Media Wars

Why all the social turmoil of late? Obviously there is a holy war taking place between the left and the right ... highlighted by the media excesses. The left has the broadcast news, some cable channels, most of the print media and a good internet representation. The right has a few cable channels, talk radio and a slice of the internet that the Masters of the Universe allow then to enjoy. Does this seem like a fair fight ... particularly since our education, entertainment and sports systems are also players on the left?

Kind reader, is it possible that this turmoil is a result of this Teutonic shift in how the people are staying informed? No longer do they shuffle out front to pick up their morning newspaper. Instead they go on the internet to watch what actually happened yesterday. They are less and less using someone else, like Walter Cronkite, to tell them “that’s the way it is.” And this is because slowly the realization is spreading that there are other ways that it is.

And so what happens? The left media in particular, seeing their influence waning, become even more strident and biased in their reporting ... trying to hold onto their revenue streams by corralling viewership and readership ... and doing a credible, albeit ultimately losing job.

Why ultimately losing? Simple, kind reader, they too often are not being honest with the American people. All it took was an orange-haired president continually pointing out “fake news” for this realization to begin to sink in. When hoaxes turn out to be hoaxes the scales begin to fall from some perceptive eyes.

The right has not won yet ... but right is right...  and eventually the media, which most closely reports the facts, will win.

For sure, the truth will out.


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The American Voter

Yesterday, the United States' Attorney General, Eric Holder, addressed the NAACP convention and made his pitch to negate the "stand your ground" laws in many states.  He based this appeal upon the outcome of the Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman trial where, as it turns out, this law was never claimed as a defense by Zimmerman's lawyers.  Never you mind.  Even though Holder obviously knew this, he was clearly confident that his audience and the American public didn't.  So he assumed the majority of American voters would not notice such demagoguery and, except for Fox News and some radio talk shows, they didn't.  All around the country, sleazy politicians, over-paid athletes, nebbish news makers, ego-maniacal movie stars and others wishing to get into or stay in the spotlight are using George Zimmerman's acquittal as a way of burnishing their images with America's dumbed-down populus.

The one notable exception, believe it or not, was former President, Jimmy Carter, who thought the verdict was justified ... based upon the charges and the facts ... see: Politico Story.  It seems about ever ten years or so Jimmy gets it right ... but not so the case with Hillary Clinton's $200,000 30-minute sisterhood speech ... see: Another Politico Story.

To me, our majority-moronic electorate is a very frightening demographic.  If such nose-picking behavior has become the norm in our society, how will we ever retain our military, economic, and moral hegemony in the world?  I sadly suppose we won't ... unless things change.  Perhaps, instead of encouraging absolutely everyone to vote (sometimes more than once), it might be a good idea to limit future voter eligibility by using some reasonable metric of perspicacity?  Perhaps, what was Hillary Clinton's former job?  Or where is Benghazi?  Or, within a few trillion dollars, how big is our national debt?  (But not, who is Justin Bieber?!)