Liberals think everyone who doesn't agree with them is stupid.

Our local paper recently had an editorial by a woman who wrote she believed Barack Obama had a superior grasp on reality and that Fox news is totally biased. I, of course, had to respond. Below is my letter to the editor and some selected comments from the online version of my letter. I print this because I'm amazed (I shouldn't be by now, but I still am) how condescending many liberals are. Instead of arguing points, they resort to name calling and attacking people in order to try to shout them down. Liberals, as I've said before, only believe in free speech if the thoughts expressed agree with their world view.

Thought you might enjoy.

To the Editor:

“Obama has a superior grasp of reality” and “Fox News’ blatant lies are why Democrats should never legitimize the network by appearing on its shows” were quotes from an Aug. 22 Reader’s Viewpoint.

Did the definition of “reality” change when I wasn’t looking? Are this reader’s news outlets so fair in their coverage of President Bush? I recall Dan Rather’s fabricated story not too long ago, but that’s OK when attacking conservatives.

What is Barack Obama’s reality? Apparently, a redistribution of wealth from job creators in the U.S. even if it is the job creators who, well, hire us. He cares about the environment and caribou but doesn’t care about partial birth abortion. Americans should speak other languages, but Mexicans living here don’t have to speak English. He says to check our tires’ air pressure instead of increasing supply to lower gas prices. Mrs. Obama said she was never proud of her country until Barack beat Hillary Clinton. If this is reality, I’m happy with Fox News.

Obama doesn’t go on Fox News because they won’t ask softball questions. He has CNN, MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CBS, NPR, the New York/Los Angeles Times and the Daily Kos for that. In the only question-and-answer session where John McCain and Obama squared off so far, the liberal media accused McCain of knowing the questions beforehand because Obama looked so bad.

Take away Obama’s cue cards and you are left with inexperience. Many voters are happy with this so long as we “change.” I’m not one of them.

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Jon

2 days ago

Is there a 12 step program to help ease people off the Fox Kool-Aid and back into reality?

Third Street Jim

2 days ago

Wow, 'Talking Point' Tom really laid it out clearly for us all.

Yes, Tom, I can safely say that the definition of reality did change while you weren't looking. Because it is clear that YOU APPARENTLY HAVEN'T BEEN LOOKING FOR THE PAST 8 YEARS.

'What the FOX!' News is not a news network, but a propaganda arm of the Republican Party. It has continually tried to put a heavy coat of shiny varnish on the steaming pile of effluvium that has been the Bush Administration's misdeeds and incompetence.

Your views of Obama's plan to move America forward are equally non-enlightened. Obviously, you are not happy that Obama is proposing tax cuts for the middle class instead of those earning more than $250,000. So, either you are earning over $250,000 a year, or you are self-delusional. I am betting on the latter.

So, Tommy Talking Point, feel free to go back for your daily dose of euphoria bubbling over from the FOX tabloid toilet. I prefer a daily dose of actual news, real issues and truthful reporting from legitimate news sources. You know, they are the ones that rely on novel concepts like facts, figures.

Menumk2

2 days ago

Of course you better hope for that ride on that jet pretty soon because at the rate these rich folks are hiring these Mexicans and shipping them into this country some Spanish speaking cleaning lady might get that job before you Tom, for $5 less an hour with no benefits LOL!

U.S. Open day---no, not golf, TENNIS!

So, this is what tennis in N.Y. is like? Well, today was certainly a fun day in Flushing Meadows, NY watching 2nd and 3rd round matches at the US Open. Curious about prices these days? I know I was considering our media cries "recession" every day of the week. Let's see a program was $17, ice cream bars were $5 and a soda in a souvenir cup was $9. As alarmingly high as these figures are, people were scooping them up left and right. Just a day after our 2nd Quarter GDP was revised upwards to 3.3% (the most in a year), money was flowing fast and free at the Open. I saw quite a few people spend $17 on a jam packed program. Just for a PROGRAM!

The tennis was pretty good too. I actually saw a serve today of 135 mph. If you blink, you've missed most of these serves. I was disappointed the Williams sisters played yesterday (meaning they would not be today) and that Andy Roddick was playing in the night session (we had to leave at 6:30 pm), but I still found it enjoyable. I usually don't enjoy the men's games so much because I enjoy rallies and most of the contests are nothing but a quick serve and either no return or a short return. We saw a couple of base liners today, so there were some good, long rallies. I also saw Roger Federer who is going for his 5th consecutive US Open title and 14th grand slam title. This guy is amazing. He played very so-so today, and still won in straight sets.

This fulfilled a childhood dream of mine. I spent many years watching and playing tennis with a friend of mine. We spoke many times of going and the fun it would be. Now I can check it off my list. I want to thank Connie for putting up with the day, as I'm sure there were many other things she would rather have done! Now how do I make it to Wimbledon??

D.C. fun.

I awoke in my Arlington, Va. hotel room thinking about the day in Washington D.C we were about to embark on. One of the things I was definitely looking forward to was touring the US Capitol building. I had not been to the Capitol since high school, and back then, I was one of those kids who could care less about our political process. I was bored by it.

Today was different! As the tour guide moved us through the building I was struck by the grandeur of it all. As with many of the D.C sites, I felt such pride in our country's history, despite all of our mistakes. This 230+ year experiment has been a meteoric rise to the top of the "greatest civilizations" list. Just walking around D.C. feels special, like I'm a very small cog in our wonderful republic.

As we neared the end of the tour, the guide said we were in luck and could actually enter the House chamber and sit down on the floor because they weren't in session. The House was in recess except for Republican speakers who were talking with no microphones, no C-Span cameras, and talking to mostly nobody. They were trying to keep the chamber open to discuss our energy situation after Speaker Pelosi shut things down three weeks ago. It seems the Dems would rather not talk about $4 gasoline. They along with groups like the Sierra Club would rather blame the average citizen for our "carbon footprint" and fix it with wind and solar solutions that are about 3% of our current energy production.

You see, the Dems don't want ANY discussion on the issue. At least not until Barack Obama has a chance to get elected in November. It's much easier to be on NPR or NBC bashing anyone interested in using U.S. coal or oil reserves to lower prices. Clean U.S coal is bad, but dirty Saudi oil is okay here in America. You see, the party of free speech and tolerance is only for such speech with they agree with it. If not, they go to great lengths to shut you up.

As we entered the chamber, I felt a surge of patriotism and a swell of pride in our government. This is where the important votes which shape our future happen. Connie and I listened to two House Republicans speak about the reasons why we need to have debate on this critical issue. It was quite invigorating and the best 'tour' we could be on. Here was an elected official talking to "the people." I realize we are very cynical about our leaders, and I'm the first one to say we have a crisis of leadership in this country, but I was still excited.

I have not given up on our government and neither should you. The people need to use common sense when picking our next leaders. We are the ones voting (well 50-60%, anyway), and we are the ones to blame for rewarding leaders who promise things and never come through. We need to be more vocal when they put forth legislation which is clearly wrong instead of just ignoring it and hoping it goes away. If enough of us get involved in the process, we can still make a difference.