Posted on 02/23/2006 5:27:07 AM PST by RepublicNewbie
I was sent the following column entitled "The Republican Talk Radio 'Big Lie'" written by Steven Crockett, co-host of Democratic Talk Radio, in which he laments the failures of liberal talk radio. As I don't wish to be accused of taking his words out of context, I will address his piece in its entirety....
"It has always been known that more people will believe a lie, the bigger the lie is and the more often the lie is repeated. Talk radio as defined by the Republican Right mindset is completely based on lies. The entire way Republican Right talk show hosts present political events and issues are based on lies designed to deceive their listeners instead of educating them."
Mr. Crockett has set the stage here that, basically, conservatives are liars. Any good writer sets the stage with a premise and goes about the business of backing that premise up.
One note: as far as people believing lies that are repeated, I would hope he would one day, for example, address the big lie that Democrats are the "Party of Civil Rights." As most liberals drool at any opportunity to call Republicans racists, I would appreciate his perspective since correctly taught (and not ideologically omitted) history will show that Democrats have an oppressive, and even murderous legacy when it comes to blacks.
(Excerpt) Read more at postchronicle.com ...
Other morning coffee break reading:
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| A Year After Kelo The Court's decision in Kelo sparked considerable controversy and may be the one recent public policy debate that united many conservatives and liberals. ... More |
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| A Terrorist in Every Port My general reaction to all this is similar to how I felt when I once witnessed a dog eating its own excrement: a mix of disbelief, disgust, and humor. A diet of that sort will surely bring down even the hardiest of creatures.... More |
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Future read bump...
Posted yesterday.....
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1582876/posts
Who? Never heard of him.
Writtn by a FReeper...
Funny! But I thought it was a Viking Kitty thread.
Interesting FR Headline, I bet you get alot of hits.
The original thread, posted yesterday, by the author was pulled due to the first word in the title. He then changed the thread title and reposted it.
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