and understanding their New World Order of things imagines to be. Notwithstanding the fact that in order for them to realize their objectives they have become the most intolerant and non-inclusive party since the more overt Socialism of 100 years ago.

Duke...

Normally, when I misread something, I'm doubly careful to get an additional response correct.

Burt - there's a 3rd concern if Republicans win the House...that they will continue to be Socialist-Lite (which is different from socialites).

While the democrat's penchant for spending other peoples money is grotesque, the republicans can hardly be called fiscal conservatives by any stretch.

Alex: I am hoping that the 2006 and 2008 elections served as wake-up calls for the GOP. If they win the House in November and fail to display the right stuff, I am convinced they will be blown away in 2012. In the meantime, the GOP's victory is our only chance to stop and even reverse Obama's vile agenda.

But I am still in favor of term limits for senators, members of congress and Supreme Court justices. Power corrupts, absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely. There is something definitely wrong with a system that not only allows, but encourages, people like Ted Kennedy, Robert Byrd, Charles Rangel, Henry Waxman and Maxine Waters, to wield power and influence for decades.

In my earlier comment, that was supposed to be "...well might be," not "...will might be."

Finally, Duke of Earl, my dog's name is Duke. Now, sit.

Regards, Burt

It makes me sick whenever I hear that after getting their arses handed to them at the ballot box, the lib-tards will plan to ram un-constitutional non-sensical bills thrugh the lame duck session of Congress before January. It is just pathetic and wanton dis-regard for the America people (as if they ever had regard for their employers).

So I doubt this feasible, but fun to consider: Put into law some kind of poison pill now, that removes the post-congressional employment benefits from anyone who attempts to ram through lame duck legislation not in accordance with the will of the people. There has to be some reckoning, even though the details of such measure would be tough to work out.

Burt,

I just rolled ont he floor over your Barney Frank comment (Elmer Fudd, etc.). Bottom line: he and the liberals like him all think we have short memories. May we all have long memories and support only those folks who remain true to conservative principles!

Rod

Burt,

I seem to have struck a chord.

My comment about Black Jack gum was facetious. I, too, remember Black Jack gum; and Teabury and Pepsin gum. I also apologize for insulting Duke that way. My brain box was in reverse and I missed your question completely.

As for the "Elmer Fudd" analogy; I would like to add this analogy. Consider 'Foghorn Leghorn' the rooster and the baby chicken hawk that wants to eat him. Conservatives are the Chicken Hawks (now fully grown) and we wish to "eat" the liberal chickens.

Duke

Duke--"Chicken hawks" have a different connotation these days and you would be wise to avoid using the term to describe conservatives. In case you're unaware, it's what predatory pedophiles are called. We don't want to be in the business of providing liberals with ammo. The stuff they make up about us is bad enough.

Regards, Burt

Well said,

With respect to lotteries, it is true that you will never win a lottery that you never entered. It is also true that your odds are only marginally less than for those who do enter them.

We do have long memories, indeed, and the term "Chicken Hawk" used to apply to those politicians who wanted to talk and sound tough about foreign policy, but never ever backed anything up with action, similar to President Obama's stance on the Iranian nuclear program, North Korea, the Turkish flotilla, ad infinitum.

Your reference to Speaker Pelosi brought back the image of her striding to the Capitol with a gigantic gavel, only a few days after President Obama chided Rep. Ryan for having the actual annotated and tabbed health care bill at this summit table, calling it a theatrical prop.

I rechecked, it was Rep. Cantor, not Rep. Ryan, who had the annotated 2700 page bill on the table in front of him.

Burt,

Thanks for the info. I never heard of that before. I suppose "wascawy wabbits" is out, too?

These perverts and lefties sure know how to ruin good cartoon characters.

Duke

Burt, you are a genuis & you have interesting friends - I'm out of my league. Keep up the good work & thanks for what you do.

Robert Deen: I can't quibble with your use of the word "genius," and I agree that I have interesting friends, not to mention peculiar enemies. Thanks for the kind words.

Duke: The real problem with libs isn't that they ruin good cartoon characters, but that they replace them with bad ones...Nancy (Plastic Woman) Pelosi,

Harry (Pickle Puss) Reid, Henry (Nostrils) Waxman, etc.

Burt

Hello Burt. I'm being informal as it seems to be okay since everyone else is doing it.

I am a new conservative Republican, having been a liberal for 35 years. I love your article and found it funny, informative, and well written. I also love reading the comments from your fans.

I look forward to reading more from you.

Barbara

Hello, Barbara. Informal is good. So is being a conservative. I, too, wasted many years being a liberal. I'm delighted that you enjoyed the article and the commentary. Come back soon.

Regards, Burt

Thanks (again) for your responses to readers’ comments. They make reading your columns doubly enjoyable. You certainly reflect my feelings when you write against those ubiquitous broadcast e-mails with dumb quotes, and product based nostalgia. By inference, suspect you include those that promise a great reward if you but send it to X number of friends, or plead with you not to break the chain.