Rachel's "Weird Wonder"
Last night Rachel Maddow reported on the inconsistencies in what Mitt has said versus what he did regarding serving in the military during Vietnam. She called it a "weird wonder" that the media is not reporting on this, particularly since they jumped all over the swiftboating lies against Kerry.
She also pointed to the reporting over W's national guard service and Dan Rather's losing his job over it.
Here's the thing, Rachel. While you are quite brilliant at pointing out inconsistencies and outright lies by Mitt, the problem is that the vast majority of the media totally ignores the fact that Mitt is lying on a daily basis on a wide range of subjects. And the right wing voters certainly don't care. Mitt will get their vote. Period.
Rachel's reporting these things is quite valuable to folks like those who follow Democratic Underground, liberals and progressives. But is it doing any good otherwise? Are people listening or are she, Ed, and the other shows on MSNBC merely preaching to the choir?
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Birther fools get plenty of coverage.
Boggles the mind.
Yet even on DU, I've read MORE than a few posts where folks rationalize their silence in the face of reich-wing, even teabagger vitriol. The rationalizations range from "it's no use" to "I don't want to be rude" ... where the FACTS are clearly evident on the side of liberalism.
So, "gently" or not, there cannot be much question, especially over the timeframe I mentioned ("decades"
, that the "choir" has been virtually mute. It can easily be seen as a meta-reaction to the backlash from "the 60s" and the lurch to the right we've experienced since the beginning of the Reagan/Bush era. To quibble with such a self-evident observation is beyond nit-picking.
The mindset can be very easily seen in the childish 'Christmas morning' disappointment that Obama didn't leap tall buildings with a single bound. It's beyond strange that so few seemed to hear Obama clearly point the finger at 'ALL of us' together shouldering the responsibility for the 'Change We Can Believe In.' He NEVER said he could do it himself. Never.
We seem to continue to suffer under a "Let George Do It" mentality ... from military service to virtually every facet of citizenship in a democracy. The "activists" are the exception ... even those with the minimal moral fortitude sufficient to speak up within their own families.
Indeed, I might note, that the very tone of your reply indicates your own acceptance that you're exceptional, not to mention a recognition that you do battle with your own tendency to "talk down" to others.. It's the exceptions that prove the rule.
More often than not, any response that begins with "Sorry but" is condescending.
