
07-02-2009
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Secretary of Defense
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Member Since: May 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Re: Right Wing Extremism
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Originally Posted by compote_tom
To deny that hatred and racism is a part of the Right Wing Media is just plain silly. I haven't listen much to Micheal Savage, but I have listen quite a bit to Limbaugh and Hannity. Both men twist facts and spout on and on about ridiclous points. Limbaugh should've been a comedian he can be very funny. I can give you an easy example of Rush's racism, claiming that a four star general would back someone for president of the United States solely because of race. Does he think that Powell would have supported Al Sharpton or Alan Keyes. Sorry folks that's just plain racism. Heard Hannity go on and on about Obama's helicopter and how he wasn't going to get his shiny knew helicopter, I researched it, guess what, it was ordered while Bush was president. As a Democrat, I kinda like seeing these guys go on and on, and hijacking the Republican party, helps my side. But as an American I detest it, because it pre empts any serious dialouge about critical issues facing our nation today. In as much as I can stomach them all I hear, all I hear, is Obama is wrong and will destroy our country( I have more faith in our country). Even when Obama does exactly what they would they attack him, example the Somalian pirates. What we need is reasonable discussion, what we have is vomited rhetoric that has infected the Republican party.
I listen to the left wing as well, most of what I see on Oberman is a reaction to the vehemence on the right. I'll repeat we need reasonable discussion.
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Out of your examples I don't see one instance of racism. It's not racism to talk about some helicopter . It's also not racist to think that Powell voted for Obama because he is black. Powell claims he is a Republican. Now I can accept that he might be a moderate but there is nothing moderate about Obama, he is far left. I was talking to a black guy at my work and he is pretty conservative and he said he voted for Obama for the historical aspect and maybe some other reasons that I wouldn't be able to understand because I am not black. Making an assumption is not racist. I'm sure you could find much better examples of something that is racist. I'll even give you a leg up. Go look up what Rush said about Donovan McNabb. Once you look that up then I'll tell you how you are wrong there as well.
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