On Apr 30, 6:25 am, jane.pla...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Apr 29, 9:45 am, "GOP Facts" <GOP Facts @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On Apr 29, 6:51 am, Clay <clayonl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > > By Dennis Prager
> > > Tuesday, April 29, 2008
>
> > > When Air America, the left-wing talk radio network, began, I
predicted
> > > that it would not succeed. One of the main reasons I gave was that
> > > liberals already had their views expressed in the mainstream news
> > > media -- the major networks, PBS and NPR (National Public Radio),
and
> > > just about every major city newspaper. Therefore, the need liberals
> > > have for liberal talk radio is nowhere near the need conservatives
> > > have for conservative talk radio.
>
> > > To its credit, The New York Times -- through its public editor --
has
> > > acknowledged that the Times is liberal; and anyone intellectually
> > > honest understands this is true regarding virtually all of the news
> > > media.
>
> > Well, but the New York Times still hasn't caught on though,
> > that microcomputers, GPS, fiber optics, robots,
> > blogs, masers, DVD, and holograms were mostly invented,
> > since they are idiot liberal, rather than liberal.
>
> > But for those still needing proof, Bill Moyers supplied it on
>
> > > PBS this past weekend during his interview of one of the most
> > > radically polarizing figures in America today, the Rev. Jeremiah
> > > Wright, Sen. Barack Obama's mentor and pastor for 20 years.
>
> > > The Rev. Wright's decision to allow himself to be interviewed by
Bill
> > > Moyers was, from his perspective, an excellent one. It is difficult
to
> > > imagine a less challenging, more fawning, interview.
>
> > > How bad was it?
>
> > > Given that one of the most egregious of the Rev. Wright's statements
> > > was his charge that the American government developed the AIDS virus
> > > and inflicted it on black Americans, one assumed that the first
major
> > > re****ter to interview Wright since the comments were made public
would
> > > ask him about it. Not Bill Moyers. Beyond mentioning in the opening
> > > introduction, "Wright repeating the canard heard often in black
> > > communities that the U.S. government spread HIV in those
communities,"
> > > the subject was never raised.
>
> > > But Moyers did ask Wright tough questions like these:
>
> > > "When did you hear the call to ministry? How did it come?"
>
> > > "What does the church service on Sunday morning mean in general to
the
> > > black community?"
>
> > > Instead of challenging Wright's un-Christian, anti-American and
> > > immoral "God damn America, God damn America" statement, Moyers asked
> > > three questions about it:
>
> > > Here they are (I could not make up such puffball questions):
>
> > > 1. "One of the most controversial sermons that you preach is the
> > > sermon you preach that ended up being that sound bite about God damn
> > > America."
>
> > > Wright's response was to deliver a 300-word indictment of America
for
> > > its violence against the world.
>
> > > And how then does Moyers respond? With another killer question:
>
> > > 2. "What did you mean when you said that?"
>
> > > So Wright then delivered another, 174-word, indictment of America
for
> > > its evils.
>
> > > But instead of challenging Wright or defending America, Moyers'
third
> > > question was:
>
> > > 3. "Well, you can be almost crucified for saying what you've said
here
> > > in this country."
>
> > > Moyers changes Wright's "God damn America" to "Poor Rev. Wright."
>
> > > And why not? It is soon clear that Moyers essentially agrees with
> > > Wright about America:
>
> > > "What is your notion of why so many Americans seem not to want to
hear
> > > the full Monty -- they don't want to seem to acknowledge that a
nation
> > > capable of greatness is also capable of cruelty?"
>
> > > For the many Americans who suspect that most Americans on the left
> > > silently agree with nearly all of Wright's views of America, Moyers
> > > provided proof.
>
> > > Nevertheless, Moyers' total failure to confront the America-hating,
> > > race-preoccupied mentor of a man who may be the next president of
the
> > > United States does not mean the interview was worthless. Any time
> > > Wright speaks publicly, even with the most sympathetic of
questioners,
> > > we learn more about the two motivators of his thinking: race and
> > > contempt for America.
>
> > > Here is Wright in his sermon the Sunday after 9-11 as replayed
during
> > > the Moyers interview:
>
> > > "Terrorism! We bombed Grenada and killed innocent civilians, babies,
> > > non-military personnel. We bombed the black civilian community of
> > > Panama with stealth bombers and killed unarmed teenagers and
toddlers,
> > > pregnant mothers and hardworking fathers. We bombed Gadafi's home
and
> > > killed his child. 'Blessed are they who bash your children's head
> > > against a rock!' We bombed Iraq. We killed unarmed civilians trying
to
> > > make a living. We bombed a plant in Sudan to pay back for the attack
> > > on our embassy. Killed hundreds of hardworking people; mothers and
> > > fathers who left home to go that day, not knowing that they would
> > > never get back home. We bombed Hiro****ma! We bombed Nagasaki, and we
> > > nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and
we
> > > never batted an eye! Kids playing in the playground, mothers picking
> > > up children after school, civilians -- not soldiers -- people just
> > > trying to make it day by day. We have sup****ted state terrorism
> > > against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are
> > > indignant? Because the stuff we have done overseas has now been
> > > brought back into our own front yards! America's chickens are coming
> > > home to roost! Violence begets violence. Hatred begets hatred and
> > > terrorism begets terrorism."
>
> > > To which Moyers offered another lacerating response:
>
> > > "You preached that sermon on the Sunday after 9-11, almost seven
years
> > > ago. When people saw the sound bites from it this year, they were
> > > upset because you seemed to be blaming America. Did you somehow fail
> > > to communicate?"
>
> > > Finally, as regards the Rev. Wright's Africa-centric form of
> > > Christianity, this was Wright's explanation to his young church
> > > members as shown during the PBS interview:
>
> > > "We wanted our stained-glass windows to tell the story of the
> > > centrality of Africans in the role of Christianity from its
inception
> > > up until the present day. We play some interesting games
educationally
> > > with the kids to help kids understand -- 'Can you name the seven
> > > continents?' As a kid, you learn that in school. All right, on what
> > > continent did everything in the Bible from Genesis to Malachi take
> > > place?"
>
> > > And, of course, the Reverend and his church's answer is: Africa.
>
> > > Now, as it happens, the Middle East is not Africa. It is Asia Minor,
> > > or Southwest Asia, if one must have an identifying continent. And
> > > Jesus was not black, nor were the apostles. It's all racial pride.
And
> > > not true. Africa in the Bible is overwhelmingly Egypt, which was not
> > > black and not a moral model.
>
> > > In sum: PBS has done some wonderful programming. But when it comes
to
> > > the news or anything controversial, it is as politically correct and
> > > liberal as the rest of the news media. As for Bill Moyers, had Mrs.
> > > Wright interviewed the Rev. Wright, the questions and reactions
could
> > > not have been less challenging or even sup****tive. And as regards
the
> > > Rev. Wright, the more he talks, the more one worries about Barack
> > > Obama's values.
>
> > > --------
>
> > > -C-
>
> > Reverend Wright is only an issue for morons. And since it is a
requirement
> > to be a moron to watch Fox "News", they could be the 24/7 Reverend
Wright
> > station.
>
> > The economy is in shambles
> > There's a pointless war in Iraq
> > Price for a gallon of regular is $3.95 in my area
>
> > The Republicans have ****ed things up - consistently, idiotic decision
after
> > idiotic decision, for over 8 years after inheriting a country in great
shape
> > from Clinton...
>
> > And - because they're so ****ing stupid, they're playing their asshole
> > "guilt by association" game with a visionary who can get us out of
this
> > mess...
>
> > ... in favor of John - wake up, John... Huh, wha? Mr. Magoo with
contacts.
> > Same ole, same ole, mediocre candidate who wants to bomb, bomb, bomb,
bomb,
> > bomb Iran... Don't know **** about the economy, no vision, and yet
another
> > war pig.
>
> > Stupidity is killing this country.
> > |
>
> You will get no argument from me about the republicans screwing things
> up. They have increased discretionary spending beyond belief. In 6
> years, the party of smaller government has doubled the federal
> spending. Sen. Stevens made Sen Byrd look like a miser. Forget
> Byrd's bridges to no where, The republicans allocated money for their
> own Alaskan bridge to no where. They claimed that they would
> eliminate the federal education dept and return the power back to the
> states (read the Xth Amendment). That hasn't happened.
>
> HOWEVER...
>
> Is the "other" party any better? Since the republicans have over
> inflated federal discretionary spending for several years, the new
> Democratic party should have passed a budget that was lower, and more
> in line with what it should be; correct??? That will never happen.
> The democrats will NEVER want to reduce federal spending or the size
> of government.
>
> The new Democratic congress has had time to do something about energy,
> such as passing laws that would open up domestic oil drilling, and
> providing subsidies to develop shale oil production. Nancy claimed
> she would do something about gas prices. What has she done???
>
> If you want to bash the republican party, you are justified, but move
> out of your glass house before you start casting stones.
>
> Jane.
Democratic will not solve anything. War will be drag on no matter
which democrat candidate will own the WhiteHouse. The gas price will
be going up. There is nothing Democrat can make better because both
party is actually one party system. I don't understand why Americans
are so divided between two same party system.
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