Wise Words from Edward R. Murrow

I once read a poem by James Kavanaugh that said . . ."There are men too gentle to live among wolves. . . ."   I can tell you that these "gentle men" are not the Republicans vying for your vote in 2012.  From the Presidential and VP candidates on to Senate and Congressional candidates, never have I seen so many wolves.  It's "say anything" time, win at any cost.  ANY cost.  They're assuming (and often rightly so) that whatever they say will air on local news stations —the place a majority of voters consistenly consume their news.  They also assume these voters won't be plugged in to the fact-checkers and analysts we passionate politicos follow on the cable news networks.  So, no bothersome corrections necessary.   They're lying, lying, lying like a pack of—wolves.   Package the rhetoric a little differently for this place or that, just win the damn thing.   Dream up a "scandal" and play it big;  get the witch-hunting Darrell Issa to call a hearing— the new shiny object intended to distract us from the campaign-trail lies. 

 

The right-wing talkers have ratcheted up the racism and hatred recently, too, sharpening their fangs in hopes of catching any sheep among us.  Truly Limbaugh has reached one of his all-time most hateful characterizations of our President.  His President, too, whether he likes it or not.   I don't believe we'll see our leader being quite so polite next debate.  This time he won't be blindsided; he now understands he'll be faced with lie after lie, and likely the new persona Romney adopted for Debate #1.   We know this "leader of the free world" is smart  and wise enough to say what needs to be said— now that he knows who he's likely to be facing.  That is, it should be the same Mitt, unless he runs into "the body snatchers" again or indulges in forbidden pre-debate caffeine.  I've wondered which it might have been.   Take heart.  I believe things will start looking up again, and we're counting on the Prez to look up this time, as well! We don't have to turn into them to turn this election around.  Let's do it.