It’s official: y’all liked “Apologizing to Saddam is groovy.” Tapped by OpinionJournal, linked by countless blogs, and even “peninstalanched” (which is what I call it when Glenn links to a post that links to me). Fourteen thousand visits. Dozens of great, supportive comments. Thanks! I hope some of you are coming back now to see what else I can do.

Currently, I allow open commenting on all the posts on this blog. Anyone of a mind to do so can add an opinion or remark to anything I say. I don’t mind dissenting opinions, but I do not allow profanities or hate speech on this website. That’s why I deleted the comment from “Justin Eagle.” I would like to answer his objections, since I am sure his opinions are fairly representative of a substantial number of moonbats. I was hoping he would return to rephrase his comment more civilly, but he never did. So I shall reproduce his comment here (minus the coarse expletives), and answer it. If he or others wish to reply to this post, I hope at least to have set the proper tone.

This comment began on a conciliatory note,

Real f - - - ing funny s - - - heads.

But soon enough, Mr. Eagle dropped the pleasantries and voiced his fondest wish,

I really wish you could post some pictures of Iraqi children with their guts hanging out and bloody stumps waving in the air

I’m afraid I can’t help you there, Mr. Eagle, as I have no such pictures. Mayhaps your pacifist acquaintances would be of more help in fulfilling your wishes. Or you could try a Google image search. If all else fails, you could always create such images yourself, legally I mean, using Poser software.

and add little cartoon voice balloons with them exclaiming how liberated and free they feel.

Ah, would that amuse you? But of course such children (assuming they were still living despite their injuries) would certainly feel great terror and pain.

It’s so easy to make fun of ugly and average people ain’t it,

Yes, I suppose it would be easy, but it wouldn’t exactly be witty, and it’s certainly not what I was doing. I was making fun of these people for what they were doing, namely, apologizing to the long-suffering people of Iraq for owerthrowing Saddam Hussein. Their apologies were risible for two reasons: first, because Iraq’s liberation needed no apology unless one preferred the previous regime, which was unspeakably evil; and second, because these particular apologists played no part in the overthrow of Saddam, and in fact had done what little they could to prevent it.

especially if they’re not big fans of war, torture, and lies.

But, Mr. Eagle, the whole point of the joke is that these ugly and average people are big fans of war, torture, and lies, despite their assurances to the contrary. The reason you don’t get the joke is, you agree with them.

How ’bout if you all post your ugly a - - face holding up a blank sign and I’ll be glad to photoshop in some witty comments. Please.

Ah, well, there at least I can help you. I’ve got this page with a picture of myself, at www.gleeson.us. I’m not holding a sign, but I’m standing in front of a bronze plaque, which reads “TO DESIGN THE THINGS THAT NEED DESIGNING.” Go there, and click on the picture, and you’ll see an easy interface where you can type any insulting slogan you want, click submit, and your noxious thoughts will replace my benign maxim on the plaque. Professional-looking results, with no Photoshop skills required. You may also replace the notebook computer cradled in my left arm with onions, a pizza, or a kazoo; or replace me with an attractive model or a chicken. Have fun.

My only wish is that these people could all hate you almost as much as I do.

But “these people” already do hate me. They have long hated me, just as you have. They hated me before they knew me, because they hate life and liberty; they hate freedom and joy; they hate God and man; most of all, they hate the United States of America. And I love a good joke.

Peace.