“that is exactly why they are pushing the Fairness Doctrine..” ~ pennboricua
Let’s call it what it is, “Punitive Liberalism”.
Excerpt:
“..It was, as Piereson notes, one of Ronald Reagan’s great achievements to overcome, at least temporarily, the emotional mandate of punitive liberalism.
Piereson quotes from Reagan’s speech at the Republican Convention of 1980: “My fellow citizens,” Reagan said, “I utterly reject that view. The American people, the most generous on earth, who created the highest standard of living, are not going to accept the notion that we can only make a better world for others by moving backwards ourselves.” What a breath of fresh air, especially after four years of Jimmy “Mr. Malaise” Carter!
The question that confronts us now is what reservoirs of confidence we still can draw upon. Did Reagan really “vanquish” punitive liberalism, or did he merely rebuff it momentarily? The extraordinary, uncritical acclamation accorded to Obama by the Left suggests that “we have scotched the snake, not killed it.”
But at least now we know what we are fighting. Punitive Liberalism is alive and well in the Democratic Party, at The New York Times, in our courts and universities.
It would be nice if another Ronald Reagan were to appear and remind us that we cannot move forward by moving backwards. Perhaps John McCain is that person. Although I do not endorse all of his policies, I admire his forthrightness.
In any event, I hope that people will begin calling Obama’s “fairness doctrine” by its real name: it’s not fairness, but punitive liberalism.
The first step towards freedom is calling things by their real names. With the phrase “Punitive Liberalism,” we at last have a truthful name for the toxic doctrine that would have us believe success is a form of failure. ..”
August 19th, 2008 6:31 am
Obama’s punitive liberalism, or why treating success as a form of failure is wrong
http://pajamasmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/08/19/obamas-punitive-liberalism-or-why-treating-success-as-a-form-of-failure-is-wrong/
August 19, 2008 - by Roger Kimball
Great posts and info Matchett. Kudos.....keep it rolling with information....