That is absolutely, 100%, what I see going on. Now, let us assume we're right. How do you fight a billionaire who can not only co-opt folks like Warren Buffett but entire governments?
We here have long talked up the power of the "new media" and the community here at FR. Is it real? Can we make a difference? A month ago I would have said probably. Last October I would have said absolutely. Given the current circumstances I'd say, maybe, maybe not.
I guess, bottom line, it's up to us. And I guess that I'm up to committing myself to doing whatever I can do, no matter the cost. The alternative is just unthinkable.
That's one of the reasons why I so what Fred to run. He's someone who I can not only support but who I think I can get others to support. Hey, I'm committed but I'm not anxious to take on Sisyphisian tasks if I don't have to.
This author names names - compelling reading:
Liberal money talks
By Phil Kent
May 8, 2007
http://washingtontimes.com/op-ed/20070507-102427-1433r.htm
The liberal wealthy super-elites who control private tax-exempt foundations have discovered success in controlling politicians and bankrolling activist organizations ranging from open borders advocates to radical environmentalists. It is especially frightening, though, to witness a recent phenomenon whereby just one of these amoral financiers, George Soros, manipulates the media by stifling and smearing center-right political voices.
Mr. Soros infamously said “the main obstacle to a just and stable world is the United States.” Mr. Soros’ motivations, and that of the Open Society Institute and his other foundations, are hatred of Christianity and his notion that “fascists” and “right-wingers” must be counterbalanced by a more powerful left.
The billionaire George Bush-hater is perhaps best known for massive funding of MoveOn.org, a group that opposed the 2003 Iraq invasion and supported Sen. John Kerry for president in 2004. Its mission: create pressure upon the Democratic Party to move it more to the left. But Mr. Kerry was defeated, so new tactics were required by the left-wing elites to hasten the changing of America.
Mr. Soros and his colleagues at the Tides Foundation see themselves akin to a beekeeper. While all the bees in the hive — the news media — fly about in many directions, the left-wing financiers believe they have found a way to simply move the entire hive to the left.
That is where the Soros-funded, D.C.-based MediaMatters fits in.
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