Jan 16 2010
Sweet Response to a Couple of Evil Jerks
The fact that people like Limbaugh and Robertson have any influence on Americans bodes poorly for us as a nation. I keep hearing what a fantastic country we are. Well, we could be a whole lot more fantastic if sociopahtic wretches like these were not celebrated with high ratings and adoring fans.
To me, a truly fantastic nation includes a population that puts down the idiot-box remote more often that it picks it up. A truly fantastic nation of people worries less about getting “mine” and more about giving back to the community which has our back. A truly fantastic nation sees beyond the end of its nose and actively works to promote positive change.
It’s about more than “my rights”, it’s also about “my responsibilities”. Too many Americans forget that half of the equation…it’s implicit in the Bill Of Rights, but only those who have really READ The Bill Of Rights (as opposed to skim over the words) get the responsibility part.
Many (probably most) of the people I know have given in some way toward the Haitian relief effort. Thanks for that. We are a nation of caring, giving, compassionate people and I submit, it’s about damned time We The People stand up and demand the same attention the Rush Limbaughs and Sarah Palins get. (Which is why I’m such an ardent fan of Free Speech TV - it’s healthy mind-food for thinking people.)
I’m disturbed by the words of Rush, but I’m encouraged by the negative reaction of many of his fans. There just might be a collective conscience stirring deep within us, after all.
Here’s to a Great America, by way of The People, not the corporate schills who pump us full of bullcrap. (Speaking of which, dugski was home sick for two days last week and happened about a few hours of national “news”…he was awe-struck at how useless or full-on “incorrect” 90% of the “information” was.) Which just goes to further remind me of why I don’t partake of most tv news, other than for local interest.
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