Hi Becky, this is for you- I found it from here...
http://frymax.typepad.com/longcut/2006/03/index.html

A while back, Starbucks had this great idea. Instead of just slapping their weird melusine logo all over their cups, they would feature quotes from some "notable figures" under the banner, "The Way I See It."
Even if you don't drink coffee (or just shun Starbucks because they changed, man) you might have heard of this program from the big conservative stink it raised when it came out. It seems that Starbucks had the nerve to feature people from all walks of life, even - gasp - them homosexuals. Apparently Uppity Women For a God-Fearin' America got upset about Armistead Maupin's quote regretting that he waited so long to come out. This, of course, obviously meant that he wanted every American - but especially American children - to be gay.
So, anyways, the conservatives complain, blah, blah, blah, and we end up with quotes from such right-wing geniuses as the talking-points-parroting, war-mongering, Bush-rationalizing columnist Jonah Goldberg. And what does use his "The Way I See It" moment for? Why, to bash dem damn libruls, of course:
Everywhere, unthinking mobs of “independent thinkers” wield tired cliches like cudgels, pummeling those who dare question “enlightened” dogma. If “violence never solved anything,” cops wouldn’t have guns and slaves may never have been freed. If it’s better that 10 guilty men go free to spare one innocent, why not free 100 or 1,000,000? Cliches begin arguments, they don’t settle them.
Right, because Republicans don't use cliches ("No Child Left Behind," anyone?). But on top of that, his rant doesn't even make sense. Cops wouldn't need guns if it weren't for violence. Slavery wouldn't have happened without violence. Is he saying that there are times when it is acceptable to jail an innocent man? How about 10 or 100 or 1,000,000 innocent men? Would he be willing to volunteer to be one of these jailed men? And wouldn't having an innocent man jailed mean that the real criminals are still out on the street?
I asked Goldberg these questions (National Review - the rag he writes for - posts his AOL email address. That's always real professional, your business email address being from AOL.) I don't expect an answer anytime soon, seeing how he's an asshat and all. I was just so pissed that someone would whine their way into a great program like "The Way I See It," which was meant to be a cool exchange of ideas, and use it to spew hate.
Thanks for ruining my cup a joe, Jackass.