[raloxk]

"What they see is a White House that (1) wants to loan $1.2 billion to the United Nations to renovate its headquarters in New York,"

i am pretty sure the average american isnt aware of this and if they were it wouldnt be a big source of anger.

when i read things like this, i immediately tune out because I know that this writer, while sincere, is probably way outside the mainstream.

[Don Joe]

when i read things like this, i immediately tune out because I know that this writer, while sincere, is probably way outside the mainstream.

And your point is?

Is "the mainstream" something we aspire to emulate?

"The mainsteam" get its "news" from Dan Rather, spends its life sitting in front of the boob-tube, laughing on cue at the laugh-tracks that key in for the "likeajoke" material, and... well, you get the picture.

So explain to me why NOT being "mainstream" bears some sort of stigma?