What really bothers me is not so much that such a specious and hateful rumor would get started, but that people are so dumbed-down that they believe it! These are the same people that stated that the Equal Rights Amendment would take jobs away from men and lead to unisex bathrooms. These are the same people who believe that anyone with an African or middle eastern name must be an Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist. Hubby's boss actually believes that Obama is part of a "sleeper cell" for that faction.
The ultra-conservative just cannot seem to back away from the tactics of spreading fear and slinging mud and delving into matters of personal lives that are none of their business. It worries me that this kind of hate-mongering and misinformation from these bombastic, conservative talk-show talking heads is going to light some wing-nut's fuse and then we would have a real problem.
To Rush and all his wannabe buddies on the radio talk circuit, it's time for you to do what the rest of us have done for the past eight, horrible years. SUCK IT UP!! I gave Dubya my support during 9/11 even though I was against everything he stood for. Now, it's your turn. Give our new commander-in-chief your support and the benefit of the doubt and quit spreading malice and the vitriol of the defeated. The election is over, Obama won and he won handily. That should tell you guys something.
If I had the power to do anything I wanted, I would remove this kind of viciousness from the airwaves, altogether. I know it smacks of censorship and I don't like that any more than any other moderate liberal. But this hate is almost of the pornographic level. I'd rather hear porn than hate if I had my druthers. At least sex has some relation to love. It's like I can tolerate sexuality in the media and entertainment fields until they try to justify child porn. There's a limit and that's where the term "moderate" comes in.
Well, there are limits in character assassination based on lies, innuendos and outright fantasy. We are tired of having our leaders chosen by the ignorant, who will believe anything the fear mongers say, and the haters and the users. Back off and ponder your sins, Oh, Limbaughs of the airwaves.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
What The Ignorant and The Biased Will Believe
Hubby's boss was back on the Obama rumors tack, yesterday. Now he is claiming that Obama refuses to reveal his birth certificate because he is not a US citizen. That goes along with the rumor that his middle name is Mohammad (it happens to be Hussein and that didn't hurt him). I like the in-depth rebuttal from Snopes which provides a picture of that contested certificate. In any event, anyone with any brains at all knows that one must provide proof of citizenship in order to run for any national office, senate, congress or executive.
The really funny part is that McCain was also born in Hawaii while his father was on active duty and his certificate looks just like Obama's. Here is the paperwork in question.
What really bothers me is not so much that such a specious and hateful rumor would get started, but that people are so dumbed-down that they believe it! These are the same people that stated that the Equal Rights Amendment would take jobs away from men and lead to unisex bathrooms. These are the same people who believe that anyone with an African or middle eastern name must be an Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist. Hubby's boss actually believes that Obama is part of a "sleeper cell" for that faction.
The ultra-conservative just cannot seem to back away from the tactics of spreading fear and slinging mud and delving into matters of personal lives that are none of their business. It worries me that this kind of hate-mongering and misinformation from these bombastic, conservative talk-show talking heads is going to light some wing-nut's fuse and then we would have a real problem.
To Rush and all his wannabe buddies on the radio talk circuit, it's time for you to do what the rest of us have done for the past eight, horrible years. SUCK IT UP!! I gave Dubya my support during 9/11 even though I was against everything he stood for. Now, it's your turn. Give our new commander-in-chief your support and the benefit of the doubt and quit spreading malice and the vitriol of the defeated. The election is over, Obama won and he won handily. That should tell you guys something.
If I had the power to do anything I wanted, I would remove this kind of viciousness from the airwaves, altogether. I know it smacks of censorship and I don't like that any more than any other moderate liberal. But this hate is almost of the pornographic level. I'd rather hear porn than hate if I had my druthers. At least sex has some relation to love. It's like I can tolerate sexuality in the media and entertainment fields until they try to justify child porn. There's a limit and that's where the term "moderate" comes in.
Well, there are limits in character assassination based on lies, innuendos and outright fantasy. We are tired of having our leaders chosen by the ignorant, who will believe anything the fear mongers say, and the haters and the users. Back off and ponder your sins, Oh, Limbaughs of the airwaves.
What really bothers me is not so much that such a specious and hateful rumor would get started, but that people are so dumbed-down that they believe it! These are the same people that stated that the Equal Rights Amendment would take jobs away from men and lead to unisex bathrooms. These are the same people who believe that anyone with an African or middle eastern name must be an Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist. Hubby's boss actually believes that Obama is part of a "sleeper cell" for that faction.
The ultra-conservative just cannot seem to back away from the tactics of spreading fear and slinging mud and delving into matters of personal lives that are none of their business. It worries me that this kind of hate-mongering and misinformation from these bombastic, conservative talk-show talking heads is going to light some wing-nut's fuse and then we would have a real problem.
To Rush and all his wannabe buddies on the radio talk circuit, it's time for you to do what the rest of us have done for the past eight, horrible years. SUCK IT UP!! I gave Dubya my support during 9/11 even though I was against everything he stood for. Now, it's your turn. Give our new commander-in-chief your support and the benefit of the doubt and quit spreading malice and the vitriol of the defeated. The election is over, Obama won and he won handily. That should tell you guys something.
If I had the power to do anything I wanted, I would remove this kind of viciousness from the airwaves, altogether. I know it smacks of censorship and I don't like that any more than any other moderate liberal. But this hate is almost of the pornographic level. I'd rather hear porn than hate if I had my druthers. At least sex has some relation to love. It's like I can tolerate sexuality in the media and entertainment fields until they try to justify child porn. There's a limit and that's where the term "moderate" comes in.
Well, there are limits in character assassination based on lies, innuendos and outright fantasy. We are tired of having our leaders chosen by the ignorant, who will believe anything the fear mongers say, and the haters and the users. Back off and ponder your sins, Oh, Limbaughs of the airwaves.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment