Sarah on ACORN

Good for Sarah:

Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin suggested Tuesday that Barack Obama shares responsibility for recent reports of voter fraud conducted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Republicans need to learn that if they want the press to fairly cover some issues they have to force them to do it by addressing those issues themselves.

Unsophisticated Angry Morons who happen to be Republicans

Ace of Spades is upset with some Republicans:

Some Republicans are... unsophisticated angry morons who shout things like "Terrorist" about Obama when McCain is speaking, thus putting him on the extreme defensive....

They substantially vindicate every stereotype the left and MSM has about us, and make the rest of us not only look bad, but make us squeamish from even being political associates. And they lose us precious votes.

And yet these screamers and tantrum-throwers really think they're the ones helping the team. These malformed, brain-damaged shut-in angry monsters think they've got the right message to carry to the non-deformed, non-retarded demographics.

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99% of readers and commenters are great. It's the 1% of brain-damaged, ignorant mutants that always causes all the embarrassment.... And at campaign rallies.

I agree with Ace of Spades for the most part. However, this story was largely a myth of hyperbole concocted by the Obama campaign. The propagandist in the Media then willingly spread the hyperbole for the benefit of the Obama campaign. And, they did so without ethically showing the lunacy of the left. To me, the story should be how unreliable the media is. The mainstream media is willingly lying to the American people on a scale never before seen. Are the American people aware of how deceitful the press is?

The fringe 1% is regrettable. However, conservatives and Republicans should not destroy themselves over the regrettable actions of a few. Instead, conservatives and Republicans should rally together, expose the lies of the media, and inform the American people, yes we are human and imperfect, and we can be passionate about our beliefs. However, in our passion, conservatives and Republicans are fighting to make America better and not bring it down.

I understand that Ace's rage against the 1% has more to do with a bad experience with one of his own commenter's. But, times are dire, and it is gonna take a miracle. Ace's intentions are good, but now is not the time for conservatives to give off the appearance that we are eating our own.

Don't hold your breath

If the Press truly wanted to be fair and balanced, when it talks about the rage of the Republican party, it should note the rage of the Democratic Party that JammieWearingFool (via Instapundit) and Michelle Malkin do a very good job of documenting.

The press is unlikely to do that because it is biased, and because the McCain campaign is unlikely to push the story the way the Democrats did. If Republicans really want the press to be fair and balanced, they are going to have to demand that McCain push the story.

Jump Fido!

Democrats say "Jump!", and the press jumps here and here:



via Gateway Pundit

Of course, there jumping had nothing to do with them being biased in any way.

Update: More members of the press jump to get their doggy biscuit.

Palin versus Obama

An Ace of Spades reader comments:

The Worst Lies About Sarah Palin don't compare with the Plain Truths about Barack Obama.

Ouch. It is true, but yet, the media reports the lies as truths, and refuses to report the truths.

I am becoming to think we are living in an Orwell Novel.

Circling the Wagons

Howard Kurtz, a Washington Post writer comes to Gwen Ifill's defense, writing:

Ifill's forthcoming book, "The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama," was mentioned in a Sept. 4 Washington Post article. WorldNetDaily.com, in criticism that was picked up by the Drudge Report and Rush Limbaugh, questioned whether the book would be "pro-Obama" and undermine her fairness as moderator.

"The book has been out there and discussed for months," PBS spokeswoman Anne Bell said. "It's a non-issue."

I sent Howard Kurtz the following e-mail.

So let me see, I like most Americans have been completely unaware of Ifill's book. I only learned of it recently (on Wednesday to be exact). I am guessing that most American who know of Ifill's book are in the same category as me (i.e., they have only recently learned of the book).

Yet since, you can a find a few past public mentions of the book, I and other Americans who are bothered by Ifill's behavior, have to accept it as a non-issue because we did not complain when it was first made public, even though we were unaware it was made public.

Your logic is convoluted.

I know you journalist do not like being called unethical, but I can see no other reason for why you would offer such a convoluted defense for Gwen Ifill's behavior except you are part of the vast media propaganda wing of the Democratic party.

If you do not like being called unethical. Stop acting unethically.

Let us question Ifill's behavior for what it is. If she has a defense, let her offer it, but stop telling us that we have to accept her behavior because our statue of limitations for complaining has passed.

You owe the American people an apology for trying to suppress their right to a free open debate.

I probably will not get a response, but if I do, I will post it.

War on the Press?

Chris Cilliza of the Washington Post cries about how mean the McCain campaign is to the press:

Palin's recent condemnations of the press are part of a broader war against the media by the McCain campaign.

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Blaming the media has been a tried and true Republican tactic to rally their base, and -- judging from the derogatory chants of "NBC! NBC!" at the Republican National Convention it has worked like a charm.

I sent Chris the following e-mail.

Do you really believe that the chants of NBC! NBC! NBC! were a tactic to rally the base rather than a natural reaction to the rabid partisanship of Chris Matthews, Keith Olberman, etc at NBC?

Do you really believe that Palin's recent condemnations of the press are part of a broader war against the media by the McCain campaign rather than a response to the war that the media is conducting against McCain and Republicans?

I know that you probably do not accept this, but the mainstream media has become a virtual propaganda wing of the Democratic Party.

http://www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/025096.php

A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS: "Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in [A]rizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into [O]bama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and it's working."

Are you completely oblivious to how unethical the mainstream media is, and your reporting is a reflection of your obliviousness? Or, are your aware, and your reporting is a further reflection of that unethical behavior?

I doubt I will get a response, but if I do, I will certainly publish it.

Life is not fair

Complaining about how unfair life is does nothing to make life fair. Here are 2 examples of how life is unfair to Republicans/Conservatives.

• Debate Moderator writing Pro Obama propaganda book
• Obama campaign brazenly breaking campaign finance laws?

Are Republican/Conservatives going to do anything about it? Or are they just going to accept? If history is any guide, they are not going to do anything but complain, and then accept it.

Grass root Republicans/Conservatives want something done, but they need effective leadership to do something productive. Influential Republicans/Conservatives provide no leadership on how to productively counter these brazen unethical Democratic party advantages. Republican/Conservatives need a community organizer.

Update: I am guessing most people who read my blog have read instapundit long before they get to my blog, but in case you haven't, Glenn Reynolds provides some pretty good answers to what Republicans/Conservatives should do. Just a snippet of that advice:

If you want to have a media environment that isn't dominated by the Gwen Ifills and Keith Olbermanns of the world, you need to ensure that other kinds of voices flourish.