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October 04, 2008
"objectivity and fairness and truth"
I would ask also, then, that the media tries a little bit harder also. And that this is a two-way street, that there is fairness, just objectivity and fairness and truth. That's all Americans ask for.Huh? I'm so cynical that I was stunned for a moment by that. I almost forgot that these were reasons I started blogging. But Sarah Palin is a politician, right? Surely, she can't really mean these things as anything more than campaign rhetoric. Can she? Considering what she has tried to do in contrast to what the media have been systematically doing to her, I think it's possible that she just might. To those who want to at least entertain the idea, I seriously suggest setting aside a few minutes and reading this post by Baseball Crank as a starting point. It is a long, close, and careful look at Sarah Palin -- especially her political history in Alaska. If you want to know why they hate her, it's a must read. I'd go so far as to say that if you want to know why she's more qualified than her accusers, it's a must read. A real eye opener. (Via Glenn Reynolds, who puts it mildly as "AN INTEGRITY GAP.") And I say this as someone who is not easily impressed and has been reading blog posts for a long time. It's meticulous work. Everything is linked, and after reading it I found myself agreeing with Baseball Crank's conclusion: As we look back over the last four years in national politics, this much is certain: we needed more people like Sarah Palin in Washington.Reading it will give you an explanation in detail of why there has been such a hatchet job. I'm worried that they (yes, they) will try harder, but not in the way they should. posted by Eric on 10.04.08 at 01:30 AM |
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I think we're losing track of the real issues here: therefore, the liberal democrats have already won. These socialists control our government, education system, environmental issues, our energy policies (or lack of), the media, our intelligence agencies, and most of our institutions. Why else would political light-weights be representing the Republican Party? Why else would our party be distracted by gay marriage, gun rights and off-shore drilling? We are witnessing the sunset of our civilization and you're priority is to overturn Roe v. Wade? "It's the economy, stupid!"
Instead of worrying about Article I or II gaffes, let's talk about the Ponzi scheme we call laughingly call "social security." Let's talk about government corruption that has led to billions of dollars in wasteful spending -- at home and abroad. Let's talk about the Soviet-style nationalizing of private companies in the guise of a "bailout." Let's talk about how regulatory agencies aren't doing their jobs. How about the fact that WMD's and Al Qaeda have nothing to do with why we're in Iraq -- it's about safeguarding the world's energy supplies and keeping tabs on a nuclear Iran and Pakistan. Let's talk about the communist long-range plans of forced wealth distribution to give loans to unqualified indigents and then have the American taxpayers pay for it. They create the crises, led by Barney Frank, then blame Phil Gramm for it. Health care anyone? Let's talk about the incestuous relationship the FDA has with pharmaceutical and insurance companies. Environment: let's talk about the difference between climate change and global warming and what the socialist-left has to gain from Al Gore's travesty. Let's talk about the mockery our government has made of the U.S. Constitution by allowing the judicial branch to legistlate from the bench. Let's talk about the IMF, the UN, the North American Union and the New World Order.
However, if all that is trite to you, we can go back to talking about how surpisingly not-awful Sarah Palin did at the debates and how her bangs make her look much prettier than her beehive hairdo. All I know is that in November I'm not voting FOR McCain-Palin. I'm voting AGAINST Barack Osama, excuse me, Obama. Maybe if you stop behaving like light-weight constituents and encourage McCain to start acting like a candidate of substance by communicating with the American public instead of time-wasting tit-for-tat bickering hallmarked by tired, worn-out 1980's GOP rhetoric, and talk about the real issues, people like me will vote FOR McCain.