Liberals of all stripes continue to be excoriated by Ed Schultz, an avowed left-winger with a blue-collar mentality, about their squeamishness regarding the military raid that killed Osama bin Laden.
On his radio show today, Schultz picked up where he left off yesterday. Ultraliberals like Michael Moore and a list of righteous academic elitists, he said, are becoming an embarrassment to America in their lament that Bin Laden wasn’t put through a U.S. criminal court system.
“There’s no way you can say this is not in the best interests of the United States, in the best interests of humanity,” he said.
Once again, the left-wing commentator pointed out that President Obama’s goal, expressed plainly in a nationally televised 2008 presidential debate, was that he would “kill” Bin Laden if the al-Qaida leader was pinpointed inside Pakistan and the Pakistani authorities declined to take action.
Schultz expressed regret that the White House felt compelled to issue a statement today saying they offer no apologies for the way the Navy SEALs’ raid was conducted. The issue here, is justice.
“There is due process — no question about that – then there is war,” Schultz reminded his liberal brethren.
The most interesting aspect of his radio show was that, after ranting for some time against his base of supporters, Schultz urged those liberals who disagree to call in. Instead, the flood of calls came from avowed-lefties who stood by the radio host 100 percent.
As for the lefty dissenters out there in cyberspace, he offered this harsh assessment: “You’re an embarrassment to the liberal movement, and you’re giving all the talking points to the conservatives.”
Meanwhile, a new, instant e-book about the successful effort to get Bin Laden contains essays from experts on Middle East politics, whether from the world of journalism or academia, some of which have a decidedly liberal view. The book, “Beyond Bin Laden: America and the Future of Terror” was put together by Jon Meacham, the ex-Newsweek editor.
The $1.99 e-book features a bipartisan collection of essays from Karen Hughes, Bing West, Richard Haas, Andrew Exum and Meacham.
The most obvious conclusion: None of these people think it was a mistake to raid Bin Laden’s compound and kill him, face to face.
