[Indie]

Unfortunately, the knowledge we take for granted because of our intellect, is non-existent in the Generally dumb
Public. They do not have a clue. Virtually everything happening with current events, Dean, the Rats, everything that is common knowledge to us Freepers and anyone who takes the time to read the news, is unknown to the normal working people. I tell a friend that Howard Dean implied Bush new 9/11 was coming and they look at me like I'M nuts!!! People are ignorant..totally ignorant. And the Rats count on it. That's shy they have a guranteed 40% of the vote without doing anything. The prey on ignoramuses.

[Samwise]

Unfortunately, everything you said is true.

[FreedomPoster]

Sad but true. The only hope is that the information is out there, much more than it ever has been, due to FNC, talk radio, and Internet sources like FreeRepublic.

[woofer]

People are ignorant..totally ignorant. And the Rats count on it.

Truer words are seldom spoken, Indie.

However, based on the results of the Congressional Elections of 2002, whereas the 'rats and their media minions were calling the results days before as a "successful retaking" of the House and Senate by the Dems' turned out to be little more than wishful thinking. The reason? More and more voting adults are turning to alternate means of information and more and more voting adults are paying closer attention. And the media whores and the Dems didn't see it coming (I did) because they chose to ignore the signs and believe their own polling efforts and there wasn't a means available to them to measure what people were really thinking.

That's why I believe that the harsh rhetoric being spewed by all the leading Dem contenders is an effort to fling out as much crap as possible to see what sticks as an "issue", or what the under-educated grasps as a reality and are hoping for the best. And the best that they hope for? That more ignoramuses, ne'er-do-wells and bleeding heart liberals turn out to vote for them next November than informed, cognizant and rational thinking voters turn out for Republicans.

I say, good luck with that. Four more without Gore!

[anoldafvet]

Take heart, I don't think it is as bad as you think. Rush has over 20 million listeners (most of whom will vote), we also have Hannity, North, Savage, etc, not to mention FNC. If they weren't making a huge impact, the left wouldn't be attacking them so fiercely. I meet people on an almost daily basis who confide in me that they used to be Rats, but will not vote for them again. The truth is getting out. Here in Louisville, the "Communist Journal" always parrots the Rat line, yet people still know the truth.

[Eagle101]

"Unfortunately, the knowledge we take for granted because of our intellect, is non-existent in the Generally dumb
Public."

Isn't that being a little elitist of you? You sound like some of the a-holes over at DU.

[desertcry]

Yes, but isn't Freedom Free? Like laying down on your back, open your mouth and wait for the apple to fall down into your mouth. You are supposed to just relax, sit down on your favorite recliner after a hard day at work and inhale the beautiful spin and glistening lies of dan blather, peter the pervert, bro-cow.

[Wolfstar]

People are ignorant..totally ignorant.

Not all, certainly, but many millions are exactly as you describe. When I stop to think that despite everything that's happened these last three years — 9/11/01; the anthrax attacks; the DC snipers who were radical Islamist converts; our global efforts to disrupt terror networks; the war in Afghanistan; the war in Iraq; the killing of Hussein's two murderous sons; and now the capture of Hussein, himself — tens of millions of people will still cast a vote that is overwhelmingly NOT in their own best interests next November, all I can do is shake my head in wonder.

The Leftist/Dems (and their European counterparts) would have done none of the above. Quite the opposite: They would have done all they could to appease and "understand" the terrorists, bin Laden, Hussein, and all others who support them. In all likelihood, we would have suffered more attacks here at home if Algore was president instead of Dubya. The 9/11 and anthrax attacks should have taught us that the lives of each and every one of us is on the line in this struggle. Yet tens of millions of people will still vote for the Dem candidate for president — the person least likely and least equipped to protect our lives.

I have never had, nor will I ever have such a mindset — and for the life of me, I don't understand those who do.