As I drove to an appointment this morning in a friend's car, I had the opportunity to spend 40 minutes of "quality" time listening to the Glenn Beck radio program. As I drove along my merry way, I was entertained by hearing all about how the president is determined to "destroy freedom," domestic oil production," "single-handedly tax us" on anything he wants us to do or not do, and to even to perhaps tax us if we don't exercise our right to vote. Mr. Beck's book was also touted as an unrivaled evidence based treatise that "cover to cover" proves that Obama has designs to destroy America during his second term and that he therefore, must be defeated. A guest on Mr. Beck's show then came on to tout his book, a second in a series dedicated to the very same theory that Obama is the "devil" and that the "Liberals secretly want to destroy America"...all documented in pages of end-notes (For those readers thinking I am taking sides, I apologize. I simply do not listen to Talk Radio adhering to any ideology. I would have much rather listened to a decent music station or ESPN, but I figured I would give Glenn Beck a shot).
What kind of secret can Liberals have if conservative talking heads know about it? Do the Liberals have a major leak somewhere? If Obama wanted to impose a tax on Americans, wouldn't he have to first go through the House Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees, currently controlled by the GOP? Of course he would! How can he "singlehandedly" do any of the things they have proof he "wants" to do? They used inflammatory superlatives like "destroy" "dictator" "Socialistic" "Communistic" "Killer of freedoms and liberties" and "Un-American" and "Treasonous." They then warned that Obama is so worried about re-election, he is pandering to everyone, including illegal aliens (huh?) to vote for him in November (they also stated that he should be investigated for flying around the country on Air Force One while engaged in "politics." Note to "talking heads...it's called "Incumbency Advantage." I bet they know that yet cynically present it rile up the ignorant ideologues that listen in).
I was even more amused that they repeated Rush Limbaugh's sentiment that Chief Justice John Roberts "sold out" to the "liberal media" headquartered in New York and Washington in an effort to protect his legacy as Chief Justice (Limbaugh and Fox also broadcast out of New York...go figure). The commentator on Beck's program proudly declared that although he "hates Bader-Ginsberg, she at least does not forget her principles and can not be influenced by the media when making her decisions." I really enjoyed it when the same commentator went on to state that Justice Thomas (note he omitted the title Justice for Bader-Ginsberg and used the word "hate"), is never influenced by the media because he doesn't read! Just last week I was in Washington D.C. and the Washington Post reported that no one, including the law clerks of the Supreme Court could predict, even as late as the day before the ruling how the justices were ultimately going to rule. Yet Limbaugh KNOWS Chief Justice Roberts was influenced not by the Constitution or by Law, but by the "Liberal Media." One must only shake their head in wonder as to how any of the talking heads on either side of the political spectrum can perpetuate the myths associated with our government, its inherent checks and balances and its seperation of powers in a way to cynically sway the uninformed and gullible listening public. Although I respect the right of the media, (of all ideologies) under the First Amendment, perhaps we have a lot of conflict in our great nation because of all talking heads on the right and left in the media. Is Talk Radio is problem?
What kind of secret can Liberals have if conservative talking heads know about it? Do the Liberals have a major leak somewhere? If Obama wanted to impose a tax on Americans, wouldn't he have to first go through the House Ways and Means and Appropriations Committees, currently controlled by the GOP? Of course he would! How can he "singlehandedly" do any of the things they have proof he "wants" to do? They used inflammatory superlatives like "destroy" "dictator" "Socialistic" "Communistic" "Killer of freedoms and liberties" and "Un-American" and "Treasonous." They then warned that Obama is so worried about re-election, he is pandering to everyone, including illegal aliens (huh?) to vote for him in November (they also stated that he should be investigated for flying around the country on Air Force One while engaged in "politics." Note to "talking heads...it's called "Incumbency Advantage." I bet they know that yet cynically present it rile up the ignorant ideologues that listen in).
I was even more amused that they repeated Rush Limbaugh's sentiment that Chief Justice John Roberts "sold out" to the "liberal media" headquartered in New York and Washington in an effort to protect his legacy as Chief Justice (Limbaugh and Fox also broadcast out of New York...go figure). The commentator on Beck's program proudly declared that although he "hates Bader-Ginsberg, she at least does not forget her principles and can not be influenced by the media when making her decisions." I really enjoyed it when the same commentator went on to state that Justice Thomas (note he omitted the title Justice for Bader-Ginsberg and used the word "hate"), is never influenced by the media because he doesn't read! Just last week I was in Washington D.C. and the Washington Post reported that no one, including the law clerks of the Supreme Court could predict, even as late as the day before the ruling how the justices were ultimately going to rule. Yet Limbaugh KNOWS Chief Justice Roberts was influenced not by the Constitution or by Law, but by the "Liberal Media." One must only shake their head in wonder as to how any of the talking heads on either side of the political spectrum can perpetuate the myths associated with our government, its inherent checks and balances and its seperation of powers in a way to cynically sway the uninformed and gullible listening public. Although I respect the right of the media, (of all ideologies) under the First Amendment, perhaps we have a lot of conflict in our great nation because of all talking heads on the right and left in the media. Is Talk Radio is problem?
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