[roses of sharon]

The leftwing MSM has been blackmailing Republicans/Conservatives for 40 years.

Either they support liberal policies or we will smear your reputation, and destroy your livelihood, and make your pols unelectable.

They do it with the mantra of the right are racists, bigots, homophobes, we want to kill old people, starve children, poison the water, we hate the poor, we are crazy Christian zealots, and on and on.

And it has worked.

[Alas Babylon!]

They do it with the mantra of the right are racists, bigots, homophobes, we want to kill old people, starve children, poison the water, we hate the poor, we are crazy Christian zealots, and on and on.

Dang! I thought it was starve old people and kill children? I'm always mixing these two up!

Seriously, you're right. But it only works to a degree, and the polish has come off that apple.

Hence the Congress and White House in the hands of the racists/bigots/homophobes these past several years!