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...from core figures of the American Right, this time from the recently retired (1992-2008) editor-in-chief of the Republican Party News Organ, the Washington Times.
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As to Sharia law- yeah. Draconian in general and especially towards women. But Sharia Law found an upsurge in Saudi Arabia, our ally, that monarchy, after the Saud royal family adopted Wahhabist fundamentalist Islam and then funded the resurgence of Wahhabism throughout Sunni-dominant lands, including Pakistan. Saudi Arabia that has had a close relationship with the U.S. for a number of presidencies now, especially Reagan and Bush I and II. Quote:
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I am not entirely surprised that this guy has the influence he has. It is human nature to hate and fear those labeled as the 'other'. As such, I can see how someone with such deplorable views can garner influence and the power to shape public opinion when there are so many amongst us who think as he does.
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The Washington Times is owned by the Moonies. It is not taken seriously in general. Mostly because of stuff like this.
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The pipeline from the Times to the right-blogs and syndicated columnists to the cable news panels at CNN and MSNBC was a well-organized and successful project for years. Pundits and news readers who would have agreed that they didn't take the Washington Times seriously would end up parroting their spin points (at least in the form of "Questions are being asked about..."), no doubt without even knowing their origins. |
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Pundits and news readers who would have agreed that they didn't take the Washington Times seriously would end up parroting their spin points (at least in the form of "Questions are being asked about..."), no doubt without even knowing their origins.
:yeahthat: I've observed the same thing over here with papers like The Sun (Murdoch) and The Daily Mail (Rothermere). Unless my attitude to the veracity of the stories and the wisdom of the opinions I read in my newspaper is profound skepticism, then I do take it seriously. |
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That is an unfortunate state of affairs. One thing that concerns me is how much influence the right wing has in the media. I happen to think that their greatest bit of propaganda has been in convincing people that the media has a left wing bias. If anything the media tilt is to the right and has been so for decades.
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The "inner Muslim" idea started from inside the Obama administration.
The Emergence of President Obama's Muslim Roots - Political Punch Quote:
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WHARS THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
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IT'S CONSTANTLY MOVING LEFT! HURRY, MAYBE YOU CAN CATCH IT! SCRATCH THE GAME AREA TO REVEAL OBAMA'S INNER MUSLIM! YOU MAY ALREADY BE A WINNAR!
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Left of what, exactly? Hitler?
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You could send people transcripts of Obama speeches and say they had been delivered by Reagan and a great many people would believe you without raising an eyebrow. |
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Newsweek cover: May 6, 2009 http://tenncva.com/wp-content/upload...list-cover.jpg Apparently Newsweek is a joke magazine. |
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Maybe Afghanistan would not now be being re-invaded, but for real this time because we didn't "get it right" last time, and Pakistanis would not be being bombed. Maybe we'd have a reinstatement of civil rights, and the idea of detaining people indefinitely without trial or access to legal counsel would not be "acceptable". Please - policy - foreign and domestic - has been moving consistently to the right for decades now - regardless of whether a Dem or Rep has had control - in fact, under the supposedly leftist Dem Party we have seen some of the sharpest lurches to the right. The Dem Party had control of the Congress when Bush was given war powers, Clinton oversaw welfare "reform", and Obama lobbied hard pre-election for TARP and has required massive concessions by labor as a condition for any kind of "help" for the auto industry. As for leftist media - the NYT - supposed bastion of liberal hoohah was responsible for funneling the White House Line (hey, Scooter Libby, meet Judith miller!) on Iraq to the general public. This was not the first time they'd acted as mouthpiece for the White House, either. They also have a consistent editorial slant against any kind of strike (for example, the New York Transit Workers' strike in 2005 - which had massive public support as demonstrated by the letters run in their very paper), any kind of gain by the workers in general. Obama a socialist? Oh, please. You wish. |
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This one: Makes the cutting of wages and jobs a requirement for "help" for troubled companies Cuts educational funds ("hard decisions and sacrifices") Cuts unemployment (over the course of decades) Cuts access to healthcare (and consults with the insurance industry when "redesigning" health care access) Wages pre-emptive war Continues to detain people without pressing charges Continues to export people for "special interrogation" Continues to not prosecute war criminals in order to cover its own part in it all No so much socialist. |
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As do I.
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