British author Philip Pullman: Bush would be a perfect villain

And then we have this from Philip Pullman, children's author of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy soon set for movie release:

He would fit right in (as a villain). Bush has this baying certainty and has imposed this fervent zealotry. The Christian right in America is the mirror image of the Islamic fundamentalists.

Hmmm...Let's see now. "Baying certainty"?...baying certainty...baying certainty. This qualifies one now as a villain? When I think of "baying certainty" Winston Churchill immediately comes to mind; FDR, Martin Luther King Jr., JFK, Abraham Lincoln...Jesus, to name a few. Villains. Who knew?

"Fervent Zealotry"...A characterization about Bush I disagree with but nevertheless since when is being fervent and zealous villainous? Joan of Arc, John the Baptist, I'd have to go with MLK here again, I'd have to go with Churchill here again, Patrick Henry, to name a few. Villains. Who knew?

"The Christian right in America is the mirror image of the Islamic fundamentalists". Oh, brother. Every time I hear this from someone, it's almost a relief. It's a relief because it's a comfort to know that such morons are advocates for the other side and not mine. Whew. We've heard this mantra from the left for a while now but this guy goes so far as to not only compare Christianity with Islamic Fundamentalism, moronic in itself, but he goes so far as to say they're actually a "mirror image" of each other.

My initial reaction to this is to have Mr. Pullman observe as exhibit A, Michael Moore. Mr. Moore loves to say bad things about the Christian right in America and yet, observe, Mr. Moore still walks about and talks and eats donuts and such. Now I'd like Mr. Pullman to observe as Exhibit B, Theo Van Gogh, a Dutch filmmaker who said some bad things about Islamic Fundamentalists -- Mr. Van Gogh was then brutally murdered by them.

Or, better yet, I would suggest Mr. Pullman, that you go and sit down to dinner with al-Zarqawi and his friends to discuss this topic. After that, go and sit down with a Christian family in Wisconsin to discuss the matter with them. Oh, wait, but that couldn't happen because before you could go visit the family in Wisconsin, Zarqawi and his pals, behaving like Christians no doubt, would have already sawed off your head. I suppose, however, it would at least save you from the equally wretched fate of having to be polite and eat the less than palatable fruit cake that would have been offered to you by the American Christians in Wisconsin, eh?

Schmuck.