Patriot Update

tol·er·ance [ tóllərənss ]

1. acceptance of different views: the acceptance of the differing views of other people, e.g. in religious or political matters, and fairness toward the people who hold these different views
2. tolerating of somebody or something: the act of putting up with somebody or something irritating or otherwise unpleasant
3. ability to endure hardship: the ability to put up with harsh or difficult conditions

Synonyms: broad-mindedness, open-mindedness, lenience, acceptance, forbearance, charity, patience

Thanks to a wonderful website called ‘What Liberals Say’, I’ve compiled some very IN-tolerant quotes from the very Leftist people who demand ‘tolerance’ from the Right.

In Part 1, I covered the very intolerant words of many Left-leaning famous folks who are quick to judge Conservatives yet aren’t as quick to close their own mouths.

Continuing in alphabetical order, Part 2 brings you quotes from liberal favorites starting with Charles Darwin and ending with Howard Dean.  Forgive me for offering multiple quotes from the same person; every now and then (as in the case of Charley Rangel) there are just too many to settle for only one.

Charles Darwin—the left’s favorite argument against Christianity—and his intolerance toward African-Americans:   “The break between man and his nearest allies will then be wider, for it will intervene between man in a more civilized state, as we may hope, even than the Caucasian, and some ape as low as a baboon, instead of as now between the negro or Australian [aborigine] and the gorilla.”

Charley Rangel’s intolerance toward President Bush (or maybe white people in general):  “Well, I really think that President George Bush shatters the myth of white supremacy once and for all; it shows that, in this great country, anybody can become president.”

Charley Rangel’s intolerance toward our military men and women:  “If a young fellow has an option of having a decent career or joining the Army to fight in Iraq, you can bet your life that he would not be in Iraq . . . [T]hose who have the least opportunities . . . find themselves in the military.”

Chris Matthews’s intolerance toward presidents (and Southern people) who own property:  “I’m so sick of Southern guys with ranches running this country. I want a guy to run for President who doesn’t have a f***ing ranch.”

Cindy Sheehan, activist who had zero tolerance for President Bush (but…where is she during Obama’s reign?):  “[President Bush is] the biggest terrorist in the world, [. . . a] lying bastard, [. . . an] evil maniac [who is guilty of] blatant genocide, [. . . and a] fuehrer [who is] waging a nuclear war in Iraq.”

Cybill Shepherd’s intolerance toward John Ashcroft:  “Too bad John Ashcroft’s mother didn’t believe in abortion.” 

Dan Rather’s tolerance toward dishonesty:  “I think I can be an honest person and lie about any number of things.”

Sen. Dick Durbin’s intolerance toward our soldier’s decisions at Guantanamo Bay (he later apologized):  “If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags, or some mad regime — Pol Pot or others — that had no concern for human beings.”

Elton John’s intolerance toward religion:  “From my point of view, I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn’t seem to work. It turns people into really hateful lemmings and it’s not really compassionate.”

Garrison Keillor’s not-so-down-home intolerance toward ALL-THINGS-CONSERVATIVE:  “[Republicans have] transmogrified into the party of hairy-backed swamp developers and corporate shills, faith-based economists, fundamentalist bullies with Bibles, Christians of convenience, freelance racists, misanthropic fratboys, shrieking midgets of AM radio, tax cheats, nihilists in golf pants, brownshirts in pinstripes, sweatshop tycoons, hacks, fakirs, aggressive dorks, Lamborghini libertarians, people who believe Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk was filmed in Roswell, New Mexico, little honkers out to diminish the rest of us, Newt’s evil spawn and their Etch-A-Sketch president, a dull and rigid man suspicious of the free flow of information and of secular institutions, whose philosophy is a jumble of badly sutured body parts trying to walk. Republicans: The No.1 reason the rest of the world thinks we’re deaf, dumb, and dangerous.”

Garrison Keillor’s intolerance toward born-again Christians:  “I’m trying to organize support for a constitutional amendment to deny voting rights to born-again Christians. I feel if your citizenship is in Heaven — like a born-again Christian’s is — you should give up your citizenship. Sorry, but this is my new Cause. If born-again Christians are allowed to vote in this Country, then why not Canadians?”

George Soros’s intolerance toward the United States:  “The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.”

George Soros’s intolerance toward capitalism:  “The main enemy of the open society, I believe, is no longer the communist but the capitalist threat.”

Gwyneth Paltrow’s tolerance of England over America:  “Brits are far more intelligent and civilized than Americans.”

Harry Belafonte at a rally showing his tolerance toward Hugo Chaves and intolerance toward America:  “No matter what the greatest tyrant in the world, the greatest terrorist in the world, George W. Bush says, we’re here to tell you:  Not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of the American people, millions support your revolution, support your ideas, and we are expressing our solidarity with you.”

Sen. Harry Reid’s intolerance toward the English language:  “This amendment [to make English America's official language] is racist. I think it’s directed basically to people who speak Spanish.”

Hillary Clinton’s intolerance toward Arkansas men:  “When I look at what’s available in the man department [in Arkansas], I’m surprised more women aren’t gay.”

Howard Dean’s intolerance toward Republicans:  “Well, Republicans, I guess, can do that [get to the polls on time to wait and vote] because a lot of them have never made an honest living in their lives…I don’t know that she’s [Laura Bush has] ever had a real job I mean, since she’s been grown up.”

Howard Dean taking it a few steps further in his intolerance for Republicans:  “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for.”