Okay, I know I keep saying, "Don't get distracted," but this is too much for me to take.
Yesterday, Mark Halperin was asked what he thought of President Obama's press conference in which he pretended to address the budget and debt crises. Halperin said that he thought the president "was kind of a d*** yesterday." And...he said it on live TV. And...he said it on MSNBC.
If you'll recall, since 2009 liberal media personalities have referred to those who adhere to Tea Party principles of individual liberty, low taxation, and restrained government as "tea baggers". This is a particularly disgusting monicker that has reference to a fraternity hazing ritual performed, ironically, primarily at the Ivy League colleges liberals attend.
The White House, the leadership of MSNBC, even so-called Tea Party leaders, were not outraged. In fact, it was kind of a 7th-grade joke that liberals giggled at on news shows for months. But, hey, sticks and stones, right?
But there is no one to speak for the conservative person who has been maligned and misrepresented; insulted on the basis of intelligence and moral fiber.And liberal talking heads all over America picked up the personal insult and repeated it endlessly, smearing more than 60,000,000 American citizens who have no voice but the ballot.
And there was a collective yawn....
MSNBC's mea culpa was especially ironic, given that the "tea bagger" thing started with them, "We strive for a high level of discourse, and comments like these have no place on our air."
Yesterday, Mark Halperin was asked what he thought of President Obama's press conference in which he pretended to address the budget and debt crises. Halperin said that he thought the president "was kind of a d*** yesterday." And...he said it on live TV. And...he said it on MSNBC.
Halperin clearly was expressing his opinion of how the president behaved during a specific press conference. He was not smearing the president's character. He was not personally impugning his intelligence or morality.
The White House was outraged. MSNBC was outraged. Time Magazine was outraged. Halperin was suspended "indefinitely". Which, incidentally, means he could be back at work tomorrow morning. Or he might not ever come back to work.
The president has the bully pulpit. He can address the entire world at a moment's notice. He certainly has the power to respond to disparaging remarks. In fact, he can respond so effectively that, in many cases, he cannot sue for damages caused by slander or libel. Because he cannot be damaged.
But the president - even The Anointed One - is only one person. Gauge the level of outrage heard today against that heard in 2009.
What was 2009?
The White House, the leadership of MSNBC, even so-called Tea Party leaders, were not outraged. In fact, it was kind of a 7th-grade joke that liberals giggled at on news shows for months. But, hey, sticks and stones, right?
But there is no one to speak for the conservative person who has been maligned and misrepresented; insulted on the basis of intelligence and moral fiber.And liberal talking heads all over America picked up the personal insult and repeated it endlessly, smearing more than 60,000,000 American citizens who have no voice but the ballot.
And there was a collective yawn....
MSNBC's mea culpa was especially ironic, given that the "tea bagger" thing started with them, "We strive for a high level of discourse, and comments like these have no place on our air."
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