I don't usually care for cross-posting the same bit, but in this case, I felt the need to make sure this saw as much daylight as possible. Apparently, this has made some impression on the Huffington Post, enough that they posted the full article, but everyone should see this. By all means, find the Letters to the Editor section and send the Lexington Herald-Leader know how much you care. Below is a post from my actual blog:

I have considered this article for some time, trying to figure out what to do with it. I could try the "just ignore it and it will go away," route. Perhaps that is best; at least, it's probably the one that displays the most dignity.I, on the other hand, don't care so much for dignity that I'm above a good smearing, which is precisely what this hateful woman deserves:

Lexington Herald-Leader | 11/12/2006 | Hippies still trying to ruin the country

They still want utopia, and it wouldn't be worth mentioning except that their naivete has aged into a persistent denial of reality that may have devastating consequences.

For example, consider their continued belief that America's armed forces are neo-Nazi stormtroopers who delight in burning babies to further the aims of imperialistic corporations.

Such nonsense, now treated as legitimate by the left-leaning media, denigrates the patriotic values and sincerity of half the nation. It undermines the war effort, insults the dead and the survivors of battle and their families, and supports the aims of the enemy. Translated into immigration or national defense policy, it is an invitation to the world to destroy our country.

Well, Jenean Mcbrearty, contributing columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader, I for one am thankful that you recognize your premise as "nonsense." No one has yet accused the American military of any such thing. But the question I have for you is this: what, if not a Utopia, do George Bush and folks such as yourself insist that we fight for? A Utopia in which there are no more dangerous places and in which America can go on about her way without the interruptions of the world. The entire campaign into Iraq was paved with the fears of Americans, nothing more, nothing less. It is not we, the Liberals, who told you to be afraid, it was George Bush.

You yourself plainly say, "The truth is that there is no way out of our modern warfare dilemmas." Just so. And bogging our military down in conventional wars will not help. Modern warfare, at least where terrorists are concerned is a vastly different thing than WWII, but George Bush, Dick Cheney and apparently you don't seem to be getting that yet. Who is holding on to delusions, here?

Further down the line in this charming little screed, you raise some interesting rhetorical questions. The best of them has to be this one:

Whose life is more important: the 12-year-old Iraqi firing an Uzi or a soldier from Kentucky?

Dare I bore you by pointing out how incredibly racist it would be to respond that the soldier from Kentucky is more important? No, the fact that the soldier is from Kentucky does not mean he is of one race or another, but clearly, you regard the Iraqi with a singular lack of respect for human life.

Oh, and BTW? Let's not let images of Good Morning Vietnam cloud our understanding of the current situation. Where have you ever heard of such a thing as a 12-year-old Iraqi sniper? Wouldn't want to appear to be an aging partisan holding onto faded memories, would we?

I would attempt to address the utter obsurdity of going to war with Iran and North Korea at the same time as Iraq and Afghanistan, but this at least seems pointless. Even your chicken-hawk boys in the White House know better than to think that we can deal with North Korea militarily, and most rational people recognize the difference between bravado and suicidal tendencies.I find this an amusing window into your psyche, as well:

For aging hippies, it's easier to keep blaming old enemies than to confront new ones, especially the young and ruthless. Hating a military-industrial complex is safer and less tiring. It's less complicated -- and less dangerous

Your recommendation: hate the young. The important thing to remember is, you must hate somebody, and it's better if they aren't white. A 12-year-old carrying a fictitious Uzi will do nicely. Or perhaps you could find someone who is, in fact, somehow associated with this "BAWL (Buddha-Allah-Wicca-Lenin)" of which you speak? Is that a religion or a knick-knack shop in the mall like Lock, Stock and Barrel?

Luckily, no one lives forever. Luckily, there is Generation Jones to take up their slack. America is too great to go down without a fight.

What in the hell are you talking about? Are the other members of this "Generation Jones" group aware that you are speaking for them? Are you sure?