Why The Truth Doesn't Matter...........(Because we are the agenda's enemy !)

Intellectual Conservative ^ | April 3rd, 2009 | Phillip Ellis Jackson

[IrishMike]

Read, then re read this article.

[rodguy911]

Paul Ryan/Sarah Palin 2012,anyone who pays attention to DBM claims is already brain dead.

[IrishMike]

One year after 9-11

“Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter, and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.”
— Al Gore, 9/23/02

[Mr. K]

"An entire economic and political agenda of the Left is built around the premise that man is producing "global climate change"

He left off the second half: "and the 'solution' is always more money and political power for the Left"

[rodguy911]

Gotta remember the dems have a different message for every audience!

Truth is don't ever listen to what they say, only what they do.

[sickoflibs]

Ted Stevens ping

[KansasGirl]

By the way, speaking of current events, have you heard recently that we need to spend a few trillion dollars on saving the economy from imminent collapse, as well as introduce radical changes into our lifestyle and the economy to clean up the planet? Otherwise, the consequences could be dire.

I know this is true because the press, and "experts," have told me so.

[Sherman Logan]

Only problem here is that it is pretty comprehensively clear that Stevens is indeed guilty of major corruption. Everyone in Alaska has been fully aware of this for decades. He was an active member of the culture of corruption Sarah has been fighting.

Whether his conviction has been tossed out on a technical ground has nothing to do with whether he is worthy of representing the GOP in the Senate.

He isn’t. I’m very glad he’s gone.

[Sherman Logan]

I’d like to say I fully agree with the author on the damaging effect of having theoretically neutral institutions become advocates for a particular cause.

I just disagree that Stevens is a good example. The others he gives are far more appropriate.

[seowulf]

This is where situational ethics gets you and the belief that there are really no black and white truths and falsehoods. Everything is just a shade of gray.

We have all been living in a society of fluid ethics for so long that students now see nothing wrong with cheating on a test. Researchers no longer record the data before giving it a gentle massage to get it to confirm their predetermined, desired outcome. Spouses cheat on each other without a twinge of guilt. People cheat on their taxes and are awarded with sweet political appointments. If they can cheat, why can’t everyone? We are living in a reprobate society.

We have reached the tipping point where lying is so commonplace that the chances are everything is a lie and we act accordingly.

[lilylangtree]

Another RAT-inspired media hatchet job to remove and disgrace the biggest political threat to the demoncRAT agenda—Sarah Palin.

[AmericanVictory]

And another part of the “solution” is scarcity for those who do not belong to the nomenklatura.

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

This bias doesn't limit itself to swaying elections. Do you remember the last time you saw a debate on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, or read about it in The New York Times, etc. that explored the reality of man-made global warming? Don't bother to look it up. There hasn't been.

At the Republican primary debate in Des Moines the moderator asked the candidates to raise their hand if they believed global warming was a serious threat. Like trained seals they all immediately raised their hands, except for Fred Thompson. When they noticed that Fred wasn't going along, they rather sheepishly lowered their hands. Fred said he doesn't do hand waves.

Fred was the overwhelming choice for the nomination here at FR.

[calcowgirl]

Now, instead of accepting what "objective" sources tell me is true, my first reaction is to make them prove it.

Good advice for everyone.

[AmericanVictory]

See this link for how this was pointed out by Tom Moorer some years ago. In that article Tom Moorer recounted how Arthur Ochs Sulzburger just flat out tole him: "I don't think you understand, Admiral; we're not interested in the truth, we're just against this war." WND interviewed him at the time and he emphasized the need for those such as the Freepers to fight for this Nation and its Constitution if we are to win for what Jesse Helms called the "empire of freedom." See the interview as Tom called for citizen information warriors that we now need more than ever in the face of the Democrat party once again showing its determination to lose a war for short term political gain.

[calcowgirl]

Only problem here is that it is pretty comprehensively clear that Stevens is indeed guilty of major corruption.

I have found the opposite to be true. I believe the 'clarity' you speak of is exactly what this author is speaking of ("global warming is R-e-a-l!").

[Donald Rumsfeld Fan]

When there's no one you can really trust to give you the truth, you trust no one. Or, you make that source earn your trust with every new report they issue, rather than accepting what they say at face value.

This is why character is so important.

We chatter on and on about a candidates stated positions as if he were in a moral vacuum. As if what they say has meaning regardless of the candidate's disposition towards honor or dishonor.

First establish the candidates honesty. Once that's established then and only then should we consider his words.

.....“Sincerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”

[CitizenUSA]

seowulf: “We have reached the tipping point where lying is so commonplace that the chances are everything is a lie and we act accordingly.”

Perhaps, but this site and my life experiences tell me there are millions and millions of good, honest Americans left. All is not lost...yet.

[Brad from Tennessee]

Journalism's purpose is not only to provide contemporary news but to serve as a journal of daily history for posterity. The shameless partisanism that slants most news stories betrays not just today's readers and viewers but also future generations. In the 1970’s—post-Watergate and Nixon's death by newspaper—activists began flooding “journalism” schools and newsrooms broadcast studios. Today they control those mediums. But their industry is disintegrating with the rise of the worldwide web.

What seems ignored by journalists and industry CEO’s is that their liberal, often amoral, view of the world is not shared by most of the customers in their market. These customer were ultimately alienated and lost.

The internet is not only replacing the traditional news media but serves as a “checks and balances” mechanism of all media. Free Republic is a pioneer in this endeaver.