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A tad corny, but I like this little video for the message it conveys.  For conservative (and especially the Religious Right) trying desperately to get the country to return to a 19th century mentality, they should all be forced to sit in a dark room and watch it repeatedly until the message gets firmly implanted in their little minds.

Why does scientific knowledge terrify conservatives as much as it does?  The answer might be in the fact that science destroys some of their basic beliefs so they’d rather mock what they don’t understand than ever admit they’re wrong (e.g. climate change).

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Canadians have all bases covered on this one. If they win the game, they’re champs. If they lose, well…

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John McCain will be on Meet The Press for the zillionth time since he took a trashing in the elections.  Why? Can this guy be any more irrelevant?

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Here’s an explanation we don’t hear often enough on how conservative media plays their game.  Media consultant Joel Silberman…

To begin with, talk shows[..] are popular and powerful because they appeal to a segment of the population that feels disenfranchised and even victimized by the media. These people believe the media are predominantly staffed by and consistently reflect the views of social liberals. This view is by now so long-held and deep-rooted, it has evolved into part of virtually every conservative’s DNA.

To succeed, a talk show host must perpetuate the notion that his or her listeners are victims, and the host is the vehicle by which they can become empowered. The host frames virtually every issue in us-versus-them terms. There has to be a bad guy against whom the host will emphatically defend those loyal listeners.

This enemy can be a politician – either a Democratic officeholder or, in rare cases where no Democrat is convenient to blame, it can be a “RINO” (a “Republican In Name Only,” who is deemed not conservative enough). It can be the cold, cruel government bureaucracy. More often than not, however, the enemy is the “mainstream media” – local or national, print or broadcast.

Silberman expounds on “The Big Lie” (liberal media bias). Good stuff.
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(Hat Tip: Crooks and Liars)

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