Why are we letting this happen?
Aug 10th, 2008 by Randy Toman
It seems to me that Republican Leadership is going the way, as Tim Rutten puts it, “—the passenger pigeon on the roster of extinct Americana.”
In one respect we are all un-alike because we each forge our own particular set of errors and flaws. These particular set’s of errors some how come together in a common large-scale problem and that is what we see in the liberal Media. As Tim Rutten points out in his article, http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-newrutten9-2008aug09,0,3175773.column, how can this happen? Why is it happening? Maybe the question should be; is this happening? Is the News Media really in collusion, controlling what and how news worthy information is being presented?
Don’t think me to ignorant because I only want to establish that it is happening and then ask why.
Let me make just one more comment with regards to Media control, perceived or real, there is a much greater problem that falls within this arena of control and that is flat out ignoring the people by the leadership. I’m talking about political leaders on all levels completely ignoring any efforts on the part of any responsible person trying to put forth an effort in correcting any situation.
Let me give you just a few examples of the citizens being completely ignored.
(A) Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi shutting down congress—The majority of the people wanted them to stay in session and get something done.
(B) Drill or no drill—Last I heard 70% of the people wanted somebody to start drilling for something. (OIL)
(C) Tax and spend—The large percentage of the people think the government is spending to much and the economy has jump to the number 1 issue facing the nation. Yet the Congress spend like a bunch of drunken you know what’s.
(D) State of PA.—The people of Pa. do not want the state roads sold off to foreign private enterprise, especially the Pa. turnpike. Yet the pushing of those efforts cannot be laid to rest.
(E) Local School Tax—People want school spending and the raising of school taxes to be brought under control. Yet it is not and they have continually raised taxes just under the maximum allowed by law, so there would not be a referendum vote needed by the people for approval.
(F) This last one brings it right to the individual level and personal. I believe there are a large percentage of people that are being ignored as I have been over the years by different politic leaders who really didn’t want to either take on the issue because I was a pain in you know what and/or they thought it was not politically expedient or helpful to their political career. It made no difference as to truth and/or if it truly was to the country’s benefit and the people.
Media control is nothing more then ignoring the truth and people, they are printing what they want to and the same goes for the politician, ignoring truth and the individual and doing what they want. Both do it for whatever reason, thinking it is to there benefit, and we allow them to ignore us, all the while we watch the country disintegrate. Why are we letting this happen? If anyone has the answer please do write me and put me at ease.