In homes of Democrats, a mirror of a new America [BARF ALERT]

Two religions, two incomes, children from two marriages -- the lives of Democratic hopefuls reflect new times, not campaign fliers of old.

DES MOINES - Dennis Kucinich, on the phone en route to a campaign event, is annoyed. The Ohio representative and presidential hopeful, twice divorced and currently single, is fresh off a date organized by a website trying to find him a wife. His romantic track record raises a fairly obvious, if irritating, question: Could Americans have a problem voting for a man who has trouble staying married?

‘’First of all,’’ he replies tersely, ``I would take issue with the way you characterize it.’’

So many Americans have experienced divorce, he says, that they are careful about judging others. ‘’What I think happens,’’ he says, ``is that the . . . family is being redefined.’’

Looking at this season’s Democratic presidential aspirants, one would be hard pressed to argue the point.

Only one family seems to fit an ultra-traditional mold -- Wesley Clark's.

Notice how the term "ultra" is used to cast aspersion? It's one of the Left's codewords, intended to portray one's beliefs as being "extreme". So Clark's marriage is not reported as simply "traditional" (or--dare I say--"normal"); it is now branded "ultra-traditional" as if it were an institution of the Klu Klux Klan.

Another example of this is on a Web site: Classmates.com. The site allows people to register their affiliation with high schools, universities, military units (although the site's designers obviously have little understanding of military unit structure), etc. When entering your personal profile on this site, you are given the option to declare your political leanings. Of the choices, the opposite ends of the spectrum are listed as such: "Very Liberal, Liberal, ... Conservative, Ultra-Conservative". Why not "Ultra-Liberal" or "Very Conservative"? The bias is obvious to people still possessing the capacity to discern and think (the number of which is diminishing rapidly in our society, thanks to our Leftist-controlled "group-think" educational system).

By constantly drumming out the message that what was once considered by society to be normal and acceptable behavior is now "extreme," while at the same time heralding what was once considered abnormal and unacceptable behavior as being the norm, they are brainwashing the masses, particularly the minds of our youth. This is how the Left is effecting their social revolution to destroy America.

Like I said, the bias in this article was disgraceful.

This was my letter to the Herald in response:

I was appalled at the obvious bias in your article, "In homes of Democrats, a mirror of a new America." I was disappointed to see that a mainstream newspaper would publish such a slanted, propagandizing piece on its front page. However, it was exactly what I have come to expect from liberal journalists who rarely miss an opportunity to kiss up to the Democratic Party as "the party of the people."

The article was an obvious smile-and-nod to divorce, homosexuality, the Clintons, and even adultery. And I found the comment about Wesley Clark's family being "ultratraditionalist" to be very unsettling. Are we to understand that a Christian man and woman who marry, settle down, have kids, raise them as Christians, and stay together their whole lives represents a "radical fringe couple"? According to this article, most certainly.

I do not--and neither, I suspect, do most parents--want my kids to grow up propagandized by such outrageous claims, and by printing such a piece, you did not help. A divorce rate of 50% is high enough--and there is plenty of evidence that the increase in divorce has had a negative effect on both people and society. The Herald ought to be ashamed for having carried that article.

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