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We’ve all read and heard so much about the President’s performance in facing Republicans and debating them head on. It was magnificent and fascinating to watch and it got me thinking…how wonderful if the entire political process was as it was yesterday – politicians making their statements and accusations right to the face of those best positioned to respond.
The current system allows politicians to get away with saying whatever they wish unchallenged. The lies are then filtered through the media where they’re either propagated or exposed depending on which media outlet we choose to obtain our information from. Imagine some dope who gets his or her news exclusively from Fox and conservative talk radio. Any Republican lie spreads like wildfire (think ‘death panels’) and is repeated by every hack on Fox as well as Limbaugh and the rest. The dope listening to this crap doesn’t know any better. After hearing the lie repeated over and over and lacking the ability to critically think out an issue, they naturally come to see it as gospel truth.
What you’re left with is misinformation which manifests itself into anger and rebellion and gives birth to teabaggers and the like. The health care ‘debate’ has shown us how easy it is for lobbyists with vested interests to manipulate and distort the truth into an unrecognizable pile of nonsense.
Now imagine if the Fox-watching dope was given the opportunity to watch a politician confront his accusers in open debate as we witnessed yesterday. The dissemination of information and truth would be so much more simplified and clear. But great as it might be, don’t hold your breath. It’s not about to happen. Fox News cut short their coverage of the event yesterday for a reason. Their entire existence is based on misinformation and keeping the dopes stupid.
In short, ignorance is what fuels and empowers Republicans. Without it, they have nothing.
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Boy! Talking about going in the lion’s den and masterfully laying their hunger aside and walking out without blemish.
I would like to see that kind of debate with the President at a democratic caucus and telling the weak-kneed democrats to drum up some courage
What a way to dispel myths and innuendos. Khudos to President Obama. Challenge everyone on every point and inform the american people at the same time. That is a democratic process that should be applauded and nurtured
Thank you, Mario for putting this in perspective! Everything just seems to be running a muck,obscure nobodies all of a sudden getting their 15 minutes on Fox news, like the sudden rise, of nude- posing Scott Brown, taking Ted Kennedy’s seat? Then, mentioning, his daughter’s availability to the rest of the world, in his first ever press conference? This, replacing the man once called, “the lion of the senate, who apparently did a lot of good for his constituents? Sarah Palin, almost immediately resigns her ONE, noble effort to prove her, as being semi-intelligent, as governor of Alaska, staying humble and away from the press. However, noooooooo we have another republican moron, starved to become the darlin’ of the media by silly pictures with her daughter, son and grandson, exploiting her son’s physical limitations, all while, writing a book& going on tour, like a rock star. Of course this cold not possibly be enough attention, She, Mrs. Palin, finds the need to report sensational, unbalanced and slanted news, at the biased Fox new’s channel. Meanwhile, where the hell is health care reform, with the public option, #999,999 on the list of priorities? Teabaggers, birthers,right wingnuts, all vowing to bring my president down. You remember Mr. Obama, don’t you? He’s the one, we were saying brought us hope and a reason to change. The one who breathed fresh air, into the stale, out of control politics of past decades. Remember the familiar chant of “YES WE CAN?” It just seems the president has to do a lot of hand holding with both parties to get them to the point where they should be. Again, this is such a waste of his valued time but he takes pause, to play nurse maid and furth