[kcvl]

Scheer has had an interesting career in journalism. He started at the radical left publication Ramparts in the 60s, then become a national correspondent for the L.A. Times for 17 years. For the past eight, he has been a columnist whose work appears weekly in the Times and papers across the country. He also co-hosts a radio show on an affiliate of National Public Radio in Los Angeles and writes for publications like The Nation. Throughout his career, Scheer has been one of America's leading liberal pundits, reliably bashing Republicans and many conservative Democrats. Dissemble, spin, repeat

An overview of Scheer's writing reveals that one of his favorite tactics is to create a politically potent trope and repeat it over and over until it seems true. When faced with criticism, Scheer simply dismisses his critics without addressing their arguments and continues to repeat his idea, as if the more he says it, the truer it becomes.

Scheer Deception: The Lies and Jargon of Robert Scheer

By Ben Fritz (ben@spinsanity.org)
October 8, 2001

[Shaka]

oops..someone is busted.

[Fedora]

He started at the radical left publication Ramparts in the 60s

Incidentally, last night I was looking up some stuff on the Black Panthers and found mention of a trip Scheer made with Eldridge Cleaver to North Korea and North Vietnam in 1970.

[zip]

one of his favorite tactics is to create a politically potent trope and repeat it over and over until it seems true.

It works for the dimocRats everytime. Don't underestimate it.

[philman_36]

When faced with criticism, Scheer simply dismisses his critics without addressing their arguments and continues to repeat his idea, as if the more he says it, the truer it becomes.
How scary! That sounds exactly like what some FReepers do.