WHERE DID THE LINE GO?

Submitted by bill on Sun, 2010-06-13 13:20

6/13/10

Politics have never been particularly civilized. There have always been accusations about candidates and elected officials and probably many of them are true. However where do we draw the line?

There doesn’t seem to be a line anymore. The line used to exclude a candidate’s family, no longer. Of course the tedious main stream press has a selection process to determine whose family will they trash and ridicule and whose family to leave alone or exalt. The farther left you are family is more likely to be exempt from ridicule. The farther right you are, well, you may be spending thousands of dollars in the future on your families psychological care.

Examples of this can be seen all the time. The Bush twins were fair game for the press, but a comment about Chelsea Clinton, or a mocking remark about the President’s daughter asking him “when is he going to stop the oil spill,” while he is shaving are off limits. This extends not only to the media. An example of this is the conduct of the formerly amusing talk show host David Letterman. He viciously went after Sarah Palin’s daughters, even the youngest. But Palin is a conservative, so it must be ok, right?

However, we see outrage of the ultra left about the “truthers” having the audacity to inquire about Mr. Obama’s citizenship but find it admirable to question if Mrs. Palin’s youngest child is actually her child or her grandchild. By the way, Mr. Obama is a citizen and the “truthers” should move on and get another issue.

The latest assault by the ultra left is that Mrs. Palin had breast implants. Whatever!
We are in two wars. We are still facing difficult economic times, thanks to this President’s lack of understanding of how a free market is suppose to work. We are in real danger from extreme Islamic terrorist groups, which the President does seem to get either.

But we are treated to ridiculous stories like the most recent Palin story. Perhaps it is time for even the tedious main stream press to keep their eye on what is important and report on that, if they remember how.